How Loopholes Turned Dish Network Into a ‘Very Small Business’ - NYTimes.com

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"Charles W. Ergen, the billionaire who controls the satellite-TV provider Dish Network, and his company are about to make a cool $3.25 billion — courtesy of the American taxpayer.

This windfall came from a recent successful auction of wireless spectrum that raised more than $40 billion for the American treasury. But it will be $3.25 billion less than it ought to be, if Mr. Ergen and his clever lawyers have their way."

How Loopholes Turned Dish Network Into a ‘Very Small Business’ - NYTimes.com