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| Bezo's Amazon attacks StarLink and urges FCC to stop it's evolution | |
| 2021-08-27 | |
SpaceX proposed two potential configurations for nearly 30,000 follow-on satellites Aug. 18, which Amazon said breaks FCC rules that require details of a proposed amendment to be settled before filing such an application. SpaceX intends to proceed with just one of the options, but Amazon said filing for two also doubles the technical effort that operators face to review interference and orbital debris concerns. Amazon's Project Kuiper has yet to deploy any of its planned broadband satellites. SpaceX said in a July presentation that it had launched 1,740 satellites for its first-generation Starlink constellation so far, serving around 90,000 customers in 12 countries.
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| Posted by:3dc |
| #5 We will know the fight heats up when a StarShip crashes into the Washington Post. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2021-08-27 17:55 |
| #4 Lawfare at it's finest. (But where's our cut?) |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2021-08-27 10:16 |
| #3 Starlink is pretty well entrenched. Don't really see why Bezos would see it as a viable market to carve. OTOH, it will be fun to watch the same people who |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-08-27 08:49 |
| #2 I already dropped Amazon, Bozo; screw up my Starlink service and you're toast. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2021-08-27 07:14 |
| #1 If you cant beat them, use government influence to block them. Crony "capitalism" at its finest. |
| Posted by: Chealing Chomotle4158 2021-08-27 01:48 |