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ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 18, 2003--EchoStar Communication Corp.'s DISH Network surpassed the No. 100 milestone when the satellite TV company launched local service in Charleston-Huntington, W. Va., today.

Here is a list of the 100 local markets that DISH Network serves:

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Albany, NY                          Grand Rapids, MI
Albuquerque, NM                     Greensboro, NC
Anchorage, AK                       Greenville/Spartanburg, SC
Atlanta, GA                         Harrisburg, PA
Austin, TX                          Hartford, CT
Baltimore, MD                       Honolulu, HI
Bakersfield, CA                     Houston, TX
Birmingham, AL                      Huntsville, AL
Boise, ID                           Indianapolis, IN
Boston, MA                          Jackson, MS
Buffalo, NY                         Jacksonville, FL
Burlington, VT                      Kansas City, MO
Cedar Rapids, IA                    Knoxville, TN
Champaign, IL                       Lansing, MI
Charleston-Huntington, WV           Las Vegas, NV
Charlotte, NC                       Lexington, KY
Chattanooga, TN                     Little Rock/Pine Bluff, AR
Chicago, IL                         Los Angeles, CA
Chico & Redding, CA                 Louisville, KY
Cincinnati, OH                      Madison, WI
Cleveland, OH                       Memphis, TN
Colorado Springs/Pueblo, CO         Miami, FL
Columbia, SC                        Milwaukee, WI
Columbus, OH                        Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX                Missoula, MT
Dayton, OH                          Mobile, AL
Denver, CO                          Monterey, CA
Des Moines, IA                      Nashville, TN
Detroit, MI                         New York, NY
Eugene, OR                          Oklahoma City, OK
Evansville, IN                      Omaha, NE
Flint, MI                           Orlando, FL
Ft. Myers, FL                       Paducah, KY
Ft. Smith-Fayetteville, AR          Philadelphia, PA
Fresno, CA

Phoenix, AZ
Pittsburgh, PA
Portland, OR
Raleigh/Durham, NC
Reno, NV
Richmond, VA
Roanoke, VA
Sacramento, CA
Salt Lake City, UT
San Antonio, TX
San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA
Santa Barbara, CA
Seattle, WA
Sherman-Ada, TX-OK
Shreveport, LA
Sioux Falls (Mitchell), SD
Spokane, WA
Springfield, MO
St. Louis, MO
Tallahassee, FL
Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL
Tucson, AZ
Tulsa, OK
Tyler, TX
Waco, TX
Washington, D.C.
West Palm Beach, FL
Wichita, KS
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Yakima, WA

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). Visit EchoStar's DISH Network at (www.dishnetwork.com) or call -DISH ().

    CONTACT: DISH Network
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             Steve Caulk,