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EchoStar completes $26B acquisition of DISH Network

Wed, 03 Jan 2024 17:06:00 +0000

EchoStar has announced the completion of its $26 billion acquisition of DISH Network. The deal combines two of the nation’s largest providers of satellite and wireless services into one telecoms giant. Under the terms of the agreement, DISH Network has become a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar. All outstanding shares of DISH Network’s common stock... Read more »

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T-Mobile ordered to prove it didn’t lie to get Sprint merger approval

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 15:50:53 +0000

T-Mobile has been ordered to prove it didn’t lie to government regulators about its 3G shutdown plans to win approval for its Sprint merger. In a ruling by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), T-Mobile is ordered “to show cause why it should not be sanctioned by the Commission for violating Rule 1.1 of the... Read more »

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DISH switches to AT&T after accusing T-Mobile of anti-competitive behaviour

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 09:48:09 +0000

DISH will pay AT&T at least $5 billion over the next decade to access its network following a spat with T-Mobile. Since August 2020, T-Mobile has stopped activating and selling phones that don’t support VoLTE to encourage any holdouts still relying on 3G to upgrade. DISH isn’t happy with T-Mobile bringing forward its plans to... Read more »

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