MUMBAI: Indian DTH operators who were planning to expand operations to Nepal may be disappointed. The government of Nepal has stopped issuing new licences to operate direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television citing lack of satellite transponders. 
 
The Kathmandu Post has reported that the Ministry of Information and Communications decided to stop granting permission to hopeful DTH operators temporarily after Tele Direct, one of the 10 firms that had applied to run DTH service in Nepal, withdrew its application due to lack of satellite transponders.
 
The government has formed a committee to study the matter and prepare a report on the situation of satellite transponders having a footprint in Nepal.