Federal Communications Commission DA 07-2661
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of
EchoStar Satellite L.L.C.
v. 
Home Box Office, Inc.
Program Access Complaint
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CSR-7070-P
ORDER
Adopted:  June 15, 2007  Released:  June 18, 2007
By the Chief, Media Bureau:
1. On November 15, 2006, a program access complaint was filed on behalf of EchoStar 
Satellite L.L.C. (“EchoStar”) against Home Box Office, Inc. (“HBO”).  On February 2, 2007, EchoStar 
filed a “Motion to Dismiss with Prejudice.” EchoStar states that it entered into a Program Service 
Agreement on January 30, 2007 with HBO for carriage by EchoStar of the HBO and Cinemax services.1  
In light of this agreement, EchoStar will not further pursue its program access complaint against HBO.  
EchoStar states that HBO has consented to the Motion.  In view of the foregoing, we grant EchoStar’s 
request.
2. Accordingly, EchoStar Satellite L.L.C.’s Motion to Dismiss with Prejudice its program 
access complaint against Home Box Office, Inc. IS GRANTED and EchoStar’s program access 
complaint IS DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.
3. This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.283 of the 
Commission’s rules.2
 FEDERAL COMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Monica Shah Desai
Chief, Media Bureau   
  
  
1 EchoStar Motion at 1.
2 47 C.F.R. § 0.283.