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Table of Contents
ECHOSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Organization and Business Activities
Principal Business
EchoStar Communications Corporation (“ECC”) is a holding company. Its subsidiaries (which together with ECC are referred to as
“EchoStar,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and/or “our”) operate two interrelated business units:
We have deployed substantial resources to develop the “EchoStar DBS System.” The EchoStar DBS System consists of our Federal
Communications Commission (“FCC”) authorized DBS and Fixed Satellite Service (“FSS”) spectrum, our owned and leased satellites,
EchoStar receiver systems, digital broadcast operations centers, customer service facilities, in-home service and call center operations and
certain other assets utilized in our operations. Our principal business strategy is to continue developing our subscription television service in the
United States to provide consumers with a fully competitive alternative to others in the multi-channel video programming distribution
(“MVPD”) industry.
Organization and Legal Structure
The following table summarizes our organizational structure and our principal subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006:
As of December 31, 2006, all of our DBS FCC licenses and 11 of our in-orbit satellites were owned by a subsidiary of EDBS. EchoStar XI and
our Ka-band satellites are held in EOC II, a sister company to EDBS. Our satellite lease contracts are also held by a subsidiary of EDBS.
Substantially all of our operations are conducted by subsidiaries of EDBS.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation
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The DISH Networ
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which provides a direct broadcast satellite (
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DBS
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subscription television service in the United States; and
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EchoStar Technologies Corporation
(“ETC”) – which designs and develops DBS receivers, antennae and other digital equipment for
the DISH Network. We refer to this equipment collectively as “EchoStar receiver systems.”
ETC also designs, develops and distributes
similar equipment for international customers.
Referred to
Legal Entity
Herein As
Parent
EchoStar Communications Corporation
ECC
Publicly owned
EchoStar Orbital Corporation
EOC
ECC
EchoStar Orbital Corporation II
EOC II
EOC
EchoStar DBS Corporation
EDBS
EOC
EchoStar Satellite L.L.C.
ESLLC
EDBS
EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation
SATCO
ESLLC
Echosphere L.L.C.
Echosphere
EDBS
EchoStar Technologies Corporation
ETC
EDBS
DISH Network Service L.L.C.
DNSLLC
EDBS