Indian Telecom Regulator Suggests Dual Mode Commercial TV Broadcasting

The Hindu Business Line: Indian telecom regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority Of India (TRAI) on Monday suggested that the government should permit commercial television broadcasting in both analogue and digital modes and said its licensing structure should be on the lines of FM Radio.
TRAI based its recommendations on the fact that there is sufficient spectrum to support a few players even in analogue mode.
Suggesting that details of frequency allocation for analogue and digital services could be finalised later, once the major decisions were taken, TRAI said the distribution would have to take note of the requirements of wireless based telecom services.
Recommending a comprehensive review of rules governing various segments of media sector, TRAI said the review should take note of the likely convergence between telecom and broadcasting since the former was also interested in commercial TV broadcasting.

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