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Towers Worry Dish Bankruptcy Could Drain Escrow

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Jake Neenan

Jake Neenan

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Towers Worry Dish Bankruptcy Could Drain Escrow
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WASHINGTON, July 21, 2026 – Federal regulators have required EchoStar to set aside $2.4 billion to pay potential damages to infrastructure companies suing over unpaid contracts. 

Those former business partners now worry EchoStar subsidiary Dish Wireless could drain that trust as part of its bankruptcy.

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