Starlink Wants More and More Spectrum. Telcos May Pay the Price.

SpaceX is systematically acquiring mobile spectrum—most recently via the EchoStar deal ($17bn for 65 MHz) and targeted AWS 3 auction bids—to move Starlink from satellite-only broadband toward a hybrid terrestrial-satellite telecommunications platform independent of carrier partnerships.

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