AT&T CFO: A Bid For Dish Network Would Have Been A Tough Sell In Washington

[dfergie]

Lots of company watchers were surprised to see AT&T agree to pay $49.5B for DirecTV figuring that Dish Network — which has been amassing wireless spectrum — would be a more logical target for the telco. But it turns out that Dish Chairman Charlie Ergen’s much discussed, but still nascent, plan to create a wireless broadband service made his company less attractive.

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[mike123abc]

Dish has spectrum, but its spectrum is not top shelf. AT&T has 700 MHZ which is the current top shelf, they now want the new top of the line 600MHZ coming up at auction.

 

[DishSubLA]

The telcos could easily agree to give up some spectrum to get the deal through Washington. A lot like Comcast concessions. The spectrum is not a problem to any Telco wishing to buy Dish.

 

[Tampa8]

Right on point.