FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Hughes Launches New Portal for HughesNet Subscribers

MyHughesNet.com enhanced with instant access to e-mail, local news, weather and other favorite customer applications

Germantown, Md., September 10, 2008 — Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite network solutions and services, today announced the launch of a brand new subscriber portal located at MyHughesNet.com. The redesigned site features instant access to e-mail, local news, weather, and other popular applications for all HughesNet® subscribers. The new portal is included free as part of a subscriber's monthly access plan and will be going “live” tomorrow, September 11.

“Launching this new portal demonstrates our commitment to continually add capabilities and features to our HughesNet service which enhance our subscribers' Internet experience,” said Mark Wymer, Hughes vice president of marketing, North America. “It will make browsing the Internet easier and quicker, since desired content will be readily available as soon as subscribers log into their HughesNet account.”

According to a recent survey, 96 percent of HughesNet subscribers use their Internet connection to send and receive e-mail, while 77 percent use it to access news.1

“We selected Synacor to assist in the development of this new portal because of their proven experience working with service providers to provide rich content to subscribers,” added Wymer.

Ron Frankel, CEO of Synacor commented, “We are excited to work with Hughes to help bring significant new web-based features and capabilities to their subscribers. The new MyHughesNet.com enables Hughes to differentiate its online offering by providing a personalized experience that consumers will find compelling.”

HughesNet is available throughout the continental U.S. , and currently serves over 400,000 consumers and small businesses in more than 26,000 zip codes underserved by cable and DSL. For more information about HughesNet consumer and small business broadband satellite services, please visit www.hughesnet.com or call 1-866-859-2268.

About Synacor

Synacor builds Internet tools and portals that simplify the way consumers get their digital media. Its technology platform provides white label portals, premium online content and email collaboration suites to broadband service providers such as cable operators, telecommunications companies, Internet service providers and others. Synacor provides the focused expertise and technology that allow both service providers and content providers to extend their brands online and create a relevant, personalized online experience for consumers through a single sign-on portal, enhanced content packaging and aggregated billing. For more information on Synacor, please visit www.synacor.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 1.5 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 .

1HughesNet 2007 Subscriber Survey

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