‘TRAI recommendation for single authorisation for satellite communication will help bridge digital divide’: BIF

NEW DELHI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) recommendation for a single authorisation of satellite telecommunications services is expected to help bridge the digital divide, says Broadband India Forum (BIF).

BIF, which represents major tech companies like Meta and Google in India, along with satellite communications providers such as Bharti-backed Eutelsat OneWeb, Amazon-Kuiper, and Hughes Network Systems, praised TRAI’s decision to merge separate GMPCS and VSAT CUG licenses into a single ‘Satellite-based Telecommunication Service’ authorization.