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Elon Musk’s SpaceX to pay $17B for wireless licenses from EchoStar

admin September 8, 2025 0 Comments

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has agreed to pay $17 billion for wireless spectrum licenses from EchoStar to build out its Starlink satellite network, the telecommunications firm said Monday. The deal includes $8.5 billion in cash and up to $8.5 billion of SpaceX’s stock portfolio for two blocks of wireless spectrum that could expand its reach to […]

AT&T to buy wireless spectrum licenses from EchoStar for $23B

admin August 26, 2025 0 Comments

AT&T said Tuesday it will purchase key wireless spectrum licenses from EchoStar for about $23 billion, as the telecom provider seeks to boost its network in a competitive market. In June, President Trump prodded satellite communications and Dish TV parent EchoStar and Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr to reach an amicable deal over the fate of the company’s wireless spectrum licenses, the company said. The deal […]