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SBC looks to renegotiate EchoStar deal
By Paul Taylor in New York
Published: July 21 2005 17:46 | Last updated: July 21 2005 18:18
sbc communications inc logoSBC Communications is seeking to renegotiate its agreement with EchoStar Communications under which the Texas-based telecoms group resells Echo-Star's Dish satellite TV service.
Rick Lindner, SBC's chief financial officer, confirmed on Thursday during a conference call with analysts to discuss SBC's second-quarter results the two companies had held talks about "how to evolve the relationship".
SBC is understood to be seeking to reduce the "acquisition costs" the wholesale price it pays EchoStar for the Dish service, but Mr Lindner said nothing had been decided.
He said in spite of speculation on Wall Street, the relationship between the two partners remained strong. "We are looking at changes that will be of benefit to both companies."
Mr Lindner's comments came in response to questions about a sharp decline in the number of new Dish subscribers SBC signed up in the latest quarter. SBC added only 10,000 net new Dish subscribers in the second quarter, well below the previous quarter's 70,000.
The SBC finance chief said the numbers reflected a shift in marketing strategy as SBC geared up to begin selling its "Project LightSpeed" fibre optic-based advanced video service next year. As part of that shift he said SBC planned to focus its marketing of the Dish service in those areas where it does not plan to roll out its own IPTV service and where cable TV competition is fiercest.
SBC's second-quarter earnings fell by 14 per cent partly due to SBC's share of merger costs at its Cingular Wireless joint venture. There was a charge to cover the costs of terminating a contract with WilTel Communications. Net income fell to $1bn, or 30 cents a share, from $1.17bn, or 35 cents, a year earlier. Excluding the Cingular merger and contract termination costs, net income would have been $1.4bn or 43 cents a share.
Sales rose by a modest 1.3 per cent to $10.3bn, bolstered by strong sales to business customers and strong broadband DSL subscriber growth offsetting a continued decline in residential consumer access lines.
By Paul Taylor in New York
Published: July 21 2005 17:46 | Last updated: July 21 2005 18:18
sbc communications inc logoSBC Communications is seeking to renegotiate its agreement with EchoStar Communications under which the Texas-based telecoms group resells Echo-Star's Dish satellite TV service.
Rick Lindner, SBC's chief financial officer, confirmed on Thursday during a conference call with analysts to discuss SBC's second-quarter results the two companies had held talks about "how to evolve the relationship".
SBC is understood to be seeking to reduce the "acquisition costs" the wholesale price it pays EchoStar for the Dish service, but Mr Lindner said nothing had been decided.
He said in spite of speculation on Wall Street, the relationship between the two partners remained strong. "We are looking at changes that will be of benefit to both companies."
Mr Lindner's comments came in response to questions about a sharp decline in the number of new Dish subscribers SBC signed up in the latest quarter. SBC added only 10,000 net new Dish subscribers in the second quarter, well below the previous quarter's 70,000.
The SBC finance chief said the numbers reflected a shift in marketing strategy as SBC geared up to begin selling its "Project LightSpeed" fibre optic-based advanced video service next year. As part of that shift he said SBC planned to focus its marketing of the Dish service in those areas where it does not plan to roll out its own IPTV service and where cable TV competition is fiercest.
SBC's second-quarter earnings fell by 14 per cent partly due to SBC's share of merger costs at its Cingular Wireless joint venture. There was a charge to cover the costs of terminating a contract with WilTel Communications. Net income fell to $1bn, or 30 cents a share, from $1.17bn, or 35 cents, a year earlier. Excluding the Cingular merger and contract termination costs, net income would have been $1.4bn or 43 cents a share.
Sales rose by a modest 1.3 per cent to $10.3bn, bolstered by strong sales to business customers and strong broadband DSL subscriber growth offsetting a continued decline in residential consumer access lines.
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I've had a H3 receiver for years but just recently began watching and recording 4k content. I'm consistently having the display revert to the upper left quarter of the screen after fast forwarding or pausing the playback of 4k recordings.
Some research I've done blames it on the Hopper as not having the processing power to quickly shift between the FF or pause playback formats and it leaves the playback device in a mode thinking that it's no longer receiving a 4k stream. So it displays the 1/4 image.
I've found that I can quickly recover back to a full screen 4k display by using the remote sequence Pause / Info / Resume.
I've tested this on two different monitors, but they're both LGs, so maybe it's the TVs, and not the Hopper? Is this a known problem? Anyone else experience this?
Some research I've done blames it on the Hopper as not having the processing power to quickly shift between the FF or pause playback formats and it leaves the playback device in a mode thinking that it's no longer receiving a 4k stream. So it displays the 1/4 image.
I've found that I can quickly recover back to a full screen 4k display by using the remote sequence Pause / Info / Resume.
I've tested this on two different monitors, but they're both LGs, so maybe it's the TVs, and not the Hopper? Is this a known problem? Anyone else experience this?
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Pissed off at the crappy healthcare costs
My health Insurance renewal for 2027 just came in. Going from $827 a month to $1,187 a month. Deductible going up a $1k to $9,350. Max out of pocket also going up $1k to $11,000. Doctor co-pay of $40. Urgent Care co-pay $50. ER 50% coinsurance after deductible. That's all in network. Out of network is double, should it be needed.
Have to think about this. I'm really tempted to just go without now. I only go to the doctor once or twice a year. I pay out of pocket for Tirzepitide and can do without the Rosuvastatin (crestor) now. Really tired of spending over $10k a year and getting nothing out of it.
After years with Blue Cross I switched last year to Ambetter as my Blue Cross premium was going from $1200 to $1800 for a Silver plan and the Bronze plan was still going to be $1300 at BCBS. Ambetter was $827 for the same coverage with a Bronze plan. Didn't think it would jump this much so soon.
I'm guessing a Silver plan is probably over $2,000 a month for 2027.
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Such a scam. Healthcare.gov shows me cheaper individual plans available for 2027 from ambetter that ambetter doesn't show on their website. Looked it up. I've spent $68,000 in premiums the last 5 years and got nothing out of it except a few doctors visits and labs.
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have you even been abroad. talk about the cost of health care the whole cost of living in merica is a scam. were taxed to death so bad everyone's a slave to the govt. explore the cost of living in other countries it might blow your mind!!!Such a scam. Healthcare.gov shows me cheaper individual plans available for 2027 from ambetter that ambetter doesn't show on their website. Looked it up. I've spent $68,000 in premiums the last 5 years and got nothing out of it except a few doctors visits and labs.
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Looks like dish is Bankrupt. Filling tomorrow Tuesday June 30th
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Can't remember where or who I saw predict this.
It wouldn't surprise me to see Elon soon own all of DISH / Echostar in the future.
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elon and charlie will have a sat phone network.. i just have a gut feeliingCan't remember where or who I saw predict this.
It wouldn't surprise me to see Elon soon own all of DISH / Echostar in the future.
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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Over the past few weeks, I have had problems connecting to streaming services (Netflix, HBO et al). When I go to the TV's native Channels, I have no problem. The Dish internet troubleshooter shows I have a good internet connection. I'm wondering whether it's an issue with my internet provider or a problem with the Dish software on the Hopper Plus. Anyone else seeing this?
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After having continuing trouble with my eight+ year old Dell Inspiron laptop I am looking to hopefully catch a good deal on new one. My options to buy is Costco and Sam's Club. It seems like a lot of new laptops are 2 in 1 which I do not need. I use the laptop to mainly surf the web and keep up with my finances, money and bills. I would like to have at least a 15" screen and having a touchscreen is a plus. The keyboard would need to lighted also. I don't game any. It would have to be Windows instead of and not Mac. The brands I see the most are Asus, Dell and HP. My two last laptops has been Dell's. Of these brands are there any standouts over the other brands. My budget (hopefully) is $600+-. Also while researching I noticed that do not have ethernet ports.
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I had an old Wireless Joey replaced by a Wireless Joey 4 (Android TV) - still have a Hopper 3 without the Hopper Plus. What do I have to do to get the EPG to show channel logos instead of "Dish"? This is annoying as hell and it's been this way for over a month…
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Was raining yesterday so I went to Sams up in Dothan to stock up on some things. Haven't been there in quite a while. I was amazed at how large most of the TVs were. When I walked in they had a 100 in Vizio (I think it was Vizio) that was marked down to something like $1,200. The first rows of TVs were all in the 80 in + sizes. The next couple of rows had the "smaller" models....those 75 and under. I was amazed at how small the 75s looked when lined up with the larger screens.
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I remember buying my 1st Sony .... a whopping Big 27" CRT XBR .... $1200.
Yep....because they weren't going to get any bigger and the CERTAINLY weren't going to get any cheaper.I remember buying my 1st Sony .... a whopping Big 27" CRT XBR .... $1200.
I remember MANY years ago I went into Sams Club and saw a thumb drive on sale for $49.88....the storage capacity was a whopping 256mb....yes, MB. I just KNEW that was as cheap as they could ever go and there was simply NO way they could fit any more memory into something that small.
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