Great Falls, VA, (October 12, 2004)- VMC Satellite, Inc. announced today that the total number of hits to its main website, www.vmcsatellite.com passed the 100,000,000 mark earlier this month.

VMC Satellite's CEO, Rick Rahim, said "We've worked tirelessly towards this goal. We could not have accomplished this milestone without the help of our very dedicated employees and the tremendous effort from 115,000+ affiliates all over the world."

While VMC now owns and operates over 1,000 satellite TV related websites, All 100 million hits were logged on the main website, www.vmcsatellite.com.

About VMC:

VMC Satellite, Inc. is the largest independently owned DISH Network/Echostar retailer. The company owns and operates more than 1,000 Internet domains, including www.satellite.com and www.vmcsatellite.com, the highest ranked satellite TV retailer website in the world. (Rankings can be obtained by visiting www.Alexa.com or www.marketleap.com.)

Visitors to www.vmcsatellite.com can receive FREE Installation of a DISH Network Satellite TV system with no equipment to buy. DISH Network currently offers over 256 channels of available programming using an all digital Television signal. Through DISH Network, VMC offers local channels to over 90% of the U.S. population covering more than 150 major cities in the United States.

VMC Satellite, Inc. (www.vmcsatellite.com) is currently responsible for approximately 4% of Echostar's new subscribers and is the only company selected by the United States Government to install satellite TV service in Congress. VMC Satellite is a privately held corporation.