Throughout its history, DISH Network has demonstrated its entrepreneurial spirit by achieving significant industry firsts:

First company to offer a satellite receiver for less than $200

First to develop a UHF remote control

First to offer an Integrated Receiver Descrambler (IRD) for C-band satellite TV

First nationwide installation network dedicated solely to satellite TV systems

First to offer satellite receiver with built-in digital video recording

First Satellite TV company to offer local channels to local markets in all 50 states

First to offer an MPEG4 multi-room high definition and digital video recorder satellite receiver.