According to GMPCS rules, the licensee must use satellites only for authorised services over Indian territory, excluding activities that could compromise national sovereignty and security, such as surveillance or electronic warfare.
Last year, Bharti Enterprises chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal had called on the government to ensure that all satcom providers abide by the same legal conditions as traditional telecom operators, including paying licence fees and buying spectrum.
However, last week, Mittal called for telecom operators to partner with satcom providers at the recently concluded Mobile World Congress.“This is no time to fight,” Mittal had said, referring to terrestrial and satellite operators competing for access to a large untapped market.
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