v3.26.1
Device Payment Plan Agreement and Wireless Service Receivables (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Receivables [Abstract]  
Schedule of Receivables, Net
The following table presents information about accounts receivable, net of allowances, recorded in our condensed consolidated balance sheet:
At June 30, 2026
(dollars in millions)Device payment plan agreement
Wireless service
Other receivables(1)
Total
Accounts receivable$16,405 $6,296 $5,033 $27,734 
Less Allowance for credit losses837 248 163 1,248 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance$15,568 $6,048 $4,870 $26,486 
(1) Other receivables primarily include wireline and other receivables, of which the allowances are individually insignificant.
The following table displays both the current and non-current portions of device payment plan agreement receivables, net, recognized in our condensed consolidated balance sheets:
At June 30,At December 31,
(dollars in millions)20262025
Device payment plan agreement receivables, gross$32,706 $34,004 
Unamortized imputed interest(1,016)(1,053)
Device payment plan agreement receivables, at amortized cost31,690 32,951 
Allowance(1)
(1,625)(1,628)
Device payment plan agreement receivables, net$30,065 $31,323 
Classified in our condensed consolidated balance sheets:
Accounts receivable, net$15,568 $15,777 
Other assets14,497 15,546 
Device payment plan agreement receivables, net$30,065 $31,323 
(1) Includes allowance for both short-term and long-term device payment plan agreement receivables.
Financing Receivable Credit Quality Indicators
The following table presents device payment plan agreement receivables, at amortized cost, and gross write-offs recorded, as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2026, by credit quality indicator and year of origination:
Year of Origination(1)
(dollars in millions)202620252024 and priorTotal
Device payment plan agreement receivables, at amortized cost
New customers$2,046 $2,907 $1,109 $6,062 
Existing customers6,868 12,812 5,948 25,628 
Total$8,914 $15,719 $7,057 $31,690 
Gross write-offs
New customers$37 $286 $107 $430 
Existing customers121 135 258 
Total$39 $407 $242 $688 
(1) Includes accounts that have been suspended at a point in time.

The data presented in the table above was last updated on June 30, 2026.
The following table presents wireless service receivables, at amortized cost, and gross write-offs recorded, as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2026, by year of origination:
Year of Origination
(dollars in millions)20262025 and priorTotal
Wireless service receivables, at amortized cost$6,194 $102 $6,296 
Gross write-offs95 183 278 

The data presented in the table above was last updated on June 30, 2026.
Activity in Allowance for Credit Losses for Device Payment Plan Agreement Receivables
Activity in the allowance for credit losses by portfolio segment of receivables was as follows:
(dollars in millions)
Device Payment Plan Agreement Receivables(1)
Wireless Service Plan Receivables
Balance at January 1, 2026$1,628 $244 
Current period provision for expected credit losses653 251 
Write-offs charged against the allowance(688)(278)
Recoveries collected32 31 
Balance at June 30, 2026$1,625 $248 
(1) Includes allowance for both short-term and long-term device payment plan agreement receivables.
Balance and Aging of Device Payment Plan Agreement Receivables on Gross Basis
The balance and aging of the device payment plan agreement receivables, at amortized cost, were as follows:
At June 30,
(dollars in millions)2026
Unbilled$30,100 
Billed:
Current
1,215 
Past due
375 
Device payment plan agreement receivables, at amortized cost$31,690