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FCC Chairman Dismisses Amazon's SpaceX Criticism Amid Satellite War

3/12/2026

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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr dismissed Amazon's criticism of SpaceX's plan to launch 1 million satellites and urged Amazon to focus on its own launches, noting Amazon Leo's shortfall of about 1,000 satellites.
Amazon Leo, Amazon's satellite unit, warns that SpaceX's deployment could take centuries.
SpaceX's Starlink network has around 10,000 satellites and over six million customers.
The FCC approved SpaceX's request for 7,500 satellites.

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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr dismissed Amazon's criticism of SpaceX's plan to launch 1 million satellites and urged Amazon to focus on its own launches, noting Amazon Leo's shortfall of about 1,000 satellites.
Amazon Leo, Amazon's satellite unit, warns that SpaceX's deployment could take centuries.
SpaceX's Starlink network has around 10,000 satellites and over six million customers.
The FCC approved SpaceX's request for 7,500 satellites.