Sectors weigh in
Reliance Jio, however, disagrees. “We do not agree that V2X services fall under the entry 6 of the First Schedule of the Telecommunications Act 2023 regarding ‘safety and operation of roads, railways, metro, regional rail, inland waterways, airports, ports, pipelines, shipping, and other transport systems’ as this service will be offered by private entities for commercial purposes therefore the spectrum should be auctioned,” Reliance Jio told the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) in a letter dated 4 June 2026.

