Dish Announces Earnings Call

[Scott Greczkowski]

EchoStar Announces Second Quarter 2004 Earnings Conference Call

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 2004--EchoStar
Communications Corporation will host its second quarter 2004 earnings
conference call on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2004, at noon, ET.
The call will be broadcast live from EchoStar's website,
www.echostar.com. The dial-in number is 800-616-6729.
To access the webcast of this event, you will need a multimedia
computer with speakers and Microsoft's Windows Media Player (TM). If
you would like to run a test to determine whether Microsoft's Windows
Media Player (TM) is installed on your computer, please access the
Pre-Event System Test on the website prior to the live event.
EchoStar's earnings press release will be distributed via Business
Wire prior to the open of the market on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2004. The
press release will be available on the EchoStar website,
www.echostar.com.

About EchoStar

EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) serves over 10
million satellite TV customers through its DISH Network(TM), and is a
leading U.S. provider of advanced digital television services. DISH
Network's services include hundreds of video and audio channels,
Interactive TV, HDTV, sports and international programming, together
with professional installation and 24-hour customer service. DISH
Network is the leader in the sale of digital video recorders (DVRs).
EchoStar has been a leader for 23 years in satellite TV equipment
sales and support worldwide. EchoStar is included in the Nasdaq-100
Index (NDX) and is a Fortune 500 company. Visit EchoStar's website at
www.echostar.com or call 1-800-333-DISH (3474).

 

[GaryPen]

That's pretty late for a Q2 call. Most public companies do theirs in July. Maybe they do their accounting in-house, and they haven't gotten the bugs out yet.