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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                   FORM 10-Q/A
                                (AMENDMENT NO. 1)
(MARK ONE)

[X]  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
     ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2002

                                       OR

[ ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

     For the transition period from _______________ to ________________.

                         Commission File Number: 0-26176

                       ECHOSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            NEVADA                                       88-0336997
(State or other jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)


        5701 S. SANTA FE DRIVE
         LITTLETON, COLORADO                                80120
(Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip code)

                                 (303) 723-1000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                 NOT APPLICABLE
              (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                         if changed since last report)

     INDICATE BY CHECK MARK WHETHER THE REGISTRANT (1) HAS FILED ALL REPORTS
REQUIRED TO BE FILED BY SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934 DURING THE PRECEDING 12 MONTHS (OR FOR SUCH SHORTER PERIOD THAT THE
REGISTRANT WAS REQUIRED TO FILE SUCH REPORTS), AND (2) HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO SUCH
FILING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PAST 90 DAYS. YES [X]  NO [ ]

     AS OF AUGUST 12, 2002, THE REGISTRANT'S OUTSTANDING COMMON STOCK CONSISTED
OF 242,273,025 SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK AND 238,435,208 SHARES OF CLASS B
COMMON STOCK.

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                                EXPLANATORY NOTE

     We are filing this Amendment No.1 to our Form 10-Q to clearly identify
previously filed exhibits which include redacted material. No new redactions
have been made, and no new exhibits are being filed. We are also refiling
certain of the exhibits to more clearly indicate those portions which have been
redacted and to eliminate certain previously redacted material. No other changes
whatsoever are being made to the 10-Q; these are the only amendments made to the
original filing of this report on August 14, 2002 (the "Original Filing").

     This report continues to speak as of the date of the Original Filing, and
we have not updated the disclosure in this report to speak as of a later date.
All information contained in this report and the Original Filing is subject to
updating and supplementing as provided in our periodic reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.




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Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K................................      1





                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a)  Exhibits.


       10.1+    Amendment No. 4 to Memorandum OEM Manufacturing Agreement,
                dated January 9, 2002, between EchoStar Satellite Corporation,
                EchoStar Technologies Corporation and Thomson multimedia, Inc.

       10.2+    Amendment No. 5 to Memorandum OEM Manufacturing Agreement,
                dated January 9, 2002, between EchoStar Satellite Corporation,
                EchoStar Technologies Corporation and Thomson multimedia, Inc.

       10.3+    Amendment No. 6 to Memorandum OEM Manufacturing Agreement,
                dated January 9, 2002, between EchoStar Satellite Corporation,
                EchoStar Technologies Corporation and Thomson multimedia, Inc.
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+    Filed herewith.




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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                     ECHOSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION


                                     By: /s/ David K. Moskowitz
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                                         David K. Moskowitz
                                         Senior Vice President, General Counsel,
                                         Secretary and Director
                                         (Duly Authorized Officer)


                                     By: /s/ Michael R. McDonnell
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                                         Michael R. McDonnell
                                         Senior Vice President and
                                         Chief Financial Officer
                                         (Principal Financial Officer)

Date: September 20, 2002




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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX *


EXHIBIT NUMBER                            DESCRIPTION
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    10.1            Amendment No. 4 to Memorandum OEM Manufacturing Agreement,
                    dated January 9, 2002, between EchoStar Satellite
                    Corporation, EchoStar Technologies Corporation and Thomson
                    multimedia, Inc.

    10.2            Amendment No. 5 to Memorandum OEM Manufacturing Agreement,
                    dated January 9, 2002, between EchoStar Satellite
                    Corporation, EchoStar Technologies Corporation and Thomson
                    multimedia, Inc.


    10.3            Amendment No. 6 to Memorandum OEM Manufacturing Agreement,
                    dated January 9, 2002, between EchoStar Satellite
                    Corporation, EchoStar Technologies Corporation and Thomson
                    multimedia, Inc.
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* Only exhibits actually filed on this Form 10-Q/A are listed. These exhibits
  were previously filed with the Commission as an Exhibit to the Company's
  Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002,
  filed on August 14, 2002. Pursuant to a confidential treatment request
  filed with the Commission, certain portions of these exhibits were omitted
  from our prior filing. The current filing reflects comments of the
  Commission regarding our confidential treatment request.