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Amazon to invest $14 billion in satellite broadband plan

By David Shepardson and Joey Roulette on Aug 1, 2020 9:07AM

Amazon to invest $14 billion in satellite broadband plan

Plans to deploy 3236 satellites.

Amazon will invest more than US$10 billion (A$14 billion) to build a network of 3236 satellites that will provide high-speed broadband internet services to people around the world who lack such access. The announcement follows the US Federal Communications Commission's approval of the ...

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