A new kind of space race: Companies vie over market for satellite-enabled phone calls


The T-Mobile plan was announced last year at a press conference at SpaceX’s Starbase complex in Texas, with chief executive officer Mike Sievert joining Musk. — Reuters

Elon Musk’s SpaceX and T-Mobile US Inc have picked up a powerful critic of their proposal to offer phone calls via satellite, with AT&T Inc saying the plan risks interfering with existing wireless services.

Regulators “should reject SpaceX’s request to simply take it at its word that it will not cause interference” and demand more information before allowing the service, AT&T said in a filing with the Federal Communications Commission released Friday.

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