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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT<br />Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 OR 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):&nbsp; </font><font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">June 9, 2017 &nbsp;(June 5, 2017)</font>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">88-0336997<br /></font><font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">(IRS Employer<br />Identification No.)</font></p>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">(303)&nbsp;723-1000<br /></font><font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">(Registrant&#x2019;s telephone number, including area code)</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">As previously disclosed by DISH Network Corporation and DISH DBS Corporation (together, &#x201C;we&#x201D; or &#x201C;us&#x201D;) in our public filings, including most recently in our&nbsp;annual reports on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 and our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, on March&nbsp;25, 2009, our wholly-owned subsidiary DISH Network L.L.C. was sued in a civil action by the United States Attorney General and several states (the &#x201C;Plaintiffs&#x201D;) in the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois (the &#x201C;District Court&#x201D;), alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (&#x201C;TCPA&#x201D;) and the Telemarketing Sales Rule (&#x201C;TSR&#x201D;), as well as analogous state statutes and state consumer protection laws.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Plaintiffs alleged that DISH Network L.L.C., directly and through certain independent third-party retailers and their affiliates, committed certain telemarketing violations.&nbsp;</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">On June 5, 2017, the District Court issued Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law and entered Judgment ordering&nbsp;DISH Network L.L.C. to pay an aggregate amount of $280 million to Plaintiffs.&nbsp; The District Court also issued a Permanent Injunction (the &#x201C;Injunction&#x201D;) against DISH Network L.L.C. that imposes certain ongoing compliance requirements on DISH Network L.L.C., which include, among other things: (i)&nbsp;the retention of a &nbsp;telemarketing-compliance expert to prepare a plan to ensure that DISH Network L.L.C. and certain independent third-party retailers will continue to comply with telemarketing laws and the Injunction; (ii) certain telemarketing records retention and production requirements; and (iii) certain compliance reporting and monitoring requirements. &nbsp;In addition to the compliance requirements under the Injunction, within ninety (90) days after the effective date of the Injunction, DISH Network L.L.C. is required to demonstrate that it and certain independent third-party retailers are in compliance with the Safe Harbor Provisions of the TSR and TCPA and have made no prerecorded telemarketing calls during the five (5) years prior to the effective date of the Injunction (collectively, the &#x201C;Demonstration Requirements&#x201D;).&nbsp;&nbsp;If DISH Network L.L.C. fails to prove that it meets the Demonstration Requirements, it will be barred from conducting any outbound telemarketing for two (2) years.&nbsp;&nbsp;If DISH Network L.L.C. fails to prove that a particular independent third-party retailer meets the Demonstration Requirements, DISH Network L.L.C. will be barred from accepting orders from that independent third-party retailer for two (2) years. &nbsp; &nbsp;</font>
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dish_Current folio_8K (DNC 6917)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
June 9, 2017  (June 5, 2017)
DISH NETWORK CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
NEVADA
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
0-26176
(Commission File Number)
88-0336997
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
9601 SOUTH MERIDIAN BLVD.
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
(Address of principal executive offices)
80112
(Zip Code)
(303) 723-1000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
DISH DBS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
COLORADO
333-31929
84-1328967
(State or other jurisdiction of
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
incorporation)
Identification No.)
9601 SOUTH MERIDIAN BLVD.
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
80112
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(303) 723-1000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 8.01
Other Events.
As previously disclosed by DISH Network Corporation and DISH DBS Corporation (together, "we" or "us") in our public filings, including most recently in our annual reports on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 and our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, on March 25, 2009, our wholly-owned subsidiary DISH Network L.L.C. was sued in a civil action by the United States Attorney General and several states (the "Plaintiffs") in the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois (the "District Court"), alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA") and the Telemarketing Sales Rule ("TSR"), as well as analogous state statutes and state consumer protection laws.  The Plaintiffs alleged that DISH Network L.L.C., directly and through certain independent third-party retailers and their affiliates, committed certain telemarketing violations.
On June 5, 2017, the District Court issued Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law and entered Judgment ordering DISH Network L.L.C. to pay an aggregate amount of $280 million to Plaintiffs.  The District Court also issued a Permanent Injunction (the "Injunction") against DISH Network L.L.C. that imposes certain ongoing compliance requirements on DISH Network L.L.C., which include, among other things: (i) the retention of a  telemarketing-compliance expert to prepare a plan to ensure that DISH Network L.L.C. and certain independent third-party retailers will continue to comply with telemarketing laws and the Injunction; (ii) certain telemarketing records retention and production requirements; and (iii) certain compliance reporting and monitoring requirements.  In addition to the compliance requirements under the Injunction, within ninety (90) days after the effective date of the Injunction, DISH Network L.L.C. is required to demonstrate that it and certain independent third-party retailers are in compliance with the Safe Harbor Provisions of the TSR and TCPA and have made no prerecorded telemarketing calls during the five (5) years prior to the effective date of the Injunction (collectively, the "Demonstration Requirements").  If DISH Network L.L.C. fails to prove that it meets the Demonstration Requirements, it will be barred from conducting any outbound telemarketing for two (2) years.  If DISH Network L.L.C. fails to prove that a particular independent third-party retailer meets the Demonstration Requirements, DISH Network L.L.C. will be barred from accepting orders from that independent third-party retailer for two (2) years.
DISH Network L.L.C. intends to vigorously pursue its post-trial rights, including appeal.  We cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of any post-trial motions or appeal.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
DISH NETWORK CORPORATION
DISH DBS CORPORATION
Date:  June 9, 2017
By:
/s/ R. Stanton Dodge
R. Stanton Dodge
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary