Reliance Jio’s satellite unit - Jio Satellite Communications, has reportedly received the GMPCS or Global Mobile Personal Communication by Satellite license from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). So after the Bharti-owned OneWeb, this Jio-owned satellite unit is the second in the country to get the GMPCS license from the govt. GMPCS license is offered to the companies by the government, allowing them to offer satellite communication services in licensed service areas. The development has been reported by Financial Express which states that Jio Satellite Communications was expected to comply with the license requirements and sign the agreement within this week, basic which it was given the license to operate satellite communications services in India. SpaceX owned Starlink was asked by the government to stop selling pre-booking connections in India before the company had secured a license to offer services. Starlink had to refund all the money that it had got from the customers due to this. Right now, there are no developments from the side of Starlink to enter the Indian market.

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