Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio has been vocal about the need to allocate such spectrum through an auction to give a level playing field to legacy operators. Hours after India announced that satellite spectrum will not be auctioned, Starlink and Tesla CEO Elon Musk appreciated the decision, saying he is looking forward to serving Indians. Musk thanked Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia for not agreeing with Indian businessmen Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani and Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal on auctioning spectrum for satellite services. We will do our best to serve the people of India with Starlink," he said in a tweet. Reliance Jio recently sought a revision of a consultation paper on recommending norms for "terms and conditions for the assignment of spectrum for certain satellite-based commercial Communications services".

Source: dna October 16, 2024 17:41 UTC