Segment Reporting (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($) segment	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Segment information
Number of primary operating business segments | segment	2
Revenue recorded	$ 3,510,360	$ 3,639,889
Purchases of property and equipment (including capitalized interest related to FCC authorizations)	352,606	508,879
Wireless services and related revenue
Segment information
Revenue recorded	809,607	804,270
Pay-TV video and related revenue
Segment information
Revenue recorded	2,524,352	2,701,179
Pay-TV
Segment information
Purchases of property and equipment (including capitalized interest related to FCC authorizations)	62,388	27,877
Pay-TV | Equipment sales and other revenue
Segment information
Revenue recorded	14,375	25,399
Wireless
Segment information
Purchases of property and equipment (including capitalized interest related to FCC authorizations)	290,218	481,002
Wireless | Equipment sales and other revenue
Segment information
Revenue recorded	162,941	109,160
Operating segment | Pay-TV
Segment information
Revenue recorded	2,538,727	2,726,578
Operating segment | Retail Wireless
Segment information
Revenue recorded	972,548	913,430
All other
Segment information
Revenue recorded	(915)	(119)
All other | Pay-TV
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Revenue recorded	910	114
All other | Retail Wireless
Segment information
Revenue recorded	$ 5	$ 5