Dish Asks CPUC to Delay T-Mobile CDMA Shutoff

Dish Network asked to reopen California's review of T-Mobile/Sprint to enforce merger commitments. T-Mobile's announcing it will shut down its CDMA network Jan. 1 “is inconsistent with prior statements the company made to the” California Public Utilities Commission “that the network will be operational for at least three years to facilitate a seamless transition for customers utilizing the legacy Sprint CDMA network,” Dish said in a Monday petition in docket A.18-07-011. The shutoff would put “Boost Mobile customers, many of whom are low-income, at risk of losing service entirely,” Dish said: Require T-Mobile to adhere to its original three-year plan. T-Mobile defended its plans earlier this month at the FCC in response to a similar Dish complaint (see 2104120035). The carrier didn’t comment Tuesday.