Airtel, Starlink, Amazon oppose auction for satellite spectrum

Bharti Airtel, Amazon and Elon Musk's Starlink have told the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India that spectrum for satellite communication services should be allocated via administrative methods, rather than auction. "Auctioning the...spectrum and creating exclusiveness will create barriers for competition," Airtel said. However, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea have supported the auction mode.