Dish files with FCC about Sprint/Softbank Deal

[JeffDTD]

I dont buy that Ergen has any interest in control of the big yellow ship, specifically due to sprints debt. His offer to clearwire was carefully crafted to try and avoid responsibility to their debt.

 

All of this must be especially frustrating for sprint, given the speculation that they approached dish initially for a spectrum deal.

[Rawvega]

Another potentially interesting development on the periphery:

 

http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/24/google-experimental-wireless-network/

 

Google applies for license to build experimental wireless network at Mountain View

 

By Jamie Rigg posted Jan 24th, 2013 at 5:43 AM 5

 

 

Google's learned quite a lot about internet provision through its wired Fiber service, and now it appears to be preparing a localized wireless network. El Goog has solicited the FCC for a license to built an "experimental radio service" at its Mountain View lair, which uses bands that current consumer devices don't. As the WSJ notes, Google's old buddy Clearwire holds the keys to the 2524-2625MHz range it'll occupy, and wireless networks using these frequencies are currently under construction in China, Brazil and Japan. The initial hub for the service is planned to be within the building that houses the Google Fiber team -- perfect fuel for speculation that big G wants to create its own network (possibly in cahoots with Dish), and one that's not confined to its HQ. Right now, it's just a document, so we'll have to wait and see how this develops. Even if it ends up going nowhere, it's not like the search behemoth doesn't have the money to flirt with whatever it wants.

[newboyx]

Another potentially interesting development on the periphery:

 

http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/24/google-experimental-wireless-network/

I started a thread on this issue here http://www.s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/3091-Google-setting-up-it's-own-cell-network I do wonder how all of this pieces together in the end.

 

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[JeffDTD]

Probably means the future owner of clear has somewhere to divest spectrum if necessary or maybe make some cash if not. This could muddy the argument that sprints purchase price is adequate, should the FCC or anyone decide to actually listen to that whining.