Comments on: What’s Charlie’s deal? https://tmfassociates.com/blog/2013/03/21/whats-charlies-deal/ Satellites, spectrum and other stuff Tue, 03 Feb 2026 21:36:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: TMF Associates MSS blog » FCC budget shreds LightSquared’s spectrum swap proposal… https://tmfassociates.com/blog/2013/03/21/whats-charlies-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-1121 TMF Associates MSS blog » FCC budget shreds LightSquared’s spectrum swap proposal… Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:44:56 +0000 http://tmfassociates.com/blog/?p=4143#comment-1121 [...] now emerging that DISH approached DT about a potential merger with T-Mobile a few weeks ago, likely in late March when I reported rumors of a possible deal after DISH’s stock price surged. However, DT reportedly wants to wait until after the [...] [...] now emerging that DISH approached DT about a potential merger with T-Mobile a few weeks ago, likely in late March when I reported rumors of a possible deal after DISH’s stock price surged. However, DT reportedly wants to wait until after the [...]

]]> By: supert0nes https://tmfassociates.com/blog/2013/03/21/whats-charlies-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-1085 supert0nes Fri, 22 Mar 2013 01:55:58 +0000 http://tmfassociates.com/blog/?p=4143#comment-1085 T-Mobile has nowhere near enough customers to need to buy any more capacity. This would be a lot more interesting if Dish's 700 "E block" was paired spectrum, so they could deploy HSPA/VoLTE voice coverage and increase T-Mobile's coverage. As it is, T-Mobile needs to find ways to increase coverage through <1GHz spectrum, even if that means parting with some of their excess PCS spectrum to generate revenue. T-Mobile has nowhere near enough customers to need to buy any more capacity. This would be a lot more interesting if Dish’s 700 “E block” was paired spectrum, so they could deploy HSPA/VoLTE voice coverage and increase T-Mobile’s coverage.

As it is, T-Mobile needs to find ways to increase coverage through <1GHz spectrum, even if that means parting with some of their excess PCS spectrum to generate revenue.

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