EchoStar stock drops nearly 3% as Crown Castle seeks $3.5 billion from Dish Wireless
New York, Jan 15, 2026, 12:45 EST — Regular session EchoStar Corp shares (SATS.O) fell 2.9% to $127.24 in midday trade on Thursday, after swinging between $126.82 and $133.98. Crown Castle has terminated its agreement with EchoStar’s Dish Wireless unit and is seeking more than $3.5 billion in remaining payments, Light Reading reported. New Street Research analyst David Barden said “nothing is really changing other than, perhaps, the legal maneuvering and leverage.” (Light Reading) The dispute lands as EchoStar tries to reshape its wireless plans after striking multibillion-dollar spectrum deals and taking a large impairment charge tied to decommissioning parts