The Federal Communications Commission announced $9.2 billion in awards to companies rigging broadband internet to rural areas transatlantic the US, as well-built as Elon Musk's SpaceX was among among one of the largest winners. The congregation will receive $886 million over the verging 10 years for its Starlink subalternate broadband project, underneath the Federal Conduction Commission's Rural Digital Opportunity Fund.
Starlink is SpaceX's death of satellites that will fly at low altitudes vicinity the Earth, rigging internet on the ground below. SpaceX once has launched 900 of the planned 12,000 satellites needed for the Starlink system into low-Earth orbit. Musk has said the congregation needs 800 satellites in space to reconcile "significant operational capabilities." SpaceX kicked off its Finer Than Nothing Beta for Starlink broadband in October afterwhile introducing a private beta over the summer.
Other big winners in the FCC calibration included LTD Broadband, which will get. $1.3 billion; Lease Communications, which will receive $1.2 billion; as well-built as the Rural Electric Deceivable Consortium, which is having $1.1 billion.
Between 24 as well-built as 163 million people lack broadband internet earn in the US, as well-built as the problem is especially choicy in rural areas. The incoming Biden conducting is expected to increase federal broadband spending in 2021 to curvation the alleged "digital divide."
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