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Segment Reporting (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment
The following table presents significant expenses that are not separately presented on the statements of operations that are reviewed by the CODM.
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2025202420252024
Programming costs$497,520 $575,125 $1,002,276 $1,170,827 
Other direct costs (a)165,170 144,335 330,945 292,520 
Programming and other direct costs$662,690 $719,460 $1,333,221 $1,463,347 
Sales and marketing$192,038 $165,818 $363,842 $327,477 
Network services136,771 132,170 270,921 274,891 
Other (b)368,058 372,554 760,290 742,424 
Other operating expenses (c)$696,867 $670,542 $1,395,053 $1,344,792 
(a)Other direct costs include interconnection, call completion, circuit and transport fees paid to other telecommunication companies for the transport and termination of voice and data services. These costs also include franchise fees which are payable to the state governments and local municipalities where we operate. Additionally, these costs include the cost of media for advertising spots sold, the cost of mobile devices sold to our customers and direct costs of providing mobile services.
(b)Other operating expenses include costs related to our call center operations that handle customer inquiries and billing and collection activities, costs related to our information technology systems, costs related to our news and advertising business, as well as our Lightpath business, and various other operating costs such as share-based compensation, corporate overhead and facilities.
(c)Other operating expenses for CSC Holdings for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 amounted to $701,609 and $1,401,314, respectively, and include additional costs of $4,742 and $6,261 respectively, that were eliminated at Altice USA.