Dish Networks may have dashed its dreams of turning Blockbuster into a Netflix competitor, but according to a pair of Bloomberg sources, the firm will be pushing the veteran video rental chain into the smartphone retail arena. Blockbuster has already been peddling smartphones online, but it's said the sales will be extending to the chain's roughly 850 remaining brick-and-mortar locations. According to the outlet, Dish CEO Charlie Ergen has planned on charging Blockbuster with smartphone sales since picking the company up last year. Bloomberg also notes that the move could signal Dish Network's entry into offering mobile phone service, ala AT&T and Verizon -- it's sure gaining the spectrum to do so. If you're shocked to find a remaining Blockbuster store near you, brace yourself for another surprise when you step inside: they might be selling smartphones alongside your 80s comedies.
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Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile
Source: Bloomberg
http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/05/bloomberg-blockbuster-sell-smartphones-retail/
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