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Jun 4, 2015

Marketplace for Thursday, June 4, 2015

Airing on Thursday, June 4, 2015: Marketplace’s Tim Fitzsimons charts the history of the U.S. relationship to the metric system. Though most Americans don’t use this form of measurement, metric is the preferred system for trade and commerce in the country. Next: the potential merger between Dish and T-Mobile has to do with the value of the wireless spectrum—the capacity to stream loads of content to customers. We look at what’s in it for the satellite provider and telecommunications company.     

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Airing on Thursday, June 4, 2015: Marketplace’s Tim Fitzsimons charts the history of the U.S. relationship to the metric system. Though most Americans don’t use this form of measurement, metric is the preferred system for trade and commerce in the country. Next: the potential merger between Dish and T-Mobile has to do with the value of the wireless spectrum—the capacity to stream loads of content to customers. We look at what’s in it for the satellite provider and telecommunications company.   

 

Marketplace for Thursday, June 4, 2015