Dish May Cast a Wider Net

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By SHALINI RAMACHANDRAN And PAUL ZIOBRO Having abandoned efforts to buy Sprint Nextel Corp., S -1.41% Dish Network Corp.’s DISH +3.14% next move may be to resurrect merger talks with satellite rival DirecTV DTV +2.76% or re-engage wireless carrier T-Mobile US Inc.,TMUS -0.48% analysts said on Friday. Dish earlier this year held preliminary discussions about a possible merger with the… Read More

Ergen Keeps Rivals Guessing

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By SHARON TERLEP Charles Ergen‘s maneuvering just cost rival SoftBank Corp. 9984.TO -1.82% $1.5 billion by forcing it to raise its offer for Sprint Nextel Corp. S +2.37% But the question remains, is that a victory for the Dish Network Corp. DISH +0.80%chairman, or a defeat? Mr. Ergen’s knack for being famously hard to read left Wall Street and the… Read More