Billionaire Elon Musk appreciated Centre’s hint over preferring allocation route for satellite spectrum on Tuesday, hours after Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia indicated that the Centre does not plan to opt for the auction route.

The development followed a day after Musk had criticised the auction plan sought by industrialist Mukesh Ambani, labelling it as “unprecedented”.

At an event in New Delhi, Scindia, who oversees the telecom ministry, said: “If you do decide to auction it, then you will differ on the process from the rest of the world.” In response, Musk welcomed the comments and said that Starlink will do its best to serve India

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