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EchoStar news in 2026: 10 dated events

The latest EchoStar event on this page is dated Aug 19, 2026. communicationstoday.co.in reported: Charlie Ergen to acquire controlling stake in MobileX for $200M.

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Dated events
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Aug 19, 2026

Source: Autobound Signal API · 74 signals tracked for EchoStar · updated

News · latest 10

Latest EchoStar news

  1. Asset sale
  2. Bankruptcy
    Charlie Ergen to Acquire Controlling Stake in MobileX: ReportEchoStar's wireless subsidiary is in bankruptcy and is looking to auction off its radios.
  3. Partnership
    SpaceX's Biggest Victim Yet? Starlink's 55-Year-Old Rival Files for BankruptcyEchoStar has joined a fee-based referral program that enables its subsidiaries, such as HughesNet, to refer customers directly to SpaceX's Starlink service.
  4. News
  5. Layoff
    EchoStar to lay off 330 employees in Montgomery County330 roles (reported) · With Hughes Network Systems
  6. Bankruptcy
    Dish Cleared to Poll Creditors, Advance Restructuring PlanEchoStar Corp. is in bankruptcy, with its unit Dish Network advancing a Chapter 11 plan.
  7. Asset sale
    Dish DBS Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Plans to Restructure Amid AT&T Spectrum Deal DelayEchoStar agreed to sell 50 megahertz of nationwide spectrum to AT&T for $23 billion, with the deal anticipated to close by mid-2026.
  8. Executive departure
  9. Earnings
    Charlie Ergen’s EchoStar Loses 241,000 Pay TV Subs, Hughes Unit Files for Chapter 11 BankruptcyEchoStar reported net income attributable to the company of $8.46 billion for the second quarter, compared to a net loss of $306 million in the year-ago period.
  10. Revenue
    Hughes files for bankruptcy after GEO business loses ground to StarlinkEchoStar reported that its broadband and satellite services revenue fell 6.7% year-over-year to $317 million for the three months ending June 30.

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One POST /v1/companies/enrich call with echostar.com returns EchoStar news signals (news), each with its source. Or ask Claude through MCP.

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curl -X POST https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/companies/enrich \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"domain":"echostar.com","signal_types":["news"],"limit":20}'

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Questions about EchoStar news

What is the latest news on EchoStar?
The newest event on this page is dated Aug 19, 2026. communicationstoday.co.in reported: Charlie Ergen to acquire controlling stake in MobileX for $200M. This page lists 11 dated events for EchoStar, each with a source link.
What is going on with EchoStar?
The 10 latest events on this page cover asset sale (2), bankruptcy (2), partnership (1), news (1), layoff (1), executive departure (1), earnings (1) and revenue (1). The newest: Aug 19, 2026: Charlie Ergen to acquire controlling stake in MobileX for $200M (communicationstoday.co.in).
Is EchoStar laying off employees?
1 layoff event was reported for EchoStar. The latest: Jul 31, 2026: EchoStar to lay off 330 employees in Montgomery County (thebanner.com). See the EchoStar layoffs page for the dated list.

Page updated , the date of the newest row on this page.

Source. News articles about the company, one source link per event.

Method. Stories about the same event within 14 days merge into one row. Noise (lists, stock tips, recaps) is removed.

Data as of .

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