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FCC threatens EchoStar licenses for spectrum that SpaceX wants to use
SpaceX alleged EchoStar is barely using spectrum, said it’s “ripe for sharing.”…
There is also a pending petition filed by Vermont-based VTel Wireless, which asked the FCC to reconsider a 2024 decision to extend EchoStar construction deadlines for several spectrum bands. "In this case, teetering on the verge of bankruptcy, EchoStar found itself unable to meet the commitments previously made to the Commission in connection with its approval of T-Mobile's merger with Sprint—an approval predicated on EchoStar constructing a fourth nationwide 5G broadband network by June 14, 2025," VTel wrote in its October 2024 petition. "In 2019, EchoStar's predecessor, Dish, agreed to meet specific buildout obligations in connection with a number of spectrum licenses across several different bands," Carr wrote.
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