WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - A growing number of U.S.

lawmakers are raising questions about the potential for SpaceX

CEO Elon Musk to interfere or take over a $2.4 billion Federal

Aviation Administration telecommunications contract with rival

Verizon.

Musk, a senior adviser to President Donald Trump who owns

satellite company Starlink, has sharply criticized the current

FAA telecom system. "Elon Musk's tweets suggest he's trying to

interfere in the Air Traffic Control system - including trying

to cancel FAA's $2.4 billon competitively awarded

telecommunications upgrade contract in favor of a sole source

installation of his Starlink services - and sure seem to raise

serious red flags," Senator Maria Cantwell said late Friday.