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The industry's asks on India's draft broadcast rules include lower GST, pricing freedom for channels and an end to carriage fees, as linear TV and FM radio lose advertising.
Industry body CII calls the proposal in the draft broadcasting rules disproportionate, and wants content regulation kept separate from telecom-style carriage rules.
In a significant statement that could reshape the future of media consumption in India, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Chairman, Anil Kumar Lahoti, has strongly advocated against creating separate regulatory frameworks for Over-The-Top (OTT) platforms and traditional broadcasters.