New Delhi, June 22 -- The central government has proposed layers of security approvals and conditional consumer services for satellite communication companies, making a licence from the Department of Telecom (DoT) insufficient on its own to launch operations. According to draft rules issued by the government, companies will require security clearance even after the assignment of spectrum to roll out their services.

The draft Telecommunications (Spectrum Assignment by Administrative Process) Rules, 2026, published by the DoT, establishes strict conditions for satellite companies like Starlink, Eutelsat OneWeb, and Jio Satcom before they can deploy services for end consumers. Under these guidelines, satcom firms must secure explicit permis...