The deal raises questions over whether SpaceX will push out Verizon, which has a contract to upgrade FAA communications. Starlink testing is focused on remote sites, the FAA says.

Starlink equipment was installed as a prelude to a takeover of a $2 billion contract held by Verizon, government employees, contractors and others say.

The Federal Aviation Administration has agreed to use Elon Musk’s Starlink system to upgrade the information technology it uses to manage the U.S. airspace