FCC lets Amazon Leo miss deployment deadline with temporary spectrum penalty

Published on June 8, 2026
Schwarz at SmallSat Symposium 2026

Amazon no longer faces a July 30 cutoff for deploying half its planned 3,232 broadband satellites, but the reprieve comes with a temporary loss of spectrum priority that could give SpaceX and other rivals more leverage in orbit.

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