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Google's Starfish Asks to Start Building and Testing Bulikula System

Google subsidiary Starfish is seeking FCC approval to build and test parts of the Bulikula submarine cable system in U.S. territory while the agency reviews the cable landing license application. In a special temporary authority application Friday, Starfish said it…

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needs approval by Dec. 16 so cable-laying activities in U.S. territory can start on schedule. The Bulikula system would connect Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and Hawaii to Fiji and French Polynesia. Google applied for FCC approval in November 2024 (see 2411180002).