Wireless Licenses, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2025

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Carrying Amount of Wireless Licenses

The carrying amounts of our Wireless licenses are as follows:

	At June 30,		At December 31,
(dollars in millions)	2025		2024
Wireless licenses	$	156,820	$	156,613

Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill

Changes in the carrying amount of Goodwill are as follows:

(dollars in millions)	Consumer		Business		Total
Balance at January 1, 2025(1)	$	21,177	$	1,664	$	22,841
Balance at June 30, 2025	$	21,177	$	1,664	$	22,841

(1) Goodwill is net of accumulated impairment charges of $5.8 billion related to our Business reporting unit.

Composition of Other Intangible Assets, Net

The following table displays the composition of Other intangible assets, net as well as the respective amortization periods:

	At June 30, 2025						At December 31, 2024
(dollars in millions)	Gross Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Amount		Gross Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Amount
Customer lists (6 to 13 years)	$	4,245	$	(2,876)	$	1,369	$	4,242	$	(2,629)	$	1,613
Non-network internal-use software (3 to 7 years)	29,058		(20,787)		8,271		28,136		(19,743)		8,393
Other (4 to 25 years)	2,674		(1,679)		995		2,664		(1,541)		1,123
Total	$	35,977	$	(25,342)	$	10,635	$	35,042	$	(23,913)	$	11,129

Amortization Expense for Other Intangible Assets

The amortization expense for Other intangible assets was as follows: 

	Three Months Ended		Six Months Ended
(dollars in millions)	June 30,		June 30,
2025	$	754	$	1,488
2024	706		1,404

Estimated Future Amortization Expense for Other Intangible Assets

The estimated future amortization expense for Other intangible assets for the remainder of the current year and next 5 years is as follows:

Years	(dollars in millions)
Remainder of 2025	$	1,475
2026	2,738
2027	2,189
2028	1,683
2029	1,017
2030	761