Dish announced this week that as of June 14, Dish Wireless is offering 5G broadband service to over 70% of the U.S. population, providing access to more than 240 million people.
Termed a “major milestone” for the company, Dish says its “first-of-its-kind 5G network” which it built in three years has satisfied all its FCC June 14, 2023 deadline including launching over 15,000 5G sites. If it had missed the deadline, the company would have had to return spectrum licenses in the AWS-4 (2000-2020 MHz / 2180-2200 MHz), lower 700 MHz E block and AWS H block (1915-1920 MHz/1995-2000 MHz) bands.
