A Group of Ministers is expected to consider a DoT proposal on Thursday that may clear the way for state-owned telecom firms, BSNL and MTNL, to venture into cable TV and broadcasting services to help infuse life into the loss making companies.
The Department of Telecom (DoT) is learnt to have forwarded several suggestions to the Group of Ministers, headed by Finance Minister P Chidambaram, that include BSNL and MTNL entering cable TV and broadcasting services, according to official sources.
They said DoT has sought the GoM nod for "exploring new business opportunity being created by the convergence of services and networks across telecom (value-added services and Internet telephony), information, cable TV and broadcasting media services".
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