Boost Mobile Founder Calls for Tax on EchoStar's Spectrum Deals
Boost Mobile founder Peter Adderton is urging the federal government to tax the money that EchoStar makes from its AT&T and SpaceX spectrum deals. "Fund a new [Affordable Connectivity Plan] for those who really need help," Adderton posted Wednesday on…
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X. "Stop spectrum hoarding. It's only fair." Adderton tagged FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and DOJ Antitrust Division Chief Gail Slater in the post, saying they "must make sure consumers don't lose while EchoStar profits from failing to build the 4th network." Boost Mobile parent EchoStar has dropped plans for its own terrestrial mobile network and plans to sell much of its spectrum holdings to SpaceX and AT&T (see 2509150003).