  dish network, since re-branded simply as "dish" as part of a major brand marketing overhaul in 2011 along with a slightly changed logo, is an american direct-broadcast satellite service provider. the company provides satellite television, satellite internet, audio programming, and interactive television services to commercial and residential customers in the united states. , the company provided services to just over fourteen million subscribersdish network - investor relations - 1.888.825.2557. dish.client.shareholder.com. retrieved on 2013-12-23. and has approximately 34,000 employees (with more than 25,000 employees located within the united states). the company is headquartered in meridian, colorado, though the postal designation of nearby englewood is used in the corporate mailing address. in january 2008, dish network was spun off from echostar, its former parent company, which was founded by charlie ergen as a satellite television equipment distributor in 1980. the company began using dish network as its consumer brand in march 1996, after the successful launch of its first satellite, echostar i, in december 1995. that launch marked the beginning of its subscription television services, and echostar has since launched numerous satellites, with nine owned and leased satellites in its fleet as of january 2013. echos
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