From Newsgroup: comp.dcom.telecom
https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/16/att_verizon_starlink/
Starlink's rivals in the satellite phone service race are asking the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reject its request for a
waiver relating to out-of-band emission limits on signals, claiming this
would cause interference with terrestrial cell networks.
The SpaceX subsidiary has plans to deliver a "direct-to-cell" satellite
comms service with T-Mobile US, which would allow subscribers across the
US to make calls using a satellite link in areas where there is no
coverage from cellphone towers.
However, the other two of America's big three cell network operators,
Verizon and AT&T, have teamed up with a different satellite provider rCo
AST SpaceMobile rCo to allow their own users to make calls in areas with
no cell tower coverage.
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