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The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) will come out with policy guidelines for FM radio licensing within four weeks. Also, the government will look at implementing a Trai recommendation on curbing monopolies in cable TV networks across the country.
“Trai has said it will come out with a policy on FM radio licensing in a few weeks, and a decision on DTH licensing soon. It has also said it may look into the ownership of politicians and non-media corporates in media, if the I&B ministry asks it to,” said an official.
After a meeting of officials from the ministry of information and Broadcasting (I&B) with officials from companies in the sector, it was said the telecom authority would look at the price cap fixed for channels in India. Trai is also expected to come out with a policy on direct-to-home (DTH) licensing and one on content aggregators in two-four weeks.
At the meeting, the government was represented by I&B Minister Manish Tewari and the secretary and joint secretary in the ministry, among others, while representatives of the broadcasting sector included Uday Shankar, chief executive of STAR India; and Harit Nagpal, chief executive of Tata Sky. It is also expected Trai will take a decision on pricing channels soon after broadcasters seek a revision in this regard.
Experts say the ministry might not be able to roll out the FM auctions soon, as the model code of conduct was expected to be in place.
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“Trai has said it will come out with a policy on FM radio licensing in a few weeks, and a decision on DTH licensing soon. It has also said it may look into the ownership of politicians and non-media corporates in media, if the I&B ministry asks it to,” said an official.
After a meeting of officials from the ministry of information and Broadcasting (I&B) with officials from companies in the sector, it was said the telecom authority would look at the price cap fixed for channels in India. Trai is also expected to come out with a policy on direct-to-home (DTH) licensing and one on content aggregators in two-four weeks.
At the meeting, the government was represented by I&B Minister Manish Tewari and the secretary and joint secretary in the ministry, among others, while representatives of the broadcasting sector included Uday Shankar, chief executive of STAR India; and Harit Nagpal, chief executive of Tata Sky. It is also expected Trai will take a decision on pricing channels soon after broadcasters seek a revision in this regard.
Experts say the ministry might not be able to roll out the FM auctions soon, as the model code of conduct was expected to be in place.
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