That is still below the 25 percent limit for foreign ownership.

The commission limits foreign ownership to 25 percent of any television station.

But he added, "Foreign ownership is something to be concerned about on critical technologies."

But the department's officials, concerned about the growing trend of foreign ownership, have said that they may review the policy.

Foreign ownership was previously limited to 49 percent of an enterprise.

There are few restrictions on foreign ownership of land in Brazil.

There is, in every country, a wariness about foreign ownership.

There is a growing nationalist backlash against foreign ownership of industry.

"There was already a great uproar when we opened up the economy to 100 percent foreign ownership," he said.

This would take foreign ownership in the company to 60 percent, twice the level allowed by Norwegian law.