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Aug. 29, 2025 item | Aug. 28, 2025 item | Apr. 15, 2025 claim | Feb. 21, 2025 USD ($) | Apr. 03, 2023 USD ($) | Sep. 01, 2020 | Sep. 23, 2016 USD ($) | Aug. 18, 2015 USD ($) | Jul. 17, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 14, 2014 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($) item | Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($) item | Sep. 20, 2022 USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment to customer |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 30,000,000,000 |  |
Regulatory authorizations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34,524,214,000 | $ 34,524,214,000 |
Amount of Loss contingency damages awarded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 91,000,000 |  |
Amount of loss contingency damages paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 46,000,000 |  |
Litigation accrual |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,900,000
Interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.25% | 0.25% |
5 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.75% | 5.75% |
Cyber-Security Class Actions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of claims filed | item |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 |  |
License Fee Dispute |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment schedule term (in years) |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Jones 401(k) Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Claim amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 16,700,000 |  |
Jones 401(k) Litigation | Credit of Fidelity Revenue Share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Claim amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,700,000 |  |
ClearPlay | Pending Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Claim amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 469,000,000 |  |  |  |
DDBS | 5 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.75% | 5.75% |
DDBS | 7 3/4% Senior Notes due 2026 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.75% | 7.75% |
TQ Delta | Pending Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Claim amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 251,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Entropic Communications, LLC | Pending Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Claim amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 212,000,000 |  |
Headwater Research LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of claims filed | item | 5 | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Northstar Spectrum And SNR Holdco |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to interim payment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 182,000,000 |  |
Re-Auction payment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,029,000,000.000 |  |
Northstar Spectrum And SNR Holdco | AWS-3 Licenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of bidding credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional payment percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15.00% |  |
Adjustment to interim payment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 334,000,000 |  |
Re-Auction payment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,892,000,000 |  |
Non-payment gross winning bids |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,226,000,000 | $ 2,226,000,000 |
Interim payment percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15.00% |  |
Overpayment of interim payment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 334,000,000 |  |
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Re-Auction payment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,921,000,000 |  |
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | AWS-3 Licenses | Vermont National Telephone Company |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of bidding credit |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bidding credit value |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recovery amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | AWS-3 Licenses | Vermont National Telephone Company | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Claim amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,500 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | AWS-3 Licenses | Vermont National Telephone Company | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Claim amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | SNR Licenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of bidding credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Bidding credit value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,961,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | Northstar Licenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of wireless spectrum licenses | item |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 261 | 261 |
SNR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to interim payment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 182,000,000 |  |
Re-Auction payment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,211,000,000 |  |
Non-payment gross winning bids |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,211,000,000 | $ 1,211,000,000 |
Interim payment percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15.00% |  |
SNR | American III |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of wireless spectrum licenses | item |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 244 | 244 |
SNR | SNR Licenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bidding credit value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,370,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Dish Wireless LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of claims filed | claim |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dish Wireless LLC | Universal Service Administrative Company |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Claim amount |  |  |  |  | $ 13,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prior Arrangement | Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of licenses returned | item |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 84 |  |
Re-Auction payment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,226,000,000 |  |
Non-payment gross winning bids |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,226,000,000 | $ 2,226,000,000 |
Prior Arrangement | SNR | SNR Licenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of licenses returned | item |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 113 |  |
Capitalized interest on FCC authorizations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory authorizations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,000,000,000 | 10,000,000,000 |
Wireless |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory authorizations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 29,612,989,000 | 29,612,989,000 |
Percentage of coverage obligations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80.00% |  |  |
5G Network |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment to customer |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 30,000,000,000 |
5G Network | Certain of 600 MHz Licenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
License purchase agreement, one time payment |  |  |  | $ 8,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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