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Starlink and T-Mobile’s text-by-satellite service is available in Florida

Satellite coverage will say it’s from “T-Mobile SpaceX.”

By Jay Peters, a news editor who writes about technology, video games, and virtual worlds. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) gave SpaceX and T-Mobile temporary approval for the direct-to-cell service for areas impacted by Hurricane Helene earlier this week, where its satellites have been used to deliver emergency alerts to all phones and carriers. Now SpaceX says the FCC “has also rapidly approved emergency special temporary authority for coverage in Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton.”

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