Corporate Profile for EchoStar Communications Corporation, dated July 2, 1999.

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Published Date:   July 2, 1999

Company Name:     EchoStar Communications Corporation

Address:          5701 South Sante Fe Drive
                  Littleton, Colo. 80120

Main Telephone
 Number:          303/723-1000

Internet Home
 Page Address
  (URL)           www.dishnetwork.com

Chief Executive
 Officer:         Charlie Ergen


Chief Financial
 Officer:         Steve Schaver

Investor Relations
 Contact:         Judianne Atencio
 Business number: 303-723-2010
 E-mail address:  [e-mail]


Public Relations
 Contact:         Judianne Atencio
 Business number: 303-723-2010
 E-mail address:  [e-mail]

Industry:         direct broadcast satellite programming and
                  distribution

Trading Symbol/
 Exchange:        Nasdaq/DISH; DISHP

Market Makers:    Market Makers: Bear Stearns; C.E. Unterberg,Towbin;
                  CS First Boston; Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette;
                  Goldman Sachs; ING Barings; Lehman Brothers;
                  Merrill Lynch; Morgan Stanley; NationsBanc
                  Montgomery; PaineWebber


     Company description: EchoStar Communications Corp., includes
three interrelated business units:

--   DISH Network(TM) is EchoStar's state-of-the-art DBS system that
     offers customers over 300 channels of digital video and
     CD-quality audio programming, fully MPEG-2/DVB compliant hardware
     and installation.

--   EchoStar Technologies Corporation (ETC, formerly HTS - Houston
     Tracker Systems, Inc.), designs, manufactures and distributes DBS
     set-top boxes, antennas and other digital equipment for DISH
     Network and various international customers that include
     ExpressVu Canada and TelefonicaAEs Vfa Digital system in Spain.
     ETC also provides uplink-center design, construction oversight
     and project-integration services for customers internationally.

--   Satellite Services provides the delivery of video, audio and data
     services to business television customers and other satellite
     users. These services include satellite uplink, satellite
     transponder space-usage and other services. Satellite Services
     also administers SKY VISTA, a direct broadcast satellite service
     offering up to 27 channels of popular digital satellite
     television programming to viewers in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico
     and the U.S. territories in the Caribbean.

     DISH Network currently serves over 2.5 million customers. DISH
Network is a trademark of EchoStar Communications Corporation. HTS is
a trademark of Houston Tracker Systems, Inc. DISH Network is located
on the Internet at: www.dishnetwork.com

Revenues 1998: $982,666,000
Revenues 1997: $447,418,000