India, Feb. 24 -- TheTelecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released its recommendations on the framework for service authorisations for broadcasting services under the Telecommunications Act, 2023. This is a move initiated to streamline regulations, enhance ease of doing business, and align broadcasting service policies with the new telecom law.

Previously, licenses for broadcasting services such as television uplinking/downlinking, DTH, FM radio, and IPTV, were issued under theIndian Telegraph Act, 1885 by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB). With the Telecommunications Act, 2023, the process will now be governed under Section 3(1)(a) of the new law, simplifying authorisations and ensuring uniformity across ser...