DISH’s 5G Buildout Submission and Proposed Testing Methodology

As part of DISH’s involvement in the T-Mobile-Sprint transaction, and in connection with DISH’s related applications for an extension of time to complete construction of its facilities for its AWS-4, Lower 700 MHz E Block, and AWS H Block licenses, DISH committed to construct a nationwide 5G broadband network. The DISH Commitments, which were imposed as license conditions, required DISH to meet certain “concrete milestones,” including a set of “Band-Specific 5G Deployment Commitments” and “Nationwide 5G Commitments.” On July 14, 2023, DISH submitted its status report with detailed information on its compliance with these obligations as of June 14, 2023,3 and on September 25, 2023, DISH submitted a White Paper describing its proposed methodology for demonstrating compliance with one of the nationwide 5G commitments that must be verified by drive tests. Based on our review of your submission, the Federal Communications Commission's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau) finds that DISH has met its band-specific 5G commitments and two of its three nationwide 5G commitments, and the Bureau accepts DISH’s proposed drive test methodology for verifying compliance with the remaining nationwide 5G commitment.