# The FCC Just Made Amazon’s $11.57 Billion Spectrum Bet Look Brilliant

- slug: the-fcc-just-made-amazons-1157-billion-spectrum-bet-look-brilliant
- date: 2026-04-24
- category: Space & Aerospace

FCC told SpaceX, Iridium and Kepler they cannot have any Big LEO MSS spectrum — and told AST SpaceMobile it has until 2030 to launch 124 satellites or lose its own.

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