Elon Musk escalated a public spat over Starlink on Friday by addressing Mukesh Ambani as Prime Minister Ambani and alleging he seeks to maintain a monopoly in India.
Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia stated that India does not permit monopolies and that three entities, including Starlink, have already received satcom licenses pending security requirements.
Scindia noted that Starlink, Reliance Jio's Jio Satcom, and Bharti-backed Eutelsat OneWeb secured licenses, while Amazon's Kuiper expressed interest.