Dish Network to Launch Nationwide Broadband Service This Week

By emeadows
October 1, 2012

Dish Network Corp. says it will launch a nationwide broadband service this week under the brand dishNET.
The satellite TV company “is expected to disclose plans to sell broadband, at a speed of between five and 10 megabits per second, for between $39.99 and $69.99 a month for customers who also take Dish’s TV service,” explains the Wall Street Journal.
Those who aren’t already Dish customers will have to pay $10 more per month, similar to the approach used by cable operators.
“Dish’s satellite rival, DirecTV, says it plans to roll out a nationwide broadband offering by the first quarter of next year, in partnership with a number of firms including ViaSat and using Echostar’s satellite,” writes WSJ.
The new dishNET won’t be able to match the high speeds of rivals, but will aim for rural customers with little or no Internet access.
“Some 19 million Americans — 14.5 million in rural areas — remain without access to fixed broadband, according to a report released by the Federal Communications Commission in August,” notes the article.

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