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Income Taxes
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
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 June 30, 2022. The Company's income tax returns are generally open to examination from 2018 forward and the net operating losses acquired in the acquisition of nTelos are open to examination from 2002 forward.

The effective tax rates for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, differ from the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate of 21% primarily due to the state income taxes, excess tax benefits and other discrete items.
 Three Months Ended
June 30,		Six Months Ended
June 30,
(in thousands)2022202120222021
Expected tax (benefit) expense at federal statutory$(783)$783 $(898)$1,587 
State income tax (benefit) expense, net of federal tax effect(181)154 (213)469 
Revaluation of deferred tax liabilities— 1,046 — 1,046 
Excess tax deficiency (benefit) from share-based compensation and other expense, net463 120 663 (114)
Income tax (benefit) expense $(501)$2,103 $(448)$2,988 

The Company made no cash payments and received no cash refunds for income taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2022. The Company's cash payments for income taxes were approximately $21.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021.