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EchoStar Completes Early
Redemption of 9 1/8 Percent Senior Notes
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| ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--Feb. 17, 2006--EchoStar Communications Corporation (Nasdaq:DISH)
confirmed that effective Feb. 17, 2006, its subsidiary, EchoStar DBS
Corporation, completed the previously announced redemption of all of its
outstanding 9 1/8 percent Senior Notes due 2009. In accordance with the
terms of the indenture governing the notes, the outstanding principal amount
of approximately $442 million was repurchased at 104.563 percent, for a
total of approximately $462 million. About EchoStar Communications
EchoStar Communications Corporation (Nasdaq:DISH) serves over 12 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 25 years in digital
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 800-333-DISH (3474).
CONTACT: EchoStar Communications Corporation
Investor Relations:
Jason Kiser, 303-723-2210
jason.kiser@echostar.com
or
Press:
Marc Lumpkin, 720-514-5351
press@echostar.com
SOURCE: EchoStar Communications Corporation
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