Dish Network 2015 Annual Report Download - page 29

19
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
We are subject to the requirements of federal, state, local and foreign environmental and occupational safety and health
laws and regulations. These include laws regulating air emissions, water discharge and waste management. We attempt
to maintain compliance with all such requirements. We do not expect capital or other expenditures for environmental
compliance to be material in 2016 or 2017. Environmental requirements are complex, change frequently and have
become more stringent over time. Accordingly, we cannot provide assurance that these requirements will not change or
become more stringent in the future in a manner that could have a material adverse effect on our business.
SEGMENT REPORTING DATA AND GEOGRAPHIC AREA DATA
For segment reporting data and principal geographic area data for 2015, 2014 and 2013, see Note 16 in the Notes to our
Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
EMPLOYEES
We had approximately 18,000 employees at December 31, 2015, most of whom were located in the United States. We
generally consider relations with our employees to be good. Approximately 60 employees in two of our field offices
have voted to have a union represent them in contract negotiations. While we are not currently a party to any collective
bargaining agreements, we are currently negotiating collective bargaining agreements at these offices.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We are subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act and accordingly file our annual reports on
Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, proxy statements and other information with
the SEC. The public may read and copy any materials filed with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F
Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at (800) SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of
the Public Reference Room. As an electronic filer, our public filings are also maintained on the SEC’s Internet site that
contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with
the SEC. The address of that website is http://www.sec.gov.
WEBSITE ACCESS
Our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to
those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act also may be accessed free of
charge through our website as soon as reasonably practicable after we have electronically filed such material with, or
furnished it to, the SEC. The address of that website is http://www.dish.com.
We have adopted a written code of ethics that applies to all of our directors, officers and employees, including our
principal executive officer and senior financial officers, in accordance with Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002 and the rules of the SEC promulgated thereunder. Our code of ethics is available on our corporate website at
http://www.dish.com. In the event that we make changes in, or provide waivers of, the provisions of this code of ethics
that the SEC requires us to disclose, we intend to disclose these events on our website.