ATT and Verizon file against Starlink

Aug 17, 2024 0 Replies

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Starlink's rivals in the satellite phone service race are asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reject its request for a waiver relating to out-of-band emission limits on signals, claiming this would cause interference with terrestrial cell networks.



The SpaceX subsidiary has plans to deliver a "direct-to-cell" satellite comms service with T-Mobile US, which would allow subscribers across the US to make calls using a satellite link in areas where there is no coverage from cellphone towers.



However, the other two of America's big three cell network operators, Verizon and AT&T, have teamed up with a different satellite provider – AST SpaceMobile – to allow their own users to make calls in areas with no cell tower coverage. ...



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