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Performance B.2. Expenses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023
Cost of sales: |  |  |
Cost of telephone, equipment and other accessories | $ (341) | $ (358) | $ (386)
TV Content and data costs | (234) | (290) | (349)
Voice airtime and transmission costs | (175) | (209) | (234)
Bad debt and obsolescence cost | (125) | (143) | (141)
Call center costs | (88) | (76) | (72)
Transmission and other costs | (16) | (18) | (19)
Other costs | (333) | (326) | (306)
Equipment, programming and other direct costs | (1,311) | (1,420) | (1,507)
Operating expenses, net |  |  |
Marketing expenses | (543) | (525) | (536)
Site and network maintenance costs | (322) | (325) | (322)
Employee related costs | (452) | (553) | (614)
External and other services | (208) | (262) | (281)
Other operating expenses | (233) | (250) | (290)
Operating expenses, net | (1,758) | (1,915) | (2,043)
Other operating income (expenses), net: |  |  |
Impairment of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment | (3) | (12) | (3)
Gain on the formation of a joint operation | 0 | 28 | 0
Gain (loss) on disposals of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment | 36 | 23 | 6
Gain (loss) on disposal of equity investments | 0 | 5 | 0
Other income (expense) | 34 | 10 | 8
Other operating income (expenses), net | $ 68 | 54 | 10
Paraguay And Guatemala |  |  |
Other operating income (expenses), net: |  |  |
Increase (decrease) through cumulative catch-up adjustments to revenue arising from contract modification, contract liabilities |  | $ 8 |
Colombia |  |  |
Other operating income (expenses), net: |  |  |
Increase (decrease) through cumulative catch-up adjustments to revenue arising from contract modification, contract liabilities |  |  | 2
Paraguay |  |  |
Other operating income (expenses), net: |  |  |
Amount presented in other comprehensive income realised at derecognition of financial liability |  |  | $ 3

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