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According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Google and Dish Network may work together to launch a wireless service that would rival AT&T and Verizon Wireless. Dish Chairman Charlie Egren wouldn’t comment on the WSJ report, but he did confirm that Dish is talking to other companies that would like to break into the wireless service industry.
Dish, which owns a chunk of spectrum, is looking for a partner that could provide a backbone for future wireless service network. The satellite provider is waiting for FCC approval to use its spectrum. If it receives approval, Dish could build out a wireless network to compete with AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and others. Besides Google, Dish could also partner with an established service provider like AT&T, but such a deal would be subject to close regulatory scrutiny.
[Via WSJ and Ars Technica]
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Kelly Hodgkins
Kelly spent the last four years covering mobile technology at places like BGR, Gizmodo and The Unofficial Apple Weblog. Before writing, she spent a few years working with and teaching others how to use Adobe Flash and Macromedia Director. Even earlier than that, she spent several years as a Ph.D student in Microbiology. When she's not writing, she can be found fishing the lakes and hiking the mountains of Western Maine with her husband and tribe of children. You can follow her on Twitter @kellyhodgkins.
