Charlie Ergen

Wikidata describes Charlie Ergen as an American businessman with an estimated net worth of ~$9.6B. Wikidata Markets Insider reported that Ergen is a co-founder and chairman of EchoStar. NewsAPI

Business & SEC Activity

SEC EDGAR identifies EchoStar Corp. as an operating company in communications services and associates it with the SATS ticker. SEC EDGAR Markets Insider reported, citing The Wall Street Journal, that Ergen agreed to acquire a controlling stake in wireless provider MobileX through his SPAC, CONX, in a deal valued at roughly $200 million and pending regulatory clearance. NewsAPI Fierce Network reported that the MobileX acquisition would add the mobile virtual network operator to Ergen's wireless business alongside Boost Mobile. NewsAPI

Political Activity

FEC filings show 22 contributions totaling $49,200 between October 21, 1996, and December 29, 2025. FEC The contributions included $20,200 to Democratic recipients, $18,500 to Republican recipients, and $10,500 whose party was classified as unknown. FEC The largest listed recipients included Lamborn for Congress and Families for James Lankford, at $5,800 each. FEC

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In the News

Markets Insider reported that Verizon would receive a minority MobileX stake by converting a loan into equity as part of the proposed transaction. NewsAPI Fierce Network reported that MobileX founder Peter Adderton would retain an equity stake and leadership role in MobileX. NewsAPI