Feb 27 (Reuters) - Billionaire Elon Musk on Thursday

said that Starlink terminals are being sent on an emergency

basis to restore air traffic control connectivity in the United

States.

"The Verizon communication system to air traffic control is

breaking down very rapidly. The FAA assessment is single digit

months to catastrophic failure, putting air traveler safety at

serious risk," Musk said in a post on social media platform X.

The move comes after the Washington Post reported on

Wednesday that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is close

to canceling a $2.4 billion contract awarded to Verizon

to overhaul a communications system, and awarding the work to

Elon Musk's Starlink.

(Reporting by Mrinmay Dey in Bengaluru)