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FCC to Vote on Auctioning 25 MHz for Satellite Internet

By Drooid · Oct 8, 2026, 3:26 AM UTC · How we work

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The FCC will vote on auctioning 25 MHz of spectrum for satellite internet.
Amazon’s Project Kuiper and SpaceX’s Starlink are the primary bidders for the new bandwidth.
Analysts project a $30 billion market for direct-to-device satellite services by 2030.
The auction could let Amazon embed satellite connectivity into AWS cloud services.
Additional spectrum may expand Starlink’s mobile broadband deals including work with T-Mobile.

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The FCC will vote on auctioning 25 MHz of spectrum for satellite internet.
Amazon’s Project Kuiper and SpaceX’s Starlink are the primary bidders for the new bandwidth.
Analysts project a $30 billion market for direct-to-device satellite services by 2030.
The auction could let Amazon embed satellite connectivity into AWS cloud services.
Additional spectrum may expand Starlink’s mobile broadband deals including work with T-Mobile.