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Elon's INSANE SpaceX Phone Announcement

Reach out to Farzad to implement AI in your small business: https://farzad.fm/consulting Master Plan: What Elon Musk is Actually Building book: https://a.co/d/04C1qu8Z Abundance or Collapse book: https://a.co/d/0cQgFdGH Farzad Mesbahi (@farzad-fm) — humanity's analyst on disruptive innovations and their 1–20 year implications. https://farzad.fm Exclusive: https://farzad.fm/fznews/elons-insane-spacex-phone-announcement SpaceX just agreed to buy nationwide 800 MHz low-band spectrum, the one piece Starlink Mobile was missing to reach phones inside buildings. AT&T's CEO said Starlink "doesn't get through buildings very well." In the same answer, he named the fix: lower band spectrum. This video explains what spectrum is (with a bass-through-the-wall analogy), how the satellites, the EchoStar mid-band and the new 800 MHz band fit together, what still needs FCC approval, and why the phone companies should be paying attention. What we cover: • The two pieces of news: the FCC approval for 15,000 next-generation satellites (Oct 6) and the 800 MHz deal (Oct 8) • Low-band vs mid-band, and why low-band gets indoors • The puzzle: satellites, EchoStar's mid-band, and now the bass • Elon's "last critical piece" post, and AT&T's fair counterpoint about high-rises • What still has to happen before any of this is live Sources and clips: • Elon Musk on X: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2108296168094544099 and https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2108296638263652416 and https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2058633428594315756 • Sawyer Merritt on X: https://x.com/SawyerMerritt/status/2108294354108616887 • John Stankey, AT&T CEO, Yahoo Finance (Sep 10, 2026): https://finance.yahoo.com/video/spacexs-starlink-disrupt-wireless-industry-120000208.html • SpaceX, first video call through Starlink Direct to Cell (May 21, 2024): https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1792981845296160791 • Mark Rober x T-Mobile, texting from a satellite (Dec 16, 2024): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWIkbxTGoRI • Grain Management press release (Oct 8, 2026): https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/grain-management-announces-definitive-agreement-to-sell-nationwide-800-mhz-spectrum-portfolio-to-spacex-302902974.html I have been a shareholder of Tesla since 2012 and currently own Tesla stock. Nothing I say constitutes as investment or financial advice. I have been a shareholder of Lemonade since 2025 and currently own Lemonade stock. Nothing I say constitutes as investment or financial advice. I currently own SpaceX stock. Nothing I say constitutes as investment or financial advice. I currently own NVIDIA stock. Nothing I say constitutes as investment or financial advice. I currently own Meta stock. Nothing I say constitutes as investment or financial advice. Disclosure: nothing in this video is investment or financial advice. Real clips and posts are shown with credit for commentary and news reporting.

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