T-Mobile executive explains why it dominates top 100 U.S. markets
T-Mobile could end up selling 13.5MHz of 800MHz spectrum to Dish for over $3.5 billion
T-Mobile says that its great market share in the top 100 U.S. markets is due to its better 5G service
During the investor conference, Osvaldik said that T-Mobile isn’t sure whether Dish Network will pull the trigger on its option to buy 13.5MHz of low band 800MHz spectrum from the carrier for $3.59 billion. Last month, Dish received a 60-day extension on the option which led Osvaldik to say, “Our potential 800 MHz spectrum transaction sits in Charlie’s court.” And by ‘Charlie,’ the T-Mobile executive is referring to Dish Chairman Charles Ergen.
Dish files to block T-Mobile from acquiring more low-band spectrum
Dish continues to lose subscribers to its Boost Mobile prepaid business, but more importantly, for the long term, it continues to build a 5G network for its postpaid wireless business. The latter is where the big bucks come in. But Dish might have a more pressing reason to exercise the option. As per its deal with the FCC that allowed it to replace Sprint as the nation’s fourth largest wireless provider, by June 14th-less than a month away-Dish must cover 70% of the U.S. with 5G signals. If Dish fails to accomplish this, it could be on the hook for up to $2 billion in penalties.