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Government Assistance
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Government Assistance [Abstract]  
Government Assistance
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Government Assistance

Federal Communications Commission's ("FCC") Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program (the “FCC Reimbursement Program”)

On July 15, 2022, the Company was notified that it was approved for participation in the FCC Reimbursement Program, designed to reimburse providers of advanced communications services for reasonable costs incurred in the required removal, replacement, and disposal of covered communications equipment or services, that have been deemed to pose a national security risk, from their networks. Pursuant to the FCC Reimbursement Program, the FCC approved up to approximately $334 million in reimbursements to the Company to cover documented and approved costs to (i) remove and securely destroy all ZTE communications equipment and services in the Company’s terrestrial U.S. networks and replace such equipment and (ii) remove and replace certain equipment installed on aircraft operated by the Company’s ATG customers that is not compatible with the terrestrial equipment that will replace ZTE equipment. Due to a shortfall in the amount appropriated by Congress to fund the FCC Reimbursement Program, approximately $132 million of the approved amount is currently allocated to the Company under the program. If Congress appropriates additional funds for this purpose, the allocations of the Company and other approved applicants will be increased pro rata. Program participants are subject to a number of conditions and requirements under the FCC’s rules including a requirement that they submit their first reimbursement request by July 15, 2023 and certify that they have developed a plan to permanently remove, replace and dispose of covered equipment or services within one year following the first reimbursement request. The rules permit participants to petition the FCC for one or more six-month extensions of the completion deadline. While the Company reserves the right not to proceed as it has until July 15, 2023 to submit its first reimbursement claim, at the end of the first quarter of 2023, the Company determined that it will participate in the partially funded FCC Reimbursement Program. We are currently assessing the impact of this program on our financial statements and as of March 31, 2023, we have not recorded a receivable from the FCC related to the FCC Reimbursement Program.