EXHIBIT 23.1


            Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors
EchoStar DBS Corporation:

We consent to the use of our report dated March 22, 2004, with respect to the
consolidated balance sheets of EchoStar DBS Corporation and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the related consolidated statements of
operations and comprehensive income, changes in stockholder's deficit, and cash
flows for the years then ended, incorporated herein by reference and to the
reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.

As discussed in note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company
changed its method of accounting for goodwill and intangible assets effective
January 1, 2002.

As discussed in note 3, the consolidated financial statements as of and for the
year ended December 31, 2002 have been restated.



                                                                    /s/ KPMG LLP


Denver, Colorado
November 15, 2004