EchoStar Announces Fourth Quarter 2003 Earnings Conference Call.

Business Editors

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 2004

EchoStar Communications Corporation will host its fourth quarter 2003 earnings conference call on Thursday, March 11, 2004, at noon EST.

The call will be broadcast live from EchoStar's website, www.echostar.com

To access the webcast of this event, you will need a multimedia computer with speakers and Microsoft's Windows Media Player (TM). If you would like to run a test to determine whether Microsoft's Windows Media Player (TM) is installed on your computer, please access the Pre-Event System Test on the website prior to the live event.

Fourth quarter 2003 results will be released via Business Wire prior to the conference call on Thursday, March 11, 2004. The press release and a replay of the conference call will be available on the EchoStar website, www.echostar.com. No telephone replay of the conference call will be made available.

About EchoStar Communications

EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) serves over 9 million satellite TV customers through its DISH Network(TM), and is a leading U.S. provider of advanced digital television services. DISH Network's services include hundreds of video and audio channels, Interactive TV, HDTV, sports and international programming, together with professional installation and 24-hour customer service. DISH Network is the leader in the sale of digital video recorders (DVRs). EchoStar has been a leader for 23 years in satellite TV equipment sales and support worldwide. EchoStar is included in the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) and is a Fortune 500 company. Visit EchoStar's Web site at www.echostar.com or call 1-800-333-DISH (3474).