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02-15-2018, 11:00 AM
SpaceX satellite broadband fleet picks up endorsement of FCC head Ajit Pai
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SpaceX hopes to launch a global fleet of small internet-beaming satellites in the next few years, and Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai (https://mashable.com/category/ajit-pai/) wants to grant SpaceX that opportunity.*
In a statement released Wednesday morning, Pai urged the other four FCC commissioners to support an approval of SpaceX's application to put a constellation of thousands of satellites into orbit some 700 miles above Earth. The satellites would be especially useful for expanding internet access to rural areas, Pai said:
“Following careful review of this application by our International Bureau’s excellent satellite engineering experts, I have asked my colleagues to join me in supporting this application and moving to unleash the power of satellite constellations to provide high-speed Internet to rural Americans," Pai said.* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/02/14/fcc-chairman-supports-spacex-satellite-broadband-constellation/)
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SpaceX hopes to launch a global fleet of small internet-beaming satellites in the next few years, and Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai (https://mashable.com/category/ajit-pai/) wants to grant SpaceX that opportunity.*
In a statement released Wednesday morning, Pai urged the other four FCC commissioners to support an approval of SpaceX's application to put a constellation of thousands of satellites into orbit some 700 miles above Earth. The satellites would be especially useful for expanding internet access to rural areas, Pai said:
“Following careful review of this application by our International Bureau’s excellent satellite engineering experts, I have asked my colleagues to join me in supporting this application and moving to unleash the power of satellite constellations to provide high-speed Internet to rural Americans," Pai said.* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/02/14/fcc-chairman-supports-spacex-satellite-broadband-constellation/)
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