Satellite communication companies allocated spectrum

NEW DELHI: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Friday said it has provisionally allocated spectrum to eligible satellite communication players for a period of six months.

The DoT, in a notification, said the spectrum will be given to firms that have secured licences from DoT as well as In-Space authorisation certificates. Currently, there are two companies — OneWeb and Jio-SES — that have received licences for satellite communication in the country.