DISH Networkô To Offer San Antonio, Texas Metro-Area Local Channels

6-Oct-00

EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH, DISHP) announced that DISH Networkô now offers local KSAT-ABC (Ch. 12), KENS-CBS (Ch. 5), KMOL-NBC (Ch. 4) and KABB-FOX (Ch. 29) by satellite television to 26 counties in the greater metro area of San Antonio, Texas. With the addition of San Antonio, DISH Network offers local channels via satellite TV to a total of 33 cities and their metro areas nationwide. With final passage of satellite TV legislation by Congress last December, DISH Network can now provide cable customers an affordable and complete alternative by offering local ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX network channels for a package price of $4.99 per month. A national PBS channel can be purchased for an additional $1 per month. DISH Network also plans to offer popular independent network channels in several markets. DISH Network offers local channels to San Antonio in the following metro area counties - Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Goliad, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Kinney, La Salle, Lavaca, Maverick, McMullen, Medina, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde, Wilson and Zavala. Customers who choose one of DISH Network's Digital Dynamite plans have no equipment to buy and receive an in-home service plan. Starting at $34.99 per month, Digital Dynamite offers over a hundred all-digital sports, entertainment and movie channels. DISH LATINO programming package offers an extensive selection of the best all-digital Spanish-language news, sports, movies and music channels, such as TV AZTECA, Cine Latino, HTV, FOX Sports World en Espanol and other popular networks from Mexico, South America, Spain and the United States for $19.99 per month. For more information, visit www.dishnetwork.com or phone 800 333 DISH (3474).

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