Echostar: FCC's Chairman Carr won't meet with Ergen

EchoStar said it has made multiple attempts to set up a meeting between company executives and Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr. "All of these requests ... have gone unanswered," the company said. According to one analyst, that's not a good sign. "There can be multiple explanations for Chairman Carr turning down the meeting request, but the most likely explanation reflects a negative sign for EchoStar in terms of the outcome of the proceedings," wrote Blair Levin, a policy adviser to New Street Research and a former high-level FCC official, in a recent note to investors. The situation highlights the growing complexities surrounding the FCC's inquiry into EchoStar, an investigation focusing mainly on the Boost Mobile 5G network that EchoStar's Dish Network built across the US.