Dish in Talks With Ergen-Backed SPAC for Wireless Merger (3)

Dish Network Corp. is in preliminary discussions on a complex deal to merge its Boost mobile-phone business with Chairman Charlie Ergen’s blank-check company.

Ergen’s Conx Corp., which went public in 2020, is seeking an extension from shareholders to complete a business transaction so it can keep pursuing the talks, according to a statement released Wednesday. A vote on an extension will take place on Oct. 31.

“We are in regular dialog with interested parties who may assist us in accomplishing our goals, including recently preliminary conversations with Conx,” Dish said in a separate emailed statement. “There can be ...