Dish Network has formally filed a complaint with the US Federal Communications Commission in an effort to block the pending merger between telecommunications companies Sprint and Japan-based SoftBank, claiming corruption. According to reports, Dish has cited a Department of Justice plea bargain made by a SoftBank-linked company in which the company admitted to making $7 million in bribes to Chinese telecommunications officials to win contracts. UTSI reportedly ties itself to SoftBank and has admitted to corruption to the DOJ – a scandal highlighted by Dish in its protest of the merger filed to the FCC. Dish competed with SoftBank for the acquisition of Sprint Nextel, offering $25.5 billion, to top SoftBank’s $20 billion offer.
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