SOJ has common dish for Tata Sky and Airtel each.
All you need to do is use existing set top box of any of these providers and call their respective call centres to arrange for connection.
You dont need to attach your own dish for the DTH service. You can however affix your own dish if you want - of same or different provider
There is no other private cable operator that provides connection to SOJ.
It is advisable that you pick any one of the two for ease of service from these providers and ease of connection + future maintenance.
Tata Sky has not voluntarily provided electricity back up for their connections, however Airtel has provided battery back up on their own for their users in SOJ - there are a few exceptions to this, and only the providers can handle complaints with respect to these for issues if any
Contact customer care to initiate connection request
Tata sky - 1800 208 6633 (Hemant : 91731 84402) but he will ask you to place request with call centre first
Praful bhosale - 98230-56262
Bhairav Kudale - 99603-45407
Airtel - 020 44448080 (technician: +91 98906 00517)