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Fri, Oct 9
SpaceX buys nationwide 800 MHz low-band spectrum as Starlink Mobile aims to become a carrier, and the three big US carriers fall after hours
A satellite company buying terrestrial spectrum shows that for direct-to-phone service to go mainstream, it still has to come back to the traditional telecom resources of spectrum and base stations.
Musk says "certain oligarchs" are blocking Starlink in India, and the Indian government calls claims of unfair regulation baseless
Satellite internet ignores borders technically, yet on the ground it must clear licensing, security and local-partner hurdles everywhere, so coverage ends up set by each country's pace of admission.