Dish TV and D2h Providing Free Service for Outdoor Units and Set-top Boxes The Direct to Home provider, Dish TV India is setting up camps in Orissa to restore DTH connectivity which was massively affected after the cyclone hit the shores. In these free service camps, Dish TV and D2h technicians will repair and restore the damaged set-top boxes and other devices like the outdoor unit dish free of cost. The service provider has set up numerous such service camps across all of Orissa where it will be providing the servicing without any cost to the subscribers. It is worth noting that the cyclone has uprooted a lot of trees in the region, even claimed lives and caused massive loss to public property and as such there are bound to be subscribers who have faced broken outdoor units and set-top boxes. Dish TV’s new effort in this time seem to be focused on the consumers solely. Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel Also Working in Cyclone Affected Areas Similarly, Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are countering downtime in the affected areas, and the staff of the telcos is working to ensure that the consumers do not face disruption in services and are connected to their loved ones. Reliance Jio has said that its towers would remain functional because of multiway redundancy methodology and it had also stacked its captive power sources with diesel or fuel for any unseen circumstances. The telco had also sent out warning messages to many subscribers living in the concerned areas. Bharti Airtel has also set up war rooms to manage the losses caused by calamity, and these war rooms will be coordinating with Government Authorities such as NDMA. The telco has also deployed a workforce to help the citizens and has made SMS free for five days in the region.
