Reliance Jio sends legal opinion backing satcom spectrum auction to Trai

Reliance Jio has sent a legal opinion to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on the matter of potential allocation of satellite spectrum. Penned by retired Supreme Court (SC) judge KSP Radhakrishnan, it argues in favour of auctions.

Business Standard has reviewed the letter, which pointed to the 2G judgement, and stressed that the SC ruled spectrum can only be alienated by auction and no other method.

“Nothing in the court’s reasoning indicates that this conclusion would not apply to elimination of spectrum for the purpose of satellite based communication services,” the letter said.