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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · AT&T (T)

AT&T closes $23 billion EchoStar spectrum license purchase, funded partly by $14.5 billion term loans

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 m&a Written later

AT&T completed its previously announced purchase of wireless spectrum licenses from EchoStar for approximately $23 billion on July 28, 2026. The company drew $14.5 billion across two term loans to help fund the purchase, and it reiterated its second-quarter 2026 financial outlook and capital allocation plan.

Key points

  • Purchase price of approximately $23 billion in cash for 600 MHz and 3.45 GHz band licenses, closed July 28, 2026
  • Term loan draws: $11.5 billion on a two-year facility and $3.0 billion on a 364-day facility, under a $17.5 billion Delayed Draw Term Loan Credit Agreement with Bank of America, N.A. as agent
  • AT&T reiterated the financial outlook and capital allocation plan from its second-quarter 2026 earnings release

The filing

CompanyAT&T (T)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 28, 2026, 4:23 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-321053

Items reported: 2.03 New Direct Financial Obligation7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 2:16 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on July 28, 2026.

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