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42 Other financial obligations

The following table provides an overview of Deutsche Telekom’s other financial obligations:

Overview of Deutsche Telekom’s other financial obligations

millions of €

 

 

 

 

 

Dec. 31, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

Due within
1 year

Due > 1 year
≤ 5 years

Due > 5 years

Purchase commitments regarding property, plant and equipment

4,694

4,135

471

88

Purchase commitments regarding intangible assets

5,894

1,911

3,952

31

Firm purchase commitments for inventories

6,526

5,331

1,195

0

Other purchase commitments and similar obligations

27,512

14,276

9,984

3,253

Payment obligations to the Civil Service Pension Fund

447

0

316

131

Obligations from the acquisition of interests in other companies

607

181

426

0

Miscellaneous other obligations

4

2

2

0

 

45,683

25,835

16,345

3,503

Purchase commitments regarding intangible assets include, among others, obligations arising from the agreement between T‑Mobile US and Comcast for the acquisition of 600 MHz spectrum licenses. In this regard, the maximum purchase price of USD 3.4 billion (EUR 2.9 billion) was included in the disclosure. Other purchase commitments and similar obligations mainly comprise obligations for the procurement of services, such as maintenance and servicing, IT services, marketing activities, and outsourcing. The obligations arising in connection with business combinations mainly relate to obligations from the acquisition of Lumos of USD 0.5 billion (EUR 0.4 billion) in the United States.

For further information on the agreement concluded with Comcast, please refer to Note 6 “Intangible assetsIntangible assets.”

For further information on the acquisition of Lumos in the United States, please refer to the section “Changes in the composition of the Group and other transactions” under “Summary of accounting policies.”

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