The CEO of US satellite TV provider Dish Network has reportedly said that his company could partner with T-Mobile USA if its prospective deal with AT&T fails. Bloomberg reported that Dish Network CEO Joseph Clayton said that Dish Network could merge its…
The CEO of US satellite TV provider Dish Network has reportedly said that his company could partner with T-Mobile USA if its prospective deal with AT&T fails.
Bloomberg reported that Dish Network CEO Joseph Clayton said that Dish Network could merge its spectrum assets with T-Mobile USA or another wireless company in order to create a stronger competitor for AT&T and Verizon Wireless.
Clayton also reportedly said that Dish was not interested in making money by selling its spectrum, but instead wants to create a national wireless network in data, video and voice.
He also suggested that Dish could potentially partner with mobile operator Sprint Nextel or with WiMAX wholesaler Clearwire.
A spokesman for Deutsche Telekom, the parent company of T-Mobile USA, refused to comment on the report.
Dish Network agreed to acquire US satellite services operator Terrestar for US$1.375bn in June. It also acquired the assets of DBSD North America after a bankruptcy auction in March.
It subsequently applied to the FCC to combine the spectrum from these transactions.
According to Bloomberg, Clayton made clear that Dish is still waiting for FCC approval to use the spectrum that it acquired this year and is not able to make final plans until it gets that approval.
