EchoStar Communications Corp. said Jan. 31 that its Dish Network direct-to-home satellite television service has passed the 11 million-subscriber milestone. The company passed the 10 million-subscriber mark in June 2004.

“We are pleased that one out of every 10 U.S. households now subscribes to Dish Network, an achievement that took just over eight years,” EchoStar Chairman and CEO Charles Ergen said in a prepared statement.