EuropeFour carriers will explore a joint bid for satellite-phone spectrum.
Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica and Vodafone want an alternative to Starlink’s 11,000-plus satellites.
The prize is the 2 GHz band, held by US firms Viasat and EchoStar until their licences expire next year.
They would build ground stations and partner with a satellite provider not yet chosen, as Eutelsat trails Starlink far behind.
The US ambassador to the EU warned last week of devastating retaliation if Brussels keeps its proposal.
How each outlet framed it
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- Financial Times News
- frames the bid as a response to the EU's 2 GHz spectrum proposal and the US ambassador's 'devastating' retaliation threat
Sources: Financial Times News