The company had begun using DISH Network as its consumer brand in 1996, after the launch of its first satellite, EchoStar I, in December 1995. In January 2008, EchoStar Communications Corporation, which was founded by Charlie Ergen as a satellite television equipment distributor in 1980, changed its name to DISH Network Corporation and spun off its technology arm as a new company named EchoStar Corporation.
Based in unincorporated Douglas County, Colorado, the company has approximately 16,000 employees. On July 1, 2020, Dish acquired prepaid service Boost Mobile and added postpaid service Boost Infinite on December 7, 2022. Additionally, Dish offers mobile wireless service, Dish Wireless. DISH Network Corporation (commonly shortened to Dish, itself being an acronym for 'Digital Sky Highway' ) is an American television provider and the owner of the direct-broadcast satellite provider Dish, commonly known as Dish Network, and the over-the-top IPTV service, Sling TV.
