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  "id": 15719789,
  "title": "Telefónica, Deutsche Telekom, Orange and Vodafone are evaluating a joint bid for Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) spectrum in Europe.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/telefonica-deutsche-telekom-orange-and-vodafone-are-evaluating-a",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-20T08:28:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Corner",
    "slug": "the-corner",
    "url": "https://thecorner.eu/companies/telefonica-deutsche-telekom-orange-and-vodafone-are-evaluating-a-joint-bid-for-mobile-satellite-services-mss-spectrum-in-europe/127598/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Telefónica, Deutsche Telekom, Orange, and Vodafone Group have signed a letter of intent to evaluate a joint bid for Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) radio spectrum in the European Union. According to El Pais Economia, the initiative aims to establish a common European front against the growing market position of Elon Musk's SpaceX orbital network, Starlink.\n\nThe goal of the potential bid is to provide direct-to-device (D2D) connectivity, which would allow satellite mobile services to reach ordinary mobile phones without relying exclusively on third-party infrastructure, as reported by The Corner. Quartz notes that while the letter of intent covers the spectrum bid, the carriers have not yet selected a satellite partner.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Expansion ES",
        "title": "Telefónica signs its alliance with Orange, Vodafone and Telekom to compete with Starlink on satellites",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/telefonica-firma-su-alianza-con-orange-vodafone-y-telekom-para",
        "published": "2026-10-19T09:05:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "El Pais Economia",
        "title": "Telefónica, Deutsche Telekom, Orange and Vodafone are teaming up to take on Elon Musk.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/telefonica-deutsche-telekom-orange-y-vodafone-se-alian-para-plantar",
        "published": "2026-10-19T09:42:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica and Vodafone are exploring a joint satellite spectrum bid",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/deutsche-telekom-orange-telefonica-and-vodafone-are-exploring-a-joint",
        "published": "2026-10-19T11:40:24.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}