DISH Network Announces Deal of the Millennium! A FREE DISH 500 Satellite TV System and Free Installation.Business and High Tech Editors CES 2000 LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 2000 All Customers Receive a FREE Basic Professional Installation with ANY DISH Network See DBS. Satellite Television System; Cable Customers Who Switch Get DISH 500 and Installation FREE! EchoStar Communications Corp. (Nasdaq:DISH, DISHP) announced today that DISH Network(tm) is now offering consumers nationwide a FREE DISH 500, the world's first and only multiroom-ready 500 channel digital satellite television system, with a commitment to one year of DISH Network programming of $39.98 per month! And the deal of the millennium continues! Starting today, all new customers will receive a FREE basic professional installation - a $199 value - with any DISH Network satellite TV system. This special promotion is available through March 31, 2000. "Cable companies continue to raise rates and provide poor customer service," said Charlie Ergen Charles W. "Charlie" Ergen (born May 1, 1953) is the co-founder and CEO of EchoStar Communications Corporation, the parent company of Dish Network. Born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Ergen's father William Ergen was a nuclear physicist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and his , chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of EchoStar. "We're issuing a powerful response by offering a free DISH 500 satellite television system and a free professional installation, which provides customers a hassle-free and affordable alternative to cable." DISH Network offers two great ways for both current cable customers and non-cable customers to get a FREE DISH 500 multiroom-ready satellite TV system: Current Cable Customers: Visit a participating DISH Network retailer near you and provide a current cable bill and valid credit card and make a commitment to America's Top 100 CD programming package for one year, plus your choice of one premium movie package (or other programming), totaling $39.98 per month and you will receive a FREE multiroom-ready DISH 500 satellite TV system and a FREE basic professional installation! Non-Cable Customers: Visit a participating DISH Network retailer near you for a multiroom-ready DISH 500 satellite TV system and make a commitment to America's Top 100 CD programming package for one year, plus your choice of one premium movie package (or other programming), totaling $39.98 per month and receive an automatic $199 rebate after your first programming payment and a FREE basic professional installation! Additionally, DISH Network is offering new customers a FREE basic professional installation for all DISH Network systems purchased and activated through March 31, 2000! This offer applies to all hardware models available. DISH 500 is a single small satellite dish satellite dish n. A dish antenna used to receive and transmit signals relayed by satellite. satellite dish A parabolic antenna used to receive signals relayed by satellite. that offers customers up to 500 channels of all-digital popular satellite television, including entertainment, sports, news and international programming, DISH Latino Spanish-language package, more pay-per-view and premium movie channels, plus local channels in more than 18 U.S. cities. For more information call 1-800-333-DISH (3474). For media, visit www.dishnetwork.com/ces. DISH Network is EchoStar's state-of-the-art direct broadcast satellite system that is capable of offering over 500 channels of digital video and CD-quality audio programming, fully MPEG-2/DVB compliant hardware and installation. DISH Network was also ranked number one in customer satisfaction among satellite/cable TV subscribers by the J.D. Power and Associates 1999 Cable/Satellite TV Customer Satisfaction Study. EchoStar V, EchoStar's newest high-power direct broadcast satellite, launched on a Lockheed Martin For the former company, see . Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. Atlas IIAS IIAS International Institute for Asian Studies IIAS International Institute of Administrative Sciences IIAS Inventory Information Approval System IIAS Indian Institute of Advanced Study IIAS International Internet Associate Symposium IIAS International Internet Advertising Services rocket on Sept. 23, 1999, to the 110 degrees W.L. orbital orbital Mathematical expression, called a wave function, that describes properties characteristic of no more than two electrons near an atomic nucleus or molecule. An orbital can be considered a three-dimensional region in which there is a 95% probability of finding an location. In addition to local channels, EchoStar V allows DISH Network to offer 500 channels, including high definition television, Dolby Digital A digital audio encoding system from Dolby used in movie and home theaters. First used in 1995, Dolby Digital employs Dolby's AC-3 (Audio Coding-3) coding and compression technology and is the standard for DVD-Video and HDTV. 5. surround sound An audio recording and playback system that uses five or more channels plus a subwoofer channel. See 5.1 channel and 3D audio. , Internet and high-speed interactive television and data services, all on a single dish. DISH Network, which currently serves over 3.4 million customers, is a trademark of EchoStar Communications Corporation EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) is the parent company of DISH Network and the maintainer of the satellite fleet that provides the signal that DISH Network markets. . DISH Network is located on the Internet at www.dishnetwork.com. |
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