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** Shares of Satellite Communications Firm AST SpaceMobile Asts.o up 13.7% at $20.71 on Fri After Co Said Federal Communications Commission Authorized It to Test Service in the U.S. via Its Partnerships With AT&T T.n and Verizon Vz.n
** Midland, Texas Co L Ate Thurs Said Fcc Granted It a Special Temporary Authority, Adding That the Approval Enables Its Five Commercial Bluebird Satellites to Provide Voice, Data and Video Applications on Both Firms' Premium Low-Band Wireless Spectrum Without Special Software or Devices or Updates
** "....we Are Now Accelerating Our Path to Commercial Activity, Starting With Testing Service With off-the-Shelf Cellular Handsets on AT&T and Verizon Networks" - Chief Commercial Officer Chris Ivory
** in Nov, Jeff Bezos' Rocket Company Blue Origin Signed Multi-Launch Deal With Asts to Deploy the Firm's Direct-to-Cellular Satellites
** With Move on the Session, Asts Shares Down ~2% YTD. Stock Closed at $2.87 a Year Ago
** All 5 Analysts Covering Asts Rate Stock "Buy" With Median PT of $36, per Lseg Data
(Lance Tupper Is a Reuters Market Analyst. the Views Expressed Are His Own)
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