Dish/Echostar 1st Quarter Report

[Bruce]

Looks like the only way out of DISH's mess is to go bankrupt and reorganize their debt.

With how high the debt is-

• EchoStar long term debt for the quarter ending March 31, 2025 was $25.328B, a 28.59% increase year-over-year.
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• EchoStar total liabilities for the quarter ending March 31, 2025 were $40.509B, a 13.42% increase year-over-year.

I believe it might be the only option based on the amounts above.

But the FCC might not let him continue to hoard all the spectrum he has that he is not using. He might have to sell it off to pay some of his debts or to keep Boost in business?

They have set dates when they are allowed to sell (lease out) the spectrum, believe the first date is next year.

EchoStar Total Liabilities 2010-2025 | SATS

EchoStar total liabilities from 2010 to 2025. Total liabilities can be defined as the total value of all possible claims against the corporation. <ul style='margin-top:10px;'> <li>EchoStar total liabilities for the quarter ending March 31, 2025 were <strong>$40.509B</strong>, a...

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[telstar_1]

Looks like the only way out of DISH's mess is to go bankrupt and reorganize their debt. But the FCC might not let him continue to hoard all the spectrum he has that he is not using. He might have to sell it off to pay some of his debts or to keep Boost in business? As the Echostar World Turns. Love the Soap reference.

Right, but BK proceedings take time, sometimes a lot of time before approval of restructuring and asset allocation. So right now he's probably trying to stretch out as far as possible the start of all of that

 

[Bruce]

Right, but BK proceedings take time, sometimes a lot of time before approval of restructuring and asset allocation. So right now he's probably trying to stretch out as far as possible the start of all of that

I believe the Bally Sport's Chapter 11 lasted almost 2 years.

Dish/Echostar will be extremely more complicated.

For one example, some of the Bond Holders have shown they are not that flexible.