The T-Mobile license is the first collaboration between a satellite operator and wireless carrier to be approved by the FCC to provide supplemental cell coverage from space. “The Commission recognized that satellite-to-device connectivity can support critical public interest benefits,

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

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