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Adrianinsing ( Date: 11-Oct-2021 18:47) Posted:
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o moguls want rules to favor their visions for high-speed broadband service. Is there space enough for the two of them?
The skirmish between Elon Musk, left, and Charlie Ergen over wireless spectrum has a nastier edge than most telecom disputes.
Photo: FROM LEFT: Patrick Pleul/Pool via Reuters Robert Galbraith/ReutersBy
On a call last December with Ajit Pai, the Federal Communications Commission&rsquo s chairman at the time, Mr. Musk said that if the commission considered a proposal to begin the process of opening up a certain swath of wireless frequencies for ground-based 5G service, it would pose a threat to his Starlink satellite network, according to people familiar with the discussion.
In later filings with the FCC, Mr. Musk&rsquo s Space Exploration Technologies Corp., better known as SpaceX, told the regulator it needed those airwaves, which sit above 12 gigahertz on the wireless spectrum, free and clear for its Starlink swarm of satellites to beam high-speed broadband internet service to disconnected homes across the country. SpaceX didn&rsquo t respond to requests for comment for this article.
The Tesla billionaire&rsquo s main antagonist in this case is Dish Network Corp. DISH -2.85% Chairman Charlie Ergen, another mogul with a history of tangling with regulators. Mr. Ergen&rsquo s Dish and his allies&mdash who include Dell Computer founder Michael Dell through his personal investment fund, MSD Capital&mdash are pressing the government to allow cellphone towers to send high-speed internet signals over the same airwaves. SpaceX and fellow satellite operator OneWeb oppose changes that they say threaten their goal of expanding internet access from the skies.
The Tesla billionaire&rsquo s main antagonist in this case is Dish Network Corp. DISH -2.85% Chairman Charlie Ergen, another mogul with a history of tangling with regulators. Mr. Ergen&rsquo s Dish and his allies&mdash who include Dell Computer founder Michael Dell through his personal investment fund, MSD Capital&mdash are pressing the government to allow cellphone towers to send high-speed internet signals over the same airwaves. SpaceX and fellow satellite operator OneWeb oppose changes that they say threaten their goal of expanding internet access from the skies.
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This is the kind of skirmish that companies often wage in Washington over finite resources subject to government rules&mdash but with more-prominent personalities and a nastier edge than most telecom disputes. Fights over wireless spectrum are becoming increasingly common as technological advances like 5G let companies stream data in ways considered impossible a few years ago, spurring new demand for space on the airwaves to carry those signals.
This is the only thread ever where one guy talks to himself
stansays ( Date: 11-Oct-2021 17:15) Posted:
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The whole thread you like talking to yourself other than sharing
Singapore raises 2021 growth forecast to 6-7% on faster Covid-19 vaccinations
According to MTI, the Singapore economy expanded by 14.7 per cent on a year-on-year basis in the second quarter of 2021.ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN
The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) on Wednesday (Aug 11) upgraded its gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast range for 2021 to 6 per cent to 7 per cent.
The new prediction compares with the previous full-year forecast of 4 per cent to 6 per cent, made first in November last year and comes after Singapore began easing some of its Covid-19-related curbs this week and vaccination coverage topped above 70 per cent of the population.
The forecast for faster growth was also backed by a better-than-expected economic performance in the first half of the year when GDP grew 7.7 per cent from the first six months of 2020.
The upgrade didn&rsquo t come as a surprise, as most private economists had already raised their projections for 2021 GDP growth, ranging from 6.3 per cent to 7.5 per cent.
Mr Gabriel Lim, Permanent Secretary for Trade and Industry, said: &ldquo The Singapore economy is expected to continue to see a gradual recovery in the second half of the year, supported in large part by outward-oriented sectors.&rdquo
While the progressive easing of domestic and border restrictions will support the recovery of consumer-facing sectors and alleviate labour shortages for migrant-reliant sectors, demand is not expected to return quickly as travel restrictions globally are likely to be lifted cautiously, which will limit growth in tourism- and aviation-related sectors, he said.
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