GERMANTOWN, Md., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hughes Communications, Inc. (Hughes) (Nasdaq: HUGH), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, announced today that Pradman Kaul, president and CEO, will speak at J.P. Morgan's High Yield Conference being held at the Loews Miami Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida on Monday and Tuesday, February 2 & 3, 2009. An archive of the presentation will be available at www.hughes.com. Click on Investor Relations section.


    Date:      Tuesday, February 3, 2009
    Time:      3:45 p.m. ET/12:45 p.m. PT
    Speaker:   Pradman Kaul, president & CEO
    Place:     Loews Miami Hotel
               1601 Collins Avenue
               Miami Beach, FL 33139

About Hughes Communications, Inc.

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(R) 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.

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