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FAA Deal with Starlink Raises Conflict of Interest Concerns
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- throw0101d 2y agoTaking over (?) from Verizon: > A satellite company owned by Elon Musk has the inside track to potentially take over a large federal contract to modernize the nation’s air traffic communications system. > Equipment from Musk’s Starlink has been installed in Federal Aviation Administration facilities as a prelude to a takeover of a $2 billion contract held by Verizon, according to government employees, contractors and people familiar with the work. * https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-starlink-spacex-faa-bbe9495978cac61b60c2971168e2921f https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-starlink-spacex-faa-bbe... > The deal raises questions over whether SpaceX will push out Verizon, which has a contract to upgrade FAA communications. Starlink testing is focused on remote sites, the FAA says. * https://www.pcmag.com/news/despite-2-billion-verizon-contract-faa-tests-starlink-in-alaska https://www.pcmag.com/news/despite-2-billion-verizon-contrac... > FAA tests Starlink terminals as Musk claims Verizon tech is ‘not working’ * https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/25/faa-tests-starlink-terminals-as-musk-claims-verizon-tech-is-not-working/?guccounter=1 https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/25/faa-tests-starlink-termina... Verizon won the contract in 2023: > Under the contract valued at over $2 billion, Verizon will design, build, secure, integrate and operate a new telecommunications network infrastructure and supporting services * https://www.verizon.com/about/news/verizon-public-sector-wins-federal-aviation-administration-fens-contract https://www.verizon.com/about/news/verizon-public-sector-win...