Reporting citing Bloomberg says SpaceX is negotiating access to at least 80,000 US cellular-tower sites, with Crown Castle among the companies mentioned. The move would lease terrestrial infrastructure to complement satellite connectivity. Musk separately forecast that AI agents could increase communications demand 1,000-fold over three to five years, but that is not an observed result. The report does not establish a completed agreement or the construction of 80,000 new towers, and nationwide network deployment would still require substantial spending and years of execution.
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SpaceX reportedly seeks access to at least 80,000 US cell-tower sites
Musk's AI-demand estimate is a forecast, while lease negotiations are neither a signed nationwide deal nor plans to build 80,000 new towers.