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✓ VerifiedEchoStar completed the spectrum transfer closing with SpaceX, moving 50 MHz of S-band spectrum plus up to 15 MHz of AWS spectrum into the trust under the amended license purchase agreement.
Filed May 22, 2026 · 16:27 ET
Summary
- The closing, on May 22, 2026, executes the amended and restated license purchase agreement with SpaceX dated November 5, 2025.
- Subsidiaries transferred rights and licenses for an aggregate 50 MHz across the 2000-2020 MHz, 2180-2200 MHz, 1915-1920 MHz, and 1995-2000 MHz ranges, plus up to 15 MHz of AWS spectrum.
- The transfer runs through the Spectrum Business Trust structure created for the transactions.
Key facts
- Spectrum
- 50 MHz + up to 15 MHz AWS
From the filing for Spectrum
“an aggregate of 50 MHz of spectrum in frequency ranges 2000-2020 MHz, 2180-2200 MHz, 1915-1920 MHz and 1995-2000 MHz”
Why it mattersSpaceX now holds the S-band real estate for direct-to-cell; the money flows in the companion filings.
- Filed
- May 22, 2026
- Accepted
- 2026-05-22 20:27Z
- Period
- May 22, 2026
- Accession no.
- 0001415404-26-000013
- Size
- 214 KB
- Index
- Filing index