DISH Equipment Shortages?

[Gregg Lengling]

Today, SkyRETAILER reports on possible equipment shortages at DISH Network, and what could be behind the challenges for EchoStar's hardware side.

Retailers have said EchoStar and some of its distributors are reporting there is nothing available, from high-definition equipment to DISH Quad LNBs. Part of the situation could be DISH's involvement with phone company SBC Communications, and its effort to sell the satellite TV service.

Said John Hill of Soundview Technology Group, "Recent channel checks suggest that DISH still is experiencing sporadic inventory problems, with both new and existing products. This suggests two things. First, if there were little demand, there would be no inventory problems. Second, the company might be attempting to build inventory for the SBC rollout."

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