Dish Met Most 2023 5G Network Commitments, With One to Be Verified: FCC
Dish Network met June's band-specific 5G deployment commitments and two of its three nationwide 5G deployment commitments, with one nationwide commitment still to be verified, FCC Wireless Bureau Chief Joel Taubenblatt told the company in a letter last week. That…
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remaining commitment requires Dish to use a drive test -- which simulates actual user experience under ordinary use -- to verify it has deployed a nationwide 5G network using Dish spectrum, and that network provides download speeds of at least 35 Mbps to at least 70% of the U.S. population, said the agency letter. The bureau said it will verify compliance with that remaining commitment after Dish submits drive test results, and Dish has six months to do the test and submit the results. Dish included the letter in an SEC filing Monday. The company was largely expected to meet its 2023 deployment milestones (see 2306130013).