FCC OKs Starlink direct-to-cell service operating at higher power

WASHINGTON, March 7 (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commision on Friday approved order to allows SpaceX's Starlink's direct-to-cell service with T-Mobile TMUS.O to operate at higher power levels.

AT&T and Verizon had filed objections to the higher power levels, but the FCC said it was approvint the waiver for higher power levels "subject to conditions that will protect terrestrial wireless carrier operations." In November, the FCC approved a license for Elon Musk's satellite telecommunications Starlink and T-Mobile to provide supplemental coverage from space in a bid to extend internet access to remote areas remote areas and eliminate "dead zones."