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SpaceX issued a four-page memo at the end of June opposing the European Commission's May 27 proposal to reserve two-thirds of direct-to-device satellite frequencies for European services. The plan would leave foreign operators with one-third of the spectrum split into two blocks.
activistpost.comSpaceX issued a four-page memo at the end of June challenging the European Commission's plan to reserve most radio spectrum for European satellite services, Le Monde reported. The Commission proposed on May 27 to allocate one-third of frequencies for sovereign European services such as secure military communications.
It would set aside another third in the 2 GHz band for European commercial operators.
The remaining third would be divided into two blocks for foreign constellations. Gwynne Shotwell, president of SpaceX, attended the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on March 2, 2026. Starlink operates the company's satellite constellation.
Amazon Leo is the competing constellation owned by Amazon. Since 2009 the relevant frequencies have been licensed to U.S. operators Viasat and EchoStar. The Commission's proposal marks a shift from that arrangement, Le Monde reported.
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Russia launched ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones at Ukraine's capital overnight into Thursday. The strikes killed 11 people and injured 54, including two children, while damaging residential buildings in multiple districts.
abcnews.go.comRussian forces launched a major attack on Kyiv overnight on 1-2 July 2026, killing 13 people and injuring around 90. The strikes hit residential buildings and other sites across a wide area of the city.
dailywire.comAn 11-year-old boy drove a pickup truck into a line of 35 monks walking along a road in Mukdahan province on Thursday, killing eight and sending 14 to hospitals. Four of the injured monks remain in critical condition.