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Dish Network Company Profile
Headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, DISH Network Corporation is a public company with approximately 22,000 employees. The Company delivers Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) television products and services to customers nationwide. Throughout its 28-year history, DISH Network has demonstrated its entrepreneurial spirit by achieving significant industry firsts: •First company to offer a satellite receiver for less than $200 •First to develop a UHF remote control •First to offer an Integrated Receiver Descrambler (IRD) for C-band satellite TV •First nationwide installation network dedicated solely to satellite TV systems •First to offer satellite receiver with built-in digital video recording •First Satellite TV company to offer local channels to local markets in all 50 states •First to offer an MPEG4 multi-room high definition and digital video recorder satellite receiver EchoStar Communications Corporation (EchoStar) is primarily a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the Company operates two interrelated business units: the DISH Network and EchoStar Technologies Corporation (ETC). DISH provides a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) subscription television service in the United States. Services include hundreds of video, audio and data channels, interactive television channels, digital video recording, high-definition television, international programming, professional installation and around-the-clock customer service. ETC designs and develops DBS set-top boxes, antennae and other digital equipment for the DISH Network (collectively referred to as EchoStar receiver systems). ETC also designs, develops and distributes similar equipment for international satellite service providers. As of December 31, 2006, the DISH Network had approximately 13.105 million subscribers.
As an operating entity of the publicly traded EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS), EchoStar Technologies L.L.C. spans 25 years of delivering innovations in TV entertainment, products, and end-to-end systems. EchoStar provides valuable service to satellite, IPTV, cable, terrestrial, and consumer electronics markets worldwide by combining engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, and service into one company. With over 1,600 professional employees worldwide, EchoStar is dedicated to providing superior service to our customers in creative and cooperative development efforts. As a result of our extensive experience with set-top boxes and end-to-end systems, we are able to provide our customers with competitive business strategies, practices, and reduced product and operational costs. EchoStar is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, with operations in: -Foster City, California -Atlanta, Georgia -Steeton, UK -Almelo, Holland -Madrid, Spain -Kharkov, Ukraine. EchoStar Technologies sister companies include: -Sling Media -EchoStar Europe -EchoStar Satellite Services -EchoStar International.
Echostars' fixed satellite business will be developed using the nine owned or leased in-orbit satellites and related FCC licenses, a network of seven full service digital broadcast centers, and leased fiber optic capacity with points of presence in approximately 150 cities.
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