In remote locations, this means your phone might be able to connect straight to satellites instead of cell towers.

"The FCC is actively promoting competition in the space economy by supporting more partnerships between terrestrial mobile ...

Using satellites as a backup for cell service, and providing coverage in areas where traditional service doesn't cover, just ...

The T-Mobile license is the first collaboration between a satellite operator and wireless carrier to be approved by the FCC ...

On November 26, the FCC approved T-Mobile and SpaceX’s Starlink to deliver extra network coverage via space to expand access ...

SpaceX's direct-to-cell technology will connect millions of Americans with T-Mobile’s network, but there are still over 500,000 square miles of the US with no cell service. FCC approval sets SpaceX ...

Starlink received approval to provide Supplemental Coverage from Space (SCS) within the United States. This means that in areas not covered by terrestrial cellular networks, Starlink satellites can ...

Direct-to-Smartphone satellite communications have been approved – with some conditions – by the Federal Communications ...

What Happened: The FCC has granted SpaceX a U.S. commercial license for its Starlink Direct-to-Cell service. This license ...

The Federal Communications Commission granted SpaceX conditional approval Nov. 26 to use Starlink broadband satellites to keep T-Mobile smartphone users connected in cellular dead zones across the ...

The FCC approved T-Mobile and SpaceX's license to provide supplemental telecom coverage from space to eliminate dead zones.

The US regulator is also allowing SpaceX to orbit some of the company's Starlink satellites closer to Earth, which should ...