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Report: Dish Network contacts Deutsche Telekom on T-Mobile US (RCR Mobile Minute)

Mobile Minute
Dish Network’s outspoken founder Charlie Ergen reportedly put in a call to Deutsche Telekom to discuss the purchase of T-Mobile US. Dish has been a rumored T-Mobile suitor for some time; the company is eager to acquire more spectrum in hopes of complementing its satellite TV offering with wireless service. Ergen reportedly told DT that Dish would be interested in bidding for T-Mobile US after November’s spectrum auctions are complete.

Earlier this year France’s Iliad offered to buy T-Mobile US for $33 a share and DT rejected the offer. Throughout the summer, DT was widely believed to be in talks with Japan’s Softbank, which owns the majority of Sprint. Softbank never made an offer for T-Mobile US. Last month, Bloomberg reported that Deutsche Telekom is ready to talk to buyers who are willing to pay at least $35 a share.

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Martha DeGrasse
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Martha DeGrasse is the publisher of Network Builder Reports (nbreports.com). At RCR, Martha authored more than 20 in-depth feature reports and more than 2,400 news articles. She also created the Mobile Minute and the 5 Things to Know Today series. Prior to joining RCR Wireless News, Martha produced business and technology news for CNN and Dow Jones in New York and managed the online editorial group at Hoover’s Online before taking a number of years off to be at home when her children were young. Martha is the board president of Austin's Trinity Center and is a member of the Women's Wireless Leadership Forum.