ISPs step up fight against SpaceX, tell FCC that Starlink will be too slow [telecom]

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SpaceX's FCC broadband funding faces more opposition from telco trade groups.

By Jon Brodkin

More broadband-industry groups are lining up against SpaceX's bid to get nearly $900 million in Federal Communications Commission funding. Two groups representing fiber and rural Internet providers yesterday submitted a report to the FCC claiming that Starlink will hit a capacity shortfall in 2028, when the satellite service may be required to hit a major FCC deployment deadline.