Telecom stocks sink after SpaceX Starlink acquires spectrum assets
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Shares of mobile phone service carriers fell in after-hours trading on Thursday after SpaceX (SPCX) announced it reached an agreement to acquire a nationwide low-band spectrum license portfolio. Verizon (VZ) stock fell nearly 7%, AT&T (T) stock dropped by nearly 8%, and T-Mobile…
Read at the source ↗MARKET IMPACTHIGH✦ News Impact agent estimateTone: expected bearishStarlink's entry into wireless market with low-band spectrum threatens traditional carriers' margins.AI-generated summary
✦ IN BRIEF · AIAI-generated summary
- 01SpaceX reached an agreement to acquire a low-band spectrum license portfolio from Grain Management LLC.
- 02Verizon fell 7%, AT&T dropped 8%, and T-Mobile declined 7% following the announcement.
- 03SpaceX gained 3% in extended trading; the deal is subject to FCC approval.
- 04The portfolio includes up to 14 megahertz of paired spectrum in the 800 MHz band.
NEWS IMPACT AND MARKET REACTIONChange since the story · reference
Verizon Communications Inc.46.35 USDMarket closedtoday +1.27%Negative AT&T Inc.24.89 USDMarket closedtoday +1.70%Negative T-Mobile US, Inc.171.31 USDMarket closedtoday +2.18%Negative Space Exploration Technologies Corp.160.57 USDMarket closedtoday -4.19%Positive
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