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Tuesday 3 November 2026

SpaceX in talks with EchoStar over Boost Mobile, Post says

SpaceX has talked to EchoStar about buying Boost Mobile or using its network after Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T all said no, The Washington Post reports.

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A Boost Mobile shopfront with an orange inflatable mascot on a Pittsburgh street in June 2019. Photo: Tony Webster / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0, modified

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SpaceX wants to be a phone company, and the big three American carriers have told it no. Now, according to The Washington Post, it's talking to EchoStar about Boost Mobile as a way in.

A Boost Mobile shopfront with an orange inflatable mascot and an Open sign beside a brick wall — A Boost Mobile shopfront with an orange inflatable mascot on a Pittsburgh street in June 2019. Photo: Tony Webster / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0, modified

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