Hughes Announces New Emergency Broadband Service Plan for Businesses and Government...

Hughes Announces New Emergency Broadband Service Plan for Businesses and
Government Agencies

HughesNet(R) Emergency Services provide organizations robust broadband
connectivity when disaster strikes

GERMANTOWN, Md., June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC
(HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite network solutions and
services, today announced the availability of a new HughesNet Emergency
Business Internet service plan in anticipation of the 2009 hurricane season.
The offering is designed to provide robust, expedited broadband Internet
connectivity for business and government organizations when a disaster
strikes.

The new HughesNet Emergency Business Internet service plan features download
speeds of up to 5 Mbps and uploads speeds of up to 1 Mbps, made possible by
utilizing Hughes advanced SPACEWAY(R) 3 Ka-band satellite system, the world's
first with on-board switching and routing. The service plan includes
comprehensive 24/7 technical support; next-business day field maintenance; and
provides organizations with the flexibility they need in an emergency,
requiring only a two-month service commitment that may be extended on a
month-to-month basis, depending on need.

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has predicted
an active 2009 Atlantic hurricane season (June 1 - Nov. 30) with an initial
outlook that calls for a 50 percent probability of a near normal season, and a
25 percent probability of an above normal season. In an announcement made May
21, NOAA forecasters also stated that "there is a 70 percent chance of having
nine to 14 named storms, of which four to seven could become hurricanes,
including one to three major hurricanes (Category 3, 4 or 5)."

According to Renesys Corp., a firm that tracks Internet connectivity, the
outages that followed Hurricane Ike last year caused the widest disruption of
U.S. Internet service since the Northeast blackout of 2003. At its peak, Ike
took out more than 400 networks for at least an hour each, leaving countless
homes, businesses and government offices without connectivity.(1)

"Landline connections are not always reliable when hurricanes or other
disasters strike, forcing organizations to cease operations until connectivity
is restored," said Mike Cook, senior vice president at Hughes. "This can mean
significant loss of revenue for businesses, and disruption of government
services, which are needed most in recovery operations. HughesNet Emergency
Business Internet quickly restores those vital connections."

Businesses can order directly from Hughes by calling (877) 337-3880.
Government agencies can order via Hughes' GSA Schedule 70.

To learn more about HughesNet services, visit www.hughesnet.com.

About Hughes Network Systems
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) is the global leader in providing
broadband satellite networks and services for large enterprises, governments,
small businesses, and consumers. HughesNet encompasses all broadband solutions
and managed services from Hughes, bridging the best of satellite and
terrestrial technologies. Its broadband satellite products are based on global
standards approved by the TIA, ETSI, and ITU standards organizations,
including IPoS/DVB-S2, RSM-A and GMR-1. To date, Hughes has shipped more than
1.9 million systems to customers in over 100 countries.

Headquartered outside Washington, D.C., in Germantown, Maryland, USA, Hughes
maintains sales and support offices worldwide. Hughes is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Hughes Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: HUGH). For additional
information, please visit www.hughes.com.

(C)2009 Hughes Network Systems, LLC. Hughes and HughesNet are registered
trademarks of Hughes Network Systems, LLC.

(1) Rensys Corporation, September 17, 2008.

SOURCE Hughes Network Systems, LLC

Judy Blake of Hughes Network Systems, +1-301-601-7330, judy.blake@hughes.com;
or Lisa Rassenti of Brodeur Partners, +1-202-775-2652, lrassenti@brodeur.com