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To: Tim Esser who wrote (38766)	2/2/1999 4:49:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

DirecTV is going from 200 channels to 370. More Divi encoders.......................................... dbsdish.com DIRECTV IS E-X-P-A-N-D-I-N-G On Jan. 22, DIRECTV's parent company, Hughes Electronics, Corp., announced that it had acquired the PrimeStar business and related satellite assets. What does all this mean for you? Hughes' acquisition of high-power satellite assets means we can expand DIRECTV channel capacity to more than 370 entertainment channels (transaction subject to the receipt of government approvals). With this expanded capacity, DIRECTV will be able to offer consumers an even wider array of new services. Some of the upcoming services that we're planning include additional high definition programming, interactive services and Spanish-language programming services.