Reliance Industries: We welcome competition in satellite communications, including Starlink

Amid Elon Musks allegations Mukesh Ambaniled Reliance Industries on Friday said it has never feared competition and Indias rules apply equally to domestic and foreign companies in the field of satellite communicationsIn a social media post on X the company said We welcome competition in satellite communications including Starlink Every player Jio included must serve the people of India and abide by the laws and policies of the landThe statement come after Musk had last week alleged that his satellite communications venture Starlink was being blocked by certain oligarchs who were keen to keep a monopolistic chokehold on Indians He had also later alleged that Mukesh Ambani was the boss of IndiaIn light of recent remarks about Reliance and the Indian market we wish to place the facts on record Like every Indian enterprise Reliance has grown in an India that welcomes investment and innovation homegrown or international that improve the lives of the peopleReliance Jios satellite venture Jio Satcom is awaiting clearance to launch its servicesThat openness rests on the rule of law As the Government of India has stated it applies the same process to every applicant Indian or foreign Jios own satellite services await clearances it saidReliance Industries said it has never feared competition as it indicates who serves the customers better while pointing out to Jios success in the telecom sectorAt Reliance we have never feared competition We see it as the truest test of who serves the customer best Jio itself entered Indias crowded telecom market in 2016 as the newest player with not a single customer In just ten years Jio has earned the trust of over 530 million customers and given Indians some of the best digital infrastructure and most affordable data in the world it saidStatement from Reliance Industries In light of recent remarks about Reliance and the Indian market we wish to place the facts on record Like every Indian enterprise Reliance has grown in an India that welcomes investment and innovation homegrown or international that improve the lives of the people That openness rests on the rule of law As the Government of India has stated it applies the same process to every applicant Indian or foreign Jios own satellite services await clearances At Reliance we have never feared competition We see it as the truest test of who serves the customer best Jio itself entered Indias crowded telecom market in 2016 as the newest player with not a single customer In just ten years Jio has earned the trust of over 530 million customers and given Indians some of the best digital infrastructure and most affordable data in the world We welcome competition in satellite communications including Starlink Every player Jio included must serve the people of India and abide by the laws and policies of the landmdash Reliance Industries Limited RIL_Updates October 16 2026What did Musk sayIn a post on X Musk had said Starlink is licensed in over 165 countries and has spent five years complying with every single law and requirement of the government of India so why still no license Is Ambani the real boss of IndiaEarlier last week the SpaceX founder and CEO Musk without mentioning any company had alleged that certain oligarchs have blocked Starlink in India to maintain their monopolyUnfortunately we are being blocked by certain oligarchs in order to maintain their monopolistic chokehold on the Indian peopleYou can guess who they are This is a crime against the people of India Musk had posted on his social media platform XRecently in a post on X on Sunday Musk reacting to Ambani supporters had said On the one hand they say Starlink couldnt possibly compete with the amazing low prices offered by Ambanis de facto monopoly in India and then in the same breath they essentially claim that Starlink would be too strong of a competitor This is absurd hypocrisy and hyperboleIndian government had refuted the claimsThe Ministry of Communications had said that any suggestion that the framework or its application was unfair or discriminatory baseless and misconceivedIt had said all telecom operators providing satellite communication services are required to meet the same licensing and security conditions before they can proceed to the spectrum assignment stageScindia had said no monopoly in any sectorCommunications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia had said India doesnt allow monopoly in any sector including satellite communicationLet me set the record straight For us the Department of Telecommunications we are technology agnostic Our job is to be able to provide the bouquet of services to every single customer It is for the customer to choose in a free market which service he or she prefers and within that service bouquet which companys service he or she prefers he had saidScindia said that three entities that include Musks Starlink Reliance Jios satellite venture Jio Satcom and Bhartibacked Eutelsat OneWeb have already secured licences Amazons Project Kuiper has expressed interest and will need to undergo the established procedure he had addedWe are very clear on our stand There are three parties that have got a licence as and when the government decides the charge system on the revenue basis that spectrum will be assigned to them and as and when they individually fulfil the security conditions they can start operations Scindia had saidHe had also informed that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India TRAI and the telecom department are close to a final decision on pricing regime for satcom spectrum