| 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) | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2025 | | 2024 | | | | Total revenues | $ | 21,957 | | | $ | 20,162 | | | $ | 63,975 | | | $ | 59,528 | | | | | Less: Significant and other segment expenses | | | | | | | | | | | Cost of equipment sales | 4,853 | | | 4,307 | | | 14,310 | | | 12,794 | | | | | Employee expenses | 2,210 | | | 1,779 | | | 6,021 | | | 5,187 | | | | | Lease expense | 1,340 | | | 1,270 | | | 3,805 | | | 3,795 | | | | | Advertising expense | 906 | | | 754 | | | 2,582 | | | 2,143 | | | | | Bad debt expense | 337 | | | 299 | | | 925 | | | 836 | | | | Other segment items (1) | 4,095 | | | 3,806 | | | 11,759 | | | 11,579 | | | | | Impairment expense | 278 | | | — | | | 278 | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Depreciation and amortization | 3,408 | | | 3,151 | | | 9,752 | | | 9,770 | | | | | Interest expense, net | 924 | | | 836 | | | 2,762 | | | 2,570 | | | | | Other expense (income), net | 78 | | | (7) | | | 135 | | | (19) | | | | | Income tax expense | 814 | | | 908 | | | 2,757 | | | 2,515 | | | | | Segment net income | $ | 2,714 | | | $ | 3,059 | | | $ | 8,889 | | | $ | 8,358 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(1)Other segment items included in Segment net income primarily includes certain third-party commissions, external labor and services and backhaul expenses.
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