09:15 AM EST, 11/27/2024 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with T-Mobile comment in 2nd paragraph)

The Federal Communications Commission said Tuesday it has approved a license for T-Mobile (TMUS) and SpaceX unit Starlink to boost internet coverage from space to remote areas, Reuters reported Tuesday.

"We thank the FCC for its order [Tuesday] authorizing the next major milestone on the road to ending mobile dead zones," a T-Mobile spokesperson said to MT Newswires.

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