COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Summary of Contractual Obligations

The following table summarizes our contractual obligations as of December 31, 2024:

	Payments Due in the Years Ending December 31,
	Total		2025		2026		2027		2028		2029		Thereafter
	(In thousands)
Long-term debt obligations (1)	$	1,544,774	$	9,548	$	1,507,524	$	8,735	$	2,795	$	3,219	$	12,953
Interest expense on long-term debt		189,069		92,057		91,473		1,699		1,164		995		1,681
Satellite-related commitments (2)		43,369		15,498		7,927		4,583		3,250		2,942		9,169
Operating lease obligations (3)		1,300,520		173,314		216,059		214,735		212,812		211,947		271,653
Total (4)(5)	$	3,077,732	$	290,417	$	1,822,983	$	229,752	$	220,021	$	219,103	$	295,456

(1) Assumes all long-term debt is outstanding until scheduled maturity.

(2) Includes payments pursuant to: i) regulatory authorizations, ii) non-lease costs associated with our finance lease satellites, and iii) commitments for satellite service arrangements.

(3) Operating leases consist primarily of leases for the EchoStar XXIV satellite, office space, data centers and satellite-related ground infrastructure.

(4) The table excludes amounts related to deferred tax liabilities, unrecognized tax positions and certain other amounts recorded in our noncurrent liabilities as the timing of any payments is uncertain.

(5) The table excludes long-term deferred revenue and other long-term liabilities that do not require future cash payments.

Schedule of components of the accrual

	As of December 31,
	2024		2023
	(In thousands)
Additional license fees	$	3,314	$	3,405
Penalties		3,402		3,495
Interest on license fees and penalties		84,643		82,627
Less: Payments		(36,929)		(27,807)
Total accrual		54,430		61,720
Less: Current portion (1)		9,860		10,130
Total long-term accrual (2)	$	44,570	$	51,590

(1) The current portion of the accrual is included in “Accrued expenses” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets

(2) The long-term portion of the accrual is included in “Other noncurrent liabilities” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets