A decision on the proposal that would allow Dish Network...
A decision on the proposal that would allow Dish Network to deploy a terrestrial service could come sooner than some telecom industry professionals expected. A notice of proposed rulemaking on allowing terrestrial use of 2 GHz wireless spectrum was introduced…
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this year (CD March 22 p4). It sounds like the FCC’s final draft of the NPRM may be ready to go, Wells Fargo analyst Marci Ryvicker said in a research note recounting a Wells Fargo wireless symposium. “We believe that the September timeframe as suggested in several trade reports may actually be correct.” Many speakers at the symposium suggested that the higher band spectrum has significant value, she said. This spectrum “provides capacity to complement the coverage that many of the wireless carriers currently have through their lower band spectrum, such as the 700 MHz.” Symposium speakers also suggested that a potential purchase of Dish by AT&T is unlikely to occur in the near term “although this could be the ultimate scenario down the line,” she said. In terms of Dish Chairman Charlie Ergen’s strategy, it’s likely that Dish partners with various parties inside and outside the wireless ecosystem “to ensure a better place in both the pay-TV and wireless industries,” she added.