Its own network
Global Facilities-Based Authority
SpaceX may carry U.S.–international traffic on facilities it owns or controls — including Starlink satellites and related ground infrastructure.
Federal Communications Commission/September 17, 2026
Grant of AuthorityClosed
Starlink Mobile is cleared to carry U.S. traffic overseas.
The FCC granted Space Exploration Holdings international Section 214 authority for Starlink Mobile, then closed the file. This briefing keeps every official field and says what each one actually means.
- Last action
- Granted
- File status
- Closed
- Review
- Streamlined
- Filing to grant
- 23 days
02 — Timeline
Twenty-three days, start to finish.
Streamlined 214 applications are built to move about two weeks after the accepted-for-filing notice. This one did. No protests appear on the public summary.
August 25, 2026 at 12:25:05
Filed
Date Filed
Space Exploration Holdings submitted the International 214 application to support Starlink Mobile.
August 28, 2026
Accepted for filing
Accepted for Filing PN Date
The FCC published a public notice that the application was complete. That starts the streamlined review clock.
September 17, 2026
Granted and closed
Grant Date / Actions Taken PN Date / Status Date
The Bureau granted the authority, listed it on the actions-taken public notice, and closed the file.
03 — Parties
Applicant and contact are the same office.
Both blocks on the form list Space Exploration Holdings, LLC at its Washington regulatory address — not the factory, not Starbase.
Applicant Info
Space Exploration Holdings, LLC
Suite 475
Washington, DC 20004
United States of America
FRN
0025985060
Contact Info
Space Exploration Holdings, LLC
Identical name, FRN, and address. The summary does not list a separate outside counsel or alternate contact.
1155 F Street, N.W., Suite 475
04 — Limits
What this grant is not.
A 214 is a U.S. common-carrier permission slip. It removes one legal barrier. It does not finish the rest of the stack.
Not a global on-switch
This does not turn Starlink Mobile on worldwide today. Other countries still have to authorize service on their own terms.
Not a satellite or spectrum license
A 214 grant is a common-carrier service authorization. It is not permission to launch satellites, use new spectrum, or build a U.S. terrestrial cell network.
Not a voted Commission order
Adopted date and release date are blank because this was a routine Bureau grant by public notice, not a full Commission vote.
Not a term-limited permit
Term begin and term end are blank because international 214 authority generally runs until it is surrendered or revoked.
05 — Official record
Every field, in English.
Nothing from the ICFS summary is omitted. Each row keeps the original column name, the stored value, and a plain-language reading so the database dump is no longer the interface.
01
What was asked
The FCC stores a short title for every 214 file. This one names Starlink Mobile in plain language.
Purpose of the filing
Application Information
Application for International 214 Authority to support Starlink Mobile service offerings
SpaceX asked the FCC for International Section 214 authority specifically to support Starlink Mobile service offerings.
02
The decision
These four fields are the outcome. Everything else on the form is context around this grant.
What the FCC did
Last Action
Grant of Authority
The application was approved. It was not dismissed, returned, or left pending.
Whether the case is finished
Application Status
Closed
Closed means the docket is done. There is nothing left for the FCC to decide on this file.
Grant date
Grant Date
2026-09-17
The authority was granted on September 17, 2026.
Last action date
Last Action Date
2026-09-17
Same day as the grant. This is when the Bureau recorded the final action.
Status date
Status Date
2026-09-17
The date the file flipped to Closed.
03
Authority granted
A U.S. company needs Section 214 permission before it can operate as an international common carrier. SpaceX received both standard forms of that permission.
Service types
Service Type(s)
Global Facilities-Based Authority
SpaceX may carry U.S.–international traffic on facilities it owns or controls — including Starlink satellites and related ground infrastructure.
Global Resale Authority
SpaceX may also buy wholesale international capacity from other carriers and resell it, which is how roaming and backup routes usually work.
“Global” is the FCC’s default worldwide grant, still subject to the exclusion list and foreign regulators.
04
How it was processed
These flags explain why the grant moved in weeks instead of months.
Fast-track review
Streamlined
Yes
Yes means the application qualified for streamlined processing under the FCC’s 214 rules. Unopposed, complete applications from eligible carriers can be granted about 14 days after the accepted-for-filing notice.
Unpaid-fee hold
Red Light Status
No
No means SpaceX did not have unpaid FCC fees or forfeitures that would freeze the file. A red-light hold would have blocked the grant.
Environmental review
Environmental Impact
None
None. This is a service authorization, not a construction or launch permit, so no environmental assessment was attached.
Delegated-authority number
DA Number
26-998
DA 26-998 is the public-notice number for this staff-level grant. It was not a full Commission vote.
05
The calendar
From filing to grant took 23 days. From public notice to grant took 20.
Filed
Date Filed
2026-08-25 12:25:05
Recorded as August 25, 2026 at 12:25:05. That timestamp is what the FCC stored; the form does not state a time zone.
Public notice that it was complete
Accepted for Filing PN Date
2026-08-28
Published August 28, 2026. PN means public notice. This is when the streamlined clock started.
Public notice of the grant
Actions Taken PN Date
2026-09-17
Published September 17, 2026, the same day as the grant.
06
Fields left blank — and why
Empty on this form does not mean missing data. These slots are for other kinds of FCC actions.
Adopted date
Adopted Date
None
Used when the Commission votes on a formal order. A streamlined 214 grant by public notice has no adopted date.
Release date
Release Date
None
Used when a written order is issued. This grant was issued by listing it on the actions-taken notice, so there is no separate release.
When the license starts
Term Begin Date
None
International 214 authority is not a fixed-term license. It starts with the grant and continues until surrendered or revoked.
When the license ends
Term End Date
None
No expiration date was assigned. None is the normal value for this kind of authorization.
07
Who filed
The applicant is SpaceX’s licensed operating company, listed at its Washington regulatory office — not Starbase or Hawthorne.
Company
Applicant Info
Space Exploration Holdings, LLC
Space Exploration Holdings, LLC is the FCC applicant of record for this 214 file.
FCC Registration Number
FRN(s)
0025985060
0025985060 is SpaceX’s unique ID in the FCC’s CORES registrant database. The same number appears on the contact record.
Address
Applicant Info
Space Exploration Holdings, LLC 1155 F Street, N.W. Suite 475 Washington, DC 20004 United States of America
1155 F Street, N.W., Suite 475, Washington, DC 20004, United States of America.
08
Who the FCC should call
On this file, the contact block is identical to the applicant block.
Contact company
Contact Info
Space Exploration Holdings, LLC
No separate outside counsel or alternate contact is listed on the summary.
Contact FRN
FRN(s)
0025985060
Same registrant number as the applicant: 0025985060.
Contact address
Contact Info
Space Exploration Holdings, LLC 1155 F Street, N.W. Suite 475 Washington, DC 20004 United States of America
Same D.C. office as the applicant: 1155 F Street, N.W., Suite 475, Washington, DC 20004, United States of America.
09
Lookup IDs
Use these if you want to pull the original docket. They are the only stable handles for this grant.
File number
File Number
ITC-AMD-20260821-00252
ITC means International Telecommunications Certificate. AMD means this filing is an amendment of a pending 214 application. 20260821 is the FCC’s file-date stamp in the number, even though the stored Date Filed is August 25.
Authorization ID
Call Sign/Auth ID
T260050
T260050 is the 214 certificate number itself. T is the international-authorization prefix, 26 is the year, 0050 is the sequence.