French Court Revokes SpaceX Spectrum Authorizations

France's Council of State court revoked SpaceX's authorization to operate there in the 12 GHz band and another portion of the Ku band. In a ruling this week, it said the 2021 authorization by France's telecommunications regulator allowing SpaceX to use 10.95-12.70 GHz downlinks and 14-14.5 GHz uplinks for its fixed satellite service broadband, should have been preceded by a consultation with the public. It said such an authorization "is likely to have a significant impact on the market for the provision of broadband internet access and affect the interests of end users." SpaceX didn't comment Wednesday.