Satellite spectrum will not be auctioned in India, Elon Musk praised the government's decision
Satellite Spectrum: Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said during a New Delhi event that spectrum will be allocated administratively as per Indian laws and its price will be decided by the telecom regulator.
On Tuesday, the government announced that administrative rather than auction-based spectrum allocation will be used for satellite broadband. This is what the government stated when Elon Musk recently attacked the auction system. Elon Musk thinks that the auction might be biassed.
By 2030, the Indian market for satellite communication is expected to develop at a 36% annual pace and reach a value of $1.9 billion. Starlink, a business owned by Musk, contends that administrative licence distribution follows international practice, whereas India's Reliance, led by Mukesh Ambani, maintains that auctions are required to ensure equitable opportunities for all.
At a New Delhi event, Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia stated that the telecom regulator will determine the price of the spectrum and that it will be allocated administratively in accordance with Indian rules. "If you decide to auction it, you will be doing something that is different from the rest of the world," he stated.
Musk posted on the social networking site X, praising the government's choice and said, "We will do our best to serve the people of India." Reliance had contested the consultation process of the Indian telecom regulator, arguing that domestic satellite broadband spectrum ought to be allotted rather than put up for auction.
