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- SpaceX is considering acquiring T-Mobile US in a deal worth about $180 billion.
- Deutsche Telekom, which owns more than 50 % of T-Mobile, also seeks a tie-up.
- Starlink holds roughly 6 % of U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) spectrum and serves over 12 million customers.
- The Department of Justice (DOJ) has blocked similar large mergers, raising antitrust concerns for the deal.
- AT&T and Verizon’s work with AST SpaceMobile could make SpaceX a direct rival.
