RKLB Stock Suffers Worst Week Ever: AST SpaceMobile Partner Challenges Iridium Deal

Ligado Networks, partner to AST SpaceMobile, urged the FCC to closely review Rocket Lab’s $8 billion acquisition of Iridium Communications, citing Iridium's history of filing regulatory petitions to block competitors including their SkyTerra Next mobile satellite service. The acquisition, which would combine Rocket Lab's manufacturing with Iridium's L-band spectrum and customer base, faces regulatory scrutiny amid industry disputes and Rocket Lab's Neutron rocket launch delays.

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