SpaceX strikes $17B deal to buy EchoStar’s spectrum for Starlink’s direct-to-phone service

September 8, 2025 Ram Iyer

Elon Musk's SpaceX has agreed to acquire 50 MHz of wireless spectrum and mobile satellite service spectrum licenses from EchoStar for about $17 billion in cash and stock for its Starlink satellite network.

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