Property and Equipment and Intangible Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

Schedule of property and equipment


		Depreciable						As of
		Life						June 30,			December 31,
		(In Years)						2024			2023

								(In thousands)
Equipment leased to customers		2		-		5		$	1,845,064		$	1,977,450
Satellites (1)		5		-		15			3,876,501			4,168,766
Satellites acquired under finance lease agreements				15					698,978			712,832
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other		1		-		20			1,689,817			1,691,389
5G Network Deployment equipment (2)		3		-		15			4,650,124			4,263,327
Software and computer equipment		2		-		6			2,693,648			2,503,597
Buildings and improvements (3)		1		-		40			511,861			538,815
Land (3)				-					42,891			46,675
Construction in progress				-					1,874,303			1,844,338
Total property and equipment									17,883,187			17,747,189
Accumulated depreciation									(8,455,995)			(8,185,355)
Property and equipment, net								$	9,427,192		$	9,561,834

(1)	The Spaceway 3 satellite was deorbited in January 2024.

(2)	Includes 5G Network Deployment assets acquired under finance lease agreements.

(3)	This decrease resulted from the sale of certain assets to CONX Corp., which closed May 1, 2024. See Note 13 for further information.

Schedule of depreciation and amortization expense


		For the Three Months Ended						For the Six Months Ended
		June 30,						June 30,
		2024			2023			2024			2023

		(In thousands)
Equipment leased to customers		$	59,178		$	87,210		$	130,945		$	176,100
Satellites			75,323			64,863			150,901			131,067
Buildings, furniture, fixtures, equipment and other			47,707			26,231			75,420			50,478
5G Network Deployment equipment			179,473			75,730			346,294			136,881
Software and computer equipment			95,866			62,221			184,553			114,979
Intangible assets and other amortization expense			49,978			54,378			104,812			108,882
Total depreciation and amortization		$	507,525		$	370,633		$	992,925		$	718,387

Schedule of asset retirement obligations



		For the Three Months Ended						For the Six Months Ended
		June 30,						June 30,
		2024			2023			2024			2023

		(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of period		$	289,059		$	218,795		$	278,287		$	183,135
Liabilities incurred			4,651			22,797			8,959			54,351
Accretion expense			6,765			5,064			13,229			9,170
Revision to estimated cash flows			—			—			—			—
Balance at end of period		$	300,475		$	246,656		$	300,475		$	246,656

Total included in Other long-term liabilities		$	300,475		$	246,656		$	300,475		$	246,656

Pay-TV

Schedule Of satellites


				Degree		Lease
		Launch		Orbital		Termination
Satellites		Date		Location		Date
Owned:
EchoStar X		February 2006		110		N/A
EchoStar XI		July 2008		110		N/A
EchoStar XIV		March 2010		119		N/A
EchoStar XV		July 2010		61.5		N/A
EchoStar XVI		November 2012		61.5		N/A
EchoStar XVIII		June 2016		61.5		N/A
EchoStar XXIII		March 2017		110		N/A

Under Construction:
EchoStar XXV		2026		110		N/A

Leased from Other Third-Party:
Anik F3		April 2007		118.7		April 2025
Nimiq 5		September 2009		72.7		September 2024

Broadband and Satellite Services

Schedule Of satellites


				Degree		Lease
		Launch		Orbital		Termination
Satellites		Date		Location		Date
Owned:
EchoStar IX		August 2003		121		N/A
EchoStar XVII		July 2012		107		N/A
EchoStar XIX		December 2016		97.1		N/A
EchoStar XXI		June 2017		10.25		N/A
Al Yah 3		January 2018		20		N/A
EchoStar XXIV		July 2023		95.2		N/A

Leased from Other Third-Party:
Eutelsat 65 West A		March 2016		65		July 2031
Telesat T19V		July 2018		63		August 2033
EchoStar 105/SES-11		October 2017		105		November 2028