Allow satellite operators to buy capacity from foreign players directly: Trai

Satellite service providers in the country should be allowed to directly buy capacity from an approved list of foreign players instead of going through Department of Space and paying 5 per cent charge on deals, Trai Chairman PD Vaghela said on Tuesday. He said Department of Telecom (DoT) should put in place a simplified single window approval system where all agencies involved in the process of giving clearance should provide their permissions.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) chairman while speaking at a Broadband India Forum event said there is a list of approved foreign satellite systems based on their technical security assessment with whom the service licensee may talk to for satellite capacity.