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The
government has permitted 13 companies to set up 14 uplinking
hubs and teleports in the country. It has liberalised the
uplinking policy to permit private companies incorporated
in India with permissible foreign/NRI/OCB equity to set
up uplinking hubs for leasing or hiring out their facilities
to the broadcasters, the United News of India has reported.
All television channels, irrespective of their ownership,
including equity structure or management control, have been
permitted to uplink from India provided they undertake to
comply with the broadcasting (programme and advertising)
codes laid down by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry.
The thirteen companies permitted to set up uplinking hubs
in the country are Essel Shyam, Sun TV, Television Eighteen,
TV Today Network, Jain Studio, Raj TV Network, Entertainment
TV Network, Hyderabad based Ushodaya Enterprises, Bangalore
based Technology Media Group, Intelvision, Asianet Communications,
Digital Broadcast India and Sahara Sanchar.
The move follows finance minister Yashwant Sinha's budget
announcement that customs duties on earth stations has been
reduced from 35 per cent to 25 per cent. Specifically referring
to the duty reduction on earth stations, Sinha in his budget
speech had said this was keeping in mind India's potential
to become the uplinking hub for South Asian countries.
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