| Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment |
The following table provides the operating financial results of our Wireless segment: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended September 30, | | Nine Months Ended September 30, | | (in millions) | 2026 | | 2025 | | 2026 | | 2025 | | | | Total revenues | $ | 23,584 | | | $ | 21,957 | | | $ | 69,482 | | | $ | 63,975 | | | | | Less: Significant and other segment expenses | | | | | | | | | | | Cost of equipment sales | 5,444 | | | 4,853 | | | 15,987 | | | 14,310 | | | | | Employee expenses | 1,978 | | | 2,210 | | | 6,083 | | | 6,021 | | | | | Lease expense | 1,339 | | | 1,340 | | | 4,280 | | | 3,805 | | | | | Advertising expense | 956 | | | 906 | | | 2,783 | | | 2,582 | | | | | Bad debt expense | 437 | | | 337 | | | 1,261 | | | 925 | | | | Other segment items (1) | 4,317 | | | 4,095 | | | 12,737 | | | 11,759 | | | | | Impairment expense | — | | | 278 | | | — | | | 278 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Depreciation and amortization | 3,452 | | | 3,408 | | | 10,703 | | | 9,752 | | | | | Interest expense, net | 1,031 | | | 924 | | | 3,117 | | | 2,762 | | | | | Other expense, net | 90 | | | 78 | | | 329 | | | 135 | | | | | Income tax expense | 1,085 | | | 814 | | | 3,004 | | | 2,757 | | | | | Segment net income | $ | 3,455 | | | $ | 2,714 | | | $ | 9,198 | | | $ | 8,889 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(1)Other segment items included in Segment net income primarily include certain third-party commissions, external labor and services and backhaul expenses.
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