EchoStar's 2nd-quarter earnings sink

[SatelliteGuys Reporter]

... earned 85.3 million during the second quarter a 34 percent drop from the same period in 2003 as it spent more to boost its customer base. Revenue increased 26 percent to 1.8 billion but costs climbed 34 percent to 1.6 billion. The Douglas County-based company spent about 365 million to acquire new customers during the quarter up from 286 million a year earlier.

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