Lawmakers question Musk influence over Verizon FAA contract
Elon Musk proposes his own company replace Verizon in FAA contract
Verizon FAA system puts US air safety at risk, says Starlink owner Musk
Elon Musk falsely accuses Verizon of putting US air safety at 'serious risk'
WASHINGTON - Billionaire presidential adviser Elon Musk on Thursday falsely accused Verizon, a rival contractor of his SpaceX Starlink system, of putting U.S. air safety at risk through a communications system that is actually operated by L3Harris.
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The Washington Post is reporting that the FAA is close to canceling a major contract with Verizon to upgrade the agency’s air traffic control system and award the work to Elon Musk’s company, Starlink.
Elon Musk says upgrade FAA’s air traffic control system is failing and SpaceX needs take over Verizon’s contract
Elon Musk said Thursday that Verizon’s efforts to provide a critically needed upgrade to the FAA’s air traffic control system is failing. And he said that it is important that Starlink, a unit of his SpaceX satellite and rocket company,
Elon Musk Seeks to Have His Company Take Over Verizon’s $2.4 Billion Elon Musk Seeks to Have His Company Take Over Verizon’s $2.4 Billion
Elon Musk has called for the cancellation of Verizon’s $2.4 billion contract to upgrade the Federal Aviation Administration’s air traffic control system, following reports the FAA is close to reassigning the work to Musk’s internet satellite company Starlink.
Starlink owner Musk wrongly accuses Verizon of faulty US aviation system
Billionaire presidential adviser Elon Musk on Thursday falsely accused Verizon, a rival contractor of his SpaceX Starlink system, of putting U.S. air safety at risk through a communications system that is actually operated by L3Harris.
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Satellite service Starlink doesn’t have the capabilities to be the FAA’s comms backbone. Trump officials may take a $2.4B contract from Verizon and give it to Musk’s company anyway.
Elon Musk's Starlink has a growing footprint in the federal government
The use of Starlink has been adopted by at least one additional federal agency since President Donald Trump began his second term, and it’s being considered by more.
Musk walks back criticism of Verizon network, shifts blame to L3Harris
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk redirected his criticism of the Federal Aviation Administration’s aging system to L3Harris Thursday, after discovering that Verizon was not the company behind the software.
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Elon Musk Slams Verizon's Tech, Pushes for FAA to Adopt Starlink
The FAA is reportedly considering canceling a $2.4 billion Verizon contract for air traffic control upgrades because Musk's team wants SpaceX's Starlink business to handle it.
FAA Might Drop Verizon for Starlink as Elon Musk Controls U.S. Government
The $2.4 billion contract was awarded to Verizon in 2023, according to the Post, and upgrades the systems that allow FAA offices to communicate with air traffic control facilities. But Musk has been critical of Verizon in recent days,
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DOGE, filled with SpaceX employees, should not undercut Verizon in favor of Starlink to fix the FAA’s antiquated systems.