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                                                               Exhibit No.  23.2


                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


         As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of our report dated
March 6, 2001, included in EchoStar Communications Corporation's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000, and to all references
to our Firm included in this Registration Statement.


                                                    ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Denver, Colorado,
 April 17, 2001.