Ergen Talked Dish Wireless Partnership Timing in Closed Session at SDNY Trial, Transcript Shows
Dish Network won’t sign any strategic partnerships for its potential wireless business until after a decision by U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on states' challenge of T-Mobile's Sprint buy, said Dish Chairman Charlie Ergen in…
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closed-door testimony Dec. 18. Dish had been talking to some of the potential partners for several years, but the deal was “a catalyst for them to engage in more serious and timely discussions,” he testified, according to a redacted transcript (in Pacer) released Tuesday. Dish expects to be "a little larger than Sprint” by 2025, including prepaid and postpaid subscribers but not wholesale customers, he said. Dish’s model shows it could be competitive and generate enough profit and cash flow to grow the business, he said. Plaintiff states in Jan. 15 closing arguments sought to cast doubt on Ergen's "rosy" predictions in the business model he presented in the closed-door testimony (see 2001150077).