SpaceX's lofty satellite vision is facing another roadblock.
with the Federal Communications Commission , SpaceX requested a"special temporary authority" to launch and test its second-generation Starlink internet satellites. This latest generation of Starlink's satellites comes equipped withThe intention of the special filing is to allow SpaceX to begin testing its cellular technology while it waits for its main application to gain FCC regulatory approval.
SpaceX currently operates a total of more than 5,000 satellites in its Starlink constellation, with plans to boost that number to 42,000. Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty"SpaceX should not be allowed to bypass the waiver process through the STA request," the company wrote."Instead, the proper venue to authorize the novel testing SpaceX seeks is through an experimental license from the Office of Engineering and Technology.
The Association asked the FCC not to authorize any of SpaceX's direct-to-cell tests until the company can prove that its operations won't interfere with pre-existent operations in a variety of frequencies.that its operations would pose no risk whatsoever to existing operators, something it said has been backed up with"robust technical demonstrations.
"Unfortunately, now that SpaceX is on the cusp of reaching the Chairwoman’s goals by deploying a system that will finally bring ubiquitous connectivity across the country, AT&T and DISH-mouthpiece the RWA have seemingly coordinated a desperate, 11th-hour campaign to prevent it," the company wrote.
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