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Sep. 30, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010 | Sep. 30, 2011 DISH Network Receiver Agreement day | Sep. 30, 2011 DISH Network Broadcast Agreement day | May 31, 2011 DISH Network Certain Sports Related Programming Broadcast Agreement year | Sep. 30, 2011 DISH Network EchoStar XVI year | Sep. 30, 2009 DISH Network DISH Telesat Agreement transponder | Dec. 31, 2008 DISH Network QuetzSat-1 Lease Agreement transponder | Dec. 31, 2008 DISH Network QuetzSat-1 Transponder year | Sep. 30, 2011 DISH Network TT&C Agreement day | Dec. 31, 2008 DISH Network Real Estate Lease Agreement year | Sep. 30, 2011 DISH Network Santa Fe Lease Agreement year | Sep. 30, 2011 DISH Network Gilbert Lease Agreement day | Sep. 30, 2011 DISH Network Product Support Agreement day | Jan. 31, 2010 DISH Network DISHOnline.com Services Agreement year | Sep. 30, 2011 DISH Network DISHOnline.com Services Agreement day option year | Feb. 28, 2010 DISH Network DISH Remote Access Services Agreement year day | Feb. 28, 2010 DISH Network SlingService Services Agreement year day | Jan. 31, 2011 DISH Network Management Services Agreement year | Sep. 30, 2011 DISH Network Management Services Agreement day year | Sep. 30, 2011 DISH Network Professional Services Agreement day year | Sep. 30, 2011 DISH Network Satellite capacity leased from Dish Network | Sep. 30, 2010 DISH Network Satellite capacity leased from Dish Network | Sep. 30, 2011 DISH Network Satellite capacity leased from Dish Network | Sep. 30, 2010 DISH Network Satellite capacity leased from Dish Network | Sep. 30, 2011 DISH Network Remanufactured Receiver Agreement | Sep. 30, 2010 DISH Network Remanufactured Receiver Agreement | Sep. 30, 2011 DISH Network Remanufactured Receiver Agreement day | Sep. 30, 2010 DISH Network Remanufactured Receiver Agreement | Dec. 31, 2009 DISH Network EchoStar XV Launch Service | Jul. 31, 2010 DISH Network Weather Related Programming Agreement | Oct. 31, 2010 DISH Network Acquisition of Alta Wireless, Inc. | Oct. 02, 2010 DISH Network Acquisition of Alta Wireless, Inc. | Oct. 31, 2010 DISH Network Sale of South.com, L.L.C. | Sep. 30, 2009 Telesat Canada Nimiq 5 Agreement transponder year | Sep. 30, 2011 Blockbuster | Sep. 30, 2011 Blockbuster | Sep. 30, 2011 Hughes Systique Corporation | Sep. 30, 2011 NagraStar | Sep. 30, 2010 NagraStar | Sep. 30, 2011 NagraStar | Sep. 30, 2010 NagraStar | Dec. 31, 2010 NagraStar | Sep. 30, 2011 Dish Mexico | Sep. 30, 2010 Dish Mexico | Sep. 30, 2011 Dish Mexico | Sep. 30, 2010 Dish Mexico | Dec. 31, 2010 Dish Mexico | Dec. 31, 2008 Dish Mexico QuetzSat-1 Transponder transponder | Dec. 31, 2009 Joint Venture in Taiwan | Dec. 31, 2010 Joint Venture in Taiwan | Sep. 30, 2011 Joint Venture in Taiwan | Dec. 31, 2008 QuetzSat-1 Lease Agreement transponder year | Oct. 31, 2010 Acquisition of Alta Wireless, Inc.
Related party transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum required notice period for termination of agreement by related party (in days) |  |  | 60 | 60 |  |  |  |  |  | 60 |  |  |  | 60 |  | 120 | 120 | 120 |  | 180 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreement term (in years) |  |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 2 |  | 5 | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 |
Agreement term from commencement of service date (in years) |  |  |  |  |  | 10 |  |  | 10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of DBS transponders available to receive services |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32 | 32 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 32 |
Number of DBS transponders expected to receive services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of DBS transponders currently receiving services |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of DBS transponders expected to receive services |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Automatic renewal period (in years) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Required minimum notice for termination of agreement (in days) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Required minimum notice for termination of individual service (in days) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Required notice period for termination by the reporting entity (in days) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term of renewal option (in years) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of successive one year renewal options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fees included in Cost of sales-services and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,000,000 | $ 5,000,000 | $ 17,000,000 | $ 13,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of remanufactured receivers and accessories purchased from related party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000,000 |  | 3,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount Of Remanufactured Receivers And Accessories Purchased from Related Party Less Than |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000,000 |  | 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of rights assigned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 103,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recorded value of rights assigned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 89,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Excess of paid amount over recorded amount of rights assigned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of interest in the entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of interest in the entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase of additional equity interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,800,000
Ownership interest in related party (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 95.00% | 49.90% |  |  |  |  | 45.00% | 50.00% |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |
Sale of interest in the entity by counter party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction Revenues From Transactions With Related Party, Less Than |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Due From Related Parties, Less Than |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage by related party (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchases from NagraStar |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,092,000 | 7,272,000 | 9,364,000 | 15,481,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amounts payable to NagraStar | 17,966,000 | 14,155,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 345,000 |  | 345,000 |  | 799,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments to purchase from NagraStar |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,969,000 |  | 4,934,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales not related to the original contribution commitment associated with our investment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Digital set-top boxes and related accessories |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,499,000 | 19,498,000 | 39,044,000 | 67,030,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales of satellite services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,130,000 | 2,130,000 | 6,390,000 | 6,390,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount receivable from Dish Mexico |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,719,000 |  | 5,719,000 |  | 2,296,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party joint venture |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction, Cash Provided |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,000,000 |  |  |  |
Line of credit provided to joint venture |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,000,000 |  |  |  |
Impairment of joint venture investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,000,000 |  |  |
Line of credit provided to joint venture, balance outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,000,000 |  |

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