India to set sat rules as ban nears end
Committee may allow DTH, discussing foreign access
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A special committee of five ministers -- information and broadcasting, home affairs, communication, finance and external affairs -- has been formed to finalize the lifting of the ban on DTH. Though no time frames have been given, the ministers are likely to meet and decide on rules later this month.
Foreign access
Other issues to be discussed by the group include permitting foreign broadcasters to uplink from Indian soil.
In an attempt to drive home the point that the government does not intend to sacrifice national interest, Pramod Mahajan, information and broadcasting minister, said at a press conference Wednesday, "DTH is bigger than the nuclear explosion of Pokhran, and the government will examine the ramifications of any move in terms of national interest and security before (changing) a policy."
Rupert Murdoch's Star TV leads the companies interested in DTH business in India. Among the others are Zee TV, the Modi Group, Hinduja's In Cable Net and C Sivasankaran's Dishnet.
