At its Public Meeting yesterday, the PA PUC unanimously approved Starlink’s amended petition relinquishing its designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier. The official action comes in the wake of the FCC’s decisions in 2022 and 2023 to deny Starlink’s application for funding from the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund. An accompanying Joint Statement from Chairman Steve DeFrank and Commissioner John Coleman, notes that the Commission will explore any alternatives to keep Starlink’s $63 million RDOF award in Pennsylvania.