Starlink's rivals in the competition for satellite phone services are asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reject its request for a waiver of out-of-band emission limits on signals, arguing that it would cause interference to terrestrial cellular networks.
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The SpaceX subsidiary has plans to deliver a "direct-to-cell" satellite communications service with T-Mobile US, which would allow subscribers across the United States to make calls via a satellite link in areas where there is no coverage from cellphone towers.
However, the other two of America's three major mobile carriers, Verizon and AT&T, have teamed up with another satellite provider – AST SpaceMobile – to allow their own users to call in areas without cell tower coverage.
Now, Verizon and AT&T have both filed documents with the FCC asking it to deny a SpaceX request for waivers on out-of-band emissions limits on signals, which the Musk-run biz says they need for Starlink satellites to operate the service, or "supplemental coverage from space" (SCS), as referred to in the documents.
