SEC Form 3 
FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 	  
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
CULLEN THOMAS A	

(Last)	(First)	(Middle)	
9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD.	

(Street) 
ENGLEWOOD	CO	80112	

(City)	(State)	(Zip)	
	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/28/2006 	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 
ECHOSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORP [ DISH ] 		
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer 
(Check all applicable) 
	Director		10% Owner	
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)	
EVP Corporate Development	
	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)				
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) 
X	Form filed by One Reporting Person	
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person	
	
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned	
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) 	
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 	
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)	3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) 	
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares				
Explanation of Responses:	
Remarks:	
	
No securities are beneficially owned.	
	/s/ Thomas A. Cullen	01/03/2007	
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date	
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.	
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     POWER OF ATTORNEY

   Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby

constitutes and appoints each of David K. Moskowitz, Robert F.

Rehg, Brandon Ehrhart, James Gorman and Tracy

Strickland signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful

attorney-in-fact to:

 (1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in

     the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or

     director of EchoStar Communications Corporation

     (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance

     with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act

     of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

 (2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf

     of the undersigned which may be necessary or

     desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3,

     4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or

     amendments thereto, and timely file such form with

     the United States Securities and Exchange

     Commission and any stock exchange or similar

     authority; and

 (3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in

     connection with the foregoing which, in the

     opinion of such attorney-in=-fact, may be of benefit

     to, in the best interest of, or legally required

     by, the undersigned, it being understood that the

     documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on

     behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power

     of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain

     such terms and conditions as such attorney-in fact

     may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

   The undersigned herby grants to each such attorney-in-fact

full power and authority to do and perform any and every act

in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted,

or could do if personally present, with full power of

substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all

done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and

powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the

foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at

the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the

Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities

to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of

1934.

   This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and

effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file

Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of

and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless

earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing

delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of

Attorney to be executed as of this 28th, day of December, 2006.

   /s/ Thomas A. Cullen

   Signature

   Thomas A. Cullen

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