Dish’s Charlie Ergen might have been the key to T-Mobile’s Sprint acquisition

Josh Kosman
Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:19:43 -0500

A federal judge’s surprising approval of T-Mobile’s $26 billion acquisition of Sprint on Tuesday may be thanks to Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen and his behind-the-scenes deal making. Ergen, the mercurial billionaire who controls Dish, appears to have played a pivotal role in convincing US Judge Victor Marrero that the satellite TV giant can create...