The Indian government is considering a policy to allow the opening up of terrestrial television broadcasting so as to enable operators to offer mobile TV services. The proposed policy will cover all issues such as licensing, regulatory mechanism, cross-media restrictions, foreign investment and sharing of infrastructure, according to Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Anand Sharma.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India had in January this year recommended a composite foreign investment limit including FDI of 74 per cent for mobile TV services while reiterating its earlier recommendations for a complete review of FDI policy relating to carriage of electronic media as a whole so that it is consistent across all sectors. The Authority also recommended that foreign investments up to 49 per cent may be permitted automatically, beyond which FIPB approval will be required.
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