EchoStar Communications Corporation First Quarter 2001 Earnings Announcement

Business Wire, April 17, 2001

Business Editors

LITTLETON, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 2001

You are invited to listen to EchoStar Communications Corporation's First Quarter 2001 Earnings conference call on Thursday, May 3, 2001, at 12:00 Noon EDT.

The call will be webcast live from EchoStar's website, www.echostar.com.

Mr. Charlie Ergen, chairman and CEO of EchoStar Communications Corporation, will host the call and will be joined by Mr. Michael McDonnell, Chief Financial Officer, Mr. David Moskowitz, Senior Vice President, and Mr. Jason Kiser, Treasurer.

To access the webcast of this event, go to www.echostar.com, then select "Investor Relations." You will need a multimedia computer with speakers and RealPlayer software plug-in. If you would like to run a test to determine whether RealPlayer is installed on your computer, please access the Pre-Event System Test on the website prior to the live event.

First Quarter 2001 results will be released via Business Wire and First Call at 6:00 a.m. EDT on May 3, 2001. The press release will also be available on the EchoStar website, www.echostar.com.

If you have any questions, please contact Judianne Atencio, Director of Communications, at 303/723-2010 or at judianne.atencio@echostar.com.