lease

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The carrier initially agreed to pay the government $18 billion over the life of its contract, which runs to 2042, to lease spectrum for FirstNet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

“We are in active negotiations with multiple counterparties, but as of today, we’ve not executed a definitive lease agreement,” Fermi Chief Financial Officer Miles Everson said on a conference call Monday morning.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The chain is eyeing an expansion in Oakland and has signed a lease for the site of a former Walgreens near Lake Merritt, according to the Mercury News.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Last year, the UK government agreed to transfer control of the territory to Mauritius, paying an average cost of £101m a year to lease a joint UK-US military base on the largest island.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Because land tenure was a contentious issue in Peru, he had asked Dobyns to finalize the lease and learn more about the estate’s history.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann