| DISH Network has yet again been ranked #1 in | | | | subscribers get literally hundreds of video and |
| customer satisfaction by the ACSI. | | | | audio channels, Interactive TV, HDTV, sports and |
| Michael Kelly, Executive Vice President of Echostar | | | | international programming; together with |
| (parent company of DISH Network), said "Our No. | | | | professional installation and 24-hour customer |
| 1 ranking in customer satisfaction by the ACSI | | | | service. |
| demonstrates DISH Network's commitment to | | | | Whether you're looking for a receiver that can |
| provide the best value in pay television, a | | | | pause live TV or an HDTV-ready system, there is |
| commitment reflected in the company's | | | | a DISHNetwork receiver with the features you |
| phenomenal growth in recent years. We continue | | | | need. Dishnetwork makes it easy to choose which |
| to work hard to deliver the highest-quality, | | | | HD programming you want, with unbeatable |
| all-digital programming, including broadcasting local | | | | pricing, no long-term subscriptions, and advanced |
| channels in 158 markets and in all 50 states. We | | | | high definition receivers to perfectly compliment |
| will constantly seek to unveil new technologies, | | | | any Dishnetwork system. |
| while providing the lowest all-digital prices in the | | | | DISH Network will roll out Video on Demand |
| nation. In short, we intend to build upon our | | | | (VOD) service by March, 2006 to new customers |
| industry leadership and work to satisfy all our | | | | with DISH Network's digital video recorder (DVR), |
| customers." DISH Network received the highest | | | | the DISH Player-DVR 625. |
| score among all satellite and cable TV companies | | | | "DVR customers will be able to choose from |
| in the results of the index released today; beating | | | | hours of Hollywood hit movies and watch their |
| out DirecTV and other pay TV providers. This is | | | | favorite stars whenever they want using DISH |
| the fifth year in a row that DishNetwork has beat | | | | On Demand," said Michael Schwimmer, executive |
| out all competing cable companies -- covering | | | | vice president of Marketing and Programming at |
| every year that the University of Michigan has | | | | DISH Network. "DISH Player-DVR, with its |
| assembled the index for pay-TV companies. Dish | | | | advanced pause, reverse and fast forwarding |
| Network also ranks No. 1 in Customer Satisfaction | | | | capabilities, offers a better VOD experience than |
| among Cable/Satellite TV Subscribers by J.D. | | | | any other satellite or cable TV provider." |
| Power and Associates, giving Dish Network a | | | | DISH Network's VOD service will eventually offer |
| clean sweep of the most widely recognized | | | | as many as 100 movies shown on TV for the |
| customer satisfaction awards. | | | | first time, with new movies premiering every |
| EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: | | | | week. The DISH Player-DVR 625 will receive |
| DISH) serves more than 11.2 million satellite TV | | | | movies via satellite, and DISH On Demand will be |
| customers through Dish Network, the | | | | accessible by pressing the DVR button on the |
| fastest-growing U.S. provider of digital satellite TV | | | | DISH Network remote. |
| services in the last five years. DishNetwork | | | | |