Funding
SpaceX President Announces Large Contribution to Trump Accounts
Shotwell announced she is gifting SpaceX stock to assist children born in lower income households in central Texas.
SpaceX
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. is a private space launch company founded in 2002 by Elon Musk. SpaceX develops the Starship launch system and satellite constellations—such as Starlink—with the mission to revolutionize space technology.
BEAD
South Carolina Cuts BEAD Recipients in Half
State and federal American Rescue Plan Act funds take eight ISPs out of the BEAD program.
BEAD
Texas Governor Denies SpaceX Favoritism
The Texas Governor’s office is pushing back against allegations of favoritism and sweetheart deals.
Satellite
Amazon Says It Has Enough Satellites to Launch Leo Broadband Service
Initial service is expected later this year following the latest Atlas V launch.
FCC
FCC Accused of Withholding DOGE Communications ‘in Bad Faith’
A watchdog group is seeking discovery after alleging the FCC failed to adequately produce records in a FOIA lawsuit.
satellites
Amazon Leo Launches 29 More Satellites into Orbit
The company has a total of 396 satellites deployed, with hundreds of satellites ready to launch.
Infrastructure
Tower Companies Oppose Dish Wireless Bankruptcy Timeline
They want to ensure they could collect on billions in lawsuit claims
Spectrum
Dish Wireless, DBS File for Bankruptcy
EchoStar’s $23 billion spectrum deal with AT&T still hasn’t closed ‘due to unforeseen delays’
NTIA
Roth: NTIA Now Targeting Non-Deployment Guidance ‘This Summer’
She also gave updates on California and Illinois’s BEAD plans
Satellite
Rocket Lab to Buy Iridium in $8 Billion Deal
The launch provider said it was partly after Iridium’s valuable L-band spectrum
Spectrum
Verizon Accounts for 88 Percent of AWS-3 Auction Spending
SpaceX did not compete widely, but has reportedly reiterated to investors it’s planning its own mobile service
LEO
AST SpaceMobile Block 2 Satellites Reach Orbit
Launch marks significant milestone in AST’s push to direct-to-cell service.
Satellite
Amazon, Satellite Providers Form New Trade Association for NGSOs
SpaceX, the largest NGSO, did not join as a founding member
Spectrum
AWS-3 Auction Concludes With Bids Totalling $3.5 billion
The agency will publish winning bidders ‘at a later date’
BEAD
Oregon Moves Forward on BEAD Contracts, But Astound Backs Out
The company was set to receive more than $90 million to serve 11,000 locations
Satellite
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
