Reliance Jio has urged Trai to revise its consultation paper on spectrum allocation for satellite communication, emphasiing the need for a level-playing field between satellite and terrestrial services.

Jio says satellite communication services are a direct competition to terrestrial services and the spectrum should be auctioned. Bharti-backed OneWeb, Elon Musk’s Starlink and Amazon’s Kuiper prefer direct allocation without an auction.

Reliance Jio has urged TRAI to revise its consultation paper on spectrum allocation for satellite communication, citing concerns over the lack of provisions ensuring a level playing field between satellite and terrestrial services.

Reliance Jio has urged telecom regulator Trai to come up with a revised paper on spectrum allocation for satellite communication alleging that it ignores the key point of ensuring level-playing field between satellite and terrestrial services.