The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has sought suggestions from telecom regulator TRAI on norms related to uplinking and downlinking of television channels in view of changes in technology and lessons learnt from recent experiences. <br/><br/>A Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, TRAI statement said the government felt there was a need to amend some of these norms to ensure healthy growth of the broadcasting sector.<br/>Following the I & B Ministry's missive, the TRAI has released a consultation paper on the issues related to uplinking and downlinking of TV channels yesterday. The present norms came into effect over five years ago. <br/>