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AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon shares fall on SpaceX spectrum purchase

Original: T, TMUS, VZ Stocks Plunge After-Hours As SpaceX Buys 800 MHz Spectrum For Starlink Mobile

Shares of AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon dropped in after-hours trading following news that SpaceX has bought 800 MHz spectrum to expand Starlink's direct-to-mobile service. Investors see the move as SpaceX stepping up as a direct competitor to the major US carriers, potentially undermining their control of mobile coverage. Traders reacted immediately, sending telecom stocks down as the implications sank in.

Why now: SpaceX acquiring cellular spectrum signals a credible new threat to US telecom incumbents' business.

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