The government has appointed MTNL as the telecom service provider for the Commonwealth Games, 2010. The cabinet has approved a budget of Rs 1.82 billion for MTNL for this purpose. The funds will be used by the operator to establish an exclusive and dedicated telecommunication network. The network will be divided into two parts. The first, the managed data network, will support all game applications, administrative and real-time applications, video surveillance for security agencies, voice over internet protocol and internet services at all the designated venues along with the management system. The second network, the broadcast network, will provide exclusive coverage for video applications to facilitate uncompressed high definition studio to studio, video transport from the stadium to the international forum for electronic media, and a cable access TV broadcast network.