The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) in the Philippines has approved a request from SpaceX’s local operating unit, Starlink Internet Services Philippines, asking that its equipment be exempted from radio station licensing. With SpaceX looking to hasten the commercial deployment of its technology in the country, the NTC confirmed via a statement that it ‘deemed approved the request of Starlink Internet Services Philippines Inc. that its Starlink User Terminals be classified as customer premise equipment [CPE] and not to subject the same to radio station licensing as it nears its commercial rollout.’ Nonetheless, Starlink Internet Services Philippines will still be required to file an application for the modification of its Type acceptance certificates with the NTC’s Equipment Standards Division.