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Item 2. PROPERTIES
The following table sets forth certain information concerning our principal properties.
Description/Use/Location
Segment(s)
Using Property Owned
EchoStar
Other
Third
Party
Corporate headquarters, Englewood, Colorado....................................... DISH Network X
Customer call center and general offices, Pine Brook, New Jersey ........ DISH Network X
Customer call center and general offices, Tulsa, Oklahoma.................... DISH Network X
Customer call center, Alvin, Texas.......................................................... DISH Network X
Customer call center, Bluefield, West Virginia ....................................... DISH Network X
Customer call center, Christiansburg, Virginia ....................................... DISH Network X
Customer call center, College Point, New York...................................... DISH Network X
Customer call center, Harlingen, Texas................................................... DISH Network X
Customer call center, Hilliard, Ohio ....................................................... DISH Network X
Customer call center, Littleton, Colorado................................................ DISH Network X
Customer call center, Phoenix, Arizona................................................... DISH Network X
Customer call center, Thornton, Colorado............................................... DISH Network X
Customer call center, warehouse and service center, El Paso, Texas ...... DISH Network X
Service center, Englewood, Colorado...................................................... DISH Network X
Service center, Spartanburg, South Carolina............................................ DISH Network X
Warehouse and distribution center, Denver, Colorado ........................... DISH Network X
Warehouse and distribution center, Sacramento, California ................... DISH Network X
Warehouse, Denver, Colorado ................................................................ DISH Network X
Warehouse, distribution and service center, Atlanta, Georgia................. DISH Network X
Leased From
In addition to the principal properties listed above, we operate several DISH Network service centers strategically
located in regions throughout the United States. Furthermore, we own or lease capacity on 11 satellites which are a
major component of our DISH Network DBS System. See further discussion under “Item 1. Business – Satellites” in
this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Item 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
In connection with the Spin-off, we entered into a separation agreement with EchoStar, which provides among other
things for the division of certain liabilities, including liabilities resulting from litigation. Under the terms of the
separation agreement, EchoStar has assumed certain liabilities that relate to its business including certain designated
liabilities for acts or omissions prior to the Spin-off. Certain specific provisions govern intellectual property related
claims under which, generally, EchoStar will only be liable for its acts or omissions following the Spin-off and we
will indemnify EchoStar for any liabilities or damages resulting from intellectual property claims relating to the
period prior to the Spin-off as well as our acts or omissions following the Spin-off.
Acacia
During 2004, Acacia Media Technologies (“Acacia”) filed a lawsuit against us and EchoStar in the United States
District Court for the Northern District of California. The suit also named DirecTV, Comcast, Charter, Cox and a
number of smaller cable companies as defendants. Acacia is an entity that seeks to license an acquired patent
portfolio without itself practicing any of the claims recited therein. The suit alleges infringement of United States
Patent Nos. 5,132,992, 5,253,275, 5,550,863, 6,002,720 and 6,144,702, which relate to certain systems and methods
for transmission of digital data. On September 25, 2009, the District Court granted summary judgment to the
defendants on invalidity grounds, and dismissed the action with prejudice. The plaintiffs have appealed.