I don't totally disagree with some things you say there. If you include surcharges as fees DISH has lower and less fees than most anyone but that doesn't mean what they have aren't high, just as the whole industry has become.
DISH is already cutting costs, existing customers can be saving hundreds, new customers save hundreds and can save $7 off fees. In addition with the much lesser expensive packages they have that some others do not like Flex, Welcome etc. there can only be so much room to cut the price, and is why you don't get the discounts I am getting if you have those.
The bottom line is three things. We agree the fees for all providers have become very high. I don't know how that can be disagreed by anyone.
Second, we disagree the fees are just because. They are part of the business plan and if no fees or substantially less fees then something else has to be increased or Surcharges like Directv and Charter etc have to be added. If DISH did not continue to improve I would be more willing to say they could do what you want. But you ignore the money that goes into R&D and other places like satellite launches where DISH does not stay stagnant. So they do plow money back into the business.
Third, DISH has a path for saving big money. You (I don't mean literally you) may not like that path but it's there and I'm using it saving $$$ every month. The discussion could be, instead of any of those current customer savings, instead of the savings new customers get, maybe instead of some other perks that have a dollar value DISH could simply lower costs or maybe do away with a fee or two. To me that's the discussion.