Enlarge / A flag on the fifth inexperienced through the first spherical of the AT&T Byron Nelson golf match at TPC Craig Ranch on Might 11, 2023, in McKinney, Texas. (credit score: Getty Pictures | Mike Mulholland)

AT&T and different entities are attempting to dam the SpaceX/T-Cell plan to offer Starlink satellite tv for pc service on to cell telephones.

In a submitting yesterday, AT&T urged the Federal Communications Fee to reject the SpaceX/T-Cell proposal. “The FCC’s guidelines don’t allow SpaceX’s proposed use of T-Cell’s terrestrial spectrum, and Candidates fail to even request—a lot much less justify—rule waivers that will be essential to authorize their proposed SCS [supplemental coverage from space] authorizations,” AT&T mentioned.

AT&T mentioned it’s within the continuing as a result of it has a license to make use of adjoining spectrum within the PCS C Block. AT&T says the SpaceX/T-Cell plan, which was introduced in August 2022, might “jeopardize or inhibit the supply of terrestrial wi-fi providers,” together with cellular broadband.