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EchoStar Shares Jump on Talks to Sell Spectrum to Verizon

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By Kelcee Griffis

September 29, 2025 at 9:46 PM UTC

Updated on

September 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM UTC

EchoStar Corp. shares jumped after news that the satellite-TV company is engaged in talks to sell some of its wireless spectrum to Verizon Communications Inc.

The talks involve EchoStar’s AWS-3 licenses, valuable for carrying 5G wireless signals, according to people familiar with the situation, who asked to not be identified because the discussions are private.