The last administration denied a Starlink contract back in 2022.
FCC concluded that Starlink failed to show it could meet its obligations to provide high-speed internet service to enough rural areas.
A dissent by FCC commissioner Brendan Carr said Starlink needed to show it could provide service to at least 40% of roughly 640,000 rural areas by the end of 2025.
Carr criticized the FCC’s decision, saying the commission “did not require—and has never required—any other award winner to show that it met its service obligation years ahead of time.”
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