SC upholds TRAI's powers to regulate broadcasting sector
January 4, 2008, Business Line
This bureau report is about the dismissal by the Supreme Court of India of the petition by Star, a major Indian broadcaster, challenging the amendment to the TRAI act that aims at regulating the broadcasting sector. The provision introduced in the act after the amendment says that the Centre can bring other services within the ambit of Telecom Act and the Government has issued the notification for regulating broadcasting services by TRAI. This ruling is expected to have far reaching consequences as it has finally settled the matter once for all regarding the powers of TRAI to regulate the broadcasting sector.