 Following the report, a study team of three engineers from India visited USA and France in June 1967, and came to the conclusion that India could meet the technical requirements for the project.Following this, the Indian government set up the National Satellite Communications Group SATCOM in 1968 to look into the possible uses of a synchronous communications satellite for India.This group consisted of representatives from various cabinet ministries, ISRO and All India Radio (AIR) And Doordarshan.