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• Sticker shock looms over Dish's mobile strategy

  Wireless spectrum is likely to get about US$3.3 billion more pricey for Dish Network, the U.S. satellite TV operator that's angling to get into the mobile business.

• Some sharks have become social media stars

  When news of a shark attack on professional surfer Mick Fanning reached Costa Rica and 9-year-old Ella Strickland Sunday, she grabbed her mother's smartphone to see if the great white was one of the sharks she knows.

• Dish Network, T-Mobile US reportedly in merger talks

  Satellite TV service provider Dish Network and wireless carrier T-Mobile US are reportedly in talks for a merger, which could be the latest in a wave of consolidation in the media and communications industry.

• AT&T will pay $18.2B as top bidder in mobile spectrum auction

  AT&T spent nearly US$18.2 billion on wireless spectrum licenses in a blockbuster mobile-auction spectrum for licenses across the U.S., far outspending the other major U.S. carriers and satellite service provider Dish Network.

• Dish found not to infringe Fox's copyright by letting users stream programs

  A federal court in California has ruled that Dish Network did not infringe the copyright of Fox Broadcasting by offering users services for skipping ads and streaming live or recorded programming over the Internet to their computers and mobile devices.

• DirecTV won't show 'The Interview,' others won't say

  DirecTV, the biggest satellite TV operator in the U.S., says it won't be offering "The Interview" to its customers.

• AT&T may buy DirecTV for $50B

  AT&T is in advanced talks to acquire DirecTV for about $50 billion, according to published reports.

• Dish looks like the winner of a $1.5B spectrum auction, but its plans are unclear

  The bidding has stopped in a US$1.56 billion auction of wireless spectrum licenses across the U.S., and satellite operator Dish Network appears to be the winner.

• Crowded U.S. airwaves desperately in search of breathing room

  Ahead of a major new spectrum auction scheduled for next year, America's four major wireless carriers are jockeying for position in the frequencies available to them, buying, selling and trading licenses to important parts of the nation's airwaves.

• How startups should sell to the enterprise

  DEMO is all about startups pitching their new products, but one panel discussion at the US conference turned the tables, with CIOs telling startups what they can do to win business in the enterprise.

• Faded satellite star LightSquared headed for auction block in November

  The long saga of satellite operator LightSquared's quest to become a cellular carrier may come to an end soon with an auction for the company's assets scheduled for late November.

• What's next for Dish after losing out on Sprint?

  As the dust settles after SoftBank's US$21.6 billion acquisition of Sprint, losing bidder Dish Network may be just getting started at stirring up the U.S. mobile industry.

• Clearwire shareholders agree to Sprint buyout

  Clearwire shareholders approved Sprint Nextel's takeover of their company on Monday, ending a saga that had included years of uncertainty and finally a bidding war for the spectrum-rich wireless network operator.

• Dish drops bid for Clearwire, ending brutal bidding war

  Dish Network has dropped its offer to buy Clearwire, probably clearing the path for a strengthened Sprint Nextel to complete its takeover of the struggling but spectrum-rich mobile operator.

• Sprint shareholders approve SoftBank's $21.6B buyout

  Sprint Nextel shareholders have voted overwhelmingly to approve SoftBank's US$21.6 billion takeover bid, setting the stage for the deal to close early next month.