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  <xsd:element id="dish_CapitalDistributionToRelatedPartyInConnectionPurchaseOfLaunchService" name="CapitalDistributionToRelatedPartyInConnectionPurchaseOfLaunchService" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="dish_CapitalDistributionToRelatedPartyInConnectionPurchaseOfStrategicInvestments" name="CapitalDistributionToRelatedPartyInConnectionPurchaseOfStrategicInvestments" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="dish_TaxOnCapitalDistributionToRelatedPartyInConnectionPurchaseOfLaunchService" name="TaxOnCapitalDistributionToRelatedPartyInConnectionPurchaseOfLaunchService" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="dish_TaxOnCapitalDistributionToRelatedPartyInConnectionPurchaseOfStrategicInvestments" name="TaxOnCapitalDistributionToRelatedPartyInConnectionPurchaseOfStrategicInvestments" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="dish_EmployeeBenefitPlansDisclosureAbstract" name="EmployeeBenefitPlansDisclosureAbstract" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="dish_ValuationAndQualifyingAccountsDisclosureAbstract" name="ValuationAndQualifyingAccountsDisclosureAbstract" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="dish_QuarterlyFinancialDataUnauditedAbstract" name="QuarterlyFinancialDataUnauditedAbstract" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="dish_InvestmentSecuritiesFairValueElection" name="InvestmentSecuritiesFairValueElection" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
</xsd:schema>
