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posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday July 31 2019, @10:39PM   Printer-friendly
from the no-internet-for-you! dept.

Russia Denies OneWeb's Satellite Internet Request:

A firm that plans to launch hundreds of satellites into orbit to provide worldwide internet coverage has failed in its latest attempt to get approval in Russia.

OneWeb, whose headquarters are in the UK, was seeking to use a certain band of radio frequencies in Russia.

However, the State Commission for Radio Frequencies has denied it permission to do so.

OneWeb has been trying to get approval for its Russian operations since 2017.

The company was founded by US entrepreneur Greg Wyler. It launched its first six satellites, out of a proposed 650, into orbit in February.

In 2017, Russia's communications authority Roskomnadzor blocked OneWeb from offering services in the country.

And the Federal Security Service (FSB) said that the satellites could be used for espionage.

Of note is that OneWeb is using Russian rockets and launch sites to deploy its satellites.


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  • (Score: 2) by Nobuddy on Thursday August 01 2019, @03:53PM

    by Nobuddy (1626) on Thursday August 01 2019, @03:53PM (#874075)

    Deploy away, and let russia remain isolated as they wish. The low orbit sats can reach anywhere with even crude antennas. The people will do the rest, no official sanction needed.

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