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M&A · Announced · 26 Aug 2025

AT&T purchase of EchoStar spectrum

EchoStar agreed to sell spectrum to AT&T as part of resolving FCC concerns.

Company
EchoStar 3.45 GHz and 600 MHz spectrum licences
Type
M&A
Status
Announced
Date
26 Aug 2025
Value
US$23bn
Value basis
About US$23bn in cash
Region
US
Segment
Spectrum

Parties

Key terms

Price
about US$23bn cash

Sources

  1. EchoStar 8-K: spectrum sale and hybrid MNO agreement sec.gov · 26 Aug 2025

Record ORB-INV-2025-0011. Investments are kept apart from the financings register and never counted in debt totals.

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