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 10.23AL

 

FORTY-SIXTH AMENDMENT

TO THE

CSG MASTER SUBSCRIBER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

CSG SYSTEMS, INC.

AND

DISH NETWORK L.L.C.

 

 

This FORTY-SIXTH 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”).  Following execution by the
parties, this Amendment shall be effective as of January 1, 2015 (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:

 

In connection with Customer’s migration to CSG’s Advanced Convergent Platform
(“ACP”), CSG provides Customer with a ********* *********** which consists of
the ****** **** **** more particularly described in the ****** ******* as
provided in the Agreement and shall not include any additional CSG Products and
Services not identified in the Agreement (“***** *”).  Customer desires to
receive, and CSG agrees to provide, the ****** *** ******** ** ***** **********
** *** **** *** ******** ** ***** *** ********** consistent with Customer’s
business priorities.

 

1.

The parties agree that Customer's use of ***** * is based upon and subject to
the following assumptions and conditions:

 

(a)

Shared third party products and vendor services, including but not limited to
****** **** *********** ********* ************* ********** ***** ********
(“***”), ****** ***** *********** ** ****** ****** ****** ******** (for purposes
of this Amendment, “Third Party Vendor Products and Services”), will be handled
in ***** * as they were in ***** *.  In addition, Third Party Vendor Products
and Services will require ******** ********* ********** ** ************* **
*********** ****, and as ********* ********* in, the ***** *** *******.

 

(b)

The fees agreed to in this Amendment for ***** ** **** ******** *** ********’*
********** ********** ******* (“***”) ************ (**************) and ***** *
production environments are based upon the Products and Services provided by CSG
as of the Effective Date of this Amendment.

 

2.

The parties agree that Customer shall have the ***** ** ***** **** ********
****, subject to the following conditions:

 

(a)

Customer shall provide ******* ****** ** *** ****** ** ******** *** ***** *** *
******* ***** **** ** **** **** ************ (**) **** ***** ** *** ***** ***
********** *******.  Customer shall ******* ********* ***** *** *** *********
******** ****** ****** *** ****** *** *** *** ************ ** **** ** *** *****
* ********** ***********. Upon Customer ********* ****** ** ********* ** ****
**********, the parties shall ******** ***** ** * *********

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***

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

 

******** ******* **** ****** *** ************ (**) **** ***** ** *** ***** ***
********** *******.  “******** ******” means the ********* **** *** *****
******** ** *** ******* **** ** *** ************ ***** ******** ***** ***
******* **** **** **********.  

 

(b)

CSG reserves the right to ****** *** ******* ***** * ******* *** ***********
****** ******* *** **** ***** ** ********** ****** *** ********
******.  Depending on the **** ***, CSG may **** ** ***** *** *** ** *** *******
********** ******* **** ******** *** *** ** ******* ** ********* *** *** ** ***
***** ******* **** ******** ** ******* ** **********. In the event that CSG ****
*** ******* *** ******* ** ***** *** *** ** *** ******* **** ******** ** *******
** **********, CSG and Customer agree ** ****** *** ********** ******* ********
** ******* **, entitled “**********” of the Agreement, to resolve the matter.

 

(c)

Customer shall ********* *** ******* ******* ** *** ********** **** **** *** ***
************ ****** *** (*) ***** of the **** ******* ** ***** *** **********
**** ***** ******** **** ***** *.

 

(d)

Customer shall ********* *** ******* ******* ** ***** *** ********** **** ****
*** ***** * ********** *********** ****** ***** (**) **** of the *** *******
********** ****.

 

(e)

******** **** *** ******* ** * ******** ****** (each a “******** *******”) in
accordance with this Amendment shall *** ** *********** ** ***** * **********
*********** ****** **** *** (**) **** ***** *** ********* ******* **********
**** *** ***** ***.

 

(f)

The ***** * ********** *********** ***** *** ** **** **** *** (*) ******* ******
*** ***** *** **** ****.

 

(g)

***************** * ** ***** ********** ****** **** *** ** ********* ****** ***
******** ****** ** ***** * *** *** ************* ********** ****** ********
****** *** ******** ****** **** ** ******* ** ***** *** **** ** ** ***********
**** ***** * ****** ******* **** ***********  ***************** * ** *
********** ****** ***** ** ***** * ****** *** ********** ******** ****** ****
******* **** ******* **** ** ********* ** ** ***** ** ***** ***** ***
************** ** ***** **  ******* ******* **** ****** ********** *** ****
*********** ** *** *** ******* ***** *** **** **** **** ** ******* ** ********’*
********** *** ************ ***** ** ******* *** ***** **** ** ********* **
********** **** *** ****** ******* *** **** *********** ** ***** *.

 

(h)

******** ****** (“**”) ******* ********** *** ******** ****** **** ** ********
*** ******* ** ** ********** **** *** ********* ***** *** *** ******** **** **
****** ******* *****.  *** **** **** ********* ** ******** * **** ** *****
******* *** *** ********** ********* *** ********* *** ******.

 

(i)

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

 

(j)

The CSG ******** ************** *** ********** ******* *** **** ******* ********
**** ** ********* ****** *** ***** * **************.

 

(k)

Customer agrees to ******* *** **** ******* ****** ** *** ***************** *
******, as such are defined in the Agreement, ********** ** *** ***** *
********** ******* ***** ** ******* ** **********.  In the event that Customer
and CSG agree **** * ***************** * ***** ****** ***** ** ******* ** ***
***** * ********** ***********, CSG agrees *** ** ********* *** **** ****
********** ***** *** ******** * ***** ** ******** ** ******* ** * ******** * **
* *****.  In the event that Customer and CSG ** *** ******** ***** ** ** ***
******** ***** ** ********** ** *** *****, CSG and Customer agree ** ******* ***
****** ** ********* *** ******* ********

 

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***

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

 

** ******* **, entitled “**********” in the Agreement. The obligations provided
herein shall not be exclusive to any other provisions relating to the parties
for ***************** ****** **********.

 

3.

SCHEDULE *, entitled “*** ******** **** ******** ******************* ********
****” will only apply to *** ********** ******* ******* ** *** ********** ***
********** **** ********** ** ******** ** *** **** ** ******** ** ********
********.

 

4.

CSG and Customer agree to amend SCHEDULE F, FEES, CSG SERVICES, Section I.E.4,
entitled “Database Maintenance and Programming Request,” as follows:

 

Description of Item/Unit of Measure

Frequency

Fee

3) ******** **** ***** * ******** (****** (**)  ******* ******** ** ****)

******* **** ****

$*********

 

 

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/ Peter E Kalan

 

Name: John W. Swieringa

 

Name:  Peter E. Kalan

 

Title:  Senior Vice President and Chief Information

           Officer

 

Title:  President & CEO

 

Date:  Sept 9, 2014

 

Date:  9/15/14