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SpaceX deal challenges wireless carriers

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SpaceX struck an $8 billion U.S. spectrum deal aimed at enabling Starlink satellites to connect directly with smartphones, challenging established wireless carriers.

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Everybody has to coordinate with Starlink because SPACEX CONTROLS ORBIT. That's against the Outer Space Treaty.

Your engineering challenge, SpaceX, is to provide your services with fewer satellites. Not yell at everyone else for having satellites too […]
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October 8, 2026 at 9:43 PM