TRAI

Indian govt mulls moving broadcasting out of TRAI’s control

The Centre or the Indian federal government is weighing a revamp of media regulation framework. According to a Storyboard18.com report today, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting is pushing to remove broadcasting from the purview of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. Incidentally, the broadcasting sector was brought under th...


Red Fort Blasts

Red Fort blasts: Govt advises news channels to be circumspect

The Indian government has advised news channels to show restraint while airing content related to a deadly blast near Red Fort in Delhi over a week back, which has claimed 15 human lives till now, and has sent the security forces and sleuths on a country-wide hunt for the perpetrators.


personal data

Govt explores ‘compressing’ personal data rules’ compliance period

The Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) rules, which currently offer an 18-month transition period for companies, may see this timeline "compressed" for large companies as the government engages with industry stakeholders on the issue. Big tech firms and many large companies already abide by stringent data protection standards in many oth...


Print Media

Govt. ads will fetch 26% more for print media as rates rejigged

In a major sop for the media sector, the Indian government has decided to revise the rates of advertisements it releases by 26 percent, apart from introducing premium category for coloured ads as per recommendations made by a committee set up to review the structure. According to an official statement from the Ministry of Information & Br...


TRAI starts consultation to review telecom interconnect rules

TRAI starts consultation to review telecom interconnect rules

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) yesterday released a consultation paper titled ‘Review of Existing TRAI Regulations on Interconnection Matters’, initiating a comprehensive exercise to modernize India’s telecom interconnection framework.

The review seeks to update and...