Bharti Enterprises, one of the big telecom companies, has reported that it is ready to start the satellite telecom service. The approval of the Central Government is awaited for this service. Billionaire Elon Musk’s company Starlink has also sought permission from the government for launching satatelight internet service.

“We are waiting for spectrum allocation. Our two stations are ready in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. We will launch this service after getting permission.” He said that Bharti Enterprises has launched 635 satellites and the company is providing services in other countries. Asked about the ongoing controversy over an allocation through the administrative process or auction of spectrum for the past few months, Mittal reiterated Bharti Airtel’s attitude. He said that satellite companies should pay license fees and get spectrum through auction.

Mittal said, “We are all saying that there should be a similar situation of competition. It is better for such an area where the terrestrial network cannot reach. We are waiting for the government to get suggestions.” Reliance Jio, the country’s largest telecom company, has also favored to pay license fees for satellite spectrum and buy spectrum for telecom services.

Recently, telecom minister Jyotiraditya Scindia had said that the consumers will get more options by allocation of satellite spectrum. He misrepresent the apprehension of Reliance Jio that it would benefit Starlink. Starlink was having a dispute with Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio for the process of giving spectrum for satellite internet service for the last few months. Reliance Jio demanded a auction for the satellite spectrum. However, the government has decided to allocate this spectrum according to the International Trend. Analysts say that this spectrum will require more investment and this can retreat international telecom companies. A unit of e-commerce and technology company Amazon has also sought approval for satellite internet service in the country.