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DISH Network Offers 'DishFAMILY' Programming Tier, Providing Parents
with Worry-Free TV; Low Cost Package Furthers DISH Network's Standing
as Lowest-Priced All Digital TV Provider in Nation

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 2006--EchoStar
Communications Corporation (NasdaqISH) and its DISH Network(TM)
satellite TV service now offers "DishFAMILY," a new "family-friendly"
programming package with 40 channels. At $19.99 per month, DishFAMILY
is not only the lowest priced "family programming" package available,
it is also the lowest priced all digital TV package in America. Now
with four primary programming tiers, DISH Network customers have even
more choices.
According to PEW Research Center, 75 percent of 1,505 adults
polled in 2005 favor tighter enforcement of government rules on TV
content during hours when children are most likely to be watching
television. The DishFAMILY package meets parents' needs by ensuring
that children are watching content that is appropriate while also
offering channel choices for everyone in the family such as sports,
news, children's programming, lifestyle, hobbies, shopping and public
interest. With DishFAMILY, customers will get valuable,
family-sensitive content at the low price of $19.99 per month ($24.99
per month with local channels). This is an approximate $12 savings
over the average cable company family tier.
Other pay-TV providers have introduced "family" packages but with
fewer channels and with a requirement that customers must purchase the
family package along with a basic cable package that may be
inappropriate for family viewing. DISH Network offers DishFAMILY as a
stand alone package and with a robust family channel lineup. In
addition, DishFAMILY is available with a free satellite TV receiver
and free professional installation for up to four rooms.
"Since kids are spending an average of four hours watching
television each day, we believe that it is important to provide
content that is appropriate for viewing by all family members
regardless of their age," said Eric Sahl, senior vice president of
Programming for DISH Network. "Our DishFAMILY package offers
programming that includes popular children's, religious and general
family entertainment programming. We have responded to the concerns of
parents and policymakers and designed a worry-free TV package to meet
the needs of all DISH Network families."

"DishFAMILY" channel lineup will include the following:

Angel One C-SPAN FOX News Channel Nick Toons
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Animal Planet C-SPAN-2 Great American Country The Outdoor
(GAC) Channel
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Biography College Sports TV Hallmark QVC
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Bloomberg Discovery Kids Hallmark Movie Channel RFDTV (Rural
Farm)
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Boomerang Discovery Times Home Shopping Network Shop at Home
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Brigham Young Dish Home Kids Tunes (MUZAK) Shop NBC
University TV
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CCTV-9 Do It Yourself NASA The Science
Network Channel
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CCTV-EF EWTN Nickelodeon East The Weather
Channel
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CNN Headline Fine Living Nickelodeon West Trinity
News Broadcasting
Network
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Colours TV Food Network Nickelodeon Games & TV Land
Sports
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DISH Network, an advocate of family viewing protections, has been
a pioneer in advanced parental control technology available to
customers at no additional cost. DISH Network's extensive parental
controls include password protection, lock-by-ratings and extended
ratings, system and channel locks, and DISH Network's own Adult Guard
and Hide Adult Programming features, which when activated remove adult
content and channel descriptions from that specific customer's program
guide. Also, for customers who subscribe to DishFAMILY the "Hide Adult
Programming" feature will automatically be enabled on receivers,
blocking certain adult channels and their content descriptions from
the program guide.
With the addition of DishFAMILY, DISH Network now offers four
primary programming tiers: DishFAMILY, America's Top 60, America's Top
120 and America's Top 180. DISH Network also offers Spanish-language,
international and high definition TV packages.
Customers can contact DISH Network at 800-333-DISH (3474), or
their local retailer for more information on how to subscribe to DISH
Network. To learn more about DISH Network's programming offers, visit
www.dishnetwork.com.

About EchoStar

EchoStar Communications Corporation (NasdaqISH) serves more
than 12 million satellite TV customers through its DISH Network(TM),
the fastest growing U.S. provider of advanced digital television
services in the last five years. DISH Network offers hundreds of video
and audio channels, Interactive TV, HDTV, sports and international
programming, together with professional installation and 24-hour
customer service. Visit EchoStar's DISH Network at www.dishnetwork.com
or call 800-333-DISH (3474).

About PEW Research Center Study

Visit http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=241 to
learn more about the "Support for Tougher Indecency Measures, But
Worries About Government Intrusiveness" study released April, 19,
2005.

Parents Television Council website

According to the Parents Television Council website,
http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/facts/mediafacts.asp the average time
children spend watching TV each day is four hours.

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