It's a great week for telecom billionaire Charles Ergen. His company EchoStar announced it would sell spectrum to AT&T. Its stock soared and his wealth more than doubled. But the consequences for consumers are more complicated. (1/3)

The sale dooms the nationwide 5G mobile network he'd promised, and with it hopes of a more competitive cell service market anytime soon. It also means the end of some cutting-edge software EchoStar had been developing. (2/3)