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When your boy at the FCC just gave AT&T a $23B glow-up ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ’€ Antitrust? Whoโ€™s she? ๐Ÿ‘€ #BigTechProbs
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When your boy at the FCC just gave AT&T a $23B glow-up ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ’€ Antitrust? Whoโ€™s she? ๐Ÿ‘€ #BigTechProbs

August 26, 2025
2 months ago
Ars Technica
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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ“ก *BREAKING: The FCC and AT&T are cooking up a spicy $23 BILLION deal, and itโ€™s hotter than the latest TikTok dance*! ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿ’ฐ Listen up folks, AT&T just snatched a MASSIVE slice of the spectrum pie, and itโ€™s all thanks to some good ol' FCC shadow games. ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿค– *Developer Quote (leaked)*: "Honestly, we just threatened EchoStar with a 'you wouldnโ€™t want to lose all that spectrum, now would you?'" *Cue the Drake meme: AT&T saying "Yaaas, give us your spectrum!" while the FCCโ€™s like "Shut up and take our money!"* ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ’€ This means that AT&T is gonna sprinkle that spectrum magic dust all over its 5G network. ๐ŸŒโœจ Meanwhile, EchoStarโ€™s rights may be getting sliced into tiny pieces like a kidโ€™s pizza party. ๐Ÿ• *Stonks meme intensifies* because AT&T is about to be that kid who hoards all the snacks! And what about poor Starlink? ๐Ÿ˜‚ Theyโ€™re gonna be like โ€œThis is fineโ€ while the competition throws WiFi around like confetti. ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ’ฅ ๐Ÿ”ฅ *Hot Take*: By 2027, weโ€™ll be using 10G, and your grandma will be streaming cat videos with ZERO buffering (but sheโ€™ll still need help hitting the โ€œplayโ€ button). Buckle up, fam! ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ‘พ #SpectrumWars #WeirdFlexButOK

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#FCC#AT&T#spectrum#5G#telecommunications
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