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Maintaining the network consumes substantial capital.","invalidation":"The thesis would fail if sustained organic service-demand declines and promotion dependence prevented network cash generation from funding maintenance and competitive investment, or if substitutes made the installed infrastructure economically redundant. 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increase of $486 million in Wireless service revenue primarily due to pricing actions and an increase in our FWA subscriber base; and •a decrease of $89 million in connection with the shutdown of our BlueJeans business offering in 2023 and a decline in traditional voice communication revenues."},{"id":"e15","sourceId":"filing-1","location":"State regulation / incumbent pricing rules and service obligations","excerpt":"These incumbent operations are subject to various levels of state oversight, pricing rules, and requirements to offer service."},{"id":"e16","sourceId":"filing-2","location":"Investing activities / completed spectrum acquisition","excerpt":"Acquisitions of Wireless Licenses During the six months ended June 30, 2026, we completed the acquisition of select spectrum licenses of United States Cellular Corporation (currently known as Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc.) and certain of its subsidiaries (collectively, UScellular) for total cash consideration of $1.0 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(3,418) (3,318) Other, net 366 (831) Net cash provided by operating activities 18,419 16,757 Cash Flows from Investing Activities Capital expenditures (including capitalized software) (8,210) (7,953) Cash paid related to acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired (9,480) — Acquisitions of wireless licenses (1,155) (234) Other, net 345 997 Net cash used in investing activities (18,500) (7,190) Cash Flows from Financing Activities Proceeds from long-term borrowings 9,940 1,676 Proceeds from asset-backed long-term borrowings 12,028 4,962 Repayments of long-term borrowings and finance lease obligations (14,426) (5,530) Repayments of asset-backed long-term borrowings (13,912) (4,512) Dividends paid (5,864) (5,712) Purchase of common stock for treasury (3,500) — Other, net (1,380) (1,155) Net cash used in financing activities (17,114) (10,271) Decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (17,195) (704) Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period 19,499 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