SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: December 31, 2014 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* DUGAN MICHAEL T (Last) (First) (Middle) (Street) (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ECHOSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORP [ DISH ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) President and C.O.O.
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/12/2003
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 05/14/2003	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common Stock	05/12/2003		M		15,813	A	2.125	0(1)	D
Class A Common Stock	05/12/2003		S		15,813	D	32.584	0	D
Class A Common Stock	05/12/2003		M		48,489	A	2.125	0	D
Class A Common Stock	05/12/2003		S		48,489	D	32.527	0	D
Class A Common Stock	05/12/2003		M		28,224	A	2.125	0	D
Class A Common Stock	05/12/2003		S		28,224	D	32.565	0	D
Class A Common Stock	05/12/2003		M		107,628	A	2.125	0	D
Class A Common Stock	05/12/2003		S		107,628	D	32.537	0	D
Class A Common Stock	05/12/2003		M		49,846	A	2.125	110,350	D
Class A Common Stock	05/12/2003		S		49,846	D	32.548	17,017	I	I(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	2.125	05/12/2003		M			15,813	12/20/1996(3)	12/20/2006(4)	Class A Common Stock	15,813	$2.125	0	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	2.125	05/12/2003		M			48,489	08/01/1997(5)	08/01/2007(4)	Class A Common Stock	48,489	$2.125	0	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	2.125	05/12/2003		M			28,224	12/31/1997(6)	12/31/2007(4)	Class A Common Stock	28,224	$2.125	0	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	2.125	05/13/2003		M			49,846	02/12/1998(6)	02/12/2008(4)	Class A Common Stock	49,846	$2.125	0	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	2.125	05/12/2003		M			107,628	12/31/1997(7)	12/31/2007(4)	Class A Common Stock	107,628	$2.125	407,520	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. A summary of the reporting person's holdings is included below.

2. On March 8, 2000, the Company issued an additional 60,000 shares of Class A Common Stock to EchoStar Communications Corporation's 401(k) Employees' Savings Plan (the "Plan"). The number of shares reported in column 5 represents the total number of shares allocated to the reporting person's account through the Plan to date. The reporting person has dispositive, but no voting power with respect to the shares.

3. The shares underlying the option, listed in column 5, vested at the rate of 20% per year, commencing on December 20, 1996.

4. Each portion of the option expires five years from the date on which that portion of the option first becomes exercisable.

5. The shares underlying the option, listed in column 5, vested at the rate of 20% per year, commencing on August 1, 1997.

6. The shares underlying the option, listed in column 5, vested at the rate of 20% per year, commencing on February 12, 1998.

7. The shares underlying the option, listed in column 5, vested at the rate of 20% per year, commencing on December 31, 1997.

	Michael T. Dugan	05/16/2003
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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