Dish Network left some U.S. property owners with unpaid 5G site work

Dish Network signed agreements with property owners and managers across the United States to install 5G equipment on their buildings, and some of those owners now say they were left with unpaid costs, according to a Fierce Network report. The report says the issue affects sites from coast to coast and that some building owners have been unable to reach Dish for resolution.

The source report describes property owners and managers that allowed Dish to use their buildings for 5G equipment and now say they are "holding the bag" for related costs. The excerpt provided does not specify the number of affected properties, the dollar amounts involved, the dates of the agreements, or which U.S. states and cities are involved.

Dish has been building out a U.S. 5G network as a new mobile network operator, or MNO, meaning a carrier that owns and operates its own radio network. Site access agreements with landlords and building owners are a standard part of mobile network deployment, because operators need rooftop and building locations for radios, antennas, and related equipment.