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EchoStar Corp. (SATS)At 4:00PM ET: 19.72  Up 0.15 (0.77%)  
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EchoStar Corp.
100 Inverness Terrace East
Englewood, CO 80112
United States - Map
Phone: 303-706-4000
Web Site: http://www.echostar.com

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Index Membership:N/A
Sector:Technology
Industry:Communication Equipment
Full Time Employees:2,100

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
EchoStar Corporation engages in the design, development, and distribution of digital set-top boxes and related products for direct-to-home satellite service providers. The company’s set-top boxes permit consumers to watch, control, and record television programming through digital video recorder (DVR) technology integrated with satellite receivers. Its set-top box products include Slingboxes, SlingLoaded high-definition (HD)-DVR digital set-top boxes, standard-definition (SD) basic digital set-top boxes, SD-DVR digital set-top boxes, high-definition digital set-top boxes, and HD-DVR digital set-top boxes. EchoStar Corporation also provides fixed satellite services through its eight owned or leased in-orbit satellites and related FCC licenses, and a network of six full service digital broadcast centers. The company’s transponder capacity is used for various applications, including broadcasting services, government services, and network services. In addition, EchoStar Corporation has agreements to construct and launch an S-band satellite, and to lease its transponder capacity to a Hong Kong joint venture to support the development of satellite-delivered mobile video services in China. It has operations in the United States, Europe, and Asia. The company was formerly known as EchoStar Holding Corporation and changed its name to EchoStar Corporation in January 2008. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado. EchoStar Corporation (NasdaqNM: SATS) operates independently of Dish Network Corp. (Nasdaq: DISH) as of January 2, 2008.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    EchoStar Corp.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 1-Dec-09 is better than 2.8% of Russell 3000 companies and 7.5% of Technology Hardware & Equipment companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Charles W. Ergen , 56
    Chairman, Chairman of ECC and Chief Exec. Officer of ECC
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Bernard L. Han , 44
    Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Exec. VP
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Mark Jackson , 48
    Pres of EchoStar Technologies LLC
    $ 361.00K $ 692.00K
    Mr. Steven B. Schaver , 54
    Pres of EchoStar International Corp.
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Dean Olmstead , 53
    Pres of EchoStar Satellite Services
    $ 295.00KN/A
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-08 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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