Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Commits $100 Million to AST SpaceMobile
Verizon…AST SpaceMobile, 2901 Enterprise Lane, Midland Spaceport Business Park, Midland, TX 79706, United States
Starts 05/29/2024CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE2.3 years agoAST SpaceMobile's 8-K dated May 29, 2024 reports that "On May 23, 2024, the Company and Verizon ... entered into a Convertible Note and Memorandum of Understanding for an investment and commercial prepayment commitment totaling $100.0 million"; the pin is the day it was disclosed.^[1]
Verizon agreed to put $100 million into satellite-to-phone startup AST SpaceMobile: a $35 million convertible note plus $65 million of prepaid service payments, the second tied to regulatory approval and a definitive commercial agreement.
$100M
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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
AST SpaceMobile Satellite Beta Starts for Verizon
Midland, Midland County, Texas, United StatesVerizon…
Starts 12/31/2026ESTIMATED 62% CONFIDENCEin 98 daysAST's Q2 2026 results: 'Continued progress towards beta service in 2026 with initial 3,000 digital cells activated across the Continental United States'; TechTimes^[2] quotes AST's beta launch with AT&T and Verizon 'later this year' - a bare year is taken as 31 December.
AST SpaceMobile expects to start beta space-based cellular broadband with AT&T and Verizon before the end of 2026, reaching ordinary phones over Verizon's 850 MHz spectrum, though coverage will be intermittent until more satellites fly.
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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Launches Satellite Texting to Any Phone on Android
Verizon…1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United States
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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon Plan Satellite Joint Venture
Verizon…1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United States
Starts 05/14/2026 10:55AMCONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE133 days agoVerizon's^[1] release is dated 05/14/2026 and PR Newswire^[3] stamps the joint release 'May 14, 2026, 06:55 ET'.
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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Closes $1 Billion UScellular Spectrum Purchase
U.S. Cellular Plaza 1, 8410 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, O'Hare, Chicago, IL 60631, United StatesVerizon…
Starts 06/01/2026CONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE115 days agoArray's 8-K: "On June 1, 2026, Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc. (f/k/a United States Cellular Corporation) ... completed the previously announced sale of select spectrum assets to Verizon Communications Inc."^[1]
Verizon completed its $1 billion cash purchase of cellular, AWS and PCS spectrum licenses from Array Digital Infrastructure, the former UScellular, covering about 8 percent of the US population.
$1B
0.65
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Wins $3.2 Billion of AWS-3 Spectrum in FCC Auction 113
Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street Northeast, NoMa, Washington, DC 20554, United StatesVerizon…
Starts 06/26/2026CONFIRMED 91% CONFIDENCE90 days agoPublic notice DA 26-633, "Released: June 26, 2026", announces the Auction 113 winning bidders; it says bidding concluded on June 23, 2026.^[1]
Verizon, bidding as Cellco Partnership, won 82 of the 200 AWS-3 licenses in FCC Auction 113 for $3.16 billion, the bulk of the $3.57 billion the auction raised from seven winning bidders.
$3.2B
0.65
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Completes Acquisition of Starry
38 Chauncy Street, Downtown Crossing, Boston, MA 02111, United StatesVerizon…
Starts 01/30/2026CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE237 days agoVerizon's^[4] 2025 Form 10-K: "On January 30, 2026, we completed the acquisition of Starry Group Holdings, Inc. (Starry), a fixed wireless broadband provider serving multi-dwelling units in five markets across the U.S."
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Space09/20/2026@TechDesk
Falcon 9 launches Starlink Group 15-25
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USASpaceX
Starts 10/10/2026 4:00PMESTIMATED10 days late60% CONFIDENCEin 16 daysSpaceflight Now's^[2] schedule (checked 2026-09-23): "Falcon 9 Starlink 15-25 - 'TBD' launch time on October 10 | SLC-4E, Vandenberg"; rocketlaunch.org gives October 10, 4:00 PM UTC. No firm time yet.
A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. Lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA to Low Earth Orbit. The booster is due to land at Of Course I Still Love You.
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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Signs Multibillion-Dollar Corning Fiber Deal Through 2032
Verizon…1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United States
09/08/2026 - 12/31/2032CONFIRMED 86% CONFIDENCE16 days agoVerizon^[1], 8 September 2026: an agreement 'for 80+ million miles of high-density optical fiber and connectivity solutions from 2027 to 2032' - the end is the exclusive boundary after 2032.
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Space09/20/2026@TechDesk
Falcon 9 launches Starlink Group 15-27
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Starts 09/20/2026 1:47AMSCHEDULED 75% CONFIDENCE4 days agoLaunch Library 2 lists this as the no-earlier-than launch time; launches slip.^[1]
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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Completes $20 Billion Frontier Acquisition
Verizon…1919 McKinney Avenue, Uptown, Dallas, TX 75205, United States
Starts 01/20/2026CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE247 days agoVerizon's^[3][4] 8-K: "On January 20, 2026, Verizon Communications Inc. completed the previously announced acquisition of Frontier Communications Parent, Inc."
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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Agrees to Buy Frontier for $20 Billion
Verizon…1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United States
Starts 09/05/2024 10:00AMCONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE2.1 years agoVerizon's^[1] release is dated "September 5, 2024" and says the two companies "today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement"; the page was published 10:00Z, ahead of the 8:00 AM ET investor call it announces.
Verizon agreed to buy Frontier Communications, the largest pure-play US fiber provider, in an all-cash deal valued at $20 billion ($38.50 a share), adding 2.2 million fiber subscribers and reach to 25 million premises across 31 states and DC.
$20B
0.64

Business Wire copy on Nasdaq^[1]: 'Published Oct 8, 2025 7:30am EDT ... today announced the signing of a definitive commercial agreement with Verizon^[3]'.

Start: Oct 8, 202590% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

Verizon Signs AST SpaceMobile Satellite-to-Phone Deal

AST SpaceMobile signed a definitive commercial agreement to connect Verizon customers' ordinary phones to its BlueBird satellites across the continental US from 2026, using Verizon's 850 MHz spectrum.

AST SpaceMobile signed a definitive commercial agreement to provide direct-to-cellular service to Verizon customers when needed, starting in 2026^[1]
It expands the strategic partnership the companies announced in May 2024^[1]
The service pairs Verizon's terrestrial network and its premium 850 MHz low-band spectrum with AST's low Earth orbit network, covering the continental US^[1]
The deal followed test voice and video calls and two-way RCS messaging between unmodified phones and a BlueBird satellite^[1]
AST's shares jumped on the news^[2]

Notable features

Connects directly to everyday smartphones, with no special equipment^[1]
Uses Verizon's 850 MHz cellular spectrum from space^[1]
AST says its BlueBirds carry the largest commercial communications arrays ever deployed in low Earth orbit^[1]

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nasdaq.com/press-release/ast-spacemobile-announces-definitive-commercial-agreement-verizon-support-space-based
nasdaq.com· Posted Sep 24, 2026· Starts Oct 8, 2025 ✓· 74% of score
Business Wire copy on Nasdaq: 'Published Oct 8, 2025 7:30am EDT ... today announced the signing of a definitive commercial agreement with Verizon^[3]'.
[2]85%
Verizon signs deal with AST SpaceMobile to provide cellular service from space. AST shares surge
cnbc.com· Published Oct 8, 2025· 19% of score
CNBC report of the same-day agreement and the jump in AST shares.
[3]75%
Verizon conquers remaining Dead Zones through Satellite with help of Test Man and Buzz Aldrin
verizon.com· Published Jan 31, 2025· 7% of score
Background: the strategic partnership with a $100 million Verizon commitment, the 850 MHz band plan, and the FCC's special temporary authority for BlueBird tests with Verizon phones.

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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Commits $100 Million to AST SpaceMobile
Verizon…AST SpaceMobile, 2901 Enterprise Lane, Midland Spaceport Business Park, Midland, TX 79706, United States
Starts 05/29/2024CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE2.3 years agoAST SpaceMobile's 8-K dated May 29, 2024 reports that "On May 23, 2024, the Company and Verizon ... entered into a Convertible Note and Memorandum of Understanding for an investment and commercial prepayment commitment totaling $100.0 million"; the pin is the day it was disclosed.^[1]
Verizon agreed to put $100 million into satellite-to-phone startup AST SpaceMobile: a $35 million convertible note plus $65 million of prepaid service payments, the second tied to regulatory approval and a definitive commercial agreement.
$100M
0.89
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
AST SpaceMobile Satellite Beta Starts for Verizon
Midland, Midland County, Texas, United StatesVerizon…
Starts 12/31/2026ESTIMATED 62% CONFIDENCEin 98 daysAST's Q2 2026 results: 'Continued progress towards beta service in 2026 with initial 3,000 digital cells activated across the Continental United States'; TechTimes^[2] quotes AST's beta launch with AT&T and Verizon 'later this year' - a bare year is taken as 31 December.
AST SpaceMobile expects to start beta space-based cellular broadband with AT&T and Verizon before the end of 2026, reaching ordinary phones over Verizon's 850 MHz spectrum, though coverage will be intermittent until more satellites fly.
0.84
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Launches Satellite Texting to Any Phone on Android
Verizon…1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United States
Starts 03/19/2025CONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE1.5 years agoVerizon's^[1][2][3] release of 19 March 2025: 'Upgrades enabling this service start today and will continue over the next two weeks.'
Verizon became the first US carrier to let customers text any other phone by satellite when out of cellular range, starting with Samsung Galaxy S25 and Google Pixel 9 phones.
0.76
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon Plan Satellite Joint Venture
Verizon…1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United States
Starts 05/14/2026 10:55AMCONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE133 days agoVerizon's^[1] release is dated 05/14/2026 and PR Newswire^[3] stamps the joint release 'May 14, 2026, 06:55 ET'.
The three biggest US carriers agreed in principle to form a joint venture pooling spectrum so satellite operators can reach phones directly and all but end wireless dead zones.
0.71
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Closes $1 Billion UScellular Spectrum Purchase
U.S. Cellular Plaza 1, 8410 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, O'Hare, Chicago, IL 60631, United StatesVerizon…
Starts 06/01/2026CONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE115 days agoArray's 8-K: "On June 1, 2026, Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc. (f/k/a United States Cellular Corporation) ... completed the previously announced sale of select spectrum assets to Verizon Communications Inc."^[1]
Verizon completed its $1 billion cash purchase of cellular, AWS and PCS spectrum licenses from Array Digital Infrastructure, the former UScellular, covering about 8 percent of the US population.
$1B
0.65
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Wins $3.2 Billion of AWS-3 Spectrum in FCC Auction 113
Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street Northeast, NoMa, Washington, DC 20554, United StatesVerizon…
Starts 06/26/2026CONFIRMED 91% CONFIDENCE90 days agoPublic notice DA 26-633, "Released: June 26, 2026", announces the Auction 113 winning bidders; it says bidding concluded on June 23, 2026.^[1]
Verizon, bidding as Cellco Partnership, won 82 of the 200 AWS-3 licenses in FCC Auction 113 for $3.16 billion, the bulk of the $3.57 billion the auction raised from seven winning bidders.
$3.2B
0.65
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Completes Acquisition of Starry
38 Chauncy Street, Downtown Crossing, Boston, MA 02111, United StatesVerizon…
Starts 01/30/2026CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE237 days agoVerizon's^[4] 2025 Form 10-K: "On January 30, 2026, we completed the acquisition of Starry Group Holdings, Inc. (Starry), a fixed wireless broadband provider serving multi-dwelling units in five markets across the U.S."
Verizon closed its purchase of Starry, a fixed wireless provider serving about 100,000 apartment-building customers in Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Denver and Washington with millimeter-wave technology.
0.65
Space09/20/2026@TechDesk
Falcon 9 launches Starlink Group 15-25
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USASpaceX
Starts 10/10/2026 4:00PMESTIMATED10 days late60% CONFIDENCEin 16 daysSpaceflight Now's^[2] schedule (checked 2026-09-23): "Falcon 9 Starlink 15-25 - 'TBD' launch time on October 10 | SLC-4E, Vandenberg"; rocketlaunch.org gives October 10, 4:00 PM UTC. No firm time yet.
A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. Lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA to Low Earth Orbit. The booster is due to land at Of Course I Still Love You.
0.65
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Signs Multibillion-Dollar Corning Fiber Deal Through 2032
Verizon…1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United States
09/08/2026 - 12/31/2032CONFIRMED 86% CONFIDENCE16 days agoVerizon^[1], 8 September 2026: an agreement 'for 80+ million miles of high-density optical fiber and connectivity solutions from 2027 to 2032' - the end is the exclusive boundary after 2032.
Verizon agreed to buy more than 80 million miles of Corning optical fiber from 2027 to 2032 to push toward 40-50 million broadband passings and build long-haul fiber between AI data centers.
0.65
Space09/20/2026@TechDesk
Falcon 9 launches Starlink Group 15-27
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USASpaceX
Starts 09/20/2026 1:47AMSCHEDULED 75% CONFIDENCE4 days agoLaunch Library 2 lists this as the no-earlier-than launch time; launches slip.^[1]
A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. Lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA to Low Earth Orbit. The booster is due to land at Of Course I Still Love You.
0.65
Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Completes $20 Billion Frontier Acquisition
Verizon…1919 McKinney Avenue, Uptown, Dallas, TX 75205, United States
Starts 01/20/2026CONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE247 days agoVerizon's^[3][4] 8-K: "On January 20, 2026, Verizon Communications Inc. completed the previously announced acquisition of Frontier Communications Parent, Inc."
Verizon closed its $20 billion purchase of Frontier Communications, making it a wholly owned subsidiary and extending Verizon's fiber reach to almost 30 million passings across 31 states and DC.
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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
Verizon Agrees to Buy Frontier for $20 Billion
Verizon…1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United States
Starts 09/05/2024 10:00AMCONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE2.1 years agoVerizon's^[1] release is dated "September 5, 2024" and says the two companies "today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement"; the page was published 10:00Z, ahead of the 8:00 AM ET investor call it announces.
Verizon agreed to buy Frontier Communications, the largest pure-play US fiber provider, in an all-cash deal valued at $20 billion ($38.50 a share), adding 2.2 million fiber subscribers and reach to 25 million premises across 31 states and DC.
$20B
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