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Last week, Dish Wireless surprised everyone when it met the requirement of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to cover 20% of the country with its 5G service. The company was able to avoid getting fined over this since it was able to launch its 5G network in over 120 markets. Their next job is to cover 70% of the country by June 2023. Are they still in line to meet this deadline?
Dish President and COO John Swieringa recently spoke with Fierce Wireless to discuss this new goal. Swieringa also talked about how the company intends to meet the goal. If Dish fails to meet the deadline, it will be forced to make a $2.2 billion “voluntary contribution” to the U.S. Treasury.
As Swieringa puts it, “We’re focusing now on building out the coasts to achieve 70%.”
The executive also says that they are “working to deploy the network in a way that we can quickly move into monetizing our investments.” The company is leaving behind its MVNO status as it transitions into a fully-integrated business.
When that happens, Dish will no longer buy wireless services from T-Mobile or AT&T for the public to use. Instead, they will be offering 5G wireless service directly from its own network.
To make sure they reach their goal in time, Dish has employed over 1,600 more people. They will also be hiring another 500 to work in sales, marketing, and product management.
In the meantime, Swieringa revealed that they are preparing to launch Boost Infinite, the first postpaid service from Boost Mobile. This means that Boost will stop being a prepaid-only provider and start offering postpaid service.
Source: PhoneArena
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