Why mega-corporation Dish Network is suddenly pretending to be a small business

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It isn’t often that NAACP President Cornell William Brooks and Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist agree on anything. But both agree that Dish Network — the television mega-provider — is not a small business. Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill also agree on this. Why? Because Dish isn’t a small business.

Dish Network is trying to claim $3.3 billion in tax discounts from the FCC — money that is meant to help small businesses purchase wireless spectrum at auction. The FCC is expected to make up its mind soon, and Dish is working feverishly to defend itself, submitting letters to Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John Thune, R-S.D., and the FCC.

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