FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Hughes Communications, Inc. to Release Second Quarter 2009 Results and Host Webcast on August 6, 2009

HughesNet® Managed Network Services provided
to over 16,000 sites in U.S. and Europe

Germantown, Md., July 27, 2009 — Hughes Communications, Inc. (Hughes) (NASDAQ: HUGH) will release its financial results for the second quarter of 2009 and will host an Internet Webcast and conference call on Thursday, August 6, 2009. The discussion will feature remarks by Pradman Kaul, president and CEO and Grant Barber, executive vice president and CFO. Access information for the Webcast and conference call is as follows:

Date: Thursday, August 6, 2009
Time: 2:00 p.m. ET /11:00 a.m. PT
Webcast: www.hughes.com/investor

Dial-in #:
International #:
Participant Code:

800-322-5044
+1 617-614-4927
88728396

Please access the Website approximately 10 minutes prior to the start time in order to download and install any necessary software.

An archived copy of the Webcast of Hughes Communications, Inc. second quarter 2009 earnings call will be available on the company's Website at www.hughes.com /investor .

Hughes Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: HUGH) is the 100 percent owner of Hughes Network Systems, LLC. Hughes is the global leader in providing broadband satellite networks and services for 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.

For more information:

Shareholders and analysts, please contact Deepak Dutt at deepak.dutt@hughes.com or
301-428-7010. Members of the media should contact Judy Blake at judy.blake@hughes.com or
301-601-7330.

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