T-Mobile boss pledges balance on spectrum spend

Anne Morris2026-02-13T14:49:00

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US telco is committed to maintaining its spectrum leadership, but will not buy frequencies at any cost.

This article includes:

Themes: Auction strategy; Build versus buy; Mid‑band spectrum; Spectrum leadership; Spectrum policy; Spectrum valuation; Telecoms mergers and acquisitions (M&A).
Events: T-Mobile US Capital Markets Day.
People: Srini Gopalan; Tim Höttges.
Geographic: USA.
Organisations: AT&T; EchoStar; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Grain Management; National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA); SpaceX; Starlink; T‑Mobile US.

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