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Why even small telecoms are merging

Jun 9, 2015
Big dreams, small reasons.

FCC regulator: Don't dish out discounts to Dish

Feb 2, 2015
Dish is seeking to tap discounts the FCC sets aside for small businesses.

What Dish buying Sprint Nextel means for your TV set

Apr 15, 2013
Dish Network wants to buy up Sprint Nextel for $25.5 billion. This play is all about the future of TV.
Signage at the Dish Network booth at the 2013 International CES at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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Dish TV Network bids for Sprint Nextel, sets sights on mobile

Apr 15, 2013
The Dish TV Network this morning is making a big bid to get into the mobile space. It wants to buy the country’s third largest cellphone carrier Sprint-Nextel for more than $25 billion.

TV Networks sue Dish Network over ad-skipper

May 25, 2012
Satellite TV provider Dish Network has a new digital recorder called AutoHop that cuts out commercials. Fox, NBC, and CBS are now suing to stop it.

Dish Network clashes with TV execs

May 17, 2012
The best laid advertising plans could be thwarted by a new service from Dish Network -- the satellite TV operator -- that lets users skip commercials all together.

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