May 4, 2005: In light of EchoStar Communications Corporation's announcement that it will carry VOOM original HD programming on the DISH Network DBS service, the Association of Consumers to Preserve and Promote DBS Competition announces that the Joint Petition To Deny the sale of the Rainbow 1 satellite from Rainbow DBS Company LLC to EchoStar has been withdrawn.
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