By Turnkey Analyst : Charlie Ergen , the billionaire founder of Dish Network Corp. ( DISH ), is not shy about pursuing the holy grail of the telecommunications
of this preceding. DISH continues to maintain that it is willing to go it alone in the wireless business, but chairman Charlie Ergen indicated that the probability of pursuing this course is low. At the other extreme, DISH would sell the spectrum if FCC
Thanks for joining us everyone. This is Jason Kiser and I'm the Treasurer here at DISH Network. I'm joined today by Charlie Ergen , our Chairman; Joe Clayton, our CEO; Tom Cullen, Executive Vice President; Bernie Han, COO; Robert Olson, our CFO
to turn, Sirius XM began entertaining possible company-saving ideas with the likes of John Malone's Liberty Media and Charles Ergen 's Dish Networks (NASDAQ: DISH ). In February 2009, a deal was announced that involved Liberty Media . The deal would
Perspective In early February of 2009 the recently merged SiriusXM was low on cash, and credit was not readily available. Charles Ergen , founder of EchoStar, was reportedly buying up the debt of Sirius with the intention of forcing a default and taking over
for a nominal fee as part of a complex loan arrangement that helped Sirius stave off bankruptcy and takeover attempts by Charles Ergen and EchoStar Corporation more than three years ago.) Last year during the year end conference call , Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin
after the FCC denies its request for a waiver needed to operate a planned 4G network , in-line with a Thursday report . CEO Charlie Ergen recently said Dish, which was given the go-ahead to buy spectrum from DBSD and TerreStar, would "look at other alternatives
Stifel Nicolaus report raising the possibility that Dish " could very well be the next target for AT&T ... We believe Charlie Ergen realizes he is unlikely to ever get a better offer than from a moderately-desperate AT&T that needs spectrum and needs
modest 1.4 times EBITDA. Chairman Charlie Ergen , his wife, Cantey Ergen, and executive ..... supervoting share classes, though Charlie Ergen is clearly in control of the firm with ..... serve on EchoStar's SATS board. Charlie Ergen serves as EchoStar's chairman, though
2 per share special dividend, or $892 million, payable in December. The firm last paid a dividend in 2009. Chairman Charlie Ergen indicated that uncertain future tax policy drove the decision to pay a dividend this year. The payout will push leverage