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Dish used “small business” discount to save $3B at taxpayer expense
- SlipperySlope 12y agoAnother way to look at this ... Broadband is very competitive, therefore Dish could not simply pocket the $3B savings as shareholder profit, instead they lowered the price of their product and services. The $3B was a subsidy to rural US TV viewers who are a substantial constituency, in particular for the US Republican Party.