Airtel has also pitched for an auction route. Last week, Reliance Jio had sent a letter to union minister Jyotiaditya Scindia to hold a transparent auction. The company has also written a letter to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and sought a revision of the consultation paper on recommending rules.

Starlink boss Elon Musk said a move by India to auction satellite broadband spectrum, and not allocate it, would be "unprecedented", reacting to a Reuters story that rival billionaire Mukesh Ambani was lobbying for the auction route.

The ongoing battle between two of the world’s most powerful businessmen, Mukesh Ambani and Elon Musk, has sparked a significant controversy in India’s satellite broadband industry. A Battle Over Satellite Broadband Spectrum This face-off revolves around how India should allocate its satellite spectrum.

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani 's Reliance has privately argued that the telecom regulator incorrectly concluded that home satellite broadband spectrum should be allocated and not auctioned, a letter seen by Reuters shows,

The fight over how India should allocate satellite broadband spectrum intensified on Tuesday as Elon Musk said any move by New Delhi to auction it, rather than allocate it, would be "unprecedented", challenging the position of rival billionaires.