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EchoStar had two new satellites under construction. Their service .life will be between 15 and 25 years.

The satellite tv companies are some of many hundreds of companies that either were or are in decline and are a stable investment for decades during their decline. They can be quite profitable. The managers are skilled at managing decline -not growth. EchoStar/Dish satellite tv service is...

yes FCC made some major upgrades to their records system this summer and I had to do some digging to find the right files.. A preliminary look at the contours using the ITU system indicates it is a conventional spot beam satellite similar to their other newer satellites. It will take me some...

-----"The ECHOSTAR-25 satellite includes thirty-six 150 W saturated transmit power capability TWTAs, nineteen 165 W saturated transmit power capability TWTAs, and two (2) 35 W TWTAs for telemetry in contingency mode. At the nominal 110.00° W.L. orbital location, ECHOSTAR-25 will use up to...

So, when it is all done, EchoStar 15 will provide Conus coverage from 119W and EchoStar 25 will provide spot beam coverage from 110W.

EchoStar has filed with FCC for license and launch of the EchoStar 25 satellite at the nominal 110W slot. ------"At the nominal 110° W.L. orbital location, EchoStar is licensed to operate over 29 of the available 32 DBS channels (specifically channels 1-27, 29,and 31).3 Currently, EchoStar...

And, as part of the deal Boost gets access to the SpaceX cell service for unserved areas when it rolls out. Not talking about the texting deals - actual voice service.

I think this article does a great Job of explaining what happened and what is likely to happen. https://www.lightreading.com/satellite/how-the-echostar-spacex-deal-reshapes-the-u-s-wireless-and-satellite-landscape

Bloomberg headline

And made a deal to use/sell the SpaceX space to cell phone service on their Boost network>

Plus another 2 billion where SpaceX will make EchoStar's interest payments up into 2027

Now - one can expect to see some type of tie up between Echostar and Directv since most if not all of those pesky bondholders will be gone.

And , he got caught in the rapid runup of interest rates when rolling the debt over after cheap money disappeared

Current licenses values as carried on the books. The 6 and 3 MHz licences are involved in the AT&T deal

For me, it was about $$$ I was needlessly throwing away. I do miss the hopper with it's blinding speed and ease of use but not much else