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 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...

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SpaceX satellite broadband fleet picks up endorsement of FCC head Ajit Pai SpaceX satellite broadband fleet picks up endorsement of FCC head Ajit Pai Reviewed by mimisabreena on Thursday, February 15, 2018 Rating: 5

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