Dish Seen Avoiding Interference That Hurt Falcone in Probe
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Dish Network Corp., the satellite-TV company seeking government approval for mobile-phone service, will probably avoid the interference concerns that thwarted a similar plan by LightSquared Inc., executives and analysts said.
Charlie Ergen, chairman of the second-largest U.S. satellite-TV company, is seeking Federal Communications Commission clearance to offer wireless service in competition with AT&T Inc. and Verizon Wireless. He wants to convert satellite airwaves to provide voice and data service over land-based towers, a strategy similar to that of hedge-fund manager Philip Falcone’s LightSquared, which was shot down by the FCC amid opposition from global-positioning systems providers.