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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_DepositsAssetsCurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_DepositsAssetsCurrent_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Other Assets, Current</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Other current assets</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AssetsCurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_AssetsCurrent" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_AssetsCurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_AssetsCurrent_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrentAbstract" xlink:to="us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrentAbstract_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrentAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Noncurrent Assets:</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndInvestmentsNoncurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndInvestmentsNoncurrent_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndInvestmentsNoncurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Restricted Cash and Investments, Noncurrent</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndInvestmentsNoncurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Restricted cash, cash equivalents and marketable investment securities</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet" xlink:to="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Property and equipment, net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Property and equipment, net</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedLicenseAgreements" xlink:label="us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedLicenseAgreements" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedLicenseAgreements" xlink:to="us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedLicenseAgreements_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedLicenseAgreements_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Indefinite-Lived License Agreements</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedLicenseAgreements_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">FCC authorizations</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LongTermInvestments" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermInvestments" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LongTermInvestments" xlink:to="us-gaap_LongTermInvestments_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermInvestments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Long-term Investments</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermInvestments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Other investment securities</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Other Assets, Noncurrent</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Other noncurrent assets, net</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Total noncurrent assets</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_Assets" xlink:label="us-gaap_Assets" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_Assets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Assets</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_Assets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Total assets</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquityAbstract" xlink:label="us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquityAbstract" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquityAbstract" xlink:to="us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquityAbstract_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrentAbstract" xlink:label="us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrentAbstract" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrentAbstract" xlink:to="us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrentAbstract_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrentAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Liabilities, Current [Abstract]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrentAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Current Liabilities:</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Accounts Payable, Current</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Trade accounts payable</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DeferredRevenueAndCreditsCurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_DeferredRevenueAndCreditsCurrent" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_DeferredRevenueAndCreditsCurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_DeferredRevenueAndCreditsCurrent_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DeferredRevenueAndCreditsCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Deferred revenue and other</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Accrued Liabilities, Current</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Accrued programming</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Interest Payable, Current</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Accrued interest</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Costs and Expenses</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpenseAbstract" xlink:label="us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpenseAbstract" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpenseAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Nonoperating Income (Expense) [Abstract]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Income (loss) before income taxes</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ScheduleOfInvestmentsLineItems_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Schedule of Investments [Line Items]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ScheduleOfInvestmentsLineItems_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Spectrum Investments</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_NumberOfOperatingSegments" xlink:label="us-gaap_NumberOfOperatingSegments" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_NumberOfOperatingSegments" xlink:to="us-gaap_NumberOfOperatingSegments_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_NumberOfOperatingSegments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Number of Operating Segments</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_NumberOfOperatingSegments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Number of primary operating business units</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_NumberOfOperatingSegments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Number of primary business segments</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_NumberOfSubscribersForPayTVServices" xlink:label="dish_NumberOfSubscribersForPayTVServices" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_NumberOfSubscribersForPayTVServices" xlink:to="dish_NumberOfSubscribersForPayTVServices_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_NumberOfSubscribersForPayTVServices_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents the number of subscribers of DISH branded pay TV services.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_NumberOfSubscribersForPayTVServices_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Number Of Subscribers For Pay TV Services</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_NumberOfSubscribersForPayTVServices_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Number of Pay-TV subscribers</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_NumberOfSubscribersForBroadbandServices" xlink:label="dish_NumberOfSubscribersForBroadbandServices" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_NumberOfSubscribersForBroadbandServices" xlink:to="dish_NumberOfSubscribersForBroadbandServices_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_NumberOfSubscribersForBroadbandServices_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents the number of subscribers for broadband services.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_NumberOfSubscribersForBroadbandServices_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Number Of Subscribers For Broadband Services</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_NumberOfSubscribersForBroadbandServices_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Number of subscribers for broadband services under the dishNET brand</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_NumberOfStatesInWhichWirelineVoiceAndBroadbandServicesAreOffered" xlink:label="dish_NumberOfStatesInWhichWirelineVoiceAndBroadbandServicesAreOffered" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_NumberOfStatesInWhichWirelineVoiceAndBroadbandServicesAreOffered" xlink:to="dish_NumberOfStatesInWhichWirelineVoiceAndBroadbandServicesAreOffered_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_NumberOfStatesInWhichWirelineVoiceAndBroadbandServicesAreOffered_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents the number of states region in which wireline voice and broadband services are offered.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_NumberOfStatesInWhichWirelineVoiceAndBroadbandServicesAreOffered_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Number of States in which Wireline Voice and Broadband Services are Offered</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_NumberOfStatesInWhichWirelineVoiceAndBroadbandServicesAreOffered_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Number of state region in which wireline voice and broadband services are offered</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_ProceedsFromRefundAmountFromBid" xlink:label="dish_ProceedsFromRefundAmountFromBid" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_ProceedsFromRefundAmountFromBid" xlink:to="dish_ProceedsFromRefundAmountFromBid_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_ProceedsFromRefundAmountFromBid_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents refund amount received from auction related to AWS-3.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_ProceedsFromRefundAmountFromBid_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Proceeds From Refund Amount From Bid</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_ProceedsFromRefundAmountFromBid_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Refund amount received</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_GrossWinningBids" xlink:label="dish_GrossWinningBids" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_GrossWinningBids" xlink:to="dish_GrossWinningBids_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_GrossWinningBids_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents gross winning bids amount.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_GrossWinningBids_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Gross Winning Bids</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_GrossWinningBids_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Gross winning bids</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_PercentageOfBiddingCredit" xlink:label="dish_PercentageOfBiddingCredit" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_PercentageOfBiddingCredit" xlink:to="dish_PercentageOfBiddingCredit_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_PercentageOfBiddingCredit_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents the percentage of bidding credit.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_PercentageOfBiddingCredit_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Percentage Of Bidding Credit</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_PercentageOfBiddingCredit_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Percentage of bidding credit</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_BiddingCredit" xlink:label="dish_BiddingCredit" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_BiddingCredit" xlink:to="dish_BiddingCredit_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_BiddingCredit_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents value of bidding credit.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_BiddingCredit_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Bidding Credit</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_BiddingCredit_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Bidding credit value</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_CombinedNetWinningBids" xlink:label="dish_CombinedNetWinningBids" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_CombinedNetWinningBids" xlink:to="dish_CombinedNetWinningBids_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_CombinedNetWinningBids_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents the combined net winning bids.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_CombinedNetWinningBids_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Combined Net Winning Bids</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_CombinedNetWinningBids_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Combined net winning bids</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="dish_CombinedNetWinningBids_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Net winning bid</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_AdditionalBidWithdrawlPayment" xlink:label="dish_AdditionalBidWithdrawlPayment" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_AdditionalBidWithdrawlPayment" xlink:to="dish_AdditionalBidWithdrawlPayment_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_AdditionalBidWithdrawlPayment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Additional Bid Withdrawl Payment</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_AdditionalBidWithdrawlPayment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Additional Bid Withdrawl Payment</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_AdditionalBidWithdrawlPayment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Additional bid withdrawl payment</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_BidWithdrawalPayment" xlink:label="dish_BidWithdrawalPayment" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_BidWithdrawalPayment" xlink:to="dish_BidWithdrawalPayment_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_BidWithdrawalPayment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents bid withdrawal payment.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_BidWithdrawalPayment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Bid Withdrawal Payment</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_BidWithdrawalPayment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Bid withdrawal payment</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_ReauctionPayment" xlink:label="dish_ReauctionPayment" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_ReauctionPayment" xlink:to="dish_ReauctionPayment_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_ReauctionPayment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Reauction Payment</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_ReauctionPayment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Reauction Payment</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_ReauctionPayment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Re-Auction payment</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryDoesNotHoldMajorityVotingInterestDisclosuresAbstract" xlink:label="us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryDoesNotHoldMajorityVotingInterestDisclosuresAbstract" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryDoesNotHoldMajorityVotingInterestDisclosuresAbstract" xlink:to="us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryDoesNotHoldMajorityVotingInterestDisclosuresAbstract_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryDoesNotHoldMajorityVotingInterestDisclosuresAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary, Does Not Hold Majority Voting Interest, Disclosures [Abstract]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipPercentage" xlink:to="us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipPercentage_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipPercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Variable Interest Entity, Qualitative or Quantitative Information, Ownership Percentage</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipPercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Ownership percentage</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_VariableInterestEntityInvestmentTotal" xlink:label="dish_VariableInterestEntityInvestmentTotal" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_VariableInterestEntityInvestmentTotal" xlink:to="dish_VariableInterestEntityInvestmentTotal_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_VariableInterestEntityInvestmentTotal_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">The carrying amount of total investment into Variable Interest Entity included in the reporting entity's statement of financial position.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_VariableInterestEntityInvestmentTotal_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Variable Interest Entity Investment Total</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_VariableInterestEntityInvestmentTotal_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Total investments</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_NumberOfLicensesReturned" xlink:label="dish_NumberOfLicensesReturned" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_NumberOfLicensesReturned" xlink:to="dish_NumberOfLicensesReturned_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_NumberOfLicensesReturned_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Number Of Licenses Returned</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_NumberOfLicensesReturned_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Number Of Licenses Returned</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_NumberOfLicensesReturned_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Number of licenses returned</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_NonpaymentGrossWinningBids" xlink:label="dish_NonpaymentGrossWinningBids" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_NonpaymentGrossWinningBids" xlink:to="dish_NonpaymentGrossWinningBids_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_NonpaymentGrossWinningBids_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Nonpayment Gross Winning Bids</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_NonpaymentGrossWinningBids_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Nonpayment Gross Winning Bids</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_NonpaymentGrossWinningBids_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Nonpayment gross winning bids</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_InterimPayment" xlink:label="dish_InterimPayment" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LandMember" xlink:to="us-gaap_LandMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember" xlink:to="us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Construction in progress</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_ConstructionInProgressByTypeAxis" xlink:to="dish_ConstructionInProgressByTypeAxis_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_ConstructionInProgressByTypeAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Construction in progress by type.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_ConstructionInProgressByTypeAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Construction in Progress by Type [Axis]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_ConstructionInProgressByTypeDomain" xlink:to="dish_ConstructionInProgressByTypeDomain_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_ConstructionInProgressByTypeDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Construction in progress by type.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_ConstructionInProgressByTypeDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Construction In Progress By Type [Domain]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_ConstructionInProgressByTypeDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Construction in Progress by Type [Domain]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_CapitalizedInterestOnFccAuthorizationsMember" xlink:to="dish_CapitalizedInterestOnFccAuthorizationsMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_CapitalizedInterestOnFccAuthorizationsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Capitalized Interest On Fcc Authorizations [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_CapitalizedInterestOnFccAuthorizationsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Capitalized Interest On Fcc Authorizations [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_CapitalizedInterestOnFccAuthorizationsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Capitalized interest on FCC authorizations [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_EchoStarXVIIIIncludingCapitalizedInterestMember" xlink:to="dish_EchoStarXVIIIIncludingCapitalizedInterestMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_EchoStarXVIIIIncludingCapitalizedInterestMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Echo Star X V I I I Including Capitalized Interest [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_EchoStarXVIIIIncludingCapitalizedInterestMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Echo Star X V I I I Including Capitalized Interest [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_EchoStarXVIIIIncludingCapitalizedInterestMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">EchoStar XVIII, including capitalized interest [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_OtherCapitalizedPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember" xlink:to="us-gaap_OtherCapitalizedPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherCapitalizedPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Other Capitalized Property Plant And Equipment [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherCapitalizedPropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Other</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentLineItems" xlink:to="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentLineItems_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentLineItems_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentLineItems_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Property and equipment</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Total property and equipment</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment" xlink:to="us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross" xlink:label="us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross" xlink:to="us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Construction in Progress, Gross</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Construction in progress</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_SatelliteAndTrackingStockTransactionMember" xlink:label="dish_SatelliteAndTrackingStockTransactionMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_SatelliteAndTrackingStockTransactionMember" xlink:to="dish_SatelliteAndTrackingStockTransactionMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_SatelliteAndTrackingStockTransactionMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Satellite And Tracking Stock Transaction [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_SatelliteAndTrackingStockTransactionMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Satellite And Tracking Stock Transaction [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_SatelliteAndTrackingStockTransactionMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Satellite And Tracking Stock Transaction [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_SatellitesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents details pertaining to satellites assets owned by the entity.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_SatellitesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Satellites [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_BuildingFurnitureFixturesOtherEquipmentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents buildings, furniture, fixtures, equipment and other property plant and equipment owned by the entity.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_BuildingFurnitureFixturesOtherEquipmentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Building Furniture Fixtures Other Equipment [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_BuildingFurnitureFixturesOtherEquipmentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Buildings, furniture, fixtures, equipment and other</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_EchoStarXVIIIMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">EchoStar XVIII</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_NumberOfSatellitesInGeostationaryOrbitUtilizedByReportingEntityUnderOperatingLeases_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Number of Satellites in Geostationary Orbit Utilized by Reporting Entity, under Operating Leases</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_NumberOfCustomers" xlink:to="dish_NumberOfCustomers_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_NumberOfCustomers_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Number of customers.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_NumberOfCustomers_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Number of Customers</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationDecrease_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Decrease (increase) in depreciation and amortization expenses during the period.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationDecrease_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Decrease</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationDecrease_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Decrease in depreciation and amortization expenses</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_AWS4SatellitesMember" xlink:to="dish_AWS4SatellitesMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_AWS4SatellitesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents details pertaining to the AWS-4 satellites asset owned by the entity.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_AWS4SatellitesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">A W S4 Satellites [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_D1GroundEquipmentMember" xlink:to="dish_D1GroundEquipmentMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_D1GroundEquipmentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">D1 Ground Equipment [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_D1GroundEquipmentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">D1 Ground Equipment [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_D1GroundEquipmentMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">D1 Ground Equipment [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_T2Member" xlink:to="dish_T2Member_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_T2Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to the T2 satellite.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_T2Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">T2 [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_T2Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">T2 satellite</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis" xlink:label="us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Segments [Axis]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_SegmentDomain" xlink:to="us-gaap_SegmentDomain_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_SegmentDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Segment [Domain]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_SegmentDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Segments [Domain]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_WirelessMember" xlink:to="dish_WirelessMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_WirelessMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents details pertaining to Wireless segment of entity.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_WirelessMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Wireless [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_WirelessMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Wireless</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_DISHNetworkMember" xlink:to="dish_DISHNetworkMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_DISHNetworkMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">D I S H Network [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_NumberOfSatellitesInOrbit" xlink:to="dish_NumberOfSatellitesInOrbit_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_NumberOfSatellitesInOrbit_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Number of Satellites in Orbit</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_NumberOfSatellitesInOrbit_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Number of satellites in-orbit</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_NumberOfOtherSatellitesRelocatedInEventOfFailureOrLossOfAnySatellite" xlink:label="dish_NumberOfOtherSatellitesRelocatedInEventOfFailureOrLossOfAnySatellite" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_NumberOfOtherSatellitesRelocatedInEventOfFailureOrLossOfAnySatellite_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Number of other satellites relocated in event of failure or loss of any satellite.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_NumberOfOtherSatellitesRelocatedInEventOfFailureOrLossOfAnySatellite_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Number of Other Satellites Relocated in Event of Failure or Loss of any Satellite</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_NoncurrentAssetsBeforeImpairment" xlink:to="dish_NoncurrentAssetsBeforeImpairment_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_NoncurrentAssetsBeforeImpairment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents the long-lived assets before impairment, other than financial instruments, long-term customer relationships of a financial institution, mortgage and other servicing rights, deferred policy acquisition costs, and deferred tax assets.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_NoncurrentAssetsBeforeImpairment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Noncurrent Assets before Impairment</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_NoncurrentAssetsBeforeImpairment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Net book value of long-lived assets before impairment</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_NoncurrentAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Long-Lived Assets</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_WirelessSpectrumLicenses" xlink:label="dish_WirelessSpectrumLicenses" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_WirelessSpectrumLicenses" xlink:to="dish_WirelessSpectrumLicenses_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_WirelessSpectrumLicenses_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Number of wireless spectrum licenses</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodFourMember" xlink:to="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodFourMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodFourMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Redemption Prior to November 15, 2017</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodFiveMember" xlink:to="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodFiveMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodFiveMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Debt Instrument Redemption Period Five [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodFiveMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Redemption Prior to March 15, 2016</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage" xlink:to="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Redemption price as a percentage of principal amount</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_DebtRepurchasePricePercentageInEventOfChangeOfControl" xlink:label="dish_DebtRepurchasePricePercentageInEventOfChangeOfControl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_DebtRepurchasePricePercentageInEventOfChangeOfControl" xlink:to="dish_DebtRepurchasePricePercentageInEventOfChangeOfControl_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_DebtRepurchasePricePercentageInEventOfChangeOfControl_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Debt repurchase price percentage in event of change of control.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_DebtRepurchasePricePercentageInEventOfChangeOfControl_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Debt Repurchase Price Percentage in Event of Change of Control</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_DebtRepurchasePricePercentageInEventOfChangeOfControl_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Percentage of principal amount at which notes may be required to be repurchased in event of change of control</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount" xlink:to="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Debt Instrument, Face Amount</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Aggregate principal amount</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTerm" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTerm" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTerm" xlink:to="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTerm_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTerm_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Debt Instrument, Term</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTerm_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Term of debt instrument</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_LongTermDebtRedemptionWithNetProceedsFromEquityOfferingsAsPercentageOfPrincipalAmount" xlink:to="dish_LongTermDebtRedemptionWithNetProceedsFromEquityOfferingsAsPercentageOfPrincipalAmount_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_LongTermDebtRedemptionWithNetProceedsFromEquityOfferingsAsPercentageOfPrincipalAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Long term debt redemption with net proceeds from equity offerings as percentage of principal amount.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_LongTermDebtRedemptionWithNetProceedsFromEquityOfferingsAsPercentageOfPrincipalAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Long Term Debt Redemption with Net Proceeds from Equity Offerings as Percentage of Principal Amount</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_LongTermDebtRedemptionWithNetProceedsFromEquityOfferingsAsPercentageOfPrincipalAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Maximum percentage of the aggregate principal amount of notes with net proceeds of certain equity offerings or capital contributions</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentInterest" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentInterest" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentInterest" xlink:to="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentInterest_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentInterest_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Interest</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentInterest_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Annual Debt Service Requirements</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsMember" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsMember" xlink:to="us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Capital Lease Obligations [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Capital lease obligations [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_NotesPayableRelatedToSatelliteVendorFinancingAndOtherDebtPayableMember" xlink:label="dish_NotesPayableRelatedToSatelliteVendorFinancingAndOtherDebtPayableMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_NotesPayableRelatedToSatelliteVendorFinancingAndOtherDebtPayableMember" xlink:to="dish_NotesPayableRelatedToSatelliteVendorFinancingAndOtherDebtPayableMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_NotesPayableRelatedToSatelliteVendorFinancingAndOtherDebtPayableMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to notes payable related to satellite vendor financing and other debt payable in installments through 2025 with interest rates ranging from approximately 1.9% to 12.5%.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_NotesPayableRelatedToSatelliteVendorFinancingAndOtherDebtPayableMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Notes Payable Related To Satellite Vendor Financing And Other Debt Payable [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_NotesPayableRelatedToSatelliteVendorFinancingAndOtherDebtPayableMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Notes payable related to satellite vendor financing and other debt payable in installments through 2025 with interest rates ranging from approximately 1.9% to 12.5%</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_OtherDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations" xlink:label="dish_OtherDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_OtherDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations" xlink:to="dish_OtherDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_OtherDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Other debt and capital lease obligations.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_OtherDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Other Debt and Capital Lease Obligations</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="dish_OtherDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Total</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_OtherLongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent" xlink:to="dish_OtherLongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_OtherLongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Other long-term debt and capital lease obligations current.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_OtherLongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Other Long Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations Current</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="dish_OtherLongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Less current portion</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_OtherLongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsNetOfCurrentPortion" xlink:to="dish_OtherLongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsNetOfCurrentPortion_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_OtherLongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsNetOfCurrentPortion_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Other long-term debt and capital lease obligations net of current portion.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_OtherLongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsNetOfCurrentPortion_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Other Long Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations, Net of Current Portion</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_OtherLongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsNetOfCurrentPortion_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Other long-term debt and capital lease obligations, net of current portion</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentageRateRangeMinimum" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentageRateRangeMinimum" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentageRateRangeMinimum" xlink:to="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentageRateRangeMinimum_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentageRateRangeMinimum_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Minimum</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentageRateRangeMinimum_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Interest rate, low end of range (as a percent)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentageRateRangeMaximum" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentageRateRangeMaximum" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentageRateRangeMaximum_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Maximum</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentageRateRangeMaximum_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Interest rate, high end of range (as a percent)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfCapitalLeasedAsssetsTable" xlink:label="us-gaap_ScheduleOfCapitalLeasedAsssetsTable" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ScheduleOfCapitalLeasedAsssetsTable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Schedule of Capital Leased Assets [Table]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_CapitalLeasedAssetsAxis" xlink:to="dish_CapitalLeasedAssetsAxis_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_CapitalLeasedAssetsAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents the information categorized by the capital leased assets.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_CapitalLeasedAssetsAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Capital Leased Assets [Axis]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_CapitalLeasedAssetsDomain" xlink:label="dish_CapitalLeasedAssetsDomain" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_FssSatelliteAnikF3Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents Anki F3, an FSS satellite.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_CanadianDbsSatelliteCielIIMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents Ciel II, a Canadian DBS satellite.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_CanadianDbsSatelliteCielIIMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Canadian DBS Satellite Ciel II</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasedAssetsLineItems_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasedAssetsLineItems_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Capital leased assets disclosures</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_PercentageOfKuBandCapacityLeased" xlink:label="dish_PercentageOfKuBandCapacityLeased" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_PercentageOfKuBandCapacityLeased" xlink:to="dish_PercentageOfKuBandCapacityLeased_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_PercentageOfKuBandCapacityLeased_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Percentage of Ku-band capacity leased.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_PercentageOfKuBandCapacityLeased_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Percentage of Ku Band Capacity Leased</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_PercentageOfKuBandCapacityLeased_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Ku-band capacity leased (as a percent)</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_CapitalLeaseTerm" xlink:to="dish_CapitalLeaseTerm_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_CapitalLeaseTerm_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Capital lease term.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_CapitalLeaseTerm_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Capital Lease Term</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_CapitalLeaseTerm_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Term of capital lease</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_PercentageOfSatelliteCapacityLeased" xlink:label="dish_PercentageOfSatelliteCapacityLeased" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_PercentageOfSatelliteCapacityLeased" xlink:to="dish_PercentageOfSatelliteCapacityLeased_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_PercentageOfSatelliteCapacityLeased_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Percentage of satellite capacity leased.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_PercentageOfSatelliteCapacityLeased_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Percentage of Satellite Capacity Leased</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_PercentageOfSatelliteCapacityLeased_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Satellite capacity leased (as a percent)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_CapitalLeaseInitialTerm" xlink:label="dish_CapitalLeaseInitialTerm" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_CapitalLeaseInitialTerm" xlink:to="dish_CapitalLeaseInitialTerm_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_CapitalLeaseInitialTerm_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Capital lease initial term.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_CapitalLeaseInitialTerm_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Capital Lease Initial Term</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_CapitalLeaseInitialTerm_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Initial Term of capital lease</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CapitalLeasedAssetsGross" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasedAssetsGross" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CapitalLeasedAssetsGross" xlink:to="us-gaap_CapitalLeasedAssetsGross_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasedAssetsGross_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Capital Leased Assets, Gross</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasedAssetsGross_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Estimated fair value of satellites acquired under capital leases</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CapitalLeasesLesseeBalanceSheetAssetsByMajorClassAccumulatedDeprecation" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesLesseeBalanceSheetAssetsByMajorClassAccumulatedDeprecation" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesLesseeBalanceSheetAssetsByMajorClassAccumulatedDeprecation" xlink:to="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesLesseeBalanceSheetAssetsByMajorClassAccumulatedDeprecation_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesLesseeBalanceSheetAssetsByMajorClassAccumulatedDeprecation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Capital Leases, Lessee Balance Sheet, Assets by Major Class, Accumulated Depreciation</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesLesseeBalanceSheetAssetsByMajorClassAccumulatedDeprecation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Accumulated depreciation on satellites acquired under capital leases</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CapitalLeasesIncomeStatementAmortizationExpense" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesIncomeStatementAmortizationExpense" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesIncomeStatementAmortizationExpense" xlink:to="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesIncomeStatementAmortizationExpense_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesIncomeStatementAmortizationExpense_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Capital Leases, Income Statement, Amortization Expense</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesIncomeStatementAmortizationExpense_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Depreciation expense - capital leases</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsNetPresentValueAbstract" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsNetPresentValueAbstract" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsNetPresentValueAbstract" xlink:to="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsNetPresentValueAbstract_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsNetPresentValueAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Net Present Value [Abstract]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsNetPresentValueAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Future minimum lease payments under the capital lease obligations, together with the present value of the net minimum lease payments</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Next Twelve Months</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">2016</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears" xlink:to="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due in Two Years</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">2017</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears" xlink:to="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due in Three Years</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">2018</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears" xlink:to="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due in Four Years</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">2019</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears" xlink:to="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due in Five Years</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">2020</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter" xlink:to="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due Thereafter</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Thereafter</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue" xlink:to="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Total minimum lease payments</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_StockOptionAdjustment2012Member" xlink:to="dish_StockOptionAdjustment2012Member_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_StockOptionAdjustment2012Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Stock Option Adjustment2012 [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardExpirationPeriod" xlink:to="us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardExpirationPeriod_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardExpirationPeriod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardExpirationPeriod_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Maximum Expiration term</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_ShareBasedCompensationByShareBasedPaymentAwardAnnualVestingPercentage" xlink:to="dish_ShareBasedCompensationByShareBasedPaymentAwardAnnualVestingPercentage_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_ShareBasedCompensationByShareBasedPaymentAwardAnnualVestingPercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Typical annual vesting percentage for stock awards.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_ShareBasedCompensationByShareBasedPaymentAwardAnnualVestingPercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Share Based Compensation by Share Based Payment Award Annual Vesting, Percentage</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_ShareBasedCompensationByShareBasedPaymentAwardAnnualVestingPercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Percentage of stock awards vesting per year</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPlanModificationNumberOfOptionsAffected" xlink:to="dish_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPlanModificationNumberOfOptionsAffected_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPlanModificationNumberOfOptionsAffected_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award plan modification number of options affected.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPlanModificationNumberOfOptionsAffected_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Share Based Compensation, Arrangement by Share Based Payment, Award Plan Modification Number of Options Affected</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPlanModificationNumberOfOptionsAffected_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Number of stock options subject to an exercise price change in connection with the Stock Option Adjustment (in shares)</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPlanModificationNumberOfEmployeesAffected" xlink:to="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPlanModificationNumberOfEmployeesAffected_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPlanModificationNumberOfEmployeesAffected_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Plan Modification, Number of Employees Affected</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPlanModificationNumberOfEmployeesAffected_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Number of employees affected by stock option adjustment</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_ReductionInExercisePriceDueToDividendDeclaration" xlink:label="dish_ReductionInExercisePriceDueToDividendDeclaration" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_ReductionInExercisePriceDueToDividendDeclaration" xlink:to="dish_ReductionInExercisePriceDueToDividendDeclaration_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_ReductionInExercisePriceDueToDividendDeclaration_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Reduction in exercise price due to dividend declaration.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_ReductionInExercisePriceDueToDividendDeclaration_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Reduction in Exercise Price Due to Dividend Declaration</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_ReductionInExercisePriceDueToDividendDeclaration_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Reduction in exercise price due to dividend declaration (in dollars per share)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentOriginalAwardIssuerAxis" xlink:label="dish_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentOriginalAwardIssuerAxis" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentOriginalAwardIssuerAxis" xlink:to="dish_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentOriginalAwardIssuerAxis_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentOriginalAwardIssuerAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Pertinent data describing and reflecting the required disclosures pertaining to an equity-based compensation award originally issued to employees by an entity prior to the spinoff.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentOriginalAwardIssuerAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Schedule of Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Original Award Issuer [Axis]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentOriginalAwardIssuerDomain" xlink:label="dish_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentOriginalAwardIssuerDomain" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentOriginalAwardIssuerDomain" xlink:to="dish_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentOriginalAwardIssuerDomain_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentOriginalAwardIssuerDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Details reflecting the required disclosures pertaining to an equity-based compensation award originally issued to employees by an entity prior to the spinoff.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentOriginalAwardIssuerDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Original Award Issuer [Domain]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentOriginalAwardIssuerDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Original Award Issuer [Domain]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_EntityStockAwardsMember" xlink:to="dish_EntityStockAwardsMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_EntityStockAwardsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents details pertaining to the entity's stock awards.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_EntityStockAwardsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Entity Stock Awards [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_EntityStockAwardsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">DISH Network Awards</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_RelatedPartyAwardsMember" xlink:to="dish_RelatedPartyAwardsMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyAwardsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents details pertaining to the related party stock awards.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyAwardsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Related Party Awards [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyAwardsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">EchoStar Awards</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardHolderAxis" xlink:to="dish_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardHolderAxis_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardHolderAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Pertinent data describing and reflecting the required disclosures pertaining to an equity-based compensation award originally issued to employees by an entity prior to the spinoff.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardHolderAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Schedule of Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award, Holder [Axis]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardHolderDomain" xlink:label="dish_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardHolderDomain" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardHolderDomain" xlink:to="dish_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardHolderDomain_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardHolderDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Details pertinent to an equity-based compensation award held by employees.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardHolderDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Holder [Domain]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardHolderDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share based Payment Award, Holder [Domain]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_HeldByEmployeesOfEntityMember" xlink:label="dish_HeldByEmployeesOfEntityMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_HeldByEmployeesOfEntityMember" xlink:to="dish_HeldByEmployeesOfEntityMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_HeldByEmployeesOfEntityMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents the stock awards held by employees of the entity.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_HeldByEmployeesOfEntityMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Held By Employees Of Entity [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_HeldByEmployeesOfEntityMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Held by DISH Network employees</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_HeldByEmployeesOfRelatedPartyMember" xlink:label="dish_HeldByEmployeesOfRelatedPartyMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_HeldByEmployeesOfRelatedPartyMember" xlink:to="dish_HeldByEmployeesOfRelatedPartyMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_HeldByEmployeesOfRelatedPartyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents the stock awards held by employees of the related party.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_HeldByEmployeesOfRelatedPartyMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Held By Employees Of Related Party [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPercentageOfPerformanceGoalsProbableOfAchievement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award Percentage of Performance Goals Probable of Achievement</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_OtherEmployeePerformanceAwardsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents details pertaining to the Employee Performance Stock Awards of the entity.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEstimatedRemainingCompensationCostForRemainderOfFiscalYear_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award, Estimated Remaining Compensation Cost for Remainder of Fiscal Year</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEstimatedRemainingCompensationCostAfterCurrentFiscalYear_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award, Estimated Remaining Compensation Cost after Current Fiscal Year</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEstimatedRemainingCompensationCost_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award, Estimated Remaining Compensation Cost</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationAllocationOfRecognizedPeriodCostsLineItems_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Stock-Based Compensation</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized" xlink:label="us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized" xlink:to="us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Unrecognized compensation expense</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEstimatedFutureForfeitureRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award Estimated Future Forfeiture Rate</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedPeriodForRecognition1_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedPeriodForRecognition1_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Weighted average period for recognition of compensation cost</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsAndMethodologyAbstract" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsAndMethodologyAbstract" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsAndMethodologyAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Black-Scholes option valuation model, assumptions</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRateMinimum" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRateMinimum" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRateMinimum_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Risk free interest rate, low end of range (as a percent)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRateMaximum" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRateMaximum" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_ContractualObligationsLineItems" xlink:to="dish_ContractualObligationsLineItems_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_ContractualObligationsLineItems_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Contractual Obligations [Line Items]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_ContractualObligationsLineItems_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Commitment and Contingencies</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ContractualObligationFiscalYearMaturityAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Contractual Obligation, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ContractualObligation" xlink:label="us-gaap_ContractualObligation" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ContractualObligation" xlink:to="us-gaap_ContractualObligation_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ContractualObligation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Contractual Obligation</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ContractualObligation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Total</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ContractualObligationDueInNextTwelveMonths_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">2016</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ContractualObligationDueInSecondYear_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">2017</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ContractualObligationDueInThirdYear_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">2018</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ContractualObligationDueInFourthYear_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">2019</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ContractualObligationDueInFifthYear_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">2020</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ContractualObligationDueAfterFifthYear_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Thereafter</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Business Acquisition, Acquiree [Domain]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_ProfessionalServicesAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents details pertaining to the Professional Services Agreement.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_ProfessionalServicesAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Professional Services Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_ProfessionalServicesAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Professional Services Agreement</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_EchoStarVIIIMember" xlink:label="dish_EchoStarVIIIMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_EchoStarVIIIMember" xlink:to="dish_EchoStarVIIIMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_EchoStarVIIIMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to satellites assets leased from EchoStar, Echo Star VIII, which are accounted for as operating leases.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_EchoStarVIIIMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Echo Star V I I I [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_EchoStarVIIIMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">EchoStar VIII</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_BroadcastAgreementMember" xlink:label="dish_BroadcastAgreementMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_BroadcastAgreementMember" xlink:to="dish_BroadcastAgreementMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_BroadcastAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents details pertaining to the Broadcast Agreement.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_BroadcastAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Broadcast Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_BroadcastAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">2012 Broadcast Agreement</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_CertainSportsRelatedProgrammingBroadcastAgreementMember" xlink:label="dish_CertainSportsRelatedProgrammingBroadcastAgreementMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_CertainSportsRelatedProgrammingBroadcastAgreementMember" xlink:to="dish_CertainSportsRelatedProgrammingBroadcastAgreementMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_CertainSportsRelatedProgrammingBroadcastAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents details pertaining to the Broadcast Agreement for certain sports related programming.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_CertainSportsRelatedProgrammingBroadcastAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Certain Sports Related Programming Broadcast Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_CertainSportsRelatedProgrammingBroadcastAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Certain Sports Related Programming Broadcast Agreement</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_EchoStarXVIMember" xlink:label="dish_EchoStarXVIMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_EchoStarXVIMember" xlink:to="dish_EchoStarXVIMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_EchoStarXVIMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to satellites assets leased from EchoStar, Echo Star XVI, which are accounted for as operating leases.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_EchoStarXVIMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Echo Star X V I [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_EchoStarXVIMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">EchoStar XVI</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_Nimiq5AgreementMember" xlink:label="dish_Nimiq5AgreementMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_Nimiq5AgreementMember" xlink:to="dish_Nimiq5AgreementMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_Nimiq5AgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents details pertaining to Nimiq 5 Agreement.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_Nimiq5AgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Nimiq5 Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_Nimiq5AgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Nimiq 5 Agreement</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_DISHNimiq5AgreementMember" xlink:label="dish_DISHNimiq5AgreementMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_DISHNimiq5AgreementMember" xlink:to="dish_DISHNimiq5AgreementMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_DISHNimiq5AgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents details pertaining to DISH Nimiq 5 Agreement.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_DISHNimiq5AgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">D I S H Nimiq5 Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_DISHNimiq5AgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">DISH Nimiq 5 Agreement</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_QuetzSat1LeaseAgreementMember" xlink:label="dish_QuetzSat1LeaseAgreementMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_QuetzSat1LeaseAgreementMember" xlink:to="dish_QuetzSat1LeaseAgreementMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_QuetzSat1LeaseAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents details pertaining to QuetzSat-1 Lease Agreement.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_QuetzSat1LeaseAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Quetz Sat1 Lease Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_QuetzSat1LeaseAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">QuetzSat-1 Lease Agreement</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_QuetzSat1TransponderAgreementMember" xlink:label="dish_QuetzSat1TransponderAgreementMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_QuetzSat1TransponderAgreementMember" xlink:to="dish_QuetzSat1TransponderAgreementMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_QuetzSat1TransponderAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents details pertaining to QuetzSat-1 Transponder Agreement.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_QuetzSat1TransponderAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Quetz Sat1 Transponder Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_QuetzSat1TransponderAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">QuetzSat-1 Transponder Agreement</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_OneHundredThreeDegreeOrbitalLocationMember" xlink:label="dish_OneHundredThreeDegreeOrbitalLocationMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_OneHundredThreeDegreeOrbitalLocationMember" xlink:to="dish_OneHundredThreeDegreeOrbitalLocationMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_OneHundredThreeDegreeOrbitalLocationMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to the 103 orbital location agreement.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_OneHundredThreeDegreeOrbitalLocationMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">One Hundred Three Degree Orbital Location [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_OneHundredThreeDegreeOrbitalLocationMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">103 degree orbital location member</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_TaxSharingAgreementMember" xlink:label="dish_TaxSharingAgreementMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_TaxSharingAgreementMember" xlink:to="dish_TaxSharingAgreementMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_TaxSharingAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents information pertaining to tax sharing agreement.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_TaxSharingAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Tax Sharing Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_TaxSharingAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Tax Sharing Agreement</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_TelemetryTrackingAndControlAgreementMember" xlink:label="dish_TelemetryTrackingAndControlAgreementMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_TelemetryTrackingAndControlAgreementMember" xlink:to="dish_TelemetryTrackingAndControlAgreementMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_TelemetryTrackingAndControlAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents details pertaining to TT and C Agreement.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_TelemetryTrackingAndControlAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Telemetry Tracking And Control Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_TelemetryTrackingAndControlAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">2012 TT&amp;C Agreement</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_ApplicationDevelopmentAgreementMember" xlink:label="dish_ApplicationDevelopmentAgreementMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_ApplicationDevelopmentAgreementMember" xlink:to="dish_ApplicationDevelopmentAgreementMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_ApplicationDevelopmentAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents details pertaining to the application development agreement.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_ApplicationDevelopmentAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Application Development Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_ApplicationDevelopmentAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Application Development Agreement</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_XIPEncryptionAgreementMember" xlink:label="dish_XIPEncryptionAgreementMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_XIPEncryptionAgreementMember" xlink:to="dish_XIPEncryptionAgreementMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_XIPEncryptionAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents details pertaining to the XIP encryption agreement.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_XIPEncryptionAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">X I P Encryption Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_XIPEncryptionAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">XIP Encryption Agreement</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_ReceiverAgreementMember" xlink:label="dish_ReceiverAgreementMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_ReceiverAgreementMember" xlink:to="dish_ReceiverAgreementMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_ReceiverAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents details pertaining to the Receiver Agreement.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_ReceiverAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Receiver Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_ReceiverAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">2012 Receiver Agreement</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_ProductSupportAgreementMember" xlink:label="dish_ProductSupportAgreementMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_ProductSupportAgreementMember" xlink:to="dish_ProductSupportAgreementMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_ProductSupportAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents details pertaining to the Product Support Agreement.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_ProductSupportAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Product Support Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_ProductSupportAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Product Support Agreement</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_DISHOnline.ComServicesAgreementMember" xlink:label="dish_DISHOnline.ComServicesAgreementMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_DISHOnline.ComServicesAgreementMember" xlink:to="dish_DISHOnline.ComServicesAgreementMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_DISHOnline.ComServicesAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents details pertaining to DISHOnline.com Services Agreement.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_DISHOnline.ComServicesAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">D I S H Online. Com Services Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_DISHOnline.ComServicesAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">DISH Online.com Services Agreement</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_DISHRemoteAccessServicesAgreementMember" xlink:label="dish_DISHRemoteAccessServicesAgreementMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_DISHRemoteAccessServicesAgreementMember" xlink:to="dish_DISHRemoteAccessServicesAgreementMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_DISHRemoteAccessServicesAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents details pertaining to DISH Remote Access Services Agreement.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_DISHRemoteAccessServicesAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">D I S H Remote Access Services Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_DISHRemoteAccessServicesAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">DISH Remote Access Services Agreement</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_SlingServiceServicesAgreementMember" xlink:label="dish_SlingServiceServicesAgreementMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_SlingServiceServicesAgreementMember" xlink:to="dish_SlingServiceServicesAgreementMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_SlingServiceServicesAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Sling Service Services Agreement [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_ElPasoLeaseAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">El Paso Lease Agreement [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_PriorReceiverAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Prior Receiver Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_PriorReceiverAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Prior Receiver Agreement</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_TiVovsDishNetworkAndEchostarCorporationMember" xlink:to="dish_TiVovsDishNetworkAndEchostarCorporationMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsAgreementTerm_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Related Party Transactions Agreement Term</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsAgreementTermFromCommencementOfServiceDate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Agreement term from commencement of service date</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsNumberOfDBSTranspondersAvailable" xlink:to="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsNumberOfDBSTranspondersAvailable_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsNumberOfDBSTranspondersAvailable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Related party transactions number of DBS transponders available.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsNumberOfDBSTranspondersAvailable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Related Party Transactions, Number of DBS Transponders Available</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsNumberOfDBSTranspondersAvailable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Number of DBS transponders available to receive services</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsNumberOfDBSTranspondersUsed" xlink:to="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsNumberOfDBSTranspondersUsed_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsNumberOfDBSTranspondersUsed_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Related party transactions number of DBS transponders used.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsNumberOfDBSTranspondersUsed_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Related Party Transactions, Number of DBS Transponders Used</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsNumberOfDBSTranspondersUsed_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Number of DBS transponders currently used</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsNumberOfDBSTranspondersSubleased" xlink:to="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsNumberOfDBSTranspondersSubleased_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsNumberOfDBSTranspondersSubleased_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Related party transactions number of DBS transponders subleased.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsNumberOfDBSTranspondersSubleased_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Related Party Transactions, Number of DBS Transponders Subleased</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsNumberOfDBSTranspondersSubleased_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Number of transponders subleased</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsAgreementRenewalOptionTerm" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsAgreementRenewalOptionTerm" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsAgreementRenewalOptionTerm" xlink:to="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsAgreementRenewalOptionTerm_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsAgreementRenewalOptionTerm_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Related party transactions agreement renewal option term.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsAgreementRenewalOptionTerm_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Related Party Transactions Agreement Renewal Option Term</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsAgreementRenewalOptionTerm_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Term of renewal option</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_RelatedPartyTransactionAgreementRenewalOptionTermExercised" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionAgreementRenewalOptionTermExercised" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionAgreementRenewalOptionTermExercised" xlink:to="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionAgreementRenewalOptionTermExercised_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionAgreementRenewalOptionTermExercised_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Related party transaction agreement renewal.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionAgreementRenewalOptionTermExercised_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Related Party Transaction Agreement Renewal Option Term Exercised</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionAgreementRenewalOptionTermExercised_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Term of renewal option exercised</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsAgreementAdditionalRenewalOptionTerm" xlink:to="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsAgreementAdditionalRenewalOptionTerm_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsAgreementAdditionalRenewalOptionTerm_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Related party transactions agreement additional renewal option term.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsAgreementAdditionalRenewalOptionTerm_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Related Party Transactions Agreement Additional Renewal Option Term</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsAgreementAdditionalRenewalOptionTerm_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Additional term of renewal option</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsAgreementMaximumNumberOfThreeYearRenewalOptions" xlink:to="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsAgreementMaximumNumberOfThreeYearRenewalOptions_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsAgreementMaximumNumberOfThreeYearRenewalOptions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Related party transactions agreement maximum number of three year renewal options.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsAgreementMaximumNumberOfThreeYearRenewalOptions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Related Party Transactions Agreement Maximum Number of Three Year Renewal Options</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsAgreementMaximumNumberOfThreeYearRenewalOptions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Number of consecutive three year renewal options</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_RelatedPartyTransactionAggregatePaymentsToThirdPartyByRelatedPartiesUnderExtensionOption" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionAggregatePaymentsToThirdPartyByRelatedPartiesUnderExtensionOption" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionAggregatePaymentsToThirdPartyByRelatedPartiesUnderExtensionOption" xlink:to="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionAggregatePaymentsToThirdPartyByRelatedPartiesUnderExtensionOption_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionAggregatePaymentsToThirdPartyByRelatedPartiesUnderExtensionOption_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Related party transaction aggregate payments to third party by related parties under extension option.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionAggregatePaymentsToThirdPartyByRelatedPartiesUnderExtensionOption_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Related Party Transaction Aggregate Payments to Third Party by Related Parties under Extension Option</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionAggregatePaymentsToThirdPartyByRelatedPartiesUnderExtensionOption_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Payments to third party by related party under extension option</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_BroadbandEquipmentPurchasedFromRelatedParty" xlink:label="dish_BroadbandEquipmentPurchasedFromRelatedParty" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_BroadbandEquipmentPurchasedFromRelatedParty" xlink:to="dish_BroadbandEquipmentPurchasedFromRelatedParty_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_BroadbandEquipmentPurchasedFromRelatedParty_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents the broadband equipment purchased from related party.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_BroadbandEquipmentPurchasedFromRelatedParty_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Broadband Equipment Purchased from Related Party</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_BroadbandEquipmentPurchasedFromRelatedParty_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Broadband equipment purchased from related parties</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_PaymentsToThirdParty" xlink:label="dish_PaymentsToThirdParty" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_PaymentsToThirdParty" xlink:to="dish_PaymentsToThirdParty_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_PaymentsToThirdParty_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Payments to third party.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_PaymentsToThirdParty_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Payments to Third Party</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_PaymentsToThirdParty_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Payments to third party</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_NoncontrollingInterestDifferenceNetOfDeferredTaxes" xlink:label="dish_NoncontrollingInterestDifferenceNetOfDeferredTaxes" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_NoncontrollingInterestDifferenceNetOfDeferredTaxes" xlink:to="dish_NoncontrollingInterestDifferenceNetOfDeferredTaxes_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_NoncontrollingInterestDifferenceNetOfDeferredTaxes_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Noncontrolling Interest Difference, Net Of Deferred Taxes</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_NoncontrollingInterestDifferenceNetOfDeferredTaxes_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Noncontrolling Interest Difference, Net Of Deferred Taxes</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_NoncontrollingInterestDifferenceNetOfDeferredTaxes_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Redeemable noncontrolling interest offset, net of deferred taxes</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_ContributionFromRelatedPartyTowardSettlement" xlink:label="dish_ContributionFromRelatedPartyTowardSettlement" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_ContributionFromRelatedPartyTowardSettlement" xlink:to="dish_ContributionFromRelatedPartyTowardSettlement_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_ContributionFromRelatedPartyTowardSettlement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents one-time contribution from related party toward the settlement.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_ContributionFromRelatedPartyTowardSettlement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Contribution From Related Party Toward The Settlement</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_ContributionFromRelatedPartyTowardSettlement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">One-time contribution from related party toward the settlement</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsOptionToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsOptionToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsOptionToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment" xlink:to="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsOptionToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsOptionToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents the option given to the related party for acquisition of property, plant and equipment.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsOptionToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Related Party Transactions, Option to Acquire Property Plant and Equipment</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsSellingRightsToUseEquipmentsToRelatedParty_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents the amount received from related party due to selling the right to use some equipments to related party.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsSellingRightsToUseEquipmentsToRelatedParty_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Related Party Transactions Selling Rights To Use Equipments To Related Party</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsSellingRightsToUseEquipmentsToRelatedParty_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Selling rights to use equipments to related party</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsRequiredNoticePeriodToExerciseOptionToExtendAgreement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents the required notice period to exercise option to extend agreement under related party transaction.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsRequiredNoticePeriodToExerciseOptionToExtendAgreement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Related Party Transactions, Required Notice Period to Exercise Option to Extend Agreement</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyTransactionsRequiredNoticePeriodToExerciseOptionToExtendAgreement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Notice period to exercise option to extend agreement</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_SubsidiaryOrEquityMethodInvesteeCumulativePercentageOwnershipAfterAllTransactions" xlink:label="us-gaap_SubsidiaryOrEquityMethodInvesteeCumulativePercentageOwnershipAfterAllTransactions" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_SubsidiaryOrEquityMethodInvesteeCumulativePercentageOwnershipAfterAllTransactions" xlink:to="us-gaap_SubsidiaryOrEquityMethodInvesteeCumulativePercentageOwnershipAfterAllTransactions_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_SubsidiaryOrEquityMethodInvesteeCumulativePercentageOwnershipAfterAllTransactions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee, Cumulative Percentage Ownership after All Transactions</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_SubsidiaryOrEquityMethodInvesteeCumulativePercentageOwnershipAfterAllTransactions_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Ownership percentage</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_VotingInterestInSubsidiary" xlink:to="dish_VotingInterestInSubsidiary_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_VotingInterestInSubsidiary_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents the voting interest in subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_VotingInterestInSubsidiary_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Voting Interest In Subsidiary</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_VotingInterestInSubsidiary_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Voting interest (as a percent)</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_NonVotingInterest" xlink:to="dish_NonVotingInterest_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_NonVotingInterest_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents non-voting interest of non-controlling parties.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_NonVotingInterest_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Non Voting Interest</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_NonVotingInterest_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Non voting interest</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_AdditionalPaidInCapitalDueToHistoricalCostDifferences" xlink:to="dish_AdditionalPaidInCapitalDueToHistoricalCostDifferences_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_AdditionalPaidInCapitalDueToHistoricalCostDifferences_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents the adjustment amount to additional paid in capital due to difference between the historical cost basis of the assets transferred.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_AdditionalPaidInCapitalDueToHistoricalCostDifferences_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Additional Paid In Capital Due to Historical Cost Differences</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_AdditionalPaidInCapitalDueToHistoricalCostDifferences_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Additional paid in capital recorded due to difference between the historical cost basis of the assets transferred</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_RelatedPartyOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_RelatedPartyOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary" xlink:to="dish_RelatedPartyOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Related party ownership interest in subsidiary.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Related Party Ownership Interest in Subsidiary</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_RelatedPartyOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Related party ownership interest in subsidiary (as a percentage)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualCarryingValuePayments" xlink:label="us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualCarryingValuePayments" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualCarryingValuePayments" xlink:to="us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualCarryingValuePayments_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualCarryingValuePayments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Loss Contingency Accrual, Payments</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualCarryingValuePayments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Initial settlement amount paid</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_LitigationSettlementNumberOfAnnualInstallments" xlink:label="dish_LitigationSettlementNumberOfAnnualInstallments" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_LitigationSettlementNumberOfAnnualInstallments" xlink:to="dish_LitigationSettlementNumberOfAnnualInstallments_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_LitigationSettlementNumberOfAnnualInstallments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Litigation settlement number of annual installments.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_LitigationSettlementNumberOfAnnualInstallments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Litigation Settlement Number of Annual Installments</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_LitigationSettlementNumberOfAnnualInstallments_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Litigation settlement number of annual installments</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_ContributionFromRelatedPartyForInitialSettlement" xlink:label="dish_ContributionFromRelatedPartyForInitialSettlement" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_ContributionFromRelatedPartyForInitialSettlement" xlink:to="dish_ContributionFromRelatedPartyForInitialSettlement_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_ContributionFromRelatedPartyForInitialSettlement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Contribution from related party for initial settlement.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_ContributionFromRelatedPartyForInitialSettlement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Contribution from Related Party for Initial Settlement</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_ContributionFromRelatedPartyForInitialSettlement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Contribution from related party</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_LossContingencySettlementAgreementConsiderationPercentageToBeMadeByRelatedParty" xlink:label="dish_LossContingencySettlementAgreementConsiderationPercentageToBeMadeByRelatedParty" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_LossContingencySettlementAgreementConsiderationPercentageToBeMadeByRelatedParty" xlink:to="dish_LossContingencySettlementAgreementConsiderationPercentageToBeMadeByRelatedParty_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_LossContingencySettlementAgreementConsiderationPercentageToBeMadeByRelatedParty_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents the percentage of litigation settlement amount to be made by related party.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_LossContingencySettlementAgreementConsiderationPercentageToBeMadeByRelatedParty_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Loss Contingency Settlement Agreement Consideration Percentage to be Made by Related Party</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_LossContingencySettlementAgreementConsiderationPercentageToBeMadeByRelatedParty_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Percentage of litigation settlement amount to be made by related party</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2015/elts/us-gaap-2015-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ReimbursementRevenue" xlink:label="us-gaap_ReimbursementRevenue" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ReimbursementRevenue" xlink:to="us-gaap_ReimbursementRevenue_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ReimbursementRevenue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Reimbursement Revenue</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ReimbursementRevenue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Reimbursements received under agreement</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_PaymentsToRelatedParties" xlink:label="dish_PaymentsToRelatedParties" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_PaymentsToRelatedParties" xlink:to="dish_PaymentsToRelatedParties_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_PaymentsToRelatedParties_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents the amount of expenses, fees and commissions paid for transactions between the related parties.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_PaymentsToRelatedParties_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Payments to Related Parties</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_PaymentsToRelatedParties_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Payments to the related party</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_CapitalDistributionToRelatedParty" xlink:label="dish_CapitalDistributionToRelatedParty" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_CapitalDistributionToRelatedParty" xlink:to="dish_CapitalDistributionToRelatedParty_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_CapitalDistributionToRelatedParty_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Capital distribution to related party.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_CapitalDistributionToRelatedParty_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Capital Distribution to Related Party</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_CapitalDistributionToRelatedParty_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Capital distribution</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="dish-20151231.xsd#dish_AmountPaidToRelatedParty" xlink:label="dish_AmountPaidToRelatedParty" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_AmountPaidToRelatedParty" xlink:to="dish_AmountPaidToRelatedParty_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="dish_AmountPaidToRelatedParty_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Amount Paid To Related Party</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="dish_AmountPaidToRelatedParty_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Amount Paid To Related Party</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="dish_AmountPaidToRelatedParty_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Amount paid to related party</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsAbstract" xlink:to="us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsAbstract_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Related Party Transactions [Abstract]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dish_NagraStarLLCMember" xlink:to="dish_NagraStarLLCMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Purchases from related party</label>
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