The Federal Communications Commission has shot down a SpaceX request to tap the 1.6/2.4GHz radio spectrum that Globalstar has been using for its own satellite services, including for Apple iPhones.
The denial is part of a Thursday FCC order intended to set clear rules on how companies use radio spectrum to power satellite-to-phone services, a market where SpaceX, AST SpaceMobile, and Amazon-Globalstar are rapidly expanding into. Satellite industry analyst Tim Farrar summed up the…

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