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Segment Information (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2023
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of Segment Operating Information | Our segments and their principal activities consist of the following:
Segment |  | Description
Verizon Consumer Group |  | Our Consumer segment provides consumer-focused wireless and wireline communications services and products. Our wireless services are provided across one of the most extensive wireless networks in the U.S. under the Verizon family of brands and through wholesale and other arrangements. We also provide fixed wireless access (FWA) broadband through our wireless networks. Our wireline services are provided in nine states in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern U.S., as well as Washington D.C., over our 100% fiber-optic network through our Verizon Fios product portfolio and over a traditional copper-based network to customers who are not served by Fios.
Verizon Business Group |  | Our Business segment provides wireless and wireline communications services and products, including data, video and conferencing services, corporate networking solutions, security and managed network services, local and long distance voice services and network access to deliver various IoT services and products. We also provide FWA broadband through our wireless networks. We provide these products and services to businesses, government customers and wireless and wireline carriers across the U.S. and select products and services to customers around the world.
The following table provides operating financial information for our two reportable segments:
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| September 30, |  | September 30,
(dollars in millions) | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
External Operating Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consumer |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service | $ | 18,850 |  |  | $ | 18,421 |  |  | $ | 55,947 |  |  | $ | 54,696 |
Wireless equipment | 4,902 |  |  | 5,558 |  |  | 14,210 |  |  | 16,640 |
Other(1) | 1,450 |  |  | 1,809 |  |  | 4,359 |  |  | 5,247 |
Total Consumer | 25,202 |  |  | 25,788 |  |  | 74,516 |  |  | 76,583 |
Business |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Enterprise and Public Sector | 3,786 |  |  | 3,940 |  |  | 11,357 |  |  | 11,784 |
Business Markets and Other | 3,180 |  |  | 3,231 |  |  | 9,383 |  |  | 9,428 |
Wholesale | 552 |  |  | 656 |  |  | 1,738 |  |  | 1,926 |
Total Business | 7,518 |  |  | 7,827 |  |  | 22,478 |  |  | 23,138 |
Total reportable segments | $ | 32,720 |  |  | $ | 33,615 |  |  | $ | 96,994 |  |  | $ | 99,721 |
Intersegment Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consumer | $ | 55 |  |  | $ | 52 |  |  | $ | 156 |  |  | $ | 153 |
Business | 9 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 26 |  |  | 34 |
Total reportable segments | $ | 64 |  |  | $ | 62 |  |  | $ | 182 |  |  | $ | 187 |
Total Operating Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consumer | $ | 25,257 |  |  | $ | 25,840 |  |  | $ | 74,672 |  |  | $ | 76,736 |
Business(2) | 7,527 |  |  | 7,837 |  |  | 22,504 |  |  | 23,172 |
Total reportable segments | $ | 32,784 |  |  | $ | 33,677 |  |  | $ | 97,176 |  |  | $ | 99,908 |
Operating Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consumer | $ | 7,547 |  |  | $ | 7,349 |  |  | $ | 21,976 |  |  | $ | 21,818 |
Business | 539 |  |  | 698 |  |  | 1,623 |  |  | 2,046 |
Total reportable segments | $ | 8,086 |  |  | $ | 8,047 |  |  | $ | 23,599 |  |  | $ | 23,864 |
(1) Other revenue includes fees that partially recover the direct and indirect costs of complying with regulatory and industry obligations and programs, revenues associated with certain products included in our device protection offerings, leasing and interest recognized when equipment is sold to the customer by an authorized agent under a device payment plan agreement. (2) Service and other revenues included in our Business segment were approximately $6.6 billion and $6.8 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $19.9 billion and $20.2 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Wireless equipment revenues included in our Business segment were $911 million and $1.0 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $2.6 billion and $2.9 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The following table provides Fios revenue for our two reportable segments:
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| September 30, |  | September 30,
(dollars in millions) | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Consumer | $ | 2,897 |  |  | $ | 2,902 |  |  | $ | 8,672 |  |  | $ | 8,708 |
Business | 308 |  |  | 304 |  |  | 923 |  |  | 897 |
Total Fios revenue | $ | 3,205 |  |  | $ | 3,206 |  |  | $ | 9,595 |  |  | $ | 9,605 |
The following table provides Wireless service revenue for our reportable segments and includes intersegment activity:
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| September 30, |  | September 30,
(dollars in millions) | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Consumer | $ | 15,963 |  |  | $ | 15,517 |  |  | $ | 47,324 |  |  | $ | 45,970 |
Business | 3,367 |  |  | 3,273 |  |  | 10,008 |  |  | 9,580 |
Total Wireless service revenue | $ | 19,330 |  |  | $ | 18,790 |  |  | $ | 57,332 |  |  | $ | 55,550 |
Summary of Reconciliation of Segment Operating Revenues | A reconciliation of the reportable segment operating revenues to consolidated operating revenues is as follows:
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| September 30, |  | September 30,
(dollars in millions) | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Total reportable segment operating revenues | $ | 32,784 |  |  | $ | 33,677 |  |  | $ | 97,176 |  |  | $ | 99,908 |
Corporate and other | 618 |  |  | 627 |  |  | 1,856 |  |  | 1,868 |
Eliminations | (66) |  |  | (63) |  |  | (188) |  |  | (192) |
Total consolidated operating revenues | $ | 33,336 |  |  | $ | 34,241 |  |  | $ | 98,844 |  |  | $ | 101,584 |
Summary of Reconciliation of Segment Operating Income | A reconciliation of the total reportable segment's operating income to consolidated income before provision for income taxes is as follows:
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| September 30, |  | September 30,
(dollars in millions) | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Total reportable segment operating income | $ | 8,086 |  |  | $ | 8,047 |  |  | $ | 23,599 |  |  | $ | 23,864 |
Corporate and other | (551) |  |  | (85) |  |  | (899) |  |  | (299) |
Severance charges | — |  |  | — |  |  | (237) |  |  | — |
Other components of net periodic benefit charges (Note 8) | (62) |  |  | (68) |  |  | (186) |  |  | (323) |
Total consolidated operating income | 7,473 |  |  | 7,894 |  |  | 22,277 |  |  | 23,242 |
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated businesses | (18) |  |  | 2 |  |  | (42) |  |  | 40 |
Other income (expense), net | 170 |  |  | (439) |  |  | 494 |  |  | (1,314) |
Interest expense | (1,433) |  |  | (937) |  |  | (3,925) |  |  | (2,508) |
Income Before Provision For Income Taxes | $ | 6,192 |  |  | $ | 6,520 |  |  | $ | 18,804 |  |  | $ | 19,460 |

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