Will Dish loose spectrum?

[scottcorinna]

FCC threatens EchoStar licenses for spectrum that SpaceX wants to use

SpaceX alleged EchoStar is barely using spectrum, said it’s “ripe for sharing.”…

arstechnica.com

 

[Yespage]

Someone is using their influence to push this. Dish/Echostar is required to push out 5G in a certain amount of time. They've reached most of those milestones.

 

[Bruce]

Someone is using their influence to push this. Dish/Echostar is required to push out 5G in a certain amount of time. They've reached most of those milestones.

Where?

According to the 1Q25 report, still using T-Mobile/AT&T Spectrum.

 

[Bruce]

Someone is using their influence to push this. Dish/Echostar is required to push out 5G in a certain amount of time. They've reached most of those milestones.

Here, page 71-

We are currently operating primarily as an MVNO as we continue to commercialize and grow customer traffic on our 5G Network. We are transitioning to an MNO as our 5G Network has become commercially available and we grow customer traffic on our 5G Network. We are currently activating Boost Mobile subscribers with compatible devices onto our 5G Network in markets where we have reached 5G VoNR. We currently offer a broad range of premium wireless devices on our 5G Network, including the Apple iPhone 15 and newer generation iPhones, as well as a wide selection of Samsung, Motorola and other premium devices. We have deployed 5G VoNR covering over 222 million Americans. Within our MVNO operations, today we depend in part on T-Mobile and AT&T to provide us with network services under the MNSA and NSA, respectively. As of March 31, 2025, we had 7.145 million Wireless subscribers.

https://ir.echostar.com/node/32216/html

 

[Yespage]

I'd say the lines are a bit blurry, but they are doing something, else they wouldn't have the spectrum any more.

The company currently operates as an MVNO on the T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) and AT&T (NYSE: T) networks. As more of its 5G network becomes commercially available, EchoStar is transitioning to an MNO and focusing on increasing customer postpaid traffic.

During the fourth quarter, EchoStar met its latest FCC milestone by extending 5G broadband coverage to over 80 percent or more than 268 million people, now with over 23,000 sites operational. Additionally, it expanded its 5G voice coverage with network launches in Boston, Seattle, and Pittsburgh, making VoNR available to more than 220 million people across over 100 markets.

EchoStar says it has deployed 3GPP Release 17 across the network and expects to reach 24,000 operational sites by June 14, 2025, to meet the next FCC milestone. The company believes FCC extensions allow it to build out its network more efficiently and increase competition in densely populated areas. Consequently, EchoStar anticipates lower capex levels in 2025 due to the extended FCC build-out deadlines.

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I've never been impressed with Dish advertising. They need to seriously pick up the pace on getting people to sign up. Overall, the 5G revolution has been a bust, but it is still pretty fast.

 

[Bruce]

I've never been impressed with Dish advertising. They need to seriously pick up the pace on getting people to sign up. Overall, the 5G revolution has been a bust, but it is still pretty fast.

I do not believe they want to spend the massive amount they would need, to have a successful marketing campaign, Dish has a extremely high amount of liabilities already-

EchoStar total liabilities for the quarter ending March 31, 2025 were $40.509B, a 13.42% increase year-over-year.

EchoStar Total Liabilities 2010-2025 | SATS

EchoStar total liabilities from 2010 to 2025. Total liabilities can be defined as the total value of all possible claims against the corporation. <ul style='margin-top:10px;'> <li>EchoStar total liabilities for the quarter ending March 31, 2025 were <strong>$40.509B</strong>, a...

www.macrotrends.net

The liabilities already exceed the market cap by more than 33 Billion.

EchoStar (SATS) - Market capitalization

As of May 2025 EchoStar has a market cap of $6.38 Billion USD. This makes EchoStar the world's 2367th most valuable company according to our data.

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