DISH Network ranked "#1 in Customer Satisfaction Among Satellite/Cable TV Subscribers" by J.D. Power and Associates. Cable Companies fell way behind in this category. Where as DIRECTV was ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Satellite/Cable TV Subscribers" by J.D. Power and Associates. For the seventh year in a row, DIRECTV scored higher in customer satisfaction than every cable company measured in the American Customer Satisfaction Index. Western, Southern and Eastern Region, 2007. Source: 2007 American Customer Satisfaction Index, University of Michigan Business School. So the competition between Dish Network vs Direct TV is very tough going in satisfying the customers.