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US Sen. Warren, Rep. Casar call for scrutiny of AT&T, SpaceX deals with EchoStar

( December 18, 2025, 19:18 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: US Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Greg Casar urged the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission to closely scrutinize AT&T's and SpaceX's plans to acquire wireless spectrum licenses from EchoStar, and block them if the deals violate antitrust or federal telecommunications laws. “The AT&T deal – worth $23 billion – will effectively strengthen the market power of the three major wireless carriers in the U.S., and ‘close the books’ on the possibility of the emergence of an additional major competitor... The SpaceX deal – worth $17 billion – would help Musk expand SpaceX’s Starlink capacity and provide an opportunity for the company to gain ‘firepower’ in the satellite communications industry that competitors will struggle to compete with," the two Democrats said.See attached file....

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