The Federal Communications Commission said on Friday that Dish Network Corp could take more time to build a network using some of the wireless airwaves it has bought. The FCC sets deadlines and requirements for how - and how quickly - companies have to make use of the radio frequencies they own. The new waiver gives Dish eight years instead of seven to use some of its spectrum, as well as more flexibility on how it can use the airwaves.In return, Dish plans to invest $1.56 billion in the upcoming auction of so-called H block frequencies, scheduled for January.Dish Chairman Charlie Ergen is looking to expand the company beyond the mature pay TV market. He also wants to put to work the billions of dollars in wireless spectrum he's amassed in the past few years.Dish is exploring a potential bid for telecom company T-Mobile in 2014, Reuters reported on Wednesday.
DISH Network Corporation is a pay-television (TV) provider, with approximately 13. Shares of DISH traded higher by 1.59% or $0.885/share to $56.72. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $33.79 and as high as $56.31. On average, 2557850 shares of DISH exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 2144727.
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