Crown Castle Units Sue Dish Over Cell Tower Rental Contracts

Units of Crown Castle Inc. are suing Dish Wireless, accusing the telecommunications company controlled by billionaire Charlie Ergen of trying to cease paying to use cell towers after arranging to sell $40 billion worth of wireless spectrum.

• The Dish Network Corp. division claimed that it was no longer obligated to lease space on the cell towers because Dish’s parent, EchoStar Corp., had been forced to sell valuable wireless spectrum, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court in Denver
• Crown Towers didn’t reveal the amount of money at stake, but on an earnings call last month the company said ...