SpaceX and T-Mobile announced a new plan Thursday to use the rocket company’s satellite constellation technology Starlink to expand cellular service to “dead zones” by the end of next year. The plan would bring text messaging and phone services to areas where T-Mobile and other service providers have not been able to reach using cellular towers alone due to land use restrictions or the...
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