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EchoStar Sets Date for Fourth Quarter 2000 Earnings Announcement.

Business Editors

LITTLETON, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 16, 2001

You are invited to listen to EchoStar Communications Corporation's(Nasdaq:DISH, DISHP) Fourth Quarter 2000 Earnings conference call on Tuesday, March 13, 2001, at 11 a.m. EST. The call will be broadcast live from

EchoStar's website, www.echostar.com.

Mr. Charlie Ergen, Chairman and CEO of EchoStar Communications Corporation, will host the call and will be joined by Mr. Michael McDonnell, Chief Financial Officer, and Mr. David Moskowitz, Senior Vice President.

To access the webcast of this event, go to www.echostar.com, then select "Investor Relations." You will need a multimedia computer with speakers and RealPlayer software plug-in. If you would like to run a test to determine whether RealPlayer is installed on your computer, please access the Pre-Event System Test on the website prior to the live event.

Fourth Quarter 2000 results will be released via Business Wire and First Call at 6 a.m. EST on March 13. The press release will also be available on the EchoStar website, www.echostar.com.

If you have any questions, please contact Judianne Atencio, Director of Communications, at 303/723-2010. Thank you for your interest in EchoStar Communications Corporation.

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