EchoStar Seeks More Time To Use EchoStar 15 as Dish Backup
EchoStar wants 180 more days to move EchoStar 15 to 61.65 degrees west to use as backup capacity for Dish Network, the satellite company said in an FCC International Bureau filing Wednesday. EchoStar said it has been operating at 45…
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degrees west to provide broadcast satellite service to Brazil, but received a 30-day special temporary authorization in September to provide backup capacity to Dish. That move to 61.65 degrees west is expected to run through Nov. 16, at which point the satellite company said it expects to operate EchoStar 15 in the short term. If approved, the special temporary authorizations would extend to April 29.