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Shares of major U. S. wireless providers moved lower after SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) revealed plans to develop a fully integrated mobile service, raising concerns that Starlink could eventually become a direct competitor to Verizon (NYSE:VZ), AT&T (NYSE:T) and T-Mobile (NASDAQ:TMUS).

SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said the company intends to build out ground-based infrastructure to complement its satellite service

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Investing.com -- U.S. wireless stocks tumbled Tuesday after SpaceX signaled plans to build a full-fledged mobile service, raising the prospect that Starlink could eventually compete directly with Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile.

SpaceX is coming for large U.S. telecom providers. During the company’s first earnings call, SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell referenced the revenue that AT&T, Verizon Communications and T-Mobile US pull in, and said Starlink would take aim at their subscribers.

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SpaceX's ambition to build a full-fledged mobile service rattled investors in the U.S. wireless sector, as the company outlined plans that could eventually pit Starlink against industry leaders Verizon, ‌AT&T and T-Mobile. SpaceX acquired 65 megahertz of wireless spectrum licenses from EchoStar for a total of $19.6 billion through two deals ‌announced last year, giving Starlink airwaves to expand into mobile services. "The spectrum that we purchased from EchoStar does have terrestrial components, so we definitely intend to build ​out terrestrial," SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said during a post-earnings call on Tuesday.

Traditional U.S. wireless carriers are bracing for aggressive competition as SpaceX plans to expand beyond satellite coverage to build a full-scale terrestrial mobile network.

SpaceX is coming for large U.S. telecom providers. During the company’s first earnings call, SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell referenced the revenue that AT&T, Verizon Communications and T-Mobile US pull in, and said Starlink would take aim at their subscribers. “I anticipate us to be able to acquire quite a few of their customers because I think our service will be better,” Shotwell said.

Shares of T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon Communications dipped late Tuesday after SpaceX said it planned to launch a mobile offering in 2027. SpaceX can use its Starlink space-based broadband product to offer service. Shares of T-Mobile were off 1.8% in after-hours trading.

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If you're invested in telecoms, you need to put SpaceX's earnings report on your radar. The disruption that SpaceX represents has been a stressor ever since June 12 -- SpaceX's IPO date--when company President Gwynne Shotwell told CNBC that the opportunity for Starlink Mobile was huge. Shares bottomed out near $20 in early July, then recovered as SpaceX started to drop.

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