NEW DELHI: The allocation process is in progress for about 46 transponders in C, Extended C and Ku bands, which are vacant at present, Minister of State (MoS) in the Prime Minister’s Office and Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions, Dr Jitendra Singh said in reply to a question in the Lok Sabha. Indian direct-to-home (DTH) operators are using a total of 77.89 (36 MHz equivalent) Ku band transponders, out of which 19 transponders are in INSAT/GSAT satellites and 58.89 leased from foreign satellites, Singh informed . The DTH service providers are using foreign satellites since the Ku band transponders available in the INSAT/GSAT satellites are not sufficient, Singh said. Commercial, social, and defence service users have been using their allocated capacity as per their usage plan subject to receipt of regulatory approvals, he added.
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