Tag: Dish
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Why DISH Network Isn’t Interested in Fast-Growing 5G Home Internet
5G home internet service is the talk of the broadband world, with T-Mobile, Verizon, and now AT&T seeing intense interest — and customer sign-ups — for their offerings. But DISH Network, the only other company with a 5G network that covers a large part of the country, doesn’t seem interested in taking part in the…
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DISH Network Chairman Says No Plans to Merge With DIRECTV
Satellite TV providers DIRECTV and DISH Network have long been rumored to get together, especially with the satellite industry consistently shedding subscribers. But DISH Chairman Charlie Ergen poured cold water on the speculation. “There are no plans DIRECTV,” Ergen said Monday on the company’s third-quarter earnings conference call. “Certainly for now.” DISH is already busy…
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DISH’s President & CEO Is Resigning After Over 27 Years With The Company
Today, DISH announced that its CEO Erik Carlson will resign as President and Chief Executive Officer effective November 12th. He won’t fully leave the company as he will remain on the board of directors through the closing of the already-announced merger with EchoStar. DISH says they plan to point Hamid Akhavan to the role of…
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A Battle Has Erupted Over How Much Spectrum T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon, and Dish Can Own
Major 5G wireless carriers are in agreement that there should be limits on how much spectrum an operator can accumulate, but they disagree on the details, which could have a radical impact on your service. In a filing earlier this week, DISH Network told the Federal Communications Commission that if any one carrier has too…
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T-Mobile and DISH, Which Just Made Peace on One Spectrum Deal, Are Fighting Over Another
For T-Mobile and DISH Network, the drama between the two doesn’t seem to end. DISH, fresh off of resolving one dispute with T-Mobile over the sale of a swath of spectrum, is taking on the No. 2 wireless carrier over a whole other batch of radio airwaves. The satellite company, with aspirations of becoming a…
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DISH Wants To Give You Cheap 5G Home Internet & Hopes the FCC Will Help As Cord Cutting 2.0 Grows
Cord cutters have long dreamed of having true options when it comes to internet service. Finally, cord cutters can now cancel their Cable TV service and their cable internet service, breaking completely free from cable TV thanks to new options like 5G Home Internet. This move has started what is becoming known as cord cutting…
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T-Mobile and Dish Make Peace Over Spectrum Sale
T-Mobile and Dish Network have agreed on new terms that give the satellite provider more time to acquire a swath of radio airwaves from the wireless carrier. The two companies have been in a months-long spat over the timing of the deal, with the Justice Department needing to step in. T-Mobile wanted Dish to followthrough…
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DISH Network’s Website is Back Online After a 24-Hour Outage, Leaving Customers Unable to Stream, Pay Bills, Or Get Support
For over 24 hours, snow DISH Network’s website has been down, including its support pages. This outage also means customers can’t log into apps like ESPN to stream their games because DISH’s login pages are down. For now this outage seems to be limited to DISH as Sling TV and its AirTV website are all…
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DIRECTV Also Raises Satellite TV Prices
On the heels of DIRECTV raising the price of its DIRECTV STREAM service, the company confirmed the price increases will be coming to its core satellite offering as well and take effect on November 5. Update: DIRECTV later published its list of price increases, which are listed below. The company said the average increase is…
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Dish and EchoStar Flip Merger Roles, With EchoStar To Take Over As the Parent Company
Dish Network and EchoStar Corp are still slated to merge back, but having flip-flopped on which one will be the parent. The companies disclosed in a filing with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that they are reversing their original plan, and will now merge with EchoStar as the parent company. The two companies said in…