EXHIBIT 12

            ECHOSTAR DBS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES
                              COMPUTATION OF RATIOS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
                                   (UNAUDITED)

CALCULATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES:



                                                                                                         Three Months
                                                        Year Ended December 31,                             Ended
                                ---------------------------------------------------------------------      March 31,
                                   1997           1998           1999           2000          2001           2002
                                ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------    ------------

                                                                                       
Income (loss) before
taxes and equity in
losses of equity
investees .................     $(323,278)     $(294,304)     $(562,285)     $(607,540)     $  32,497     $  19,222

Amortization of
capitalized interest ......         8,901          9,654         10,708         10,708         10,708         2,859
                                ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------     ---------
Income from
continuing
operations before
income taxes and
capitalized interest ......     $(314,377)     $(284,650)     $(551,577)     $(596,832)     $  43,205     $  22,081

Interest expense ..........       104,192        167,529        196,390        193,685        192,900        82,137

Capitalized interest ......        43,169         21,678             --             --             --         8,740

Interest component
of rent expense (1) .......            64             74            192            230            351           114
                                ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------     ---------
Total fixed charges .......       147,425        189,281        196,582        193,915        193,251        90,991

Earnings before
fixed charges .............     $(210,121)     $(117,047)     $(354,995)     $(402,917)     $ 236,456     $ 104,332

Ratio of earnings to
fixed changes .............            --             --             --             --           1.22          1.15
                                =========      =========      =========      =========      =========     =========
Deficiency of
available earnings to
fixed charges .............     $(357,546)     $(306,328)     $(551,577)     $(596,832)     $      --     $      --
                                =========      =========      =========      =========      =========     =========


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(1) The interest component of rent expense has been estimated by taking the
difference between the gross rent expense and net present value of rent expense
using a weighted-average cost of capital of approximately 13% for the years
ended December 31, 1997 and 1998. The weighted-average cost of capital for the
years ended December 31, 1999 through December 31, 2001 and for the three months
ended March 31, 2002 has been approximated at 9%. The cost of capital used to
calculate the interest component of rent expense is representative of our
outstanding secured borrowings during each respective period.