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Segment Reporting
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Reporting Disclosure SEGMENT REPORTING
We principally deliver broadband, video, telephony and mobile services to residential and business customers, as well as proprietary content and advertising services in the United States. Our connectivity services are provided through a converged fixed and mobile network and key operating activities and resource allocation decisions are managed centrally. Our chief executive officer is the chief operating decision maker ("CODM"). Our CODM assesses performance and decides how to allocate resources based on our consolidated statements of operations. Our CODM manages the business on a consolidated basis such that we have a single operating segment. Our segment performance measure is consolidated net income (loss).
The following table presents significant expenses that are not separately presented on the statements of operations that are reviewed by the CODM.
Three Months Ended March 31,
20252024
Programming costs$504,756 $595,702 
Other direct costs (a)165,775 148,185 
Programming and other direct costs$670,531 $743,887 
Sales and marketing$171,804 $161,659 
Network services134,150 142,721 
Other (b)392,232 369,870 
Other operating expenses (c)$698,186 $674,250 
(a)Other direct costs include interconnection, call completion, circuit and transport fees paid to other telecommunication companies for the transport and termination of voice and data services. These costs also include franchise fees which are payable to the state governments and local municipalities where we operate. Additionally, these costs include the cost of media for advertising spots sold, the cost of mobile devices sold to our customers and direct costs of providing mobile services.
(b)Other operating expenses include costs related to our call center operations that handle customer inquiries and billing and collection activities, costs related to our information technology systems, costs related to our news and advertising business, as well as our Lightpath business, and various other operating costs such as share-based compensation, corporate overhead and facilities.
(c)Other operating expenses for CSC Holdings for the three months ended March 31, 2025 amounted to $699,705 and include additional costs of $1,519 that were eliminated at Altice USA.
The measure of segment assets is reported on the balance sheet as total consolidated assets.