 announcement, speculated about the company's growth potential, given the amount of competition from DIRECTV and cable operators and the high cost of marketing to and signing up new subscribers and merger possibilities. GETTING HIRED Coming soon to a campus near you A variety of jobs exist at the technical, undergraduate and graduate levels. EchoStar also offers a summer internship program, and currently recruits at the following universities: Thunderbird, the Garvin School of International Management, Colorado State University at Fort Collins, University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Denver and the Daniels College of Business, Baylor University, University of Colorado at Denver, Regis University, University of Wyoming, Montana Tech at the University of Montana, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Purdue University and the Krannert School of Management, Vanderbilt University, Auburn University, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Florida, Clemson Visit Vault at www.vault.com for insider company profiles, expert advice, VAULT CAREER career message boards, expert resume reviews, the Vault Job Board and more. LIBRARY Vault Guide to the Top Telecom Employers EchoStar Communications Corp. University, Wake Forest University and the Babcock Graduate School of Management, Brigham Young University, University of Richmond and the Jespen School of Leadership Studies, University of Virginia and Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Applicants can view the college recruiting section of the company's web site at www.dishnetwork.com/content/aboutus/careers/college_recruiting/index.html learn more. Applicants who make it through an initial on-campus interviews and assessment tests go through a final round of interviews in either November (for full- time hires) or March (for summer internships). The company also has a searchable database on its site that includes professional and technical openings. In addition to health insurance (medical, dental and vision), profit-sharing and 401(k) plans and paid time of