Hughes Escorts Communications Limited Information

Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes) is the global leader in satellite broadband solutions and services, and a leading provider of managed network services and applications. HughesNet® is the #1 high-speed satellite Internet service in the marketplace with over one million subscribers in North America and offerings to suit every budget. Hughes has shipped more than 5 million systems to customers in over 100 countries, representing approximately 50 percent market share. Headquartered outside Washington, D.C., in Germantown, Maryland, USA, Hughes operates sales and support offices worldwide, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS), a premier global provider of satellite operations and digital TV solutions. For additional information about Hughes, please visit www.hughes.com. Specialties HughesON™ is a portfolio of managed network and managed digital media solutions for enterprises with multiple, distributed locations such as retail, restaurant, retail petroleum/convenience stores, hospitality, financial services, and government agencies. Hughes is also the global leader in providing high throughput, broadband satellite solutions and networks to service providers and government agencies around the world.