Gwalior, June 5 -- Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday said Elon Musk's Starlink will be the third satellite internet company to be given a license for providing services in India.

So far, Bharti's OneWeb and Reliance Jio have received a license from the Department of Telecom, government of India, the minister told reporters.

"In the coming days, the third license will be provided," he said, referring to Starlink.

Once licenses are given, the minister said the spectrum would be allocated to them.

"And after this, the government will provide the spectrum. Subsequently, satellite telecom services will be fully operational in the country at a rapid pace. I am sure the customer base in India will grow substantiall...