Hey folks welcome to the 1st Qtr 2005 Echostar Earning Call
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May 5 - Live Earnings Call Updates
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Financial stuff:
Revenue - 2.02 Billion
Higher average revenue per subscriber results to growth
Net Income - 318 Million
Added 325,000 Net new customers
11,230,000 Subscribers
Churn 1.4 %
$57 - Average revenue per subscriber, 1 dollar hihger than last qtr
Reduction in free promos, and price increases
Subscriber Aquistion Cost - $623
-increase in SAC due to more lease subs
Revenue - 2.02 Billion
Higher average revenue per subscriber results to growth
Net Income - 318 Million
Added 325,000 Net new customers
11,230,000 Subscribers
Churn 1.4 %
$57 - Average revenue per subscriber, 1 dollar hihger than last qtr
Reduction in free promos, and price increases
Subscriber Aquistion Cost - $623
-increase in SAC due to more lease subs
Q: About Voom Deal 
A: Small Equity interest in voom, put the channels up, 10 of 21 channels at 61.5, expand the service around the 1st of 2006 with the deploment of MPEG4 with the rest of the 21 channels.
"HDTV is not a 2005 event, a 2006 event"
Because we wont have enough deploment of MPEG4 yet.
A: Small Equity interest in voom, put the channels up, 10 of 21 channels at 61.5, expand the service around the 1st of 2006 with the deploment of MPEG4 with the rest of the 21 channels.
"HDTV is not a 2005 event, a 2006 event"
Because we wont have enough deploment of MPEG4 yet.
More MPEG4.
It's going to be a slow rollout, as the costs will be higher with initial deployment.
Quality of the encoding system will improve over the years
Will have to spend more on retention costs with MPEG4 and have to decide how much of the costs the consumers will have to bear
It's going to be a slow rollout, as the costs will be higher with initial deployment.
Quality of the encoding system will improve over the years
Will have to spend more on retention costs with MPEG4 and have to decide how much of the costs the consumers will have to bear
Question about 19.99 promotion
he doesnt like the discount programming
It's a watered down promotion
only 3 months, requires 1 year commitment
but its standard "everyone's doing it"
dissapointed that they have to do this
But he's not thinking about this year, thinking about next year
he doesnt like the discount programming
It's a watered down promotion
only 3 months, requires 1 year commitment
but its standard "everyone's doing it"
dissapointed that they have to do this
But he's not thinking about this year, thinking about next year
Q: HDTV, how many nationals could they carry, HDLIL
No oposition to the Rainbow 1 aquisition. Hope to be approved before next conference call.
Currently they have 20 HD channels.
Using 61.5 and 148 they have capacity for 20 local markets and 50 national channels
More capcity with echo 10, 11
They don't agree with spending 100,000's of dollars for launching local markets, if the folks can receive the channels just fine over the air.
he says it does make sense to do at least the top 20 markets HDLIL
No oposition to the Rainbow 1 aquisition. Hope to be approved before next conference call.
Currently they have 20 HD channels.
Using 61.5 and 148 they have capacity for 20 local markets and 50 national channels
More capcity with echo 10, 11
They don't agree with spending 100,000's of dollars for launching local markets, if the folks can receive the channels just fine over the air.
he says it does make sense to do at least the top 20 markets HDLIL
Q: Why all the satellite orders, if you're unsure about providing HDLIL.
Opportunity to not deploy some of the sats on order
Other uses would be Broadband, not sure about that route either.
Capicity IS needed for HD, and we want to be position.
Could still lease Transponders to others.
Opportunity to not deploy some of the sats on order
Other uses would be Broadband, not sure about that route either.
Capicity IS needed for HD, and we want to be position.
Could still lease Transponders to others.
One thing at least - when he's asked a direct question in Earnings Calls he can't duck it like in the Charlie Chats.
