[icernet] After CAS for cities, MMDS for villages

[Arul Selvan]

With elections round the corner, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry
is determined to bring rural India to watch TV — captive channels tailormade
for them with Doordarshan’s 21-odd channels thrown-in for good measure. By
the time the four metros of Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Delhi heave under
the choices made under CAS, rural India will be ready for Microwave
Multi-Point Distribution System or MMDS , officials said. A digital wireless
cable television system that can give 48 channels and can accomodate 9,000
subscribers in a place. Investment to be made on an antenna and a receiver
—totalling Rs 300. Total channel price: Rs 50

Source:
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=26324