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| Related Party Transactions | 13.Related Party Transactions CONX CONX Corp. is a special purpose acquisition company partially owned by Charles W. Ergen, our Chairman (“CONX”). On May 1, 2024, we and CONX entered into a definitive purchase and sale agreement, which provides for CONX’s purchase from us of the commercial real estate property in Littleton, Colorado, comprising the corporate headquarters of DISH Wireless. Concurrently with the transaction closing on May 1, 2024, we entered into an agreement to lease back the property from CONX for an initial term. During the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, we recorded less than $1 million and $1 million, respectively, for this lease in “Selling, general and administrative expenses” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). During the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, we recorded $2 million and $1 million, respectively, for this lease in “Selling, general and administrative expenses” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). Hughes Systique Corporation (“Hughes Systique”) We own 42% of Hughes Systique Corporation (“Hughes Systique”) and contract with Hughes Systique for software development services. The table below summarizes our transactions with Hughes Systique:
NagraStar We own a 50% interest in NagraStar, a joint venture that is our primary provider of encryption and related security systems intended to assure that only authorized customers have access to our programming. Certain payments related to NagraStar are recorded in “Cost of services” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). In addition, certain other payments are initially included in “Inventory” and are subsequently capitalized as “Property and equipment, net” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets or expensed as “Selling, general and administrative expenses” or “Cost of services” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) when the equipment is deployed. We record all payables in “Trade accounts payable” or “Other accrued expenses and liabilities” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Our investment in NagraStar is accounted for using the equity method. The table below summarizes our transactions with NagraStar:
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