Liberty Latin America Ltd. (LILAK) Business
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Item 1. BUSINESS
(a) General Development of Business
Liberty Latin America Ltd. is a registered company in Bermuda that primarily includes: (i) C&W; (ii) Liberty Communications PR; and (iii) LBT CT Communications, S.A. (a less than wholly-owned entity) and its subsidiaries, which include Liberty Telecomunicaciones. C&W owns less than 100% of certain of its consolidated subsidiaries, including C&W Bahamas, C&W Jamaica and CWP.
We are an international provider of fixed, mobile and subsea telecommunications services. We provide:
A.residential and B2B services in:
i.over 20 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean through two of our reportable segments, Liberty Caribbean and C&W Panama;
ii.Puerto Rico and USVI, through our reportable segment Liberty Puerto Rico; and
iii.Costa Rica, through our reportable segment Liberty Costa Rica.
B.through our reportable segment Liberty Networks, (i) enterprise services in certain other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, and (ii) wholesale services over its subsea and terrestrial fiber optic cable networks that connect over 30 markets in that region.
Developments in the Business
We have expanded our footprint through fixed network new build and upgrade projects, mobile coverage expansion, and strategic acquisitions. Our new build projects consist of network programs pursuant to which we pass additional homes and businesses with our broadband communications network. We are also upgrading networks to increase broadband speeds and the services we can deliver for our customers. During the past three years, we passed or upgraded approximately 0.8 million additional homes and commercial premises. We have made strategic acquisitions to drive scale benefits across our business, enhancing our ability to innovate and deliver quality services, content and products to our customers. Within the last three years, we have completed the following transactions:
•On November 6, 2023, we entered into an agreement with EchoStar to acquire EchoStar’s prepaid business and spectrum assets in Puerto Rico and USVI in exchange for cash and international roaming credits. The aggregate cash consideration of $256 million is due in four annual installments. We paid $95 million on the closing date, September 3, 2024, $72 million became due on September 3, 2025, and $45 million and $40 million will become due September 3, 2026 and 2027, respectively.
•During November 2023, we entered into an agreement with Phoenix Tower International to monetize approximately 1,300 mobile tower sites across Panama, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Barbados, and the British Virgin Islands. We completed these transactions across most markets during 2023. The transaction provides arrangements to extend coverage with a further 500 sites being built by Liberty Latin America and Phoenix Tower International by 2029.
•During August 2024, we entered into an agreement with the noncontrolling interest owner of Liberty Costa Rica where we agreed to acquire on January 30, 2026 shares representing 8.5% of equity of Liberty Costa Rica for aggregate cash consideration of approximately $84 million, comprising CRC 22 billion ($44 million) and $40 million, with 62.5% of the purchase price due upon closing and the remaining 37.5% due on January 29, 2027. Subsequent to December 31, 2025, we paid the first installment payment of $53 million.
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Forward-looking Statements
Certain statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. To the extent that statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are not recitations of historical fact, such statements constitute forward-looking statements, which, by definition, involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. In particular, statements under Item 1. Business, Item 1A. Risk Factors, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk and Item 9A. Controls and Procedures may contain forward-looking statements, including statements regarding: our business, products, foreign currency and finance strategies; our property and equipment additions; grants or renewals of licenses; subscriber growth and retention rates; changes in competitive, regulatory and economic factors; the recovery by our Puerto Rico operations; changes in our revenue, costs or growth rates; debt levels; our liquidity and our ability to access the liquidity of our subsidiaries; credit risks; interest rate risks; internal control over financial reporting and remediation of material weaknesses; foreign currency risks; compliance with debt, financial and other covenants; our future projected sources and uses of cash; the impact of Hurricane Melissa on our business and operations; and other information and statements that are not historical fact. Where, in any forward-looking statement, we express an expectation or belief as to future results or events, such expectation or belief is expressed in good faith and believed to have a reasonable basis, but there can be no assurance that the expectation or belief will result or be achieved or accomplished. In evaluating these statements, you should consider the risks and uncertainties discussed under Item 1A. Risk Factors and Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk, as well as the following list of some but not all of the factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from anticipated results or events:
•economic and business conditions and industry trends in the countries in which we operate;
•the competitive environment in the industries in the countries in which we operate, including competitor responses to our products and services;
•fluctuations in currency exchange rates, inflation rates and interest rates;
•our relationships with third-party programming providers and broadcasters, some of which are also offering content directly to consumers, and our ability to maintain access to desirable programming on acceptable economic terms;
•our relationships with suppliers and licensors and the ability to maintain equipment, software and certain services;
•instability in global financial markets, including sovereign debt issues and related fiscal reforms;
•our ability to obtain additional financing and generate sufficient cash to meet our debt obligations;
•the impact of restrictions contained in certain of our subsidiaries’ debt instruments;
•consumer disposable income and spending levels, including the availability and amount of individual consumer debt;
•changes in consumer viewing preferences and habits, including on mobile devices that function on various operating systems and specifications, limited bandwidth, and different processing power and screen sizes;
•customer acceptance of our existing service offerings, including our video, broadband internet, fixed-line telephony, mobile and business service offerings, and of new technology, programming alternatives and other products and services that we may offer in the future;
•our ability to manage rapid technological changes;
•the impact of 5G and wireless technologies;
•our ability to maintain or increase the number of subscriptions to our video, broadband internet, fixed-line telephony and mobile service offerings and our average revenue per household and mobile subscriber;
•our ability to provide satisfactory customer service, including support for new and evolving products and services;
•our ability to maintain or increase rates to our subscribers or to pass through increased costs to our subscribers;
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•the impact of our future financial performance, or market conditions generally, on the availability, terms and deployment of capital;
•changes in, or failure or inability to comply with, government regulations in the countries in which we operate and adverse outcomes from regulatory proceedings;
•government intervention that requires opening our broadband distribution networks to competitors;
•our ability to renew necessary regulatory licenses, concessions or other operating agreements and to otherwise acquire future spectrum or other licenses that we need to offer new mobile data or other technologies or services;
•our ability to obtain regulatory approval and satisfy other conditions necessary to close acquisitions and dispositions, and the impact of conditions imposed by competition and other regulatory authorities in connection with acquisitions;
•our ability to successfully acquire new businesses and, if acquired, to integrate, realize anticipated efficiencies from and implement our business plan with respect to the businesses we have acquired or that we expect to acquire;
•changes in laws or treaties relating to taxation, or the interpretation thereof, in the U.S. or in other countries in which we operate and the results of any tax audits or tax disputes;
•changes in laws and government regulations that may impact the availability and cost of capital and the derivative instruments that hedge certain of our financial risks;
•the ability of suppliers and vendors, including third-party channel providers and broadcasters, to timely deliver quality products, equipment, software, services and access;
•the availability of attractive programming for our video services and the costs associated with such programming, including retransmission and copyright fees payable to public and private broadcasters;
•uncertainties inherent in the development and integration of new business lines and business strategies;
•our ability to adequately forecast and plan future network requirements, including the costs and benefits associated with our network extension and upgrade programs;
•the availability of capital for the acquisition and/or development of telecommunications networks and services, including property and equipment additions;
•problems we may discover post-closing with the operations, including the internal controls and financial reporting process, of businesses we acquire, such as with respect to the AT&T Acquired Entities;
•our ability to profit from investments in joint ventures that we do not solely control;
•the effect of any of the identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting;
•piracy, targeted vandalism against our networks, and cybersecurity threats or other security breaches, including the leakage of sensitive customer data, which could harm our business or reputation;
•the outcome of any pending or threatened litigation;
•the loss of key employees and the availability of qualified personnel;
•the effect of any strikes, work stoppages or other industrial actions that could affect our operations;
•changes in the nature of key strategic relationships with partners and joint venturers;
•our equity capital structure;
•our ability to realize the full value of our intangible assets and the impact of any impairments;
•changes in and compliance with applicable data privacy laws, rules, and regulations;
•our ability to recoup insurance reimbursements and settlements from third-party providers;
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•our ability to comply with anti-corruption laws and regulations, such as the FCPA;
•our ability to comply with economic and trade sanctions laws, such as the U.S. Treasury Department’s OFAC;
•the impacts of climate change such as rising sea levels or increasing frequency and intensity of certain weather phenomena; and
•events that are outside of our control, such as political conditions and unrest in international markets, terrorist attacks, malicious human acts, hurricanes and other natural disasters, pandemics like the COVID-19 pandemic, and other similar events.
The communications, entertainment, and enterprise solutions sectors are characterized by rapid, constant evolution and, therefore, the forward-looking statements of expectations, plans and intent in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are subject to a significant degree of risk. These forward-looking statements and the above described risks, uncertainties and other factors speak only as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and we expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained herein, to reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto, or any other change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as required by law. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement.
(b) Description of Business
Overview
We are a leading communications company with operations in Puerto Rico, Panama, Costa Rica, the Caribbean, including Jamaica, and other parts of Latin America. The communications and entertainment services that we deliver to our residential and business customers include broadband connectivity, video, telephony and mobile services. In most of our operating footprint, we offer bundles of services, including video, broadband internet and telephony products in one subscription. We are also focused on leveraging our full-service product suite to deliver fixed-mobile convergence offerings.
Our business products and services also include enterprise-grade connectivity, data center, hosting and managed solutions, as well as IT solutions with customers ranging from small and medium enterprises to international companies and governmental agencies. We also operate an extensive subsea and terrestrial fiber optic cable network that connect over 30 markets in the region, providing connectivity solutions both within and outside our operating footprint.
We are the largest provider of mobile and fixed-line high-speed broadband and video services, in terms of market share, across a number of our markets. As a network operator across most of our markets, we are able to offer a full range of voice and data services, including value-added, data-based and fixed-mobile converged services. For a breakdown of revenue by major category, see note 17 to our consolidated financial statements in Part II of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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Our operating brands include the following:
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 | Column 8 |
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| C&W | Liberty Puerto Rico | Liberty Costa Rica |
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Operating Data
The following tables present certain operating data as of December 31, 2025. The tables reflect 100% of the data applicable to each of our reportable segments, regardless of our ownership percentage. For additional information regarding terms used in the following tables, see the Operating Data Glossary below.
| Homes Passed | Fixed Line Customer Relationships | Video RGUs | Internet RGUs | Telephony RGUs | Total RGUs | Prepaid | Postpaid | Total Mobile Subscribers | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Liberty Caribbean: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jamaica (a) | 635,500 | 284,000 | 100,600 | 274,200 | 261,400 | 636,200 | 1,017,500 | 161,100 | 1,178,600 | |||||||||||||||||||
| The Bahamas | 125,700 | 28,300 | 6,900 | 23,900 | 27,300 | 58,100 | 129,200 | 23,400 | 152,600 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 341,700 | 132,400 | 87,900 | 118,100 | 86,000 | 292,000 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Barbados | 141,000 | 85,100 | 37,400 | 80,100 | 65,100 | 182,600 | 74,100 | 60,300 | 134,400 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 393,300 | 212,100 | 65,900 | 195,400 | 99,800 | 361,100 | 303,600 | 160,100 | 463,700 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total Liberty Caribbean | 1,637,200 | 741,900 | 298,700 | 691,700 | 539,600 | 1,530,000 | 1,524,400 | 404,900 | 1,929,300 | |||||||||||||||||||
| C&W Panama | 995,100 | 281,000 | 178,400 | 274,900 | 254,100 | 707,400 | 1,533,600 | 457,500 | 1,991,100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total C&W | 2,632,300 | 1,022,900 | 477,100 | 966,600 | 793,700 | 2,237,400 | 3,058,000 | 862,400 | 3,920,400 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty Puerto Rico | 1,200,100 | 515,500 | 212,500 | 492,200 | 283,100 | 987,800 | 159,500 | 519,800 | 679,300 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty Costa Rica (b) | 860,200 | 296,500 | 211,400 | 287,700 | 112,300 | 611,400 | 1,014,200 | 1,180,100 | 2,194,300 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 4,692,600 | 1,834,900 | 901,000 | 1,746,500 | 1,189,100 | 3,836,600 | 4,231,700 | 2,562,300 | 6,794,000 |
(a)In late October 2025, Hurricane Melissa impacted portions of Jamaica, causing significant damage to homes and network infrastructure. As a result, we have reduced our RGUs by approximately 136,000, comprised of 65,000 fixed-line telephony, 57,000 broadband internet and 14,000 video subscribers, and have reduced our homes passed and customer relationships by 133,000 and 57,000, respectively. These adjustments relate to RGUs where we currently do not expect to restore fixed services in the near term. However, our final assessment may change based upon the ultimate completion of our restoration and reconnection efforts in the impacted areas of the island. Our December 31, 2025 RGU count includes approximately 86,000 RGU’s that were not receiving service as of the end of the year, but are expected to be restored in the near term, and for which we did not recognize any revenue following Hurricane Melissa.
(b)Our homes passed in Liberty Costa Rica include 54,000 homes on a third-party network that provides us long-term access.
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Operating Data Glossary
Customer Relationships – The number of customers who receive at least one of our video, internet or telephony services that we count as RGUs, without regard to which or to how many services they subscribe. To the extent that RGU counts include equivalent billing unit (“EBU”) adjustments, we reflect corresponding adjustments to our customer relationship counts. For further information regarding our EBU calculation, see Additional General Notes below. Customer relationships generally are counted on a unique premises basis. Accordingly, if an individual receives our services in two premises (e.g., a primary home and a vacation home), that individual generally will count as two customer relationships. We exclude mobile-only customers from customer relationships.
Homes Passed – Homes, residential multiple dwelling units or commercial units that can be connected to our networks without materially extending the distribution plant. Certain of our homes passed counts are based on census data that can change based on either revisions to the data or from new census results.
Internet (Broadband) RGU – A home, residential multiple dwelling unit or commercial unit that receives internet services over our network.
Mobile Subscribers – Our mobile subscriber count represents the number of active subscriber identification module (“SIM”) cards in service rather than services provided. For example, if a mobile subscriber has both a data and voice plan on a smartphone this would equate to one mobile subscriber. Alternatively, a subscriber who has a voice and data plan for a mobile handset and a data plan for a laptop (via a dongle) would be counted as two mobile subscribers. Customers who do not pay a recurring monthly fee are excluded from our mobile telephony subscriber counts after periods of inactivity ranging from 30 to 90 days, based on industry standards within the respective country. In a number of countries, our mobile subscribers receive mobile services pursuant to prepaid contracts.
Revenue Generating Unit (RGU) – RGU is separately a video RGU, internet RGU or telephony RGU. A home, residential multiple dwelling unit, or commercial unit may contain one or more RGUs. For example, if a residential customer subscribed to our video service, fixed-line telephony service and broadband internet service, the customer would constitute three RGUs. RGUs are generally counted on a unique premises basis such that a given premises does not count as more than one RGU for any given service. On the other hand, if an individual receives one of our services in two premises (e.g., a primary home and a vacation home), that individual will count as two RGUs for that service. Each bundled video, internet or telephony service is counted as a separate RGU regardless of the nature of any bundling discount or promotion. Non-paying subscribers are counted as RGUs during their free promotional service period. Some of these subscribers may choose to disconnect after their free service period. Services offered without charge on a long-term basis (e.g., VIP subscribers or free service to employees) generally are not counted as RGUs. We do not include subscriptions to mobile services in our externally reported RGU counts. In this regard, our RGU counts exclude our separately reported postpaid and prepaid mobile subscribers.
Telephony RGU – A home, residential multiple dwelling unit or commercial unit that receives voice services over our network. Telephony RGUs exclude mobile subscribers.
Video RGU – A home, residential multiple dwelling unit or commercial unit that receives our video service over our network primarily via a digital video signal while subscribing to any recurring monthly service that requires the use of encryption-enabling technology. Video RGUs that are not counted on an EBU basis are generally counted on a unique premises basis. For example, a subscriber with one or more set-top boxes that receives our video service in one premises is generally counted as just one RGU.
Additional General Notes:
Most of our operations provide telephony, broadband internet, data, video or other B2B services. Certain of our B2B service revenue is derived from SOHO customers that pay a premium price to receive enhanced service levels along with video, internet or telephony services that are the same or similar to the mass marketed products offered to our residential subscribers. All mass marketed products provided to SOHO customers, whether or not accompanied by enhanced service levels and/or premium prices, are included in the respective RGU and customer counts of our operations, with only those services provided at premium prices considered to be “SOHO RGUs” or “SOHO customers.” To the extent our existing customers upgrade from a residential product offering to a SOHO product offering, the number of SOHO RGUs and SOHO customers will increase, but there is no impact to our total RGU or customer counts. With the exception of our B2B SOHO customers, we generally do not count customers of B2B services as customers or RGUs for external reporting purposes.
Certain of our residential and commercial RGUs are counted on an EBU basis, including residential multiple dwelling units and commercial establishments, such as bars, hotels, and hospitals, in Puerto Rico. Our EBUs are generally calculated by
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dividing the bulk price charged to accounts in an area by the most prevalent price charged to non-bulk residential customers in that market for the comparable tier of service. As such, we may experience variances in our EBU counts solely as a result of changes in rates.
While we take appropriate steps to ensure that subscriber and homes passed statistics are presented on a consistent and accurate basis at any given balance sheet date, the variability from country to country in (i) the nature and pricing of products and services, (ii) the distribution platform, (iii) billing systems, (iv) bad debt collection experience, and (v) other factors add complexity to the subscriber and homes passed counting process. We periodically review our subscriber and homes passed counting policies and underlying systems to improve the accuracy and consistency of the data reported on a prospective basis. Accordingly, we may from time to time make appropriate adjustments to our subscriber and homes passed statistics based on those reviews.
Fixed Network and Product Penetration Data (%)
| Panama | Jamaica | The Bahamas | Trinidad and Tobago | Barbados | Other C&W | Costa Rica | Puerto Rico | ||||||||||||||||
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| Network data: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Homes passed: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| HFC | 31 | % | 49 | % | — | % | 99 | % | — | % | 55 | % | 49 | % | 83 | % | |||||||
| FTTH | 67 | % | 51 | % | 95 | % | 1 | % | 100 | % | 44 | % | 51 | % | 17 | % | |||||||
| VDSL | 2 | % | — | % | 5 | % | — | % | — | % | 1 | % | — | % | — | % | |||||||
| Product penetration: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Television (1) | 18 | % | 16 | % | 5 | % | 26 | % | 27 | % | 17 | % | 25 | % | 18 | % | |||||||
| Broadband internet (2) | 28 | % | 43 | % | 19 | % | 35 | % | 57 | % | 50 | % | 33 | % | 41 | % | |||||||
| Fixed-line telephony (2) | 26 | % | 41 | % | 22 | % | 25 | % | 46 | % | 25 | % | 13 | % | 24 | % | |||||||
| Double-play (3) | 31 | % | 57 | % | 59 | % | 16 | % | 29 | % | 32 | % | 42 | % | 21 | % | |||||||
| Triple-play (3) | 60 | % | 34 | % | 23 | % | 52 | % | 43 | % | 19 | % | 32 | % | 35 | % |
(1)Percentage of total homes passed that subscribe to television services.
(2)Percentage of total homes passed that subscribe to broadband internet or fixed-line telephony services, as applicable.
(3)Percentage of total customers that subscribe to two services (double-play customers) or three services (triple-play customers) offered by our operations (video, broadband internet and fixed-line telephony), as applicable.
Video, Broadband Internet & Fixed-Line Telephony and Mobile Services
| Panama | Jamaica | The Bahamas | Trinidad and Tobago | Barbados | Other C&W | Costa Rica | Puerto Rico | ||||||||
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| Video services: | |||||||||||||||
| Network System (1) | HFC/FTTH | HFC/FTTH | FTTH | HFC / FTTH | FTTH | VDSL/HFC/FTTH | HFC/FTTH | HFC / FTTH | |||||||
| Broadband internet service: | |||||||||||||||
| Maximum download speed offered (Mbps) | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 800 (2) | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||||||
| Mobile services: | |||||||||||||||
| Network Technology (3) | LTE / 5G | LTE | LTE | — | LTE / 5G | LTE / 5G | LTE / 5G | LTE / 5G |
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(1) These are the primary systems used for delivery of services in the countries indicated.
(2) Represents an average as speeds vary by market.
(3) Fastest available technology.
Products and Services
We offer our customers a comprehensive set of converged mobile, broadband, video and fixed-line telephony services. In the table below, we identify the services we offer in each of the countries in the Caribbean and Latin America where we have operations.
| Mobile | Broadband internet | Video | Fixed-line telephony | ||||
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| C&W: | |||||||
| Anguilla | X | X | X | X | |||
| Antigua & Barbuda | X | X | X | — | |||
| Barbados | X | X | X | X | |||
| Bonaire | X | — | — | — | |||
| British Virgin Islands | X | X | X | X | |||
| Cayman Islands | X | X | X | X | |||
| Curaçao | X | X | X | X | |||
| Dominica | X | X | X | X | |||
| Grenada | X | X | X | X | |||
| Jamaica | X | X | X | X | |||
| Montserrat | X | X | — | X | |||
| Saba | X | — | — | — | |||
| St. Eustatius | X | — | — | — | |||
| St. Maarten | X | X | — | — | |||
| St. Martin | X | — | — | — | |||
| St. Kitts & Nevis | X | X | X | X | |||
| St. Lucia | X | X | X | X | |||
| St. Vincent & the Grenadines | X | X | X | X | |||
| The Bahamas | X | X | X | X | |||
| Trinidad and Tobago | — | X | X | X | |||
| Turks & Caicos | X | X | X | X | |||
| Panama | X | X | X | X | |||
| Liberty Puerto Rico: | |||||||
| Puerto Rico | X | X | X | X | |||
| USVI | X | X | — | X | |||
| Costa Rica | X | X | X | X |
We believe that our ability to offer our customers greater choice and selection in bundling their services enhances the attractiveness of our service offerings, improves customer retention, minimizes churn and increases overall customer lifetime value.
Residential Services
Mobile Services. We offer mobile services throughout our operating footprint. We are a mobile network operator, delivering high-speed services in Puerto Rico and the USVI, Panama, Costa Rica and all but one of our Caribbean markets. As a mobile network provider, we are able to offer a full range of voice and data services, including value-added services. Where available, we expect our mobile services will allow us to provide an extensive converged product offering with video, internet
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and fixed-line telephony, allowing our customers connectivity in and out-of-the-home. We hold spectrum licenses as a mobile network provider, with terms typically ranging from 10 to 15 years across our C&W markets. In Puerto Rico and the USVI, spectrum licenses are typically held for perpetuity with the exception of CBRS spectrum which has a priority term of 10 years. We also hold three mobile spectrum concessions in Costa Rica, each originally granted for a 15-year term and eligible for a one-time extension of an additional 10 years, subject to compliance with applicable regulatory requirements. These concessions are scheduled to expire in 2026, 2031, and 2041, respectively. We have already requested the extension of the concession expiring in 2026 and obtained a positive recommendation from the Regulator to extend it. We expect to seek extensions of the other licenses in accordance with the regulatory framework in effect at the time of renewal. In addition, in Panama we have spectrum licenses with a 20-year term that will expire in 2037; however, due to a transaction with Claro, some of these licenses will expire in 2028, and will require renewal until 2037 to be aligned with the rest of C&W Panama’s licenses.
Subscribers to our mobile services pay varying monthly fees depending on whether the mobile service is bundled with one of our other services or includes mobile data services over their phones, tablets or laptops. Our mobile services are available on a postpaid or prepaid basis. We offer our customers the option to purchase mobile handsets with purchase terms typically related to whether the customer selects a prepaid or postpaid plan. Customers selecting a prepaid plan or service pay in advance for a pre-determined amount of airtime and/or data and generally do not enter into a minimum contract term. Customers subscribing to a postpaid plan typically enter into monthly contracts. Additionally, in most of our markets and, subject to a credit check, customers subscribing to a postpaid plan can take an installment plan in order to purchase a handset. This can be repaid over a 12 to 36 month period.
Broadband Internet Services. To support our customers’ connectivity demands, we are expanding our networks to make high-speed broadband available to more people. This includes investment in the convergence of our fixed and mobile data systems and through our next generation WiFi products, which enable us to maximize the impact of our broadband networks by providing reliable, high-speed wireless connectivity anywhere in the home. These gateway products can be self-installed and have an automatic WiFi optimization function, which selects the best possible wireless frequency. During 2025, our Network Extension programs (as defined and described below) upgraded or passed approximately 170,000 homes across Liberty Latin America.
The internet speeds we offer are one of the key focus areas for our value propositions, as customers spend more time streaming video and other bandwidth-heavy services on multiple devices. As a result, we are continuing to invest in additional bandwidth and technologies to increase internet speeds throughout our Latin America and Caribbean footprint. We plan to continue the upgrade and expansion of our fixed networks so that we can deploy high-speed internet service to additional customers in the coming years.
Our residential subscribers access the internet predominantly via FTTH or HFC networks and with modems connected to their internet capable devices, including personal computers, or wirelessly via next generation WiFi and telephony gateway products. In each of our markets, we offer multiple tiers of internet service. The speed of service depends on location and the tier of service selected by our subscribers.
Our value-added services include security measures and online storage. Mobile broadband internet services are also available through our mobile services described above. Subscribers to our internet service pay a monthly fee based on the tier of service selected. In addition to the monthly fee, customers pay an activation service fee upon subscribing to an internet service. This one-time fee may be waived for promotional reasons. We determine pricing for each different tier of internet service through an analysis of speed, market conditions and other factors.
Video Services. We offer video services in Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Panama and in nearly all of our C&W’s residential markets. In most markets, we are enhancing our video offerings with next generation, market-leading digital television platforms that enable our customers to control when and where they watch their programming. These advanced services are predominantly delivered over our FTTH and HFC networks and customers access a range of features that include a DVR, a VoD offering and an advanced user interface including an electronic programming guide, voice search and recommendation. These video customers can pause their live broadcast, restart from the beginning and find previously aired programs that they may have missed. They can also stream a selection of channels and non-linear content on their own devices through “TV Everywhere” mobile applications such as, “Bluu” in the Caribbean, “Liberty Go” in Puerto Rico, “+movil Total” in Panama and “Liberty Go Hogar” in Costa Rica, while increasingly benefiting from OTT bundling technology that enables seamless access to leading third-party streaming applications as part of an integrated video experience, combining linear television and app-based content within a single proposition.
Our operations with video services typically offer multiple tiers of digital video programming starting with affordable entry or skinny and basic video service tiers. Subscribers have the option to select extended and/or premium subscription packages combining linear channels and VoD. Subscribers to our digital video services pay a fixed monthly fee and, in most of our markets, all tiers include a number of HD channels as well as access to enhanced features. More recently, this model has
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continued to evolve, from a purely linear offering to a more integrated experience, by incorporating select third-party OTT applications within certain bundles, allowing customers to access both traditional channels and app-based content through a single proposition. In addition, through our latest generation of video CPE, and in some markets, via CPE-less, app-only experience, subscribers can access most leading internet streaming services. Discounts to our monthly service fees are generally available to a subscriber who selects a bundled service of at least two of the following services: video, internet and fixed-line telephony.
We tailor our video services in each country of operation based on local preferences, culture, demographics and regulatory requirements. We aim to offer the most relevant mix of content to our subscribers, combining general entertainment, sports, movies, documentaries, lifestyle, news, adult, children and foreign channels, as well as local, regional and international broadcast networks. We manage multiple channels in the Caribbean Region, notably the prominent Caribbean sports network, Flow Sports. Additionally, we oversee a joint venture encompassing Rush Sports, Rush Sports 2, Rush Sports 3 and Rush Prime. These comprise two sports channels and one general entertainment channel, collectively accessible throughout the Caribbean, with the exception of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
Telephony Services. C&W is the incumbent fixed-line telephony service provider in most of its residential markets. In Puerto Rico and Costa Rica we also offer telephony services over our respective networks.
We offer multi-feature telephony service predominantly over HFC and FTTH infrastructure. Depending on location, these services are provided via either circuit-switched telephony or VoIP technology. As we continue to develop and invest in new technologies that will enhance our customers’ experiences, we are replacing obsolete switches with VoIP technology and older copper networks with modern fiber optics. These digital telephony services cover international and domestic services.
Business Services
B2B Services. We offer B2B services across our operations, leveraging our high-speed and extensive fixed and mobile infrastructure. In C&W, we have our most developed B2B business and are a leading provider of services in many of our markets, representing a significant portion of C&W’s revenue. Our B2B offerings by Liberty Puerto Rico and Liberty Costa Rica are less developed and provide an opportunity for future growth.
Liberty Networks. We offer integrated communication and cloud services, connectivity and wholesale solutions to hyper scalers, carriers and businesses throughout the Caribbean, Latin America and the U.S. via our subsea and terrestrial fiber optic cable networks. Our systems include subsea optical systems, long-haul terrestrial backbone, metro fiber networks and data centers. We provide service to major commercial zones and cities and host several mission-critical operations for large organizations and customers in key markets within our operating footprint. Our networks deliver critical infrastructure for the transport of growing traffic from businesses, governments and other telecommunications operators across the region, particularly to high-traffic destinations in the United States and Latin America.
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Below is a map of Liberty Networks subsea and terrestrial fiber network.
With close to 35,000 kilometers of submarine fiber optic cable, and an activated capacity over 50 Tbps, Liberty Networks can carry large volumes of data traffic. Our networks also allow us to provide point-to-point, clear channel wholesale broadband capacity services, IP transit cloud-based services and local network services to telecommunications carriers, ISPs and large corporations. Our network provides built-in resiliency, route diversity and redundancy through our superior traffic re-routing capability.
Across our regional footprint, we also provide services to business customers in multiple segments, from small and medium businesses to larger corporate and enterprise organizations including multi-national companies and governments. We work with our business customers to customize the best end-to-end solutions, using standardized best-in-class products to fit their service needs. We target specific industry segments, such as financial institutions, the hospitality sector, education institutions and government ministries and agencies. We have agreements to provide our services over fully managed and monitored dedicated MPLS and IP networks, wavelength and metro-access fiber lines. We offer tailored solutions that combine our standard services with value-added features, such as dedicated customer care, professional services and enhanced service performance monitoring, to meet specific customer requirements. Our business products and services include voice, broadband, enterprise-grade WAN connectivity, managed WiFi, network security, software defined networking, unified communications and a range of cloud-based IT solutions, such as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), disaster recovery and other service offerings. We also offer a range of data, voice and internet services to carriers, ISPs and mobile operators. Our extensive fiber optic cable networks typically allow us to deliver redundant, end-to-end connectivity backed by a strong service level agreement guarantee. Our networks also allow us to provide services over dedicated access fiber lines and local and international private networks that are dedicated to our business customers.
Our business services fall into four broad categories:
•Data services for internet access, virtual private networks, high capacity point-to-point, point-to-multi-point and multi-point-to-multi-point services, managed networking services including MPLS, SDWAN and IP transit;
•VoIP and circuit-switch telephony;
•Wireless services for mobile voice and data; and
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•Value-added Managed Services, including:
◦Private and Public Cloud Infrastructure Services and integration, including Disaster Recovery Backup Services;
◦Cloud and premise based Private Branch exchange solutions, conferencing options and Hosted Contact Center solutions;
◦Cyber Security Services, including structured solutions, rapid response, and other professional services;
◦Managed WiFi;
◦Software Defined Networking, Internet of Things, Digitalization and Digital Currencies; and
◦Specialized services such as Telehealth, Digital Signage, and Retail Analytics.
The extensive reach of our network and assets, as well as our comprehensive set of capabilities positions us to meet the needs of carriers, businesses and government customers that are searching for a capable, progressive provider to manage their ever more complex communications, connectivity and information technology needs.
Technology
In many of our markets, we transmit our broadband internet, video and fixed-line telephony services over an HFC cable network, and through FTTH networks. An HFC network consists primarily of fiber networks that we connect to the home over the last few hundred meters by coaxial cable and an FTTH network uses fiber-to-the-home/-cabinet/-building/-node. In a minority of cases, we transmit our services over a fixed network consisting of VDSL or residual DSL copper lines.
We closely monitor our network capacity and customer usage. We continue to take actions and explore improvements to our technologies that will increase our capacity and enhance our customers’ connected entertainment experience. These actions include:
•recapturing bandwidth and optimizing our networks by:
◦increasing the number of nodes in our markets;
◦increasing the bandwidth of our hybrid fiber coaxial cable networks;
◦converting analog channels to digital;
◦adding DOCSIS 3.1 channels;
◦replacing copper lines with modern fiber optic lines; and
◦using digital compression technologies.
•freeing spectrum for high-speed internet, VoD and other services by encouraging customers to move from analog to digital services;
•increasing the efficiency of our networks by moving head-end functions (encoding, transcoding and multiplexing) to cloud storage systems;
•enhancing our network to accommodate further business services, such as higher speed;
•using our wireless technologies to extend services outside of the home;
•offering remote access to our video services through laptops, smart phones, tablets and thru SmartTV platforms;
•expanding the availability of next generation decoder and set-top boxes and related products, as well as developing and introducing online media sharing and streaming or cloud-based video; and
•testing new technologies.
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We are engaged in network extension and upgrade programs across Liberty Latin America. We collectively refer to these network extension and upgrade programs as the “Network Extensions.” Through the Network Extensions, we continue to expand our fixed networks pursuant to which we pass or upgrade homes and businesses with our broadband communications network. For example, we have upgraded almost all of our HFC network to DOCSIS 3.1, and with a combination of FTTH and DOCSIS 3.1, over 97% of our network is currently capable of delivering speeds of 1 Gbps or above. In addition, we look for mobile service opportunities where we have established cable networks and have expanded our fixed-line networks where we have a strong mobile offering. This will allow us to offer converged fixed-line and mobile services to our customers.
We deliver high-speed data and fixed-line telephony over our various fixed networks, including HFC and FTTH networks. These networks are further connected via our subsea and terrestrial fiber optic cable networks that provide connectivity within and outside the region. Our subsea network cables carry over 50 Tbps, which represent approximately 25% of their potential capacity based on current deployed technology, presenting us with significant growth opportunities. In Puerto Rico, our network includes a fiber ring around the island that provides enhanced interconnectivity points to the island’s other local and international telecommunications companies.
As noted above, we operate one of the largest subsea fiber networks in the region and our systems include long-haul terrestrial backbone and metro fiber networks that provide access to major commercial zones, wireless carrier cell sites and customers in key markets within our operating footprint. For more information about our subsea network, see —Business Services above.
We continue to expand our wireless coverage and capacity across our markets and currently provide 5G services in Puerto Rico, Panama, Costa Rica, the Cayman Islands and Barbados.
Mobile
We operate mobile networks in all of our consumer markets except Trinidad & Tobago. Our networks deliver high-speed Data, Voice and VAS (value-added service) services. Our wireless networks predominantly use LTE technologies with close to 100% LTE coverage. In Puerto Rico, USVI, the Cayman Islands, Panama, Costa Rica and Barbados, we currently operate 5G networks. In all markets, we aim to increase the speed of our data services and have been enhancing and expanding our LTE coverage. We transmit wireless calls and data through radio frequencies that we use under spectrum licenses. We have a diversified portfolio of frequencies which support LTE and 5G technologies. Spectrum is a limited resource, and, as a result, we may face spectrum and capacity constraints on our wireless network in certain countries. We believe our current spectrum portfolio will allow us to meet subscribers’ needs in the coming years with minimal further investment, although we will continue to evaluate our need to acquire additional frequencies to supplement our existing spectrum portfolio. In Puerto Rico and USVI, the 700 MHz FirstNet (Band 14) is usable by us (when not occupied by first responders’ traffic) but owned by AT&T and the First Responders Public Private Partnership. In 2022, AWS spectrum was allocated to our Panama operations, and we acquired additional spectrum in Barbados and Cayman. In addition, in November 2023, we entered into an asset purchase agreement and a license purchase agreement with EchoStar to acquire EchoStar spectrum assets in Puerto Rico and USVI, which closed on September 3, 2024. During 2025, Barbados acquired an additional 65 MHz to facilitate the launch of 5G, and Jamaica was assigned 40 MHz in the 600 MHz band to improve mobile services. On January 2025, Liberty Costa Rica participated in the 5G radio spectrum auction securing one block in the 700 MHz band, one in the 2,300 MHz band, four in the 3,500 MHz band and one in the 26/28GHz band.
We continue to invest significant capital in expanding our network capacity and reach and to address spectrum and capacity constraints on a market-by-market basis. Our prime 5G deployed market is Puerto Rico and USVI where over 95% of the population is served by our 5G capable network. We continually look for opportunities to expand our 5G footprint to other countries. Similarly, we have invested to build a new virtualized and redundant mobile core in Puerto Rico. These redundant network elements are connected by our owned and operated diverse submarine cable routes with automatic alternate routing. Across all our mobile operations we continually strive to improve our network performance by commissioning annual competitive performance benchmarking studies and undertaking customer experience improvement programs. In Puerto Rico and USVI, we are a part of the national US Firstnet (Emergency/First Responders) network, which necessitates above-average network resilience and other customer performance requirements, subject to governmental penalties for non-compliance.
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Supply Sources
Content
Content is one of the key drivers for customers in selecting a provider of video, broadband and/or wireless services. Therefore, we aim to provide products that allow our customers to consume content whenever and wherever they want and feature content that matters the most to our customers. Our programming strategy is based on:
•product (enabling access through home and mobile screens at anytime, including live, catch-up, restart with the ability to pause programming, personal recording, on-demand and internet streaming apps);
•proposition (meeting our customers’ content and entertainment expectations by offering access to a wider range of channels and on-demand content, and internet streaming services at affordable and competitive price points);
•partnering (alliances with content partners and leading distributors to aggregate the best linear, on-demand and streaming content); and
•variety (expanding the content offering from video to other categories and creating an ecosystem across music, sports, retail, culinary, fitness etc. through the convenience of our products, broadband and wireless connectivity services).
Except for Flow Sports and Flow 1 services, that we operate, in the Caribbean, and the Rush sports channel operated by a joint venture with Digicel, we license our programming and on-demand content through distribution agreements with third-party content providers, including broadcasters, leading cable networks and major Hollywood studios. For such licenses, we generally pay a variable monthly fee on a per subscriber basis, through multi-year programming licenses. In our distribution agreements, we seek to include the rights to offer the licensed channels and on-demand programming to our authenticated customers through multiple delivery platforms including through our apps for IP-connected mobile and/or fixed devices, and our websites. We also acquire rights to make available, in most of our markets, video services to mobile subscribers and broadband subscribers that are not subscribers to fixed TV services.
With respect to rights for the sports and entertainment services we operate directly or in a joint-venture in the Caribbean, we seek to license locally relevant sports and general entertainment content. Our latest video consumer equipment that is distributed to a growing number of markets, including Puerto Rico, Costa Rica and Panama, also enables our customers to access, through the Google App Store, leading streaming services such as Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video.
Mobile Handsets and Customer Premises Equipment
We use a variety of suppliers for mobile handsets to offer our customers mobile services. For other customer premises equipment, we purchase from a number of different suppliers and regularly assess production lead times to ensure supply continuity and implement dual sourcing strategies to mitigate further risks when applicable. Customer premises equipment includes set-top boxes, modems, WiFi routers, extenders and similar devices. For our broadband services, we use a variety of suppliers for our network equipment and the various services we offer.
Software Licenses
We license software products, including email and security software as well as content, from several suppliers for our internet services and internal IT platforms. The agreements for these products require us to pay a per subscriber fee or a one-off software license fee and a share of advertising revenue for content licenses. For our mobile network operations and our fixed-line telephony services, we license software products, such as voicemail, text messaging and caller ID, from a variety of suppliers. For these licenses we seek to enter into long-term contracts, which generally require us to pay based on usage of the services.
Regulatory Matters
Our regulated services are video distribution, broadband internet, fixed-line telephony and mobile services, the scope of which varies from market to market with the potential of risk caused by adverse regulatory developments. Conditions imposed on us by competition and regulatory authorities as requirements to close acquisitions or dispositions could limit growth, revenue and the number and type of services offered, which could lead to increased operating costs and property and equipment additions. In addition, regulation may restrict our operations and subject them to further competitive pressure, including pricing rules and restrictions, such as interconnect and other access obligations that restrict or control content, including content provided by third parties. Failure to comply with current or future regulations could expose our businesses to various penalties.
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Liberty Caribbean
The video, broadband, telephony and mobile services provided by Liberty Caribbean are subject to regulation and enforcement by various governmental and regulatory entities in each of the jurisdictions where such services are provided. The scope and reach of these regulations are distinct in each market, with some markets such as the Dutch Caribbean being more heavily regulated than others. Generally, Liberty Caribbean provides services in accordance with licenses and concessions granted by national authorities pursuant to national telecommunication legislation and associated regulations. Certain of these regulatory requirements are summarized below.
As the incumbent telecommunications provider in many of its jurisdictions, Liberty Caribbean is subject to significant regulatory oversight with respect to the provision of fixed-line services. Generally, in these markets, Liberty Caribbean operates under a government issued license or concession that enables it to own and operate its telecommunication networks, including the establishment of wireless networks and the use of spectrum. These licenses and concessions are typically non-exclusive and have renewable multi-year terms that include competitive, qualitative and rate regulations, in some instances. Licenses and concessions are in the process of being renewed in Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda and Trinidad and Tobago. We believe we have complied with all local requirements to have existing licenses renewed and have provided all necessary information to enable local authorities to process applications for renewal in a timely manner. In addition, in some of the ECTEL states we are operating under expired licenses and have applied for renewal of such licenses. We expect that such licenses will be granted or renewed, as applicable, on the same or substantially similar terms and conditions. Pending issuance of new or renewed licenses or concessions, we continue to operate on the same terms and conditions as prior to the licenses expiring.
With respect to licenses for new mobile spectrum, the initial grant of the spectrum is sometimes subject to an auction process, but spectrum in use since the initial grant of operating licenses are historically granted on the basis of an administrative process at a set level of fees for a fixed period of time, typically to coincide with operating licenses, subject to the payment of annual fees and compliance with applicable license requirements. In very rare cases, spectrum previously assigned to Liberty Caribbean may be re-allocated by regulatory authorities to other operators in the market. Alternatively, spectrum sought by Liberty Caribbean may not be available for grant, due to prior historical grants or due to the need to avoid interference with neighboring markets. By and large, spectrum assignments, once granted, remain unchanged for the duration of a license and beyond. In the Dutch Caribbean, which are Overseas Territories of the Netherlands, the frequencies are allotted on a “first come, first serve” basis, and they operate in the same frequency band divisions as mainland Europe. The regulator reserves the various spectrum evenly between the market players and grants these when needed. Once granted, the operator must start paying for the allocated spectrum. In terms of spectrum acquired in 2025, the Barbados business acquired an additional 65MHz to facilitate the launch of 5G and Jamaica was assigned 40MHz in the 600 MHz band to improve mobile services.
In the ECTEL states, rate regulation of Liberty Caribbean’s telephony services typically includes price caps (for fixed services) that set the maximum rates it may charge to customers, and legislation that requires consent from a regulator prior to any price or terms and conditions of service changes. In addition, all regulators determine and set the rates that may be charged by all telephony operators, including Liberty Caribbean, for interconnect charges, which are access charges between operators for calls originating on one network that are completed through connections with one or more networks of other providers, and charges for network unbundling services. In addition, in certain markets, regulators set, or are seeking to set, mobile roaming rates and wholesale dedicated internet access. Interconnection rates (and primarily mobile termination and roaming rates) in the telecommunications industry worldwide are decreasing, and we are experiencing this trend towards lower interconnection rates in our markets. On the BES-islands, also known as the Caribbean Netherlands, data services are considered assigned/obligated services that are subject to price regulation requiring regulatory approval of any pricing changes, and Curacao has recently followed this pattern of making data services assigned/obligated services.
In recent years, due to the increasing importance of high-speed broadband, national regulators have demonstrated an increased focus on the issues of network resilience, broadband affordability and penetration, quality of services and consumer rights. One example of efforts to improve broadband affordability can be seen in The Bahamas, where price cap regulation for entry-level broadband services was introduced in 2024. Prior to this change, broadband services were not regulated.
Certain regulators are also seeking to mandate third-party access to Liberty Caribbean’s network infrastructure, including dark fiber and landing stations, as well as to regulate wholesale services and prices. In the Dutch Caribbean and French territories, there are rules and regulations requiring such third party access to network infrastructure. Any such decision and application to grant access to our network infrastructure may strengthen our competitors by granting them the ability to access our network to offer competing products and services without making the corresponding capital intensive infrastructure investment. In addition, any resale access granted to competitors on favorable economic terms that are not set by the free market could adversely impact our ability to maintain or increase our revenue and cash flows. The extent of any such adverse
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impacts ultimately will be dependent on the extent that competitors take advantage of the resale access ultimately afforded to our network, the pricing mandated by regulatory authorities and other competitive factors or market developments.
As an example, in Jamaica, under The Telecommunications (Infrastructure Sharing) Rules 2022, dominant licensees are required to share infrastructure (including dark fiber, ducts, subsea cable landing stations and mobile network towers) with third parties, including competitors. Due to a failure of the OUR to establish 1) that there is a market for infrastructure sharing and 2) that Cable and Wireless Jamaica and/or Columbus Communications Jamaica Ltd are dominant licensees in said market, the OUR has conceded that these rules do not impose any mandatory obligations on the company. This eliminates the obligation to provide a “reference access offer” and any associated regulatory cost model to determine the applicable rates for sharing elements of network infrastructure by the company. As such, any request for sharing infrastructure under these rules will be considered on a case by case basis and mutually agreed commercial arrangements.
In addition, ECTEL, the regulatory body for telecommunications in five Eastern Caribbean States (Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines), is in the process of adopting an Electronic Communications Bill that may have a material adverse impact on Liberty Caribbean’s operations in the ECTEL member states. The proposed Electronic Communications Bill includes provisions relating to:
•net neutrality principles mandating equal access to all content and applications regardless of the source and without favoring, degrading, interrupting, intercepting, blocking access or throttling speeds;
•subscription television rate regulation;
•regulations implementing market dominance rules;
•network unbundling at regulated rates; and
•mandated unbundled access to all landing station network elements at cost-based rates.
We currently cannot determine the impact these provisions will have on our operations because national regulators are required to conduct extensive market reviews before adopting specific measures and these measures might be reconsidered in accordance with the market reviews. St. Kitts and Nevis passed the bill in 2021 and was later followed by St. Vincent and the Grenadines in 2022. Other ECTEL states will follow to pass the legislation in the next few years, although a specific timeline is unclear, as it is the purview of each legislature to determine the precise date on which the legislation will be introduced for deliberation. The Electronic Communications Bill will not become effective until it has been adopted by four out of the five ECTEL states to ensure that the rules across these states are harmonized. Although the legislation does contain provisions which potentially increase the level and variety of regulation to which Liberty Caribbean’s operations in ECTEL states may be subject, implementation of such rules will be time consuming and complex.
In addition to rate regulation, several markets in which Liberty Caribbean operates have imposed, or are considering imposing, regulations designed to further encourage competition, including introducing requirements related to unbundling, network access to third parties, and LNP for fixed and mobile services. Jurisdictions such as The Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, Barbados and Jamaica have implemented fixed and mobile LNP and ECTEL has implemented mobile LNP. Other jurisdictions, including Antigua and Barbuda, Curacao and Turks and Caicos Islands, are seeking to implement fixed and mobile LNP in 2026. With fixed LNP already in place in Trinidad and Tobago, the regulator has begun enforcing it amongst the operators. Additionally, regulators in The Bahamas have eased restrictions on the mobile market.
The pay television service provided in certain Liberty Caribbean markets is subject to, among other things, subscriber privacy regulations, data protection laws and regulations, and the must-carry rule (as defined below) and retransmission consent rights of broadcast stations. Pay television service in certain Liberty Caribbean markets is also under heavy pressure from illegal IP-setup boxes that are swamping the markets. The price point that these pirates offer are difficult to compete against, and regulators are having a difficult time acting against these pirates or, in some cases, are unwilling to act against them.
Liberty Caribbean is also subject to universal service obligations in a number of markets. These obligations vary in specificity and extent, but they are generally related to ensuring widespread geographic coverage of networks and that the populations of Liberty Caribbean’s individual markets have access to basic telecommunication services at minimum quality standards. In a number of cases, Liberty Caribbean is required to support universal access/service goals through contributions to universal service funds or participate in universal service-related projects.
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In addition to the industry-specific regimes discussed above, Liberty Caribbean’s operating companies must comply with both specific and general legislation concerning, among other matters, data retention, consumer protection and electronic commerce. These operating companies are also subject to national level regulations on competition and on consumer protection.
In Trinidad and Tobago, C&W was required by the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago, in connection with its approval of C&W’s acquisition of Columbus International Inc. in March 2015, to dispose of its 49% shareholding in TSTT. The disposal of C&W’s stake in TSTT is not complete. We cannot predict when, or if, we will be able to dispose of this investment at an acceptable price. As such, no assurance can be given that we will be able to recover the carrying value of our investment in TSTT.
Liberty Networks
With respect to Liberty Networks’ B2B business in Latin America and wholesale business in Latin America and the Caribbean, we are subject to significantly less regulation in the markets in which we operate compared to our residential businesses described above. We do have the licenses in Latin America, the U.S. and the Caribbean countries necessary to operate wholesale and enterprise services in all countries in which we operate. Although the legal framework in Latin America, the U.S. and the Caribbean changes from country to country, we do own international/local carrier and Internet or data services licenses in every jurisdiction in which we operate. Most licenses are granted for a 10 to 15 year term. Some licenses and concessions are in the process of being renewed: Bahamas (Carrier), Belize (Carrier), Curacao (Carrier), Honduras (Data Transmission and Fixed Telephony), Guatemala (Carrier), Jamaica (Carrier), Panama (Carrier, Data Transmission, Internet), Trinidad and Tobago (Carrier), US (ARCOS-1 Submarine Cable License) and Venezuela (Carrier). We believe we have complied with all local requirements to have existing licenses renewed. We expect that such licenses will be renewed, as applicable, on the same or substantially similar terms and conditions in a timely manner. Pending issuance of new or renewed licenses or concessions, we continue to operate on the same terms and conditions as prior to the licenses expiring.
In the U.S., the FCC recently issued and approved changes to the rules for submarine cable landing licenses as well as a further notice of proposed rulemaking. Liberty Networks will continue monitoring any further regulatory changes and implement any required measures for continued compliance with the applicable rules to our submarine cable licenses.
In Mexico, the Congress approved a major reform to the structure of the telecommunication sector including the creation of a new regulatory agency (Telecommunications Regulatory Commission - CRT). Liberty Networks does not expect any adverse effect on its operation resulting from these changes.
Liberty Networks operates close to 60,000 kilometers of submarine and terrestrial fiber optic cable systems in the U.S., the Caribbean and Latin America. Some of these sub-systems have cable landing stations and facilities in the U.S. and its territories. These facilities are regulated by the FCC, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense and other U.S. governmental agencies that impose additional reporting and licensing obligations on the business. Liberty Networks entered into a new consortium agreement with UFINET and Hondutel to reconfigure and operate certain legacy segments of MAYA-1 and renamed such reconfigured system MAYA 1.2, which connects the U.S., Cayman Islands and Honduras. Liberty Networks has submitted the application for renewal and reconfiguration of MAYA 1.2. submarine cable landing license before the FCC. Similarly, Liberty Networks entered into a new consortium agreement with AT&T and Sparkle to operate a legacy segment of Americas-II connecting the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. This cable system will be known as Americas-II West. The consortium members of Americas-II West are currently operating the cable system with a special temporary authority and will timely submit the corresponding license renewal application before the FCC. Additionally, Liberty Networks will move forward with the license renewal for ARCOS-1 submarine cable system, as approved by the consortium members in 2017. Liberty Networks has partnered and entered into a joint build agreement with Sparkle and Gold Data to build the new MANTA Cable System, a 5,600 kilometer cable connecting the U.S. with Mexico, Panama and Colombia. Liberty Networks expects to obtain the respective applicable approvals from the FCC and corresponding authorities within the respective jurisdictions. MANTA is expected to be operational by late 2027 or early 2028.
C&W Panama
C&W Panama is subject to regulatory entities, principally ASEP. ASEP regulates and controls the public services for the supply of drinking water, sanitary sewerage, telecommunications and electricity. Also, C&W Panama is subject to the ACODECO, guarantor of consumer protection and antitrust, which operates under the direction of the Ministry of Commerce and Industries.
Public services in Panama are classified as “Type A services” and “Type B services,” with Mobile Telephony and Personal Communication services being classified as Type A services. In 1997, a concession was awarded to BSC (now Grupo Milicom) and C&W Panama. On January 2, 2003, the Local, National and International Basic Services were opened to competition by virtue of the termination of the temporary exclusivity granted to Millicom and C&W Panama, the latter being the result of the privatization of the state-owned telecommunications company, INTEL.
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With the opening of the market, in 2008, concession contracts for the PCS Service were granted to Digicel (Panamá), S.A. and Claro Panama. Currently, C&W Panama completed a mobile market consolidation process with Claro Panama once the transaction was formalized in 2022, according to Law 36 of June 5, 2018 and subsequently, Digicel declared their intention to return their concession to the Panamanian government. On June 19, 2024, the mobile concession contract between the Panamanian Government and Digicel was terminated. The law of market consolidation issued by the Panamanian Government aims to maintain three mobile operators and, therefore, the market structure in Panama is pending definition and subject to analysis, either through a new public bidding process, which is expected to occur during 2026, or by creating the conditions for a mobile virtual network operator, which according to the current administration has little chance of success.
Spectrum. C&W Panama currently has a total of 125 MHz allocated (30 MHz in the 700 MHz band, 40 MHz in the 1900 MHz band, 30 MHz of AWS Band (1710-1780 MHz and 2110 and 2180) and 25 MHz in the 850 MHz band). At the time of the acquisition of Claro Panama, C&W Panama had 65MHz allocated (20 MHz in the 700 Band, 20 MHz in the 900 MHz, 25 MHz in the 850 MHz Band), and Claro Panama had 60 MHz allocated (20 MHz in the 700 MHz Band, 40 MHz in the 1900 MHz Band). As per a consolidation law, an acquiring operator could only have a maximum of 130MHz. ASEP indicated during 2024 that the spectrum cap should be understood as dynamic depending on the amount of spectrum allocated for mobile services. Currently such cap is 180 MHz per operator. ASEP completed the Public Consultation through which it modified the National Frequency Allocation Plan by: (i) allocating an additional 490 MHz for mobile services (300 MHz in the 3500 MHz Band and 190 MHz in the 2500 MHz Band, 60MHz per operator); (ii) allocating 100 MHz in the 2300 MHz Band for IMT; (iii) allowing fixed wireless access with the mobile spectrum already allocated for voice and data services; and (iv) postponed the definition of use of the 6 GHz Band initially as unlicensed free spectrum. At the same time, telecommunications operators are requesting the definition of a lower price for radio spectrum in the medium bands, where ASEP has shown receptivity to formulate a proposal for analysis by the Ministry of Economy and Finance in order to encourage investment for the deployment of new technologies and strengthening of the current network. ASEP made an initial proposal; however, an additional reduction and the option to pay in installments have been requested. Updates are expected during the first quarter of 2026.
Concessions. C&W Panama holds thirteen concessions renewed for the following twenty years, available until the year 2037, except a pay TV license that was renewed in 2008 for 25 years. C&W Panama decided not to renew the concessions corresponding to discontinued or not provided services (facsimile retransmission service and conventional trunk systems service for public or private use), and the Concession #104 (Pay Phone Services), was renewed under special conditions imposed by the regulator, requiring that any modification to the installed base of telephone booths must have prior authorization from the regulatory authority. As part of the consolidation process of the mobile market, the unification of C&W Panama and Claro Panama’s concession is part of the actions to be executed in 2026, which will involve drafting an addendum to the concession agreement, obtaining authorization from the Panamanian cabinet, and finally, receiving approval from the Comptroller General of the Republic.
Public Telephone Service. C&W Panama is the only operator that provides Public Telephone Service in Panama. Since 2021, efforts have been made with the regulatory authority to obtain authorization for disconnection and/or relocation of public telephones, and in 2022, C&W Panama obtained approval to remove 4,005 out of 9,178 public and semi-public telephones. During 2025, additional authorization was obtained to disconnect 3,187, which has already been completed, leaving a remaining 1,986 public telephones, for which a disconnection request is scheduled to be submitted during the first quarter of 2026. The disconnection of public telephones responds to the technical evolution of the sector, sustained changes in user consumption patterns, and the obsolescence of the infrastructure, including the limited availability of spare parts required for their support and maintenance.
Fixed Services (Fixed-Line Telephony, Public and Semipublic Telephone). C&W Panama has a license to provide Basic Local, National and International Telecommunications Services, as well as Public and Semipublic Terminals and Rental of Dedicated Voice Circuits, within the entire territory of Panama until the year 2037. C&W Panama is a Type B concessionaire, with or without use of radio spectrum, subject to compliance with requirements regarding the fulfillment of quality goals for the provision of these services, such as the attention to recommendations issued by the International Telecommunications Union. During 2025, C&W Panama formed an internal working group to manage national long-distance charges to establish a flat rate. Likewise, ASEP issued a resolution establishing guidelines for mobile-to-mobile interconnection charges (reducing charges by approximately 60%), and a proposal for fixed-to-fixed-to-mobile interconnection charges is expected in 2026.
Mobile Services. The provision of mobile services is subject to regulatory obligations related to quality of service, service continuity and availability, and ongoing supervision by ASEP. C&W Panama is authorized to install, maintain, manage, operate and commercially exploit the mobile telephone service, in the assigned radio spectrum segments, which currently C&W Panama has 125 MHz, for its prepaid and post-paid mobile customers, including supplementary services and other Mobile Telephony services, throughout Panama, which is valid until 2037.
Internet Service: The provision of internet services is subject to compliance with regulatory quality indicators, which are measured through monitoring and measurement systems overseen by ASEP, in accordance with applicable regulatory
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standards. There are conditions and quality parameters for providing internet service to the public that became effective in 2018, setting new regulatory conditions and supervision of the service providers starting in 2019. During May 2019, ASEP conducted an inspection intended to validate that these requirements were duly configured in the system. Similarly, during 2024, an inspection was conducted, generating observations on the handling of automatic accreditations due to service interruptions, which have been adjusted during 2025. C&W Panama has complied with the regulatory requirements.
Pay Television Service. Initially, the concession for the provision of the pay television service was granted to the International Contact Center Company in 2008, and then the rights were transferred in favor of C&W Panama. The license was granted to retransmit audio and video signals through coaxial cable and fiber optics in the province of Panama, with a validity of 25 years, which was later extended to other provinces in the coverage area for the provision of paid TV service. As of January 16, 2025, the provision of satellite television service (DTH) was suspended with the authorization of ASEP. The actions of Copyright Collective Societies continue to be monitored, and during 2026, contracts with free-to-air television signal providers in Panama (MEDCOM and TVN) are due for renewal.
Liberty Puerto Rico
Liberty Puerto Rico is subject to regulation in Puerto Rico by various governmental entities at the Puerto Rico and the U.S. federal level, including the FCC and the TB. The TB has primary regulatory jurisdiction at the local level and is responsible for awarding franchises to cable operators for the provision of cable service and regulating cable television and telecommunications services.
Our business in Puerto Rico is subject to comprehensive regulation under the Communications Act, which regulates communication, telecommunication and cable television services. The Communications Act also provides the general legal framework for, among other things, the provision of telephone services, services related to interconnection between telephone carriers, and television, radio, cable television and direct broadcast satellite services.
The FCC and/or the TB have the authority to impose sanctions, including warnings, fines, reductions or revocation of government funding, license revocations and, in certain specific cases, termination of the franchise, although license revocation and franchise termination are rare. The Communications Act specifies causes for the termination of licenses, including, for example, the failure to comply with license requirements and conditions or to pay fines or fees in a timely manner. Such sanctions by the TB and/or FCC can be appealed to, and reviewed by, Puerto Rican and U.S. federal courts.
In May 2018, the FCC established the UPR Fund to provide subsidies for the deployment and hardening of fixed wireline and mobile wireless communications networks in Puerto Rico. Stage 1 of the UPR Fund made $51 million of new funding available for Puerto Rico telecommunications providers following Hurricanes Maria and Irma in 2017. Stage 2 of the UPR Fund made additional funding available to providers of services over fixed wireline networks through a competitive bidding process, and to mobile wireless providers subject to those providers meeting certain conditions.
To be eligible for Stage 2 UPR funding for fixed services, Liberty Puerto Rico became an ETC and is obligated to offer services at a discounted rate to low income customers under the federal Lifeline Program and low-cost services to schools and libraries under the Schools and Libraries Program (E-Rate). Both programs provide FCC subsidies to ensure access to telecommunications and broadband access services for specified classes of customers.
On November 2, 2020, LCPR received preliminary approval from the FCC for an award of approximately $72 million through the UPR Fund. The funds support providing high-speed broadband access to all locations within 43 of Puerto Rico’s 78 municipalities, representing service to over 914,000 locations. After LCPR submitted all required materials in June 2021, this funding was authorized by the FCC. Liberty Puerto Rico will have six years to complete the network expansions and upgrades, during which certain milestones must be met. Liberty Puerto Rico is expected to receive approximately $72 million, which will be paid in 120 equal monthly payments over a 10-year period that began in July 2021. The revenue recognized from such project will be reflected as “other revenue” in our revenue by product disclosures in our financial statements.
Effective December 31, 2021, Liberty Puerto Rico acquired 96% of the outstanding shares of Broadband VI, LLC for $33 million, subject to certain post-closing adjustments. On June 8, 2021, the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau issued a public notice authorizing $85 million in Connect USVI funding for Broadband VI, LLC to deploy wireline networks and provide voice and broadband services to more than 46,000 locations in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Given its acquisition of Broadband VI, LLC, Liberty Puerto Rico is now the recipient of these funds and is responsible for the network expansions and upgrades committed to in the bid. Liberty Puerto Rico has six years to complete the network expansions and upgrades committed to in the bid, and will receive FCC funding support over the course of ten years. In addition to expansions and upgrades, Broadband VI, LLC committed to a robust disaster preparation and response plan to harden its network and make it more resistant to storm damage. Broadband VI, LLC is currently building out to comply with a 60% deployment milestone by December 31, 2026.
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With respect to Stage 2 UPR funding for mobile wireless providers, the FCC also established in September 2019 that mobile wireless providers providing service in Puerto Rico as of June 2017 were eligible to receive up to $254 million over three years based on their relative number of subscribers for such service as of June 2017. Liberty Puerto Rico’s predecessor wireless provider in Puerto Rico (AT&T) was authorized by the FCC to receive approximately $34 million in annual funding over three years or a total amount of $102 million in funding to expand, improve and harden the mobile networks in Puerto Rico and USVI. That entity had previously obtained the required ETC designation in Puerto Rico. Having purchased this business in connection with the AT&T Acquisition, Liberty Puerto Rico received these funds. We have received approximately $98 million in funding, including approximately $94 million and $4 million received by our mobile operations in Puerto Rico and USVI, respectively.
On April 19, 2023, the FCC adopted a report and order that provides two additional years of transitional mobile support beginning in June 2023. Transitional mobile support recipients receive 50% of their current monthly support for both 4G LTE and 5G-NR during the first year of transitional support, and then 25% of their current monthly support in their second year of transitional support. Thus, Liberty Puerto Rico’s annual Stage 2 UPR mobile support was reduced from approximately $34 million to approximately $17 million in the first year of transitional support and to approximately $9 million in the second year. On August 29, 2024, the FCC adopted a Second Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration, which affirmatively included Puerto Rico and USVI as eligible for funding under the definition of the 5G Fund Phase I auction. The current level of transitional mobile support is expected to remain in place until the FCC implements the potential 5G fund.
Liberty Puerto Rico is also subject to certain regulatory requirements specific to it. Liberty Latin America entered into a Letter of Agreement on July 1, 2020 with the DOJ and the U.S. Department of Defense in connection with the AT&T Acquisition, and Liberty Communications PR entered into a Letter of Agreement on November 20, 2020 with the DOJ regarding an FCC application. Further, Liberty Latin America and LCPR are subject to a Final Judgment, filed on February 3, 2021, in connection with the divestiture of certain assets to complete the AT&T Acquisition, which does not expire for 10 years. Failure to comply with the Letters of Agreement or the Final Judgment could result in a variety of sanctions, including, for example, fines and/or license revocation.
In Puerto Rico, antitrust regulation is governed by the U.S. Sherman Act, other federal antitrust legislation, and the Puerto Rico Anti-Monopoly Law. In particular, the Sherman Act seeks to prevent anti-competitive practices in the marketplace and requires governmental review of certain business combinations, among other things. The Puerto Rico Anti-Monopoly Law substantially parallels the Sherman Act and authorizes the Puerto Rico Department of Justice to investigate and impose competition-related conditions on transactions. The Attorney General of Puerto Rico is permitted to investigate a transaction under federal law or under the Puerto Rico Anti-Monopoly Law.
Puerto Rico Law 5 of 1973, as amended, created the Puerto Rico Department of Consumer Affairs, which regulates marketing campaigns, publicity, and breach of service contracts, and prohibits false advertising. Law 213, which created the TB, requires that rates for telecommunication services be cost-based, forbids cross-subsidies and focuses on encouraging, preserving and enforcing competition in the cable and telecommunications markets. Although Law 213 does not require Liberty Puerto Rico to obtain any approval of rate increases for cable television or telecommunication services, any such increases must be in compliance with Law 213’s requirements, including notification to the TB before such increases take effect.
Video. The provision of cable television services requires a franchise issued by the TB. Franchises are subject to termination proceedings in the event of a material breach or failure to comply with certain material provisions set forth in the franchise agreement governing a franchisee’s system operations, although such terminations are rare. In addition, franchises require payment of a franchise fee as a requirement to the grant of authority, which is passed to Liberty Puerto Rico’s customers. Franchises establish comprehensive facilities and service requirements, as well as specific customer service standards and monetary penalties for non- compliance. Franchises are generally granted for fixed terms of up to ten years and must be periodically renewed.
Our pay television service in Puerto Rico is subject to, among other things, subscriber privacy regulations and must-carry and retransmission consent rights of broadcast television stations. The Communications Act and FCC rules govern aspects of the carriage relationship between broadcast television stations and cable companies. To ensure that every qualifying local television station can be received in its local market without requiring a cable subscriber to switch between cable and off-air signals, the FCC allows every qualifying full-power television broadcast station to require that all local cable systems transmit that station’s primary digital channel to their subscribers within the station’s market (the “must-carry” rule) pursuant to the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992. Alternatively, a station may elect every three years to forego its must carry rights and seek a negotiated agreement to establish the terms of its carriage by a local cable system, referred to as retransmission consent.
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Communications Act requirements and FCC regulations applicable to the video services provided by Liberty Puerto Rico include, among other things: (1) licensing of communications systems and facilities, such as various spectrum licenses; (2) customer and technical service standards; (3) ownership restrictions; (4) emergency alert systems; (5) disability access, including video description and closed captioning; (6) competitive availability of cable equipment; (7) equal employment obligations; and (8) public, education and government entity access requirements.
Internet. On January 2, 2025, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the FCC’s Open Internet Order, which had reinstated net neutrality rules by reclassifying broadband internet as a Title II Telecommunications Service under the Communications Act. As of January 2025, there are no federal net neutrality rules in effect.
On November 17, 2022, the FCC issued a report and order and a further notice of proposed rulemaking adopting rules that require broadband providers to display, at the point of sale, labels that disclose certain information regarding broadband prices, introductory rates, data allowances and broadband speeds. Broadband providers also must include links to their network management practices, privacy policies, and the ACP. Broadband providers with more than 100,000 subscriber lines must comply with the majority of the label requirements by April 10, 2024. The FCC also seeks comment regarding the adoption of additional disclosure requirements regarding price and performance information, among other matters. The ACP concluded in 2024. On November 3, 2025, the FCC requested further comments to streamline and simplify the broadband labels including removal of ACP information, broadband speeds, documentation retention requirements and other modifications.
The Infrastructure Act also established the Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure Grant Program (MMG). On June 15, 2023, the NTIA awarded LCPR a grant of approximately $9 million to fund new middle mile infrastructure in areas where LCPR has been awarded UPR Funds for last-mile services. The NTIA also administers the BEAD Program which will provide funding for high-speed broadband deployment in the 50 states and territories, including Puerto Rico and USVI. NTIA has allocated approximately $335 million and $27 million in BEAD Program funds to Puerto Rico and USVI, respectively. Liberty Mobile Puerto Rico and Liberty Mobile U.S. Virgin Islands have submitted comments regarding the draft BEAD Program action plans in Puerto Rico and USVI, respectively. Of note, in Fiscal Year 2021, Puerto Rico also allocated $400 million in state funds to the Broadband Infrastructure Fund administered by the Puerto Rico Broadband Program, to support service expansion efforts in unserved and underserved areas.
Fixed-Line Telephony Services. Liberty Puerto Rico offers fixed-line telephony services, including both circuit-switched telephony and VoIP. Its circuit-switched telephony services are subject to FCC and local regulations regarding the quality and technical aspects of service. All local telecommunications providers, including Liberty Puerto Rico, are obligated to provide telephony service to all customers within the service area, subject to certain exceptions under FCC regulations, and must give long distance telephony service providers equal access to their network. Under the Communications Act, CLECs, like us, may require interconnection with the ILEC, and the ILEC must negotiate a reasonable and nondiscriminatory interconnection agreement with the CLEC to provide any technically feasible point within the ILEC’s network, access to certain unbundled network elements and physical collocation. We have negotiated an interconnection agreement with PRTC, allowing for the physical interconnection between both companies.
All of the circuit-switched telephony and VoIP services of Liberty Puerto Rico are subject to a charge for the federal USF, which is a fund created under the Communications Act to subsidize telecommunication services in high-cost areas, to provide telecommunications services for low-income consumers, and to provide certain subsidies for schools, libraries and rural healthcare facilities. The FCC has redirected the focus of USF to support broadband deployment in high-cost areas. In addition, our circuit-switched telephony and VoIP services are subject to a charge for a local Puerto Rico Universal Service Fund, which was created by law to subsidize telecommunications services for low-income families under the federal USF Lifeline and Link-Up programs.
The FCC has adopted other regulations for VoIP services, including the requirement that interconnected VoIP providers and facilities-based broadband internet access providers must comply with the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, which requires carriers to provide certain assistance to federal law enforcement authorities. VoIP providers are also required to offer basic and enhanced 911 emergency calling services, which requires disclosure to all VoIP customers. VoIP providers are also subject to federal rules regarding, among other things: (1) customer proprietary network information and customer privacy protections; (2) number portability; (3) network outage reporting; (4) rural call completion; (5) disability access; (6) back-up power obligations; and (7) robocall mitigation.
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Mobile Services. Liberty Mobile Puerto Rico and Liberty Mobile U.S. Virgin Islands offer mobile services in Puerto Rico and USVI. The FCC regulates virtually all aspects of United States wireless communications systems, including spectrum licensing, tower and antenna construction, modification and operation, the ownership and sale of wireless systems and licenses, as well as the acquisition, leasing and use of wireless spectrum. Local governments, such as in Puerto Rico and USVI, typically regulate the placement of wireless towers and similar facilities via zoning laws. At present, neither the FCC nor state or local governments regulate specific service offerings or rate plans. In addition, other federal and state agencies have asserted jurisdiction over consumer protection and the elimination and prevention of anticompetitive business practices in the wireless industry. The specific issues as to which our United States mobile services operations are subject to regulatory oversight include: roaming, interconnection, spectrum allocation, licensing and leasing, facilities siting, pole attachments, intercarrier compensation, USF contributions and distributions (such as through the UPR Fund), network neutrality, 911 services, consumer protection, consumer privacy protections, number portability, and cybersecurity. The FCC also released a final rule on July 6, 2022 making the industry-developed Wireless Network Resiliency Cooperative Framework mandatory. The new rule requires a five-pronged approach to enhance coordination during an emergency, typically resulting from a national disaster such as a hurricane.
Liberty Costa Rica
Liberty Telecomunicaciones, as a telecommunications operator and provider, is subject to regulation and enforcement under Article 121, paragraph 14, of Costa Rica’s Constitution, which enumerates a list of assets that cannot permanently leave the state’s domain, which includes the radio spectrum and the possible methods of its exploitation, the Law No. 8642, General Telecommunications Law (LGT), and Law No. 8860, Law for the Strengthening and Modernization of the Public Entities of the Telecommunications Sector, among other regulations. The main governmental entities involved in this industry are the MICITT, which leads policy development and implementation, SUTEL, as regulator of the telecommunication operators and providers and competition agency exclusively for the telecommunications sector, and the Consumer Protection Agency of the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce. In its activities, Liberty Telecomunicaciones holds a telecommunications services license, which expires in 2028, issued by SUTEL that authorizes the deployment and operation of its wireline HFC network throughout the country. This license authorizes the following services: (i) paid television; (ii) the provision of fixed telephony service; (iii) internet access; and (iv) data links.
Liberty Telecomunicaciones has a total of 670 MHz allocated in three concessions. For the first, granted in 2011, MICITT awarded Telefonica 10 MHz in the 850 MHz band, 30 MHz in the 1800 MHz band and 20 MHz in the 1900/2100 MHz band. This concession has a 15-year renewable term, expiring on May 12, 2026, that may be extended for an additional 10 year term, and we have begun the process to renew this concession. For the second one, granted in 2018, MICITT awarded Liberty Telecomunicaciones 20 MHz in the 1800 MHz band and 20 MHz in the 1900/2100 MHz band. This concession has a 15-year renewable term, expiring on April 23, 2033, that may be extended for an additional 10 year term. For the third concession, granted in 2025, MICITT awarded 20 MHz in the 700 MHz band, 50 MHz in the 2,300 MHz band, 100 MHz in the 3,500 MHz band and 400 MHz in the 26/28GHz band, with a commitment to deploying over 1,552 base stations to enhance coverage and service quality in underserved areas. This concession has a 15-year renewable term, expiring on August 21, 2040, that may be extended for an additional 10 year term.
Liberty Telecomunicaciones also holds three mobile spectrum concessions in Costa Rica, each originally granted for a 15-year term and eligible for a one-time extension of an additional 10 years, subject to compliance with applicable regulatory requirements. These concessions are scheduled to expire in 2026, 2031, and 2041, respectively. Liberty Telecomunicaciones has already requested the extension of the concession expiring in 2026 and obtained a positive recommendation from the regulator to extend it. Liberty Telecomunicaciones expects to seek extensions of the other licenses in accordance with the regulatory framework in effect at the time of renewal.
Video. Cable television service providers in Costa Rica are free to define the channels and content included in their services and are not required to carry any specific programming, except as described below, provided that both the regulator and end users will be notified through regulated communication. However, the Commission of Control and Qualification of Public Spectacles of the Ministry of Justice and Peace may impose sanctions on providers that have run programming containing excessive violence, adult content, or other objectionable content. Pay television operators are directly responsible for violating such prohibitions.
The Costa Rican General Telecommunications Law (art.138) establishes a retransmission consent regime between broadcast television concessionaires and pay television operators. This regime provides that (i) the concessionaires must include within their programming the Costa Rican television channels that have coverage in at least 60% of the national territory, excluding Isla del Coco, which complies with at least fourteen minimum hours of daily transmission, and (ii) the reception of
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the signal complies with the minimum signal requirements established in this regulation, which have acceptable ratings and have the corresponding transmission rights.
Internet. The Regulation of Provision and Quality of Services of SUTEL establishes minimum quality thresholds, such as minimum speeds, oversubscription, delay, and installation, reconnection and repair of breakdowns deadlines.
Fixed-Line Telephony Services. More than eight years after SUTEL issued a regulation for the implementation of fixed number portability, a court rejected a lawsuit filed by the Costa Rican government telecom provider, ICE (through the Kolbi brand), that argued that fixed telephony was not an open, competitive service in Costa Rica, and confirmed the right to number portability on fixed-line phone numbers. The implementation process of fixed number portability has begun, however, its launch is expected to take at least two years.
Mobile Services. Through concessions contracts N° C-001-2011-MINAET, -002-2017-MICITT DAF-034-2013 and N° C-002-2025-MICITT, Liberty Telecomunicaciones is authorized to install, maintain, manage, operate and commercially exploit the mobile telephone service, in the assigned radio spectrum segments, for its prepaid and post-paid mobile customers, including 5G radio spectrum. On June 28, 2024, Liberty Telecomunicaciones successfully launched 5G services by leveraging Dynamic Spectrum Sharing technology, utilizing its existing spectrum originally used for 4G.
On August 31, 2023, the Costa Rican government issued a decree aimed at regulating 5G deployment with a strong emphasis on cybersecurity. The decree mandates compliance with international standards, restricts participation from companies based in countries that have not signed the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime, and establishes oversight mechanisms. However, this decree has been legally challenged in Costa Rican courts, leading to its current suspension. This development could significantly influence the selection of manufacturers for the rollout of mobile networks, including both 5G and other mobile generations.
Competition
We operate in an emerging region of the world, where market penetration of telecommunication services such as broadband and mobile data is lower than in a number of more developed markets. We believe that we have the opportunity to capitalize upon this underlying growth across our markets and benefit from increasing penetration of our data services as well as economic growth over time.
However, technological advances and product innovations have increased and are likely to continue to increase giving customers several options for the provision of their communications services. Our customers want access to high quality communication services that allow for seamless connectivity. Accordingly, our ability to offer converged services (video, internet, fixed telephony and mobile) is a key component of our strategy. In many of our markets, we compete with companies that provide converged services, as well as companies that are established in one or more communication products and services. Consequently, our businesses face significant competition. In all markets, we seek to differentiate our communications services by focusing on customer service, competitive pricing and offering quality high-speed connectivity.
Mobile Services
Across our footprint, we are either the leading or one of the leading mobile providers and we continue to seek additional bandwidth to deliver our wide range of services to our customers and increase our high-speed coverage. We also offer various calling plans, such as unlimited network, national or international calling, unlimited off-peak calling and minute packages, including calls to fixed and mobile phones. In addition, we use our bundled offers with our high-speed internet services to gain mobile subscribers where possible. Our ability to offer fixed-mobile convergence services is expected to be a key driver of growth.
•Liberty Caribbean. We typically operate in supportive mobile market structures and face competition mainly from Digicel in most of our Liberty Caribbean markets, and ALIV in The Bahamas.
•C&W Panama. In Panama, we primarily compete with Millicom (Tigo).
•Liberty Puerto Rico. Liberty Puerto Rico primarily competes with T-Mobile US and América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. (Claro) for the provision of mobile services in Puerto Rico.
•Liberty Costa Rica. In Costa Rica, we compete with Claro and ICE (Kolbi) for the provision of mobile services.
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Broadband Internet
With respect to broadband internet services and online content, our businesses face competition in a rapidly evolving marketplace from incumbent and non-incumbent telecommunications companies, mobile operators, cable-based ISPs and satellite service providers, many of which have substantial resources. The internet services offered by these competitors include both fixed-line broadband internet services using cable, DSL or FTTH networks, wireless broadband internet services and satellite-based services. These competitors have a range of product offerings with varying speeds and pricing, as well as interactive services, data and other non-video services offered to homes and businesses. With the demand for mobile internet services increasing, competition from wireless services using various advanced technologies is a competitive factor. In several of our markets, competitors offer high-speed mobile data via LTE wireless networks. In addition, other wireless technologies, such as WiFi, are available in almost all of our markets. In this intense competitive environment, speed, bundling, and pricing are key drivers for customers.
A key component of our strategy is speed leadership. Our focus is on increasing the maximum speed of our connections as well as offering varying tiers of services and prices, a variety of bundled product offerings and a range of value added services. We update our bundles and packages on an ongoing basis to meet the needs of our customers. Our top download speeds generally range from 300 Mbps to speeds of up to 1 Gbps. In many of our markets, we offer the highest download speeds available via our HFC cable and FTTH networks. The focus is on high-speed internet products to safeguard our high-end customer base and allow us to become more aggressive at the low- and medium-end of the internet market. By fully utilizing the technical capabilities of DOCSIS 3.0 and DOCSIS 3.1 technologies on our cable systems, we can compete with local FTTH initiatives and create a competitive advantage compared to DSL infrastructures and LTE initiatives on a national level.
In several of our Liberty Caribbean markets, we are the incumbent phone company offering broadband internet products, predominantly through HFC cable and FTTH. In these markets and our other Latin American markets, our key competition for internet services is from cable and IPTV operators, FTTH operators and mobile data service providers. In most of our markets, we offer our internet service through bundled offerings that include video and fixed-line telephony.
•Liberty Caribbean. Where Liberty Caribbean is the incumbent telecommunications provider, it competes with FTTH providers, of which Digicel is the largest operating in all of our larger Caribbean markets, as well as HFC providers, the largest of which is Cable Bahamas Limited in The Bahamas.
•C&W Panama. The largest competitor in Panama is Millicom (Tigo).
•Liberty Puerto Rico. Liberty Puerto Rico primarily competes with Claro and other operators using fiber networks or fixed wireless access technologies in Puerto Rico.
•Liberty Costa Rica. In Costa Rica, we face competition primarily from ICE (Kolbi), Telecable, Millicom (Tigo) and Claro.
Video Distribution
Our video services compete primarily with traditional FTA broadcast television services, DTH satellite service providers and other fixed-line telecommunications carriers and broadband providers, including operations offering (i) services over HFC cable networks, (ii) DTH satellite services, (iii) IPTV over broadband internet connections using asymmetric DSL or VDSL or an enhancement to VDSL called “vectoring,” (iv) IPTV over FTTH networks, or (v) LTE services. Many of these competitors have a national footprint and offer features, pricing and video services individually and in bundles comparable to what we offer. In certain markets, we also compete with other cable or FTTH based providers who have overbuilt portions of our systems.
OTT aggregators and SVoD services utilizing our or our competitors’ high-speed broadband connections are also a significant competitive factor as are other video service providers that overlap our service areas. OTT video providers (such as HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Paramount+ and Netflix in most of our markets, and Hulu, DirecTV Now and Sling in selected markets) offer rich VoD catalogs and/or linear channels. In some cases, these AVoD services are provided free-of-charge (such as YouTube and Pluto TV). Typically, these services are available on multiple devices in and out of the home. To augment our video services, we continue to deploy and develop newer technologies and platforms that create flexibility for our subscribers and improve their experience. For example, through our user interface, subscribers can seamlessly subscribe to these OTT and TVE services, conduct searches, discover content, and engage in the consumption of programs. Our businesses also compete to varying degrees with other sources of entertainment and information, such as online entertainment, newspapers, magazines, books, live entertainment/concerts and sporting events.
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Piracy and other unauthorized uses and distribution of content, including through web-based applications, devices and online platforms, also present challenges for our video business. These platforms illegally stream copyrighted content, for example, Premier League games that can be viewed with an internet connection. While piracy is a challenge in most jurisdictions in which we operate, it is particularly prevalent in those jurisdictions that lack developed copyright laws and effective enforcement of copyright laws.
We believe that our deep-fiber access, where available, provides us with several competitive advantages. For instance, our networks allow us to concurrently deliver internet access, together with real-time television and VoD content, without impairing our high-speed internet service. In addition, our cable infrastructure in most of our footprint allows us to provide triple-play bundled services of broadband internet, television and fixed-line telephony services without relying on a third-party service provider or network. Where mobile is available, our mobile networks, together with our fixed fiber-rich networks, will allow us to provide a comprehensive set of converged mobile and fixed-line services. Our capacity is designed to support peak consumer demand. In serving the business market, many aspects of the network can be leveraged at very low incremental costs given that business demand peaks at a time when consumer demand is low, and peaks at lower levels than consumer demand. In response to the continued growth in OTT viewing, we have launched a number of innovative video services, including Bluu in Liberty Caribbean’s markets, +TV Total in C&W Panama, Liberty Go in Puerto Rico and Liberty Go Hogar in Costa Rica.
Our ability to attract and retain customers depends on our continued ability to acquire appealing content and services on competitive terms and to make such content available on multiple devices and outside the home. Some competitors have obtained long-term exclusive contracts for certain sports programs, which limits the opportunities for other providers to offer such programs. Other competitors also have obtained long-term exclusive contracts for programs, but our operations have limited access to certain of such programming through select contracts with those companies. If exclusive content offerings increase through other providers, programming options could be a deciding factor for subscribers on selecting a video service.
In this competitive environment, we enhance our offers with converged digital services, such as DVR and replay functionalities, VoD and multi-screen services, along with exploring and aligning partnerships with adjacent categories like music, e-sports, fitness and others. In addition, we offer attractive content packages tailored to particular markets and discounts for bundled services. To improve the quality of the programming in our packages, our operations periodically modify their digital channel offerings. Where we offer mobile, we focus on our converged service offerings. We use these services, as well as bundles of our fixed-line services, as a means of driving video and other products where we can leverage convenience and price across our portfolio of available services.
•Liberty Caribbean. Liberty Caribbean competes with a variety of pay TV service providers, with several of these competitors offering double-play and triple-play packages. In several of its other markets, including Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados, Liberty Caribbean is the largest or one of the largest video service providers. In these markets, its primary competition is from operators of IPTV services over VDSL and FTTH, such as Digicel and any DTH competitor locally.
•C&W Panama. C&W Panama competes primarily with Millicom (Tigo).
•Liberty Puerto Rico. Liberty Puerto Rico is the largest provider of fixed-line video services in Puerto Rico. Liberty Puerto Rico’s primary competition for video customers is from DTH satellite providers DirecTV and DISH Network in Puerto Rico. Claro also provides video services in the market. DISH Network is an aggressive competitor, offering low introductory offers, free HD channels and, in its top tier packages, a free multi-room DVR service. DirecTV is also a significant competitor offering similar programming in Puerto Rico compared to DISH Network. In order to compete, Liberty Puerto Rico focuses on offering video packages with attractive programming, including HD and Spanish language channels, plus a specialty video package of Spanish-only channels that has gained popularity. In addition, Liberty Puerto Rico uses its bundled offers that include high-speed fixed and mobile internet connectivity solutions to drive its video services.
•Liberty Costa Rica. We compete with Millicom (Tigo), Telecable and ICE (Kolbi) over their fixed networks, and with Claro through both their fixed network and their DTH services.
Fixed-Line Telephony
The market for fixed-line telephony services is mature across our footprint. Changes in market share are driven by the combination of price and quality of services provided and the inclusion of telephony services in bundled offerings. In most of our Liberty Caribbean markets, we are the incumbent telecommunications provider with long established customer relationships. In our other markets, our fixed-line telephony services compete against the incumbent telecommunications operator in the applicable market. In these markets, the incumbent operators have substantially more experience in providing
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fixed-line telephony, greater resources to devote to the provision of such services and long-standing customer relationships. In all of our markets, we also compete with VoIP operators offering services across broadband lines and OTT telephony providers, such as WhatsApp. In many countries, our businesses also face competition from other cable telephony providers, FTTH-based providers or other indirect access providers.
Competition exists in both the residential and business fixed-line telephony products due to market trends, the offering of carrier pre-select services, number portability, the replacement of fixed-line with mobile telephony and the growth of VoIP services, as well as continued deregulation of telephony markets and other regulatory action, such as general price competition. Our fixed-line telephony strategy is focused around value leadership, and we position our services as “anytime” or “any destination”. In addition, we offer varying plans to meet customer needs and, similar to our mobile services, we use our telephony bundle options with our digital video and internet services to help promote our telephony services and flat rate offers are standard.
•Liberty Caribbean. We face competition in the provision of fixed-telephony services mainly from Digicel in our Caribbean markets and Cable Bahamas Limited in The Bahamas. These companies all have competitive pricing on similar services, and the intensified level of competition we are experiencing in several of our markets has added increased pressure on the pricing of our services.
•C&W Panama. We face competition from Millicom (Tigo) in Panama.
•Liberty Puerto Rico. Liberty Puerto Rico primarily competes with Claro who is the incumbent fixed operator in Puerto Rico, and smaller fiber builders. For B2B services, Liberty Puerto Rico primarily competes with Claro, Aeronet, Neptuno and WorldNet.
•Liberty Costa Rica. In Costa Rica, we compete with ICE (Kolbi), who is the incumbent fixed telephony operator in Costa Rica, as well as Millicom (Tigo), Telecable and Claro.
Business and Wholesale Services
Through Liberty Networks, we provide a variety of advanced, point-to-point, clear channel broadband capacity, IP, Multiprotocol Label Switching, Ethernet and managed services over our owned and operated, technologically advanced, subsea fiber optic cable network. Our subsea and terrestrial fiber routes combine to form a series of fully integrated, mesh networks that provide complete operational redundancy, stability and reliability, making the overall architecture extremely difficult and costly to replicate. Given the advanced technical state of this integrated network, combined with the challenges in securing the necessary governmental and environmental licenses in all of our operating markets, we believe the network is unlikely to be replicated in the region. Competing networks in the region connect fewer countries than we do and are either linear in design, or if ringed, have high-latency protection routes. Moreover, these cable systems are generally not part of a broader ecosystem like ours, limiting their ability to offer comparable resilience, scale or service diversity. In addition, our network as of December 31, 2025, utilized approximately 25% of its potential design capacity, and we believe that our ability to take advantage of this large unused carrying capacity, coupled with the significant financial, technical and regulatory hurdles required to build a similar integrated system, makes replication in the near-term unlikely and reduces competitive risk.
We compete in the provision of B2B services with residential telecommunications operators, as noted above. We also compete with regional and international service providers, particularly when addressing larger customers.
Human Capital Resources
Our Team. As of December 31, 2025, we employed approximately 9,000 full-time employees across our five reportable segments. These are: Liberty Caribbean approximately 3,500 full-time employees, C&W Panama approximately 1,500 full-time employees, Liberty Networks approximately 1,100 full-time employees, Liberty Puerto Rico approximately 1,600 employees, and Liberty Costa Rica approximately 600 employees. The remaining employees are employed by our corporate entities. Women represented 40% of our global employees and 40% of our managerial positions. Of our total employee population, approximately 30% are covered by contracts with various unions, primarily across our Caribbean markets, Panama, and Puerto Rico. During 2025, our total employee attrition rate, both voluntary and involuntary, was approximately 21%.
We operate based on a set of strong principles including respect. We are committed to an inclusive culture where all employees can grow, thrive and perform at their best. In 2025, we measured our eNPS at +19 as part of our annual employee survey, which we believe is an indicator that we have a passionate, engaged, and dedicated workforce that is committed to supporting our customers and making a difference in the communities we operate in.
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Our Chief People Officer, who reports to the CEO and is part of the Executive Team, leads our People and Culture initiatives. All leaders incorporate these initiatives as part of the operating strategy, and our Chief People Officer regularly reports progress on these initiatives to our Board of Directors.
Talent Strategy. We manage our talent strategy through a cycle consisting of Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, and Performance Management. We offer prospective candidates a compelling Employee Value Proposition rooted in our culture, which combines a shared purpose, philosophy, and principles for how we work. We foster an environment where employees can learn, develop, and gain experience through mobility programs and other growth opportunities. Our performance management process is fully aligned with our culture and one team approach. This includes a simpler and more engaging Agile Performance Development (APD) experience for all our employees, focused on frequent conversations throughout the year combined with real-time feedback between managers and employees.
Our employees are the heart and soul of our business, helping us to deliver value to our customers, shareholders and communities. As our employees grow and develop, so will our company.
Corporate Social Responsibility. In addition to our core products and services, we meaningfully contribute to the communities where we operate. Our communities are so much more than locations for our business. It’s where we live, where our families grow, where we celebrate and connect. We believe we have a responsibility to enable progress and build more resilient communities. We bring this to life through a shared approach across our markets with a focus on four critical areas: Learning; Environment; Access; and Disaster Relief.
Our employees lead many of our outreach programs, working alongside our local and regional charitable foundations. We proudly support and give back to our communities. In 2025, through our company-wide initiative, Mission Week, over 930 employees across several countries came together to contribute nearly 7,500 volunteer hours in support of communities across Latin America and the Caribbean through a wide range of volunteer activities.
Compensation, Benefits and Well-being. As part of our Employee Value Proposition, we offer compensation, benefits, and well-being packages that we believe are fair and competitive. We include a mix of base salary, short and long-term incentives (based on eligibility), as well as a wide range of programs that support our employees’ overall well-being including: retirement savings plans, healthcare and insurance benefits, paid parental leave, paid time off, an employee stock purchase plan and employee assistance programs. These programs vary by employee level and geography.
Compliance and Ethics. We conduct our business with honesty and integrity in accordance with high ethical and legal standards, and with respect for each other and those with whom we do business. Our Code of Conduct sets out the basic rules, standards and behaviors necessary to achieve those objectives. Employees can confidentially and anonymously report any behavior or action they see or experience which goes against our Code of Conduct through SpeakUp, our employee hotline.
We expect our employees and directors to display responsible and ethical behavior, to follow consistently both the meaning and intent of our Code of Conduct, and to act with integrity in all of our business dealings. We expect managers and supervisors to take such action as is necessary and appropriate to ensure that our business processes and practices are in full compliance with our company culture and principles.
We expect our business partners to also act with integrity in all business dealings with us and others. Our Business Partner Code of Conduct sets forth the basic rules, standards, and behaviors that we expect of our business partners.
As part of our company-wide onboarding process, we require all new employees to complete training on our Code of Conduct. Additionally, we periodically host seminars on anti-corruption, anti-bribery, and other important compliance topics such as cyber security.
Health & Safety. Our vision is to have the safest operations in our industry and markets. To reduce the risk of serious injuries we invest in systems that enable us to receive reliable and structured data to enable informed decision making. We also work to improve our safety practices in the field and in our retail and office locations to prevent work-related illness and injuries.
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Available Information
All our filings with the SEC, as well as amendments to such filings, are available on our internet website free of charge generally within 24 hours after we file such material with the SEC. Our website address is www.lla.com. Investors and others should note that we may announce material information using SEC filings, press releases, public conference calls, webcasts and the investors relations section of our website. We may use these channels to distribute material information about our company; therefore, we encourage investors, the media, business partners and others interested in our company to review the information we post on our website. The information on our website is not part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and is not incorporated by reference herein.