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A $20 Billion Wireless Stockpile Is the Key to T-Mobile Merger
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About $20 billion worth of wireless airwaves are sitting dormant, public goods whose rights were acquired by Dish Network Corp. in government auctions over the past decade. Put to use, they could create more competition and supply millions more high-speed connections.
To finally unleash those airwaves, the government is being asked to place more trust than ever in Dish and its owner, billionaire Charlie Ergen.