Positioned as a single, convenient source for equipment distribution, sales, installation, service and programming distribution, EchoStar Communications Corporation is widely recognized in the communications industry for its research and development activities.

The company and its subsidiaries deliver Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) television

products and services to millions of customers nationwide.

EchoStar includes three interrelated business units: DISH NetworkT, EchoStar Technologies Corporation and EchoStar Satellite Services. EchoStar Communications Corporation is a publicly traded company (NASDAQ: DISH, DISHP).

The company and its subsidiaries deliver direct broadcast satellite (DBS) television products and services to customers worldwide. EchoStar is a single, convenient source for product distribution, sales, installation, service and programming distribution. It is widely recognized in the industry for its research and development activities.

The EchoStar's DISH Network Worldwide Digital Broadcast Center, located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, is the heart of EchoStar's Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) system. The facility receives downlinked video, audio and data information from various satellites, as well as pay-per-view programming and special programs from EchoStar's own studios,

then combines the information into a single digital stream and uplinks to its satellites. These satellites relay the programming streams to DISH Network customers throughout the continental United States.

In addition to EchoStar's state-of-the art Uplink Center in Cheyenne, the company has four Customer Service Centers, the company has seven regional distribution and installation centers throughout the United States. For more information about the company, please visit the Dish Network website.