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Commitments and Contingencies - Wireless Spectrum Licenses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 17, 2025 | Sep. 30, 2025
Commitments and Contingencies |  |
Carrying Amount |  | $ 34,524,214
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets |  | $ 5,409,517
Impairment, Intangible Asset, Indefinite-Lived (Excluding Goodwill), Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] |  | Asset Impairment Charges and Other
Capitalized Interest |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |
Carrying Amount |  | $ 10,270,436
Wireless |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |
Carrying Amount |  | 29,612,989
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets |  | (5,359,211)
DBS Licenses |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |
Carrying Amount |  | 677,409
700 MHz Licenses |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |
Carrying Amount |  | $ 701,803
Certain of 700 MHz Licenses, AWS-4 Licenses, H Block Licenses areas |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |
Minimum Percentage Of Population to whom Five G Services Offered in Each Economic Area |  | 85.00%
Certain of other 700 MHz Licenses, AWS-4 Licenses, H Block Licenses |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |
Minimum Percentage Of Population to whom Five G Services Offered in Each Economic Area |  | 80.00%
Certain of 600 MHz License Areas |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |
Minimum Percentage Of Population to whom Five G Services Offered in Each Economic Area |  | 85.00%
Certain of 600 MHz Licenses |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |
Minimum Percentage Of Population to whom Five G Services Offered in Each Economic Area |  | 80.00%
MHz 700 Licenses and AWS-4 Licenses |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |
Minimum Percentage Of Population for which Five G Services to be Offered, Shall be Extended |  | 70.00%
Minimum Percentage Of Population to whom Five G Services to be Offered to Extend the Final Deadline |  | 80.00%
Minimum Percentage of New Subscribers Provisioned with certified 5G Device | 75.00% | 75.00%
Percentage of population for deploy 5G services |  | 80.00%
AWS-4 Licenses |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |
Carrying Amount |  | $ 1,928,688
H Block Licenses |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |
Carrying Amount |  | $ 1,671,506
Minimum Percentage Of Population for which Five G Services to be Offered, Shall be Extended |  | 75.00%
Minimum Percentage Of Population to whom Five G Services to be Offered to Extend the Final Deadline |  | 80.00%
Minimum Percentage of New Subscribers Provisioned with certified 5G Device |  | 75.00%
Percentage of population for deploy 5G services |  | 80.00%
600 MHz Licenses |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |
Carrying Amount |  | $ 6,447,728
Minimum Percentage Of Population for which Five G Services to be Offered, Shall be Extended |  | 75.00%
Minimum Percentage Of Population to whom Five G Services to be Offered to Extend the Final Deadline |  | 80.00%
Minimum Percentage of New Subscribers Provisioned with certified 5G Device |  | 75.00%
Percentage of population for deploy 5G services |  | 80.00%
MVDDS Licenses |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |
Carrying Amount |  | $ 24,000
28 GHz Licenses |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |
Carrying Amount |  | 2,883
24 GHz Licenses |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |
Carrying Amount |  | 11,772
37 GHz, 39 GHz and 47 GHz Licenses |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |
Carrying Amount |  | 202,392
3550-3650 MHz Licenses |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |
Carrying Amount |  | 912,200
3.7-3.98 GHz Licenses |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |
Carrying Amount |  | 2,969
3.45-3.55 GHz Licenses |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |
Carrying Amount |  | $ 7,199,380
Acceleration Term of Final Build-Out Requirement, if Interim Build-out Requirement is Not Met |  | 1 year
Certain of AWS-3 license areas |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |
Minimum Percentage Of Population to be Provided with Reliable Signal Coverage |  | 85.00%
Certain of AWS-3 other licenses |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |
Minimum Percentage Of Population to be Provided with Reliable Signal Coverage |  | 80.00%
1695-1710 MHz, 1755-1780 MHz and 2155-2180 MHz |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |
Carrying Amount |  | $ 972
AWS-3 |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |
Carrying Amount |  | $ 9,829,287
Minimum Percentage Of Population for which Five G Services to be Offered, Shall be Extended |  | 75.00%
Minimum Percentage Of Population to whom Five G Services to be Offered to Extend the Final Deadline |  | 80.00%
Minimum Percentage of New Subscribers Provisioned with certified 5G Device |  | 75.00%
Percentage of population for deploy 5G services |  | 80.00%

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