DISH to Become National Facilities-based Wireless Carrier

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Dish Is Seeking Better Terms on Boost Deal With T-Mobile

When Dish Network Corp. Chairman Charlie Ergen forged a deal last year to acquire Boost from Sprint Corp. -- the takeover target of T-Mobile US Inc. -- the hope was it would lead to a new nationwide wireless carrier.

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“Charlie will squeeze and T-Mobile might squeal, but in the end I think he’ll get most of what he wants,”

 

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[nelson61]

Confluence of death stars.

Softbank is/was going to do a lot of the financing and the word on the financial streets is that they are strapped for cash and backing out of financing deals.

Add that to Charlie saying when asked , it would take something like another 9/11 to disrupt the deal (guess what happened).

Then add on general business crash with values decreasing and you have a dire situation.

It will probably all work out but neither Charlie, the fcc/justice, or t-mobile/sprint are to blame if it goes to hell.

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[navychop]

And yet COVID will be a perfect justification for a long extension of the deadline facing Charlie.

 

[jerryez]

I see facilities based as meaning a store front like ATT, Verizon and not just selling thru 3rd parties, like Walmart, Best BUY or thru the internet.

 

[NYDutch]

I see facilities based as meaning a store front like ATT, Verizon and not just selling thru 3rd parties, like Walmart, Best BUY or thru the internet.

Dish is getting a bunch of Boost Mobile stores in the deal...

 

[nelson61]

Papers filed with SEC . July 1 closing.

CNET: Dish deal to acquire Boost from T-Mobile set to close July 1.

Dish deal to acquire Boost from T-Mobile set to close July 1

Dish is paying $3.6 billion for spectrum and $1.4 billion for prepaid carrier Boost.

www.cnet.com

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[nelson61]

Guess the talk of deal falling through was smoke. Probably day traders trying to move the market

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[ChadT41]

Guess the talk of deal falling through was smoke. Probably day traders trying to move the market

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Which is why I held my stock. Bought both companies in the down market in March, and am waiting until about 8/1 to sell.

 

[Juan]

What is going to be the Name of this new 5g cell company.

Not a cell company...its broadband

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Not a cell company...its broadband

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Well, presumably they will keep the Boost brand for mobile phone service, at least initially.

 

[ChadT41]

Scott said Dish Wireless I believe. I believe it’s only a few posts up, but cannot go find it right now.

 

[ncted]

I still think (as others here have suggested) that Blockbuster Wireless is the way to go.

 

[Juan]

Well, presumably they will keep the Boost brand for mobile phone service, at least initially.

Boost is a reseller...Dish is building a broadband network on 5g...aka fixed cellular

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Boost is a reseller...Dish is building a broadband network on 5g...aka fixed cellular

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Ah, I see the distinction you were making.

 

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Dish T-Mobile Deal Reached on Boost Mobile, Paves Way for Dish Wireless Competitor - Telecompetitor

After prolonged negotiations, the Dish T-Mobile Boost deal is slated to close July 1. Dish previously committed to building a 5G network covering 70% of the

www.telecompetitor.com

 

[comfortably_numb]

I wouldn't buy service on Boost if they paid me. Sprint's network sucks.

 

[Willh699]

I wouldn't buy service on Boost if they paid me. Sprint's network sucks.

actually, Sprint's network is in the process of sunsetting later this year and Boost Mobile is in the process of moving to the "Boost Mobile extended network" right now, the extended network is Boost Mobile's way of saying we are putting our customers on the T-Mobile network and encouraging customers to go to the Boost Mobile stores to get the phones that are BMEN/TMN ready to go get Boost Mobile Sprint Network sim cards replaced with the Boost Mobile T-mobile network sim cards installed in the phones.

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[navychop]

Parts of the Sprint network will be incorporated into the New T-Mobile.

 

[comfortably_numb]

Regardless, the only option in my area is Verizon. There's one tower in town and that's the only carrier on it. I've tried to move on from Verizon before but always come back. They just have the best network, especially for rural areas.