Dish in Talks With Ergen-Backed SPAC for Wireless Merger

  • Conx seeks extension from shareholders to continue discussions
  • A vote on the extension is scheduled to take place on Oct. 31
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Dish Network Corp. is in preliminary discussions on a complex deal to merge its Boost mobile-phone business with Chairman Charlie Ergen’s blank-check company.

Ergen’s Conx Corp., which went public in 2020, is seeking an extension from shareholders to complete a business transaction so it can keep pursuing the talks, according to a statementBloomberg Terminal released Wednesday. A vote on an extension will take place on Oct. 31.