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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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Key Statistics

Closing Price	28.64
Volume	154594
Volume Avg	288710
52 Week High	38.47
52 Week Low	20.10
PE	717.50
PE (group average)	N/A
EPS Year	0.04
EPS change Q/Q	-89.9%
EPS change Q/Q Yr ago	-76.47%
EPS change Q/Q next Q est	100%
EPS change Y/Y	192.57%
REV change Q/Q	-6.51%
REV change Q/Q Yr ago	-23.49%
EPS next Q est	0.10
EPS next Y est	0.52
Divident Annual	0.00
Dividend Yield	0%