Verizon Files Complaint Over Dish Spectrum Auction Shenanigans Monday Mar 02 2015 10:17 EDT As we noted last month, Dish Network has been taking heat for some creative shenanigans at the recent AWS-3 spectrum auction. One, despite spending $13.3 billion at auction Dish appears to have used a legal "small business" loophole to save themselves around $3 billion. The company also took heat for using a variety of proxy companies to bid against one another in order to drive auction prices higher. It doesn't appear that Dish broke any laws (at least none I've seen specifically cited), but Verizon did file a complaint with the FCC, and made the media rounds lamenting Dish's trickery: quote: In a regulatory filing with the Federal Communications Commission, Verizon said its analysis of auction data indicated that Dish closely coordinated its bidding with a pair of partnerships in which it was an investor, creating the impression there was more demand for some licenses than there actually was and driving smaller bidders out of the running.
Of course Verizon is no stranger to pushing the boundaries of laws and regulations, and their primary concern is Dish jumping into the wireless broadband market. It's still not really clear if that's Dish's intent, or they're just stockpiling valuable spectrum for a massive sale down the road. |
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Double StandardSo basically if you abuse laws and regulations to get your way, it is okay. But if anyone else does it, you raise a fuss. Verizon caring for itself as always. | |
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Spectrum is a valuable public resource..Shouldn't be allowed to hoard it like that. Use it or give it back to the public. | | karpodiemHail to The Victors Premium Member join:2008-05-20 Troy, MI
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for once, I agree with VZWErgen/Dish - either deploy an LTE service within two years to 60% of the spectrum footprint, or sell it. | |
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