SpaceX Hits Back at T-Mobile’s ‘Misplaced Desire’ to Harm Starlink by Opposing ‘Modernized’ Spectrum Rules

Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Billionaire Elon Musk-led Space Exploration Technologies Corp. slammed legacy telecom operators like T-Mobile US Inc. in a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over the agency's proposed spectrum rule changes. SpaceX Slams 'Misplaced Desire' In the letter dated October 28, SpaceX said that the agency should reject the "technically unsound recommendations from the Aerospace and Flight Test Radio Coordinating Council (AFTRCC) and T-Mobile," which want power limits on satellite transmissions, saying the signals could interfere with flight telemetry tracking systems. Don't Miss: A single bad hire can set a startup back years.