Company: LILA
Filing Date: 2025-02-19
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001712184-25-000031
Chunk: 19

Company: Liberty Latin America Ltd.
Filing Date: 2025-02-19
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 7
Chunk 19
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 the net effect of (i) lower average number of subscribers and (ii) rate increases.

•Interconnect: The organic decrease is mostly due to lower interconnect costs associated with a transition service agreement that expired during 2024.

•Equipment: The organic decrease is primarily due to the net effect of (i) lower handset sales, which includes the impact of the migration of customers to our mobile network during the first half of 2024, (ii) equipment credits for handset purchases recognized during the first half of 2023 associated with handsets purchased prior to 2023 and (iii) increases resulting from inventory adjustments during 2024 related to the migration of mobile customers to our network.

•Project-related and other: The organic increase is primarily due to higher costs associated with portability and identity protection services.

Liberty Costa Rica. The following table sets forth the organic and non-organic changes in programming and other direct costs of services for our Liberty Costa Rica segment.

Year ended December 31,Increase (decrease) from: Increase (decrease)FXOrganic 20242023 in millionsProgramming and copyright$37.6 $33.1 $4.5 $2.0 $2.5 Interconnect28.4 33.1 (4.7)1.4 (6.1)Equipment63.9 49.8 14.1 3.3 10.8 Project-related and other6.9 4.2 2.7 0.3 2.4 Total programming and other direct costs of services$136.8 $120.2 $16.6 $7.0 $9.6 

•Programming and copyright: The organic increase is due to the net effect of (i) higher programming costs associated with an increase in video RGUs, and (ii) higher content costs driven by pricing. 

•Interconnect: The organic decrease is primarily due to lower (i) rates, (ii) volumes of long-distance and international traffic, and (iii) commission costs associated with prepaid mobile distributors.  

•Equipment: The organic increase is primarily due to the net effect of (i) higher CPE costs associated with sales growth, and (ii) higher handset costs associated with increased unit costs. 

•Project-related and other: The organic increase is primarily due to higher project-related costs. 

Other operating costs and expenses

Other operating costs and expenses set forth