SpaceX, Globalstar to FCC: Don’t Reconsider Satellite Spectrum Exclusivity

Sateliot had asked the agency to reconsider an April ruling affirming certain direct-to-device bands couldn’t be shared

SpaceX, Globalstar to FCC: Don’t Reconsider Satellite Spectrum Exclusivity
Photo of SpaceX's mega rocket Starship before a test flight in Starbase, Texas on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 by Eric Gay/AP

WASHINGTON, June 18, 2026 – Globalstar and SpaceX are asking federal regulators to shoot down a request to reconsider the exclusivity of some of their satellite spectrum.

That exclusive spectrum will be important to the operators’ plans for offering direct-to-device mobile service that doesn’t rely on terrestrial spectrum owned by the major mobile carriers.

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