SpaceX looks poised to pay rival Hughesnet a commission that works out to two months of service revenue for each customer it converts to Starlink, according to new regulatory filings.
This “fee-based referral program” was first revealed in November after Hughesnet’s parent company, EchoStar, reached a nearly $20 billion spectrum deal with SpaceX to essentially become partners. In a Monday financial filing, EchoStar revealed more details.
SpaceX will compensate EchoStar with two…

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