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India calls for all mobile phones to include FM radios

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Where feature phones remain prevalent, Spotify is not an option and the 'net
is little use in an emergency

  icon [77]Simon Sharwood
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  India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has
  issued an advisory reminding mobile phone manufacturers they should
  include an FM radio tuner in their products.

  Yes, you read that right: an FM radio.

  "It has been brought to the notice of the Ministry that during the last
  4/5 years there is a drastic fall in mobile phones with FM tuners
  feature, thereby affecting not only the ability of the poor to get free
  FM radio services, but also the Government's ability to disseminate
  real-time information during emergencies, disasters and calamities,"
  states the [78]advisory [PDF].

  The document next cites International Telecommunications Union advice
  about radio broadcasts being an excellent medium for communicating far
  and wide during emergencies, adding: "The availability of vast network
  of FM transmitters and FM radio in the country played a key role in
  India's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

  "In view of the above, it should be ensured that wherever the mobile
  phone is equipped with an inbuilt FM radio receiver function or
  feature, that function or feature is not disabled or deactivated but is
  kept enabled/activated in the mobile phone.

  "Further, it is advised that if the FM radio receiver function or
  feature is not available in the mobile phones, it may be included."

  The advisory ends with a call for the Indian Cellular and Electronics
  Association and Manufacturers' Association for Information Technology
  to share the document with their members.

  To understand this circular, note that it refers to "mobile phones" and
  not "smartphones." The distinction matters in India, where feature
  phones remain common – IDC recently [79]reported 57 million of the
  devices shipped in India during 2022, compared to 201 million
  smartphones.

  India’s biggest mobile carrier, Jio, offers a feature phone and a year
  of free calls for ₹1499 – about $18.30. That's an affordable sum for
  many Indians and an indicator that Jio's ₹4999 ($61) smartphone is out
  of reach for many.
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  India's mobile data networks also don't yet cover the entire nation,
  making a smartphones of limited use in many locations.

  Note also that the advisory mentions the possible deactivation of FM
  radios. While the radio chipsets used in phones can handle many
  frequencies, including those used by FM, many handset manufacturers may
  have chosen not to enable the function in the silicon they employ.

  MeitY's call for manufacturers to include FM radios in their hardware
  is therefore recognition that they are needed – by Indian consumers,
  and to assist with emergencies. And that with a little care, India's
  feature phones can be made more useful without imposing a formal
  regulatory requirement on manufacturers. ®
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