DISH Network Offers Light Heavyweight Boxing Match Live on Pay-Per-View with Roy Jones, Jr. vs. Eric Harding Littleton, Colo., Aug. 30, 2000 -- EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH, DISHP) announced today that DISH Network™ satellite television will broadcast TVKO's Roy Jones, Jr. vs. Eric Harding boxing match LIVE on DISH-On- Demand pay-per-view on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2000. The undisputed world light heavyweight champion Roy Jones, Jr., will be defending his title against the International Boxing Federation's number-one ranked and undefeated boxer, Eric Harding. Also in action will be World Boxing Organization junior featherweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera vs. hard-hitting Jose Luis Valbuena. The fights will be held at the New Orleans Arena located next to the Superdome in New Orleans. Date: Sept. 9, 2000 Time: LIVE broadcast at 9 p.m. EDT Channel: 502 Price: $34.95 How to Order: DISH Network customers can order via their remote control or call DISH-On-Demand at 1-877/363-EVNT (3868). DISH-on-Demand offers world TV premiere movies, concerts and a variety of sporting events. DISH Network is EchoStar's state-of-the-art direct broadcast satellite system with the capacity to offer 500 channels of digital video and CD-quality audio programming as well as fully MPEG-2/DVB compliant hardware and installation. DISH Network, a trademark of EchoStar Communications Corporation, currently serves over 4.3 million customers nationwide. EchoStar is included in the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) which contains the largest non-financial companies on the Nasdaq Stock Market. For more information about DISH Network, visit www.dishnetwork.com or call 1-800/333-DISH. CONTACT: Marc Lumpkin Communications Manager EchoStar Communications Corp. 303/723-2020 [email protected] .