v3.20.4
Commitments and Contingencies (Details)
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1 Months Ended |
3 Months Ended |
12 Months Ended |
156 Months Ended |
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$ 26,427,803,000
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$ 26,427,803,000
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| 2021 |
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5,151,378,000
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5,151,378,000
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| 2022 |
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2,902,680,000
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2,902,680,000
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| 2023 |
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2,241,551,000
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2,241,551,000
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| 2024 |
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3,701,112,000
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3,701,112,000
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| 2025 |
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2,536,846,000
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2,536,846,000
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9,894,236,000
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378,467,000
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378,467,000
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$ 674,207,000
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$ 385,394,000
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$ 393,916,000
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| Payment to acquire certain wireless licenses and related assets |
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21,000,000,000
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| Carrying amount |
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542,545,000
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542,545,000
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| Contractual Obligation |
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$ 26,427,803,000
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$ 26,427,803,000
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| Percentage of Population 5G Services offered |
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70.00%
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70.00%
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75.00%
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50.00%
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20.00%
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40.00%
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| Percentage of Population Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless offered |
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75.00%
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$ 26,903,939,000
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$ 26,903,939,000
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25,779,503,000
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| Payment For Purchase Agreement |
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311,735,000
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| Impairment of long-lived assets |
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$ 356,418,000
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7.75%
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7.75%
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| Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction |
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| Noncontrolling Interest in Variable Interest Entity |
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$ 10,000,000,000
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$ 10,000,000,000
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| Capitalized interest on FCC authorizations [Member] |
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| Commitment and Contingencies |
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| Percentage of Population 5G Services offered |
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70.00%
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| FCC authorizations |
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$ 5,560,422,000
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5,560,422,000
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4,638,519,000
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| Commitment and Contingencies |
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| Programming Contracts term |
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10 years
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| Programming Contracts term |
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1 year
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| Northstar Manager LLC | Class B common stock |
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| Commitment and Contingencies |
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| Ownership percentage |
97.00%
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| Payment For Purchase Agreement |
$ 312,000,000
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| Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage |
3.00%
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| Commitment and Contingencies |
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| Payment to acquire certain wireless licenses and related assets |
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11,000,000,000
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| FCC authorizations |
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$ 11,453,128,000
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11,453,128,000
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11,250,595,000
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| H Block Licenses |
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1,671,506,000
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1,671,506,000
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| DBS Licenses |
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| Commitment and Contingencies |
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677,409,000
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677,409,000
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| 700 MHz Licenses |
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711,871,000
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711,871,000
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| 600 MHz Licenses |
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6,211,154,000
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6,211,154,000
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| MVDDS Licenses |
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24,000,000
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24,000,000
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| 28 GHz Licenses |
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2,883,000
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| 24 GHz Licenses |
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11,772,000
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11,772,000
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| 37 Ghz, 39 Ghz and 47 Ghz Licenses |
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| Commitment and Contingencies |
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| Payment to acquire certain wireless licenses and related assets |
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$ 135,000,000
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$ 203,000,000
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$ 202,533,000
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202,533,000
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| Number of wireless spectrum licenses | item |
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2,651
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| 37 Ghz And 39 Ghz Licenses |
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| Number Of spectrum licenses | item |
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50
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| Number Of spectrum licenses | item |
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2,601
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| Licenses 3550-3650 MHz [Member] |
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| Commitment and Contingencies |
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| Payment to acquire certain wireless licenses and related assets |
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$ 730,000,000
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$ 913,000,000
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$ 100,000,000
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$ 83,000,000
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| Number of priority access licenses | item |
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5,492
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| Accelerated build out period |
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2 years
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$ 9,890,389,000
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| Northstar Licenses |
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| Commitment and Contingencies |
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| FCC authorizations |
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,618,930,000
|
5,618,930,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| AWS-4 Licenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
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| FCC authorizations |
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
1,940,000,000
|
1,940,000,000
|
|
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|
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|
|
| SNR Licenses |
|
|
|
|
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| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
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| FCC authorizations |
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,271,459,000
|
4,271,459,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Capitalized Interest |
|
|
|
|
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| Commitment and Contingencies |
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| FCC authorizations |
|
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|
|
|
5,560,422,000
|
5,560,422,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Northstar Spectrum And SNR Holdco |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
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|
| Ownership interest |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
351,000,000
|
351,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ 552,000,000
|
|
|
| Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
| Noncontrolling Interest in Variable Interest Entity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
$ 10,000,000,000
|
$ 10,000,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Northstar Spectrum And SNR Holdco | AWS 3 Auction |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Percentage of bidding credit |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Northstar Spectrum And SNR Holdco | AWS-3 Licenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
| Interim Build-out Requirement (as a percent) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
40.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Final Build-out Requirement (as a percent) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
75.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Accelerated period to meet Final Build-Out Requirement on failure to meet Interim Build-Out Requirement |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 years
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Interim payment percentage |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Re-Auction payment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ 1,892,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Overpayment of interim payment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ 334,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | Preferred Class A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ownership percentage |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
100.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | Northstar Manager LLC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Controlling interest owned by other companies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Equity contribution |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ 133,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ 133,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | American II |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ownership percentage |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
85.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Loan made |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ 69,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Equity contribution |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,621,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,621,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | AWS 3 Auction |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Interim Payment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ 334,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Interim payment percentage |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | Northstar Licenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Number of wireless spectrum licenses | item |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
261
|
261
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Gross winning bids |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ 5,619,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Bidding credit value |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ 1,961,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | AWS-3 Licenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Non-payment gross winning bids |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,226,000,000
|
$ 2,226,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Gross winning bids |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ 7,845,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Percentage of bidding credit |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Net winning bid |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ 5,884,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | SNR Licenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Percentage of bidding credit |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Non-payment gross winning bids |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ 1,211,000,000
|
$ 1,211,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Interim payment percentage |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Re-Auction payment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ 1,029,000,000.000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Overpayment of interim payment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ 182,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | Maximum |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Preferred stock quarterly distribution (as a percent) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | Minimum |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Preferred stock quarterly distribution (as a percent) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | SNR Wireless Management LLC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Controlling interest owned by other companies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Equity contribution |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
93,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
93,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | American II |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Window of days for management to put its interest |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
90 days
|
30 days
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Additional days allowed for management to put its interest |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
90 days
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | American II | Maximum |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Preferred stock quarterly distribution (as a percent) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | American II | Minimum |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Preferred stock quarterly distribution (as a percent) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | American III |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Number of wireless spectrum licenses | item |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
244
|
244
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Loan made |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ 344,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Debt outstanding amount |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,065,000,000.000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,065,000,000.000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Principal amount of debt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
500,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
500,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Window of days for management to put its interest |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
90 days
|
30 days
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Additional days allowed for management to put its interest |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
90 days
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Additional loan to pay gross winning bids |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
344,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Equity contribution |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ 5,590,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ 5,590,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Gross winning bids |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,271,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | American III | Preferred Class A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Number shares issued in conversion | item |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,065,415
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Preferred stock quarterly distribution (as a percent) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | American III | Maximum |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Interest rate (as a percent) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | American III | Minimum |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Interest rate (as a percent) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | AWS-3 Licenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Non-payment gross winning bids |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,211,000,000
|
$ 1,211,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | SNR Licenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Interim Payment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
182,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Non-payment gross winning bids |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ 1,211,000,000
|
1,211,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Interim payment percentage |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Additional Bid Withdrawal Payment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ 3,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Gross winning bids |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ 5,482,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Percentage of bidding credit |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Net winning bid |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ 4,112,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Bid withdrawal payment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ 8,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Bidding credit value |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ 1,370,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco Class B Interests [Member] | American III |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ownership percentage |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
85.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco Class A Interests [Member] | American III |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ownership percentage |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
100.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| American II | Northstar Manager LLC | Class B common stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ownership percentage |
80.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Prior Arrangement | Northstar Licenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Non-payment gross winning bids |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ 2,226,000,000
|
$ 2,226,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Number of licenses returned | item |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
84
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Prior Arrangement | SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | SNR Licenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Number of licenses returned | item |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
113
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Northstar Operative Agreement | Northstar Spectrum And SNR Holdco | American II |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Debt outstanding amount |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ 6,870,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Northstar Operative Agreement | Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | American II |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Principal amount of debt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ 500,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ 500,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Loan balance maturity period |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 years
|
7 years
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Removal of consent for unsecured financing and equipment financing |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ 25,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Northstar Operative Agreement | Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | American II | Preferred Class A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Number shares issued in conversion |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,870,493
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Preferred stock quarterly distribution (as a percent) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Northstar Operative Agreement | Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | American II | Maximum |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Interest rate (as a percent) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Northstar Operative Agreement | Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | American II | Minimum |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Interest rate (as a percent) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| SNR Operative Agreement | SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | American III |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Loan balance maturity period |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 years
|
7 years
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Removal of consent for unsecured financing and equipment financing |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ 25,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Lease Agreement With Crown Castle |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Area of Leased Space | area |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,000
|
20,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Number Of Communication Towers | item |
|
20,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Master Network Service Agreement |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Master networ service agreement period |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 years
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| FCC Wireless Bureau |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Payment to acquire certain wireless licenses and related assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ 68,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| NBIoT capitalized costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Impairment of long-lived assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ 253,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Long-term debt obligations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ 16,637,809,000
|
$ 16,637,809,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2021 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,027,604,000
|
2,027,604,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2022 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,027,112,000
|
2,027,112,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,528,030,000
|
1,528,030,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2024 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,027,186,000
|
3,027,186,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2025 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,007,641,000
|
2,007,641,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Thereafter |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,020,236,000
|
6,020,236,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Contractual Obligation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,637,809,000
|
16,637,809,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Interest expense on long-term debt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,178,253,000
|
3,178,253,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2021 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
733,927,000
|
733,927,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2022 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
666,192,000
|
666,192,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
510,411,000
|
510,411,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2024 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
460,223,000
|
460,223,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2025 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
330,000,000
|
330,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Thereafter |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
477,500,000
|
477,500,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Contractual Obligation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,178,253,000
|
3,178,253,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 5G network deployment obligations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
340,000,000
|
340,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Contractual Obligation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
340,000,000
|
340,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Finance lease obligations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
162,174,000
|
162,174,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2021 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
58,379,000
|
58,379,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2022 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
38,993,000
|
38,993,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35,478,000
|
35,478,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2024 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29,324,000
|
29,324,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Contractual Obligation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
162,174,000
|
162,174,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Interest expense on finance lease obligations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28,084,000
|
28,084,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2021 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,923,000
|
11,923,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2022 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,314,000
|
9,314,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,464,000
|
5,464,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2024 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,383,000
|
1,383,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Contractual Obligation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28,084,000
|
28,084,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Satellite-related and other obligations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,349,902,000
|
4,349,902,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2021 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
350,154,000
|
350,154,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2022 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
99,048,000
|
99,048,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
136,544,000
|
136,544,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2024 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
173,146,000
|
173,146,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2025 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
196,000,000
|
196,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Thereafter |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,395,010,000
|
3,395,010,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Contractual Obligation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,349,902,000
|
4,349,902,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Operating lease obligations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
138,141,000
|
138,141,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2021 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
71,614,000
|
71,614,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2022 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35,074,000
|
35,074,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,908,000
|
16,908,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2024 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,850,000
|
9,850,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2025 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,205,000
|
3,205,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Thereafter |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,490,000
|
1,490,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Contractual Obligation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
138,141,000
|
138,141,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Purchase obligations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,933,440,000
|
1,933,440,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2021 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,897,777,000
|
1,897,777,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2022 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26,947,000
|
26,947,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,716,000
|
8,716,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Contractual Obligation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ 1,933,440,000
|
$ 1,933,440,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| SNR Credit Agreement | SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Loan made |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ 500,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| SNR Credit Agreement | SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | American III |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Loan made |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ 500,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Northstar Credit Agreement | Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | American II |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commitment and Contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Loan made |
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$ 500,000,000
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| Subsequent event |
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| Commitment and Contingencies |
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| Total |
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$ 50,000,000
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| Contractual Obligation |
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$ 50,000,000
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