PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 8, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Hughes Electronics Corporation (NYSE:GMH) will broadcast its third quarter earnings results conference call on Monday, October 14, 2002 at 2 PM Eastern, Vcall, a Service of WILink, announced today. This call can be accessed at http://www.vcall.com/EventPage.asp?ID=82400.
Hughes is a world-leading provider of digital television entertainment, broadband services, satellite-based private business networks, and global video and data broadcasting. A global company with 2001 revenues of $8.3 billion, HUGHES is composed of three main businesses:
-- DIRECTV, Inc. is the United States' leading provider of digital quality direct-to-home televison entertainment programming. HUGHES also provides DIRECTV in Latin America through the DIRECTV Latin America partnership. Worldwide, over 12 million customers received programming from a DIRECTV service at year-end 2001.
-- Hughes Network Systems is the world's leading provider of satellite-based private business networks and Internet services, including DIRECWAY, a two-way, broadband-by-satellite service. It is also a leading supplier of DIRECTV receiver equipment and terrestrial broadband wireless access products. HNS is building Spaceway, which represents the next generation in satellite communications technology.
-- PanAmSat is a world-leading commercial provider of satellite-based video and data broadcast services. PanAmSat operates a fleet of 22 satellites that circle the globe, enabling PanAmSat customers to reach millions of people over vast geographic areas.
The earnings of Hughes Electronics are used to calculate the earnings attributable to the General Motors Class H common stock (NYSE:GMH). Visit HUGHES on the World Wide Web at http://www.hughes.com.
This event is available through the Vcall website, located at http://www.vcall.com. Listeners should go to the website at least fifteen minutes before these events to download and install any necessary audio software. For those unable to attend the live broadcast, a replay will be available within 48 hours of the live broadcast.
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