Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Responds To Elon Musk's Claims Over Starlink India Launch
Reliance said it welcomes Starlink and other rivals, while India’s government said satellite approvals are being reviewed on a fair, non-discriminatory basis.
- On Friday, Reliance stated it welcomes satellite competition, including Starlink, in India, following Musk's persistent public accusations regarding licensing delays and alleged monopolistic practices.
- Musk has repeatedly questioned why Starlink lacks an Indian license after five years of compliance, claiming industrialist Ambani seeks to protect a "monopolistic exploitation" of citizens.
- Rejecting claims of selective application as "baseless and misconceived," the Union government has maintained its satellite-communications framework is "fair and non-discriminatory."
- Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia stated three parties, including Starlink and Reliance-controlled Jio Satellite Communications, await final commercial license approvals pending security clearances.
- Since entering the market in 2016 with no customers, Jio has built a base of more than 530 million subscribers while delivering affordable mobile data.
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Reliance breaks silence on Musk, says Jio awaits same clearances as Starlink
Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance said it welcomed competition from Elon Musk's Starlink and that its own satellite services were also awaiting clearance, its first response to accusations that Ambani was blocking Starlink's India launch.Musk, the world's richest man, has repeatedly accused the Indian government and Ambani of stalling Starlink's years-long efforts to launch in a market of more than a billion internet subscribers. Indi…
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