Anil Ambani group applies for DTH licence
By Our Corporate Bureau | 01 Jul 2005
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Delhi: Anil Ambani''s group has applied for a licence
to enter the competitive Direct-to-Home (DTH) services.
The application has been made by the group entity Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Enterprises, though it is not clear as to which individual company in the group is the applicant.
This is the first major step taken by Anil to expand the business of Infocomm. Prasar Bharati and Zee group are already operating their DTH services in the country while Sun Group of Kalanidhi Maran, brother of IT and communication Minister Dayanidhi Maran, and the Tata-Star joint venture, Space TV, have recently been granted permission for DTH by the government.
