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Communications Minister Jyotiraditya

India’s remote corners need satellite internet, Scindia says in boost to Musk

India’s remote corners need satellite internet, Scindia says in boost to Musk

Last week, it announced alliances with two Indian wireless operators —- Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. and Sunil Mittal’s Bharti Airtel Ltd. — winning over those who had earlier opposed Starlink being granted cheap airwaves.

In a win for Elon Musk, Scindia says no to spectrum auction pitch from Ambani, Mittal

In a win for Elon Musk, Scindia says no to spectrum auction pitch from Ambani, Mittal

Jio and Mittal's Bharti Airtel - India's largest and second-largest operators, respectively - feel that giving away the satellite broadband airwaves at a pre-decided price by the government will create an uneven playing field since they had to compete in an auction to get spectrum for their terrestrial wireless phone networks.