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Sprint Expands Portfolio With DISH Network Satellite TV Service

Posted on: Tuesday, 1 June 2004, 06:00 CDT

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Sprint announced today that customers in its 18-state local telephone operating territory can now subscribe to DISH Network(TM) satellite TV services directly through Sprint. Sprint offers customers a single source for local and long-distance calling, wireless, high-speed Internet and now DISH Network Satellite TV services.

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"Bringing satellite TV services to our customers gives us the final element to offer our customers a total suite of communication and entertainment products and services," said Steve Carter, vice president of consumer marketing for Sprint Local Telecommunications Division. "Sprint continues to lead the way, providing our customers with the savings, simplicity and choice that comes from receiving multiple services from one company."

Sprint Brings Entertainment to the Home

Sprint local residential customers in qualified areas are eligible to sign up for the DISH Network satellite TV offer. The offer, available through Sprint, includes a variety of DISH Network packages that provide customers with access to hundreds of sports, entertainment, news and children's channels. Sprint customers who subscribe to the offer will be eligible for DISH Network promotions, such as Digital Home Advantage, which is DISH Networks' whole-home, multiple-TV solution that requires no contract, no hardware to buy and no installation fees and provides local channels where available, all for one low price.

The specific benefits to Sprint residential customers:

* Free standard professional installation on equipment for up to four

televisions.

* Sprint Solutions(SM) and Sprint DSL(SM) customers will receive a

discount on their DISH Network services when they sign up for a

qualifying DISH Network package.

* $49.99 credit on first bill to cover activation fee.

* Standard receivers and digital video recorder models (DVR) available;

satellite dish antenna and remote controls are included.

DISH Network 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.

This offer is subject to additional restrictions. Please contact Sprint for full details. Residential customers can order or learn more about DISH Network satellite TV services from Sprint by calling toll free at 1-877-TV-SPRINT (1-877-887-7746) or online at http://www.sprint.com/dishnetwork.

Sprint serves nearly 8 million access lines as the incumbent local exchange carrier in parts of the following 18 states: Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming.

About Sprint

Sprint is a global integrated communications provider serving more than 26 million customers in over 100 countries. With approximately 65,000 employees worldwide and over $26 billion in annual revenues in 2003, Sprint is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying state-of-the-art network technologies, including the United States' first nationwide all-digital, fiber-optic network and an award-winning Tier 1 Internet backbone. Sprint provides local communications services in 39 states and the District of Columbia and operates the largest 100-percent digital, nationwide PCS wireless network in the United States. For more information, visit http://www.sprint.com/.

About Echostar

EchoStar Communications Corporation serves more than 9.7 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 http://www.dishnetwork.com/ or call 1-800-333-DISH (3474).

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Sprint

CONTACT: Leslie Letts of Sprint, +1-913-794-3654,leslie.j.letts@mail.sprint.com

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