Amazon’s Kuiper Satellite Plan Wins Backing of FCC Chair
- Ajit Pai tweets that he will seek approval of low-orbit system
- Spacecraft to deliver broadband to millions around the globe
FCC chairman Ajit Pai
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Amazon.com’s plan for a fleet of 3,236 communications satellites won the backing of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission chairman, who said he had asked fellow commissioners to approve the venture.
“Satellite constellations like this aim to provide high-speed broadband service to consumers in the U.S. and around the world,” Ajit Pai said in a tweet on Friday. Pai added that he had called for conditions on the proposed service by Amazon subsidiary Kuiper Systems without specifying them.