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Charlie Ergen, the chairman of U.S. satellite company Dish Network Corp , has offered to buy bankrupt broadband company LightSquared Inc's wireless airwaves, a source close to Ergen told Reuters.

Sprint already owns 51% of its longtime WiMAX network partner Clearwire, but for a total Sprint takeover, the majority of the remaining stockholders must vote in favor of the transaction.

The net proceeds of the offering will be placed into escrow. The net proceeds from the sale of the notes in this offering will be released from escrow to make a cash distribution to DISH Network to finance a portion of the cash consideration for DISH Network's proposed merger with Sprint Nextel Corporation .

Charles Ergen, chairman, CEO and co-founder, EchoStar Communications Corp. speaks at a CEO luncheon given by The Progress & Freedom Foundation in Washington, DC, March 4, 2004.

DISH Network gets another opportunity on Tuesday to plead with Congress for another Satellite Home Viewer Act reauthorization-ostensibly to protect consumers from unwarranted rate increases and program blackouts, but actually to preserve and expand DISH Network's and DirecTV's access to broadcast programming at regulated, below-market rates.

The drama level between Softbank Corp. and Dish Network Corp. over who gets to acquire Sprint Nextel Corp.

Depending on what happens in the next couple of weeks, investors may have even more offers to look over and analyze, as the company's chief shows no shyness in his willingness to partner with major telecoms or even sell the company.

The firm currently has an "outperform" rating on the company's shares. Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock.

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While Dish Network's $25.5 billion bid for Sprint continues to wave in the breeze, the company has reported its earnings for the first quarter.

EchoStar Corporation today reported total revenue of $795 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared to $765 million for the corresponding period in 2012.

Dish Network will report earnings before markets open on Thursday, May 9th. DISH Network Corp.

Both Softbank Corp. and Dish Network Corp. continue to spar for bragging rights in Sprint Nextel Corp's bidding race.

A new study by a leading industry expert, Scott C. Chandler, Managing Director of Franklin Court Partners, LLC, disputes recent claims made by DISH Network Corporation regarding the value of synergies that might be created in the event of a merger between DISH and Sprint Nextel Corporation .

Although DISH Network reported profit of 80 cents a year ago, the consensus estimate calls for earnings per share of 53 cents.

Sprint Nextel today announced that it had received formal notification under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 that Charles Ergen, Chairman of DISH Network Corporation , has filed to acquire in excess of 50 percent of Sprint's Series 1 Common Stock, through DISH Network or a wholly owned subsidiary of the company.

SoftBank can check off one more item on its to-do list in its mission to acquire Sprint Nextel Corporation .

Charlie Ergen 's roadshow pitching Dish Network's $25.5 billion bid for Sprint wireless returned Thursday to the satellite TV company's headquarters south of Denver.

DISH Network has begun carrying Champaign-based WICD-TV on its lineup for East Central Illinois following extensive negotiations with the station's owner, Sinclair Broadcast Group.