T-Mobile Isn't Gatekeeping This Service - Even AT&T And Verizon Users Have Free Access

T-mobile has a new service that allows users with satellite compatibility to text 911 in an emergency. It is free even if you ...
KXAN

State agrees to bump funding for satellite phone services used by rural Texans

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Public Utility Commission voted to increase the Texas Universal Service Fund surcharge from 3.3% to 24% this week. It will allow service providers to continue serving rural ...
PC Magazine

Forget Starlink, Verizon Is All In on AST SpaceMobile for Satellite Phone Service

As SpaceX races to dominate satellite-to-phone services, Verizon is doubling down on rival AST SpaceMobile instead. On Wednesday, Verizon announced it had signed a commercial agreement with the ...
autoevolution

Worldwide Broadband Satellite Direct-to-Cellphone Service Is One Step Closer to Reality

The latest SpaceX mission on September 10th could be a turning point for worldwide telecommunication. The company's Falcon9 launched into orbit a test satellite of a very different nature from ...
Yahoo

SpaceX launches first Starlink phone service

SpaceX has launched the first satellites for its Starlink phone service that will allow smartphones to connect to the space internet network when out of range of terrestrial cell towers. The Direct to ...
Morningstar

It's Musk and T-Mobile Starlink vs. Apple and Globalstar in the satellite phone wars. But one stock is already the clear winner.

Smartphones are great until you hit a dead zone in an emergency. That should no longer be an issue when T-Mobile (TMUS) this summer debuts a satellite-based phone service offering connections in ...
Advanced Television

FCC proposes satellite-to-phone regulatory framework

The US Federal Communications Commission has proposed a new regulatory framework to facilitate innovative collaborations between satellite operators and wireless companies. These partnerships leverage ...
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The smart way to text via satellite with your smartphone: It’s not exactly rocket science

NEHALEM, Ore. — When I bought myself a phone that was built for satellite texting, nearly three years ago, I never thought my first opportunity to make a space-based connection would come in a cozy ...
Observer

SpaceX’s Deal With T-Mobile to Offer Satellite Texting Could Mean the End of Cell Phone Dead Spots

SpaceX will grant t-mobile, the second-largest wireless carrier in the U.S., access to its next-generation Starlink satellites to provide text messaging service to customers in remote areas with no ...

Apple To Radically Change Its Free iPhone Satellite Offer, Report Says

In the future, Apple’s free SOS messaging by satellite will likely continue, but other services will change significantly, a ...
KXAN

Get a text from T-Mobile? Here’s why the Texas Universal Service Fund surcharge is going up

AUSTIN (KXAN) — You may have gotten a text from your service provider this week letting you know that the Texas Universal Service Fund assessment is being bumped from 3.3% to 24% for now. The Texas ...