TRAI’s new recommendation regarding satellite service, spectrum will be available only for so many years

TRAI has made a new recommendation for satellite broadband service in India. This recommendation of the telecom regulator has come when the government has given a letter of intent in India to Allen Musk’s company Starlink. This new recommendation of TRAI is for Airtel, Jio and Amazon Kuipar besides Starlink.

Spectrum allocation for 5 years

The telecom regulator has stated in its recommendation that service providers should be superficial for only 5 years of satellite spectrum. After this, looking at the market condition, one should extend for 2 more years. TRAI also said in its recommendation, “Telecom operators will be charged four percent of their adjusted gross revenue for geographical class-based stable satellite services and mobile satellite services. However, this minimum spectrum charge should be 3,500 per MHz.

At the same time, an additional Rs 500 per subscriber should be charged per year on non-geostationary class-based stable satellite services. Alan Musk’s company Starlink is set to launch its satellite broadband service in India. Recently, Musk has urged the government that spectrum should be alocked for 20 years. This allocation should be for affordable pricing and long -term business plan.

According to the report, TRAI has accepted the license time frame low demand. It will be considered further only after the growth of the sector. Earlier, Starlink has partnered with Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio for its device and service. Starlink devices will be sold in India at Airtel and Reliance stores.

Before launching satellite service in India, service providers must obey the new conditions connected by the Department of Telecommunications, in which website blocking and legal surveillance, including many more security needs, will have to obey the rules. The Department of Telecommunications has added 29 to 30 new security parameters for satellite service. Under the new rule, the Department of Telecommunications has provided a provision for service providers to create a special surveillance zone within a 50 km radius of the international border of India.

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