SpaceX Acquires $17 Billion Spectrum from EchoStar in Major Deal

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EchoStar is selling wireless spectrum licenses to SpaceX for approximately $17 billion to support the development of next-generation Starlink cellular satellite services, which will benefit Boost Mobile customers, and this deal, along with a $23 billion spectrum sale to AT&T, is expected to resolve FCC investigations into EchoStar's 5G expansion.
- EchoStar offloads satellite spectrum to SpaceX for $17 billion The Verge
- EchoStar Stock Soars as Firm Sells Spectrum to SpaceX, Says It Resolves FCC Issues Yahoo Finance
- FCC Ends EchoStar Probe in Light of AT&T, SpaceX Airwave Sales Bloomberg.com
- EchoStar sells spectrum to SpaceX, cancels MDA satellite contract SpaceNews
- SpaceX buys wireless spectrum from EchoStar in $17 billion deal CNBC
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