EchoStar to showcase first product for cable

May 16, 2008 By DEBORAH YAO, AP Business Writer EchoStar to showcase first product for cable (AP)

In this photo provided by Sling Media, the SlingModem is shown. EchoStar Corp. on Sunday, May 18, 2008 will be demonstrating its first product for cable companies at the industry's trade show: a unit that can tune in television and also acts as a cable modem. (AP Photo/Sling Media)

(AP) -- Former satellite TV provider EchoStar Corp. on Sunday will demonstrate its first product for cable companies at the industry's trade show: a unit that can tune in television and act as a cable modem.

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