Radio
Radio Interference: Music Broadcast Pvt. v. Union of India
Throughout the annals of precedent there are catenas of cases which are ignored. Their insignificance arises from the common restatements which they contain rather than the novel propositions they advance. The TDSAT decision in Music Broadcast Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India, Petition no. 73 (C) of 2008, 29th April 2009 is one such case. The facts of the case demonstrate two juggernauts which stand in the path of quicker roll-out of broadcasting and telecom services.
The Folly of Convention
TRAI recently issued a consultation paper on Media Ownership where it was concerned with the increase in cross-ownership and reduction in media plurality. After some research I came across several FCC commissioned studies which concluded that there was a lack of evidence to link the two. The studies cannot be underestimated since they serve as [...]
News, Current Affairs soon on FM Radio
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has in principle approved private FM Channels to air news and current affairs programmes produced by AIR. The proposal awaits the signature of the cabinet minister and also requires a Cabinet clearance. Read more here
Spectrum Meetings : Making stakeholders and Policy Makers see eye to eye
A panel formed by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to recommend methodology, including a suitable auction mechanism for the allocation and pricing of second generation (2G) spectrum for mobile services, would meet on July 14. Read more here
