Satcom cos seek licence fee, SUC & bank guarantee reliefIndian space and satellite companies are urging the government to lower license fees and spectrum usage charges for satcom services. They a...
28 Aug, 2025, 11.35 PM IST
TRAI satcom spectrum pricing balances need for govt revenue & satellite services affordability: ISpAIndian Space Association (ISpA) praises TRAI's satellite spectrum pricing recommendations. ISpA acknowledges the balance between government...
09 May, 2025, 08.15 PM IST
Satcom companies urge DoT for quick spectrum allotmentThe satcom industry is urging the DoT to expedite provisional satellite spectrum allocation, enabling Eutelsat OneWeb and Reliance Jio-SES ...
24 Apr, 2025, 08.38 AM IST
ISpA backs telecom minister Scindia’s call, says shared spectrum can’t be auctionedThe Indian Space Association supports the government's decision to allocate satellite spectrum administratively, aligning with global pract...
16 Oct, 2024, 09.25 PM IST
Space companies want govt to implement DPI for Earth observationGalaxEye Space, Dhruva Space, and Pixxel, along with the Indian Space Association (ISpA), call on the Indian government to implement a digi...
14 Feb, 2024, 06.11 AM IST
Budget 2024: Space industry seeks liberal FDI policy, PLI scheme in Union BudgetInterim Budget: India's space sector seeks liberal FDI policy, production-linked incentive, and GST exemption. They also want lower tax rat...
24 Jan, 2024, 04.24 PM IST
Suggestions on flexible use of satellite spectrum misleading: ISpATelecom operators are divided over the allocation of space-based spectrum for launch of satellite communication services with Bharti Enterp...
11 Sep, 2023, 09.56 PM IST
Opting for auction of space-based spectrum would amount to killing golden goose: Space body ISpAIndia's nascent space industry has made a strong pitch for administrative allocation of satellite-based spectrum, saying the auction route ...
31 Aug, 2023, 04.54 PM IST
Indian Space Association pitches for incubation centres in space technology parks, flags challenges faced by startupsThe cost of technical infrastructure needed for design, development and testing is very high. Further, the space domain by itself is charac...
15 Feb, 2023, 07.07 PM IST
Space sector associations from Indo-Pacific join hands to explore new opportunities"The formation of ASEIP shall broaden the scope of international space activity, open up a dialogue on the issues faced by the stakeholders...
27 Jan, 2023, 10.14 PM IST
Private satcoms seek GST, other tax benefits to boost competitiveness, affordabilitySatellite operators plan to push the government to exempt private satellite launch service providers from the 18% goods and services tax (G...
27 Dec, 2022, 03.57 PM IST
Satcom body ISpA says space spectrum shouldn’t be auctioned“As space industry, our request to the government is that spectrum should be allocated administratively as it is being done worldwide,” Ind...
11 Oct, 2022, 12.56 AM IST
Satcom firms urge DoT not to offer 28 GHz spectrum band for 5G servicesThe Indian Space Association (ISpA), in a letter to Department of Telecommunications (DoT) secretary K Rajaraman, has urged him to dismiss ...
28 Apr, 2022, 06.17 PM IST
Government must consider subsidy for satcom providers: ISpAISpA, launched earlier this month, has among its early members Bharti Airtel, Tata group's Nelco, Bharti Group-backed OneWeb, Larsen & Toub...
01 Nov, 2021, 08.18 AM IST
ISpA seeks to consider USOF subsidy for space broadband services"The government is rolling out BharaNet that also has a cost to rollout. But the government looks at this as a national priority to be able...
26 Oct, 2021, 05.02 PM IST
Prime Minister Modi to launch industry body Indian Space Association on MondayIts founding members include Bharti Airtel, Larsen & Toubro, Nelco (Tata Group), OneWeb, Mapmyindia, Walchandnagar Industries and Ananth Te...
07 Oct, 2021, 06.53 PM IST
PM Modi to be present at launch of new space industry body ISpAThe association will be launched digitally on October 11, 2021, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as in the presence ...
07 Oct, 2021, 06.05 PM IST