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Analyst
Brent Penter
Period: Reporting periods mapped to calendar 2025 Q1 – 2026 Q2 (6 quarters; questions recorded in 4).
- Questions
- 7on tracked calls
- Challenge rate
- 29%2 of 7 questionsLimited sample
- Companies
- 1questioned at least once
- Reporting periods
- 4with questions
These figures cover the whole profile: every tracked question, all reporting periods.
How to read these numbers
Challenge rate is the share of questions that pushed back, pressed for specifics or questioned management’s assumptions. It describes how questions were asked on the calls tracked here; it does not measure whether any view turned out to be right.
Rounding. Rates are rounded to whole percentages, so a small share can show as 0% even when some questions were challenging. The count beside each rate is exact; “none of N questions” means no question was challenging.
No questions recorded. “—” means there is nothing to calculate: no questions were recorded for that period on the calls tracked here. It does not mean there was no activity.
Fewer than 3 questions. A company-level rate is withheld when fewer than 3 questions were recorded for that company; the questions are still counted everywhere else.
Small samples. Profiles with fewer than 10 questions are marked Limited sample.
Reporting periods. Questions are grouped by the calendar quarter each company’s fiscal reporting period maps to, not by the date of the call. Periods without a calendar mapping are listed separately under their fiscal label.
Questions asked
Grouped by company, most questions first. Open a company to read its questions, newest reporting period first.
Showing 7 of 7 questions from 1 company
ECHOEchoStar Corporation7 questions · 4 reporting periods · 2 of 7 challenging
Calendar 2026 Q2
How do you size the expected tax payment today? Are you doing any hedging on that
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Ergen held the combined network-termination and SpaceX tax liability at $5-7 billion, noting it depends on network-shutdown litigation, 1033 exchanges, and SpaceX's future value.
Calendar 2025 Q4
how does that xAI deal affect your ownership in terms of percentage
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Charlie acknowledged 80/20 SpaceX-xAI merger ratio gives a feel for their diluted stake but said they lack internal information on IPO details.
you all talked about the litigation in your 10-K. Last quarter, you had said you believe that you were relieved of these payments
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Charlie cited FCC force majeure event, said network generates no income, and expressed disappointment that some companies chose litigation over negotiation.
Calendar 2025 Q3
As you bring in some of this net cash, how do you think about that as an additional area to deploy capital?
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Hamid said they will make a mix of active and passive investments, all thesis-driven and strategic, and will balance controlled and passive investments.
what would actually cause you to stop making your payments to the tower companies?
Show response
Charlie declined to discuss specifics on tower payment cessation, only noting that litigation from tower companies makes resolution harder.
Calendar 2025 Q1
What market factors drive momentum in wireless net adds and whether Q1's 150,000 net adds should improve given typical seasonality?
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Hamid attributed growth to competitive pricing, network quality, and a significant contribution from the digital channel. He noted tax season is historically productive for subscriber acquisition.
Can you provide an update on CapEx timing relative to build-out deadlines mentioned in the 10-Q?
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Orban confirmed lower 2025 CapEx and indicated the 2026 deadline will likely be pushed out to future years, shifting to a success-based build model.
Challenge rate by company
Every company this analyst questioned, most questions first. A company-level rate is shown from 3 questions; below that it is withheld.
| Company | Questions | Challenge rate |
|---|---|---|
| ECHO EchoStar Corporation | 7 | 29%2 of 7 questions |
- ECHOEchoStar Corporation · 7 questions29%2 of 7 questions
Activity by reporting period
Questions recorded for each calendar quarter that companies’ reporting periods map to (not the call date), with the challenge rate for that period. Periods inside the range with no questions are shown as “No questions recorded”.
| Calendar period | Questions | Challenge rate | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q1 | 2 | 0%none of 2 questions | 1 |
| 2025 Q2 | No questions recorded | — | — |
| 2025 Q3 | 2 | 50%1 of 2 questions | 1 |
| 2025 Q4 | 2 | 50%1 of 2 questions | 1 |
| 2026 Q1 | No questions recorded | — | — |
| 2026 Q2 | 1 | 0%none of 1 question | 1 |
- 2025 Q12 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 2 questions) · 1 company
- 2025 Q2No questions recorded
- 2025 Q32 questions · challenge rate 50% (1 of 2 questions) · 1 company
- 2025 Q42 questions · challenge rate 50% (1 of 2 questions) · 1 company
- 2026 Q1No questions recorded
- 2026 Q21 question · challenge rate 0% (none of 1 question) · 1 company
Topics
Topics tagged on this analyst’s questions.
- Capital Allocation3
- Cost Pressure3
- Regulation Policy3
- Innovation & R&D1
- Subscriber Growth1
- Demand1
- Capex Investment1