EX-23.1 9 d13664exv23w1.txt CONSENT OF KPMG LLP EXHIBIT 23.1 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements listed below of EchoStar Communications Corporation of our report dated March 1, 2004, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of EchoStar Communications Corporation and subsidiaries, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), changes in stockholders' deficit and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, which report appears in the December 31, 2003 annual report on Form 10-K of EchoStar Communications Corporation.
Form Registration Statement No. Description ---- -------------------------- ----------- S-8 333-106423 1999 Stock Incentive Plan S-8 333-66490 2001 Nonemployee Director Stock Option Plan S-8 333-59148 2000 Launch Bonus Plan S-8 333-31890 401(k) Employees' Savings Plan S-8 333-95099 1999 Launch Bonus Plan S-8 333-74779 401(k) Employees' Savings Plan S-8 333-51259 1998 Launch Bonus Plan S-8 333-48895 401(k) Employees' Savings Plan S-8 333-36791 1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan S-8 333-36749 1997 Launch Bonus Plan S-8 333-22971 401(k) Employees' Savings Plan S-8 333-11597 1996 Launch Bonus Plan S-8 333-05575 1995 Nonemployee Director Stock Option Plan S-8 033-80527 1995 Stock Incentive Plan
The 2001 consolidated financial statements of EchoStar Communications Corporation and subsidiaries were audited by other auditors who have ceased operations. Our report refers to the Company's change in its method of accounting for goodwill and intangible assets effective January 1, 2002. Our report refers to a restatement of the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2002. KPMG LLP Denver, Colorado March 22, 2004