Pages where confidential treatment has been requested are stamped “Confidential
Treatment Requested and the Redacted Material has been separately filed with the
Commission,” and places where information has been redacted have been marked
with (***).

Exhibit 10.23AK

 

FORTY-FIFTH AMENDMENT

TO THE

CSG MASTER SUBSCRIBER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

CSG SYSTEMS, INC.

AND

DISH NETWORK L.L.C.

 

This FORTY-FIFTH AMENDMENT (this “Amendment”) is made by and between CSG
Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“CSG”), and DISH Network L.L.C., a
Colorado limited liability company (“Customer”).  This Amendment shall be
effective as of the date last signed below (the “Effective Date”).  CSG and
Customer entered into a certain CSG Master Subscriber Management System
Agreement (Document #2301656) effective as of January 1, 2010 (the “Agreement”),
and now desire to further amend the Agreement in accordance with the terms and
conditions set forth in this Amendment.  If the terms and conditions set forth
in this Amendment shall be in conflict with the Agreement, the terms and
conditions of this Amendment shall control.  Any terms in initial capital
letters or all capital letters used as a defined term but not defined in this
Amendment shall have the meaning set forth in the Agreement.  Upon execution of
this Amendment by the parties, any subsequent reference to the Agreement between
the parties shall mean the Agreement as amended by this Amendment.  Except as
amended by this Amendment, the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement
shall continue in full force and effect according to their terms.

 

CSG and Customer agree as follows as of the Effective Date:

 

1.

CSG at Customer’s request implemented a new system principal in Customer system
**** ** *** ****** ******* ** **** (for purposes of this Amendment “New
Prin”).  In addition to other functionality, this New Prin permitted Customer’s
subscribers to initiate EFT payments as provided in Exhibit A-4(a) of the
Agreement.  

 

2.

Customer and CSG agree the ********* *** ******** ************* *** *** *******
******* ********’* *** *********** *** *** ********* ** ******* ** ***
********** ******** ******* * ***** ** ***** ********* ********.  CSG and
Customer agree the configuration has been completed as of the Effective Date,
*** * ******* *** ****** ******* *** *** ******** ********* ****************
******* ** *** *** **** (for purposes of this Amendment “*** *******”).

 

3.

CSG and Customer wish to ****** *** *** ******* (for purposes of this Amendment
“*** **********”) and agree as follows:

 

a)

** ******* *** *** *******, CSG agrees to ******* ******** **** ** *******
****** ** *** ****** ** *** ******* ******-**** ******** ******* ($**********),
to be provided by CSG ** **** ***** ************ ** ******-*** ******** ***
******* ***** ******* ($*********), commencing with ********’* **** *******
******* following execution of this Amendment.

b)

Customer agrees CSG shall not ** *********** *** *** ************ ** *******
****** ** ********’* *** *********** ** * ****** ** **** **** ** ******** **
********’* *** *********** ******* ** *** *** ******* and therefore shall ****
*** ******** **** *** **** ******.

c)

The Parties agree to ******* **** ***** **** *** ****** ********* **** *** ***
******* ** provided in Section 4 of this Amendment.

 

4.

The Parties agree that the *** ********** ***** *** ********* ** ********* **
***** ** ********** ** ****** ***** ********* *** ******* ********** ** ********
* ******* * ** **** *********.  Therefore, in exchange for the consideration and
mutual covenants provided in this Amendment, each Party agrees to *******
******* *** ***** *****’* **** *** ******* ********** ******* *************
********* ********** ************* ** **** ***** ********* ********** ***
******** ****** ********** ************** *** ******** **** *** ******* *** ***
*** ****** ****** ** *******

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

***

Confidential Treatment Requested and the Redacted Material has been separately
filed with the Commission.

 

******* ************ *** ******* ********** ** ********* *** ** ** ******* *****
** *** *** ** ** ***** ** *** ********* ****** ******** ** ******* ** *** ****
******* ** **** ** ***** ********* ***** ** *** ********* **** **** ***** *** **
*** *** ********  *** ********* ******** ***** *** ***** ** *** ******* ** ****
********** ** ******** ** ****** ************ ********** ** *** ***
**********.  

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed
by their duly authorized representatives.

 

 

DISH NETWORK L.L.C.

CSG SYSTEMS, INC.

 

By:  /s/ John W Swieringa

 

By:  /s/ Joseph T Ruble

 

Name: John W. Swieringa

 

Name:  Joseph T Ruble

 

Title:  Senior Vice President and Chief Information

           Officer

 

Title:  EVP,CAO & General Counsel

 

Date:  August 29, 2014

 

Date:  2 Sept 2014