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Technology Stocks : Primestar/TCI Satellite (TSATA) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: EPS who wrote (75)	9/15/1998 5:12:00 PM
From: EPS	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 442

September 14, 1998 Analysts Still Like Dish Net New York -- EchoStar Communications Corp. remained the consensus pick among stock analysts at the annual SkyForum panel of Wall Street prognosticators. EchoStar was the top pick by four of the six analysts who participated. Ted Henderson of Janco Partners chose TCI Satellite Entertainment Inc. (TSAT), which owns about 37 percent of PrimeStar Inc.'s equity, figuring that the battered stock had a chance to rise from $4 per share to $8 this year if PrimeStar succeeds in shifting to high-power direct-broadcast satellite service. Robert Kaimowitz of ING Baring Furman Selz LLC picked General Motors Corp.'s Hughes Electronics Corp., which owns DirecTv Inc., because of its market leadership in DBS and other core businesses. Bear Stearns & Co.'s Vijay Jayant picked EchoStar because it has raised enough money; it has pared its subscriber-acquisition costs to an industry-low $325 per customer; and it has enough cash-flow potential to keep leverage in check. "From a fundamental standpoint, all pistons are firing," he said. Others endorsing EchoStar were Lou Kerner of Goldman Sachs & Co., Marc Nabi of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter and Thomas Watts of Merrill Lynch & Co. multichannel.com

To: EPS who wrote (75)	9/22/1998 2:39:00 PM
From: JDCFA	Respond to of 442

Canal+ OUT: Saudi Prince in? Reportedly Canal + has denied interest in a Primestar investment. However, Murdoch's new partner in Europe, Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal may be on deck. In the past Alwaleed's strategy has focused on down and out companies, such as Apple, Citicorp, and Euro Disney. TSATA would certainly qualify as down and out. Let's watch the developments.

To: EPS who wrote (75)	9/24/1998 12:38:00 AM
From: Steve Bramhall	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 442

TO: VICTOR DANTI FROM: STEVE BRAMHALL SINCE WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM GOODBOY FOR OVER A WEEK, I'LL GIVE YOU MY OPINION (FOR WHAT ITS WORTH). WORST CASE BK I FELL UPON THIS SITE LOOKING FOR INFO ON TSATA. I CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON. I'M REALLY IMPRESSED BY THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PEOPLE RESPONDING ON THIS SITE. HOW MANY OF YOU DEAL DAILY IN THE SATELLITE INDUSTRY? Hi NOEL LAST NIGHT I READ ALL THE MESSAGES 1-79 I'VE BEEN WATCHING ALL THE DSS PROVIDERS FOR OVER A YEAR AND MADE INVESTMENTS IN USSB, DISH THE FIRST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER. WHEN TSATA DROPPED BELOW 4 I HAD TO BUY. LIKE GOODBOY I SEE THE STOCK WORTH OVER $10 WHEN THE GOVERNMENT OK'S USE OF THE HIGH POWER SLOT WHICH WILL HAPPEN FOR SURE NOW THAT CARL'S ON BOARD AND THE CABLE GUYS KNOW THEY HAVE TO SELL THEIR INTREST. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME. BUT HOW LONG? HERE'S SOME KEY POINTS.. PLEASE COMMENT. 1. RUMOR OF CASH FLOW PROBLEMS AT TSATA? 2. WHAT IS MALONE'S CURRENT HOLDINGS IN TSATA? 3. PRIMESTARS NEW PROGRAMMING PRICES ARE VERY AGGRESSIVE. 2ND,3RD 4TH UP TO 7 UNITS IN YOUR HOUSE AT BY FAR THE BEST DEAL IN THE INDUSTRY. 4. DISH OWES BIG BUCKS,HAS NO FINANCIAL BACKBONE, YET STOCK IS UP 12% TODAY AND TSATA FELL BELOW 3. WHAT'S UP WITH THAT? P.S. AFTER BUYING IN LAST WEEK I DOUBLED MY STAKES YESTERDAY AT 3 3/8 THINKING IT WAS A NO BRAINER. I'M NOT SURE I HAVE THE BALLS TO ADD MORE BELOW 3. REGARDS, STEVE BRAMHALL