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The Motley Fool November 9, 2004 Phil Wohl	EchoStar Dishes Up Value The second-largest satellite entertainment provider adds 350,000 subscribers. Trading at only 19 times the 2005 earnings estimate of $1.61 per share, the shares appear to be attractive relative to the company's long-term growth rate of 30%.
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The Motley Fool May 12, 2006 Anders Bylund	Just One Dish in a Crowded Buffet EchoStar isn't screaming "buy me!" at this point, but if the company can find a way to reverse the dropping subscriber growth, there could be good times still to come for investors.
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