| Fiscal period | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
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| Period End Date | 12/31/2024 | 12/31/2023 | 12/31/2022 | 12/31/2021 | 12/31/2020 | 12/31/2019 | 12/31/2018 | 12/31/2017 | 12/31/2016 | 12/31/2015 |
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| Operating Revenues | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating Revenues-Service revenues and other | 111,571.00 | 109,652.00 | 109,625.00 | 110,449.00 | 109,872.00 | 110,305.00 | 108,605.00 | 107,145.00 | 108,468.00 | 114,696.00 |
| Operating Revenues-Wireless equipment revenues | 23,217.00 | 24,322.00 | 27,210.00 | 23,164.00 | 18,420.00 | 21,563.00 | 22,258.00 | 18,889.00 | 17,512.00 | 16,924.00 |
| Total Revenues | 134,788.00 | 133,974.00 | 136,835.00 | 133,613.00 | 128,292.00 | 131,868.00 | 130,863.00 | 126,034.00 | 125,980.00 | 131,620.00 |
| Cost of services and sales | 27,997.00 | 28,100.00 | 28,637.00 | 31,234.00 | 31,401.00 | 31,772.00 | 32,185.00 | 29,409.00 | 29,186.00 | 29,438.00 |
| Wireless cost of equipment | 26,100.00 | 26,787.00 | 30,496.00 | 25,067.00 | 19,800.00 | 22,954.00 | 23,323.00 | 22,147.00 | 22,238.00 | 23,119.00 |
| Operations and support expense | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 17,892.00 | 17,624.00 | 17,099.00 | 16,206.00 | 16,720.00 | 16,682.00 | 17,403.00 | 16,954.00 | 15,928.00 | 16,017.00 |
| Oath goodwill impairment | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 186.00 | 4,591.00 | -- | -- | -- |
| Verizon Business Group goodwill impairment | 0.00 | 5,841.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Selling, general and administrative expense | 34,113.00 | 32,745.00 | 30,136.00 | 28,658.00 | 31,573.00 | 29,896.00 | 31,083.00 | 30,110.00 | 31,569.00 | 29,986.00 |
| Sales of businesses, net | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Sales of assets, net | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Total Operating Expenses | 106,102.00 | 111,097.00 | 106,368.00 | 101,165.00 | 99,494.00 | 101,490.00 | 108,585.00 | 98,620.00 | 98,921.00 | 98,560.00 |
| Operating income (loss) | 28,686.00 | 22,877.00 | 30,467.00 | 32,448.00 | 28,798.00 | 30,378.00 | 22,278.00 | 27,414.00 | 27,059.00 | 33,060.00 |
| Interest expense | 6,649.00 | 5,524.00 | 3,613.00 | 3,485.00 | 4,247.00 | 4,730.00 | 4,833.00 | 4,733.00 | 4,376.00 | 4,920.00 |
| Income from other unconsolidated businesses | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Equity in income (loss) from unconsolidated businesses | (53.00) | (53.00) | 44.00 | 145.00 | (45.00) | (15.00) | (186.00) | (77.00) | (98.00) | (86.00) |
| Other income and (expense), net | 995.00 | (313.00) | 1,373.00 | 312.00 | (539.00) | (2,900.00) | 2,364.00 | (2,010.00) | (1,599.00) | 186.00 |
| Minority interest | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Mark-to-market adjustment - financial instruments | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Income before provision for income taxes | 22,979.00 | 16,987.00 | 28,271.00 | 29,420.00 | 23,967.00 | 22,733.00 | 19,623.00 | 20,594.00 | 20,986.00 | 28,240.00 |
| Provision for income taxes | 5,030.00 | 4,892.00 | 6,523.00 | 6,802.00 | 5,619.00 | 2,945.00 | 3,584.00 | (9,956.00) | 7,378.00 | 9,865.00 |
| Income (loss) on discontinued operations, net of tax | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Income Before Extraordinary Items and Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Extraordinary items, net of tax | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change, Net of Tax | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Net Income (Loss) Before Preferred Stock Dividand & Others Adjustments | 17,949.00 | 12,095.00 | 21,748.00 | 22,618.00 | 18,348.00 | 19,788.00 | 16,039.00 | 30,550.00 | 13,608.00 | 18,375.00 |
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | 443.00 | 481.00 | 492.00 | 553.00 | 547.00 | 523.00 | 511.00 | 449.00 | 481.00 | 496.00 |
| Net income | 17,506.00 | 11,614.00 | 21,256.00 | 22,065.00 | 17,801.00 | 19,265.00 | 15,528.00 | 30,101.00 | 13,127.00 | 17,879.00 |
| Income before discontinued operations and cumulative effectof accounting change | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Income (loss) on discontinued operations, net of tax | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Extraordinary items, net of tax | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Basic Earnings per Common Share | 4.15 | 2.76 | 5.06 | 5.32 | 4.30 | 4.66 | 3.76 | 7.37 | 3.22 | 4.38 |
| Income before discontinued operations and cumulative effect of accounting change | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Income (loss) on discontinued operations, net of tax | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Extraordinary items, net of tax | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Diluted Earnings per Common Share | 4.14 | 2.75 | 5.06 | 5.32 | 4.30 | 4.65 | 3.76 | 7.36 | 3.21 | 4.37 |
| Weighted-average shares outstanding - Basic | 4,218.00 | 4,211.00 | 4,202.00 | 4,148.00 | 4,140.00 | 4,138.00 | 4,128.00 | 4,084.00 | 4,080.00 | 4,085.00 |
| Weighted-average shares outstanding - Diluted | 4,223.00 | 4,215.00 | 4,204.00 | 4,150.00 | 4,142.00 | 4,140.00 | 4,132.00 | 4,089.00 | 4,086.00 | 4,093.00 |