New Economic Analysis Warns: EchoStar/DISH Defaults Will Trigger Billions in Losses, Potential for Higher Wireless Prices, and Slowdowns in U.S. Infrastructure Buildout

New Economic Analysis Warns: EchoStar/DISH Defaults Will Trigger Billions in Losses, Potential for Higher Wireless Prices, and Slowdowns in U.S. Infrastructure Buildout

A $9 billion blow to U.S. tower infrastructure could raise wireless costs for millions of Americans and jeopardize Chairman Carr’s Build America agenda ARLINGTON, VA — A new economic impact study warns that EchoStar/DISH’s decision to unilaterally walk away from its long‑term tower lease obligations could trigger severe financial harm across the U.S. wireless ecosystem, hitting not just infrastructure providers large and small, but consumers, sm…