Airtel wants satellite providers intending to use mobile spectrum to face similar telecom rules

PTI reports in The Economic Times that Bharti Airtel's chief regulatory officer, Rahul Vatts, wants satellite companies intending to use spectrum already used by mobile carriers to face similar pricing, licensing and security conditions. Indian mobile operators must obtain spectrum through auctions, while satellite companies can receive it through an administrative process. Vatts argued that satellite-to-phone service differs from the point-to-point connections covered by that process.