SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet wins $885 million from the FCC to serve rural zones
The FCC has uncovered the outcomes for the main period of its Rural Digital Opportunity Fund closeout, and perhaps the greatest champ is SpaceX. Elon Musk's space organization — its Starlink satellite web access, specifically — has won $885.5 million in government appropriations to give rapid broadband web to over 5.2 million unserved homes and organizations in country America.
Out of 180 bidders, just three different organizations won greater sponsorships than SpaceX at over $1 billion each, and they're all customary broadband administrations. As GeekWire noticed, there's one other satellite broadband supplier in the rundown. Hughes Network Systems' just won $1.3 million, however, and it will just serve rustic locales in Rhode Island.
SpaceX is relied upon to cover 35 area with the...