Elon Musk-led SpaceX has written a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), urging the agency to end the High-Cost program aimed at providing connectivity to rural areas via subsidies for internet service providers (ISPs).
SpaceX Says It Has Solved Connectivity Issues
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On Saturday, PCMag reported that it had accessed a letter to the FCC dated May 13 by SpaceX, where the commercial space flight giant said that connectivity issues for “high-speed broadband network access” have “effectively been solved” by SpaceX’s satellite internet service provider Starlink.
The High-Cost program provides funding for internet service providers in rural areas to provide access to rural customers at low costs. SpaceX also pointed towards the launch of Amazon.com Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:AMZN) satellite internet service, Leo, this year.
