Ergen Tries to Quiet Talk of MSS Spectrum Fees

摘要

Charging spectrum fees for terrestrial use of mobile satellite service frequencies would be bad npolicy and could slow investment in services, Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen said at a nSilicon Flatirons event in Boulder, Colo. Dish is buying DBSD and TerreStar and wants to nmake use of their terrestrial spectrum. The issue of spectrum fees was recently raised as na way to produce federal revenue under President Barack Obama’s American Jobs nAct. Investment may move elsewhere if the cost of building out spectrum gets too high, Ergen nsaid, and the fees would be passed on to the consumer.