Nelco secures preliminary nod to resell satellite internet service

sation (SRO) and foreign operators. However, thisapproachis not suitable forlarge-scaleuse.

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Nelco declined to comment onspecificlicence applications ortheir status or purpose.

“Considering that the licensing framework in the country keeps evolving, the company continuously evaluates various licenses which may becomean enabler forexpanding its business in the future,” Ritesh Kamdar, company secretary & head, legal at Nelco, said in response to Mint’s queries. "As such, applying for generic licenses is a standard procedural enablement to ensure the business remains agile at all times.”

The licence would also enablethe company to offerinternet connectivity by satellite operators directly to smartphones if the government allows direct-to-mobile service inthe future, the second person quoted earlier said-both spoke onthe condition ofanonymity as detailsare not public yet.