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It appears that while the Ministry of Communication and IT has been busy deciding on auctioning spectrum, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has been keeping itself busy with some changes in the television sector. Here are a few samples: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has amended the Cable TV Networks (Regulation) Act 1995, …

On the 8th of December, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), published a consultation paper titled “Issues Related to prescribing Minimum Channel Spacing, within a License Service Area, in FM Radio Sector of India“. The title is self-explanatory, and there are a few interesting implications for radio in there. Firstly, what is channel spacing? …

As per TRAI’s press release (pdf), there are more than 800 million wireless subscribers in India, and growing by the millions every month – indicating almost unbelievable growth for this sector.  Now, this growth is symbolic of the potential of this sector worldwide, and one of the many sections of society which has attempted to …