There should ideally be “complete forbearance” in regulating broadcast tariffs, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India chairperson P. D. Vaghela said on May 3. However, Dr. Vaghela added, there were “diverging interests” among different players in the industry, with broadcasters and satellite TV operators asking for forbearance, and local cable operators and multi-system operators demanding regulations on subscription prices they are …
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India chairperson P.D. “When we ask for data, people go to the court,” Dr. Vaghela said during a TRAI open house discussion held online last week on the subject of issues relating to media ownership. “I am very sorry to state that the cooperation in sharing the data was not there,” Dr. Vaghela said, following remarks …
The concentration of media ownership poses a potential threat to democracy and telecom and broadcast regulator TRAI is working on recommendations to handle issues related to it, a top official of the regulatory body said on Wednesday. While speaking at CII Big Picture Summit, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Chairman P D Vaghela said that experts at the regulatory body …
New Delhi: TRAI Chairman P D Vaghela on Tuesday termed the consultation paper on 5G spectrum auction as "watershed in history of telecom" as the regulator embarked on the last phase of industry-wide deliberation through open house discussions, ahead of finalising its views on crucial aspects such as pricing of radio waves. In his opening remarks during the TRAI Open …
