Mumbai : The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has released a consultation paper on "Issues related to FM Radio broadcasting".
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has requested recommendations from the Authority under Section 1 1(1)(a) of the TRAI Act, 1997, on the following issues in its references dated 11 May , 2022:
- Remove the linkage to Non-Refundable One Time Entry Fee (NOTEF) in the formula for annual fee as prescribed in the FM Ph-Ill Policy Guidelines dated 25 July 2011.
- Extend the existing FM license period of 15 years by 3 years.
In order to discuss various issues related to FM Radio broadcasting, the Authority held a meeting with representatives of AROI on 5 August 2022.
Representatives of AROI, inter-alia, raised the following issues for consideration of the Authority:
- Permitting private FM Radio channels to broadcast independent news bulletins
- Availability of FM Radio Receivers in Mobile Handsets
Accordingly, this consultation paper has been prepared to seek the comments/views of the stakeholders on the issues related to FM Radio broadcasting.
The stakeholders can submit written comments on the consultation paper by 9 March 2023. Counter comments are submitted by 23 March 2023
