According to sources, the government wants to start satellite services from the new year. Therefore, TRAI has been given a deadline to give recommendations before 15 December. Recommendations can be issued in the next 7 to 8 days. After this, the government can also take it forward soon and get cabinet approval on it. Companies are likely to get spectrum by the end of December
A decision on the terms of satellite spectrum allocation can be taken soon. Our partner channel CNBC-Awaaz quoted sources as saying that the Department of Telecommunications has asked Telecom Regulator TRAI to send its recommendations on this soon. This suggests that satellite spectrum can be allocated to companies soon. TRAI had earlier held a meeting with all stakeholders on November 8. Anyway, the government wants satellite services to be started from the new year, for which the process of satellite spectrum allocation should be completed as soon as possible.
Giving more information on this news, CNBC-Awaaz correspondent Aseem Manchanda said that work on satellite spectrum is going on at a fast pace. According to sources, a decision on satellite spectrum allocation conditions can come soon. For this, the Department of Telecommunications has given instructions to TRAI. The Department of Telecommunication has sought recommendations on spectrum allocation conditions soon.
Aseem Manchandha said that TRAI has been asked to give recommendations before 15 December so that a decision can be taken on spectrum allocation as soon as possible. Earlier, Telecom Regulator TRAI had held a meeting with all stakeholders on 8 November. While in the month of September itself, a decision was taken to move forward with the process of satellite spectrum. It is believed that the government also wants to settle this matter very soon. According to sources, the government wants to start satellite services from the new year. Therefore, TRAI has been given a deadline to give recommendations before 15 December.
According to sources, TRAI has started working on it. Recommendations can be issued on this in the next 7 to 8 days. After this, the government can also take it forward soon and get cabinet approval on it. Companies providing satellite services are likely to get spectrum by the end of December so that companies can provide satellite services from January.
Aseem further said that after TRAI’s recommendations, the Department of Telecommunications will take cabinet approval. Let us tell you that Elon Musk’s company is ready to provide services regarding satellite spectrum. Along with this, Star Link and One Web are also ready to provide services. This makes it seem that satellite broadband services can be seen in the country soon.
