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EchoStar is exploring a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing to protect its wireless spectrum licenses from potential revocation by the FCC.
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June 6, 2025 6:21 pm ET|WSJ Pro

EchoStar is considering a chapter 11 bankruptcy filing as the company vies to shield its cache of wireless spectrum licenses from the threat of revocation by federal regulators, people familiar with the matter said. Pressure on the satellite-and-wireless company co-founded by telecom mogul Charlie Ergen mounted last month after Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr told the company that certain of its wireless and satellite spectrum rights were under review.

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