Govt approves revised DTH guidelines; to issue 20 year licence with 10 year renewal

MUMBAI: The union cabinet has approved the long pending revisions to the licensing guidelines of the direct-to-home (DTH) sector, information and broadcasting (I&B) minister Prakash Javadekar said on Wednesday. Under the revised terms, the licences will be awarded for 20 years — from the present 10—with an auto renewal clause for 10 years. The existing DTH guidelines were silent on the course of…