FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Dodge R Stanton 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 06/29/2007 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ECHOSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORP [DISH] (Last) (First) (Middle) 9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP, Gen Counsel and Sec 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Class A Common Stock 183 (1) D   Class A Common Stock 2,142 I I (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (3)	02/17/2009	Class A Common Stock	80,000	$ 6	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (4)	03/31/2009	Class A Common Stock	18,440	$ 10.2	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (5)	03/31/2013	Class A Common Stock	10,000	$ 28.88	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (6)	03/31/2014	Class A Common Stock	10,000	$ 32.75	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (7)	06/30/2014	Class A Common Stock	10,000	$ 30.75	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (8)	03/31/2015	Class A Common Stock	37,500	$ 29.25	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (9)	03/31/2015	Class A Common Stock	12,500	$ (10)	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (11)	03/31/2015	Class A Common Stock	25,000	$ 29.25	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Dodge R Stanton 9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112	Â	Â	  EVP, Gen Counsel and Sec	Â

Signatures

/s/ R. Stanton Dodge, by Brandon Ehrhart, his Attorney in Fact		07/03/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares acquired under the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(2)	By 401(k).
(3)	The grant is subject to achievement of certain performance criteria and a vesting schedule of 20% per year commencing on February 17, 2000.
(4)	The shares underlying the option vested at the rate of 20% per year, commencing on March 31, 2000.
(5)	The shares underlying the option vest at the rate of 20% per year, commencing on March 31, 2004.
(6)	The shares underlying the option vest at the rate of 20% per year, commencing on March 31, 2005.
(7)	The shares underlying the option vest at the rate of 20% per year, commencing on June 30, 2005.
(8)	The grant is subject to achievement of certain performance criteria and a vesting schedule of 10% per year commencing March 31, 2006 until March 31, 2009 and 20% per year thereafter.
(9)	The grant is subject to achievement of certain performance criteria and a vesting schedule of 10% per year commencing March 31, 2006 until March 31, 2009 and 20% per year thereafter.
(10)	Each unit converts upon vesting into one share of stock, which will be issued to the reporting person immediately upon vesting.
(11)	The shares underlying the option vest at the rate of 20% per year, commencing on March 31, 2006.

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