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Starlink Reveals the Government’s Problem of Picking Winners and Losers

Broadband Breakfast

SpaceX is in the news again and this time because its satellite internet system Starlink is offering  temporarily free  service to those impacted by Hurricane Milton. This is a good reminder of the range of broadband technologies, and why policymakers should not be picking winners and losers in broadband to fund deployment.

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FCC Chair Wants More Competition to SpaceX's Starlink

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, September 12, 2024 – Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said Wednesday the agency was taking steps to increase competition in the low-Earth orbit satellite internet sector. Speaking at the U.S.

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5G

HCL Tech

5G is a mobile communications standard, which allows wireless internet access and connectivity at much faster speeds. 4G and 5G are technology standards for broadband cellular networks. The fifth-generation technology standard is 10x faster than 4G and allows for faster download speeds and faster connection to the internet.

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Unintended Consequences When the FCC Cannot Use Its Expertise and Respond to Changed Circumstances

Telefrieden

For example, the last major amendment to baseline telecommunications law occurred in 1996, with no assessment of how broadband and the Internet fundamentally change information, communications, and entertainment markets. See [link]. Midwest in March and April, researchers sampled stratospheric air using specialized mass spectrometers.

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Ethics Laws May Complicate Elon Musk's Efforts to 'Delete' Regulation

Broadband Breakfast

Get Broadband Breakfast's free daily newsletter every morning, Mon.-Fri. In addition, the Pentagon has purchased internet services in Ukraine from SpaceX’s Starlink constellation. AP Reporter Adrian Sainz in Memphis, Tennessee, and AP Aerospace Writer Marcia Dunn in Cape Canaveral, Florida, contributed to this report.

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Biden Signs Bill to Speed FCC Review of LEO Satellite Launches

Broadband Breakfast

30, 2024 – Under a new law, the satellite industry should have an easier time gaining federal approval to deploy low-Earth orbit satellites that provide Internet access. Taken from the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation's Aerospace Forecast Fiscal Years 2024–2044. WASHINGTON, Sept.

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