T-Mobile Fell 13%. Here's the Spectrum Twist. | $TMUS #Shorts - video Dailymotion

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T-Mobile fell 13.3% on 9 October 2026. The spectrum behind the move is spectrum T-Mobile used to own: it sold its 800 MHz portfolio to Grain Management for $2.9B in cash plus Grain's 600 MHz licences, completed 11 August 2026. On 8 October SpaceX agreed to buy that portfolio from Grain -- pending FCC approval.  T-Mobile sold this exact spectrum to Grain two months ago; SpaceX is now buying it from Grain  Sources: SpaceX update (8 Oct 2026); T-Mobile/Grain Management transaction, FCC-approved 1 Jul 2026 and completed 11 Aug 2026; price reported by the Wall Street Journal (terms were not disclosed by the parties). Price moves are close-to-close for the 9 Oct 2026 session.  Not investment advice. We explain what happened, we do not predict.

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00:00T-Mobile fell 13.3%.

00:02The spectrum that did it is spectrum T-Mobile used to own.

00:06Follow the 800 MHz licenses.

00:09T-Mobile sold its portfolio to Grain Management for $2.9 billion in cash plus grains, 600 MHz licenses.

00:18The regulator approved that on the 1st of July, and it completed on the 11th of August.

00:24That one is done.

00:26On the 8th of October, SpaceX agreed to buy that whole portfolio from Grain, up to 14 MHz of paired

00:33lowband.

00:34That one is not done.

00:36It needs FCC approval and customary closing conditions.

00:40Lowband is the layer that reaches inside buildings.

00:44T-Mobile took cash and 600 MHz licenses for it.

00:48Two months later, a competitor agreed to buy the same airwaves.

00:52Whether that was a bad trade depends on a network nobody has built yet.

00:56Doors

00:56T-Mobile

00:57T-Mobile

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