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AT&T has changed its position on Douglas County-based Dish Network’s request for a spectrum waiver from U.S. authorities, signaling that the phone company is eager to buy airwaves from the satellite-TV provider, Credit Suisse said.
There should be no “restrictions on the transfer and/or leasing” of the spectrum, AT&T wrote in comments to the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday. The letter is a “change of heart” for AT&T, Stefan Anninger, a Credit Suisse analyst, said in a note Sunday.
AT&T urged the agency to require a fast-track network buildout, which could make it difficult for Dish to keep the spectrum, Anninger said.
Denver Post staff and wire reports
