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Do not fill this in! == Services and devices == {|style="float:right;" class="wikitable" |- !Year !style="text-align:right;"|Subscribers<ref>[https://www.annualreports.com/Company/dish-network-corp FY 1996–present Annual 10K Report(s)]</ref> |- |style="text-align:center;"|1996 |style="text-align:right;"|350,000 |- |style="text-align:center;"|1997 |style="text-align:right;"|1,040,000 |- |style="text-align:center;"|1998 |style="text-align:right;"|1,900,000 |- |style="text-align:center;"|1999 |style="text-align:right;"|3,400,000 |- |style="text-align:center;"|2000 |style="text-align:right;"|5,260,000 |- |style="text-align:center;"|2001 |style="text-align:right;"|6,830,000 |- |style="text-align:center;"|2002 |style="text-align:right;"|8,180,000 |- |style="text-align:center;"|2003 |style="text-align:right;"|9,425,000 |- |style="text-align:center;"|2004 |style="text-align:right;"|10,905,000 |- |style="text-align:center;"|2005 |style="text-align:right;"|12,040,000 |- |style="text-align:center;"|2006 |style="text-align:right;"|13,105,000 |- |style="text-align:center;"|2007 |style="text-align:right;"|13,780,000 |- |style="text-align:center;"|2008 |style="text-align:right;"|13,678,000 |- |style="text-align:center;"|2009 |style="text-align:right;"|14,100,000 |- |style="text-align:center;"|2010 |style="text-align:right;"|14,133,000 |- |style="text-align:center;"|2011 |style="text-align:right;"|13,967,000 |- |style="text-align:center;"|2012 |style="text-align:right;"|14,056,000 |- |style="text-align:center;"|2013 |style="text-align:right;"|14,057,000 |- |style="text-align:center;"|2014 |style="text-align:right;"|13,978,000 |- |style="text-align:center;"|2015 |style="text-align:right;"|13,897,000 |- |style="text-align:center;"|2016 |style="text-align:right;"|13,671,000 |- |style="text-align:center;"|2017 |style="text-align:right;"|13,242,000 |- |style="text-align:center;"|2018 |style="text-align:right;"|12,322,000 |- |style="text-align:center;"|2019 |style="text-align:right;"|11,986,000 |- |style="text-align:center;"|2020 |style="text-align:right;"|11,290,000 |- |style="text-align:center;"|2021 |style="text-align:right;"|10,707,000 |- |2022 |style="text-align:right;"|10,018,000 |} DISH's main service is satellite television and its offerings are comparable to other satellite and cable companies. Viewers can choose from a series of service bundles, paying more money for more channels. A la carte programming is available, however limited to premium channels such as [[HBO]] or [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]. The company is currently working on diversifying its offerings. With its purchase of [[Blockbuster LLC]], DISH owns the Blockbuster trademarks and has used its intellectual property agreement to offer streaming and mail-order video services. ===DishNET=== {{See also|Satellite Internet access}} On September 27, 2012, DISH Network announced a satellite broadband service called DishNET, aimed at [[Rural area|rural]] areas where cable is often not available.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2012/9/27/3417404/dish-national-satellite-broadband-rural|title=Dish launching satellite broadband service aimed at rural areas on October 1st|website=The Verge|access-date=September 27, 2012}}</ref> ===Dish Wireless=== In 2019, DISH entered an agreement as part of the [[Sprint Corporation|Sprint]]/[[T-Mobile US|T-Mobile]] merger in which DISH would acquire Sprint's prepaid wireless businesses, including [[Boost Mobile (United States)|Boost Mobile]].<ref name="Lee19">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/26/business/media/sprint-tmobile-merger.html |title=U.S. Approves T-Mobile-Sprint Merger, a Deal That Would Reshape the Industry |last1=Lee |first1=Edmund |last2=Benner |first2=Katie |date=July 26, 2019 |access-date=February 19, 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> As part of this agreement, DISH became the 4th-largest major wireless carrier in the United States.<ref name=":3" /> After the merger was approved by the [[United States Department of Justice|Justice Department]], DISH announced plans to "deploy a facilities-based 5G broadband network capable of serving 70% of the U.S. population by June 2023."<ref name=":3">{{cite web |last1=Welch |first1=Chris |title=Dish confirms that it will become a major US mobile carrier |url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/26/8931827/dish-carrier-plans-5g-network-tmobile-sprint-us-confirms |website=The Verge |publisher=Vox Media |access-date=6 May 2020}}</ref> On July 1, 2020, DISH officially purchased Boost Mobile from T-Mobile for $1.4 billion.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Brodkin|first=Jon|date=2020-07-01|title=Dish buys Boost prepaid biz from T-Mobile, finally enters wireless market|url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/07/dish-is-finally-a-mobile-provider-but-doesnt-operate-its-own-network-yet/|access-date=2020-08-21|website=Ars Technica|language=en-us}}</ref> With this purchase it officially launched its wireless business, DISH Wireless, LLC, offering prepaid service through the Boost brand as an [[MVNO]] on the T-Mobile network.<ref name=buysprepaid/> DISH stated intentions to offer branded postpaid service in the future with the build-out of their own network.<ref name=buysprepaid/> DISH also intends to have the first standalone, [[5G]]-only network in the United States.<ref name=buysprepaid/> On July 19, 2021, DISH signed a $5 billion contract with [[AT&T]] and becoming a new AT&T MVNO within approximately two years. As a result, DISH Wireless customers will be able to roam on AT&T's 4G and 5G while DISH is continuously building its 5G-only network. The previous roaming agreement with T-Mobile remained unchanged.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Johnson|first=Allison|date=2021-07-19|title=Dish cuts a 10-year, $5 billion deal to make AT&T the primary service provider for its MVNO|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/19/22583799/dish-network-att-mvno-t-mobile-5g-4g|access-date=2021-07-23|website=The Verge|language=en}}</ref> On May 4, 2022, Dish announced it had released its 5G network live to consumers in Las Vegas in addition to listing 113 cities for the next phase of roll out by the end of June. The service named "Project Genesis" is currently only compatible with the latest Motorola Edge Plus.<ref>{{cite journal|date=4 May 2022|url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/dish-finally-opens-its-5g-network-to-everyone-starting-in-las-vegas/|title=Network to Everyone, Starting in Las Vegas|journal=CNET|access-date=5 May 2022}}</ref> ===OnTech Smart Services=== DISH launched the direct-to-consumer [[smart home technology]] brand OnTech Smart Services in 2019; initially available in 11 metropolitan areas, the brand offers smart home devices and installation services.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Crist |first1=Ry |title=Dish wants to set up your smart home gadgets for you |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/dish-wants-to-set-up-your-smart-home-gadgets-for-you-ontech/ |website=CNET |access-date=May 19, 2020 |date=June 17, 2019}}</ref> ===Blockchain and cryptocurrency=== DISH has been described as the first large company to accept [[cryptocurrency]] and being “comfortable with cryptocurrency”. The company has accepted [[Bitcoin]] since 2014. Four years later it began accepting [[Bitcoin Cash]]. In September 2021, it announced a partnership with [[Charles Hoskinson|Input Output Global]] (formerly known as IOHK) to build subscription services based on the [[Cardano (blockchain platform)|Cardano]] blockchain.<ref>Zacks Equity Research (2022) “DISH Network (DISH) to report Q4 earnings: What's in store?”, February 23, Nasdaq. https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/dish-network-dish-to-report-q4-earnings%3A-whats-in-store</ref> The following month it set up a system to expand [[5G]] mobile network through customers using the [[Citizens Broadband Radio Service]] with rewards paid in cryptocurrency.<ref>Steven Vaughan-Nichols (2021) “Dish partners with FreedomFi to deliver 5G hotspots”, October 26, ZDNet. https://www.zdnet.com/article/dish-partners-with-freedomfi-to-deliver-5g-hotspots/</ref> === Charitable causes === DISH Cares was launched in 2014 and focuses on [[community engagement]], [[sustainability]], and providing services following disasters.<ref name="VMS">{{cite news|date=September 4, 2017|title=DISH Cares donates school supplies|work=[[Valley Morning Star]]|url=https://www.valleymorningstar.com/2017/09/04/dish-cares-donates-school-supplies/|access-date=June 16, 2020|archive-date=June 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619191709/https://www.valleymorningstar.com/2017/09/04/dish-cares-donates-school-supplies/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The company has engaged in disaster relief efforts, including after Hurricanes [[Hurricane Katrina|Katrina]], [[Hurricane Harvey|Harvey]], [[Hurricane Irma|Irma]], and [[Hurricane Maria|Maria]].<ref>{{cite news|date=September 15, 2005|title=Companies pitch in|work=[[CNN Money]]|url=https://money.cnn.com/2005/08/31/news/fortune500/firms_hurricane/|access-date=June 16, 2020}}</ref><ref name="9News">{{cite news|last1=Gray|first1=Brandon|date=August 30, 2017|title=DISH assisting customers impacted by Harvey|publisher=[[KUSA (TV)]]|url=https://www.9news.com/article/news/dish-assisting-customers-impacted-by-harvey/469438186|access-date=June 16, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=McCarthy|first1=John|date=October 30, 2017|title=Dish Network Says Customers in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Won't Be Charged for the Time They are Not Receiving the Signal|work=VI Free Press|url=https://vifreepress.com/2017/10/dish-network-says-customers-virgin-islands-puerto-rico-wont-charged-time-not-receiving-signal/|access-date=June 17, 2020}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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