FCC Chair Slams Amazon Over Sluggish Satellite Launches
FCC's Brendan Carr fires back at Amazon after the company challenged SpaceX's ambitious million-satellite plan.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr isn't buying what Amazon is selling. After Amazon raised objections to SpaceX's proposal to launch up to one million satellites, Carr turned the spotlight back on Amazon's own lackluster progress getting its satellite constellation off the ground.
The move effectively dismisses Amazon's concerns about Elon Musk's mega-ambitious orbital plans. Rather than entertaining the critique, Carr pointed to Amazon's slow launch cadence as the real issue worth discussing.
It's a brutal rebuke. Amazon has been racing to build its Project Kuiper satellite internet network to compete with SpaceX's Starlink, but the pace has been a persistent sore spot. SpaceX, meanwhile, keeps pushing the envelope — now eyeing a staggering one million satellites.
The message from the FCC is clear: launch your own hardware before complaining about someone else's ambitions.