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Exhibit 10.26

 [FORM OF]

RECEIVER AGREEMENT

     This Receiver Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into as of this ___ day of December, 2007,
by and between EchoStar Technologies L.L.C. (“ETLLC”), having a principal place of business at 90
Inverness Circle East, Englewood CO, 80112 and EchoSphere L.L.C. (“Licensee”), having a principal
place of business at 9601 S. Meridian Blvd., Englewood CO 80112.

INTRODUCTION

     A. ETLLC has developed a proprietary Digital Satellite Receiver (as defined in Section 1.4
below) for use in conjunction with the DISH Network, a digital direct broadcast satellite (“DBS”)
programming service network owned and operated by Affiliates of Licensee in the United States (the
“DISH System”, as defined in Section 1.5 below).

     B. Licensee is a distributor of consumer electronics products and desires to purchase OEM
Products (as defined in Section 1.10 below) from ETLLC solely for distribution and sale in
connection with the DISH Network in the Territory (as defined in Section 1.16 below).

     C. ETLLC is willing to sell OEM Products to Licensee for such purposes, subject to and in
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth below.

          NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. DEFINITIONS

     In addition to any other defined terms in this Agreement and except as otherwise expressly
provided for in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

     1.1 “Accessories” means an antenna, LNB, feedhorn, feedarm, and other equipment necessary to
bring a satellite signal into the home, as such components may change from time to time in ETLLC’s
sole discretion.

     1.2 “Affiliate” means, with respect to a party to this Agreement, any person or entity
directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such party.

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     1.3 “Approved OEM Brand Name” means those Licensee Marks, which have been approved in writing
by ETLLC (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), for placement on the bezel (front
panel) of OEM Products and packaging therefor in accordance with the trademark usage guidelines (or
as otherwise mutually agreed) of both Licensee and ETLLC.

     1.4 “Digital Satellite Receiver” means a digital satellite receiver/decoder for use in
connection with direct to home satellite programming services (including any remotes and related
components), whether stand alone or incorporated into another product (i.e., a television or VCR),
which may include Accessories.

     1.5
“DISH System” means an MPEG-2, MPEG-4/DVB compliant Digital Satellite Receiver
manufactured by or on behalf of ETLLC solely for use in connection with the DISH Network.

     1.6 “ETLLC Marks” means those trademarks, service marks or trade names owned by ETLLC or for
which ETLLC has the right to grant a sublicense, as such ETLLC Marks may change from time to time in
ETLLC’s discretion.

     1.7 “Intellectual Property” means all patents, copyrights, design rights, trademarks, service
marks, trade secrets, know-how and any other intellectual or industrial property rights (whether
registered or unregistered) and all applications for the same owned or controlled by ETLLC or
Licensee, as the case may be, anywhere in the world, but does not include patents, copyrights,
design rights, trademarks, service marks, trade secrets, know-how or any other intellectual or
industrial property rights (whether registered or unregistered) or applications for the same owned
or controlled by Affiliates of either ETLLC or Licensee.

     1.8 “Licensee Marks” means the trademarks or trade names owned by Licensee, or for which
Licensee has a license to use or the right to grant a sublicense sufficient for the purposes of
this Agreement.

     1.9 Reserved.

     1.10 “OEM Product” means a Digital Satellite Receiver that: (i) is manufactured by or on
behalf of ETLLC; (ii) is branded with an Approved OEM Brand Name; (iii) is designed to be
compatible only with the DISH Network; and (iv) after being equipped with a Smart Card is designed
to be unable to receive, decode or descramble signals transmitted by satellite transponders that
are not owned, leased, or controlled by Licensee or an Affiliate of Licensee. For clarity and the
avoidance of doubt, a Digital Satellite Receiver which is specifically designed for a third party
other than Licensee or an Affiliate of Licensee shall not be considered an OEM Product.

     1.11 Reserved.

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     1.12 “Programming” means the video and audio signals transmitted by DBS satellite transponders
that are owned or controlled by Licensee or an Affiliate and are part of the DISH Network’s regular
programming services.

     1.13 Reserved.

     1.14 “Smart Card” means the card or smart chip, which, through the use of a secure
microprocessor, controls the ability of the OEM Product to access the Programming.

     1.15 “Term” means the duration of this Agreement as specified in Section 10.1 hereof.

     1.16 “Territory” means the geographic boundaries of: (i) the United States of America; (ii)
Puerto Rico; and (iii) any other territorial possession of the United States within DISH Network’s
existing satellite footprint as of the date of this Agreement.

2. MANUFACTURE AND SALE OF OEM PRODUCTS BY ETLLC

     2.1 Manufacture. ETLLC agrees to manufacture and sell OEM Products to Licensee during
the Term, and Licensee has the right, but not the obligation, to purchase OEM Products from ETLLC
during the Term, in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement. ETLLC may select
and authorize any third party to manufacture OEM Products on ETLLC’s behalf.

     2.2 Authorization; Territory. Licensee shall be authorized to resell OEM Products
within the Territory solely to: (i) retailers, distributors, installers and end users
of the DISH Network; and (ii) solely for use in conjunction with the DISH Network in
the Territory. Licensee agrees that it shall not sell any OEM Product to: (a) any person or entity
other than those authorized in clauses (i) and (ii) of the preceding sentence; (b) any person or
entity who Licensee knows or has reason to know intends to use it, or resell it for use, in Canada
or at any other location outside of the Territory; or (c) any person or entity who Licensee knows
or has reason to know intends to use it, or resell it for use, in conjunction with a DBS service
other than the DISH Network.

     2.3 Approved OEM Brand Names. Upon request by Licensee, ETLLC shall manufacture the
OEM Product with any of the Approved OEM Brand Names affixed to the bezel (front panel) of the OEM
Products in accordance with Section 8 below; provided, however, that ETLLC shall have no obligation
under this Section 2.3 unless at the time of such request Licensee issues and delivers to ETLLC a
firm Purchase Order for not less than 10,000 units of an OEM Product with an Approved OEM Brand
Name requested by Licensee which has not been previously manufactured
by ETLLC hereunder At the
request of Licensee, new Approved OEM Brand Names may be added upon prior written approval of ETLLC
(which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld). The

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provisions of Section 8.1 shall apply to the use of ETLLC Marks on or in connection with OEM
Product delivered hereunder which include any Approved OEM Brand Name.

     2.4
Costs. Licensee shall be responsible, and shall pay ETLLC in advance, for all costs
of labor and materials for the customization of an OEM Product with any Approved OEM Brand Name
hereunder, including without limitation: (a) any tooling required; (b) silk-screening front panels
of the satellite receivers; and (c) all costs in connection with the customization of any packaging
for OEM Products.

     2.5 Identical Products. All OEM Products delivered hereunder to Licensee shall be
identical in functionality and technical specifications to DISH Systems, and shall be identical in
appearance to the DISH Systems except for the placement of Approved OEM Brand Names on OEM Products
pursuant to Section 2.3 above, as otherwise expressly provided herein and as otherwise mutually
agreed by the parties in writing.

     2.6 Freedom of Action. Licensee acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement is
non-exclusive in nature and that nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit or otherwise restrict
ETLLC and/or any of their Affiliates from entering into an agreement with any third party
concerning activities which are the same or similar activities to those contemplated in this
Agreement, or any other activity. ETLLC agrees that it shall not directly sell any
OEM Product to any person or entity other than Licensee.

3.
TRADEMARK LICENSE AGREEMENT

     3.1 Trademark License Agreement. Licensee shall sign the Trademark License Agreement
in ETLLC’s customary form.

4. PRICE; PAYMENT TERMS; RELATED MATTERS

     4.1
Price. Licensee shall pay ETLLC for OEM Products cost plus a
mutually agreed upon margin
based upon the fair market value of the OEM Products taking into consideration, among other things,
the performance capabilities and technical specifications of the applicable model of OEM Product
(such as encryption technology used; size of hard drive; ability to decode high definition
programming and number of tuners) (the “OEM Product Price”). In the event the parties are unable
to agree upon the OEM Product Price, the dispute resolution procedures set forth in Article VIII of
the Separation Agreement by and between EchoStar Communications Corporation and EchoStar Holding
Corporation dated [___] (the “Dispute Resolution Procedures”) will be used to determine the fair
market value of the applicable OEM Product and such fair

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market value as so determined shall be deemed to be the OEM Product Price for the applicable model.

     4.2 Price Increases. Notwithstanding Section 4.1 above, increases in the OEM Product
Price shall not apply to any OEM Products that have been ordered under a firm and binding Purchase
Order by Licensee on or before the effective date of such price increase, provided the original
shipment date specified by Licensee is not more than thirty days after the date of ETLLC’s
acceptance of such order.

     4.3 Price Reductions. Notwithstanding Section 4.1 above:

          (a) Price reductions shall be effective immediately, unless ETLLC specifies otherwise. In
the event of a price reduction on an OEM Product, Licensee is entitled to request in writing a
credit (“Price Reduction Credit”) in an amount based on the inventory of Licensee of that particular OEM Product, in accordance with the terms of this section. The amount
of credit shall equal the net amount of the price per unit reduction (the difference between the
old and new net price of the particular OEM Product to Licensee less any applicable discounts,
rebates, incentives, promotions or any other items which tend to have the economic effect of
reducing the bottom line price of the particular OEM Product to Licensee), multiplied by the lesser
of: (i) the number of units of that particular OEM Product which were purchased and paid for by
Licensee during a period of time to be mutually agreed upon immediately preceding the effective
date of the price reduction; or (ii) the sum of the number of units of that particular OEM Product
which were in the inventory of Licensee, plus the number of units of that
particular OEM Product which were in transit to Licensee (first-in first-out basis always assumed,
“FIFO”) as of the effective date of the price reduction.

          (b) The OEM Products shall be compared for “sameness”, counted and priced as systems or
individual components in accordance with how they were originally purchased by Licensee from ETLLC
(OEM Products originally purchased as systems shall not be eligible for a Price Reduction Credit if
the price reduction applies to an individual component, and OEM Products originally purchased as
individual components shall not be eligible for a Price Reduction Credit if the price reduction
applies to a system). Within a reasonable period after the effective date of such price change,
Licensee shall furnish ETLLC an itemized inventory with serial
numbers, of the relevant OEM Products and corresponding Smart Cards for each OEM Product, as of
such date, including information as to the mode of original purchase from ETLLC (as systems or
individual components), the amount of time such OEM Products have been held in the inventory of
Licensee and any other information ETLLC may reasonably request. Any Price
Reduction Credit shall be applied by ETLLC to the purchase price of Licensee’s subsequent orders of
OEM Products from ETLLC. If at the time of the price reduction, Licensee has ordered but not yet
paid for OEM Products, Licensee shall only

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be required to pay for such OEM Products at the reduced price. Therefore, no Price Reduction
Credit shall accrue to those orders.

          (c) ETLLC shall have the right to audit upon reasonable notice the inventory of Licensee
 to verify the accuracy of any request by Licensee for a Price Reduction
Credit. Licensee shall also provide, at ETLLC’s request, the supporting information described in
the preceding paragraph in electronic format to facilitate the verification by ETLLC that an OEM
Product subject to a request for a Price Reduction Credit has not been activated on the DISH
Network.

     4.4 Payment. Except as otherwise agreed to by the parties, all invoices to Licensee
hereunder shall be due, in immediately available funds, within 30 days from the date of invoice,
which shall be issued no earlier than the ship date for the OEM Products covered by the invoice.

     4.5 Taxes. In addition to the prices Licensee pays for OEM Products, as provided
above, Licensee is responsible for any and all sales, use, gross receipts, excise and other taxes
applicable to the sale, use, transportation or addition to value of the OEM Products.

     4.6 Shipping Costs. All OEM Products shall be shipped F.O.B. point of shipment Denver,
Colorado USA or such other location mutually agreed upon between the parties. Title and risk of
loss of OEM Products purchased under this Agreement shall pass to Licensee upon delivery by ETLLC
or its agent to the carrier for shipment thereof. Licensee shall be responsible for all costs of
shipping and insurance of OEM Products. Licensee shall have the sole responsibility to file any
claims with the carrier for damage, missing items or otherwise, and ETLLC shall have no liability
or responsibility if Licensee is unable to obtain full compensation for any loss from the claim.
Licensee shall select the method of shipment and carrier; provided, however, that, in the event
that Licensee fails to make the necessary arrangements for shipment, Licensee acknowledges and
agrees that ETLLC shall, without incurring any liability, have the option, in its sole discretion,
to select the method of shipment and the carrier on Licensee’s behalf and at Licensee’s expense.

     4.7 Default. If Licensee defaults in any payment due ETLLC, or Licensee violates any
term or condition of this Agreement or of any credit extended by ETLLC or any Affiliate to
Licensee, ETLLC reserves the right to: (i) suspend any shipment to Licensee; (ii) require payment
for shipments prior to shipment or delivery; and/or (iii) require payment of all unpaid balances
prior to any shipment and payment for that shipment. Exercise of any of the above rights by ETLLC
shall not be construed as a limitation of ETLLC’s authority to exercise any other rights which
ETLLC may have at law, in equity or pursuant to this Agreement.

5. ORDERS, SHIPMENT; FORECASTS; AND RETURNS

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     5.1 Forecast. Commencing on the fifth business day after this Agreement is executed by
all parties and by the fifteenth (15th) day of each month thereafter during the Term, Licensee will
send ETLLC a rolling forecast in accordance with the forecasting procedures set forth in Schedule 1
(the “Forecast”), the first month of which will be the following month. Subject to the
forecasting modification procedures set forth in Schedule 1, each Forecast shall be deemed a firm and
binding commitment for the purchase of the OEM Products specified therein. Upon failure of
Licensee to issue a Forecast by the twentieth (20th) day of any month, the previous
month’s Forecast shall automatically roll forward by one month and shall be subject to the
provisions of this Section 5. ETLLC shall confirm receipt and acceptance of the Forecast by
facsimile notice to Licensee within a reasonable time from receipt, which acceptance will confirm
the extent to which ETLLC can deliver the OEM Product and ETLLC’s estimated delivery dates for the
OEM Product. The Forecast will be translated into a Purchase Order (as defined below), including
requested delivery dates, by Licensee in accordance with the Purchase Order procedures set forth in
Schedule 1.

     5.2 Purchase Orders. Licensee will order OEM Products by written purchase order
(“Purchase Order”) issued during the term of this Agreement. A Purchase Order shall be a binding
commitment by Licensee and is subject to confirmation and acceptance by ETLLC. Any failure to
confirm a Purchase Order shall not be deemed acceptance by ETLLC. ETLLC will make commercially
reasonable efforts to fulfill all valid Purchase Orders issued by Licensee. ETLLC will inform
Licensee of any rejection of a Purchase Order, in whole or in part, within a reasonable time after
such rejection. Purchase Orders of Licensee shall state only: (i) identity of goods; (ii) quantity
of goods; (iii) purchase price of goods; and (iv) requested ship date of goods. Any additional
terms stated in a Purchase Order shall not be binding upon ETLLC unless expressly agreed to in
writing by ETLLC. In the event of any conflict between the terms of a Purchase Order and the terms
of this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.

     5.3 Cancellations and Modifications. Licensee may not cancel or modify any Purchase
Order that has been confirmed and accepted by ETLLC, except with the prior written consent of
ETLLC.

     5.4 Shipment. Shipments will be made in standard shipping packages that have been
approved by Licensee. All shipments will include a packing slip which lists items contained in the
shipment by part number, descriptions (including the serial number and corresponding Smart Card
number for each OEM Product), quantity, and purchase order number. Not later than a reasonable time
before the scheduled delivery dates, Licensee will notify ETLLC in writing of the specific shipping
destinations and the specific quantity of OEM Products to be shipped to each destination, which
Licensee agrees will be at least one full truckload per destination or such other minimum quantity
as the parties may agree to from time to time in writing.

     5.5 Shipment Dates; Quantities. ETLLC will use reasonable commercial efforts to make
shipments of OEM Products by the dates specified in Purchase Orders

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accepted from Licensee; provided however, that ETLLC shall be permitted to modify shipping
dates due to circumstances beyond ETLLC’s reasonable control. All deliveries are contingent on
ETLLC or its third party manufacturer receiving timely shipment of necessary materials for
production. Within a reasonable time after ETLLC becomes aware that it will not be able to make
shipment of all or a portion of the OEM Products by the date specified in a particular Purchase
Order accepted from Licensee, ETLLC shall give Licensee notice setting forth an estimated delivery
date. Licensee shall have the right, but not the obligation to reduce the total quantity of OEM
Products requested in that Purchase Order in accordance with the Purchase Order modification
procedures set forth in Schedule 1.

     5.6 Partial Shipments. ETLLC reserves the right to ship OEM Products in a single or by
multiple deliveries. Except as expressly provided herein, failure of ETLLC to ship on or about the
date requested in any Purchase Order shall not entitle Licensee to cancel or amend such order.
ETLLC reserves the right to ship all or a portion of any Purchase Order, including partial Purchase
Orders. Licensee shall pay for such portion of the shipment as is actually shipped.

     5.7
Sale of OEM Products by ETLLC. While, subject to Section 5.5, Licensee’s obligation
to honor Purchase Orders submitted to ETLLC is absolute, in the event that Licensee breaches this
obligation, then, in addition to all other remedies available to ETLLC under this Agreement, at
law, in equity or otherwise, and notwithstanding anything to the
contrary herein ETLLC
and/or any of its Affiliates shall have the right, but not the obligation, to sell the OEM Products
covered by the relevant Purchase Order(s) (“Excess Inventory”) without removing Licensee’s
markings.

6. WARRANTY

     6.1 Warranty of OEM Products.

          6.1.1 General Warranty. ETLLC warrants that each OEM Product will be free from defects
in materials and workmanship for the warranty period customarily
provided by ETLLC to Licensee for like product (the “Warranty”). The materials portion of this Warranty shall not
apply to: (i) any OEM Product that is abused, damaged by external causes, altered or misused; or
(ii) OEM Product damaged due to improper installation or use. OEM Products shall be considered
free from defects in workmanship if they are manufactured in accordance with ETLLC’s manufacturing
workmanship standards (or those of any third party which manufactures the OEM Product on ETLLC’s
behalf), conform to the product specifications, and successfully complete product acceptance tests
for the product.

          6.1.2 Deadline for Claims; Disclaimer. ALL CLAIMS FOR WARRANTY FULFILLMENT MUST BE
RECEIVED BY ETLLC (OR ITS DESIGNEE) NO LATER THAN A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME AFTER THE EXPIRATION
OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD FOR THE PRODUCT. THIS WARRANTY IS THE ONLY WARRANTY GIVEN BY ETLLC. ETLLC
MAKES, AND LICENSEE RECEIVES, NO

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OTHER WARRANTY EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE, ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED AND EXCLUDED HEREFROM.

          6.1.3 Exclusive Remedy. Licensee’s exclusive remedy for fulfillment of the Warranty
shall be at, at ETLLC’s option, repair by ETLLC at an ETLLC or third party facility of ETLLC’s
choice, replacement of the defective OEM Product, or return of the Purchase Price within a
reasonable period of time after receipt of the OEM Product by ETLLC.

     6.2 Licensee’s Warranty Obligations. In addition to the obligations of Licensee
elsewhere in this Article 6, Licensee shall:

          6.2.1 receive at a Licensee facility all OEM Products returned for both in-warranty and
out-of-warranty repair;

          6.2.2 submit a daily report to ETLLC listing the serial number of each OEM Product and
corresponding Smart Card number which have been received by Licensee and for which the subscriber
has received a replacement OEM Product and/or Smart Card;

          6.2.3 for in-warranty and out-of-warranty returns, conduct, at its own expense, an initial
review of the OEM Product to verify the existence of a defect;

          6.2.4 in the case of OEM Products for which no defect is found, take such actions as it deems
appropriate and ETLLC shall have no liability hereunder;

          6.2.5 in the case of in-warranty OEM Products with defects which are covered by the Warranty
and verified by Licensee, ship such OEM Products at Licensee’s expense, to an ETLLC or third party
facility, as designated by ETLLC, for treatment in accordance with the Warranty in Section 6.1.1
above, with ETLLC responsible for all costs associated with the shipment of conforming OEM Products
to Licensee’s facility to replace failed units covered by the Warranty;

          6.2.6 in the case of out-of-warranty OEM Products with defects verified by Licensee (including
in-warranty OEM Products with defects not covered by the Warranty), Licensee shall take such
actions as it deems appropriate and ETLLC shall have no liability hereunder; and

          6.2.7 reimburse ETLLC, within a reasonable period of time the customary screening fee, and any
out of pocket expenses of ETLLC to third parties, including but not limited to the costs of
returning the OEM Product to Licensee, in relation to OEM Products returned by Licensee under the
preceding subsections for which there was no problem found upon testing by ETLLC, or with respect
to which problems were identified which are not covered by the warranty.

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     6.3 Licensee Warranty.

          6.3.1 Reserved.

          6.3.2 Reserved.

          6.3.3 Licensee shall purchase all Smart Cards necessary to repair OEM Products exclusively
from ETLLC. ETLLC shall supply Licensee with a float of Smart Cards for use in the repair of OEM
Products in a quantity per 1,000 combined sales of OEM Products to end users that is
consistent with ETLLC’s Smart Card warranty replacement history; provided, however, that ETLLC
shall provide Smart Cards in excess of that quantity in the event that Licensee can adequately
justify its need therefore for the repair of OEM Products. ETLLC shall supply Smart Cards to
Licensee for the purposes set forth in this Section 6.3.3 in accordance with the customary practice
of the parties. In the event that NagraStar LLC, or other entity from which ETLLC purchases Smart
Cards, subsequently increases the price charged to ETLLC for Smart Cards, ETLLC shall increase the
price of Smart Cards to be supplied to Licensee under this Section 6.3.3 consistent with the
parties’ customary practice. Licensee acknowledges and agrees that Smart Cards are only being made
available to Licensee under this Section 6.3.3 in order to for Licensee to repair OEM Products. In
view of the potential for a subscriber to defraud DISH Network by improperly obtaining a
replacement Smart Card under a false warranty claim, Licensee agrees that it will not use Smart
Cards provided by ETLLC under this Section 6.3.3 for any purpose whatsoever other than repair of
OEM Products. Licensee further acknowledges and agrees that, with respect to Smart Cards that have
been lost, end users must purchase replacement Smart Cards directly from ETLLC (or such other entity
as ETLLC may designate from time to time in writing) subject to such terms and conditions and at
such prices as ETLLC may determine from time to time in its sole discretion.

     6.4 ETLLC Smart Card Warranty.

          (a) ETLLC warrants that any Smart Cards purchased by Licensee from ETLLC in conjunction with
an OEM Product or under Section 6.3.3 above shall be free from defects in materials and workmanship
for the warranty period customarily provided by ETLLC to Licensee for like product (“Warranty
Period”). Licensee shall return defective Smart Cards purchased by Licensee from ETLLC in
conjunction with an OEM Product or under Section 6.3.3 above at Licensee’s expense. If a Smart
Card purchased by Licensee from ETLLC in conjunction with an OEM Product or under Section 6.3.3
above is: (i) verified as having failed during the Warranty Period; (ii) returned to ETLLC by
Licensee within a reasonable period of time after expiration of the Warranty Period; and (iii)
confirmed as defective by ETLLC, Licensee’s exclusive remedy for fulfillment of this warranty shall
be, at ETLLC’s option, for ETLLC to repair and return or replace and return conforming Smart Cards
to Licensee at no charge to Licensee, or refund Licensee the purchase price of such defective Smart
Cards.

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          (b) THE LIMITED WARRANTY PROVIDED BY ETLLC FOR SMART CARDS IN SECTION 6.4 IS IN LIEU OF ALL
OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER STATUTORY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OF
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL ETLLC BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT,
EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOSS OF USE) ARISING OUT OF OR
IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE, USE OR PERFORMANCE OF ANY SMART CARDS AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH
DAMAGES ARE BASED UPON BREACH OF WARRANTY OR CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER
LEGAL THEORY.

          (c) Licensee agrees to provide ETLLC with a written report matching the identification number
of each replacement Smart Card with the serial number of the OEM Product into which it is installed
prior to returning the OEM Product to the end-user. In addition, Licensee shall notify ETLLC of
the disposition and identification number of all Smart Cards that Licensee has replaced but not
returned to ETLLC within a reasonable time of such replacement.

7. EXPORT RESTRICTIONS

     Licensee acknowledges and understands that U.S. export laws relating to the OEM Products and
Smart Cards provided therewith may change from time to time in the future. Licensee acknowledges
that it is Licensee’s sole responsibility to be and remain informed of all U.S. laws relating to
the export of OEM Products and Smart Cards outside of the U.S. Licensee further acknowledges and
agrees that ETLLC has absolutely no obligation to update Licensee regarding the status of U.S.
export laws or any other U.S. laws relating to the export of OEM Products or Smart Cards outside of
the U.S. Without ETLLC giving any consent for export of the OEM Products or Smart Cards and
subject to territorial limitations of this Agreement, Licensee represents, warrants and covenants
that: (i) prior to exporting or selling any OEM Products or Smart Cards outside of the U.S., it
will investigate all applicable U.S. laws relating to the export of OEM Products and Smart Cards
outside of the U.S.; (ii) it will not export or reexport any OEM Product or Smart Card to Cuba,
Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan or Syria or any other any destination in any country
prohibited by U.S. export laws governing OEM Products or Smart Cards without the prior approval of
the United States Government; and (iii) it will not use any OEM Product or Smart Card directly or
indirectly to support the design, development, production or use of nuclear, chemical or biological
weapons or ballistic missiles. Licensee is strictly prohibited from violating any U.S. law
relating to the export or sale of OEM Products or Smart Cards outside of the U.S. Should Licensee
export or sell any OEM Product or Smart Card outside of the U.S. in violation of this Agreement
and/or U.S. law, this Agreement shall automatically terminate.

8. TRADEMARKS

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     8.1 ETLLC’s Marks.

          8.1.1 In addition to the Approved OEM Brand Names affixed to the OEM Products under this
Agreement, ETLLC shall have the right to affix such of the ETLLC Marks on or in connection with the
OEM Products, including, but not limited to, on the Accessories and packaging and on the electronic
on screen guide, in accordance with the usage guidelines for the ETLLC Marks or ETLLC’s User
Interface Specification, as such guidelines and/or specification may change from time to time in
ETLLC’s sole discretion. ETLLC agrees that Licensee shall not be required to accept the use of
the ETLLC Marks on the OEM Products in any manner inconsistent with the usage guidelines for the
Licensee Marks and the terms of this Section 8.1 without the prior written consent of Licensee,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

          8.1.2 Notwithstanding Section 8.1.1 above and Section 8.1.3 below, Licensee acknowledges and
agrees that the ETLLC Marks customarily used and the minimum size and manner of placement
requirements for the ETLLC Marks currently set forth in:
(i) ETLLC’s trademark usage guidelines and User Interface Specification;
and (ii) this Section 8.1.2, are consistent with Licensee’s usage guidelines for use in connection
with the Licensee Marks, and may continue to be applied by ETLLC in the size and manner customarily
used and set forth in ETLLC’s trademark usage guidelines and User Interface Specification respectively and this
Section 8.1.2 for the term of this Agreement, including any extensions thereto. Specifically, and
without limitation of the foregoing, Licensee agrees that ETLLC shall have the right for the
duration of the term and any extensions thereof to affix the ETLLC Marks on or in connection with
the OEM Products, including without limitation on the Accessories and packaging and on the
electronic program guide, such that the ETLLC Marks are displayed in a manner which is at least
equally as prominent as the Approved OEM Brand Names affixed to the same. In the event that
Licensee desires to change its usage guidelines in a manner that would effect the rights granted to
ETLLC by Licensee under this Section 8.1.2, the parties agree to discuss the possibility of
altering the application of the ETLLC Marks, Licensee Marks and Third Party Marks to the OEM
Products in such a manner as will be consistent with the new usage guidelines proposed by Licensee
and insure to ETLLC as nearly as possible the same results to which ETLLC is entitled under this
Section 8.1.2.

          8.1.3 Licensee agrees not to use any of the ETLLC Marks in any manner inconsistent with the
usage guidelines for the ETLLC Marks and without the prior written consent of ETLLC, and, subject
to Section 8.1.2 above, ETLLC agrees that Licensee shall not be required to use the ETLLC Marks in
any manner inconsistent with the usage guidelines for the Licensee Marks without the prior written
consent of Licensee which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Licensee shall not use any
of the ETLLC Marks without the prior written consent of ETLLC, which consent ETLLC may withhold in
its sole discretion. Licensee expressly acknowledges and understands that ETLLC and its Affiliates
claim to have the absolute ownership of, or right to allow Licensee to use, the ETLLC Marks.

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          8.1.4 Regardless of whether ETLLC grants Licensee permission to use any ETLLC Mark, Licensee
agrees that it will not in any way dispute or impugn the validity of any of the ETLLC Marks or
registrations of the ETLLC Marks, nor the sole proprietary right of ETLLC and its Affiliates
thereto, nor the right of ETLLC and its Affiliates to use or license the use of the ETLLC Marks in
the Territory or elsewhere, either during the Term or at any time thereafter. Licensee further
agrees not to perform, either during the Term or at any time thereafter, any act or deed either of
commission or of omission which is inconsistent with ETLLC or its Affiliates’ proprietary rights
in and to the ETLLC Marks, whether or not the ETLLC Marks are registered.

     8.2 Licensee’s Marks.

          8.2.1 ETLLC agrees not to use any of the Licensee Marks in any manner inconsistent with the
usage guidelines for the Licensee Marks and without the prior written consent of Licensee, and
Licensee agrees that ETLLC shall not be required to use the Licensee Marks in any manner
inconsistent with the usage guidelines for the ETLLC Marks without the prior written consent of
ETLLC which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. ETLLC shall not use any of the Licensee
Marks without the prior written consent of Licensee, which consent Licensee may withhold in its
sole discretion; provided however, that no consent shall be required
for ETLLC or an Affiliate to
sell Excess Inventory under Section 5.7 above, for which
Licensee hereby grants to ETLLC and its
Affiliates a license to the Licensee Marks and any Approved OEM Brand names only as necessary for
the marketing and sale of such Excess Inventory. ETLLC expressly acknowledges and understands that
Licensee and its Affiliates claim to have the absolute ownership of, or right to allow ETLLC to
use, the Licensee Marks.

          8.2.2 Regardless of whether Licensee grants ETLLC permission to use any Licensee Mark, ETLLC
agrees that it will not in any way dispute or impugn the validity of any of the Licensee Marks or
registrations of the Licensee Marks, nor the sole proprietary right of Licensee and its Affiliates
thereto, nor the right of Licensee and its Affiliates to use or license the use of the Licensee
Marks in the Territory or elsewhere, either during the Term or at any time thereafter. ETLLC
further agrees not to perform, either during the Term or at any time thereafter, any act or deed
either of commission or of omission which is inconsistent with Licensee or its Affiliates
proprietary rights in and to the Licensee Marks, whether or not the Licensee Marks are registered.

     8.3 Third Party Trademarks. Licensee may also request that ETLLC affix to the OEM
Products the “DVB” and “MPEG 2”, “MPEG 4” standard trademarks, provided that no third party
trademarks shall be more than half as large as the Licensee and ETLLC trademarks. Licensee
recognizes and understands that ETLLC has no authority to grant Licensee any rights to affix the
“DVB”, “MPEG 2” and “MPEG 4” standard trademarks to an OEM Product. Should Licensee desire to do
so, Licensee must negotiate the entitlement of such rights with the applicable rights holders.
Licensee hereby acknowledges that, in the future, ETLLC may be obligated to affix the
trademarks, service marks or trade names of the owners of third party technology that is presently,
or at some time in the future, incorporated into the OEM Product, and

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Licensee hereby grants its
approval for ETLLC to affix any such trademarks, service marks or trade names to the OEM Product
subject to the size requirements set forth above, unless the parties mutually agree otherwise.

9. CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION

     9.1 General. At all times during the term of this Agreement and for a period of five
(5) years thereafter, the parties and their employees will maintain, in confidence, the terms and
provisions of this Agreement, as well as all data, summaries, reports or information of all kinds,
whether oral or written, acquired, devised or developed in any manner from the other party’s
personnel or files, or as a direct or indirect result of a party’s actions or performance under
this Agreement, and each party represents that it has not and will not reveal the same to any
persons not employed by such party, except: (i) at the written direction of the party which is the
owner of such information; (ii) to the extent necessary to comply with law, the valid order of a
court of competent jurisdiction or the valid order or requirement of a governmental agency or any
successor agency thereto, in which event the disclosing party shall notify the owner of the
information in advance, prior to making any disclosure, and shall seek confidential treatment of
such information; (iii) as part of its normal reporting or review procedure to its parent company,
its auditors and its attorneys, provided such parent company, auditors and attorneys agree to be
bound by the provisions of this paragraph; or (iv) to the extent necessary to permit the
performance of obligations under this Agreement.

     9.2 Subscriber Information. All subscribers who subscribe to any of the Programming
and/or any other programming services offered by Licensee and/or any of its Affiliates shall be
deemed customers of Licensee for all purposes relating to programming services (including without
limitation video, audio and data services) and the hardware necessary to receive programming
services. ETLLC acknowledges and agrees that the names, addresses and other identifying
information of such subscribers (“Subscriber Information”) are as between ETLLC and Licensee, with
respect to the delivery of programming services and the hardware necessary to receive programming
services, proprietary to Licensee, and shall be treated with the highest degree of confidentiality
by ETLLC. ETLLC will not directly or indirectly use any Subscriber Information for the purpose of
soliciting, or to permit any others to solicit, such subscribers to subscribe to any other
programming services or to promote the sale of any hardware product used in connection with
programming services, and ETLLC shall under no circumstance directly or indirectly reveal any
Subscriber Information to any third party for any reason without the express prior written consent
of Licensee, which Licensee may withhold in its sole and absolute discretion; provided, however,
that nothing shall prohibit ETLLC from utilizing its own customer list for its general business
operations unrelated to the delivery and/or promotion of programming services or the sale of any
product used in conjunction with programming services. The provisions of this Section 9.2 shall
survive termination or expiration of this Agreement indefinitely.

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     9.3 Equitable Relief. ETLLC agrees that a breach of the obligations set forth in this
Section 9 will result in the substantial likelihood of irreparable harm and injury to the Licensee
or its Affiliates for which monetary damages alone would be an inadequate remedy, and which damages
are difficult to accurately measure. Accordingly, ETLLC agrees that Licensee and its Affiliates
(or either of them) shall have the right, in addition to any other remedies available, to obtain
immediate injunctive relief (without the necessity of posting or filing a bond or other security)
to restrain the threatened or actual violation hereof by the ETLLC, its Affiliates, its employees
and agents, as well as other equitable relief allowed by the federal and state courts. The
foregoing is agreed to without prejudice to the Licensee and its Affiliates (or either of them) to
exercise any other rights and remedies they may have, including without limitation, the right to
terminate this Agreement and seek damages or other legal or equitable relief. The provisions of
this Section 9.3 shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement indefinitely.

     9.4 Economic Benefits Derived Held in Trust. In the event that ETLLC derives an
economic benefit, in any form, from a violation of its obligations under Section 9.2, it is hereby
agreed that such economic benefit is the property of Licensee and that ETLLC shall deliver the cash
value of the economic benefit to Licensee immediately upon receipt of the economic benefit. It is
further agreed that ETLLC shall hold such economic benefit in trust for the benefit of Licensee
until such time as its cash value is delivered to Licensee. The foregoing is agreed to without
prejudice to Licensee to exercise any other rights and remedies it may have, including without
limitation, the right to terminate this Agreement and seek damages or other legal or equitable
relief. The provisions of this Section 9.4 shall survive termination or expiration of this
Agreement indefinitely.

10. TERM AND TERMINATION

     10.1 Term. This Agreement shall commence on the date first written above and shall
continue for two (2) years thereafter (the “Initial Term”) unless terminated sooner as provided in
this Agreement. Licensee shall have the exclusive right, but not the obligation, to extend this
Agreement annually for up to two (2) years (each a “Renewal Term” and the Initial Term and any
Renewal Term collectively the “Term”), upon submission of written notice to ETLLC no less than one
hundred eighty (180) calendar days prior to expiration of the current Term.

     10.2 Termination By Either Party Upon Default. This Agreement may be terminated by a
party (the “Affected Party”) upon the occurrence of any of the following with respect to the other
party (the “Other Party”):

          10.2.1 The Other Party commits a payment default which is not cured within ten (10) days of
receipt of written notice from the Affected Party.

          10.2.2 The Other Party defaults on any obligation or breaches any representation, warranty or
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or default of such obligation,
representation, warranty or covenant is designated as giving rise to a termination right), and such
default or breach is not cured within thirty (30) days of receipt of written notice from the
Affected Party. The parties agree that all obligations, representations, warranties and covenants
contained in this Agreement, whether or not specifically designated as such, are material to the
agreement of the parties to enter into and continue this Agreement.

     10.3 Termination by ETLLC. ETLLC may terminate this Agreement upon written notice to
Licensee at any time in case of: (i) acquisition of Licensee, directly or indirectly, by a third
party, or the merger of Licensee with a third party, which manufactures set-top boxes (this Section
10.3 will not apply to an acquisition of Licensee by, or the merger of Licensee with, an Affiliate
of Licensee; provided that such Affiliate is not a direct or indirect manufacturer of set-top
boxes); (ii) Licensee’s falsification of any material records or reports required hereunder; or
(iii) a material breach, as determined in ETLLC’s sole judgment, by Licensee of the confidentiality
provisions contained in Section 9 above.

     10.4 Purchase During Notice Period. During any notice and cure period under Section
10.2, ETLLC will determine in its sole judgment the amount of OEM Products, if any, Licensee may
purchase.

     10.5 Termination for Convenience by Licensee. Licensee may terminate this Agreement
for any or no reason by providing ETLLC not less than sixty (60) days prior written notice setting
forth the termination date for this Agreement.

     10.6 Payment, Forfeiture and Cancellation. Upon expiration or termination of this
Agreement for any reason, all sums due ETLLC must be immediately paid. Any credit or allowance
under any cooperative or incentive program or other promotion (including any credit or allowance
against the future purchase of OEM Products) which has not been applied by such date shall be
forfeited unless otherwise expressly provided in the program or promotion, and all orders in
process may at ETLLC’s option be deemed canceled unless in transit or paid for in advance by
Licensee. ETLLC and Licensee hereby waive all claims against each other in connection with such
forfeiture and cancellation.

     10.7 Survival of Certain Obligations. Termination or expiration of this Agreement for
any reason shall not terminate any obligation or liability of one party to the other which is
specified in this Agreement to expressly survive termination or expiration, which arises by
operation of law or which logically is to be performed after termination or expiration, nor
preclude or foreclose recovery of damages or additional remedies available to any party under
applicable law, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement.

11 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

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     11.1 Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Licensee. Licensee represents,
warrants and covenants, as follows, which representations, warranties and covenants shall survive
the execution of this Agreement:

          11.1.1 Licensee has the right and authority to enter into this Agreement and the execution,
delivery and performance by Licensee of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all requisite
corporate action and will not violate any provision of
Licensee’s articles of organization, or any provision of any agreement by which Licensee is bound or affected.

          11.1.2 Licensee acknowledges the applicability of U.S. export control regulations which
prohibit the sale, export, reexport or diversion of certain products and technology to certain
countries, and will not sell, export or reexport any of the OEM Products, in the form received, or
as modified or incorporated into other equipment, except as permitted under this Agreement and
authorized by such regulations.

          11.1.3 Licensee is not, nor at any time will it be, in violation of any applicable Law by
entering into and undertaking the performance of this Agreement and in performing its obligations
pursuant to this Agreement. Licensee agrees to comply with any and all applicable laws.

          11.1.4 Licensee shall provide to ETLLC such adequate assurances as ETLLC may require from time
to time in order to ensure that the requirements of this Section 11.1 have been met, and will
continue to be met on an ongoing basis, by Licensee.

          11.1.5 Except as otherwise expressly stated in this Agreement, Licensee makes no other
representations or warranties, either express or implied, statutory or otherwise, and all such
warranties are hereby excluded except to the extent such exclusion is absolutely prohibited by law.

     11.2 Representations, Warranties and Covenants of ETLLC. ETLLC represents, warrants
and covenants as follows, which representations, warranties and covenants shall survive the
execution of this Agreement:

          11.2.1 ETLLC has the right and authority to enter into this Agreement and the execution,
delivery and performance by ETLLC of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all requisite
corporate action and will not violate any provision of ETLLC’s articles of organization, or any provision
of any agreement by which ETLLC is bound or affected.

          11.2.2 ETLLC is the beneficial owner of Intellectual Property created independently by it, and
such Intellectual Property is not subject to any
covenant or other restriction preventing or limiting ETLLC’s right to manufacture the OEM
Products as contemplated by this Agreement.

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          11.2.3 ETLLC is not, nor at any time will it be, in violation of any applicable Law by
entering into and undertaking the performance of this Agreement and in performing their obligations
pursuant to this Agreement. ETLLC agrees to comply with any and all applicable Laws.

          11.2.4 ETLLC shall provide to Licensee such adequate assurances as Licensee may require from
time to time in order to ensure that the requirements of this Section 11.2 have been met, and will
continue to be met on an ongoing basis, by ETLLC.

          11.2.5 Except as otherwise expressly stated in this Agreement, ETLLC makes no other
representations or warranties, either express or implied, statutory or otherwise, and all such
warranties are hereby excluded except to the extent such exclusion is absolutely prohibited by law.

12. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

     12.1 Limitation. IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY PARTY BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL,
EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF USE OR LOST
BUSINESS, REVENUE, PROFITS OR GOODWILL) ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THIS AGREEMENT,
TERMINATION OR ANY OTHER MATTER RELATED HERETO. IN ADDITION TO AND WITHOUT LIMITATION OF THE
FOREGOING, ETLLC SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY TO LICENSEE OR ANYONE CLAIMING THROUGH
LICENSEE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE (INCLUDING, GENERAL, INDIRECT, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL AND
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES) ARISING OUT OF ANY FAILURE OR DELAY IN SHIPMENT, LATE SHIPMENT, OR DELIVERY
OF ALL OR ANY PART OF ANY ORDER.

     12.2 Risk Allocation. The parties agree that each and every provision of this
Agreement which provides for a limitation of liability, disclaimer of warranties or exclusion of
damages is expressly intended to be severable and independent of any other provision since they
represent separate elements of risk allocation between the parties and shall be separately
enforced. This Section 12.2 shall expressly survive the expiration or termination of this
Agreement.

13. INDEMNIFICATION

     13.1 General Indemnity

          13.1.1 By Licensee. In addition to the intellectual property indemnity in Section
13.2.1 below, Licensee shall defend, indemnify and hold ETLLC and its Affiliates, and any and all
of its and their respective officers, directors, shareholders,

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employees, agents and
representatives, and any and all of its and their assigns, successors, heirs and legal
representatives (collectively the “ETLLC Group”), harmless from and against any and all claims,
demands, litigation, settlements, judgments, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including,
but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by the ETLLC Group arising directly out
of: (i) a breach or default of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant of Licensee
hereunder; (ii) manufacture and sale to Licensee of OEM Products bearing, or use by ETLLC or an
Affiliate of, any Approved OEM Brand Name on or in connection with the OEM Products as provided in
this Agreement; and (iii) any claims of third parties otherwise arising out of or in connection
with the marketing, promotion, sale and distribution of OEM Products.

          13.1.2 By ETLLC. In addition to the intellectual property indemnity in Section 13.2.2
below, ETLLC shall defend, indemnify and hold Licensee and its Affiliates, and any and all of its
and their respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents and representatives, and
any and all of its and their assigns, successors, heirs and legal representatives (collectively the
“Licensee Group”), harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, litigation, settlements,
judgments, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable
attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Licensee Group arising directly out of: (i) a breach or default of
any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant of ETLLC hereunder; and (ii) any claim
whatsoever of product liability with respect to the OEM Products.

     13.2 Intellectual Property Indemnity

          13.2.1 By Licensee.

               (a) Licensee, at its own expense, shall defend any suit brought against ETLLC insofar as based
upon a claim that the OEM Product(s), as such, directly infringes any third party trademark, trade
name or service mark (“Third Party Mark”) due to any trademark, trade name or service mark affixed
to the OEM Products at Licensee’s request, and shall indemnify ETLLC against any final award of
damages or costs in such suit. This indemnity is conditional upon ETLLC giving Licensee prompt
notice in writing of any suit for such infringement, full authority at Licensee’s option to settle
or conduct the defense thereof and full assistance and cooperation in said defense.

               (b) No cost or expense shall be incurred on behalf of Licensee without its written consent.

               (c) The foregoing states the entire liability of Licensee in connection with infringement of a
Third Party Mark by an OEM Product, and except as
stated in this clause, Licensee will not be liable for any loss or damage of whatever kind
(including in particular any incidental, indirect, special or consequential damage)

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suffered by
ETLLC in respect of the infringement of any Third Party Intellectual Property by an OEM Product.

          13.2.2 By ETLLC.

               (a) Except as otherwise agreed to by the parties, ETLLC, at its own expense, shall defend any
suit brought against Licensee insofar as based upon a claim that an OEM Product or any Accessory
thereto directly infringes (excluding Third Party Marks affixed to the OEM Products at Licensee’s
request) any third party patent, copyright, trademark, service mark, trade secret, mask work or
other intellectual or industrial property right (“Third Party Intellectual Property”) and shall
indemnify Licensee against any final award of damages or costs in such suit. This indemnity is
conditional upon Licensee giving ETLLC prompt notice in writing of any suit for such infringement,
full authority at ETLLC option to settle or conduct the defense thereof and full assistance and
cooperation in said defense.

               (b) No cost or expense shall be incurred on behalf of ETLLC without its written consent.

               (c) Except as otherwise agreed to by the parties, in the event that a OEM Product is in such
suit held to constitute infringement, ETLLC at its own election and at its own expense may either
procure for Licensee the rights to continue the sale of a OEM Product, or modify a OEM Product so
that it becomes non-infringing.

               (d) ETLLC shall not be obligated to defend against, and shall not be liable for infringement
of any Third Party Intellectual Property claim covering combination of a OEM Product with any other
product not supplied by ETLLC.

               (e) ETLLC is not liable for any claim or demand, based upon infringement or alleged
infringement of any Third Party Intellectual Property, when the damages in such claim or demand are
directly or indirectly measured by amount of use of any OEM Product, irrespective of whether such
claim or demand alleges that the OEM Product as such, or its use, infringes or contributes to the
infringement of such Third Party Intellectual Property.

               (f) Except as otherwise agreed to by the parties, ETLLC’s liability under this Section 13.2
shall be limited to US $2,500,000.00 per occurrence or US $5,000,000.00 in the aggregate.

               (g) Except as otherwise agreed to by the parties, the foregoing states the entire liability of
ETLLC in connection with infringement of Third Party Intellectual Property by the OEM Products and
except as stated in this clause, ETLLC will not be liable for any loss or damage of whatever kind
(including in particular
any incidental, indirect, special or consequential damage) suffered by Licensee or any other
person in respect of the infringement of any Third Party Intellectual Property.

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     13.3 Indemnification Procedure. The party seeking indemnification (the “Indemnified
Party”) shall promptly notify the party from whom indemnification is being sought (the
“Indemnifying Party”). The Indemnified Party shall not make any admission as to liability or agree
to any settlement of or compromise any claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying
Party. The Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to have the exclusive conduct of and/or settle all
negotiations and litigation arising from any claim and the Indemnified Party shall, at the
Indemnifying Party request and expense, give the Indemnifying Party all reasonable assistance in
connection with those negotiations and litigation.

14. GENERAL

     14.1 Taxes. Any and all payments required to be made by Licensee to ETLLC under this
Agreement are exclusive of any tax, levy or similar governmental charge (“Taxes”) that may be
assessed against Licensee by any jurisdiction. In the event that, under the laws of any
jurisdiction, Licensee is required to withhold Taxes on any such payment (with the exception for
income Taxes assessed against ETLLC, or any Affiliate thereof), the amount of the payment will be
automatically increased so that the amount actually remitted to ETLLC, net of all Taxes, equals the
amount invoiced or otherwise due. Licensee shall forthwith pay any amounts deducted or withheld
from such payments to the relevant taxing or other authority in accordance with applicable law.
Within thirty (30) days after the date of any payment of Taxes, Licensee will furnish to ETLLC a
copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof.

     14.2 Remedies Cumulative. It is agreed that the rights and remedies herein provided
in case of default or breach of this Agreement are cumulative and shall not affect in any manner
any other remedies that any party may have by reason of such default or breach. The exercise of
any right or remedy herein provided shall be without prejudice to the right to exercise any other
right or remedy provided herein, at law, or in equity.

     14.3 Notice. Any notice to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be sent
by facsimile transmission, or by first class certified mail, postage prepaid, or by overnight
courier service, charges prepaid, to the party notified, addressed to such party at the following
address, or sent by facsimile to the following fax number, or such other address or fax number as
such party may have substituted by written notice to the other party. The sending of such notice
with confirmation of receipt thereof (in the case of facsimile transmission) or receipt of such
notice (in the case of delivery by mail or by overnight courier service) shall constitute the
giving thereof:

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	If to Licensee:
	 	9601 South Meridian Boulevard

Englewood, Colorado 80112

Attn: General Counsel

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	 	If to ETLLC:
	 	90 Inverness Circle East

Englewood, Colorado 80112

Attn: Mark Jackson
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	and to

Attn: General Counsel

     14.4 Independent Contractors. This Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby
are not intended to create an agency, partnership or joint venture relationship between the
parties, or confer any benefit on any third party. All agents and employees of each party shall be
deemed to be that party’s agents and employees exclusively, and the entire management, direction,
and control thereof shall be vested exclusively in such party. Each party, its agents and
employees, shall not be entitled to any benefits, privileges or compensation given or extended by
the other party to its employees.

     14.5 Waiver. The failure or delay of either party to exercise any right hereunder
shall not be deemed to be a waiver of such right, and the delay or failure of either party to give
notice of, or to terminate this Agreement for, breach or default shall not be deemed to be a waiver
of the right to do so for that or any subsequent breach or default or for the persistence in a
breach or default of a continuing nature.

     14.6 Choice of Law and Exclusive Jurisdiction.

          14.6.1 This Agreement shall be governed, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of
the State of Colorado and the United States of America, without giving effect to the conflict of
law provisions thereof. The parties acknowledge and agree that they and their counsel have
reviewed, or have been given a reasonable opportunity to review, this Agreement and that the normal
rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting
party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this Agreement or any amendments or Schedules
hereto.

          14.6.2 Except as otherwise agreed to by the parties, any and all disputes arising out of, or
in connection with, the interpretation, performance or the nonperformance of this Agreement or any
and all disputes arising out of, or in connection with, transactions in any way related to this
Agreement and/or the relationship between the parties (including but not limited to the termination
of this Agreement or the relationship or disputes under rights granted pursuant to statutes or
common law, including those in the country in which Licensee is located) shall be litigated solely
and exclusively before the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. The parties
consent to the in personam jurisdiction of said court for the
purposes of any such litigation, and waive, fully and completely, any right to dismiss and/or
transfer any action pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. 1404 or 1406 (or any successor statute). In the event
the United States District Court for the District of Colorado does

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not have subject matter
jurisdiction of said matter, then such matter shall be litigated solely and exclusively before the
appropriate state court of competent jurisdiction located in Arapahoe County, State of Colorado.

     14.7 Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire, final and complete
understanding between the parties hereto relevant to the subject matter of this Agreement, and it
supersedes and replaces all previous understandings or agreements, written, oral, or implied,
relevant to the subject matter of this Agreement made or existing before the date of this
Agreement. Except as expressly provided by this Agreement, no waiver or modification of any of the
terms or conditions of this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing and signed by both
parties.

     14.8 Force Majeure. Neither party shall be liable to the other party for
nonperformance or delay in performance of any of its obligations under this Agreement due to causes
reasonably beyond its control or which cause makes performance a commercial impracticability,
including: (i) materials or part shortages and software discrepancies or anomalies (provided such
shortages, discrepancies, or anomalies are not reasonably within the control of ETLLC); and (ii)
acts of God, fire, explosion, flood, windstorm, earthquake, trade embargoes, strikes, labor
troubles or other industrial disturbances, accidents, governmental regulations, riots, and
insurrections (“Force Majeure”). Upon the occurrence of a Force Majeure condition, the affected
party shall immediately notify the other party with as much detail as possible and shall promptly
inform the other party of any further developments. Immediately after the Force Majeure event is
removed or abates, the affected party shall perform such obligations with all due speed. Neither
party shall be deemed in default of this Agreement if a delay or other breach is caused by a Force
Majeure event. If a Force Majeure event is expected to continue for more than three (3) months,
any party may terminate this Agreement by providing thirty (30) days prior written notice to the
other party. Such termination shall be without any continuing liabilities or obligations on the
part of one party to the other of any kind except as expressly set forth herein.

     14.9 Severability. If any term or provision herein, or the application thereof to any
person, entity, or circumstances shall to any extent be invalid or unenforceable in any pertinent
jurisdiction, the remainder hereof shall not be affected thereby but shall be valid and enforceable
as if the invalid term or provision were not a part hereof.

     14.10 Headings. The descriptive headings contained in this Agreement are included for
convenience and reference only and shall not be held to expand, modify, amplify or aid in the
interpretation, construction or meaning of this Agreement.

     14.11
Assignment. Subject to Section 10.3, Licensee may assign its rights and delegate its duties under this
Agreement in whole or in part at any time; provided, however, that, in the event
that Licensee assigns this Agreement to a non-Affiliate, the assignee must be at least as
creditworthy as Licensee at the time they originally executed this Agreement. ETLLC may not
assign any rights or delegate any duties under this Agreement without Licensee’s prior written
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except to an Affiliate of ETLLC;
provided, however, that, such Affiliate is: (i) at least as creditworthy as ETLLC
at the time it originally executed this Agreement; and (ii) is not a direct or indirect provider of
direct to home programming. Any attempt to assign the Agreement without such consent shall be void.
This Agreement will bind and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors
and permitted assigns.

     14.12 Compliance with Law. The parties shall comply with, and agree that this
Agreement is subject to, all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules and regulations, and
all amendments thereto, now enacted or hereafter promulgated in force during the term of this
Agreement.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly
authorized officers or representatives as of the date first written above.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.

 	 
	 	By:  	__________________________
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 
	 	ECHOSPHERE L.L.C.

 	 
	 	By:  	__________________________
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 

25exv10w27

 

Exhibit 10.27

[Form of]

Broadcast Services Agreement (Uplinking)

          This Broadcast Services Agreement (“Broadcast Agreement”) and the EHC Service Order
Form attached hereto and incorporated herein (the “Service Order”) is binding and made
effective as of the “Effective Date” (as defined in the Service Order), by and between
EchoStar Holding Corporation, a Nevada Corporation, (“EHC”) and EchoStar Satellite L.L.C.,
a Colorado limited liability company, (“Customer”). Collectively the Broadcast Agreement
and the Service Order shall be referred to as the “Agreement.” EHC and Customer shall each
be referred to herein as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”

1. Teleport Services. EHC shall provide, and Customer shall purchase, all or any of the
applicable services set forth in this Article 1 (collectively “Teleport Services”)
as specifically requested and priced within the Service Order. The Teleport Services shall be
provided at an EHC owned, operated and/or controlled facility at such location as delineated in the
Service Order (a “Teleport”). Collectively, the Teleport Services, Channel Origination
Services and/or the Channel Management Services (each as described below) shall be referred to as
the “Service(s).” EHC shall have the right to re-configure, re-specify or relocate all or
any portion of the Services or Teleport at its sole discretion so long as such does not materially
alter the quality of any of the Services.

          (a) Downlinking Customer Channel Content. EHC shall downlink “Customer
Channel(s)” (as defined in the Service Order) from either a Customer-provided or a EHC-provided
satellite space segment (hereinafter referred to as a “Transponder” and the specified
bandwidth thereon allocated to Customer Channel(s), referred to as the “Transponder
Capacity”, both as specified in the Service Order). At an antenna located at the Teleport, EHC
shall receive the Customer Channel(s) downlinked from either a Customer-provided or a EHC-provided
Transponder. Either Customer or EHC may provide the integrated receiver decoders (“IRD’s”)
as specified in the Service Order. Unless expressly set forth in the Agreement to the contrary,
Customer is responsible for providing, operating and maintaining all equipment, at locations other
than the Teleport, necessary for reception of the downlinked Customer Channel(s). If EHC provides
the IRD’s, then upon termination or expiration of the Teleport Services set forth in this
Section 1(a), Customer shall at its cost, return all such IRD’s to the Teleport. Failure
to return such IRD’s to the Teleport within thirty (30) days subsequent to such termination or
expiration shall entitle EHC to, and Customer shall pay EHC, a dollar amount equal to the
replacement cost of such IRD’s.

          (b) Transmission of Customer Channel Content. EHC shall receive and transmit (in a
format and/or quality which is acceptable to EHC) the content contained in the Customer Channel(s),
(“Content”), such Content which may include video, audio, data and/or other information in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement).

          (c) HVAC and Power. HVAC and Utility power (120vac or 208vac) at the Teleport for all
the applicable equipment (whether such equipment is provided by EHC or

 

 

Customer) shall be supplied by EHC. In the event of utility power failure at the Teleport,
all such critical equipment will have power supplied by an uninterruptible power supply with
sufficient battery capacity to allow time for a EHC-supplied generator to be automatically switched
on-line.

          (d) Rack Space for Necessary Equipment. EHC will provide environmentally controlled
rack space adequate for all the applicable equipment (whether such equipment is provided by EHC or
Customer) within equipment racks owned by EHC and located within the Teleport, (“Rack
Space”). The EHC racks in which the necessary equipment is located may not be dedicated solely
or exclusively to the Customer.

          (e) EHC Provided Equipment. EHC shall provide and configure at its sole discretion
all, or a portion of, the equipment necessary equipment within the Teleport to provide the
Service(s) requested by Customer pursuant to this Agreement. Such EHC equipment may not be
dedicated solely or exclusively to the Customer. All equipment provided by EHC shall remain the
sole property of EHC.

          (f) Additional Teleport Services and Limitations. (i) Any additional Teleport
Services required or requested by Customer over and above that as initially contemplated in the
Service Order shall be subject to availability and additional charges. (ii) Additional Rack Space
may not be contiguous with the initial Rack Space. (iii) In no event shall EHC be required, nor
shall Customer request, any Services which exceed the Transponder Capacity.

2. Satellite Services. In the event EHC provides a Transponder and/or Transponder Capacity
(collectively “Satellite Services”) such Satellite
Services may be subject to the terms and
conditions of satellite services agreement(s). For the avoidance of
doubt the satellite services agreements are not
incorporated into this Agreement and are separate, severable
contract(s) from this Agreement.

3. Channel Origination Services. EHC shall provide, and Customer agrees to pay for any
applicable Services set forth in this Article 3 (collectively “Channel Origination
Services”), as specifically requested and priced within the Service Order.

          (a) Channel Monitoring. EHC shall provide the necessary personnel and equipment at
the Teleport for monitoring the transmission of the Content at the Beginning Demarcation Point to
the Ending Demarcation Point on a 24 hours per day, 7 days per week (24 x 7) basis. EHC will
monitor the Content and communicate with Customer regarding any technical problems in connection
with the Content.

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          (b) Commercial Insertion Reports and Tapes. Upon written request from Customer, EHC
shall provide to Customer commercial insertion reports indicating which commercials were
transmitted to the Ending Demarcation Point and the time each such insert was completed (the
“As Run Logs”); and (ii) a video / audio tape with a time stamp of each program (per
Customer Channel) that was transmitted by EHC (the “Logger Tapes”). As a general rule,
Customer should request As Run Logs in advance; however, EHC shall make commercially reasonable
efforts to maintain As Run Logs, which can be provided to Customer upon request, for a period of
thirty (30) days following the transmission date. Logger Tapes must be requested in advance so as
to reasonably give EHC the opportunity to purchase and configure any necessary equipment therefor.

4. Channel Management Services. EHC shall provide, and Customer agrees to pay for any
applicable Services set forth in this Article 4 (collectively “Channel Management
Services”) as specifically requested and priced in the Service Order.

          (a) Additional Graphics Creation. One time, upon written request from Customer, EHC
will develop and implement industry standard graphics file(s) (“Basic Graphics”) for each
Customer Channel for which any Services are being provided under this Agreement pursuant to each
then current Service Order at no charge to Customer. Customer’s written request shall delineate
all information necessary for the creation of such Basic Graphics. Such Basic Graphics shall be
limited to station logos, station identification bugs and trouble slides. Subsequent to EHC
providing any Basic Graphics, Customer may request, and EHC shall provide, additional graphics
(“Additional Graphics”) including but limited to text scrolls and custom slides. Customer
shall pay EHC an hourly rate (as set forth in the Service Order) for the creation of any Additional
Graphics. EHC shall provide Customer the specifications for any such graphics and Customer shall
be responsible for providing EHC with all applicable images for the creation of any such graphics.

          (b) Additional Graphics Insertion. EHC shall insert such Basic Graphics or Additional
Graphics into programs within a Customer Channel as per Customer’s written request. Any Additional
Graphics which are inserted into programs within a Customer Channel shall incur additional charges
(as set forth in the Service Order) per program (per Customer Channel) in which Additional Graphics
are inserted. In the event Customer provides any graphics for insertion EHC shall provide Customer
the specifications for any such graphics.

          (c) Voice Overs Creation. At its studios and subject to availability, EHC will
develop, produce and record audio voice messages for the insertion into programs within a Customer
Channel (“Voice Overs”) per Customer’s written request. Voice Over studio / production
sessions shall be booked by Customer in blocks of four (4) hours of recording and production time
(each a “Production Session”). Customer shall provide EHC with all information necessary
to create any Voice Overs.

          (d) Voice Overs Insertion. EHC shall insert Voice Overs (either Customer produced or
EHC produced) into programs within a Customer Channel as per Customer’s written request. Any such
Voice Overs which are inserted shall incur additional charges (as set forth in the Service Order)
per program (per Customer Channel) in which Voice Overs are inserted.

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          (e) Dubbing from Tape-to-Tape. Upon written request from Customer, EHC shall record,
tape-to-tape, any program (each program not to exceed two (2) hours) on the Customer Channel which
it receives via tape. EHC shall charge Customer (as set forth in the Service Order) per program
(per Customer Channel) that it dubs from tape-to-tape for Customer.

          (f) Dubbing from Downlink. Upon written request from Customer, EHC shall record any
program (each program not to exceed two (2) hours) on the Customer Channel which it receives via
downlink. EHC shall charge Customer (as set forth in the Service Order) per program (per Customer
Channel) that it dubs from downlink for Customer.

          (g) Re-Configuring Data Rate for Customer Channels. In the event Customer elects to
re-configure the data rate at which a Customer Channel is transmitted, then EHC shall re-configure
such data rate in the manner customarily used by the Parties to
re-configure data rates.

5. Customer Provided Equipment. Customer shall have the right, but not the obligation to:
(i) provide a portion of, or all of, the equipment necessary for EHC to provision the Services to
Customer; or (ii) have EHC purchase on Customer’s behalf a portion of, or all of, the equipment
necessary for EHC to provision the Services to Customer (clause (i) and (ii) collectively
“Customer Equipment”). In the event that Customer exercises its right to have EHC purchase
Customer Equipment (an “Equipment Purchase”) then: (a) such Equipment Purchase shall be
included within the definition of “Services”; (b) EHC shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
promptly procure the Equipment Purchase; and (c) Customer
shall  pay to EHC a cost plus a mutually agreed margin based upon the
fair market value for such Equipment Purchase taking into consideration,
among other things, the performance capabilities and technical
specifications of the Equipment Purchase and the expertise of the services
required to procure the Equipment Purchase (the "Equipment Cost"). In the
event that the Parties are unable to agree on the Equipment Cost,
the dispute resolution
procedures set forth in Article VIII of the Separation Agreement by and between EchoStar
Communications Corporation and EchoStar Holding Corporation dated [          ] (the “Dispute Resolution
Procedures”) will be used to determine the fair market value of
the Equipment Cost and such fair market value as so determined shall
be deemed the Equipment Cost. All Customer Equipment provided by Customer or to be purchased on Customer’s behalf
shall be listed in an Appendix A to the Service Order.

          (a) Limitations. Customer Equipment shall remain the property of Customer, and
maintenance, repair, or replacement of Customer Equipment shall be the sole responsibility of
Customer.

          (b) Removal of Customer Equipment. Within thirty (30) calendar days after the end of
the Service Term Expiration (as delineated in the Service Order) for Teleport Services or any
extension period thereof (if any), or termination of the Agreement, Customer shall remove all
Customer Equipment from the Rack Space and/or Teleport at Customer’s sole cost under EHC
supervision. Customer shall provide EHC with at least ten (10) calendar days’ written notice prior
to such removal. Customer shall not be entitled to use the Teleport Services after expiration or
termination thereof. If Customer Equipment is located at the Teleport and Customer fails to remove
such Customer Equipment from the Teleport within such thirty (30) calendar day period, EHC shall
have the right to either: (i) remove such Customer Equipment and issue an invoice to Customer for
the cost of removal and shipment to the address set forth on Customer’s Notice Information (as set
forth in the Service Order); or (ii) notify Customer that EHC elects to take ownership of such
Customer Equipment, in which case Customer hereby

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consents and agrees to such change of ownership. In the event any damage to the Rack Space or
Teleport (reasonable wear and tear excepted) results from any use of the Rack Space and/or removal
of Customer Equipment, Customer shall pay EHC the cost of repairs. Customer accepts all
responsibility for Customer Equipment, including but not limited to risk of loss of its Equipment,
except to the extent caused by EHC’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

6. Teleport Access. In the event Customer is providing Customer Equipment or EHC has
purchased Customer Equipment on Customer’s behalf, and such Customer Equipment is located at a EHC
owned, operated or leased facility, Customer shall have access to Customer Equipment for normal
maintenance purposes from 08:00 to 17:00 local time, weekends and holidays excluded, and Customer
shall give the Teleport a minimum of five (5) business days advance written notice of its need for
access to such Customer Equipment. For emergency servicing purposes, Customer shall have access to
Customer Equipment located at the Teleport upon notice that is reasonable under such emergency
circumstances. EHC may revoke, effective immediately without notice, the access of any individual
to the Teleport. EHC reserves the right to escort any entities entering a Teleport and to monitor
(and/or inspect) such entities’ work, means and methods, and EHC may charge Customer, on a per hour
basis in accordance with Article 9 below, for such. Such right is intended only for the
benefit of EHC and shall not be construed as constituting any: warranty; certification of
compliance or performance by EHC; or in any way alleviating or diminishing any of Customer’s
obligations. Customer acknowledges that EHC is granting only permission to access and utilize the
Rack Space (as defined in the Service Order) and that EHC is not granting any leasehold or other
real property interests in the Rack Space or the Teleport.

7. Demarcation Points. The demarcation points for Teleport Services are as follows: (a)
the point at which EHC obtains control of Customer Channel(s) (as defined in the Service Order) for
downlinking or transmitting in accordance with the Agreement (“Beginning Demarcation
Point”); and (b) the point at which EHC relinquishes control of the Customer Channel(s) having
already downlinked or transmitted them in accordance with the Agreement (“Ending Demarcation
Point”). Collectively the Beginning Demarcation Point and the Ending Demarcation Point are
referred to herein as the “Demarcation Points”. The Demarcation Points shall be set forth
in the Service Order. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Customer shall be
solely responsible for: (i) delivery of properly formatted Content to the Beginning Demarcation
Point; and (ii) for receiving such Content at the Ending Demarcation Point.

8. Service Initiation Date. EHC shall initiate the Service(s) described herein on the
date(s) set forth in the Service Order (the “Service Initiation Date” for each applicable
Service). Customer’s obligation to pay for the Service(s) shall begin on the Service Initiation
Date for each applicable Service, unless the applicable Service has not begun as of that date due
to some fault of EHC. If a delay in the readiness of any Service is caused for any other reason
which is the fault of Customer, including but not limited to the failure of Customer Equipment
and/or Customer-provided Transponder to be ready, then the delay shall not affect Customer’s
obligation to begin payment on the Service Initiation Date for the applicable Service(s).

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9. Charges and Payment.

MRC / NRC. Monthly recurring charges (“MRC(s)”) as further
defined in this sentence) and non-recurring charges (“NRC(s)” as further defined in this sentence) shall be provided to Customer
by EHC at a cost plus a mutually agreed margin based upon the fair market value of the Service, taking into consideration, among
other things, the performance capabilities and technical
specifications of the Services. In the event the Parties are unable to agree
upon the MRC or NRC, the dispute resolution procedures set forth in Article VIII of the Separation Agreement by and between EchoStar
Communications Corporation and EchoStar Holding Corporation dated [            ] (the “Dispute Resolution Procedures”) will be used
to determine the fair market value of the applicable Service and such fair market value as so determined shall be deemed to be the MRC or NRC
(as the case may be) for the applicable Service.

          (a) Payment. MRCs and NRCs for the Service(s) shall be paid monthly in advance in US
Dollars by no later than the last business day of each month preceding the month in which a Service
is to be rendered. EHC shall invoice each month’s MRC based upon its projected Cost Formula with
the projected Cost Formula calculated by EHC by utilizing historical Costs (as defined in Schedule
1) as well as taking into account future business and technology plans. The Parties shall “true-up”
any difference between the projected Cost Formula and the actual Cost Formula at such times as
mutually agreed upon, but in any event not less than once per calendar year. Any payment not
received within five (5) business days of its due date will be subject to late payment interest at
a rate of one and a half percent (1.5%) per month or the maximum rate allowed by law, whichever is
greater. Customer shall not offset any sums due to it pursuant to any other agreement(s) between
Customer, or any of its Affiliates, and EHC, or any of its Affiliates, against any amount which is
due to EHC pursuant to this Agreement. “Affiliate” means any person or entity directly or
indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with another person or entity.

          (b) Labor Charges. If at Customer’s request, EHC performs labor related to the
Service(s) but which is outside the scope of EHC’s responsibilities as set forth in this Agreement
(“Additional Labor”), then EHC shall be entitled to charge Customer for such Additional
Labor in accordance with this Article 9.

          (c) Deposit. EHC may require Customer to provide EHC with financial security
(“Deposit”) as security in the amount set forth in the Service Order for payment of any
charges and other liabilities of Customer. The Customer shall still be responsible for the timely
payment of charges for the Service(s). EHC shall be entitled to draw upon the Deposit for any late
payment or any other liabilities that the Customer may incur in connection with any Service, and
the Customer shall be obliged to replenish the Deposit. Failure to do so shall be a material
breach of the Agreement. Following termination of the entire Agreement EHC will return to the
Customer any remaining Deposit minus any offsets (if any) which EHC may deduct from the Deposit to
cover any outstanding liabilities for any Service.

          (d) Taxes. EHC’s rates and charges for Service(s) do not include taxes. Except for
EHC’s taxes on (i) gross and/or net income and/or (ii) real estate, Customer will pay all local,
state, national taxes or charges, including any Universal Service Fees which are imposed on or
based upon the provision to, sale to or use of Service(s) by Customer.

10. Term.

          (a) Term of Agreement. This Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall
expire on the earlier of: (i) the date all Services have been terminated in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement; (ii) the date all Services have expired in

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accordance with the terms of the Service Order; or (iii) the secondary anniversary of the
first Service Initiation Date (as defined in Section 8 above) for the first Service
provided to Customer.

          (b) Renewal. Customer shall have the exclusive right, but not the obligation, to
extend the Agreement annually for up to two (2) years, upon submission of written notice to EHC no
later than one hundred eighty (180) calendar days prior to expiration of the current term.

          (c) Service Orders. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in
any Service Order, in no event shall a Service Order continue to be effective following the
expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement.

11. Teleport Service Outages and Service Failures.

          (a) Teleport Service Outages.

          (i) Customer acknowledges the possibility of an unscheduled period of time during which a
Customer Channel is not available (“Outage”). An Outage shall be measured on a per
Customer Channel basis and shall begin when EHC receives notice of the Outage from the Customer, or
when EHC discovers the Outage (whichever occurs first) and will be considered to have ended when
the affected Customer Channel has been restored. For an Outage to be counted toward the
accumulated Outage time for which Customer may be entitled to a credit as set forth in Section
11(b) below (“Outage Credit”), Customer shall submit a written Outage notice to EHC
(which identifies the Outage and requests an Outage Credit) within five (5) calendar days of the
Outage. If EHC does not receive Customer’s written Outage notice within such five (5) calendar day
period, the Outage shall not be counted toward the accumulated Outage time. For the avoidance of
doubt, the term “Outage” shall include all Outages specified in Section 11(a)(ii).

          (ii) Termination for Chronic Outages. In the event that the cumulative Outages
experienced on a Customer Channel exceed the industry standard service level (a
“Chronic Channel Outage”), Customer shall have the right to terminate this Agreement in
whole or in part as to any one or more Customer Channels, so long as such Chronic Channel Outage
condition is not remedied within thirty (30) days after EHC’s receipt of such written notice.

          (b) Outage
Credit Calculation. In the event that Outages exceed the industry
standard service level (an “Excessive Outage”), Customer
shall be entitled to an Outage Credit based upon that Customer Channel’s prorated portion of the
applicable Teleport Service’s MRC and the length of such Outage as calculated pursuant to the
equation in the table below. Any Outage Credit due shall be credited on Customer’s monthly
invoices. The total Outage Credits for any one
(1) calendar year for a Customer Channel shall not exceed an amount equal to one (1) month of a
Customer Channel’s prorated portion of the applicable Teleport Service’s MRC for such affected
Customer Channel.

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Outage Credit Calculation

Outage duration (in number of minutes), multiplied by the Customer Channel’s

prorated portion of the applicable Teleport Service’s MRC,
divided by 43,200

(deemed number of minutes in a month.)

For the avoidance of doubt and solely by way of example, an affected Customer Channel’s prorated
portion of the applicable Teleport Service’s MRC shall be calculated as follows: If the Teleport
Service’s MRC is $100 for all Customer Channels and there are an aggregate of 10 Customer Channels,
one Customer Channel’s prorated portion of the Teleport Service’s MRC would be $10.

          (c) Service Failure. Customer acknowledges the possibility of an unscheduled period
of time during which all or any portion of the Service(s) (excluding Teleport Services which are
subject to Section 11(a) above) are not available, are interrupted or otherwise fail
(“Service Failure”). In the event of a Service Failure, Customer shall be entitled to
receive a credit (pro rata if applicable) for the applicable Service Failure (“Service Failure
Credit”).

          (d) Exceptions. Notwithstanding any contrary provision herein, EHC shall not be
responsible for and shall not be in default or breach of this Agreement as a result of, nor shall
it be held liable for any Outages, Service Failures, Outage Credits, Service Failure Credits or
other damages, claims, losses, or costs and expenses on account of, any interruption of any
Services, nor shall such interruption be deemed an Outage or Service Failure, if such interruption
or failure occurs due to any of the following: (i) de minimus degradation or interruptions of
Customer Channel(s) due to protection switching; (ii) any failure on the part of Customer to
perform its obligations pursuant to the Agreement, including, but not limited to the failure of
Customer to provide Content to EHC in a format and/or quality in accordance with EHC
specifications; (iii) the failure of transmission lines, fiber, Customer Equipment, equipment,
connections, or other facilities provided by Customer or any third party; (iv) the failure or
nonperformance of any earth station not operated by EHC; (v) interference from a third party
transmission or usage; (vi) testing of the Services as mutually agreed to in advance; (vii)
interruption or degradation due to atmospheric attenuation of the Content signal including but
limited to sun transit outage, rain fade or weather; (viii) Force Majeure Events (as defined in
Section 20(b)); (ix) telecommunications interruptions and/or failure of the Transponder;
(x) any act or failure to act by Customer; (xi) interruptions due to tests and adjustments
necessary to maintain the Services in satisfactory operating condition; (xii) reconfiguration(s)
performed or directed by Customer; and/or (xiii) scheduled EHC maintenance.

          (e) Exclusive Remedy. Except as expressly set forth in Section 11(b) (i.e.
Outage Credits) and 11(c) (i.e. Service Failure Credits) of this Agreement, neither EHC nor
its Affiliates shall have any liability for any Outages or Services Failure. For Outages, Outage
Credits from EHC (as set forth in Section 11(b) above) and termination rights for Chronic

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Outages (as set forth in Section 11(a)(ii) above) are Customer’s sole and exclusive
remedy(s) with respect to Outages. For a Service Failure, Service Failure Credits from EHC (as set
forth in Section 11(c) above) are Customer’s sole and exclusive remedy(s) with respect to
Service Failures. In no event shall an Outage or a Service Failure be deemed a breach of this
Agreement and all other remedies or damages at law or in equity Customer may have against EHC in
connection with any Outage or Service Failure are waived.

12. Insurance. In the event Customer is providing Customer Equipment and such Customer
Equipment is located at a EHC owned, operated or leased facility, to cover its employees and/or
agents performing work at the Teleport, and Customer Equipment or other property located at the
Teleport, Customer shall carry and maintain at its sole cost during the Service Term of the
Teleport Services, with insurance companies having at least A- and be assigned a financial size
category of at least Class IX as rated in the most recent edition of “Best’s Key Rating Guide” for
insurance companies or a rating of at least AAA as rated by Standard & Poor’s, the insurance
indicated below as a minimum requirement:

	 	 	 
	Type of Coverage:	 	Limits of Liability:
	(i) Worker’s Compensation

	 	Statutory per State
	(ii) Employers Liability

	 	$1,000,000 per occurrence
	(iii) Broad Form Property Damage

	 	$3,000,000* per occurrence
	(iv) Third Party Property Damage

	 	$3,000,000* per occurrence

 

			
	*	 	The limits of liability required above can be satisfied by a
combination of primary and excess liability insurance.

Customer shall provide to EHC at or prior to the Effective Date, certificates of insurance or proof
of subscription to any state fund evidencing that Customer is maintaining all of the insurance
required hereunder, and stating that EHC shall be provided with a copy of such certificates at the
execution of any amendment thereto and at each policy renewal thereof, which certificates or proofs
shall be in a form acceptable to EHC. All policies shall (a) be endorsed to include EHC, its
stockholders, Affiliates, directors, officers and employees as additional insureds (the
“Additional Insureds”); (b) be primary and non-contributory coverage to any insurance or
self-insurance maintained by the Additional Insureds; (c) contain an endorsement waiving
subrogation rights of insurer against the Additional Insureds, and (d) shall be issued by
insurer(s) and in a form reasonably satisfactory to EHC. All deductibles shall be paid by
Customer, assumed by Customer, for the account of Customer and EHC, and at Customer’s sole risk.

          (a) No Obligation on EHC. EHC will not insure nor be responsible for any loss or
damage, regardless of cause, to any Customer Equipment or property of any kind, including loss of
use thereof, owned, leased or borrowed by the Customer, its employees, servants or agents.

          (b) Contractors. If Customer utilizes contractor(s) per the Agreement, then Customer
shall require such contractor(s) to comply with these insurance requirements. Customer will supply
subcontractor’s certificates of insurance to EHC before any work commences.

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13. Operational Notices. To report Outages, Service Failures and/or technical problems
Customer shall call the Teleport, which shall be available to answer customer’s call on a 24 x 7
basis. EHC will communicate with Customer regarding any technical problems with any Customer
Channel or Service. For purposes of these communications from EHC, Customer agrees that EHC should
contact the operational contacts of Customer set forth in the Service Order and in the order listed
therein. Customer shall update its list of operational contacts with EHC as needed. EHC shall not
be responsible for any Outages, Service Failures or other technical problems with any Customer
Channel(s) or Service in the event that EHC has attempted to communicate with Customer’s
operational contacts according to the information provided by Customer to EHC and EHC is unable to
establish communications with them.

14. Warranty. EXCEPT AS SET FORTH HEREIN, ANY SERVICE(S), SYSTEMS, EQUIPMENT OR PRODUCTS
PROVIDED BY EHC TO CUSTOMER, EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, SHALL BE “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF
ANY KIND WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AND EHC MAKES NO WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMER EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT NO OTHER REPRESENTATIONS OR
WARRANTIES HAVE BEEN MADE.

15. Liability Restrictions.

          (a) NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT TO THE CONTRARY, IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER
PARTY, ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR ASSIGNS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR INDIRECT DAMAGES, INCLUDING, BY WAY OF
EXAMPLE AND NOT LIMITATION, LOSS OF BUSINESS, PROFITS, USE, DATA, OR OTHER ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE,
WHETHER SUCH CLAIM IS CHOATE OR INCHOATE, WHETHER BY STATUTE, IN TORT, OR IN CONTRACT, EVEN IF SUCH
PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

          (b) IN NO EVENT SHALL EHC, AND ITS AFFILIATES AND ITS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS,
DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND SHAREHOLDERS, AND ITS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE ASSIGNS, HEIRS,
SUCCESSORS AND LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES (THE “EHC GROUP”) BE LIABLE FOR: (i) CONTENT THAT IS
TRANSMITTED BY CUSTOMER OR THIRD PARTIES VIA THE SERVICE(S); OR (ii) FOR ANY OUTAGE OR SERVICE
FAILURE ATTRIBUTABLE IN WHOLE OR IN PART TO ANY OF THE EXCEPTIONS SET FORTH SECTION 11(d)
OR OTHER CAUSES BEYOND EHC’S CONTROL.

          (c) EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 11(b) AND 11(c) OF THIS AGREEMENT, IN NO
EVENT SHALL THE EHC GROUP BE LIABLE FOR ANY OUTAGE, SERVICE FAILURE, DEFECT, ERROR, INTERRUPTION,
DELAY, OR ATTENUATION OF ANY OF THE SERVICES.

          (d) AS A MATERIAL CONDITION OF ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AT THE PRICE SPECIFIED IN THE
SERVICE ORDER, AND IN REGARD

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TO ANY AND ALL CAUSES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, CUSTOMER AGREES EHC’S
AGGREGATE LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE LESSER OF: (i) THE ACTUAL DIRECT DAMAGES; OR (ii) THE
MRC AND/OR NRC AMOUNTS ACTUALLY PAID (EXCLUDING ANY DEPOSITS) TO EHC BY CUSTOMER IN CONNECTION WITH
THE CONTESTED SERVICE DURING THE PRECEEDING MONTH FROM THE TIME THE EVENT RESULTING IN LIABILITY
OCCURS. IN THE EVENT OF EHC LIABILITY PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT, EHC MAY ELECT, AT ITS DISCRETION
AND SOLE OPTION, TO PAY SUCH REQUIRED AMOUNTS OR PROVIDE A CREDIT AGAINST SERVICES. THE PROVISIONS
OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL SURVIVE EXPIRATION OR TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT (FOR ANY REASON OR NO
REASON WHATSOEVER) INDEFINITELY.

16. Indemnification.

          (a) Notwithstanding anything to contrary contained herein, Customer shall indemnify, defend
and hold the EHC Group harmless from and against, any and all costs, losses, liabilities, damages,
lawsuits, judgments, claims, actions, penalties, fines and expenses (including, without limitation,
interest, penalties, reasonable attorney fees and all monies paid in the investigation, defense or
settlement of any or all of the foregoing), that arise out of, or are incurred in connection with:
(i) material breach of the Agreement, breach of any warranty, representation or covenant, or fault,
negligence, act or omission, by the Customer or its Affiliates, directors, employees, agents or
contractors; (ii) bodily injury including death, or property damage incurred by Customer or its
Affiliates, directors, employees, agents or contractors as related to any Service, howsoever
caused; (iii) the quality, content, alleged defects in, or failure (however caused) of any Service;
(iv) the failure by Customer, its Affiliates or downstream customers of Customer, or any third
party, to obtain approval, consent, or authorization relating to the content transmitted over any
Service, including without limitation claims relating to any violation of copyright law, export
control laws; (v) Customer’s or its Affiliates alleged breach of any national or international
laws, rules and regulations applicable to it; (vi) alleged infringement of intellectual property
rights including patents arising from Content, Customer Equipment, Customer-provided facilities,
apparatus, or systems, or combining such with any of the Services and/or EHC-provided equipment;
and/or (vii) EHC acting in accordance with the instructions of the Customer.

          In the event of any claim for indemnification by the EHC Group under this Section, the EHC
Group shall be entitled to representation by counsel of its own choosing, at Customer’s sole cost
and expense. The EHC Group shall have the right to the exclusive conduct of all negotiations,
litigation, settlements and other proceedings arising from any such claim and Customer shall, at
its own cost and expense, render all assistance reasonably requested by EHC in connection with any
such negotiation, litigation, settlement or other proceeding.

          The provisions of this Section 16 shall survive expiration or termination of this
Agreement (for any reason or no reason whatsoever) indefinitely.

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17. Termination and Suspension.

          (a) EHC may, at its option, terminate or suspend all or any portion of the Agreement (i.e. all
or any Services provided hereunder) without liability by giving Customer written notice as follows:
(i) if Customer fails to make any payment due to EHC within (5) days of Customer’s receipt from
EHC of written notice of such failure; (ii) if Customer breaches any material provision of this
Agreement, and (A) if such breach is capable of remedy, Customer does not cure such breach within
thirty (30) days of Customer’s receipt from EHC of written notice of such breach, or (B) if such
breach is not capable of remedy, or has occurred more than once, immediately upon Customer’s
receipt of written notice from EHC of such breach; or (iii) if Customer files a petition in
bankruptcy or is adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent, or files or has filed against it any petition
or answer seeking any reorganization, composition, liquidation or similar relief for itself under
any applicable statute, law or regulation or makes any general assignment for the benefit of its
creditors, or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due. In no
event shall EHC’s election to suspend the Agreement and/or any Service(s) be construed as a waiver
of EHC’s right to terminate the Agreement and/or any Service(s).

          (b) Customer may terminate any Channel Origination Services and/or any Channel Management
Services for any reason or no reason, by giving EHC sixty (60) days written notice without any
Customer Termination Liability as defined in Section 17(d) below. Provided that
the Customer is not in breach of any material provision of this Agreement, Customer may terminate
all or any portion of the Teleport Services, without any Customer Termination Liability, by giving
EHC written notice as follows: (i) if EHC breaches any material provision of this Agreement, and
(A) if such breach is capable of remedy, EHC does not cure such breach within thirty (30) days of
receipt of written notice of such breach, or (B) if such breach is not capable of remedy,
immediately upon receipt of written notice of such breach; or (ii) if EHC files a petition in
bankruptcy or is adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent, or files or has filed against it any petition
or answer seeking any reorganization, composition, liquidation or similar relief for itself under
any applicable statute, law or regulation or makes any general assignment for the benefit of its
creditors, or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due.

          (c) Upon termination or expiration of all or any portion of any Services and/or the Agreement
for whatever reason, the Customer shall cease using all the terminated or expired Services.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in such event all outstanding
indebtedness of the Customer to EHC under this Agreement, adjusted for any applicable Outage
Credits and/or Service Failure Credits, shall become immediately due and payable.

          (d) In the event Customer terminates any portion of the Agreement for any reason except for
that as set forth in Section 17(b) above, within thirty (30) days of such termination
Customer shall pay EHC a sum equal to the projected Cost Formula that Customer would have paid EHC
to provide the Teleport Services for the remainder of the Service Term, had such Teleport Services
not been terminated (a “Customer Termination Liability”). The Parties agree this is a
proper assessment of the loss of bargain and damages EHC will incur, and is not a penalty.

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          (e) The Customer shall remain liable to pay all charges for any suspended Services during any
period of suspension and, for the avoidance of doubt, any such suspensions shall not be deemed an
Outage or Service Failure and no Outage Credits or Service Failure Credits are payable by EHC to
the Customer for any such period of suspension.

18. Confidentiality. The terms and conditions of this Agreement as well as all financial,
business, technical and other confidential and proprietary information that is disclosed or
provided in connection herewith by any Party to the Agreement or their Affiliates shall be kept and
treated as strictly confidential by each Party and their Affiliates and shall not be disclosed to
any third party without the other Party’s prior written consent.

19. Representations, Covenants and Warranties.

          (a) Customer represents, covenants and warrants that: (i) it has and will obtain all
applicable clearances and licenses, consents and approvals necessary to enable it to operate,
receive and use the Services and to perform its other obligations under this Agreement; (ii) it is
in compliance with, and performance of its obligations hereunder will not violate or conflict with,
any applicable law or regulation of any jurisdiction to which it is subject; (iii) it will only use
the Services and/or display or transmit any information or Content in connection with the Services
in compliance at all times with all applicable laws and regulations; (iv) it is and shall be solely
responsible for the acquisition of sufficient rights from, and all payments to, the owners of all
Content it transmits or receives and shall adhere to all applicable Federal Communications
Commission and regulatory guidelines as related to such Content; and (v) no Content provided to EHC
in connection with the Agreement shall contain any material which is patently obscene, libelous, or
that violates or infringes any copyright, right of privacy or literary or dramatic right of any
person or entity; (vi) it will follow established standard industry practices and procedures for
frequency co-ordination and will not request any Service in a manner that could reasonably be
expected to interfere with or cause physical harm to satellites or other services that EHC offers.

          (b) EHC covenants that it shall provide the Services lawfully and with reasonable skill and
care to recognized industry standards using appropriately experienced and trained personnel.

20. Miscellaneous.

          (a) Assignment. Neither Party may assign its rights or delegate its duties under the
Agreement without the other Party’s written consent which consent will not be unreasonably
withheld, except that notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, either Party may
assign its rights and/or delegate any portion of its duties under the Agreement without the other
Party’s consent to any of such Party’s Affiliates capable of performing the assigning Party’s
obligations hereunder, or in connection with a change of control whether by merger, sale of stock,
sale of assets or otherwise. Any attempted assignment in violation of the foregoing will be void
and of no effect.

          (b) Force Majeure. Neither Party shall be held liable for any delay or failure in
performance of any part of the Agreement from any cause beyond its control and without its

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fault or negligence, such as acts of God, acts of civil or military authority, government
regulations, embargoes, epidemics, war, terrorist acts, riots, insurrections, fires, explosions,
earthquakes, nuclear accidents, floods, power blackouts, meteorological or astronomical
disturbances, satellite failure, satellite launch failure, Transponder failure and/or unusually
severe weather conditions (each a “Force Majeure Event”). Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, if any Force Majeure Event affects EHC’s ability to provide a Service
and continues for: (i) thirty (30) consecutive days or less, then the affected Service shall
remain in effect; and (ii) more than thirty (30) consecutive days, then either Party may cancel the
affected Service with no liability on the part of any Party. Notwithstanding anything contained
herein to the contrary, if after the occurrence of a Force Majeure Event, EHC is able to provide
Services to Customer via a manner outside that which the parties normally provision and accept
Services, Customer hereby agrees to utilize commercially reasonable efforts to accept such
provision of such Services by EHC.

          (c) Choice of Law and Jurisdiction. Except as otherwise agreed to by the Parties,
this Agreement and the legal relations between the Parties hereto, including all disputes and
claims, whether arising in contract, tort or under statute, shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado, USA, without giving effect to its conflict of
law provisions. Any and all disputes arising out of, or in connection with, the interpretation,
performance or the nonperformance of the Agreement or any and all disputes arising out of, or in
connection with, transactions in any way related to the Agreement and/or the relationship between
the Parties shall be litigated solely and exclusively before the United States District Court for
the District of Colorado. The Parties consent to the in personam jurisdiction of said court for
the purposes of any such litigation, and waive, fully and completely, any right to dismiss and/or
transfer any action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1404 or §1406 (or any successor statute). In the event
the United States District Court for the District of Colorado does not have subject matter
jurisdiction of said matter, then such matter shall be litigated solely and exclusively before the
appropriate state court of competent jurisdiction located in Arapahoe County, State of Colorado,
USA.

          (d) Entire Agreement/Amendments. This Agreement together with any Service Orders
constitutes the Parties’ entire agreement and supersedes all prior agreements, proposals, or
discussions, whether oral or written with respect to the matters set forth herein. This Agreement
may only be modified by a written amendment signed by an authorized representative of each Party.

          (e) Independent Contractor. The Parties are independent contractors for all purposes
and at all times. Each Party has the responsibility for, and control over, the methods and details
of performing it obligations hereunder. Each Party will be responsible for the hiring, training,
supervision, tools, work policies and procedures of its own employees, and each will be responsible
for the compensation, discipline and termination of its own personnel. Neither Party will have any
authority to act on behalf of, nor bind the other Party to any obligation other than as expressly
provided in the Agreement.

          (f) Notices. Except for the communication of Operational Notices (pursuant to
Section 13) or other information of an urgent nature for which telephone communication
between the operational contacts of the Parties is appropriate, or as otherwise expressly set forth

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to the contrary herein, any notice or other communications required or permitted to be given
hereunder shall be in English, in writing and shall be delivered personally or sent by facsimile
transmission, or by first class certified mail, postage prepaid, or by overnight courier service,
charges prepaid, to the Party to be notified, addressed to such Party at the address set forth
below, or sent by facsimile to the fax number set forth below, or such other address or fax number
as such Party may have substituted by written notice to the other Party. The sending of such
notice with confirmation of receipt thereof (in the case of facsimile transmission) or receipt of
such notice (in the case of personal delivery or delivery by mail or by overnight courier service)
shall constitute the giving thereof:

If to EHC:

EchoStar Holding Corporation

Attn: General Counsel

Address: 90 Inverness Circle East, Englewood, Colorado 80112

With Copy To:

EchoStar Holding Corporation

Attn: Vice President of Engineering

Address: 530 Echostar Drive, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82007

If to the Customer to:

EchoStar Satellite L.L.C.

Attn: General Counsel

Address: 9601 S. Meridian Blvd., Englewood, Colorado 80112

          (g) Waiver. Except where timeframes for a specific action by a Party are expressly
delineated in the Agreement, if either Party fails to enforce any right or remedy under the
Agreement, that failure is not a waiver of the right or remedy for any other breach or failure by
the other Party. No waiver shall be binding unless executed in writing by the Party making the
waiver.

          (h) Construction. Because the Parties actively negotiated the Agreement, the
Agreement will not be construed against the drafter.

          (i) Severability. If any provision of the Agreement is found to be unenforceable, the
Agreement’s unaffected provisions will remain in effect and the Parties will negotiate a mutually
acceptable replacement provision consistent with the Parties’ original intent.

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          (j) Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall not provide any person who is not
a Party to the Agreement with any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, cause of action, or
other right in excess of those existing without reference to the Agreement.

          (k) Headings. The headings and numbering of Articles, Sections and Subsections in the
Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be construed to define or limit any of the terms
herein or affect the meaning or interpretation of the Agreement.

          (l) Trademarks. Nothing in the Agreement will be construed to give the Customer any
rights to use any EHC trademarks, service marks, or logos without the express prior written consent
of EHC.

          (m) Supremacy. In the event of a conflict between the main body of this Agreement and
language in the Service Order, the language of this Agreement shall prevail and the Service Order
shall automatically be modified to conform to the language of the main body of this Agreement.

          (n) Attorney’s Fees. In the event of litigation involving the Agreement, the
prevailing Party in any such action or proceeding shall be entitled to recover its reasonable costs
and expenses incurred in such action from the other Party, including without limitation the cost of
reasonable attorneys’ fees as determined by the judge of the court.

          (o) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile and in counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same
document.

[AGREEMENT SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused the Agreement to be entered into as of the
Effective Date.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	ECHOSTAR HOLDING CORPORATION

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 
	 	ECHOSTAR SATELLITE L.L.C.

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 

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