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Dish still searching for wireless partner, but seems to rule out Sprint
Dish Network CEO Joseph Clayton said the company is still looking for a wireless carrier to partner with to build out its planned LTE Advanced network, but he seemed to rule out Sprint Nextel as a partner.
Dish must build 40% of its wireless network in 4 years, FCC says
The FCC said Dish Network must cover at least 40 percent of the population in areas covered by its spectrum with a wireless network in the next four years, or face penalties. Further, the FCC said Dish must cover at least 70 percent of that population within seven years. Dish has said it plans to build an LTE Advanced network with its spectrum.
Dish nabs FCC approval for wireless network
The FCC voted unanimously to approve Dish Network's plans to use its MSS S-band spectrum for terrestrial use, an action Dish has been pushing for during the past year. Dish has said it plans to build out an LTE Advanced network by 2016. However, reports indicate that Dish will be required to use a portion of its spectrum at a lower power level than it had originally wanted, a position Sprint Nextel had pushed for.
Sprint slams Dish's latest spectrum proposal
Sprint Nextel blasted Dish Network's latest proposal to set aside 5 MHz of the lower portion of its spectrum as a "guard band" to protect the PCS H Block. Sprint said in a recent FCC filing that Dish's proposal would actually lead to an increased risk of interference in the H Block, which Sprint has indicated it wants to bid on next year to use for LTE.
Genachowski: Sprint, Dish will get AWS-4, H Block rules this month
Though Dish Network, Sprint Nextel and the FCC itself continue sparring over proposed rules impacting 2 GHz AWS-4 spectrum and the 1900 MHz PCS H Block, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski is still aiming to wrap up its rulemaking proceeding within the month of December.
FCC: Dish's wireless plan would imperil the PCS H Block
The FCC and Dish Network continued to spar over proposed rules governing Dish's wireless spectrum, with the FCC saying that Dish's plan would imperil the 1900 MHz PCS H Block, which Sprint Nextel has said it wants to bid on and use for its LTE network.
Dish blasts FCC's rules for its AWS-4 spectrum
The FCC is moving forward with rules that would allow Dish Network to build out an LTE Advanced mobile network in its MSS spectrum. However, the agency's proposal will include technical rules that could affect up to 5 MHz of Dish's spectrum.
Dish's Ergen frets over missing his wireless window, rules out Verizon deal
Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen reiterated he is worried that regulatory delays in rules for Dish's 40 MHz of MSS S-band spectrum will cause the company to miss its opportunity to get into the wireless market.
FCC commissioner pushes for Dish spectrum rules by October
Dish Network may find out the fate of its AWS-4 spectrum holdings before fall if FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai has his way.
Ergen, Dish execs make in-person pleas to FCC on AWS-4 spectrum
Five Dish Network executives, including Chairman Charlie Ergen, met with top FCC officials last week to urge them to hurry up and adopt final rules in a proceeding that could allow Dish to launch an...
