SpaceX seeks 80,000 US cell sites for a mobile network, Bloomberg reports
Crown Castle, which runs about 40,000 US towers, is discussing cell site leases with SpaceX for Starlink Mobile. Shares in AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile fell as much as 5% after the report.
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SpaceX wants access to at least 80,000 US cell sites for its planned mobile network. Kelcee Griffis reported this for Bloomberg on 22 October. The company is in talks with at least one big tower owner, Crown Castle, Bloomberg said, citing people familiar with the matter.
The deals would put SpaceX on a path to a fourth nationwide US carrier, after AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile. Bloomberg said the deals could be worth billions of dollars. TNW has not independently verified…
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