{"id":154796,"date":"2024-10-16T06:38:25","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T06:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/16\/musk-vs-indian-telcos-jio-airtel-want-fgn-satcom-players-to-bid-for-spectrum-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-10-16T06:38:25","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T06:38:25","slug":"musk-vs-indian-telcos-jio-airtel-want-fgn-satcom-players-to-bid-for-spectrum-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/16\/musk-vs-indian-telcos-jio-airtel-want-fgn-satcom-players-to-bid-for-spectrum-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk vs Indian telcos: Jio, Airtel want fgn satcom players to bid for spectrum &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-114267105,imgsize-27470,width-400,resizemode-4\/114267105.jpg?resize=400,225&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Musk vs Indian telcos: Jio, Airtel want fgn satcom players to bid for spectrum &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"Musk vs Indian telcos: Jio, Airtel want fgn satcom players to bid for spectrum &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\">\n<div class=\"_s30J clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>NEW DLEHI: Domestic telecom industry leaders Akash Ambani of <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/reliance-jio\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Jio<\/a> and Sunil Mittal of <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/airtel\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Airtel<\/a> made use of a platform where <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/narendra-modi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">PM Narendra Modi<\/a> was present to complain about easier market access for multinational corporations.<br \/>While Ambani sought local storage of data of Indians and voiced concern over its movement abroad, Mittal suggested that <!-- -->foreign satellite communications<!-- --> players \u2014 where Elon <!-- -->Musk<!-- -->\u2019s <!-- -->Starlink<!-- --> is a prominent player \u2014 should also buy <!-- -->spectrum<!-- --> like domestic companies who get it through auctions.<br \/>As a result, the India Mobile Congress ended up beco ming a battleground of sorts where Jio and Airtel seemed to be on the one side and Musk, the world\u2019s richest man, on the other. The homegrown players fear auction-free route will provide an easy entry to Star link, and possibly Musk\u2019s fellow American Jeff Bezos\u2019s satcom venture <!-- -->Project Kuiper<!-- -->, the lucrative Indian market, and drive in a fresh wave of competition.<br \/>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/business\/india-business\/satcom-spectrum-allocation-by-govt-part-of-law-scindia\/articleshow\/114267138.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Satcom spectrum allocation by govt part of law: Scindia<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\nvar _mfq = window._mfq || [];\n_mfq.push([\"setVariable\", \"toi_titan\", window.location.href]);\n!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };\n    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };\n    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')\n      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed){\n        (function(w) {\n         function setAttributes() {\n                    var prime_user_status = window.isPrime ? 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