HFCL says it only wants to be DTH box supplier; not an operator

Broadband player Himachal Futuristic Communications Ltd (HFCL) chairman and managing director Mahendra Nahata has announced that his company is not interested in getting into Direct to home television, either as a platform builder or distributor.

"We are interested in supplying set top boxes to various prospective DTH operators," he told indiantelevision.com. "The pricing is around Rs 8,000-9,000 per box."

He revealed that he is in conversation with potential DTH players to supply them with boxes. He added: "It is both an open platform without any conditional access and it can also be a box with conditional access which will have encryption system to be selected by the operator."


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