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Income Taxes
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
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 currently involved in one state income tax audit and no federal income tax audits as of June 30, 2024. The Company’s income tax returns are generally open to examination from 2020 forward and the net operating losses acquired in the acquisition of nTelos are open to examination from 2004 forward.

The effective tax rates for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, 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)2024202320242023
Expected tax (benefit) expense at federal statutory$(3,775)$12 $(4,849)$311 
State income tax (benefit) expense, net of federal tax effect(974)3 (1,236)80 
Excess tax deficiency from share-based compensation and other expense, net(451)1,444 (141)1,750 
Income tax (benefit) expense$(5,200)$1,459 $(6,226)$2,141 

The Company made $7.3 million in payments and received $0.2 million in refunds for income taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The Company received $25.6 million in cash refunds for income taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2023.