ECHOSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORP
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO MEMORANDUM OEM MFG. AGREEMENT
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.6

                             Amendment to Memorandum
                           OEM Manufacturing Agreement


         The Memorandum OEM Manufacturing Agreement ("MOEMMA") with an effective
date of January 9, 2002 by and among EchoStar Satellite Corporation, EchoStar
Technologies Corporation and Thomson multimedia, Inc. is hereby amended as
follows:

         1.       The 6th sentence of Section 2.4 is amended to read:

         In the event that for any reason an agreement for [CONFIDENTIAL
         INFORMATION REDACTED] has not been executed by Licensee, ETC and ESC on
         [CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION REDACTED], then notwithstanding anything else
         in this MOEMMA to the contrary, this MOEMMA shall terminate.

         2.       The MOEMMA shall remain in all other respects unchanged.


Echostar Satellite Corporation      Echostar Technologies Corporation

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Thomson multimedia Inc.

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