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EchoStar Sharpens Battle Plan

Stock quotes in this article: DISH , DTV , CMCSA , TWC , CVC , VZ  

EchoStar (DISH Quote) has drawn up a battle plan vowing to freeze some prices for a year and to add 24 more high-definition channels.

The Dish Network satellite TV provider says it will stick with its $40 a month charge for its most popular programming package until February 2009. The Englewood, Colo., broadcaster also says it will boost its HD video offering to a total of 100 channels during the year.

The move comes as rival DirecTV (DTV Quote), as well as phone giant Verizon (VZ Quote), have taken TV customers away from cable companies like Comcast (CMCSA Quote), Time Warner Cable (TWC Quote) and Cablevision (CVC Quote). ...

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