FCC: Only Former Business Partners Can Draw on Dish Trust
The order comes two weeks after infrastructure companies said they were concerned Dish’s bankruptcy might drain the $2.4 billion fund
WASHINGTON, July 30, 2026 – Federal regulators acted quickly to address concerns that Dish Wireless’s bankruptcy could wipe away $2.4 billion set aside to pay its former business partners.
The Federal Communications Commission released an order Thursday saying a $2.4 billion trust established by EchoStar, Dish’s parent company, could only be drawn on by infrastructure companies and contractors to whom Dish owed money.
