Uplinking of TV Signals  from Indian soil has been envisaged in three phases.  In the first phase, uplinking from Indian soil & through VSNL was permitted to those Indian broadcasters who had been taking foreign exchange release for this purpose for uplinking from abroad. 

In the second phase, uplinking has been permitted to all Indian companies who are broadcasters, without making it mandatory to uplink through VSNL. 

In the third phase (yet to be implemented) uplinking would be mandatory from Indian soil for all broadcasters.  As per present policy, the facility to uplink from India is provided on case to case basis subject to certain parameters and criteria, the main ones being as follows: The applicant should be an Indian satellite channel with resident Indian equity holding of not less than 80% and effective management control being with resident Indians.

The channels would be required to abide by the Programme and Advertising Codes, as are presently applicable to Doordarshan. The uplinking facility would be available either through VSNL or with effect from 1.8.99, through own uplink earth station for own T.V. channels only.

The facility would be available only to ITU coordinated satellites - which would mean successful completion of national and international coordination as appropriate, within the coordinated technical parameters. Applicants would have to be in possession of a transponder on such satellite as enumerated in point 5 above. The approvals would be subject to the siting clearance from Standing Advisory Committee for Frequency Assignment (SACFA) of Ministry of Communications and clearance from the Department of Space as per their SATCOM policy.

The transmission would be in C Band (not above 4800 MHz for downlink frequency) for Television signals only. The uplinking permission would be granted for a period of one year in the first instance.

In terms of procedure, the applications would need to be made to the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. On the basis of a No Objection Certificate issued by this Ministry the final approval and licence would be given by the Wireless Planning adviser (WPA) in the Department of Telecommunications, subject to the usual terms and conditions, and payment of licence fee and royalty etc.