According to the regulatory bodies there, the process of giving permission to operate services in India to American billionaire Elon Musk's company Starlink has reached its final stage. Starlink, which provides satellite-based broadband services, has accepted most of the conditions of the Indian regulator and submitted the necessary documents, according to 'The Economic Times'.

The space regulator 'Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Center' (IN-SPACE) has informed that the process of allowing Starlink to operate the service has reached its final stage. Officials of In-Space told Economic Times that the company has already provided the necessary documents and details. 

Starlink plans to launch its commercial 'broadband-from-space' service in India after receiving regulatory approval . The Standing Committee of In-Space has said that it is studying Starlink's application. Officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Department of Space are members of this committee.

After the approval of In-Space, Starlink will have to obtain a service provider's license and the necessary spectrum from the Department of Telecommunications to start services in India . People familiar with the matter told the Economic Times that Starlink has applied for a Global Mobile Personal Communication by Satellite (GAPCS) license. Although Starlink has agreed to most of the provisions of the license agreement, Starlink has not made a clear commitment to some provisions. 

Starlink has agreed to the provisions of Indian law relating to moving or relocating user terminals . According to this, no user can freely move the terminal . A user terminal is a satellite dish or umbrella that is required to gain internet access to Starlink's network. The company provides such an umbrella to every user who takes satellite based internet service . It acts as a communication point between the user's device and the satellite network .

Although the Indian regulator has said it will review the terms of geolocation on where to place user terminals, it has decided to impose a complete ban on users moving terminals freely . "Starlink has agreed to set up its network control and monitoring center in India," The Economic Times quoted a source in the Department of Telecommunications as writing, "Starlink has also ensured that data will not be routed through the internet gateway of any country bordering India."

Musk's company currently has no gateways to India's bordering countries . However, when such gateways are established in the future, the company has expressed its commitment that Indian data will not be routed through those gateways. Starlink has not agreed to establish a monitoring zone or monitoring zone at the entire international border of India and to provide services in certain areas of Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh. "Starlink has informed the government that the company does not monitor terminals or users outside the sovereign territory of India," a department source said.

According to India's existing telecommunication provisions, service providers must provide security forces and law enforcement agencies with surveillance facilities within 10 kilometers of the international border . "Government will make a decision whether or not any exemption can be given on this condition based on the recommendations of law enforcement agencies and only then will take the final decision to grant GMPCS license," said the source.