FCC clears AST SpaceMobile constellation as launch setback clouds ramp-up

Published on April 22, 2026
Illustration of an AST SpaceMobile BlueBird cell service satellite. Credit: AST SpaceMobile

AST SpaceMobile received permission to provide direct-to-smartphone broadband services in the United States with up to 248 satellites, days after a botched launch complicated plans to ramp up deployments this year.

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