| Summary of allowance for credit losses for trade accounts receivable |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pay-TV | | Wireless (2) | | Broadband and Satellite Services | | Consolidated Total | | | | (In thousands) | Balance, December 31, 2025 | | $ | 36,017 | | $ | 26,014 | | $ | 17,559 | | $ | 79,590 | Current period provision for expected credit losses | | | 21,163 | | | 11,966 | | | 4,428 | | | 37,557 | Write-offs charged against allowance | | | (17,349) | | | (18,754) | | | (6,947) | | | (43,050) | Deconsolidated Subsidiaries allowance (1) | | | 133,196 | | | — | | | — | | | 133,196 | Foreign currency translation | | | — | | | — | | | 141 | | | 141 | Deconsolidated Subsidiaries | | | (39,831) | | | (233) | | | — | | | (40,064) | Balance, June 30, 2026 | | $ | 133,196 | | $ | 18,993 | | $ | 15,181 | | $ | 167,370 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pay-TV | | Wireless (2) | | Broadband and Satellite Services | | Consolidated Total | | | | (In thousands) | Balance, December 31, 2024 | | $ | 42,575 | | $ | 28,739 | | $ | 11,314 | | $ | 82,628 | Current period provision for expected credit losses | | | 37,059 | | | 13,851 | | | 8,485 | | | 59,395 | Write-offs charged against allowance | | | (18,316) | | | (17,771) | | | (7,929) | | | (44,016) | Foreign currency translation | | | — | | | — | | | 224 | | | 224 | Balance, June 30, 2025 | | $ | 61,318 | | $ | 24,819 | | $ | 12,094 | | $ | 98,231 |
| (1) | Includes a receivable from the DISH Wireless Deconsolidated Subsidiaries not expected to be recovered and as such recorded as allowance for credit losses. See Note 3 for further information. |
| (2) | Our allowance for credit losses for trade accounts receivable for our Other segment is immaterial and therefore included in the Wireless segment in the table above. |
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| Summary of contract asset and contract liability balances |
| | | | | | | | | As of | | | June 30, | | December 31, | | | 2026 | | 2025 | | | | (In thousands) | Contract assets | | $ | 113,912 | | $ | 138,723 |
| | | | | | | | | As of | | | June 30, | | December 31, | | | 2026 | | 2025 | | | | (In thousands) | Contract liabilities (1) | | $ | 227,656 | | $ | 607,970 |
| (1) | The June 30, 2026 decreases primarily resulted from the Deconsolidated Subsidiaries. See Note 3 for further information. |
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| Summary of activity in contract acquisition costs, net |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For the Three Months Ended | | For the Six Months Ended | | | June 30, | | June 30, | | | 2026 | | 2025 | | 2026 | | 2025 | | | | (In thousands) | Balance, beginning of period | | $ | 246,356 | | $ | 280,984 | | $ | 261,946 | | $ | 289,200 | Additions | | | 46,218 | | | 68,519 | | | 90,022 | | | 125,116 | Amortization expense | | | (57,480) | | | (67,623) | | | (117,122) | | | (132,842) | Foreign currency translation | | | 101 | | | 367 | | | 349 | | | 773 | Deconsolidated Subsidiaries | | | (126,994) | | | — | | | (126,994) | | | — | Balance, end of period | | $ | 108,201 | | $ | 282,247 | | $ | 108,201 | | $ | 282,247 |
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