Business
October 16, 2024
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Musk says ready to launch internet services in India, thanks Govt for clarifying stand on satcom spectrum

Musk says ready to launch internet services in India, thanks Govt for clarifying stand on satcom spectrum

NEW DELHI: Maverick American billionaire Elon Musk thanked the govt for clarifying that satcom spectrum will be allotted only administratively – contrary to demand made by local heavyweights Reliance Jio and Airtel for auctions — and said that he looks forward to beginning internet services in the country with his company Starlink.Musk, whose entry faces […]

Technology
October 16, 2024
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Government Says No Auction of Satellite Spectrum; Elon Musk Hails Decision

Government Says No Auction of Satellite Spectrum; Elon Musk Hails Decision

The government on Tuesday said it will allot spectrum for satellite broadband administratively and not via auction, hours after Elon Musk criticized the auction route being sought by rival billionaire Mukesh Ambani as “unprecedented”. In what is seen as a battle between billionaires, the methodology of awarding spectrum for satellite services in India – a […]