October 12, 2026: FCC approves SpaceX’s D2D constellation, Lumos to acquire ALLO Fiber assets

The Broadband Exchange · Oct 12, 2026 · 9m · transcript

In this week’s episode of The Broadband Exchange, from Telecompetitor, we discuss the FCC’s approval of SpaceX’s 15,000-satellite direct-to-device constellation, the Lumos acquisition of ALLO Fiber assets, Starlink’s plan to sell hourly and weekly passes, a new USDA grant, reports on BEAD and cybersecurity, and much more.

Chapters

(00:00:04) - Intro

(00:00:19) - SpaceX FCC Satellite-to-Phone Authorization

(00:01:27) - Starlink Community Host Pay-as-you-go Model

(00:01:56) - Ookla Study on VoNR vs 4G Call Performance

(00:02:33) - T-Mobile vs Charter Advertising Dispute

(00:03:06) - Parks…