Dish Planning 4G Wireless Network, FCC Documents Show

The company has been buying up spectrum

Dish Network has been buying up broadband spectrum during the past year, acquiring nearly $3 billion worth. The satellite TV provider has remained mostly mum on the subject, but according to CNET, Dish is planning to use that spectrum to branch out into 4G.

Yesterday, Dish applied for a waiver to the Federal Communications Commission that would allow it to use its newly acquired spectrum to build a 4G LTE Advanced wireless network, Credit Suisse analyst Jonathan Chaplin said in a research note.

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