# SpaceX in talks to buy Boost Mobile, report says **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [November 3, 2026, 12:36am UTC](https://forums.rwusers.com/t/spacex-in-talks-to-buy-boost-mobile-report-says/1305 "2026-11-03T00:36:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Scottathew](https://forums.rwusers.com/user_avatar/forums.rwusers.com/scottathew/32/260_2.png) [@Scottathew](https://forums.rwusers.com/u/Scottathew)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 12:36am UTC](https://forums.rwusers.com/t/spacex-in-talks-to-buy-boost-mobile-report-says/1305/1 "2026-11-03T00:36:50Z")
[https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/spacex-talks-buy-boost-mobile-or-use-its-network-washington-post-reports-2026-11-02/](https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/spacex-talks-buy-boost-mobile-or-use-its-network-washington-post-reports-2026-11-02/) > # SpaceX in talks to buy Boost Mobile or use its network, Washington Post reports > > By Reuters > > November 2, 20265:35 AM EST > > The SpaceX facility and a Falcon 9 rocket booster are shown, as the company prepares to file for an initial public offering (IPO), in Hawthorne California, U.S., April 23, 2026. REUTERS/Mike Blake [Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab](https://www.reutersconnect.com/item/spacex-facility-in-california-before-ipo/dGFnOnJldXRlcnMuY29tLDIwMjY6bmV3c21sX1JDMjRWS0FJSlQyMg%3D%3D/?utm_medium=rcom-article-media&utm_campaign=rcom-rcp-lead) > > Nov 2 (Reuters) - SpaceX [(SPCX.O), opens new tab](https://www.reuters.com/markets/companies/SPCX.O) is in talks to buy EchoStar’s [(ECHO.O), opens new tab](https://www.reuters.com/markets/companies/ECHO.O) wireless service Boost Mobile or gain access to its network, ​which it leases from AT&T [(T.N), opens new tab](https://www.reuters.com/markets/companies/T.N) and T-mobile [(TMUS.O), opens new tab](https://www.reuters.com/markets/companies/TMUS.O), the Washington Post reported ‌on Monday. > > SpaceX has held talks with telecom firm EchoStar in recent months about launching its own signature wireless service through a deal with the company, the report said, citing ​people familiar with the negotiations. > > The move would support the Elon Musk-led ​company’s plans to build a [hybrid satellite-terrestrial mobile network](https://www.reuters.com/business/what-is-low-band-spectrum-that-spacex-acquired-starlink-mobile-2026-10-09/) through Starlink ⁠Mobile, combining its satellite constellation with ground-based infrastructure to challenge US wireless ​giants AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile. > > Telecom stocks came under pressure following SpaceX’s $8 billion [spectrum deal](https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/spacex-acquire-spectrum-that-enables-starlink-mobile-services-2026-10-08/), ​as investors assessed the threat posed by a new satellite-powered wireless competitor. > > Acquiring Boost Mobile or accessing its network could give SpaceX a ready-made subscriber base and distribution platform to ​accelerate its plans. > > EchoStar had 7.38 million wireless subscribers at the end of ​the second quarter, primarily consisting of Boost Mobile and Gen Mobile customers. > > Musk has discussed the ‌deal ⁠personally, meeting with EchoStar chairman Charlie Ergen last month, the Washington Post’s report said. > > The proposed service may need consent from AT&T and T-Mobile, as Boost Mobile’s existing network-leasing agreements may not be transferable to a new owner without ​the carriers’ approval, the ​report said. > > SpaceX ⁠and EchoStar did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comment. > > EchoStar shares rose about 3.4% in premarket trading, while ​T-Mobile slipped 2%. AT&T and Verizon also edged lower. > > Analysts and ​industry experts [have ⁠pointed](https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/spacexs-spectrum-deal-still-leaves-it-far-rivaling-telecom-giants-2026-10-16/) to the challenges SpaceX might face in building a network that could become the fourth-largest wireless carrier in the US. > > The rocket and satellite company will ⁠likely ​need to invest heavily in ground infrastructure, customer ​service, handset subsidies and promotions — costly areas of the wireless business where the Big Three already ​have extensive operations. ---
**Author:** ![cbwahlstrom](https://forums.rwusers.com/user_avatar/forums.rwusers.com/cbwahlstrom/32/241_2.png) [@cbwahlstrom](https://forums.rwusers.com/u/cbwahlstrom)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 2:20am UTC](https://forums.rwusers.com/t/spacex-in-talks-to-buy-boost-mobile-report-says/1305/2 "2026-11-03T02:20:53Z")
There has to be more, or less, to the story. Boost doesn’t really have a network anymore, and AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile have already declared that they don’t want SpaceX on their network. It’s hard to understand what value Boost would be to SpaceX beyond a subscriber base.