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AST SpaceMobile gets FCC licence to test direct-to-smartphone satellite internet – This week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has agreed to allow AST SpaceMobile to test its direct-to-smartphone satellite technology in the US. The tests will see ASTs soon-to-launch BlueWalker 3 satellite connect to customers unmodified smartphones, with the tests reportedly using lowband cellular frequencies and Q/V-band frequencies. Based on the …