Fairfax, VA, (November 30, 2002)- EchoStar Communications Corporation (Nasdaq:DISH) announced today that its DISH Network(TM) satellite television service passed the 8 million customer milestone during November 2002.

With the addition of over 1 million net new subscribers to date in 2002, DISH Network continues as America's fastest growing multichannel video provider.

DISH Network is a trademark of EchoStar Communications Corporation. DISH Network is EchoStar's state-of-the-art direct broadcast satellite TV system that is capable of offering over 500 channels of digital video and CD-quality audio programming, as well as advanced hardware and installation. EchoStar is included in the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) which contains the largest non-financial companies on the Nasdaq Stock Market. DISH Network currently serves 8 million customers.

VMC Satellite, Inc. (www.vmcsatellite.com) is currently responsible for over 2% of Echostar's new subscribers.