Interview: EchoStar on its broadband stimulus applications

Most all broadband stimulus applicants claim they’ll use federal grants to reach U.S. citizens in unserved and underserved areas – but how many will actually reach every single household in the United States?

That’s the question satellite Internet pioneer EchoStar said it hopes the NTIA – the federal agency responsible for doling out $7.2 billion in at least two rounds of funding – will ask itself as it weighs the pros and cons of each applicant...