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DISH NETWORK CORPORATION TIMELINE
Present	DISH Network offers the lowest all-digital TV price in America and continues to look for ways to offer new services, such as high definition TV, to bring even greater programming choices to television viewers nationwide.
01/07/08	EchoStar Corporation Announces New Digital-to-Analog Converter Boxes, DTVPal™ and DTVPal DVR™
01/07/08	EchoStar Introduces New HD DVR ViP612™
01/01/08	EchoStar Changes Name to DISH Network Corporation and Creates Sister Company, EchoStar Corporation
09/25/07	EchoStar Announces Pursuit of Spin-Off Company
09/24/07	EchoStar Announces Deal to Acquire Sling Media, Inc.
08/15/07	EchoStar introduces ViP722 HD DVR™
05/15/07	DISH Network Ranks #1 in Customer Service by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI)
01/08/07	DISH Network Announces Launch of DishDVR Advantage, MobileDISH and Free HD DVR Receiver
12/22/06	DISH Network Passes 13 Million Customer Milestone.
10/19/06	EchoStar Signs Agreement to Distribute DISH Network High-Speed Internet, Powered by WildBlue
08/17/06	EchoStar’s New Alvin, Texas Customer Service Center Takes First Call
06/09/06	EchoStar Signs Agreement to Distribute Wildblue High-Speed Internet Service
06/09/06	DISH Network Expands Pre-Paid Card Program to International Programming and Direct Sales
05/31/06	EchoStar Announces Opening of New Service Center in Spartanburg, S.C.
02/15/06	DISH Network Launches Echo X Satellite
02/01/06	DISH Network Introduces ‘DishFAMILY’ Programming Tier
01/05/06	DISH Network Launches Nations Largest HD Lineup
01/04/06	DISH Network Passes 12 Million Customer Milestone
12/31/05	DISH Network First Pay-TV Provider to Offer a Prepaid Television Platform, ‘DishNOW!’
12/13/05	DISH Network First to Deliver Televisión Dominicana Nationwide
11/21/05	DISH Network to Exclusively Broadcast England Home Cricket Matches for Next Four Years
11/16/05	Texas Town Renames Itself ‘DISH;’ Each DISH Resident to Get 10 Years of Free DISH Network Programming
10/11/05	DISH Network Introduces PocketDISH Portable Media Companion
09/30/05	DISH Network First to Deliver ESPN Deportes Nationwide
09/20/05	SBC Communications, EchoStar Reach New Strategic Pact
08/30/05	DISH Network Delivers Six Networks Simultaneously to Interactive TV Viewers
05/17/05	DISH Network finishes first among all pay-TV providers in the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI).
04/29/05	DISH Network expands High-Definition Package with addition of VOOM Programming.
04/28/05	DISH Network partners with Sound Choice to offer first nationwide Interactive Karaoke TV Channel.
03/08/05	DISH Network adds first African Channel to International Programming line-up.
03/02/05	DISH Network and TVG Network launch first nationwide Interactive TV Channel for Horseracing.
01/31/05	DISH Network passes 11 million customer milestone.
01/24/05	DISH Network becomes the first in the pay-TV industry to offer 100 international channels with the launch of South Asian channel, America Desi.
01/20/05	EchoStar purchases Rainbow 1 satellite and the rights to 11 DBS frequencies from Rainbow DBS Co., a subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corporation. EchoStar also acquires ground facilities and related assets in Black Hawk, S.D.
01/06/05	DISH Network introduces the DISH Player-DVR 942, the first ever multi-room satellite TV receiver that records in high definition.
01/06/05	EchoStar announces plans to offer a Video On Demand (VOD) service, called DISH On Demand, on the company’s new DISH Player-DVR 625.
11/21/04	The passage of the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 (SHVERA) in Congress creates possibility that DISH Network and other satellite TV carriers could begin offering distant high definition TV network channels within the next few years.
10/18/04	DISH Network becomes the first to use ITV multiple picture-in-picture technology for election coverage in the United States with its DISH Network Election 2004 mosaic.
09/30/04	DISH Network celebrates availability of local channels in 150 markets with the launch of Terre Haute, Ind.
08/18/04	DISH Network ranks No. 1 in Customer Satisfaction among Cable/Satellite TV Subscribers by J.D. Power and Associates.
08/05/04	Launch of the first Interactive TV multiple picture-in-picture application in the United States, offering a wide selection of real-time Olympic coverage.
08/05/04	DISH Network Satellite Television expands local channel availability by uplinking Puerto Rico.
06/14/04	DISH Network passes 10 million customer milestone.
06/14/04	DISH Network thanks customers, retailers by giving away 1,000 complete high definition television systems.
05/20/04	Over 2,300 attendees make DISH Network's Team Summit retail conference in Dallas the biggest ever.
05/20/04	DISH Network becomes first satellite TV service to offer local channels to local markets in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.
04/12/04	DISH Network leads pay TV industry by delivering Interactive Television to 8 Million TV households.
03/18/04	EchoStar brings live bingo to DISH Network customers.
03/11/04	DISH Network reaches long-term agreement with Viacom on rights to carry CBS, MTV, other channels.
03/03/04	DISH Network launches partnership with SBC, selling four-way bundle that includes video.
02/12/04	DISH Network announces plans with RadioShack to partner with Sirius satellite radio service.
02/03/04	DISH Network announces bundling agreement with Sprint services.
01/04	DISH Network unveils new high definition satellite TV receiver bundled with new HDTV monitors offering one stop shop for HDTV.
12/18/03	DISH Network Celebrates Availability of Local Channels in 100 Markets.
11/03	DISH Network launches advertising campaign encouraging consumers to leave the "Cable Pig" and switch to DISH Network to save money.
11/03	DISH Network deploys SuperDISH to provide local TV channels for more cities.
09/24/03	DISH Network First to Reach TV Industry Milestone: 1 Million Digital Video Recorders.
09/2/03	DISH Network announces that it has surpassed the 9 million customer mark.
08/24/03	DISH Network announces introduction of its DISH Player-DVR 510, available free to qualified customers.
08/07/03	Launch of EchoStar IX, first satellite equipped with commercial Ka-band payload for broadband service over the U.S.
07/31/03	EchoStar's new customer service center in Harlingen, Tex., takes its first call.
07/31/03	DISH Network reaches 6 million customers with interactive TV.
07/21/03	SBC Communications, EchoStar forge strategic partnership, to offer SBC Dish Network television service.
07/21/03	Qwest forges agreement with EchoStar to offer satellite services as part of communications bundle.
02/12/03	DISH Network introduces Spanish-language movies on Pay-Per-View.
02/10/03	EchoStar and EarthLink announce customer savings through bundled packages.
01/09/03	DISH Network now delivers Interactive Television to 5 million U.S. households.
01/09/03	DISH Network wins Best of Show Award for innovative high definition television DishPVR 921 satellite receiver at Consumer Electronics Show.
01/09/03	DISH Network Satellite TV announces New Value Paks with HBO/Cinemax.
12/20/02	EchoStar's DISH Network now available at CompUSA nationwide.
12/10/02	EchoStar and Hughes terminate proposed merger agreement.
12/02/02	DISH Network passes Eight Million Customer milestone.
11/21/02	DISH Network enters its 50th market with local-into-local programming.
10/30/02	DISH Network Satellite TV now offers National Basketball Association's NBA League Pass Package.
10/02/02	DISH Network Satellite TV offers National Hockey League Center Ice Package.
08/22/02	EchoStar VIII Satellite Successfully Launched.
08/01/02	EchoStar’s DISH Network Satellite TV systems now available at Wal-Mart stores nationwide.
04/19/02	EchoStar, Earthlink Announce Strategic Marketing Alliance; EchoStar to Offer DISH Network Customers Bundled DSL Internet Service, Digital Satellite Television.
02/28/02	EchoStar's DISH Network Satellite TV Service Reaches 7 Million Customer Milestone.
02/19/02	EchoStar VII Satellite is successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida.
01/09/02	DISH Network to Introduce New, Improved Personal Video Recorder: DishPVR 508 Satellite TV Receiver.
10/28/01	GM's Hughes Electronics to Merge with EchoStar Satellite L.L.C.
06/11/01	DISH Network Passes Six Million Customer Milestone.
01/08/01	EchoStar Introduces DISH Network PRO 501 -- Premium Satellite Television Receiver Featuring Digital Video Recording, Interactive TV.
01/08/01	EchoStar Introduces DISH Network PRO 301 -- First in New Series of Satellite Television Receivers.
11/16/00	DISH Network opens its fifth Customer Service Center in Christiansburg, Virginia and the sixth customer Service Center in Bluefield, West Virginia on the same day.
11/14/00	DISH Network acquires its 5 Millionth Customer.
09/06/00	For the second year in a row, DISH Network is ranked #1 in Customer Satisfaction Among Satellite/Cable Subscribers by J.D. Power and Associates*.
07/14/00	EchoStar VI is successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
04/27/00	DISH Network acquired its 4 Millionth Customer. Michael Dugan is named EchoStar's President & Chief Operating Officer.
02/03/00	DISH Network announces the opening of its fourth Customer Service Center in El Paso, Texas.
01/06/00	EchoStar's DISH Network Offers New HDTV Satellite TV Receiver.
12/20/99	EchoStar Communications Corp. is added to NASDAQ 100 Index.
10/07/99	DISH Network acquires its 3 Millionth Customer.
09/23/99	The EchoStar V satellite is successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
08/01/99	DISH Network is ranked #1 in Customer Satisfaction Among Satellite/Cable Subscribers by J.D. Power and Associates*.
07/19/99	DISH Network unveils DISH 500, the world's first and only 500-channel satellite TV system.
05/17/99	EchoStar acquires more satellite capacity at 61.5° West Longitude.
03/05/99	DISH Network celebrates its 3rd birthday.
02/10/99	DISH Network leads DBS industry with a record 100,000 new subscribers for January.
01/21/99	DISH Network acquires its 2 Millionth Customer in less than three years.
11/30/98	EchoStar acquires the 110° West Longitude orbital slot from News Corporation and MCI World Communications.
10/20/98	DISH Network opens third Customer Service Center in McKeesport, Pennsylvania.
07/11/98	DISH Network holds its first annual Team Summit with over 700 DISH Network retailers in Denver, Colorado.
05/08/98	EchoStar IV is successfully launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.
03/09/98	DISH Network world headquarters relocates to the Riverfront building in Littleton, Colorado.
12/97	DISH Network celebrates reaching over 1 Million DISH Network Customers.
10/05/97	EchoStar successfully launches its third high-power satellite, EchoStar III, from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
11/01/96	DISH Network begins broadcasting from EchoStar II.
09/10/96	EchoStar II is launched from Kourou, French Guiana.
08/01/96	DISH Network systems sell for $199 nationally. Second Customer Service Center opens in Thornton, Colorado.
07/15/96	DISH Network reaches 100,000 subscribers, the fastest of any DBS TV service.
03/16/96	First DISH Network broadcast to customers from the Cheyenne Uplink Center.
12/28/95	EchoStar launches its first satellite, EchoStar I, from Xichang, China.
06/20/95	EchoStar issues initial public offering of stock.
11/14/94	Construction begins on the first DISH Network Uplink Center in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
1992	EchoStar wins orbital slot at 119° West Longitude.
1987	EchoStar files for DBS license with the FCC.
1986	EchoStar Technologies Corporation, then a standalone company called Houston Tracker Systems, creates the first remote control using a UHF frequency.
1980	Charlie Ergen founds EchoStar Communications Corporation with Candy Ergen, and James DeFranco.

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