FCC Says Dish Plan Would Hurt Public Asset Worth Billions
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Dish Network Corp.’s proposal for a mobile telephone network would destroy the value of airwaves the government plans to auction for commercial use, the Federal Communications Commission said today.
Dish has said its ability to add mobile-phone service to satellite television offerings could be crippled by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski’s Nov. 20 proposal to limit power for the planned network. Dish wants to loosen the limits, which are intended to prevent interference with nearby frequencies, known as the H block, that are to be auctioned.