FCC Greenlights Starlink, T-Mobile Partnership to Cover Hard-to-Reach Areas

Approval licenses the partnership to offer supplemental internet coverage from space, extending coverage to areas unreachable by traditional cellular networks.

A Starlink dish and router are displayed in San Anselmo, Calif., on Feb. 12, 2024. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday approved a collaboration between SpaceX’s Starlink division and T-Mobile to provide cell service to customers.

The approval licenses the partnership to provide supplemental internet coverage from space, extending coverage to areas unreachable by traditional cellular networks.