POWER OF ATTORNEY



   Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby

constitutes and appoints each of R. Stanton Dodge, Robert F.

 Rehg, Brandon Ehrhart, James Gorman, Eric Lentell, Tobin

Sykes and Tracy Strickland signing singly, the undersigned's

true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:



 (1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in

     the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or

     director of DISH Network Corporation

     (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance

     with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act

     of 1934 and the rules thereunder;



 (2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf

     of the undersigned which may be necessary or

     desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3,

     4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or

     amendments thereto, and timely file such form with

     the United States Securities and Exchange

     Commission and any stock exchange or similar

     authority; and



 (3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in

     connection with the foregoing which, in the

     opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit

     to, in the best interest of, or legally required

     by, the undersigned, it being understood that the

     documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on

     behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power

     of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain

     such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact

     may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.



   The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact

full power and authority to do and perform any and every act

and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done

in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted,

as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might

or could do if personally present, with full power of

substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming

all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's

substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be

done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and

powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the

foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at

the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the

Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities

to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of

1934.



   This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and

effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file

Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of

and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless

earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing

delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of

Attorney to be executed as of this 30th, day of December, 2008.



   /s/ O. Nolan Daines

   Signature





   O. Nolan Daines

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