secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     EchoStar CORP (SATS)
CIK:        0001415404
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-28T20:14:16+00:00
Accession:  0001415404-26-000035
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.90
Item codes: 1.02, 2.01, 8.01, 1.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

EchoStar closes $20.25B spectrum sale to AT&T; repays $5.7B in debt
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- Closed sale of 3.45 GHz and 600 MHz licenses to AT&T for $20.25B cash plus $2.4B into FCC Trust.
- DISH DBS repaid $2.0B of 7.75% Senior Notes due 2026 in full.
- DISH Network Corp redeemed $3.686B of 11.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2027.
- FCC Trust of $2.4B established to cover eligible claims related to the sold licenses.
- 99-year lease extension granted to AT&T for certain Hawaii wireless spectrum.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1415404/000141540426000035/0001415404-26-000035-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1415404/000141540426000035/sats-20260728x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001415404-26-000035

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