DISH Network Satellite Television Adds Five New Public Interest Channels.Business Editors, Entertainment Writers LITTLETON, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 19, 2000 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. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : DISH, DISHP) Customers Can Now Get Panhandle Area Educational Consortium (PAEC PAEC Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission PAEC Panhandle Area Educational Consortium (Florida, USA) PAEC Porcine Aortic Endothelial Cells PAEC Philippine Atomic Energy Commission PAEC Parental Advisory Explicit Content ), The Early Childhood Network (TECN), California Community Colleges Satellite Network (CCN), Family Star Learning Network (FSLN FSLN Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (Sandinist Front of National Liberation, Nicaragua) ) and Rural Farm Broadcasting TV (RFD TV) At No Additional Charge EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH, DISHP), the nation's fastest-growing direct broadcast satellite television service with over 5 million customers announced that beginning Friday, Dec. 15, 2000, DISH Network(TM) substantially increased its public interest and educational programming offering to customers at no additional cost by adding five new public interest channels. These channels have been added to the 14 existing public interest channels for a total of 19 public interest channels offered at 119 degrees West Longitude, 110 degrees W.L. and 61.5 degrees W.L. orbital locations. Customers who have a dish antenna pointed at the 61.5 degrees W.L. orbital location can enjoy the Panhandle Area Educational Consortium (PAEC) and The Early Childhood Network (TECN). Customers who have a dish antenna pointed at the 110 degree W.L. orbital location can enjoy the California Community Colleges Satellite Network (CCN) and Family Star Learning Network (FSLN). Customers who have a dish antenna pointed at the 119 degree W.L. orbital location can enjoy Rural Farm Broadcasting TV (RFD TV). -- PAEC (channel 9418) is a joint effort of the Florida Department of Education and the Panhandle Area Educational Consortium to serve the educational needs of students and teachers. Visit www.paec.org or call 1-877/873-7232 for more information. -- TECN (channel 9417) is dedicated to providing training and information about early childhood issues to those who care for and work with children. For more information call 1-888/974-6328. -- CCN (channel 9405) offers distance learning solutions for higher education. For more information call 760/744-1150 ext. 2431 or visit www.cccsat.org. -- FSLN (channel 9404) brings degree programs that combine core curriculum in liberal arts with biblical studies. For more information call 407/826-2000 or visit www.ccci.org. -- RFD TV (channel 9409) offers news, features and informational programs for rural America. Visit www.ruralfreedish.com or call 1-888/890-4745 for more information. Public interest programming is available to DISH Network customers 24 hours a day. DISH Network offers a diverse line-up of public interest channels that now includes: C-SPAN; Eternal Word Television Network The Eternal Word Television Network ("EWTN") is a U.S.-based broadcasting network that carries Catholic-themed programming, including a Daily Mass from its Birmingham, Alabama Monastery/Studios, talk shows such as EWTN Live and Sunday Night Live, (EWTN EWTN Eternal Word Television Network ); LinkMedia; The NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. Channel; Universityhouse Channel/Northern Arizona University; Trinity Broadcasting Network The Trinity Broadcasting Network, or TBN, is the largest Christian religious television network in the world and is headquartered near Los Angeles in Costa Mesa, California with studios near Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in Irving, Texas and near Nashville in (TBN); University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). ; Brigham Young University Brigham Young University, at Provo, Utah; Latter-Day Saints; coeducational; opened as an academy in 1875 and became a university in 1903. It is noted for its law and business schools. ; HITN; PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, YOU; Research TV; Educating Everyone; Free Speech TV; Good Samaritan Network; Panhandle Area Educational Consortium; The Early Childhood Network; California Community Colleges Satellite Network; Family Star Learning Network; and Rural Farm Broadcasting. For more information, visit www.dishnetwork.com. DISH Network, which currently serves over 5 million customers, is a trademark of EchoStar Communications Corporation. 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, advanced satellite TV 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. DISH Network offers hundreds of channels, including local networks, Dolby Digital surround sound, interactive television and data services, all on a single dish. For more information call 1-800/333-DISH (3474) or visit www.dishnetwork.com. |
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