The FCC approved sale of spectrum licenses from EchoStar to AT&T and SpaceX, while requiring that funds be set aside to ensure that the builders of that network are protected.
EchoStar, the parent company of DISH Wireless, decided to sell its spectrum for a hefty profit, but the entire wireless ecosystem could pay the price. Learn the facts vs myths about the issue.
WIA President and CEO Patrick Halley responds to WSJ editorial urging the FCC to put guardrails on the EchoStar transactions.
Wall Street Journal Editorial Board says Charlie Ergen sat on spectrum and will now turn a nice profit. They call on Mr. Ergen to pay his debts to wireless builders.
Study finds EchoStar/DISH Defaults Will Trigger Billions in Losses, Potential for Higher Wireless Prices, and Slowdowns in U.S. Infrastructure Buildout
Fiction can often foreshadow reality, even in the telecom sector. In “The Producers,” Mel Brooks imagined Bialystock and Bloom making more money from a flop than a hit.
Free State Foundation’s Randolph Maythe: “The Commission should find some means of ensuring that EchoStar will not be allowed to use…
A broad coalition of infrastructure providers, communications service providers, contractors, equipment manufacturers, and property owners whose operations have been placed at risk by EchoStar/DISH’s abrupt suspension of payments submitted
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