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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) R$ in Millions, ₨ in Billions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 102 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |
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Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment to customer |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 30,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
FCC deposit | $ 25,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of winning bid license |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Aggregate winning bid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,300,000 |
Refund receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 23,700,000 |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.25% | 0.25% |  | 0.25% |  |  |
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 |  |  |  |  |  |
Comcast |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Claim amount |  | $ 54,000,000 | $ 9,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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% |  | 5.75% |  |  | 5.75%
DDBS | 7 3/4% Senior Notes due 2026 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.75% | 7.75% |  | 7.75% | 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 |  |  |  |  |  |
NewSpace India Limited |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Claim amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 117,000,000 | ₨ 10.6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hughes Telecomunicaes do Brasil | Tax annulment claim |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum period available for repayment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48 months |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation accrual |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8,200,000 | $ 8,200,000 |  | R$ 44 |  |  |
Percentage of court adjudicated claims to be satisfied |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 75.00% | 75.00% |  | 75.00% |  |  |
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 | 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 |  | 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 |  | 244 |  |  |
SNR | SNR Licenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bidding credit value |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,370,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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 |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent event | DDBS | 7 3/4% Senior Notes due 2026 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.75% |  |  |  |
Capitalized interest on FCC authorizations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capitalized interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory authorizations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,000,000,000 | $ 10,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Wireless |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of coverage obligations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
5G Network |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment to customer |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 30,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |

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