BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$11.6B
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EchoStar Communications Corporation consisted of DISH Network and Echostar technologies before DISH Network was separated in December 2007. The two entities now operate individually as DISH Networks Coporation & Echostar Technologies, LLC.
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NAICS Code Satellite Telecommunications: 517410
Recent Events
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CSG Systems Signs Customer Care and Billing Contract with Dish Network
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Documentary Channel sheds non-profit status and Nashville Public Television audience
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The Comcast-NBC Universal Merger Could Take Eons
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Satellite TV stock gains big in November
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Macy's, Saks, Nordstrom and Best Buy Fall
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TiVo signs on with Google for ad measurement
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Ergen steps down as EchoStar CEO; remains head of Dish Network
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Dish Network CEO: Dividends Are 'Always On The Table For Us'
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Monday's full corporate report
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Bank of America Upgrades DISH Network DISH to Neutral
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Upgrades & Downgrades: Analysts Shopping at Nordstrom
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Deutsche Bank Reaffirms a 'Buy' on DISH Network DISH; Raises PT & Estimates
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Equipment importer pleads guilty to hacking Dish Network signals
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Speculation mounts on TiVo, DISH settlement
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Dish Network Launches Hustler HD Channel
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EchoStar, DirecTV tussle: legal battles loom with DoJ, FCC and Hughes over breakup fee. (Top of the Week).(Department of Justice, Federal Communications Commission)
- 2002-12-09
EchoStar's lawyers shouldn't count on taking life easy this holiday season. Company attorneys are likely to need the next few weeks preparing for a three-front legal battle over EchoStar's bid for DirecTV. EchoStar's lawyers shouldn't count on taking life easy this...
DOJ to Ergen: fuhgedaboudit! Antitrust chief tells EchoStar, DirecTV their merger plan isn't going anywhere. (Top of the Week).
- 2002-11-04
Expect a fight over the terms of a divorce. That's the wide expectation of Wall Street and media executives now that the Department of Justice and 23 states have moved to block EchoStar Communications' planned takeover of DirecTV parent Hughes Ele Expect a...
Justice Department. (Scene & Noted).(stops EchoStar, DirecTV acquisition)(Brief Article)
- 2002-11-04
As expected, the Justice Department, along with 23 states, filed suit to block EchoStar's $18 billion ... As expected, the Justice Department, along with 23 states, filed suit to block EchoStar's $18 billion acquisition of DirecTv due to competitive concerns. The FCC voted in...
EchoStar Keeps Pitching Merger, Despite DoJ Rebuff
- 2002-11-01
The U.S. Department of Justice DoJ followed the lead of the Federal Communications Commission Thursday by opposing the planned merger between EchoStar Communications [DISH] and Hughes Electronics [GMH]. However, the companies are not giving up. The announcement by DoJ and states' attorneys general that the proposed combination did not adequately...
Justice Department Sues to Block Proposed EchoStar, Hughes Merger.
- 2002-11-01
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Justice Department May Move to Block EchoStar Acquisition of DirecTV.
- 2002-10-31
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EchoStar Discusses Merger Modifications With DoJ
- 2002-10-30
Ideas were bounced back and forth between EchoStar Communications [DISH] and the Department of Justice DoJ this week about ways the company's planned purchase of Hughes Electronics [GMH] could be structured to avoid running afoul of antitrust laws. "We had a meeting with the DoJ Monday," confirmed Marc Lumpkin, EchoStar's...
Saving EchoStar deal: scene of battle shifts to FCC, DOJ negotiating tables. (Voices: Airtime).(FCC does not approve EchoStar's acquisition of DirecTV)
- 2002-10-21
On Oct. 10, the FCC "declined to approve" EchoStar's proposed acquisition of its competitor, DirecTV, and gave the parties 30 days to redo the deal to ameliorate its competitive concerns. Can EchoStar Chairman Charlie Ergen overcome these On Oct. 10, the FCC "declined to...
EchoStar, Hughes Ask FCC For Delay
- 2002-10-09
EchoStar Communications [DISH] Chairman and CEO Charlie Ergen suddenly is showing a strong willingness to compromise by asking the Federal Communications Commission to delay a decision on his company's pending merger with Hughes Electronics [GMH] until "major revisions" can be proposed. The only two highpowered satellite TV providers in...
DOJ Gives Red Light to DBS Merger
- 2002-09-30
Byline: ALICIA MUNDY As predicted by numerous Washington insiders, the staff of the Department of Justice Antitrust Division has recommended that the government block as anticompetitive the proposed $12 billion merger of EchoStar Communications and Hughes's DirecTV. Lobbyists for cable and satellite companies said that, in light of the...
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