[cr-india] March meeting

[Arun Mehta]

As discussed with Sajan, while I will not be able to attend this meeting due
to teaching engagements, a common position can be put forward on behalf of
the forum:

How about we ask for a 3 year waiver on licensing for all transmitters under
5 Watts, at least in rural areas, so that poor communities can try out
community radio, see if they take to it, before investing large sums of
money and time in obtaining a license and running an expensive 100 Watts
station.

Thoughts?
Arun

On 3/2/07, Stalin K <stalink123 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dear Arun,
>
> I agree with you that the Community Radio Forum should take up the issue
> of spectrum charges/CB etc. As sajan suggests it would be great if you could
> flag off the spectrum issue in the consultation on behalf of the Forum. If
> you think we need to meet the WPC separately (outside the Consultation),
> thats fine too. Will you be able to organize such a meeting? We can discuss
> the matter during 6 and 7 March and then some of you from delhi can meet
> them at the soonest convenient time.
>
> Stalin
> Convener, CRF
>
> On 3/2/07, sajan venniyoor <venniyoor at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Dear Arun,   The Dy. Wireless Adviser to GoI (D. Singaravelu) will
> > attend the Consultation, and almost all the senior officials of the I&B
> > Ministry will be there as well. We can take up issues relating to spectrum
> > charges in one or more of the sessions.   I assume that you are attending
> > the Consultation (Vickram says he doesn't have the funding to do the trip
> > independently), so you can take the lead in flagging Spectrum related
> > issues. Could you confirm your participation? I'm not sure if you have sent
> > in your registration form yet. Just send me a line in response, and I'll
> > inform the organizers.   warm regards, Sajan
> >   On 2/28/07, Arun Mehta <arun.mehta at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > I believe that as the community radio forum, we should ourselves ask
> > > for a meeting with the I&B Ministry and the WPC, to sort out issues relating
> > > to spectrum charges. At the forum meeting in Delhi, the person from I&B in
> > > fact suggested such a meeting, saying there was merit in our argument.
> > >
> > > Arun
> > >
> > >
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