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Starlink, FCC
FCC lets Starlink provide service to cell phones in areas hit by hurricane
Starlink is being used to provide wireless emergency alerts to cell phones from all carriers in North Carolina, according to Ben Longmier, senior director of satellite engineering for SpaceX. "We are also closely monitoring Hurricane Milton and standing by ready to take action in Florida," he wrote.
FCC Lets Starlink Connect Directly to Phones in Disaster-Hit Areas
Elon Musk’s space-based internet satellites got special permission to act as cell phone towers in the sky, connecting people in blacked-out areas of North Carolina as they begin post-storm recovery efforts.
FCC gives go-ahead to T-Mobile US, Starlink for direct-to-cellular service as part of Helene response
T-Mobile US and Starlink received permission from the FCC to make D2C connectivity available in areas of North Carolina hard-hit by Helene.
Starlink’s direct-to-cell satellite service approved for areas hit by Hurricane Helene
SpaceX’s direct-to-cell constellation has not been fully deployed, so all services will be delivered on a best-effort basis. The massive flooding from Hurricane Helene created swaths of “blackout zones,
SpaceX Starlink Has 227 Direct to Cellphone Capable Satellites
SpaceX had 17 launches with 13 direct to cellphone enabled version 2 mini Starlink satellites and 6 in the initial launch in April, 2024. This is being
US lets Starlink provide direct-to-cell coverage for hurricane-hit areas
WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Sunday allowed Elon Musk's SpaceX and T Mobile (TMUS.O) to enable Starlink satellites with direct-to-cell capability to provide coverage for cellphones in areas of North Carolina hard-hit by Hurricane Helene.
PCMag on MSN
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House Committee to Investigate Why FCC Denied Starlink $886M in Federal Funds
The Republican-led House Oversight Committee has launched an investigation into the FCC’s decision to deny $886 million in ...
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on MSN
US House panel probes FCC decision to deny Starlink nearly $900 million
A U.S. House committee said on Monday it is investigating the Federal Communications Commission's decision to deny SpaceX ...
bbcmag
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FCC licenses Starlink services as part of Helene relief efforts
Direct-to-device (D2D) services from Starlink will be available in the parts of North Carolina most badly affected by ...
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Opinion
FCC fuels Soros censorship machine
The FCC has reverted to the kind of leviathan envisioned by its creator who used the agency with the same vigor in which he ...
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Musk says FCC risked lives in hurricane by rejecting SpaceX Starlink award
SpaceX executive Elon Musk took aim at the FCC by claiming they likely endangered lives amid Hurricane Helene by rejecting an ...
Fox Business
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Musk blasts FCC for 'illegally' pulling Starlink award, says it would've helped victims of Hurricane Helene
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk on Wednesday said that the Federal Communications Commission's decision to not move forward with an award for SpaceX's
Starlink
to provide rural broadband may ...
BizPac Review
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‘Lawfare costs lives’: Biden-Harris’ FCC revoked grant that could have helped save lives in North Carolina
Starlink founder Elon Musk slammed the Biden-Harris administration on Wednesday for hampering Hurricane Helene rescue efforts.
EconoTimes
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Elon Musk Criticizes FCC for Adding 'Crazy Requirements' to Revoked $885M Starlink Deal
Elon Musk recently stated that the U.S. Starlink deal could have been significantly cheaper if the FCC had not imposed ...
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