India says no auction of satellite spectrum after Musk decries move

[CaptainMaverick]

• Musk fights Ambani over India satellite spectrum assignment
• Musk says any move by India to auction spectrum 'unprecedented'
• India says it is backing administrative allocation of spectrum
• Ambani has been lobbying Indian government for auction route

NEW DELHI, Oct 15 (Reuters) - India's 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 market set to grow 36% a year to reach $1.9 billion by 2030 - has been a contentious issue since last year.

 

Musk's Starlink argues administrative allotment of licences is in line with a global trend, while India's Reliance, led by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, says an auction is needed to ensure a level playing field and as there are no provisions in Indian law on how individuals can be provided satellite broadband services.

Telecoms Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said during a New Delhi event that the spectrum will be allocated administratively in line with Indian laws, and its pricing worked out by the telecom watchdog.

 

"If you do decide to auction it, then you will be doing something which is different from the rest of the world," he said.

Musk was appreciative of the government's decision, and said on social media platform X, "We will do our best to serve the people of India with Starlink".

On Sunday, Reuters was first to report that Reliance had challenged the Indian telecom regulator's consultation process that signals home satellite broadband spectrum should be allocated, not auctioned, calling for it to start again.

 

The minister's comment will come as a shot in the arm for Musk, who following the Reuters story, wrote on X late on Monday that any decision to auction "would be unprecedented".

"This spectrum was long designated by the ITU as shared spectrum for satellites," Musk said, referring to the International Telecommunication Union, a U.N. agency for digital technology.

India is a member of the ITU and signatory to its treaty that regulates satellite spectrum and advocates that allocation must be done "rationally, efficiently and economically" as it is a "limited natural resource".

 

Sunil Mittal, co-chair of global satellite group Eutelsat, which has partnered with India's telecom operator Bharti Airtel, voiced support for the auction route on Tuesday.

"Satellite companies who have ambitions to come into urban areas, serving elite retail customers, just need to take the telecom licenses like everybody else... they need to buy the spectrum as telecom companies buy," Mittal, who is also the chair of Airtel, said at the New Delhi event.

 

Earlier in 2023, both Eutelsat unit OneWeb and Airtel had voiced concerns about auctioning the spectrum in their submissions to the Indian government.

Musk's Starlink and some global peers like Amazon's Project Kuiper back an administrative allocation, saying spectrum is a natural resource that should be shared by companies.

[CaptainMaverick]

 

[Sucker]

[paaparao]

Well if they allot without auction, how can ambani get his son and daughters wedding expenses from indian public?

Already ambani killing BSNL and other competition with lobbying to bearly make his daily pocket money. Ambani family surviving with peanuts. 

[lollilolli2020]

5 minutes ago, CaptainMaverick said:

• Musk fights Ambani over India satellite spectrum assignment
• Musk says any move by India to auction spectrum 'unprecedented'
• India says it is backing administrative allocation of spectrum
• Ambani has been lobbying Indian government for auction route

NEW DELHI, Oct 15 (Reuters) - India's 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 market set to grow 36% a year to reach $1.9 billion by 2030 - has been a contentious issue since last year.

 

Musk's Starlink argues administrative allotment of licences is in line with a global trend, while India's Reliance, led by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, says an auction is needed to ensure a level playing field and as there are no provisions in Indian law on how individuals can be provided satellite broadband services.

Telecoms Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said during a New Delhi event that the spectrum will be allocated administratively in line with Indian laws, and its pricing worked out by the telecom watchdog.

 

"If you do decide to auction it, then you will be doing something which is different from the rest of the world," he said.

Musk was appreciative of the government's decision, and said on social media platform X, "We will do our best to serve the people of India with Starlink".

On Sunday, Reuters was first to report that Reliance had challenged the Indian telecom regulator's consultation process that signals home satellite broadband spectrum should be allocated, not auctioned, calling for it to start again.

 

The minister's comment will come as a shot in the arm for Musk, who following the Reuters story, wrote on X late on Monday that any decision to auction "would be unprecedented".

"This spectrum was long designated by the ITU as shared spectrum for satellites," Musk said, referring to the International Telecommunication Union, a U.N. agency for digital technology.

India is a member of the ITU and signatory to its treaty that regulates satellite spectrum and advocates that allocation must be done "rationally, efficiently and economically" as it is a "limited natural resource".

 

Sunil Mittal, co-chair of global satellite group Eutelsat, which has partnered with India's telecom operator Bharti Airtel, voiced support for the auction route on Tuesday.

"Satellite companies who have ambitions to come into urban areas, serving elite retail customers, just need to take the telecom licenses like everybody else... they need to buy the spectrum as telecom companies buy," Mittal, who is also the chair of Airtel, said at the New Delhi event.

 

Earlier in 2023, both Eutelsat unit OneWeb and Airtel had voiced concerns about auctioning the spectrum in their submissions to the Indian government.

Musk's Starlink and some global peers like Amazon's Project Kuiper back an administrative allocation, saying spectrum is a natural resource that should be shared by companies.

auction vs administrative route what is the difference and caveats ?

[paaparao]

8 minutes ago, lollilolli2020 said:

auction vs administrative route what is the difference and caveats ?

jio plan was free in 2016 to 2018. it is just to kill competetion. then 2019 onwards, jio monthly plan used to start at 99 Rs with 100 GB data. by 2020 same 100 GB data costs around 900 Rs. 

ambani seems nice guy to everyone. but for doing favor to ambani, they killed BSNL. now they killed PayTM in favour for JIO financial services. 

[lollilolli2020]

1 minute ago, paaparao said:

jio plan was free in 2016 to 2018. it is just to kill competetion. then 2019 onwards, jio monthly plan used to start at 99 Rs with 100 GB data. by 2020 same 100 GB data costs around 900 Rs. 

ambani seems nice guy to everyone. but for doing favor to ambani, they killed BSNL. now they killed PayTM in favour for JIO financial services. 

paytm seemed like they hit themselves on foot isn't the case ? 

Ambani seems to be everywhere; where is our MRTP act ? 

[paaparao]

6 minutes ago, lollilolli2020 said:

paytm seemed like they hit themselves on foot isn't the case ? 

Ambani seems to be everywhere; where is our MRTP act ? 

nope. all plan to kill competition. Almost 95% customers have done KYC for paytm. but RBI said other dormant 5% not done so they suspended license. they could have give time to correct it. but they need to favour ambani jio. so killed it. soon it is going to be phonepe.

[Joker_007]

1 hour ago, paaparao said:

nope. all plan to kill competition. Almost 95% customers have done KYC for paytm. but RBI said other dormant 5% not done so they suspended license. they could have give time to correct it. but they need to favour ambani jio. so killed it. soon it is going to be phonepe.

what the hell you are talking about.. The other players are sucking the blood in the name of data plans.. JIO made it affordable to everyone in India. Why are you crying only on JIO .. what about other players.. are they charging less.. ? 

I wish BSNL should be dead for ever there is no use of the employees in terms of customer service and network reliability.. 

 

 

[Teluguredu]

1 minute ago, Joker_007 said:

what the hell you are talking about.. The other players are sucking the blood in the name of data plans.. JIO made it affordable to everyone in India. Why are you crying only on JIO .. what about other players.. are they charging less.. ? 

I wish BSNL should be dead for ever there is no use of the employees in terms of customer service and network reliability.. 

 

 

Jio got access to Chinese technology and modernised while govt purposefully sabotaged BSNL.its all corporate lobbying.

[Joker_007]

3 minutes ago, Teluguredu said:

Jio got access to Chinese technology and modernised while govt purposefully sabotaged BSNL.its all corporate lobbying.

i do not give F about it as long as it is affordable to Middle Class... BSNL SUCKS S.....U......C.......KKKKKKKKKKKK.....SSSSSS

[Android_Halwa]

2 hours ago, lollilolli2020 said:

auction vs administrative route what is the difference and caveats ?

Auction : set of condition put forth by the government and usually a bidding system and who ever qualifies and offers best price will be allotted the spectrum. 
 

Administrative route : Government committee will evaluate and award the tender to highly qualified, experienced participant. Usually ‘Manalni evadra apedi, idantha manade” type…Example: Norman Foster, Singapore Consortium..

[Thokkalee]

1 hour ago, Android_Halwa said:

Auction : set of condition put forth by the government and usually a bidding system and who ever qualifies and offers best price will be allotted the spectrum. 

Administrative route : Government committee will evaluate and award the tender to highly qualified, experienced participant. Usually ‘Manalni evadra apedi, idantha manade” type…Example: Norman Foster, Singapore Consortium..

Matter edainaa ni “Aavu vyaasam “ story thiskostavu 😁

[Thokkalee]

Auction pedithe ne better kadaa… who decides what is a good price for the spectrum?? 
2G scam ilaage jarigindi 

[Jatka Bandi]

1 hour ago, Android_Halwa said:

Auction : set of condition put forth by the government and usually a bidding system and who ever qualifies and offers best price will be allotted the spectrum. 
 

Administrative route : Government committee will evaluate and award the tender to highly qualified, experienced participant. Usually ‘Manalni evadra apedi, idantha manade” type…Example: Norman Foster, Singapore Consortium..

knowledge vunna neeku ivvakunda; lusku, rambani antu evadikanna iste, tagalapettalsinde