Rocket Lab, Iridium receive US antitrust green light, await FCC approval
By Wesley Brown ( August 13, 2026, 14:31 GMT | Insight) -- Rocket Lab and Iridium received US antitrust approval for their $8 billion deal on Aug. 12, with the companies now able to focus on the deal's pending US Federal Communications Commission clearance. The Hart-Scott-Rodino Act waiting period for the companies' transaction expired on Aug. 12 at 11:59 p.m., granting the deal antitrust approval in the US, but the companies still require approval from the FCC to transfer control of Iridium's licenses to Rocket Lab.Rocket Lab and Iridium received US antitrust approval for their $8 billion deal on Aug. 12, with the companies now able to focus on the deal's pending US Federal Communications Commission clearance....
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