AT&T CEO John Stankey said SpaceX’s planned cellular network would not outperform fiber, which he described as three times faster than satellite networks. He argued that installing cellular base stations alongside Starlink dishes would cost as much as building a conventional macro network and said companies cannot legally transmit cellular signals from private homes without permission. T-Mobile CFO Pete Osvaldik has also questioned Starlink’s competitive threat, citing the limits imposed by physics. SpaceX recently won FCC (U.S. communications regulator) approval for international telecommunications services, supporting its plans for direct-to-cell 5G (mobile connectivity from satellites to phones) through Starlink. The FCC is scheduled to vote on September 30 on whether to unlock an additional 1,000 MHz of spectrum for satellite broadband services.