Article 60C3T Dish says it launched 5G service the day before it faces millions of dollars in fines

Dish says it launched 5G service the day before it faces millions of dollars in fines

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acastro_200804_1777_dish_0001.0.0.jpg O-RAN appears to have arrived. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

Today's the day: Dish Network needs to offer 5G service to at least 20 percent of the US population or face some steep fines from the US government. And lo and behold, Dish appears to be lighting up its 5G service in the nick of time - but there's an awful lot still up in the air.

The company's website for Project Genesis (that's what it's calling this whole endeavor) has been updated to state that it's live in 120 cities" with a link to order now." Until very recently, the website only listed the 120 initial cities that the service would cover outside of its first test market in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it looked uncertain that Dish would make its deadline.

It's still not entirely clear that Dish has met the requirements. Dish has yet...

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