The FCC "waived the mid-deployment milestone, saying the decision 'serves the public interest by promoting a second large satellite broadband constellation,' alongside SpaceX’s Starlink, its main competitor."
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The FCC was not swayed by complaints from SpaceX, which said Amazon was asking for 'special treatment' to miss a July deadline to launch half of a 3,232-satellite constellation.