# SpaceX’s ambitious, expensive gamble to replace AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon

- Source: The Verge
- Published: 2026-10-17T14:00:00+00:00
- Category: Tech
- Original: https://www.theverge.com/podcast/1012416/spacex-starlink-elon-musk-cell-carrier-wireless-mobile-att-verizon-t-mobile
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/spacex-s-ambitious-expensive-gamble-to-replace-at-t-t-mobile-and-veriz-8a5a82/

Today, I’m talking with Walter Piecyk, a partner and analyst at LightShed Partners who covers tech, media, and telecom, about SpaceX’s recently announced plan to become a major wireless carrier. Last week, SpaceX agreed to buy a big chunk of low-band spectrum to expand the Starlink network, spectrum that’s been traded around the telecom business […]

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