EchoStar's solo ride defies market trend

[SatelliteGuys Reporter]

Nearly 6 billion in annual revenues. A work force of 20 000-plus employees. More than 10 million satellite-TV subscribers including 340 000 new ones in the past quarter. Advertisement Perhaps most impressive though is that EchoStar has survived its meteoric growth as a stand-alone company while its main competitors have been snatched up by larger media firms or diversified their businesses.

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