Dish (DISH) Has Better Chance of Gaining FCC Approval for Satellite Conversion
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Dish Network (Nasdaq: DISH) may be able to avoid a similar fate experienced by LightSquared in a move to get federal clearance for its proposed mobile-phone service.
According to Bloomberg Monday, Dish's airwaves are further away from the GPS spectrum than LightSquared. Additionally, Dish has a narrower spectrum band which helps it to avoid interference from other carrier's signals.
Just a few weeks ago, the Federal Communications Commission thwarted LightSquared's plans to covert satellite airwaves for voice and data service. The FCC said LightSquared's proposal would interfere with GPS signals, a decision made after giving partial approval in January 2011 to start conversion work.
For Dish, there's still a bit of a wait time as the FCC enters a rule-making period for regulation allowing airwaves used by satellites to be approved for high-traffic ground-based networks. Some analysts see the process taking six to 12 months.
Shares of Dish are flat Monday morning.
According to Bloomberg Monday, Dish's airwaves are further away from the GPS spectrum than LightSquared. Additionally, Dish has a narrower spectrum band which helps it to avoid interference from other carrier's signals.
Just a few weeks ago, the Federal Communications Commission thwarted LightSquared's plans to covert satellite airwaves for voice and data service. The FCC said LightSquared's proposal would interfere with GPS signals, a decision made after giving partial approval in January 2011 to start conversion work.
For Dish, there's still a bit of a wait time as the FCC enters a rule-making period for regulation allowing airwaves used by satellites to be approved for high-traffic ground-based networks. Some analysts see the process taking six to 12 months.
Shares of Dish are flat Monday morning.
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