India, May 8 -- Elon Musk's Starlink has reportedly cleared a key regulatory hurdle in India, receiving a Letter of Intent (LoI) from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to provide satellite internet services in the country. As reported by Moneycontrol, Starlink will be granted Global Mobile Personal Communication by Satellite (GMPCS), VSAT, and ISP licences, subject to full compliance with national security and infrastructure requirements.

A government source confirmed to Moneycontrol, "The LoI came after Starlink gave an undertaking to meet licence conditions and security protocols under the new revised guidelines. the final licence will be issued once all conditions are met."

The LoI follows the government's move to tighten re...