With commoditization and access to space decreasing in cost, entire categories of products and services will arise “that we can’t even imagine yet that are going to become household names,” Space Florida’s Ron Lau predicts.

"The FCC is actively promoting competition in the space economy by supporting more partnerships between terrestrial mobile carriers and satellite operators to deliver on a single network future that will put an end to mobile dead zones," said FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel in a statement.

Following the program's announcement in 2022, T-Mobile and Starlink are moving ahead with their plan to bring direct-to-cell satellite service to T-Mobile customers after gaining