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FCC Clears EchoStar's $40 Billion Spectrum Sale to SpaceX and AT&T With a Contested $2.4 Billion Tower-Industry Escrow
FCC bureaus approved the transfer of 65 MHz to SpaceX for $17 billion and 50 MHz to AT&T for $23 billion on May 12, conditioning the deals on a $2.4 billion escrow account for tower-company claims.
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FCC Votes March 26 to Dismantle Copper Retirement Barriers as AT&T Prepares to Shut Down 30 Percent of Its Wire Centers by 2029
The FCC will vote on March 26 to eliminate Section 214 and Section 251 barriers that slow copper network retirement, potentially freeing billions in carrier capital for fiber and wireless broadband.
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