Charlie Ergen to Acquire Controlling Stake in MobileX: Report

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  "company": {
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    "url": "https://broadbandbreakfast.com/charlie-ergen-to-acquire-controlling-stake-in-mobilex-report/",
    "title": "Charlie Ergen to Acquire Controlling Stake in MobileX: Report - Broadband Breakfast",
    "excerpt": "WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 2026 – EchoStar co-founder Charlie Ergen has reached a deal to acquire a controlling stake in MobileX, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. MobileX is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) offering service on Verizon’s network. The prepaid provider has customizable plans customers can add or drop features from, similar to plans recently rolled out by the national carriers, and a tool that can recommend plans based on data usage. Watch the online course preview! Learn about the 3-Part Preview of America250 / Telecom150, a Broadband Breakfast conference on October 1, 2026 Ergen’s deal would value the company at $200 million, the Wall Street Journal reported and would bring in Verizon as a minority shareholder. Ergen’s stake would be acquired through his special purpose acquisition company CONX. Ergen’s own prepaid brand, Boost Mobile, has struggled since he acquired it in 2020. Once the government’s hope for a fourth national carrier after the T-Mobile-Sprint merger was approved, EchoStar’s wireless subsidiary is bankrupt and looking to auction off its radios. “We haven’t cracked the code on how to be successful at the level we’d like to in the wireless business. In general, we’ve treaded water for four years now,” Ergen said on the company’s earnings call this month. “We think we have some strategic initiatives going forward that will reinvigorate...",
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    "published_at": "2026-08-17T22:44:14Z",
    "article_sentence": "Once the government’s hope for a fourth national carrier after the T-Mobile-Sprint merger was approved, EchoStar’s wireless subsidiary is bankrupt and looking to auction off its radios."
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