FCC looks to approve SpaceX’s satellite internet plan

FCC looks to approve SpaceX’s satellite internet plan

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https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/14/fcc-looks-to-approve-spacexs-satellite-internet-plan/

SpaceX is planning to send up a pair of its own satellites in this weekend’s launch, in order to test a proposed space-based broadband internet service. But if you want get into the broadband business, first you have to get past its U.S. gatekeepers: the FCC. Fortunately for SpaceX, Chairman Ajit Pai is all for it.

Pai issued a statement today saying that satellite internet might be able to “help reach Americans who live in rural or hard-to-serve places where fiber optic cables and cell towers do not reach.”

FCC looks to approve SpaceX’s satellite internet plan

Feb 14, 2018, 6:24pm UTC
https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/14/fcc-looks-to-approve-spacexs-satellite-internet-plan/ >SpaceX is planning to send up a pair of its own satellites in this weekend’s launch, in order to test a proposed space-based broadband internet service. But if you want get into the broadband business, first you have to get past its U.S. gatekeepers: the FCC. Fortunately for SpaceX, Chairman Ajit Pai is all for it. >Pai issued a statement today saying that satellite internet might be able to “help reach Americans who live in rural or hard-to-serve places where fiber optic cables and cell towers do not reach.”