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SpaceX Explores Buying Its Way Into the Phone Bill

November 3, 2026 at 6:00 AM EST · New York time

SpaceX has held talks with Boost Mobile parent EchoStar about a possible route into the wireless carrier business, The Washington Post reported. The discussions could lead to SpaceX buying Boost outright or gaining access to its cell network, according to the Post's sources. Boost leases network access from AT&T and T-Mobile. A deal could give SpaceX a terrestrial path for a wireless service as the company looks for new uses for its Starlink satellite network. The talks are not a completed transaction, and the reporting notes a potential obstacle. For now, the idea is a possible shortcut into an industry where building a nationwide carrier from scratch would be a formidable undertaking. The contrast is appealing: a company known for putting equipment in orbit is considering the old-fashioned business method of using infrastructure somebody else already has. Even a space venture can look at the cost of starting over and decide the existing paperwork might be worth reading. For mobile customers, a new service could eventually add another choice, though its terms and price remain unknown. The rocket has not landed in the phone-plan aisle yet. It is merely examining the shelf and wondering whether the easiest way to reach it is to buy the shelf.

Satire. Not factual reporting. Read the original reporting from the linked publishers.