Elon Musk-led SpaceX plans to introduce Starlink, its satellite internet service Starlink in India by 2022.
As per reports, BIF (Broadband India Forum) has asked TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) and ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) to block the billionaire’s SpaceX Technologies from pre-selling the beta version of its Starlink satellite internet services in the country.
TV Ramachandran, president of the industry body, which represents Amazon, Facebook, Google, Hughes and Microsoft, claimed that SpaceX does not have the permissions to offer such services in India.
As per the report, SpaceX has offered pre-orders for the beta version of its Starlink internet services in India for a “fully refundable deposit” of $99 (Rs 7,000). The service competes with other satellite communication (satcom) services such as Bharti Group and the UK government-owned OneWeb (aiming for a mid-2022 launch) and Amazon’s Project Kuiper.
Ramachandran requested that these bodies to “urgently intervene to protect fair competition and adherence to existing policy and regulatory norms”.
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