The Union Cabinet relaxed the norms for the FM radio transmission in the country. The government allowed the private radio operators to set up subsidiaries. The companies are also allowed to transfer the shares through mergers and demergers.

I&B Minister Priyaranjan Dasmunsi told reporters after the Cabinet meeting that the government has revised the FM rules and the new rules would help companies to expand radio market.

By the end of this month, trials of 3G services, would be conducted by the state owned PSU, MTNL in the national capital and further in December, the commercial launch of the same would take place. By the early months of the next year, the services would be available in Mumbai.

The initial 3G trials of MTNL will take place in the Connaught Place area. The core equipment necessary for the services has been acquired by the company and presently it is working on mobilizing the radio equipment.

The sensational forecasting by the two leading news channels over the Big Bang theory has drawn notices from the  information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry.

According to the reliable sources the ministry has asked Aaj Tak and India TV to practice self-discipline while presenting such issues among the masses. The ministry has also issued promulgations for creating fear, horror and misinformation.

Even many people from media itself have criticized the role of the news channels for presenting scaring stories among the viewers. Commenting on this issue a media critic said, “The experiment has been the talking point everywhere for all the wrong reasons.”
    

New Delhi, Sept 12 : The Mahanagar Telephone Nagar Limited (MTNL) will test launch the first ever 3G mobile services by the end of this month here while the commercial launch will be completed by D

The state owned Telecom Company BSNL is all set to float a tender of $9b in the coming month. The company is due set up 93 mn GSM lines to expand its net work, especially in the rural areas of India. Leading telecom equipment manufacturers are vying for the world’s largest telecom equipment tender. The companies in the race are Ericsson, Nokia Siemens, Alcatel-Lucent, Huawei, ZTE and Nortel Networks. These companies have already submitted their bids to get this tender.