https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/echostar/ The latest Flip News stories on echostar. en-GB Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:47:04 GMT https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/fcc-spacex-echostar-spectrum-d2d-approval/ https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/fcc-spacex-echostar-spectrum-d2d-approval/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT The US Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday it will vote on 29 October on advancing a new spectrum auction for direct-to-device services, a day after it approved SpaceX's plan to use the 65 MHz of EchoStar spectrum it bought for $19.6 billion to expand its D2D plans. Tom Ellery fcc spacex starlink direct-to-device echostar spectrum-auction Reuters