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EchoStar, NAB Dispute Heats Up
Friday December 1, 10:07 am ET
EchoStar, NAB Trade Barbs in Dispute Over Distant Network Broadcasts

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- EchoStar Communications Corp., operator of the Dish satellite television network, said the National Association of Broadcasters "bullies" customers, as the two entities traded pointed comments in a long-running dispute over EchoStar's offering of local broadcast stations out of market.

The latest round of jabs was sparked Wednesday when EchoStar announced it would provide satellite capacity to programming-services provider National Programming Service LLC.

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