You're usually watching tv at home, and you're tired of a mess of roof boxes, a bunch of wires, and an annual check-up fee? There are several remotes, older children are unable to operate for half a day, and they are subject to various advertising and fee-charging schemes. A lot of people are hoping that watching television will be easier and less expensive, and in 2026, this will really happen! The new national rules are coming straight down, the roof box is about to be eliminated, 300 million families are going to look at television in such a way that without the roof box and the internet wifi, the entire channel can look at it and see how it works
I. The country's new rules! The roof box's going out? 300 million families are watching the television revolution
In the year 2026, something big happened in the television ring. In february, the general directorate of national radio and television, the ministry of industry and communications, and the general directorate of market supervision jointly issued the "governance television's " fees guide 2. 0 " , with 60 pieces of hard-on-the-line regulations, which have completely changed the old rules for watching television for our citizens。
What's going on? If you want to watch it live, you have to have a roof box, a cable, an iptv, a box, a bunch of wires, and a few hundred bucks a year. Want to save money? No. Operators are tied up, no roof boxes, no broadband. There's a couple of remotes, a half-day commercial. Old people don't get it。
But since 2026, everything has changed. The new rules are clear: 100 m and above for the three main operators (telecom, mobile, connected) are broadband for families, and the basic live channels (observation, protection, local) must be fitted free of charge without any additional charge. Even more critical is the fact that we can look directly at the house wifi without relying on the roof box。
The data are the strongest. As of february 2026, there were 325 million households with a monthly rate of 94 per cent, and almost all had smart television. The monthly rate of live video shows is 47 per cent, indicating that people still love live television. Before, at least 7 out of 300 million households had to rely on the roof box. The current policy is equivalent to over 98 per cent of the country's broadband families, who are able to drop their roof boxes and view the entire channel directly with wifi。
A lot of people react first: is it true? Is it pirated? Will it be blocked in a few days? Don't worry, this is a regular benefit from the state and is fully compliant. The regulations for the management of audio-visual services for the network and directed transmission of audio-visual programmes clearly state that users view iptv in their home wifi with an authorized account number, all legal channels. The signal takes the operator's line, doesn't take your internet bandwidth, doesn't watch carton live, just like the top case。
Two, three free tvs! With wifi, old people can learn
You don't have to watch tv without a roof box or wifi, but there are three formal methods, all free, simple, i'll read it in plain white, and i'll get it。
Method i: official app company (most economical, preferred)
Smart televisions now bring their own app stores, search these official software directly and can be seen at downloading installation。
• video tv editions: officially available, all canadettes, most of which are free of charge, high-quality, unadvertised and non-member。
• visualization: mobile users are exclusive, connectivity and telecommunications are also available, view, watch, local stations are fully covered, and live coverage is stable。
• audio-visual tv, cibn koo myo: in addition to on-demand, there is also a free live channel with more complete content。
Installation steps: tv company wifi, home to wifi, opens the app store, search for name downloads, install point opening, direct channel selection. Five minutes full. No wires, no settings。
Method ii: operator iptv wifi to look straight (stable signal)
Your broadband is already free of charge with an iptv, which used to be trapped in a roof box and is now working directly with wifi。
1. Confirm first that the operator's passenger service (telecom 10,000, mobile 10086, connection 10010) is open free of charge, and that it is not open and is not expensive。
Television set-up: open the `iptv' "live television" application with the operator's wifi, or download the corresponding operator's app (telecom iptv, mobile mojo, etc.) login to the broadband account and see directly。
Advantages: the signal is the smoothest, exactly the same as in the previous top case, with the fast, non-carton, local, and exclusive access, without prejudice to your mobile phone or video。
Method iii: dtmb groundwaves (but also accessible, rural preferred)
Post-2015 television, with dvd modules, mandatory by the state. It's easy to see without wifi, without broadband, without money。
• buy a dtmb digital antenna (twenty-thousand on the internet) to be plugged into the television antenna。
• channels are searched in television settings, which can automatically see, watch and see, and there are more than 10 or dozens of local stations to see regional signals。
• advantages: blackouts, power outages, good emergency response and steady rural and mountain signals。
Three: make sure it's clear! We save hundreds of dollars a year
The new rule of 2026 is to cut down all the old fees and save money。
Old bill: previously, the top box received $200-400 per year, the top box deposit was $50-100, the opening commercial, fee-paying channel inducing deductions, and occasionally the money was withheld by mistake. A family that spends less than 300 dollars a year and 300 million families across the country is almost 100 billion。
Now the new rules are zero:
1. All incidental expenses are exempt: account opening, installation, transfer, parking, no charge。
2. No tied sales: broadband is broadband, television is television, and you are not forced to load roof boxes and buy members。
3. Cancel the automatic renewal fee: any payment must be confirmed twice, with a one-key waiver and no silent deduction。
4. Free access must be visible: free live broadcasting must be available within three steps of the opening of the television, and there must be no hiding or jumping advertising。
At present, a family saves at least $300 a year and 3000 a year. This money buys children toys, adds household items, doesn't it smell
On the other hand, in the spring of february 2026, the media reached a total of 23,063 million times, with a television broadcast share of 79. 29 per cent, a 13-year high. This means you can't live on tv. When the new rules are laid down, free live coverage is wider, with only more people looking at it without paying for it or using the roof box。
Iv. Question one time. Don't be fooled
There are a lot of concerns. I've asked the most questions, and i'll answer them once and for all。
1. No roof box. Is the signal steady? Can it get stuck
Formal channels are completely non-existent. Iptv uses the operator's exclusive route and does not take up internet bandwidth. In beijing, guangzhou, chengdu and other cities, wifi looks at iptv, changes in speed within one second, 4k high-clean, and no difference from the top box. As long as broadband 100m (now almost 200m, 500m) is stable。
Can all channels read it? Are there any hidden charges
The basic channels (1-17 units, provincial guards, local stations) are free and permanent. A few fee-paying channels (e. G. Sports, film exclusives) need to be bought individually, but without mandatory, you don't charge. The new regulations require free and strict separation of payments and are in no way abusive。
3. Do old people and children use it
Especially simple. The first page of the official app is the channel list, which is the same as the old tv remote. The new rule 2026 also requires that the remote control must have a “television” shortcut, a one-click live broadcast and a default full-screen live broadcast, without delay in advertising。
4. Is non-intellectual television working
The old tv can also be used. Buy a tv box on the internet (about $100), even wifi and the official app, for free. Or use the dtmb antenna directly, without the internet。
V. The new age of watching television: concise, free, accessible to all
Since 2026, family television has officially entered the “inorganic top box age”. Formerly “equipment bundled, charged, complex” and now “wifi straight, free of charge and simple”。
This new rule of the state is to provide benefits to the people: more than 300 million smart television families will no longer have to spend any more money and will no longer have to be plagued by a mess of equipment and lines. Wii, tv, and so on。
This is not an ad hoc activity, but a permanent policy dividend. Basic live broadcasting is a public cultural service that is free of charge and permanent, as in parks and libraries。
Concluding remarks
In 2026, it really became easier to watch tv. No roof box, no annual fee, no wifi, no viewing, no viewing, no viewing. The state clears all the fees and leaves them to us all。
Is your house still using the roof box? Are you going to change to wifi to watch tv this year? Let's talk about your old tv habit. Do you want to change with the new rules
Disclaimer
This paper is based on the latest official policy and open data compilation in 2026 and is for information sharing and science only. The operation is governed by official guidance from various operators and television producers, and involves the opening of services and the setting up of matching services that can be consulted。
