Elon Musk’s Starlink Inc. has logged a win in the fight for India’s satellite broadband market with a government minister saying the spectrum will be allocated, and not auctioned as sought by homegrown billionaires Mukesh Ambani and Sunil Mittal.

This story was first published on the Benzinga India portal. Billionaire Elon Musk said he appreciated India's decision to allocate spectrum for satellite broadband administratively instead of auctioning it.

India’s government will allocate spectrum for satellite broadband administratively, rejecting auction proposals. This decision follows criticism from Elon Musk regarding rival Mukesh Ambani’s auction push amid a growing $1.