secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AT&T INC. (T)
CIK:        0000732717
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-28T20:23:38+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-321053
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.03, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

AT&T closes $23B spectrum acquisition from EchoStar; draws $14.5B in term loans
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- Acquired ~30 MHz of 3.45 GHz mid-band and ~20 MHz of 600 MHz low-band spectrum nationwide for ~$23B.
- Financed with $11.5B two-year term loan and $3.0B 364-day term loan under existing $17.5B delayed draw facility.
- AT&T reiterates financial outlook and capital allocation plan from Q2 2026 earnings release.
- Spectrum boosts 5G capacity and download speeds, covering virtually every U.S. market.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/732717/000119312526321053/0001193125-26-321053-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/732717/000119312526321053/d142142d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-321053

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