DoT may cut SUC for VSAT-based satcom operators to one percent from four percent

The Department of Telecommunications is set to back the regulator’s call to reduce spectrum usage charges for VSAT-based satcom operators to widen the proliferation of satellite communication services, a senior government official told ET.

Government and industry officials said DoT is likely to endorse cutting the SUC to 1% of adjusted gross revenue from 4% currently, especially as Bharti-backed OneWeb and Elon Musk’s SpaceX Technologies prepare to start high-speed internet-from-space services in India next year, leveraging their global satellite constellations.