FCC Chair Brendan Carr said a series of wireless spectrum auctions could generate more than $100 billion over the next couple of years, with three additional sales planned after a 2027 auction of 160 megahertz of Upper C-Band spectrum. The agency has formally notified the administration of plans to complete the additional auctions by the end of 2028. Carr said interest from companies beyond AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile is increasing, potentially strengthening competition in a U.S. mobile market largely served by those three providers. Recent transactions include the FCC's May approval of EchoStar's $40 billion sale of spectrum to SpaceX, and AT&T and Verizon's 2024 agreement to buy $1 billion of spectrum assets from U.S. Cellular. SpaceX acquired spectrum for Starlink device-to-device service and other offerings. The FCC is also opening more spectrum for space-based broadband, while the Trump administration has begun laying the groundwork for multiple 6G auctions in 2028. The push is intended to support growing demand from artificial intelligence, driverless cars, connected sensors and other technologies while increasing competition, lowering consumer prices and raising Treasury revenue. CTIA said Americans used 159.3 trillion megabytes of data in 2025, up 20% from 2024, while AI traffic is growing three times faster than standard wireless traffic and could represent nearly one-third of broadband traffic by 2034.