Segment Reporting (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Segment Reporting

Schedule of revenue and operating income by segment

	As of
	March 31,		December 31,
	2024		2023
	(In thousands)
Total assets:
Pay-TV	$	49,325,095	$	49,437,958
Retail Wireless		750,328		777,957
5G Network Deployment (1)		39,403,966		46,793,378
Eliminations		(46,041,346)		(45,596,262)
Total assets	$	43,438,043	$	51,413,031

(1) This change primarily resulted from the Sale and Transfer of Assets to EchoStar. See Note 1 for further information.

	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2024		2023
	(In thousands)
Revenue:
Pay-TV	$	2,726,578	$	2,972,131
Retail Wireless		905,850		974,866
5G Network Deployment		28,928		18,907
Eliminations		(21,467)		(8,922)
Total revenue	$	3,639,889	$	3,956,982
Operating income (loss):
Pay-TV	$	670,243	$	675,233
Retail Wireless		(74,417)		(18,207)
5G Network Deployment		(570,034)		(333,603)
Eliminations		187		—
Total operating income (loss)	$	25,979	$	323,423
Purchases of property and equipment, net of refunds, (including capitalized interest related to regulatory authorizations):
Pay-TV	$	27,877	$	35,563
Retail Wireless		—		—
5G Network Deployment		481,002		871,042
Total purchases of property and equipment, net of refunds, (including capitalized interest related to regulatory authorizations)	$	508,879	$	906,605

Revenue from external customers disaggregated by major revenue source

	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31,
Category:	2024		2023
	(In thousands)
Pay-TV subscriber and related revenue	$	2,701,179	$	2,944,482
Retail wireless services and related revenue		804,265		867,111
5G network deployment services and related revenue		4		—
Pay-TV equipment sales and other revenue		25,399		27,649
Retail wireless equipment sales and other revenue		101,585		107,755
5G network deployment equipment sales and other revenue		28,924		18,907
Eliminations		(21,467)		(8,922)
Total	$	3,639,889	$	3,956,982