Dish Uses Bankruptcy to Unlock $2.4B for Wireless Networks

Dish filed for bankruptcy protection on June 30, but not in the traditional sense. Creditors already agreed to the restructuring plan, so the process moves faster. The bankruptcy frees up $2.4 billion earmarked by regulators for building Dish's 5G wireless network. Whether it actually deploys that money smoothly depends on government approval—and whether the U.S. gets new wireless capacity or gets stuck in regulatory delays.