Implementation of draft Spacecom policy to encourage private, foreign investment into Indian space sector: IAFI

NEW DELHI: Telecommunications industry body, ITU-APT Foundation of India (IAFI), said that the Centre should aim for quick and easy licensing of Indian as well as foreign satellites for the early implementation of the draft Spacecom policy (Space-Based Communication Policy of India- 2021) dated October 22, 2021, to encourage domestic private and foreign investment into the Indian space sector.

“Additional regulatory changes are needed for quick and easy licensing of new satellite earth stations, VSATs, and satellite mobile terminals in the Satcom policy to meet the connectivity needs,” said Bharat Bhatia, President of IAFI, in a letter dated October 27, 2021, to K Sivan, Chairman ISRO and Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Space.