Editing Dish Network (section)

==== Wireless ====
{{Main|Boost Mobile}}
[[File:Dish Wireless logo.svg|thumb|Logo used by DISH Wireless prior to its discontinuance as a distinct brand.]]In 2019, as part of the [[merger of Sprint Corporation and T-Mobile US]], DISH reached an agreement to acquire Sprint's prepaid wireless businesses, including [[Boost Mobile]], in order to quell [[antitrust]] concerns. After the merger was approved by the [[United States Department of Justice|Justice Department]], DISH stated that it intended to supplant Sprint as a fourth major national wireless carrier, and had committed to building out a 5G network serving at least 70% of the U.S. population by June 2023. As part of the agreement, DISH would receive access to the T-Mobile network for seven years while it builds out its 5G-specific network.<ref name="buysprepaid" /><ref name=":3">{{cite web |last1=Welch |first1=Chris |title=Dish confirms that it will become a major US mobile carrier |url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/26/8931827/dish-carrier-plans-5g-network-tmobile-sprint-us-confirms |access-date=6 May 2020 |website=The Verge |publisher=Vox Media}}</ref> The $1.4 billion sale was completed on July 1, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brodkin |first=Jon |date=2020-07-01 |title=Dish buys Boost prepaid biz from T-Mobile, finally enters wireless market |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/07/dish-is-finally-a-mobile-provider-but-doesnt-operate-its-own-network-yet/ |access-date=2020-08-21 |website=Ars Technica |language=en-us}}</ref> 

With this purchase it officially launched its wireless business, DISH Wireless, offering prepaid service through the Boost brand as an [[MVNO]] on the T-Mobile network.<ref name="buysprepaid">{{cite news |last=Fisher |first=Christine |date=July 1, 2020 |title=Dish buys prepaid carrier Boost Mobile for $1.4 billion |url=https://www.engadget.com/dish-acquires-boost-mobile-wireless-carrier-171217646.html |work=[[Engadget]]}}</ref> DISH stated intentions to offer branded postpaid service in the future with the build-out of their own network.<ref name="buysprepaid" />

DISH purchased [[Ting Mobile]] from [[Tucows]] on August 1, 2020,<ref>{{Cite press release |title=DISH selects Tucows as technology partner, acquires Ting Mobile assets |date=2020-08-03 |url=http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/08/03/2071636/0/en/DISH-selects-Tucows-as-technology-partner-acquires-Ting-Mobile-assets.html |access-date=2020-08-03 |website=GlobeNewswire News Room}}</ref> [[Republic Wireless]] on March 8, 2021,<ref>{{Cite press release |title=DISH to acquire Republic Wireless |date=2021-03-08 |url=https://about.dish.com/2021-03-08-DISH-to-acquire-Republic-Wireless |access-date=2021-03-10 |author=<!--Not stated-->}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release |title=A Letter from Our CEO: Republic Wireless Joins DISH! |date=2021-03-10 |url=https://forums.republicwireless.com/t/a-letter-from-our-ceo-republic-wireless-joins-dish |last=Chuang |first=Chris |access-date=2021-03-10}}{{Dead link|date=February 2024|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> and [[Gen Mobile]] on September 1, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last=Alleven |first=Monica |date=September 1, 2021 |title=Dish acquires Gen Mobile, boosting its EBB play |url=https://www.fiercewireless.com/operators/dish-acquires-gen-mobile-boosting-its-ebb-play |access-date=September 3, 2021 |website=FierceWireless}}</ref> On July 19, 2021, DISH announced a 10-year, non-exclusive agreement with [[AT&T Mobility]] for 4G and 5G roaming on its network, accompanying the existing T-Mobile agreement. The $5 billion deal also includes sharing of DISH wireless spectrum with AT&T.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Allison |date=2021-07-19 |title=Dish cuts a 10-year, $5 billion deal to make AT&T the primary service provider for its MVNO |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/19/22583799/dish-network-att-mvno-t-mobile-5g-4g |access-date=2021-07-23 |website=The Verge |language=en}}</ref>

In May 2022, DISH Wireless began to launch its self-developed 5G network, codenamed "Project Genesis", in [[Las Vegas]]; the company stated that it planned to serve at least 120 cities by the June 2023 deadline.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hardesty |first=Linda |date=2022-05-04 |title=Dish lights up its first 5G market — Las Vegas |url=https://www.fierce-network.com/5g/dish-lights-its-first-5g-market-las-vegas |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=Fierce Network |language=en}}</ref> In June 2022, DISH announced it had met a milestone requiring it to provide coverage to 20% of the U.S. population by June 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dish Says It Has Hit Its Latest FCC Deadline for 5G Network Buildout |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/dish-says-it-has-hit-its-latest-fcc-deadline-for-5g-network-buildout/ |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=CNET |language=en}}</ref> In December 2022, DISH Wireless launched a postpaid service under the spin-off brand [[Boost Infinite]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Alleven |author= |first=Monica |date=December 7, 2022 |title=Dish launches beta for $25/month Boost Infinite postpaid service |url=https://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/dish-launches-beta-25month-boost-infinite-postpaid-service |access-date= |website=www.fiercewireless.com |publisher= |language= |quote=}}</ref> In June 2023, the company announced that it had met the requirement to provide coverage to 70% of the U.S. population by June 14, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gunnersonconsulting.com/blog/60-dish-wireless-network-progress|title=Dish Wireless Network Progress|website=www.gunnersonconsulting.com}}</ref>