FAA approves 4,000 Starlink terminals, considers canceling $2.4B Verizon contract
FAA approved shipment of 4,000 Starlink terminals and ordered staff to find “tens of millions of dollars” for Starlink deal while considering canceling $2.4B Verizon contract for air traffic control communications. Creates conflict as DOGE leader Musk oversees federal spending cuts while his companies receive contracts. Officials avoiding paper trails by delivering orders verbally.
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- Musk's Starlink gets FAA contract, raising new conflict of interest concerns (2025-02-25)
- FAA close to canceling $2.4 billion Verizon contract in favor of Musk's Starlink (2025-02-26)
- FAA Officials Ordered Staff to Find Funding for Elon Musk's Starlink (2025-03-03)
- Sherrill Calls for Investigations Into Elon Musk's Vast Conflicts of Interest (2025-02-01)
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