Attachment Question 40

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                                                        Hughes Network Systems, LLC
                                                                      FCC Form 312
                                                                         Question 40
                                                                          April 2012


             Information Concerning Stockholders, Officers and Directors


       Hughes Network Systems, LLC (“HNS”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hughes
Communications, Inc. (“HCI”), a Delaware Corporation. HCI, in turn, is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (“EchoStar”), a publicly traded Nevada corporation.
The stockholders of record owning and/or voting 10 percent or more of the voting stock
of EchoStar are:

                                                     Approx. Equity        Approx. Voting
       Ownership Interest         Citizenship
                                                       Interest1             Interest1

Charles W. Ergen2
Chairman
EchoStar Corporation                  USA                55.6%3                 92.5%
100 Inverness Terrace East
Englewood, CO 80112


Putnam Investments LLC4
One Post Office Square                USA                12.9%                  0.02%
Boston, MA 02102




1
    As of April 12, 2012.
2
 Assumes conversion of all shares of outstanding Class B Common Stock into Class A
Common Stock.
3
   Includes ownership of both Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock. A
portion of Mr. Ergen’s interest in EchoStar is held in trusts, including Grantor Retained
Annuity Trusts (“GRATs”). The trustee for the GRATs is Mr. William R. Gouger, a U.S.
citizen and manager of SC Management, LLC, whose principal business is management
services, including estate planning. Mr. Gouger also remains a Partner with the law firm
of Gouger, Franzmann & Redman, LLC, located at 400 Inverness Parkway, Suite 250,
Englewood, Colorado 80112. In his capacity as trustee, subject to certain restrictions,
Mr. Gouger holds, and has the ability to exercise voting power over, shares representing
18.3% of the equity interests (assuming conversion of all shares of outstanding Class B
Common Stock into Class A Common Stock) and 16.9% of the voting interests in
EchoStar (assuming no conversion of Class B Common Stock).
4
  The foregoing information is based solely upon a Schedule 13D filed by Putnam
Investments with the SEC on February 14, 2012.


                                                        Hughes Network Systems, LLC
                                                                      FCC Form 312
                                                                         Question 40
                                                                          April 2012


CORPORATE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS5

EchoStar Corporation

       Executive Officers:

       Name                      Position
       Charles W. Ergen          Chairman
       Michael T. Dugan          President and Chief Executive Officer
       Kenneth G. Carroll        Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
       Dean A. Manson            Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
       Roger J. Lynch            Executive Vice President, Advanced Technologies
       Sandra L. Kerentoff       Executive Vice President, Global Human Resources
       Mark W. Jackson           President – EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
       Steven B. Schaver         President – EchoStar International Corporation
       Anders N. Johnson         President – EchoStar Satellite Services L.L.C.
       Pradman P. Kaul           President, Hughes Communications, Inc.

       Board of Directors:

       Name                      Position
       Charles W. Ergen          Chairman of the Board
       Michael T. Dugan
       David K. Moskowitz
       R. Stanton Dodge
       Pradman P. Kaul
       C. Michael Schroeder
       Tom A. Ortolf
       Anthony M. Federico




5
  The address for all officers and directors of EchoStar Corporation is 100 Inverness
Terrace E., Englewood, CO 80112.


                                                        Hughes Network Systems, LLC
                                                                      FCC Form 312
                                                                         Question 40
                                                                          April 2012




Officers of Hughes Network Systems, LLC6

          Name                    Position
       Pradman P. Kaul            President
       Grant A. Barber            Exec. Vice President and CFO
       Bahram Pourmand            Exec. Vice President, International Division
       T. Paul Gaske              Exec. Vice President, North American Division
       Adrian Morris              Exec. Vice President, Engineering
       Dean A. Manson             Exec. Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
       Estil Hoversten            Senior Vice President
       Tom Hsu                    SVP, Terrestrial Microwave
       Vinod Shukla               SVP, International Division
       Bob Buschman               SVP, Telematics
       John McEwan                SVP, Operations
       John Corrigan              SVP, Engineering
       Mike Cook                  SVP, North America Sales and Marketing
       Sandi Kerentoff            SVP, Administration and Human Resources
       Ashok Mehta                SVP, Business Information Technology Services
       Thomas J. McElroy          SVP and Controller
       Robert Kepley              SVP, Engineering
       George Choquette           SVP, Engineering
       David Zatloukal            SVP, North American Operations
       Deepak V. Dutt             VP, Treasurer and Investor Relations Officer


Board of Managers of Hughes Network Systems, LLC7

         Name                    Position
    Pradman P. Kaul        Chairman of the Board of Managers




6
  The address for all officers and directors of HNS is 11717 Exploration Lane,
Germantown, Maryland 20876.
7
     Managers of an LLC perform functions equivalent to corporate directors.



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