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======== more dish news DISH Network Announces Deal of the Millennium! A FREE DISH 500 Satellite TV System and Free Installation All Customers Receive a FREE Basic Professional Installation with ANY DISH Network Satellite Television System; Cable Customers Who Switch Get DISH 500 and Installation FREE! LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 2000-- EchoStar Communications Corp. (Nasdaq:DISH - news, DISHP - news) announced today that DISH Network(tm) is now offering consumers nationwide a FREE DISH 500, the world's first and only multiroom-ready 500 channel digital satellite television system, with a commitment to one year of DISH Network programming of $39.98 per month!
And the deal of the millennium continues! Starting today, all new customers will receive a FREE basic professional installation - a $199 value - with any DISH Network satellite TV system.
This special promotion is available through March 31, 2000.
``Cable companies continue to raise rates and provide poor customer service,' said Charlie Ergen, chairman and CEO of EchoStar. ``We're issuing a powerful response by offering a free DISH 500 satellite television system and a free professional installation, which provides customers a hassle-free and affordable alternative to cable.'
DISH Network offers two great ways for both current cable customers and non-cable customers to get a FREE DISH 500 multiroom-ready satellite TV system:
Current Cable Customers: Visit a participating DISH Network retailer near you and provide a current cable bill and valid credit card and make a commitment to America's Top 100 CD programming package for one year, plus your choice of one premium movie package (or other programming), totaling $39.98 per month and you will receive a FREE multiroom-ready DISH 500 satellite TV system and a FREE basic professional installation!
Non-Cable Customers: Visit a participating DISH Network retailer near you for a multiroom-ready DISH 500 satellite TV system and make a commitment to America's Top 100 CD programming package for one year, plus your choice of one premium movie package (or other programming), totaling $39.98 per month and receive an automatic $199 rebate after your first programming payment and a FREE basic professional installation!
Additionally, DISH Network is offering new customers a FREE basic professional installation for all DISH Network systems purchased and activated through March 31, 2000! This offer applies to all hardware models available.
DISH 500 is a single small satellite dish that offers customers up to 500 channels of all-digital popular satellite television, including entertainment, sports, news and international programming, DISH Latino Spanish-language package, more pay-per-view and premium movie channels, plus local channels in more than 18 U.S. cities.
For more information call 1-800-333-DISH (3474). For media, visit www.dishnetwork.com/ces.
DISH Network is EchoStar's state-of-the-art direct broadcast satellite system that is capable of offering over 500 channels of digital video and CD-quality audio programming, fully MPEG-2/DVB compliant hardware and installation. DISH Network was also ranked number one in customer satisfaction among satellite/cable TV subscribers by the J.D. Power and Associates 1999 Cable/Satellite TV Customer Satisfaction Study. EchoStar V, EchoStar's newest high-power direct broadcast satellite, launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS rocket on Sept. 23, 1999, to the 110 degrees W.L. orbital location. In addition to local channels, EchoStar V allows DISH Network to offer 500 channels, including high definition television, Dolby Digital surround sound, Internet and high-speed interactive television and data services, all on a single dish. DISH Network, which currently serves over 3.4 million customers, is a trademark of EchoStar Communications Corporation. DISH |