New Delhi, May 5 -- Satellite internet services providers such as Starlink, Amazon's Kuiper, Eutelsat OneWeb, and Jio will have to submit a yearly plan to the government showing how they will gradually increase local manufacturing of ground segments of their satellite network in the country, according to new guidelines by the department of telecommunications (DoT) on Monday.

The government has asked companies looking to provide satellite internet services in the country to target at least 20% indigenisation of the ground segment of their satellite network within five years of beginning commercial operations in the country.

"The licensee, in the format prescribed, will submit to the licensor a year-wise phased manufacturing programme aim...