The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is nearing completion of satellite spectrum allocation rules, with a draft expected soon for sta...

Telecom regulator Trai suggests satcom firms like Starlink pay 4% of revenue as spectrum charges. An additional annual fee applies to urban...

Starlink has received a letter of intent from the DoT for a satcom license, marking progress in its plan to offer satellite broadband servi...

The telecom department has reinforced security for satcom permits in India, mandating stringent conditions for companies like Starlink and ...

The government is considering relaxing security conditions for satellite communication licences to align with global practices. This could ...

Sunil Mittal of Bharti Airtel advocated that satellite companies should purchase spectrum and pay license fees like telecom operators, emph...

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has granted provisional satellite spectrum allocation to Bharti-backed Oneweb and Reliance Jio f...

Amazon is the fourth firm to seek such a licence in India to offer space communications services after Eutelsat OneWeb, Jio's satcom unit, ...

"Terms and conditions in the licence will make it clear that spectrum taken administratively can't be used to serve retail mobile consumers...

India is set to witness live demonstrations of satellite communication (satcom) services, with Bharti-backed Oneweb and Reliance Jio's sate...

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is expected to make a decision next week on the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's recommen...

Officials told ET the regulator has had around three rounds of discussions with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on the matter bu...

Spectrum for such services is used, for example, for sending and receiving signals from a gateway—similar to a base transceiver station (BT...

“DoT’s recent actions on NOCC charges and the removal of MPVT charges, paving the way for self-verification will lead to an estimated annua...

DoT has provided information around spectrum availability in various bands like Ku and Ka, used for satellite communications, to Trai. Curr...

Last July, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India recommended that SUC for VSAT services be lowered to 1% of AGR (excluding licensed rev...

Government and industry officials said DoT is likely to endorse cutting the SUC to 1% of adjusted gross revenue from 4% currently, especial...