SBC / DISH Network Rollout

     SBC Communications Adds New 'Dish' To The Menu, Launches
      'Quadruple Play' Bundle With Satellite TV

SAN ANTONIO & ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2004--

  SBC/ DISH Network offers start at $29.99; Most complete, integrated    bundle of local/long distance, wireless, broadband, TV available     in SBC service area for about $125/month - a $380/year savings

Tune in and stay tuned. In a move expected to reshape the telecommunications and television entertainment landscape, SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE:SBC) and EchoStar Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:DISH) today launched SBC/ DISH Network satellite TV service across the SBC service area - 13 states and 55 million telephone lines - offering consumers new choices, significant values and unmatched convenience.

With the SBC/ DISH Network rollout, the SBC family of companies becomes the first major telecommunications provider in the nation to offer TV, wireless, broadband and local/long distance service, all with one call and one monthly bill - a "strategic quadruple play" that significantly enhances customer benefits.

In the future, SBC and EchoStar companies plan to develop set-top boxes that combine the features of satellite TV, digital video recording, broadband, home networking and telecommunications services

• moving to truly integrated telecommunications and entertainment services that will provide greater interactivity, features and functionality for consumers.
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