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SpaceX Is Providing Satellite Internet Service to Towns Hit by Wildfires – PCMag AU
As SpaceX prepares to begin beta trials for Starlink, the service is already being put to use for residents in two Washington state towns hit by the wildfires.
(Credit: Washington Emergency Management)
Residents in Washington state recovering from the wildfires are remaining online, thanks to SpaceXs satellite broadband network.
The companys Starlink system has been supplying the emergency internet to residents in Malden, a town of about 200 people, where an estimated 80 percent of the homes have been destroyed by the wildfires.
On Monday, Washingtons Emergency Management Department tweeted a photo of a Starlink satellite terminal acting as a publi…
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