ECHOSTAR CORP
			Symbol			SATS

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EchoStar's ViP-TV to Deliver Video Transport Service to Ohio-Based IPTV Provider CT Communications

2009-11-09 08:05 ET - News Release

ENGLEWOOD, CO -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 11/09/09

EchoStar Satellite Services L.L.C., a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS), announced today an agreement to deliver its ViP-TV(TM) video transport service to CT Communications, an independent telephone company in Ohio. CT Communications will receive transport of up to 46 IP-encapsulated high definition TV channels to its IP headend. The announcement was made in advance of this week's TelcoTV Conference and Expo in Orlando, Fla.

CT Communications is a telecommunications service provider supplying traditional and digital telephone, high-speed Internet and television services to more than 8,000 customers in Western Ohio.

"We sought a platform like EchoStar's that enables us to offer competitive video services using our existing IP network, including high quality HD channels," said Michael W. Conrad, president and general manager at CT Communications. "EchoStar's ViP-TV transport service allows us to expand our range of popular HD content easily without a complex integration effort."

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