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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes Income Taxes

The Company files U.S. federal income tax returns and various state income tax returns. The Company is not subject to any state or federal income tax audits as of September 30, 2019. The Company's returns are generally open to examination from 2015 forward and the net operating losses acquired in the acquisition of nTelos are open to examination from 2002 forward.

The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was approximately 24.3%, as compared with approximately 23.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2018. The Company’s effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was approximately 24.4%, which was consistent with approximately 24.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The Company's cash payments for income taxes were $6.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The Company received cash refunds for income taxes of $2.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2018.