Dish Network Dish Network demanding return of receivers, which are mine ,part of ATT bundled offer, Nationwide

Question # 1:

Why do I need a receiver which is 8-9 years old.

As you rightly mentioned, I do not need these receivers.

But I get angry when some large corporation thinks that it can claim ownership of something, just because its own records say so. This is a disregard for law of the land.

Moreover I realise that based upon such records, Dish Network has been collecting "equipment charges" for last so many years.

That amount comes to about aprox $8 * 100Months = 800$.

I am once again angry because Dish Network has done so, just because it knows that the legal cost of protesting against such charges, is not justified.

Question # 2:

Do I have proof of ownership?

I guess that if I dig thru my paper records, I can find the original installation paperwork, to prove the ownership. But the real question is this, Dish Network is claiming ownershipp of some equipment at my premises. So isn't the onus of proof on Dish Network? If I lease a car and later claim that I own the car, the leasing company will immediately produce the original contract which clearly proves the ownership. It is also possible for Dish Network to produce a sample contract / offers being made by (SBCGlobal -- now ATT) during 2006. Point is Dish Network simply refuses to investigate, and tries to bulldoze me into following their policies. that the initial  

First of all I really don't know why a person would have a legitimate reason why they would even want to keep 8-9 year old receivers for a service you no longer have. 

But here is a question...

You asked them for proof of ownership from them.  So do you have any proof of ownership that says they are yours?