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Elon Musk battles Mukesh Ambani over India's satellite internet

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India 's government announced last week that satellite spectrum for broadband would be allocated administratively rather than through auction.

Satellite broadband provides internet access anywhere within the satellite’s coverage.

Mr Musk's Starlink has been aiming to launch services in India since 2021 .

Mr Ambani 's Reliance Jio has partnered with Luxembourg -based SES Astra , a leading satellite operator.

Nearly 40% of India ’s 1.4 billion people still don’t have internet access, with rural areas making up most of the cases.

China is home to almost 1.09 billion internet users, which is 340 million more than India 's 751 million .

Pricing will be crucial in India where mobile data is among the cheapest globally.