Earnings
EchoStar’s Hughes Files for Bankruptcy
EchoStar lost 118,000 mobile subscribers in the second quarter
People
Top EchoStar Executive Hamid Akhavan Resigns
Tower companies are trying to slow Dish Wireless’s bankruptcy proceeding
HughesNet
HughesNet in Deep Financial Trouble as Subscribers Switch to Starlink
The satellite company is rapidly losing subscribers and money.
Earnings
EchoStar Selling More Spectrum to SpaceX
SpaceX is buying unpaired AWS-3 licenses for $2.6 billion in stock.
Spectrum
Jostling in the Airwaves Resumes After Passage of Trump’s Budget Bill
Trump’s budget law mandated a ‘spectrum pipeline’ to sell off 800 megahertz of spectrum. Coupled with FCC pressure, the law is quickly re-arranging the commercial airwaves
Spectrum
AT&T Paying $23 Billion for EchoStar Wireless Licenses
The move brings EchoStar closer to resolving ongoing pressure from FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, which threatened its business.
Earnings
EchoStar Launching LEO Service, FCC Talks Ongoing
The company also added 212,000 mobile subscribers in the second quarter.
Spectrum
EchoStar Skips Another Multi-Million Dollar Interest Payment
Missed payments total over $500 million
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Echostar Sells Dish Network to Focus on 5G Network
The deal would bring more choice to consumers, according to EchoStar
ACP
New DISH CEO Hamid Akhavan, Data Submission on Affordable Connectivity Program
Hamid Akhavan is to be the CEO and president of DISH Network and Echostar following the finalization of their merger.
Defense Department
Space Launch Spectrum Proposal, Semiconductors for Defense, EchoStar Satellite Launched
FCC chairwoman pitches spectrum for space launch communications.
