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AT&T closes $23 billion deal to acquire spectrum from Echostar

By Thomson Reuters Jul 28, 2026 | 3:54 PM

July 28 (Reuters) – AT&T on Tuesday said ​it completed ‌its $23 billion acquisition of some wireless spectrum ‌licenses ​from ⁠EchoStar under a ⁠deal announced in August 2025.

The U.S. mobile ​carrier will add ⁠approximately 50 ⁠MHz of ​low-band and ​mid-band spectrum covering virtually ‌every market across the U.S., including ⁠30 MHz of nationwide 3.45 GHz ⁠mid-band ‌spectrum ⁠and approximately ​20 ‌MHz of nationwide ​600 ⁠MHz low-band spectrum.

(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Chris ​Reese)