Monday, October 26, 2026

SpaceX is in talks for access to at least 80,000 U.S. cell sites

Wow! Good news!

Musk is also looking into wireless networks in Europe (see e.g. my blog post here)

"... a step toward building a fourth nationwide carrier."

"SpaceX is in talks to lease access to at least 80,000 U.S. cell sites—roughly half of the country’s 158,500 purpose-built cell towers" (Google Search)


"US telecom stocks declined on Friday after a report that SpaceX was seeking thousands of cell sites for a fourth wireless carrier, ​fueling concerns over fresh competition.
Elon Musk's rocket and space technology ‌company was in talks, opens new tab to access at least 80,000 cell sites to build its wireless carrier from scratch, Bloomberg News reported late on Thursday, citing sources familiar ​with the matter."

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