SpaceX agreed to buy cellular spectrum licenses from Grain Management for $8 billion. The deal threatens to intensify competition for AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile. Shares fell sharply Friday, with AT&T and Verizon on track for their biggest one-day declines in more than 24 years.

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