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DELHI: While further extending the last date for receipt of
comments on its consultation paper on media ownership to 25
November, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India today
announced an Open House on the subject on 2 December at the
India Habitat Centre in Delhi.
The
deadline was originally set for 24 October and had been extended
to 10 November following requests from some stakeholders and
‘keeping in view the importance of the issue and the
need for wider participation of stakeholders in the consultation
process’. While giving this final extension, the Trai
has invited all stakeholders to participate in the Open House.
In
the paper issued on 23 September, TRAI had, while noting that
there is no general policy on ownership and cross media restrictions
in the country as far as restrictions between print and electronic
media are concerned, stressed the need to lay down a holistic
and clear cut approach towards cross-media and ownership restrictions
for the future growth of these sectors.
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