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	Apr. 08, 2026 USD ($)	Feb. 27, 2026 USD ($)	Jan. 30, 2026 USD ($)	Apr. 03, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 23, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 18, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 17, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 14, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2025 INR (₨)	Sep. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($) item	Jul. 28, 2026	Jun. 30, 2026 BRL (R$) item	Jun. 29, 2026	Jun. 23, 2026 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2025
Commitments and Contingencies
Payment to customer													$ 30,000,000,000
FCC deposit	$ 25,000,000
Number of winning bid license																	2
Aggregate winning bid																	$ 1,300,000
Refund receivable																	$ 23,700,000
Interest rate (as a percent)												0.25%	0.25%		0.25%
Jones 401(k) Litigation
Commitments and Contingencies
Claim amount												$ 16,700,000
Jones 401(k) Litigation \| Credit of Fidelity Revenue Share
Commitments and Contingencies
Claim amount												$ 10,700,000
Comcast
Commitments and Contingencies
Claim amount		$ 54,000,000	$ 9,500,000
ClearPlay \| Pending Litigation
Commitments and Contingencies
Claim amount								$ 469,000,000
DDBS \| 5 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2028
Commitments and Contingencies
Interest rate (as a percent)												5.75%	5.75%		5.75%			5.75%
DDBS \| 7 3/4% Senior Notes due 2026
Commitments and Contingencies
Interest rate (as a percent)												7.75%	7.75%		7.75%	7.75%		7.75%
TQ Delta \| Pending Litigation
Commitments and Contingencies
Claim amount							$ 251,000,000
Entropic Communications, LLC \| Pending Litigation
Commitments and Contingencies
Claim amount												$ 212,000,000
NewSpace India Limited
Commitments and Contingencies
Claim amount									$ 117,000,000	₨ 10.6
Hughes Telecomunicaes do Brasil \| Tax annulment claim
Commitments and Contingencies
Maximum period available for repayment												48 months
Litigation accrual												$ 8,200,000	$ 8,200,000		R$ 44
Percentage of court adjudicated claims to be satisfied												75.00%	75.00%		75.00%
Northstar Spectrum And SNR Holdco
Commitments and Contingencies
Adjustment to interim payment												$ 182,000,000
Re-Auction payment												$ 1,029,000,000.000
Northstar Spectrum And SNR Holdco \| AWS-3 Licenses
Commitments and Contingencies
Percentage of bidding credit												25.00%
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum
Commitments and Contingencies
Additional payment percentage												15.00%
Adjustment to interim payment												$ 334,000,000
Re-Auction payment												1,892,000,000
Non-payment gross winning bids												$ 2,226,000,000	$ 2,226,000,000
Interim payment percentage												15.00%
Overpayment of interim payment												$ 334,000,000
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum \| AWS-3 Licenses \| Vermont National Telephone Company
Commitments and Contingencies
Percentage of bidding credit					25.00%
Bidding credit value					$ 3,300,000,000
Recovery amount					10,000,000,000
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum \| AWS-3 Licenses \| Vermont National Telephone Company \| Minimum
Commitments and Contingencies
Claim amount					5,500
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum \| AWS-3 Licenses \| Vermont National Telephone Company \| Maximum
Commitments and Contingencies
Claim amount					$ 11,000
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum \| SNR Licenses
Commitments and Contingencies
Percentage of bidding credit						25.00%
Bidding credit value						$ 1,961,000,000
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum \| Northstar Licenses
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of wireless spectrum licenses \| item												261	261		261
SNR
Commitments and Contingencies
Adjustment to interim payment												$ 182,000,000
Re-Auction payment												1,211,000,000
Non-payment gross winning bids												$ 1,211,000,000	$ 1,211,000,000
Interim payment percentage												15.00%
SNR \| American III
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of wireless spectrum licenses \| item												244	244		244
SNR \| SNR Licenses
Commitments and Contingencies
Bidding credit value						$ 1,370,000,000
Dish Wireless LLC \| Universal Service Administrative Company
Commitments and Contingencies
Claim amount				$ 13,900,000
Prior Arrangement \| Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of licenses returned \| item												84
Re-Auction payment												$ 2,226,000,000
Non-payment gross winning bids												$ 2,226,000,000	$ 2,226,000,000
Prior Arrangement \| SNR \| SNR Licenses
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of licenses returned \| item												113
Subsequent event \| DDBS \| 7 3/4% Senior Notes due 2026
Commitments and Contingencies
Interest rate (as a percent)														7.75%
Capitalized interest on FCC authorizations
Commitments and Contingencies
Capitalized interest												$ 10,000,000,000
Regulatory authorizations												10,000,000,000	$ 10,000,000,000
Wireless
Commitments and Contingencies
Percentage of coverage obligations											80.00%
5G Network
Commitments and Contingencies
Payment to customer												$ 30,000,000,000