New Delhi, July 2 -- Telecom operator Reliance Jio and Amazon Leo have locked horns over the government's proposed satellite communication network (SCN) framework, with spectrum ownership emerging as a key source of disagreement.

The framework seeks to allow satellite companies to act as infrastructure providers by supplying capacity to telecom and internet providers. This, in effect, creates a new category of companies that would operate satellite communication networks, including ground stations. Licensed telecom and satellite internet service providers would then use this infrastructure to deliver satellite internet services to users.

Jio has opposed granting spectrum rights to these infrastructure providers, arguing that only licens...