Elon Musk of Starlink joins the battle against Indian telecom giants, Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel, over the allocation of satellite communication spectrum. Jio and Airtel advocate for spectrum auctions to ensure a level playing field,

The disagreement centres around whether satellite broadband spectrum should be auctioned or administratively allocated in India

The crux of the debate revolves around whether the spectrum will be assigned through administrative procedures or through auctions.