United States
Revenue Exposure
Substantially all revenues for 2025, 2024 and 2023 were earned in the United States, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Relevance 95·Dependency 95·Confidence 95
Source evidence
“Substantially all of our revenues for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, were earned in the United States, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.”
Postpaid customers
Customer Exposure
Postpaid customers generated 81% of 2025 service revenues; retention of postpaid customers is important to service, equipment and other revenues.
Relevance 95·Dependency 90·Confidence 95
Source evidence
“In 2025, our service revenues generated by providing wireless communications and broadband services by customer category were: •81% Postpaid customers”
United States (including Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands)
Manufacturing Dependency
Business operations and substantially all revenues are concentrated in the United States, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Relevance 90·Dependency 90·Confidence 95
Source evidence
“Substantially all of our revenues for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, were earned in the United States, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.”
FCC regulation
Regulatory Exposure
FCC regulates spectrum licensing and wireless operations; penalties can include fines, forfeitures and revocation of spectrum licenses.
Relevance 90·Dependency 85·Confidence 95
Source evidence
“We could be subject to fines, forfeitures, and other penalties (including, in extreme cases, revocation of our spectrum licenses) for failure to comply with the FCC or other governmental regulations, even if any such noncompliance was unintentional.”
AT&T, Verizon, and cable MVNOs (Comcast, Charter, Cox, Altice)
Competitive Exposure
Intense competition from MNOs AT&T and Verizon and cable providers offering wireless via MVNO agreements pressures pricing and margins as the industry saturates.
Relevance 90·Dependency 80·Confidence 95
Source evidence
“Numerous other regional MNOs and MVNOs offering wireless services may also compete with us in some markets, including cable providers, such as Comcast, Charter, Cox, and Altice, as they continue to diversify their offerings to include wireless services offered under MVNO agreements.”
5G Advanced and network technologies
Technology Dependency
Network differentiation depends on scaled nationwide 5G standalone network and deployment of Massive MIMO, VoNR, L4S, network slicing and 5G Advanced; inability to adopt and deploy network technologies timely is a listed risk.
Relevance 85·Dependency 80·Confidence 90
Source evidence
“leadership in deploying the latest network technologies including Massive Multiple-input Multiple-output ("Massive MIMO"), Voice over New Radio ("VoNR"), Low Latency, Low Loss, Scalable Throughput ("L4S"), four-carrier and higher order aggregation, dynamic network slicing and the U.S.'s first broad deployment of 5G Advanced”
Cybersecurity threats
Demand Driver
Persistent cyberattacks including nation state-sponsored actors threaten Confidential Information and Systems; prior 2021 and 2023 attacks caused significant costs; expects to continue to be a target.
Relevance 75·Dependency 65·Confidence 95
Source evidence
“We expect to continue to be the target of cyberattacks, given the nature of our business, and we expect the same with respect to our third-party providers.”
Prepaid customers
Customer Exposure
Prepaid customers generated 15% of 2025 service revenues under T-Mobile, Metro by T-Mobile, Mint Mobile and Ultra Mobile brands.
Relevance 75·Dependency 60·Confidence 95
Source evidence
“•15% Prepaid customers; and”
Device manufacturers/suppliers
Supplier Dependency
Devices sold to customers are manufactured by various suppliers; failure of key suppliers to provide products is a listed risk factor.
Relevance 70·Dependency 65·Confidence 90
Source evidence
“We also offer for sale to customers a wide selection of wireless devices, including smartphones, wearables, tablets, 5G broadband gateways and other mobile communication devices that are manufactured by various suppliers.”
Artificial intelligence
Technology Dependency
Transforming into an AI-enabled, digital-first organization; also exposed to AI regulation and to threat actors using AI tools; alliance working to bring RAN and AI innovation closer together.
Relevance 65·Dependency 55·Confidence 90
Source evidence
“As part of our relentless, customer-first focus, we are transforming into an AI-enabled, data-informed, digital-first organization to continue delivering differentiated experiences to our customers.”
CFIUS mitigation agreement
Regulatory Exposure
National security obligations under the CFIUS mitigation agreement may limit control over certain U.S. facilities, contracts, personnel, vendor selection and operations.
Relevance 65·Dependency 55·Confidence 95
Source evidence
“Our national security obligations may limit our control over certain U.S. facilities, contracts, personnel, vendor selection, and operations, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and operating results.”
Third-party providers (cloud service providers and SaaS companies)
Supplier Dependency
Business operations rely on systems provided by third parties including cloud service providers and SaaS companies, which have experienced cyberattacks and create security and operational dependency.
Relevance 60·Dependency 55·Confidence 90
Source evidence
“we utilize several applications and systems, including those we own and operate, such as our wireless network, as well as others provided to us by third parties, such as cloud service providers and SaaS companies”
CCPA and state privacy laws
Regulatory Exposure
More than a dozen state privacy laws plus CCPA create compliance obligations and significant implementation costs; failure to comply could lead to investigations, claims and reputational harm.
Relevance 60·Dependency 50·Confidence 90
Source evidence
“We have incurred and will continue to incur significant implementation costs to ensure compliance with the CCPA, new privacy laws in other states, and their related regulations”
Tariffs and trade restrictions
Demand Driver
Trade policy changes including higher tariffs could cause operational delays and higher procurement and operational costs for devices and network equipment.
Relevance 60·Dependency 50·Confidence 90
Source evidence
“operational delays, higher procurement and operational costs, and increased regulatory and compliance complexities, for example, as a result of changes to trade policies, including higher tariffs, restrictions and other economic disincentives to trade”
Inflation and interest rates
Cost Driver
Adverse economic conditions including inflation and interest rate increases are identified as factors that could cause results to differ materially.
Relevance 55·Dependency 45·Confidence 85
Source evidence
“adverse economic, political or market conditions in the U.S. and international markets, including changes resulting from increases in inflation or interest rates”
Wholesale partners (M2M and MVNO)
Customer Exposure
Wholesale and other services generated 4% of 2025 service revenues; wholesale partners manage M2M and MVNO access under commercial agreements.
Relevance 55·Dependency 40·Confidence 90
Source evidence
“•4% Wholesale and other services.”
Geopolitical instability (Ukraine-Russia, Iran-Israel, Israel-Hamas wars)
Geopolitical Exposure
Geopolitical instability including the Ukraine-Russia, Iran-Israel and Israel-Hamas wars and escalations is listed as a factor that could materially affect results.
Relevance 50·Dependency 40·Confidence 90
Source evidence
“impacts of geopolitical instability, such as the Ukraine-Russia, Iran-Israel and Israel-Hamas wars and further escalations thereof”