How SpaceX Spending Spree Could Threaten AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile

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10:23 AM ET 07/08/2026

Look for Elon Musk's SpaceX (SPCX) to invest some $200 billion over the next five years globally to expand its Starlink communications business, a Morgan Stanley analyst predicted on Wednesday, who also called broadband services the biggest near-term threat to AT&T (T), T-Mobile (TMUS), Verizon Communications (VZ). SpaceX stock has retreated about 7% since the company's initial public offering. "We…