TRAI Recommendation On Mobile TV Accepted
By Naiwrita, Gaea News NetworkThursday, February 4, 2010
NEW DELHI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- The recommendation of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India for setting a limit of 74% for foreign investors in mobile television services has been accepted by the Government of India. Besides, the TRAI recommendation on mobile television has also been accepted. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has recommended that the news channels authorized by the ministry should be the only kinds that the mobile television licensees should be allowed to broadcast. These recommendations had been sent by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Most of the recommendations have been accepted by the Ministry, including the above mentioned.
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has also accepted the recommendations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India to allow the service providers the liberty to choose the technology of their choice in the implementation of the foreign investment service. However, some rules have been imposed despite having accepted the TRAI regulation on mobile television. It has been suggested that the service providers use no other technology than the digital ones, and also that they adhere to the rules of the International Telecommunication Union and the Telecom Engineering Center of India.
The acceptance of the recommendations of the Telecom Authority of India might be the first step of the government in bringing into action its plans of pursuing mobile television technology as fast as possible, according to Ambika Soni, the Minister of Information and Broadcasting. According to certain official sources, it is possible that the goal would be easily and faster reached after the acceptance of the TRAI recommendations on mobile television.
