Cash payments to acquire spectrum licenses and payments for costs to clear spectrum are included in Purchases of spectrum licenses and other intangible assets, including deposits. Cash proceeds from the sale of spectrum licenses are included in Proceeds from the sale of property, equipment and intangible assets on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

On September 12, 2023, we entered into a license purchase agreement (the “Comcast License Purchase Agreement”) with Comcast Corporation and its affiliate, Comcast OTR1, LLC (together with Comcast Corporation, “Comcast”), pursuant to which we will acquire spectrum in the 600 MHz band from Comcast (the “Comcast Licenses”) in exchange for total cash consideration of between $1.2 billion and $3.3 billion, subject to an application for FCC approval. The licenses will be acquired without any associated networks.

The final purchase price will be determined, in the aggregate and on a per license basis, based on the set of Comcast Licenses at the time the parties make required transfer filings with the FCC. Prior to the time of such filings, Comcast has the right to remove any or all of a certain specified subset of the Comcast Licenses, totaling $2.1 billion (the “Optional Sale Licenses”), from the Comcast License Purchase Agreement. The removal of any Optional Sale Licenses would reduce the final purchase price by the assigned value of each such license, from the maximum purchase price of $3.3 billion.

The Comcast Licenses are subject to an exclusive leasing arrangement between us and Comcast, which was entered into contemporaneously with the Comcast License Purchase Agreement. If Comcast elects to remove an Optional Sale License from the Comcast License Purchase Agreement, the associated lease for such Optional Sale License will terminate, but no sooner than two years from the date of the Comcast License Purchase Agreement (with us having a minimum period of time after any such termination to cease transmitting on such license’s associated spectrum).

As a result of additional spectrum acquisitions we are planning with third parties, we have agreed with Comcast to accelerate the consummation of our acquisition of approximately $45 million of the Comcast Licenses. The parties are currently targeting a closing on the acquisition of this accelerated portion of the Comcast Licenses in 2026, with the remaining spectrum license acquisitions targeting a closing in the first half of 2028.

On May 30, 2025, we entered into a License and Unit Purchase Agreement with NEWLEVEL IV, L.P. and NEWLEVEL, LLC, both of which are affiliates of Grain Management, LLC (“Grain”), pursuant to which we will sell our 800 MHz spectrum licenses in exchange for cash consideration of $2.9 billion and the receipt of Grain’s 600 MHz spectrum licenses, which we are currently utilizing under lease agreements with Grain. In addition, we may receive a share of certain future proceeds from transactions entered into by Grain that monetize the 800 MHz spectrum licenses, subject to certain terms and conditions and following a certain return on invested capital for Grain. As of March 31, 2026, $3.6 billion of the associated 800 MHz spectrum licenses have been classified as held for sale at cost, with $2.9 billion and $690 million presented in Other current assets and Other assets, respectively, on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets based on the nature of consideration to be received. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and contingent on the receipt of regulatory approvals, including the FCC’s approval regarding certain modifications to the 800 MHz spectrum licenses, and the parties are currently targeting a closing in 2026. We do not expect the transaction to have a material impact on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income upon the transaction close. In addition, we expect an increase to our cash income tax liability of approximately $850 million upon the transaction close.

During the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, we recognized $2 million and $12 million, respectively, of gains associated with the closing of certain spectrum exchange transactions as a reduction to Selling, general and administrative expenses on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, $507 million and $3 million of spectrum licenses were classified as held for sale within Other assets on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets related to additional spectrum exchange agreements pending regulatory approval and closing, which are expected to close in the next 12 months. The closings of these transactions are not expected to have a significant impact on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.