Apple's satellite connectivity expansion plans interrupted by Elon Musk

01 April 2025
The SpaceX owner wants the FCC to dismiss an application from Globalstar.

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  • Mike8000
  • 4RK
  • 04 Apr 2025

SpaceX launched the Globalstar, as well as 2 other direct competitors satellites. They are even launching Amazon's Kuiper soon. If SpaceX doesn't want to work with Apple... isn't that up to them?

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    • Anonymous
    • rUF
    • 03 Apr 2025

    403, 02 Apr 2025The downfall of Elon has started ever since he acquired Twitter.Elon will be remembered for Eons to come.

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      • Kx4
      • 02 Apr 2025

      Invetor, 01 Apr 2025The downfall of Elon has started to showThe downfall of Elon has started ever since he acquired Twitter.

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        • Anonymous
        • X%B
        • 01 Apr 2025

        forget the nationality and race bs. why is musk trying to get in apple's way if a starlink subscription is much cheaper than what apple has in mind and fewer restrictions ? starlink will still retain more customers on average

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          • Anonymous
          • Iby
          • 01 Apr 2025

          I'm not going to comment on any of the dumpster fires going on in the comments above.

          What I will say is that these sorts of hostile FCC requests/comments are unbelievably common. AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile constantly use these to try to prevent each other from rolling out new spectrum. Add Dish to the mix (that's finally been rolling out its terrestrial network) along with the satellite providers, and it just becomes a massive mess. The FCC almost always rejects these, or they might require a small guard band if there is any chance of interference. If Starlink/SpaceX was run by anyone other than Elon Musk, this wouldn't even be news.

            This comment section debating if Elon is a South African is hilarious.

            Guys, you know normal white people exist in South Africa too, right? 💀

              The downfall of Elon has started to show

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                • Anonymous
                • 7kp
                • 01 Apr 2025

                HopeFilledIdiot, 01 Apr 2025Did this man just say "They invested in my competitors... morethey wish world to revolve around the melon musk thrown in space

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                  • Anonymous
                  • kt$
                  • 01 Apr 2025

                  pl2rts, 01 Apr 2025Why is Musk now South African when so far he was said to be... moreMusk is ending waste and corruption? Hahahahaha. Good one.

                  Musk is going after the bottom 5% with the fewest of any lobbyist protections. If he really wanted to tackle waste, he would have started with the DoD and corporate welfare. The debt will not go down. The way things are headed, it is about to balloon under trump.

                  Oh, and let’s not forget most of the Tesla hate started after Musk did a couple Sieg Heils at a Trump rally that got cheers.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • kt$
                    • 01 Apr 2025

                    [deleted post]Is he American or Canadian? He’s so American he still clings to Canadian citizenship.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • 7@8
                      • 01 Apr 2025

                      [deleted post]And why does it work? Why does it automatically become negative when we put Elon's birth certificate front and centre? He created his own problems. He deserves no respite.

                        Why is Musk now South African when so far he was said to be American ?
                        So cause he is supporting Trump and working with him to end some of the waste and corruption ? Now he is a South African and not American.

                        As long as you support Demoncrats then your loved by loonies but as soon as you step out of that group then you are the worst person on the planet that need to be eliminated.

                        If your neighbor have a Tesla then why is your neighbor a bad person that you want to burn his car or do damage to it ? Just cause the car brand owner is someone you dont like you have a right to damage your neighbor property ?

                        Not long ago even here nobody was talking that Musk is South African and were called as American.

                        People go find help !! Seriously go find a srink that will help you get over this derangement syndrome ! It's like showing red color to a bull and that switch you to deranged mode where you lose all meaning of control

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                          • Sam Q
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                          • 01 Apr 2025

                          Xtopher, 01 Apr 2025The "South African". How convenient. I know a ... moreIsn't he South African? So calling someone by their place of origin is now racist

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                            • Anonymous
                            • JHi
                            • 01 Apr 2025

                            WickedS, 01 Apr 2025Musk is stereotype example of rich villain in movies.Lex Luthor

                              Did this man just say "They invested in my competitors! They are bad!" Basically? How can a grown man throw a hissy fit over the free market lmao. Gotta be real self centered to think the world revolves around you and everybody needs to only invest with you as his statements make ot seem

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                                • Anonymous
                                • rJd
                                • 01 Apr 2025

                                Power of politics. You can destroy a corporation just because you don't like it.

                                  Do we think maybe Musk has a personal interest in blocking apple satellite??

                                    Musk is stereotype example of rich villain in movies.

                                      Xtopher, 01 Apr 2025The "South African". How convenient. I know a ... moreThen you obiously can't see very well.

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                                        • Anonymous
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                                        • 01 Apr 2025

                                        Trump has gutted the FCC so Musk will most likely get what he wants.