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Satellite

Compromise Amendment Allows Satellite Bill to Clear Senate Committee

Concerns raised at the Feb. 3 markup hearing led to additional discussions and an agreement that moved the bill out of committee.

SpaceX

Amazon Satellites to Get Boost from Launch of Ariane 64, Europe's Most Powerful Rocket

EU's space program will launch the powerful version of the Ariane 6, with 32 Amazon Leo satellites for its broadband constellation.

BEAD

Senators Looking for Briefing from NTIA on SpaceX Rider

The company had sought exemptions from certain BEAD rules.

SpaceX

Jessica Dine: We Have the Tools to Head Off the Newest Digital Divide

If the NTIA would let us use them...

Mobile

Tech Group Says Seamless, Widespread Connectivity more Important than Speed for 6G

The Open Technology Institute suggested more industry coordination on indoor/outdoor handoffs, and more mobile-satellite service spectrum.

Satellite

Elon Musk Joins SpaceX and xAI Businesses Into a Single Company, Pre-IPO

Musk's rocket venture announced on Monday that it had bought xAI in an effort to help the world’s richest man dominate rockets and AI.

Satellite

Amazon Wants More Time to Hit LEO Launch Milestone

Company said repeated launch delays, necessary prototype ‘reengineering’ slowed deployment

Jeff Bezos

SpaceX Seeks FCC Approval For One Million Satellites in Space

The European Space Agency says that 16,910 satellites currently orbit Earth, making this a 5,813% increase over current satellites.

BEAD

SpaceX Doesn’t Want BEAD Payments Tied to Subscriber Milestones

That’s how most states would prefer to disburse the company’s grant awards.

Spectrum

Carriers and Satellite Companies at Odds on Millimeter Wave Spectrum

Satellite operators want easier access, which mobile providers fear would upend licenses they purchased.

SpaceX

Bezos’s Blue Origin Planning Satellite Broadband Service for Enterprise Customers

The company is planning to begin deployment in late 2027.

Spectrum

Upper C-band Incumbent SES: Don’t Auction More Than 160 Megahertz

The Federal Communications Commission had proposed selling off as much as 180 megahertz in the band.

SpaceX

Sens. Cruz and Welch Introduce Satellite Streamlining Act

Measure would require FCC satellite license decisions within one year.

Spectrum

Dish Defaulted on $3.5 Billion, Crown Castle Says

Dish has argued it is exempt from contracts after its parent company EchoStar reached deals to sell much of its spectrum.

SpaceX

FCC Approves 7,500 More Starlink Gen2 Satellites

The agency said the move would improve SpaceX’s satellite broadband service.

Satellite

Satellite Operators Opposed to SpaceX’s Planned Direct-to-Cell Constellation

They fear interference from a 15,000-satellite system SpaceX wants approval to launch.