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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Other accrued expenses</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Other, net</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities" xlink:to="us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities, Continuing Operations</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Net cash flows from investing activities</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesAbstract" xlink:label="us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesAbstract" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities [Abstract]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromConvertibleDebt_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_MaturitiesOfSeniorDebt" xlink:label="us-gaap_MaturitiesOfSeniorDebt" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_PaymentForPurchaseAgreement" xlink:to="dish_PaymentForPurchaseAgreement_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_PaymentForPurchaseAgreement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">The cash outflow due to purchase agreement.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_PaymentForPurchaseAgreement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Payment For Purchase Agreement</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="dish_PaymentForPurchaseAgreement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Northstar Spectrum LLC Purchase Agreement</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations" xlink:label="us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Repayments of Debt and Capital Lease Obligations</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Repayment of long-term debt and finance lease obligations</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Stock Rights Offering</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ImpairmentOrDisposalOfLongLivedAssetsPolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="us-gaap_ImpairmentOrDisposalOfLongLivedAssetsPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssetsIndefiniteLivedPolicy" xlink:to="us-gaap_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssetsIndefiniteLivedPolicy_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_InterestCapitalizationPolicyPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Capitalized Interest</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_BusinessCombinationsPolicy" xlink:to="us-gaap_BusinessCombinationsPolicy_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_BusinessCombinationsPolicy_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Business Combinations Policy [Policy Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_BusinessCombinationsPolicy_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Business Combinations</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_SalesTaxPolicyTextBlock" xlink:label="dish_SalesTaxPolicyTextBlock" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_SalesTaxPolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="dish_SalesTaxPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_SalesTaxPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Sales Tax [Policy Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_SalesTaxPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Sales Taxes</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncomeTaxPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncomeTaxPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Income Taxes</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueOfFinancialInstrumentsPolicy_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Fair Value of Financial Instruments, Policy [Policy Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueOfFinancialInstrumentsPolicy_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Fair Value Measurements</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtPolicyTextBlock" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtPolicyTextBlock" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Debt, Policy [Policy Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Deferred Debt Issuance Costs And Debt Discounts</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LesseeLeasesPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Leases</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedInventory_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Inventory</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_BusinessCombinationIntangibleAssetsAcquiredBelowMarketContracts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Business Combination, Intangible Assets Acquired, Below Market Contracts</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_Goodwill_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Goodwill</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_PeriodWithinEntryOfFinalJudgment" xlink:label="dish_PeriodWithinEntryOfFinalJudgment" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_MasterNetworkServiceAgreementPeriod" xlink:to="dish_MasterNetworkServiceAgreementPeriod_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_SpectrumLeasePeriod" xlink:label="dish_SpectrumLeasePeriod" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_PercentOfCoverageOnAvailableLicensedGeographicAreas" xlink:label="dish_PercentOfCoverageOnAvailableLicensedGeographicAreas" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_ServicePassThroughCostsAndOutOfPocketExpensesChargingPeriod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Service Pass Through Costs and Out of Pocket Expenses Charging Period</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_ChangeOfControlThresholdPercentageOfVotingPowerOrEconomicValueHeldByRestrictedPersons" xlink:label="dish_ChangeOfControlThresholdPercentageOfVotingPowerOrEconomicValueHeldByRestrictedPersons" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_ChangeOfControlThresholdPercentageOfVotingPowerOrEconomicValueHeldByRestrictedPersons" xlink:to="dish_ChangeOfControlThresholdPercentageOfVotingPowerOrEconomicValueHeldByRestrictedPersons_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_ChangeOfControlThresholdPercentageOfVotingPowerOrEconomicValueHeldByRestrictedPersons_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents the threshold percentage of voting power or economic values held by restricted persons will result in change of control.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_ChangeOfControlThresholdPercentageOfVotingPowerOrEconomicValueHeldByRestrictedPersons_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Change Of Control, Threshold Percentage Of Voting Power Or Economic Value Held By Restricted Persons</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_ChangeOfControlThresholdPercentageOfVotingPowerOrEconomicValueHeldByRestrictedPersons_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Percentage Of Voting Power Or Economic Value Held By Restricted Persons</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_PeriodWithinWhichDivestureToBeCompletedAfterReceiptOfFCCApproval" xlink:label="dish_PeriodWithinWhichDivestureToBeCompletedAfterReceiptOfFCCApproval" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_PeriodWithinWhichDivestureToBeCompletedAfterReceiptOfFCCApproval" xlink:to="dish_PeriodWithinWhichDivestureToBeCompletedAfterReceiptOfFCCApproval_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_PeriodWithinWhichDivestureToBeCompletedAfterReceiptOfFCCApproval_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">The period within which divesture to be completed after receipt of FCC approval for transfer.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_PeriodWithinWhichDivestureToBeCompletedAfterReceiptOfFCCApproval_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Period Within Which Divesture To Be Completed After Receipt Of F C C Approval</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_PeriodWithinWhichDivestureToBeCompletedAfterReceiptOfFCCApproval_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Period within which divesture to be completed after receipt of FCC approval</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_ThresholdDivestureDeadlineExtensionPeriodAtDiscretionOfDOJ" xlink:label="dish_ThresholdDivestureDeadlineExtensionPeriodAtDiscretionOfDOJ" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_ThresholdDivestureDeadlineExtensionPeriodAtDiscretionOfDOJ" xlink:to="dish_ThresholdDivestureDeadlineExtensionPeriodAtDiscretionOfDOJ_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_ThresholdDivestureDeadlineExtensionPeriodAtDiscretionOfDOJ_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">The period of extension at the discretion of department of justice for the divesture deadline.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_ThresholdDivestureDeadlineExtensionPeriodAtDiscretionOfDOJ_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Threshold Divesture Deadline Extension Period At Discretion Of D O J</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_ThresholdDivestureDeadlineExtensionPeriodAtDiscretionOfDOJ_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Threshold divesture deadline extension period</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_SpectrumLeaseBackPeriod" xlink:label="dish_SpectrumLeaseBackPeriod" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_SpectrumLeaseBackPeriod" xlink:to="dish_SpectrumLeaseBackPeriod_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_SpectrumLeaseBackPeriod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents the spectrum lease back period following the closing of the Prepaid Business Sale.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_SpectrumLeaseBackPeriod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Spectrum Lease Back Period</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_SpectrumLeaseBackPeriod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Spectrum lease back period</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_SpectrumPurchaseApplicationDeadline" xlink:label="dish_SpectrumPurchaseApplicationDeadline" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_SpectrumPurchaseApplicationDeadline" xlink:to="dish_SpectrumPurchaseApplicationDeadline_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_SpectrumPurchaseApplicationDeadline_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Spectrum Purchase Application Deadline</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_SpectrumPurchaseApplicationDeadline_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Spectrum Purchase Application Deadline</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_PerPopRatePerYear" xlink:label="dish_PerPopRatePerYear" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_PerPopRatePerYear" xlink:to="dish_PerPopRatePerYear_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_PerPopRatePerYear_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">The amount of per-Pop rate used in the calculation of purchase price.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_PerPopRatePerYear_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Per-Pop Rate Per Year</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_PerPopRatePerYear_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">per-Pop rate</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_DecreaseInPurchasePriceDueToFailureToCompleteRebandingActivities" xlink:label="dish_DecreaseInPurchasePriceDueToFailureToCompleteRebandingActivities" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_DecreaseInPurchasePriceDueToFailureToCompleteRebandingActivities" xlink:to="dish_DecreaseInPurchasePriceDueToFailureToCompleteRebandingActivities_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_DecreaseInPurchasePriceDueToFailureToCompleteRebandingActivities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">The amount of decrease in purchase price due to failure to complete rebanding activities prior to the closing of the spectrum sale.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_DecreaseInPurchasePriceDueToFailureToCompleteRebandingActivities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Decrease In Purchase Price Due To Failure To Complete Rebanding Activities</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_DecreaseInPurchasePriceDueToFailureToCompleteRebandingActivities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Decrease in purchase price due to failure to complete rebanding activities</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_DamagesSoughtValueInCaseOfBreachOfAgreement" xlink:label="dish_DamagesSoughtValueInCaseOfBreachOfAgreement" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_DamagesSoughtValueInCaseOfBreachOfAgreement" xlink:to="dish_DamagesSoughtValueInCaseOfBreachOfAgreement_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_DamagesSoughtValueInCaseOfBreachOfAgreement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">The amount of damages sought in the event of breach of agreement by the other party.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_DamagesSoughtValueInCaseOfBreachOfAgreement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Damages Sought Value In Case Of Breach Of Agreement</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_DamagesSoughtValueInCaseOfBreachOfAgreement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Damages sought value in case of breach of agreement</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_NumberOfCellSites" xlink:label="dish_NumberOfCellSites" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_NumberOfCellSites" xlink:to="dish_NumberOfCellSites_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_NumberOfCellSites_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Number of cell sites.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_NumberOfCellSites_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Number Of Cell Sites</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_NumberOfCellSites_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Number of cell sites</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_NumberOfRetailStores" xlink:label="dish_NumberOfRetailStores" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_NumberOfRetailStores" xlink:to="dish_NumberOfRetailStores_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_NumberOfRetailStores_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Number of retail stores.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_NumberOfRetailStores_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Number Of Retail Stores</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_NumberOfRetailStores_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Number of retail stores</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_PeriodInWhichCellSitesAreScheduledToBeDecommissioned" xlink:label="dish_PeriodInWhichCellSitesAreScheduledToBeDecommissioned" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_PeriodInWhichCellSitesAreScheduledToBeDecommissioned" xlink:to="dish_PeriodInWhichCellSitesAreScheduledToBeDecommissioned_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_PeriodInWhichCellSitesAreScheduledToBeDecommissioned_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">The period in which cell sites are scheduled to be decommissioned, the details to be provided.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_PeriodInWhichCellSitesAreScheduledToBeDecommissioned_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Period In Which Cell Sites Are Scheduled To Be Decommissioned</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_PeriodInWhichCellSitesAreScheduledToBeDecommissioned_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Period in which cell sites are scheduled to be decommissioned</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_OptionAgreementTerm" xlink:label="dish_OptionAgreementTerm" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_OptionAgreementTerm" xlink:to="dish_OptionAgreementTerm_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_OptionAgreementTerm_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Term of option agreement.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_OptionAgreementTerm_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Option Agreement Term</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_OptionAgreementTerm_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Option agreement term</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_PeriodAfterClosingOfPrepaidBusinessSaleTransferAssetRequestIsAdmissible" xlink:label="dish_PeriodAfterClosingOfPrepaidBusinessSaleTransferAssetRequestIsAdmissible" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_PeriodAfterClosingOfPrepaidBusinessSaleTransferAssetRequestIsAdmissible" xlink:to="dish_PeriodAfterClosingOfPrepaidBusinessSaleTransferAssetRequestIsAdmissible_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_PeriodAfterClosingOfPrepaidBusinessSaleTransferAssetRequestIsAdmissible_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Period after closing of prepaid business sale, transfer asset request is admissible at the discretion of department of justice</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_PeriodAfterClosingOfPrepaidBusinessSaleTransferAssetRequestIsAdmissible_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Period After Closing Of Prepaid Business Sale, Transfer Asset Request Is Admissible</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_PeriodAfterClosingOfPrepaidBusinessSaleTransferAssetRequestIsAdmissible_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Period after closing of prepaid business sale, transfer asset request is admissible</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_PeriodWithinClosingOfPrepaidBusinessSaleRequiredToOfferNationwidePostpaidRetailMobileWirelessService" xlink:label="dish_PeriodWithinClosingOfPrepaidBusinessSaleRequiredToOfferNationwidePostpaidRetailMobileWirelessService" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_PeriodWithinClosingOfPrepaidBusinessSaleRequiredToOfferNationwidePostpaidRetailMobileWirelessService" xlink:to="dish_PeriodWithinClosingOfPrepaidBusinessSaleRequiredToOfferNationwidePostpaidRetailMobileWirelessService_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_PeriodWithinClosingOfPrepaidBusinessSaleRequiredToOfferNationwidePostpaidRetailMobileWirelessService_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Period within closing of prepaid business sale, required to offer nationwide postpaid retail mobile wireless service.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_PeriodWithinClosingOfPrepaidBusinessSaleRequiredToOfferNationwidePostpaidRetailMobileWirelessService_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Period Within Closing Of Prepaid Business Sale, Required To Offer Nationwide Postpaid Retail Mobile Wireless Service</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_PeriodWithinClosingOfPrepaidBusinessSaleRequiredToOfferNationwidePostpaidRetailMobileWirelessService_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Period within closing of prepaid business sale, required to offer nationwide postpaid retail mobile wireless service</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_PercentageOfPurchasePrice" xlink:label="dish_PercentageOfPurchasePrice" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_PercentageOfPurchasePrice" xlink:to="dish_PercentageOfPurchasePrice_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_PercentageOfPurchasePrice_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Percentage of purchase price.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_PercentageOfPurchasePrice_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Percentage Of Purchase Price</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_PercentageOfPurchasePrice_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Percentage of purchase price</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_PercentageOfPopulationServed" xlink:label="dish_PercentageOfPopulationServed" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_PercentageOfPopulationServed" xlink:to="dish_PercentageOfPopulationServed_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_PercentageOfPopulationServed_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Percentage of population served.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_PercentageOfPopulationServed_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Percentage Of Population Served</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_PercentageOfPopulationServed_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Percentage of population served</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_PeriodFromClosingOfPrepaidBusinessSaleInWhichAtLeastTwentyPercentOfPopulationServed" xlink:to="dish_PeriodFromClosingOfPrepaidBusinessSaleInWhichAtLeastTwentyPercentOfPopulationServed_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_BuildingAndBuildingImprovementsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Buildings and improvements</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LandMember" xlink:to="us-gaap_LandMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LandMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Land [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LandMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Land</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember" xlink:to="us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Construction In Progress [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Construction in progress</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_ConstructionInProgressByTypeAxis" xlink:to="dish_ConstructionInProgressByTypeAxis_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_ConstructionInProgressByTypeAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Construction in progress by type.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_ConstructionInProgressByTypeAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Construction in Progress by Type [Axis]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_ConstructionInProgressByTypeDomain" xlink:label="dish_ConstructionInProgressByTypeDomain" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_ConstructionInProgressByTypeDomain" xlink:to="dish_ConstructionInProgressByTypeDomain_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_ConstructionInProgressByTypeDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Construction in progress by type.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_ConstructionInProgressByTypeDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Construction In Progress By Type [Domain]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_ConstructionInProgressByTypeDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Construction in Progress by Type [Domain]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_SoftwareAndSoftwareDevelopmentCostsMember" xlink:to="us-gaap_SoftwareAndSoftwareDevelopmentCostsMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_SoftwareAndSoftwareDevelopmentCostsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Software And Software Development Costs [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_SoftwareAndSoftwareDevelopmentCostsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Software</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_OtherCapitalizedPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember" xlink:to="us-gaap_OtherCapitalizedPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherCapitalizedPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Other Capitalized Property Plant And Equipment [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherCapitalizedPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Other</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2020/elts/srt-2020-01-31.xsd#srt_RangeAxis" xlink:label="srt_RangeAxis" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="srt_RangeAxis" xlink:to="srt_RangeAxis_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="srt_RangeAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Range [Axis]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2020/elts/srt-2020-01-31.xsd#srt_RangeMember" xlink:label="srt_RangeMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="srt_RangeMember" xlink:to="srt_RangeMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="srt_RangeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Range [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="srt_RangeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Range [Domain]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2020/elts/srt-2020-01-31.xsd#srt_MinimumMember" xlink:label="srt_MinimumMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="srt_MinimumMember" xlink:to="srt_MinimumMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="srt_MinimumMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Minimum [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="srt_MinimumMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Minimum</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2020/elts/srt-2020-01-31.xsd#srt_MaximumMember" xlink:label="srt_MaximumMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="srt_MaximumMember" xlink:to="srt_MaximumMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="srt_MaximumMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Maximum [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="srt_MaximumMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Maximum</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentLineItems" xlink:to="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentLineItems_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentLineItems_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentLineItems_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Property and equipment</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross" xlink:to="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Total property and equipment</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Property and equipment, gross</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment" xlink:to="us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Accumulated depreciation</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure" xlink:to="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Estimated fair value</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_SatellitesMember" xlink:to="dish_SatellitesMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_SatellitesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents details pertaining to satellites assets owned by the entity.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_SatellitesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Satellites [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_SatellitesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Satellites</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_BuildingFurnitureFixturesOtherEquipmentMember" xlink:to="dish_BuildingFurnitureFixturesOtherEquipmentMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_BuildingFurnitureFixturesOtherEquipmentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents buildings, furniture, fixtures, equipment and other property plant and equipment owned by the entity.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_BuildingFurnitureFixturesOtherEquipmentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Building Furniture Fixtures Other Equipment [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_BuildingFurnitureFixturesOtherEquipmentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Buildings, furniture, fixtures, equipment and other</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_IntangibleAssetsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Intangible Assets [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_IntangibleAssetsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Intangible Assets [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_IntangibleAssetsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Intangible assets</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_DepreciationAndAmortizationLineItems" xlink:to="dish_DepreciationAndAmortizationLineItems_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_DepreciationAndAmortizationLineItems_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Depreciation and Amortization [Line Items]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_DepreciationAndAmortizationLineItems_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Depreciation and amortization expense</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_NumberOfSatellitesInGeostationaryOrbitUtilizedByReportingEntity" xlink:label="dish_NumberOfSatellitesInGeostationaryOrbitUtilizedByReportingEntity" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_NumberOfSatellitesInGeostationaryOrbitUtilizedByReportingEntity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Number of Satellites in Geostationary Orbit Utilized by Reporting Entity</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_FinanceLeaseCost_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Finance Lease Cost</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_FinanceLeaseInterestPaymentOnLiability_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Operating cash flows from finance leases</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_RightOfUseAssetObtainedInExchangeForOperatingLeaseLiability_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Right-of-Use Asset Obtained in Exchange for Operating Lease Liability</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_RightOfUseAssetObtainedInExchangeForOperatingLeaseLiability_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Operating leases</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RightOfUseAssetObtainedInExchangeForFinanceLeaseLiability" xlink:label="us-gaap_RightOfUseAssetObtainedInExchangeForFinanceLeaseLiability" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_RightOfUseAssetObtainedInExchangeForFinanceLeaseLiability" xlink:to="us-gaap_RightOfUseAssetObtainedInExchangeForFinanceLeaseLiability_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_RightOfUseAssetObtainedInExchangeForFinanceLeaseLiability_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Finance leases</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_RightOfUseAssetsAndLiabilities" xlink:label="dish_RightOfUseAssetsAndLiabilities" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionLineItems" xlink:to="us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionLineItems_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeaseLiabilityCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Operating Lease, Liability, Current</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLeaseLiabilityCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Less: Current portion</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_LesseeOperatingAndFinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueNextTwelveMonths_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Lessee Operating And Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Next Twelve Months</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_LesseeOperatingAndFinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearTwo_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Lessee, Operating And Finance Lease, Liability, Payments, Due Year Two</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="dish_LesseeOperatingAndFinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearTwo_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">2022</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_LesseeOperatingAndFinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearThree_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payments for operating and finance lease, due in third fiscal year following latest fiscal year.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_LesseeOperatingAndFinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearThree_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Lessee, Operating And Finance Lease, Liability, Payments, Due Year Three</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="dish_LesseeOperatingAndFinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearThree_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">2023</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_LesseeOperatingAndFinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFour" xlink:to="dish_LesseeOperatingAndFinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFour_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_LesseeOperatingAndFinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFour_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payments for operating and finance lease, due in fourth fiscal year following latest fiscal year.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_LesseeOperatingAndFinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFour_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Lessee, Operating And Finance Lease, Liability, Payments, Due Year Four</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="dish_LesseeOperatingAndFinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFour_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">2024</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_LesseeOperatingAndFinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFive_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Lessee, Operating And Finance Lease, Liability, Payments, Due Year Five</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="dish_LesseeOperatingAndFinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFive_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">2025</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_LesseeOperatingAndFinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueAfterYearFive_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Lessee, Operating And Finance Lease, Liability, Payments, Due after Year Five</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_LesseeOperatingAndFinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueAfterYearFive_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Thereafter</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_OperatingAndFinanceLeaseLiability_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Operating And Finance Lease, Liability</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_LesseeOperatingAndFinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Lessee, Operating And Finance Lease, Liability, Payments, Due</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_OperatingAndFinanceLeaseLiabilityCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Operating And Finance Lease, Liability, Current</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_OperatingAndFinanceLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Operating And Finance Lease, Liability, Noncurrent</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_PercentageOfNimiqCapacityLeased_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Percentage of nimiq capacity leased.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_PercentageOfNimiqCapacityLeased_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Percentage Of Nimiq Capacity Leased</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_NonPaymentGrossWinningBids" xlink:to="dish_NonPaymentGrossWinningBids_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_NonPaymentGrossWinningBids_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">The amount of non payment of gross winning bids.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_NonPaymentGrossWinningBids_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Non Payment Gross Winning Bids</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_InterimPaymentPercentage" xlink:to="dish_InterimPaymentPercentage_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_InterimPaymentPercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Interim Payment Percentage</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_InterimPaymentPercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Interim Payment Percentage</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_InterimPaymentPercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Interim payment percentage</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_ReauctionPayment" xlink:to="dish_ReauctionPayment_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_ReauctionPayment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Reauction Payment</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_ReauctionPayment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Reauction Payment</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_ReauctionPayment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Re-Auction payment</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ConvertibleDebt" xlink:to="us-gaap_ConvertibleDebt_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ConvertibleDebt_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Convertible Debt</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ConvertibleDebt_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Debt outstanding amount</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleNumberOfEquityInstruments" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleNumberOfEquityInstruments" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleNumberOfEquityInstruments" xlink:to="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleNumberOfEquityInstruments_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleNumberOfEquityInstruments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Debt Instrument, Convertible, Number of Equity Instruments</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleNumberOfEquityInstruments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Number shares issued in conversion</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_PreferredStockQuarterlyDividendDistributionPercentage" xlink:label="dish_PreferredStockQuarterlyDividendDistributionPercentage" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_PreferredStockQuarterlyDividendDistributionPercentage" xlink:to="dish_PreferredStockQuarterlyDividendDistributionPercentage_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_PreferredStockQuarterlyDividendDistributionPercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">The percentage rate used to calculate quarterly dividend payments on preferred stock.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_PreferredStockQuarterlyDividendDistributionPercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Preferred Stock, Quarterly Dividend Distribution Percentage</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_PreferredStockQuarterlyDividendDistributionPercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Preferred stock quarterly distribution (as a percent)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_RemovalOfConsentObligationOnUnsecuredDebt" xlink:label="dish_RemovalOfConsentObligationOnUnsecuredDebt" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_RemovalOfConsentObligationOnUnsecuredDebt" xlink:to="dish_RemovalOfConsentObligationOnUnsecuredDebt_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_RemovalOfConsentObligationOnUnsecuredDebt_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents the obligation removal consent from unsecured financing and equipment financing</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_RemovalOfConsentObligationOnUnsecuredDebt_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Removal of Consent Obligation on Unsecured Debt</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_RemovalOfConsentObligationOnUnsecuredDebt_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Removal of consent for unsecured financing and equipment financing</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityCarryingAmount" xlink:label="us-gaap_RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityCarryingAmount" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityCarryingAmount" xlink:to="us-gaap_RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityCarryingAmount_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityCarryingAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Carrying Amount</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityCarryingAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Ownership interest</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_BusinessDaysAllowedForManagementToPutItsInterest" xlink:to="dish_BusinessDaysAllowedForManagementToPutItsInterest_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_BusinessDaysAllowedForManagementToPutItsInterest_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents the number of days allowed to management to put its interest.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_BusinessDaysAllowedForManagementToPutItsInterest_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Business Days Allowed for Management to Put its Interest</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_BusinessDaysAllowedForManagementToPutItsInterest_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Window of days for management to put its interest</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_AdditionalBusinessDaysAllowedForManagementToPutItsInterest" xlink:label="dish_AdditionalBusinessDaysAllowedForManagementToPutItsInterest" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_AdditionalBusinessDaysAllowedForManagementToPutItsInterest" xlink:to="dish_AdditionalBusinessDaysAllowedForManagementToPutItsInterest_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_AdditionalBusinessDaysAllowedForManagementToPutItsInterest_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents the number of additional days allowed to management to put its interest.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_AdditionalBusinessDaysAllowedForManagementToPutItsInterest_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Additional Business Days Allowed for Management to Put its Interest</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_AdditionalBusinessDaysAllowedForManagementToPutItsInterest_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Additional days allowed for management to put its interest</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_OverpaymentOfInterimPayment" xlink:label="dish_OverpaymentOfInterimPayment" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_OverpaymentOfInterimPayment" xlink:to="dish_OverpaymentOfInterimPayment_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_OverpaymentOfInterimPayment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Overpayment Of Interim Payment</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_OverpaymentOfInterimPayment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Overpayment Of Interim Payment</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_OverpaymentOfInterimPayment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Overpayment of interim payment</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_AdditionalLoanToPayGrossWinningBids" xlink:label="dish_AdditionalLoanToPayGrossWinningBids" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_AdditionalLoanToPayGrossWinningBids" xlink:to="dish_AdditionalLoanToPayGrossWinningBids_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_AdditionalLoanToPayGrossWinningBids_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Additional loan to pay gross winning bids.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_AdditionalLoanToPayGrossWinningBids_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Additional loan to pay gross winning bids</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_AdditionalBidWithdrawalPayment" xlink:label="dish_AdditionalBidWithdrawalPayment" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_AdditionalBidWithdrawalPayment" xlink:to="dish_AdditionalBidWithdrawalPayment_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_AdditionalBidWithdrawalPayment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Additional Bid Withdrawal Payment</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_AdditionalBidWithdrawalPayment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Additional Bid Withdrawal Payment</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_AdditionalBidWithdrawalPayment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Additional Bid Withdrawal Payment</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_ContractTerm" xlink:to="dish_ContractTerm_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_ContractTerm_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">It represents the term of programming contracts.</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsAbstract" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsAbstract" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsAbstract" xlink:to="us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsAbstract_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Other Commitments [Abstract]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipPercentageByOtherParty" xlink:to="dish_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipPercentageByOtherParty_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipPercentageByOtherParty_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Percentage of controlling interest owned by other companies.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipPercentageByOtherParty_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Variable Interest Entity Ownership Percentage By Other Party</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipPercentageByOtherParty_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Controlling interest owned by other companies</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_EquityContribution" xlink:to="dish_EquityContribution_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_EquityContribution_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents of equity contributions.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_EquityContribution_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Equity Contribution</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_EquityContribution_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Equity contribution</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_GrossWinningBids_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents gross winning bids amount.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_GrossWinningBids_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Gross Winning Bids</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_VermontNationalTelephoneCompanyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents Vermont national telephone company.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsRequiredMinimumNoticePeriodForTerminationOfSpecificService_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Related Party Transactions, Required Minimum Notice Period for Termination of Specific Service</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_PaymentsToThirdParty" xlink:to="dish_PaymentsToThirdParty_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_PaymentsToThirdParty_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Payments to Third Party</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_PaymentsToThirdParty_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Payments to third party</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_RelatedPartyTransactionAggregatePaymentsToThirdPartyByRelatedPartiesUnderExtensionOption" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionAggregatePaymentsToThirdPartyByRelatedPartiesUnderExtensionOption" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionAggregatePaymentsToThirdPartyByRelatedPartiesUnderExtensionOption_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Related party transaction aggregate payments to third party by related parties under extension option.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionAggregatePaymentsToThirdPartyByRelatedPartiesUnderExtensionOption_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Related Party Transaction Aggregate Payments to Third Party by Related Parties under Extension Option</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionAggregatePaymentsToThirdPartyByRelatedPartiesUnderExtensionOption_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Payments to third party by related party under extension option</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesRelatedParty" xlink:to="dish_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesRelatedParty_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesRelatedParty_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">The aggregate total of expenses of managing and administering the affairs of the entity from related party, which are not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesRelatedParty_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">General and Administrative Expenses Related Party</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesRelatedParty_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">General and administrative expenses - EchoStar</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesNoncurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesNoncurrent_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesNoncurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Due to Related Parties, Noncurrent</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesNoncurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Net amount of the allocated tax attributes payable</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_AmountPaidToRelatedParty" xlink:to="dish_AmountPaidToRelatedParty_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_AmountPaidToRelatedParty_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Amount Paid To Related Party</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_AmountPaidToRelatedParty_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Amount Paid To Related Party</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_AmountPaidToRelatedParty_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Amount paid to related party</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsAbstract" xlink:to="us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsAbstract_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Related Party Transactions [Abstract]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_NagraStarLLCMember" xlink:to="dish_NagraStarLLCMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_NagraStarLLCMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">It represents the equity method investee of the entity.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_NagraStarLLCMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Nagra Star L L C [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_NagraStarLLCMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">NagraStar</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_DishMexicoMember" xlink:to="dish_DishMexicoMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_DishMexicoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents details of Dish Mexico.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_DishMexicoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Dish Mexico [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_DishMexicoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Dish Mexico</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty" xlink:to="us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Purchases from related party</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Accounts Payable, Related Parties, Current</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Amounts payable to related party</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_CommitmentsToRelatedParties" xlink:label="dish_CommitmentsToRelatedParties" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_CommitmentsToRelatedParties" xlink:to="dish_CommitmentsToRelatedParties_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_CommitmentsToRelatedParties_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents the amount for commitments to related parties.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_CommitmentsToRelatedParties_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Commitments To Related Parties</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_CommitmentsToRelatedParties_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Commitments to related party</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties" xlink:label="us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties" xlink:to="us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Revenue from Related Parties</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Revenue from related party</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Accounts Receivable, Related Parties, Current</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Amounts receivable from related party</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2020/elts/srt-2020-01-31.xsd#srt_ProductOrServiceAxis" xlink:label="srt_ProductOrServiceAxis" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="srt_ProductOrServiceAxis" xlink:to="srt_ProductOrServiceAxis_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="srt_ProductOrServiceAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Product and Service [Axis]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2020/elts/srt-2020-01-31.xsd#srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain" xlink:label="srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain" xlink:to="srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Products And Services [Domain]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Product and Service [Domain]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ServiceMember" xlink:label="us-gaap_ServiceMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ServiceMember" xlink:to="us-gaap_ServiceMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ServiceMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Service [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ServiceMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Service revenue</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_EquipmentSalesAndOtherRevenueMember" xlink:label="dish_EquipmentSalesAndOtherRevenueMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_EquipmentSalesAndOtherRevenueMember" xlink:to="dish_EquipmentSalesAndOtherRevenueMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_EquipmentSalesAndOtherRevenueMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Equipment Sales And Other Revenue [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_EquipmentSalesAndOtherRevenueMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Equipment Sales And Other Revenue [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_EquipmentSalesAndOtherRevenueMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Equipment sales and other revenue</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember" xlink:to="us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember" xlink:label="us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember" xlink:to="us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Retained Earnings [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Accumulated Earnings (Deficit)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2020/elts/us-gaap-2020-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember" xlink:label="us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember" xlink:to="us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_AssetPurchaseAgreementMember" xlink:to="dish_AssetPurchaseAgreementMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_AssetPurchaseAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to Asset Purchase Agreement.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_AssetPurchaseAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Asset Purchase Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_AssetPurchaseAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Asset Purchase Agreement</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_BoostUpMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Boost Up [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_BoostUpMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">BoostUP</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_InterestExpenseOnFinanceLeaseObligationsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Interest expense on finance lease obligations</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_SatelliteRelatedObligationMember" xlink:label="dish_SatelliteRelatedObligationMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_SatelliteRelatedObligationMember" xlink:to="dish_SatelliteRelatedObligationMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_SatelliteRelatedObligationMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents the information relating to satellite-related obligations of the entity.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_SatelliteRelatedObligationMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Satellite Related Obligation [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_SatelliteRelatedObligationMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Satellite-related and other obligations</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_OperatingLeaseObligationsMember" xlink:to="dish_OperatingLeaseObligationsMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_OperatingLeaseObligationsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to operating lease obligations.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_OperatingLeaseObligationsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Operating Lease Obligations [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_OperatingLeaseObligationsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Operating lease obligations</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentMember" xlink:label="dish_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentMember" xlink:to="dish_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents the information pertaining to purchases obligations of the entity.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Long Term Purchase Commitment [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Purchase obligations</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_SnrCreditAgreementMember" xlink:label="dish_SnrCreditAgreementMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_SnrCreditAgreementMember" xlink:to="dish_SnrCreditAgreementMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_SnrCreditAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Snr Credit Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_SnrCreditAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Snr Credit Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_SnrCreditAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">SNR Credit Agreement</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_NorthstarCreditAgreementMember" xlink:label="dish_NorthstarCreditAgreementMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_NorthstarCreditAgreementMember" xlink:to="dish_NorthstarCreditAgreementMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_NorthstarCreditAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Information relating to Northstar Credit Agreement.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_NorthstarCreditAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Northstar Credit Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_NorthstarCreditAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Northstar Credit Agreement</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_FccWirelessBureauMember" xlink:label="dish_FccWirelessBureauMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_FccWirelessBureauMember" xlink:to="dish_FccWirelessBureauMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_FccWirelessBureauMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Fcc Wireless Bureau [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_FccWirelessBureauMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Fcc Wireless Bureau [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_FccWirelessBureauMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">FCC Wireless Bureau</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_PriorArrangementMember" xlink:label="dish_PriorArrangementMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_PriorArrangementMember" xlink:to="dish_PriorArrangementMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_PriorArrangementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Prior Arrangement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_PriorArrangementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Prior Arrangement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_PriorArrangementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Prior Arrangement</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_NorthstarOperativeAgreementMember" xlink:label="dish_NorthstarOperativeAgreementMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_NorthstarOperativeAgreementMember" xlink:to="dish_NorthstarOperativeAgreementMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_NorthstarOperativeAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Northstar Operative Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_NorthstarOperativeAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Northstar Operative Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_NorthstarOperativeAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Northstar Operative Agreement</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_SnrOperativeAgreementMember" xlink:label="dish_SnrOperativeAgreementMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_SnrOperativeAgreementMember" xlink:to="dish_SnrOperativeAgreementMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_SnrOperativeAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">SNR Operative Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_SnrOperativeAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Snr Operative Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_SnrOperativeAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">SNR Operative Agreement</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_NorthstarWirelessOrNorthstarSpectrumMember" xlink:label="dish_NorthstarWirelessOrNorthstarSpectrumMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_NorthstarWirelessOrNorthstarSpectrumMember" xlink:to="dish_NorthstarWirelessOrNorthstarSpectrumMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_NorthstarWirelessOrNorthstarSpectrumMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Northstar Wireless is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northstar Spectrum, LLC ("Northstar Spectrum"), which is an entity owned by the company and Northstar Manager, LLC ("Northstar Manager"). Under the applicable accounting guidance in Accounting Standards Codification 820, Consolidation ("ASC 820"), Northstar Spectrum is considered a variable interest entity for which the company is the primary beneficiary, and accordingly the company consolidated Northstar Spectrum into its financial statements beginning in 2014.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_NorthstarWirelessOrNorthstarSpectrumMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Northstar Wireless Or Northstar Spectrum [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_NorthstarWirelessOrNorthstarSpectrumMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_SnrWirelessOrSnrWirelessHoldcoClassBInterestsMember" xlink:label="dish_SnrWirelessOrSnrWirelessHoldcoClassBInterestsMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_SnrWirelessOrSnrWirelessHoldcoClassBInterestsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco Class B Interests [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_SnrWirelessOrSnrWirelessHoldcoClassBInterestsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Snr Wireless Or Snr Wireless Holdco Class B Interests [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_SnrWirelessOrSnrWirelessHoldcoClassBInterestsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco Class B Interests [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_SnrWirelessOrSnrWirelessHoldcoClassaInterestsMember" xlink:label="dish_SnrWirelessOrSnrWirelessHoldcoClassaInterestsMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_SnrWirelessOrSnrWirelessHoldcoClassaInterestsMember" xlink:to="dish_SnrWirelessOrSnrWirelessHoldcoClassaInterestsMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_SnrWirelessOrSnrWirelessHoldcoClassaInterestsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco Class A Interests [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_SnrWirelessOrSnrWirelessHoldcoClassaInterestsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Snr Wireless Or Snr Wireless Holdco Classa Interests [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_SnrWirelessOrSnrWirelessHoldcoClassaInterestsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco Class A Interests [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_AmericanIIMember" xlink:label="dish_AmericanIIMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_AmericanIIMember" xlink:to="dish_AmericanIIMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_AmericanIIMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Information relating to American AWS-3 Wireless II L.L.C. ("American II"), an wholly-owned subsidiary of Dish Network.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_AmericanIIMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">American I I [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_AmericanIIMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">American II</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_DbsLicensesMember" xlink:label="dish_DbsLicensesMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_DbsLicensesMember" xlink:to="dish_DbsLicensesMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_DbsLicensesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">This member stands for DBS Licenses.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_DbsLicensesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Dbs Licenses [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_DbsLicensesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">DBS Licenses</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_Ghz28And24GhzLicensesMember" xlink:label="dish_Ghz28And24GhzLicensesMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_Ghz28And24GhzLicensesMember" xlink:to="dish_Ghz28And24GhzLicensesMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_Ghz28And24GhzLicensesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">28 GHz and 24 GHz Licenses</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_Ghz28And24GhzLicensesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Ghz28 And24 Ghz Licenses [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_Ghz28And24GhzLicensesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">28 GHz and 24 GHz Licenses</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_Ghz37And39GhzLicensesMember" xlink:label="dish_Ghz37And39GhzLicensesMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_Ghz37And39GhzLicensesMember" xlink:to="dish_Ghz37And39GhzLicensesMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_Ghz37And39GhzLicensesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">37 Ghz and 39 Ghz licenses.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_SnrWirelessManagementLLCMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Snr Wireless Management L L C [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_AmericanIIIMember" xlink:to="dish_AmericanIIIMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_AmericanIIIMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">American I I I [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_AmericanIIIMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">American III</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_TelemarketingLitigationMember" xlink:to="dish_TelemarketingLitigationMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_PayTvSubscriberAndRelatedRevenueMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Pay Tv Subscriber And Related Revenue [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_WirelessServicesAndRelatedRevenueMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Wireless services and related revenue [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_WirelessServicesAndRelatedRevenueMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Wireless Services And Related Revenue [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_PayTvAndBroadbandMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Pay Tv And Broadband [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_PayTvAndBroadbandMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Pay Tv And Broadband [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_PayTvAndBroadbandMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Pay-TV</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_AllOtherAndEliminationsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">All Other And Eliminations [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_AllOtherAndEliminationsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">All Other and Eliminations</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_CanadaAndMexicoMember" xlink:to="dish_CanadaAndMexicoMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_CanadaAndMexicoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to Canada and Mexico.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_CanadaAndMexicoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Canada And Mexico [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_CanadaAndMexicoMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Canada And Mexico</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis" xlink:to="us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Restructuring Type [Axis]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_TypeOfRestructuringDomain" xlink:to="us-gaap_TypeOfRestructuringDomain_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_TypeOfRestructuringDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Type Of Restructuring [Domain]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_MasterTransactionAgreementMember" xlink:to="dish_MasterTransactionAgreementMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_MasterTransactionAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Master Transaction Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_MasterTransactionAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Master Transaction Agreement</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_ElPasoLeaseAgreementMember" xlink:to="dish_ElPasoLeaseAgreementMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_ElPasoLeaseAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents details pertaining to El Paso Lease Agreement.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_ElPasoLeaseAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">El Paso Lease Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_ElPasoLeaseAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">El Paso Lease Agreement</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_InvernessLeaseAgreementMember" xlink:label="dish_InvernessLeaseAgreementMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_InvernessLeaseAgreementMember" xlink:to="dish_InvernessLeaseAgreementMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_InvernessLeaseAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents details pertaining to Inverness Lease Agreement.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_InvernessLeaseAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Inverness Lease Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_InvernessLeaseAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">90 Inverness Lease Agreement</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_CheyenneLeaseAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Cheyenne Lease Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_CheyenneLeaseAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Cheyenne Lease Agreement</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_GilbertLeaseAgreementMember" xlink:to="dish_GilbertLeaseAgreementMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_GilbertLeaseAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Gilbert Lease Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_GilbertLeaseAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Gilbert Lease Agreement</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_AmericanForkOccupancyLicenseAgreementMember" xlink:label="dish_AmericanForkOccupancyLicenseAgreementMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_AmericanForkOccupancyLicenseAgreementMember" xlink:to="dish_AmericanForkOccupancyLicenseAgreementMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_AmericanForkOccupancyLicenseAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">American Fork Occupancy License Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_AmericanForkOccupancyLicenseAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">American Fork Occupancy License Agreement</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_CollocationAndAntennaSpaceAgreementsMember" xlink:label="dish_CollocationAndAntennaSpaceAgreementsMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_CollocationAndAntennaSpaceAgreementsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Collocation And Antenna Space Agreements [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_CollocationAndAntennaSpaceAgreementsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Collocation And Antenna Space Agreements</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20201231.xsd#dish_EchoStarXVIMember" xlink:label="dish_EchoStarXVIMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_EchoStarXVIMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">EchoStar XVI</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_Nimiq5AgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Nimiq5 Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_Nimiq5AgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Nimiq 5 Agreement</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_MeridianLeaseAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Meridian Lease Agreement [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_SantaFeLeaseAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Santa Fe Lease Agreement [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_OneZeroZeroInvernessLeaseAgreementMember" xlink:to="dish_OneZeroZeroInvernessLeaseAgreementMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_OneZeroZeroInvernessLeaseAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">One Zero Zero Inverness Lease Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_OneZeroZeroInvernessLeaseAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">100 Inverness Lease Agreement</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_ProfessionalServicesAgreementMember" xlink:to="dish_ProfessionalServicesAgreementMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_ProfessionalServicesAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Professional Services Agreement</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_PatentCrossLicenseAgreementsMember" xlink:to="dish_PatentCrossLicenseAgreementsMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_RoviLicenseAgreementMember" xlink:to="dish_RoviLicenseAgreementMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_RoviLicenseAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Rovi License Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_RoviLicenseAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Rovi License Agreement</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_HughesBroadbandSalesAgencyAgreementMember" xlink:to="dish_HughesBroadbandSalesAgencyAgreementMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_HughesBroadbandSalesAgencyAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Hughes Broadband Sales Agency Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_HughesBroadbandSalesAgencyAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Hughes Broadband Sales Agency Agreement</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_HughesBroadbandDistributionAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Hughes Broadband Distribution Agreement [Member]</label>
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