MUMBAI: It was back on almost before anyone noticed. At least that would have been the case if India's national passion cricket were not involved.

Less than two hours after Hinduja Group MSO InCableNet's signal in Mumbai was cut by ESPN Star Sports, it was back on again after a final agreement on payment terms was signed. The agreement is valid for a year till 31 December 2004.

While neither party would go into specifics, the fact that that the only sticking point in a deal being reached earlier was on payment guarantees appears to indicate that InCableNet finally gave in on that score as well.