Telcos face setback as DoT proposes not to cut backhaul spectrum charges

The draft rules did not include commercial satellite internet services in the non-auction spectrum assignment framework, further delaying the commercial rollout of satellite internet services by Starlink, OneWeb, Jio Satellite and Amazon Leo.

The telecom regulator proposed a reduction by up to 55% in certain microwave bands and suggested a uniform spectrum usage charge (SUC) of 0.1% per carrier, replacing what it described as a non-linear…

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