•Amazon-backed Project Kuiper is seeking to launch its satellite-based internet services
•The company has requested a fast-tracked Letter for a Global Mobile Personal Communication
•Project Kuiper plans to establish 10 gateways

Amazon-backed Project Kuiper is said to seek expedited regulatory clearances in order to roll out its satellite-based internet offerings in India, after Elon Musk's Starlink.

The firm has recently penned a letter to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), requesting the fast-tracked Letter of Intent (LoI) for Global Mobile Personal Communication by Satellite (GMPCS) license, Economic Times reported.
"Amazon approached the DoT close to two years ago and, since the company has initiated commercial launch of satellites, it desires to obtain all the approvals prior to starting commercial services later this year," the report cited a source as saying.

Project Kuiper led by Jeff Bezos is looking to establish 10 gateways and two points of presence in Chennai and Mumbai.Inc42 has contacted Project Kuiper for comments on the development. The story will be updated according to the response.

Amazon'slatest action follows just a week after the Centre granted Starlink a conditional approval to provide satellite-based internet services in India. The company is now waiting for the final nod.

Amazon, in 2023, formally entered satellite communications market with Project Kuiper. It applied to receive regulatory approvals from the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre and the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to use their satellite network and provide satellite broadband services within India.