Dish used “small business” discount to save $3B at taxpayer expense

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http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/02/dish-used-small-business-discount-to-save-3-billion-at-taxpayer-expense/

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Another 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.