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The Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) of India's telecom service sector rose by 1.88% to Rs 67,835 crore in the December 2023 quarter, according to Trai's data. Year-on-year, the AGR increased by 7.84%. Access services accounted for 82% of the total AGR, with Bharti Airtel's AGR increasing by 3.2% to about Rs 20,480.6 crore, Reliance Jio's AGR climbing 2.7% to Rs 24,862.85 crore, and Vodafone Idea's AGR dipping 0.65% to about Rs 7,459 crore. Public Sector Undertakings' share in the Access AGR was 3.87% in the quarter.

Sunil Bharti-owned Bharti Group holds majority stake in OneWeb and HCIPL is a joint venture between Bharti Group and satellite services company Hughes.

In an interview to PTI, HCIPL, President and Managing Director, Shivaji Chatterjee said OneWeb will have an early-mover advantage in India, as competitors who are in fray to provide satellite communications service in India are either in the development stage or lag behind in data link speed.

Hughes Communications India (HCIPL) and OneWeb have signed a six-year distribution partner agreement to provide Low Earth orbit (LEO) connectivity services across India. In an interview to PTI, HCIPL, President and Managing Director, Shivaji Chatterjee said OneWeb will have an early-mover advantage in India, as competitors who are in fray to provide satellite communications service in India are either in the development stage or lag behind in data link speed.

India has disclosed that the much-anticipated spectrum auction is set to kick off on May 20, targeting telecoms such as Airtel and Jio