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DISH Network has Over 100 Channels of Satellite Television for $9 a Month

LITTLETON, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 2001--DISH Network(TM) (Nasdaq:DISH - news), the fastest-growing U.S. direct broadcast satellite television company, today announced that beginning Aug. 1, 2001, new customers can sign up for DISH Network satellite TV and get 118 of the most popular channels, including Discovery Channel, Disney Channel, ESPN, and Lifetime, and a FREE professional installation for only $9 a month!

When new customers purchase an Echostar Dish Pro 301 satellite TV system or higher and subscribe to America's Top 100 programming package or DISH Latino Dos programming package, they pay only $9 a month for one full year. That is a $21.99 savings per month over the regular monthly price of $30.99. New customers will also get a free basic professional installation. Altogether, that's a savings of $462. This offer is available until Oct. 31, 2001.

"In a time of ever-increasing cable rates, DISH Network is offering new customers more programming for less money than they've ever had to pay before," said Charlie Ergen, CEO and chairman of EchoStar Communications Corp.

The new promotion, called "I Like 9," is also available with the DishPVR 501, a powerful satellite TV receiver that enables viewers to record up to 35 hours of TV without videotape and to create instant replays, pause live TV and skip ahead 30 seconds during prerecorded programming.