A senior Trai official said, "We are examining ESPN's response whether that matches our direction to the company and their contention over the issue."
The official, however, did not divulge the exact details of ESPN's reply.
When contacted, an ESPN spokesperson said, "We have made our submission to Trai ." The broadcaster had as offered to charge 50 per cent of its non-CAS rate to any DTH operator who would pay it for all its three channels