Eutelsat CEO says US demand holds despite SpaceX push to curb European rivals

George Mihalcea

April 27 : Demand for alternative satellite services from U.S. businesses and the Pentagon is resilient despite SpaceX's request to U.S. regulators to restrict access for European rivals, the CEO of European satellite operator Eutelsat said. In a letter to the Federal Communications Commission on April 16, Elon Musk's SpaceX urged the FCC to limit market access to foreign satellite operators whose governments block or disadvantage U.S. operators. SpaceX pointed to Luxembourg-based SES as an