FCC chairwoman on Starlink: ‘Our economy doesn’t benefit from monopolies’

FCC chairwoman on Starlink: ‘Our economy doesn’t benefit from monopolies’

Competition is a concern when it comes to companies operating in low-Earth orbit, Federal Communications Commissions Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said Wednesday, referring specifically to Starlink, the satellite internet constellation operated by SpaceX and its CEO, Elon Musk.  During a FedScoop-moderated discussion at the Global Aerospace Summit in Washington, D.C., Rosenworcel said that in her time leading the FCC, one thing that’s become cl…

FCC says 'our economy doesn't benefit from monopolies' in dig at SpaceX Starlink

FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel said the U.S. economy “doesn’t benefit from monopolies” in a dig at SpaceX’s Starlink. At a conference on Wednesday, Rosenworcel encouraged more space companies to try and develop their own satellite internet products in hopes that it would bring some kind of competition to SpaceX and Starlink. SpaceX launches 7000th Starlink satellite with latest Falcon 9 launch She said (via Reuters): “[Starlink has] almost two-…