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part of CAS panel  Star TV not part of CAS panel  February 01,
2003 10:31 IST  Star TV, the country's largest network of
channels on satellite, is conspicuously absent from the task-
force set up by the government to advise on the implementation
of the conditional access system-based cable television rollout.
Star's rivals such as Zee, Sony and Sun are members of the
taskforce.  "We have incorporated the name of broadcasters
forwarded by the Indian Broadcasting Foundation," said a
government official. A Star TV spokesperson was not available
for comment.  An IBF source said the government had asked it to
send three names for the task force and it recommended ESPN-Star
Sports, Zee and Sony. "Star TV is part of our internal sub
committee on CAS," the source added.  However, Star TV was part
of the earlier taskforce that was set up by the government to
frame the Bill to implement CAS.  The oth