DISH Acquires DBS and OTT Assets from EchoStar

[DWS44]

That's the thing I find curious about a Verizon deal, though. Verizon has such a large infrastructure already, they seem the least likely to need all the Dish spectrum, unless they were just making a play to keep it away from their competitors.

 

[goaliebob99]

Its funny...when they did the big split, everyone was all like "Because Merger is coming!!!"

Now, they are re-combining, and everyone is again "Because Merger is coming!!!"

It makes more sense with the combining than it did with the split.

 

[MikeD-C05]

So DISH will do SLING Tv and also manufacture the set top boxes as well as write the software and they will own and maintain the uplinks and the satellites themselves ? So what exactly will Echostar do besides Hughes net internet? I guess we get Vemka back at DISH instead of Echostar too?

 

[DWS44]

Maybe they did it just to get Vivek back!

 

[Troch77]

This was interesting.

At Deutsche Bank, analyst Bryan Kraft says some investors are wondering whether media leaks over a Verizon-Charter deal are aimed at bringing Dish to the bargaining table. Dish owns 78 MHz of mid-band radio spectrum but needs a partner to make use of that spectrum.

http://www.investors.com/news/technology/verizon-charter-merger-knocked-on-5g-synergies/

 

[Troch77]

Here's another link about T mobile
http://www.investopedia.com/news/report-deal-between-dish-tmobile-proposed/

 

[dare2be]

Just what we need, another conglomeration abomination.

 

[comfortably_numb]

Here's another link about T mobile
http://www.investopedia.com/news/report-deal-between-dish-tmobile-proposed/

Even if Dish and Tmo merge, and launch a 5G network, that network would be limited to the size of Tmo's current infrastructure, which is severely lacking in size compared to Verizon. It certainly wouldn't do many rural customers much good, including me.. all I have is a Verizon tower near me

 

[Stephen Henson]

As much as I hate Verizon, I would rather see a Merger with them than TMOBILE.
Verizon has an Infrastructure already in place that towers anything Tmobile could dream of .

TMOBILE merger, would be a very Ho Hum merger.

Verizon would never be allowed to merge with Dish because of the spectrum that dish owns

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Tapatalk

 

[Troch77]

Even if Dish and Tmo merge, and launch a 5G network, that network would be limited to the size of Tmo's current infrastructure, which is severely lacking in size compared to Verizon. It certainly wouldn't do many rural customers much good, including me.. all I have is a Verizon tower near me

Verizon can bring things to the Table that TM can only dream of.
First TM is a Cheap Wireless only provider.

Verizon in the Landline, TV and Wireless business already.
I could see more happening with Verizon way faster.

TMOBILE i see a future of more pissed off customers with lackluster cell phone service and not enough money left over to support a fleet of satellites.

And If Charlie has control,
T mobile will get exploited, sued, and probably start losing customers in an attempt to maximize profit as fast and careless as possible.

Again only my opinion .

 

[Juan]

Really? I hadn't noticed.

I think the point is that the former administration would have probably been much harder for any of these mergers to get by than this one will be, and they let that one by.

The would have let the att/time warner merger fly...so far Trump has opposed...Trump is not a typical republican so far...should be real interesting

Sent from my SM-G920V using the SatelliteGuys app!

 

[Troch77]

Verizon would never be allowed to merge with Dish because of the spectrum that dish owns

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Tapatalk

Care to explain?

 

[Juan]

That's the thing I find curious about a Verizon deal, though. Verizon has such a large infrastructure already, they seem the least likely to need all the Dish spectrum, unless they were just making a play to keep it away from their competitors.

There is only "x" amount of spectrum available..eventually charlie will get his price

Sent from my SM-G920V using the SatelliteGuys app!

 

[Stephen Henson]

Care to explain?

Because Verizon is the largest cell phone provider in the country is the reason they would never allow Verizon and dish to merge this would have to sell that Spectrum to be able to merge with Verizon

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Tapatalk

 

[Troch77]

Because Verizon is the largest cell phone provider in the country is the reason they would never allow Verizon and dish to merge this would have to sell that Spectrum to be able to merge with Verizon

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Tapatalk

But Dish doesn't have a cell phone infrastructure and barely a Internet Infrastructure.
So why does it matter?
They allowed the Largest Satellite provider to merge with the second largest Wireless provider, that also had 6 million of its own TV subscribers.

Thats merger was far larger conflicting of intrest than a Verizon and Dish Merger.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Maybe they did it just to get Vivek back!

He never left DISH as he was working at Both.

 

[Stephen Henson]

But Dish doesn't have a cell phone infrastructure and barely a Internet Infrastructure.
So why does it matter?
They allowed the Largest Satellite provider to merge with the second largest Wireless provider, that also had 6 million of its own TV subscribers.

Thats merger was far larger conflicting of intrest than a Verizon and Dish Merger.

Yeah but DirecTV didn't own any Spectrum

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Tapatalk

 

[Stephen Henson]

But Dish doesn't have a cell phone infrastructure and barely a Internet Infrastructure.
So why does it matter?
They allowed the Largest Satellite provider to merge with the second largest Wireless provider, that also had 6 million of its own TV subscribers.

Thats merger was far larger conflicting of intrest than a Verizon and Dish Merger.

Has nothing to do with Dish Network not having any system setup for a cell phone company it just has to do with the fact that they own Spectrum

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Tapatalk

 

[Troch77]

Has nothing to do with Dish Network not having any system setup for a cell phone company it just has to do with the fact that they own Spectrum

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Tapatalk

But where does it say that Dish having unused spectrum would prevent a merger or Buy out?

Here is also where Verizon stands against ATT.
http://www.forbes.com/powerful-brands/list/

 

[Troch77]

Also here is another Fun fact.

Dish and Verizon are both Headquartered in the USA.

As was Directv And AT&T.

T mobile is not.

Not to bring this thread political but in this case the Government is for keeping Jobs in America now more than ever.

So I would not be surprised our president/government doesn't allow a T mobile merger with our American based Satellite provider.

Essentially handing Dish over to a Germany based company?

Not so sure that a good idea.