DISH Reaches 8 Million Subs

[Gregg Lengling]

EchoStar said its DISH Network satellite TV service passed the 8 million customer mark in November, another big milestone for the satellite TV service.

DISH Network has added more than 1 million net new subscribers to date in 2002. Last February, the service crossed the 7 million mark.

Its small dish competitor, DirecTV, recently crossed the 11 million subscriber mark.