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DISH Network Corp. – ‘10-Q’ for 9/30/20 – ‘XML’

On:  Friday, 11/6/20, at 6:23am ET   ·   For:  9/30/20   ·   Accession #:  1558370-20-13008   ·   File #:  1-39144

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

11/06/20  DISH Network Corp.                10-Q        9/30/20   92:19M                                    Toppan Merrill Bridge/FA

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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                (Parenthetical)                                                  
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36: R20         Segment Reporting                                   HTML    165K 
37: R21         Contract Balances                                   HTML     58K 
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39: R23         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    143K 
                (Policies)                                                       
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                (Tables)                                                         
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                (Tables)                                                         
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                (Tables)                                                         
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                Securities (Tables)                                              
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                (Details)                                                        
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57: R41         Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share       HTML     74K 
                (Details)                                                        
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                (Details)                                                        
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                and Cash Equivalents, and Other Investment                       
                Securities (Details)                                             
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                and Cash Equivalents, and Other Investment                       
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 4/01/24  Dish DBS Corp.                    10-K       12/31/23  105:15M                                    Toppan Merrill Bridge/FA
 3/29/24  DISH Network Corp.                10-K       12/31/23  109:25M                                    Toppan Merrill Bridge/FA
 2/29/24  EchoStar Corp.                    10-K       12/31/23  136:29M                                    Toppan Merrill Bridge/FA
 3/16/23  Dish DBS Corp.                    10-K       12/31/22  101:16M                                    Toppan Merrill Bridge/FA
 2/23/23  DISH Network Corp.                10-K       12/31/22  115:26M                                    Toppan Merrill Bridge/FA
 3/11/22  Dish DBS Corp.                    10-K       12/31/21  100:16M                                    Toppan Merrill Bridge/FA
 2/24/22  DISH Network Corp.                10-K       12/31/21  117:26M                                    Toppan Merrill Bridge/FA
 3/24/21  Dish DBS Corp.                    10-K       12/31/20  101:17M                                    Toppan Merrill Bridge/FA
 2/22/21  DISH Network Corp.                10-K       12/31/20  121:27M                                    Toppan Merrill Bridge/FA
11/13/20  Dish DBS Corp.                    10-Q        9/30/20   74:11M                                    Toppan Merrill Bridge/FA
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