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EXHIBIT 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors
EchoStar Corporation:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following registration statements of EchoStar Corporation of our report dated February 21, 2014, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of EchoStar Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), changes in stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2013, the financial statement schedules I and II, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, which report appears in the December 31, 2013 annual report on Form 10-K of EchoStar Corporation.

Form |  | Registration Statement No. |  | Description
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
S-8 |  |  | 333-162339 |  | Additional shares for 2008 Employee Purchase Plan
S-8 |  |  | 333-148416 |  | 2008 Stock Incentive Plan
|  |  |  |  | 2008 Employee Purchase Plan
|  |  |  |  | 2008 Nonemployee Director Stock Option Plan
|  |  |  |  | 2008 Class B CEO Stock Option Plan

|  | /s/ KPMG LLP
Denver, Colorado February 21, 2014 |  |

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EXHIBIT 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM