Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
ERGEN CHARLES W
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ECHOSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORP [DISH] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD.		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/09/2006
(Street)

ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Stock               214,027 D  
Class A Common Stock               235 I I (1)
Class A Common Stock               350,000 I I (2)
Class A Common Stock               16,800 I I (3)
Class A Common Stock               18,411 I I (4)
Class A Common Stock               923 I I (5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Class B Common Stock (6) 11/09/2006   G(7) V   10,370,241   (6)   (6) Class A Common Stock 10,370,241 (6) 39,629,759 I (7) I
Class B Common Stock (6) 11/09/2006   G(7) V 10,370,241     (6)   (6) Class A Common Stock 10,370,241 (6) 198,805,449 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
ERGEN CHARLES W
9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD.
ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112		   X   X   Chairman and CEO  
ERGEN CANTEY
9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD.
ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112		   X      

Signatures

 /s/ Charles W. Ergen, by David K. Moskowitz, his Attorney in Fact   11/13/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
 /s/ Cantey M. Ergen, by David K. Moskowitz, her Attorney in Fact   11/13/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) Held by Ms. Cantey Ergen.
(2) Held by a Grantor Retained Annuity Trust ("GRAT"). The reporting persons disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
(3) The shares are held by a custodian for the reporting persons' minor children. The reporting persons disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
(4) Held by Mr. Charlie Ergen in a 401(k) account.
(5) Held by Ms. Cantey Ergen in a 401(k) account.
(6) The holder of the shares of Class B stock, either Charles. W. Ergen or each GRAT, may elect to convert any or all of their Class B shares into an equal number of Class A shares at any time for no additional consideration.
(7) On November 9, 2005, the reporting persons established four GRATs, contributing 12,500,000 Class B shares to each, resulting in the transfer of a total of 50,000,00 Class B Shares. Pursuant to the terms of the Ergen Two-Year GRAT, 4,362,261 shares were distributed as an annuity to Mr. Ergen on November 9, 2006 with the Ergen Two-Year GRAT retaining 8,137,739 shares. Pursuant to the terms of the Ergen Three-Year GRAT, 2,710,266 shares were distributed as an annuity to Mr. Ergen on November 9, 2006 with the Ergen-Three Year GRAT retaining 9,789,734 shares. Pursuant to the terms of the Ergen-Four Year GRAT, 1,891,568 shares were distributed as an annuity to Mr. Ergen on November 9, 2006 with the Ergen Four-Year GRAT retaining 10,608,432 shares. Pursuant to the terms of the Ergen Five-Year GRAT, 1,406,146 shares were distributed as an annuity to Mr. Ergen on November 9, 2006 with the Ergen Five-Year GRAT retaining 11,093,854 shares.

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