FCC lets SpaceX cut satellite altitude to improve Starlink speed and latency

SpaceX was granted permission to use a lower orbit for Starlink satellites, as regulators agreed with SpaceX that the change will improve broadband speed and latency while making it easier to minimize orbital debris. In granting SpaceX's request, the Federal Communications Commission dismissed opposition from Viasat, Hughes, Dish Network, OneWeb, the Amazon subsidiary known as Kuiper, and other satellite companies that claimed the change would cause too much interference with other systems. The FCC order said that SpaceX's license change "does not create significant interference problems," rejecting allegations made by Dish Network and other companies.