BREAKING: TRAI Chairman AK Lahoti says satcom will play a major role in connecting India’s remote and hard-to-reach areas. 🇮🇳 TRAI has also supported subsidies for satellite terminals in unserved and underserved areas, recognizing that hardware costs can slow adoption. Starlink has received permission to offer satcom services in India but is still waiting for spectrum allocation and second-stage security clearance. Elon Musk recently said, “Starlink would help the least served in India, especially in rural areas.” and, “We’d love to be operating Starlink in India.” The Indian government should complete Starlink’s spectrum allocation and remaining clearance as soon as possible. The wait has already gone on for far too long.