v ) the provision of certain telemetry , tracking and control services by us and our subsidiaries to echostar and its subsidiaries . ​ the description of the master transaction agreement in this section is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the master transaction agreement , a copy of which is filed as exhibit 2.1 to our quarterly report on form 10-q for the quarter ended june 30 , 2019 . ​ the merger was accounted for as an asset purchase , as substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired was concentrated in a group of similar identifiable assets . as the merger was between entities that were under common control , we recorded the assets and liabilities received under the merger at echostar 's historical cost basis , with the offsetting amount recorded in “ additional paid-in capital ” on our consolidated balance sheets . a substantial portion of the assets received under the merger were historically leased to us by echostar . as these assets and the related liabilities have been transferred to us pursuant to the master transaction agreement , they will no longer be included in “ operating lease assets , ” “ other current liabilities ” and “ operating lease liabilities , ” but rather in “ property and equipment , net ” on our consolidated balance sheets . ​ see note 1 in the notes to our consolidated financial statements in this annual report on form 10-k for further information on the impact on our consolidated balance sheets . ​ sprint asset acquisition ​ asset purchase agreement ​ on july 26 , 2019 , we entered into an asset purchase agreement ( the “ apa ” ) with t- mobile us , inc. ( “ tmus ” ) and sprint corporation ( “ sprint ” and together with tmus , the “ sellers ” and after the consummation of the sprint-tmus merger , sometimes referred to as “ ntm ” ) . ​ pursuant to the apa , after the consummation of the sprint-tmus merger and at the closing of the transaction , ntm will sell to us and we will acquire from ntm certain assets and liabilities associated with the prepaid business for an aggregate purchase price of $ 1.4 billion . under the proposed final judgment ( as defined below ) , tmus is required to divest the prepaid business to us no later than the latest of ( i ) 15 days after tmus has enabled us to provision any new or existing customers of the prepaid business holding a compatible handset device onto the ntm network , ( ii ) the first business day of the month following the later of the consummation of the sprint-tmus merger or the receipt of approvals for the prepaid business sale , and ( iii ) five days after the entry of the final judgment ( as defined below ) by the district court ( as defined below ) . we expect to fund the purchase price with cash on hand or other available sources of liquidity . ​ at the closing of the prepaid business sale , we and ntm will enter into the tsa , the mnsa , the option agreement , and the spectrum purchase agreement for an additional approximately $ 3.59 billion . see note 15 “ commitments and contingencies – commitments – sprint asset acquisition ” in the notes to our consolidated financial statements in this annual report on form 10-k for further information on the transaction agreements . ​ 85 ​ ​ ​ agreement with the doj : the stipulation and order and the proposed final judgment ​ in connection with the prepaid business sale and the consummation of the sprint-tmus merger , we , tmus , sprint , dt and softbank agreed with the doj on certain key terms relating to the transaction agreements and our wireless service business and spectrum . on july 26 , 2019 , defendants entered into the stipulation and order with the doj binding the defendants to the proposed final judgment which memorialized the agreement between the doj and the defendants . the stipulation and order and the proposed final judgment were filed in the district court on july 26 , 2019. certain of the provisions of the stipulation and order and the proposed final judgment are also reflected in the terms of the transaction agreements . ​ in addition to the terms reflected in the transaction agreements , the stipulation and order and the proposed final judgment provide for other rights and obligations of the sellers and us , including the following : ● for a period of one year after the closing of the prepaid business sale , if we determine that certain assets not included in the divestiture were previously used by the prepaid business and are reasonably necessary for the continued competitiveness of the prepaid business , subject to certain carve-outs , we may request that such assets be transferred to us , which the doj can approve or deny in its sole discretion . ● within one year of the closing of the prepaid business sale , we will be required to offer nationwide postpaid retail mobile wireless service . ● ntm must take all actions required to enable us to provision any new or existing customer with a compatible handset onto the ntm network within 90 days of the entry of the final judgment . ● if we elect not to purchase the 800 mhz licenses pursuant to the spectrum purchase agreement , we must pay $ 360 million ( equal to 10 % of the spectrum purchase agreement purchase price ) to the united states . story_separator_special_tag ​ dish network spectrum ​ we have directly invested over $ 11 billion to acquire certain wireless spectrum licenses and related assets . these wireless spectrum licenses are subject to certain interim and final build-out requirements , as well as certain renewal requirements . in march 2017 , we notified the fcc that we planned to deploy a narrowband iot network on certain of these wireless licenses , which was to be the first phase . we expected to complete the first phase by march 2020 , with subsequent phases to be completed thereafter . we have entered into vendor contracts with multiple parties for , among other things , base stations , chipsets , modules , tower leases , the core network , rf design , and deployment services for the first phase . among other things , initial rf design in connection with the first phase was complete , we had secured certain tower sites , and we were in the process of identifying and securing additional tower sites . the core network had been installed and commissioned . we installed the first base stations on sites in 2018 and were in the process of deploying the remaining base stations . during october 2019 , we paused work on our narrowband iot deployment due to our march 2020 build-out deadlines being tolled as discussed above . in addition , we have issued rfi/ps to various vendors in the wireless industry as we move forward with our 5g network deployment . we currently expect expenditures for our wireless projects to be between $ 250 million and $ 500 million during 2020 , excluding capitalized interest . we currently expect expenditures for our 5g network deployment to be approximately $ 10 billion , excluding capitalized interest . we will need to make significant additional investments or partner with others to , among other things , commercialize , build-out , and integrate these licenses and related assets , and any additional acquired licenses and related assets ; and comply with regulations applicable to such licenses . ​ depending on the nature and scope of such commercialization , build-out , integration efforts , and regulatory compliance , any such investments or partnerships could vary significantly . in addition , as we consider our options for the commercialization of our wireless spectrum , we will incur significant additional expenses and will have to make significant investments related to , among other things , research and development , wireless testing and wireless network infrastructure . we may also determine that additional wireless spectrum licenses may be required to commercialize our wireless business and to compete with other wireless service providers . see note 2 “ capitalized interest ” and note 15 “ commitments and contingencies – commitments – wireless – dish network spectrum ” in the notes to our consolidated financial statements in this annual report on form 10-k for further information . ​ dish network non-controlling investments in the northstar entities and the snr entities related to aws-3 wireless spectrum licenses ​ during 2015 , through our wholly-owned subsidiaries american aws-3 wireless ii l.l.c . ( “ american ii ” ) and american aws-3 wireless iii l.l.c . ( “ american iii ” ) , we initially made over $ 10 billion in certain non-controlling investments in northstar spectrum , llc ( “ northstar spectrum ” ) , the parent company of northstar wireless , l.l.c . ( “ northstar wireless , ” and collectively with northstar spectrum , the “ northstar entities ” ) , and in snr wireless holdco , llc ( “ snr holdco ” ) , the parent company of snr wireless licenseco , llc ( “ snr wireless , ” and collectively with snr holdco , the “ snr entities ” ) , respectively . on october 27 , 2015 , the fcc granted certain aws-3 wireless spectrum licenses ( the “ aws-3 licenses ” ) to northstar wireless and to snr wireless , respectively , which are recorded in “ fcc authorizations ” on our consolidated balance sheets . under the applicable accounting guidance in accounting standards codification 810 , consolidation ( “ asc 810 ” ) , northstar spectrum and snr holdco are considered variable interest entities and , based on the characteristics of the structure of these entities and in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance , we consolidate these entities into our financial statements . see note 2 in the notes to our consolidated financial statements in this annual report on form 10-k for further information . ​ 89 ​ ​ the aws-3 licenses are subject to certain interim and final build-out requirements , as well as certain renewal requirements . the northstar entities and or the snr entities may need to raise significant additional capital in the future , which may be obtained from third party sources or from us , so that the northstar entities and the snr entities may commercialize , build-out and integrate these aws-3 licenses , comply with regulations applicable to such aws-3 licenses , and make any potential northstar re-auction payment and snr re-auction payment for the aws-3 licenses retained by the fcc . depending upon the nature and scope of such commercialization , build-out , integration efforts , regulatory compliance , and potential northstar re-auction payment and snr re-auction payment , any loans , equity contributions or partnerships could vary significantly . see note 15 “ commitments and contingencies – dish network non-controlling investments in the northstar entities and the snr entities related to aws-3 wireless spectrum licenses ” in the notes to our consolidated financial statements in this annual report on form 10-k for further information . ​ we may need to raise significant additional capital in the future to fund the efforts described above , which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all . there can be no assurance that we , the northstar entities and or the snr entities will be

cash flow ​ the following discussion highlights our cash flow activities during the years ended december 31 , 2019 , 2018 and 2017 . ​ cash flows from operating activities . we typically reinvest the cash flow from operating activities in our business primarily to grow our subscriber base , expand our infrastructure , make strategic investments , such as significant investments in wireless , including commercialization of our wireless spectrum , and repay debt obligations . for the years ended december 31 , 2019 , 2018 and 2017 , we reported “ net cash flows from operating activities ” of $ 2.662 billion , $ 2.518 billion and $ 2.780 billion , respectively . ​ net cash flows from operating activities from 2018 to 2019 increased $ 144 million , primarily attributable to an increase in cash flows resulting from changes in operating assets and liabilities principally attributable to timing differences between book expense and cash payments , including taxes . this increase was partially offset by a $ 463 million decrease in income adjusted to exclude non-cash charges for “ realized and unrealized losses ( gains ) on investments , ” “ depreciation and amortization ” expense , and “ deferred tax expense ( benefit ) . ” ​ net cash flows from operating activities from 2017 to 2018 decreased $ 262 million , primarily attributable to a decrease in cash flows resulting from changes in operating assets and liabilities principally attributable to timing differences between book expense and cash payments , including income taxes .


 Write a concise suspicious activity report of the following text delimited by triple backquotes. Return your response as a formal report which covers the key points highlighting the location,dates,entity names and account holder information in chronological order of the text.
     ```cash flow ​ the following discussion highlights our cash flow activities during the years ended december 31 , 2019 , 2018 and 2017 . ​ cash flows from operating activities . we typically reinvest the cash flow from operating activities in our business primarily to grow our subscriber base , expand our infrastructure , make strategic investments , such as significant investments in wireless , including commercialization of our wireless spectrum , and repay debt obligations . for the years ended december 31 , 2019 , 2018 and 2017 , we reported “ net cash flows from operating activities ” of $ 2.662 billion , $ 2.518 billion and $ 2.780 billion , respectively . ​ net cash flows from operating activities from 2018 to 2019 increased $ 144 million , primarily attributable to an increase in cash flows resulting from changes in operating assets and liabilities principally attributable to timing differences between book expense and cash payments , including taxes . this increase was partially offset by a $ 463 million decrease in income adjusted to exclude non-cash charges for “ realized and unrealized losses ( gains ) on investments , ” “ depreciation and amortization ” expense , and “ deferred tax expense ( benefit ) . ” ​ net cash flows from operating activities from 2017 to 2018 decreased $ 262 million , primarily attributable to a decrease in cash flows resulting from changes in operating assets and liabilities principally attributable to timing differences between book expense and cash payments , including income taxes .
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 Suspicious Activity Report : v ) the provision of certain telemetry , tracking and control services by us and our subsidiaries to echostar and its subsidiaries . ​ the description of the master transaction agreement in this section is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the master transaction agreement , a copy of which is filed as exhibit 2.1 to our quarterly report on form 10-q for the quarter ended june 30 , 2019 . ​ the merger was accounted for as an asset purchase , as substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired was concentrated in a group of similar identifiable assets . as the merger was between entities that were under common control , we recorded the assets and liabilities received under the merger at echostar 's historical cost basis , with the offsetting amount recorded in “ additional paid-in capital ” on our consolidated balance sheets . a substantial portion of the assets received under the merger were historically leased to us by echostar . as these assets and the related liabilities have been transferred to us pursuant to the master transaction agreement , they will no longer be included in “ operating lease assets , ” “ other current liabilities ” and “ operating lease liabilities , ” but rather in “ property and equipment , net ” on our consolidated balance sheets . ​ see note 1 in the notes to our consolidated financial statements in this annual report on form 10-k for further information on the impact on our consolidated balance sheets . ​ sprint asset acquisition ​ asset purchase agreement ​ on july 26 , 2019 , we entered into an asset purchase agreement ( the “ apa ” ) with t- mobile us , inc. ( “ tmus ” ) and sprint corporation ( “ sprint ” and together with tmus , the “ sellers ” and after the consummation of the sprint-tmus merger , sometimes referred to as “ ntm ” ) . ​ pursuant to the apa , after the consummation of the sprint-tmus merger and at the closing of the transaction , ntm will sell to us and we will acquire from ntm certain assets and liabilities associated with the prepaid business for an aggregate purchase price of $ 1.4 billion . under the proposed final judgment ( as defined below ) , tmus is required to divest the prepaid business to us no later than the latest of ( i ) 15 days after tmus has enabled us to provision any new or existing customers of the prepaid business holding a compatible handset device onto the ntm network , ( ii ) the first business day of the month following the later of the consummation of the sprint-tmus merger or the receipt of approvals for the prepaid business sale , and ( iii ) five days after the entry of the final judgment ( as defined below ) by the district court ( as defined below ) . we expect to fund the purchase price with cash on hand or other available sources of liquidity . ​ at the closing of the prepaid business sale , we and ntm will enter into the tsa , the mnsa , the option agreement , and the spectrum purchase agreement for an additional approximately $ 3.59 billion . see note 15 “ commitments and contingencies – commitments – sprint asset acquisition ” in the notes to our consolidated financial statements in this annual report on form 10-k for further information on the transaction agreements . ​ 85 ​ ​ ​ agreement with the doj : the stipulation and order and the proposed final judgment ​ in connection with the prepaid business sale and the consummation of the sprint-tmus merger , we , tmus , sprint , dt and softbank agreed with the doj on certain key terms relating to the transaction agreements and our wireless service business and spectrum . on july 26 , 2019 , defendants entered into the stipulation and order with the doj binding the defendants to the proposed final judgment which memorialized the agreement between the doj and the defendants . the stipulation and order and the proposed final judgment were filed in the district court on july 26 , 2019. certain of the provisions of the stipulation and order and the proposed final judgment are also reflected in the terms of the transaction agreements . ​ in addition to the terms reflected in the transaction agreements , the stipulation and order and the proposed final judgment provide for other rights and obligations of the sellers and us , including the following : ● for a period of one year after the closing of the prepaid business sale , if we determine that certain assets not included in the divestiture were previously used by the prepaid business and are reasonably necessary for the continued competitiveness of the prepaid business , subject to certain carve-outs , we may request that such assets be transferred to us , which the doj can approve or deny in its sole discretion . ● within one year of the closing of the prepaid business sale , we will be required to offer nationwide postpaid retail mobile wireless service . ● ntm must take all actions required to enable us to provision any new or existing customer with a compatible handset onto the ntm network within 90 days of the entry of the final judgment . ● if we elect not to purchase the 800 mhz licenses pursuant to the spectrum purchase agreement , we must pay $ 360 million ( equal to 10 % of the spectrum purchase agreement purchase price ) to the united states . story_separator_special_tag ​ dish network spectrum ​ we have directly invested over $ 11 billion to acquire certain wireless spectrum licenses and related assets . these wireless spectrum licenses are subject to certain interim and final build-out requirements , as well as certain renewal requirements . in march 2017 , we notified the fcc that we planned to deploy a narrowband iot network on certain of these wireless licenses , which was to be the first phase . we expected to complete the first phase by march 2020 , with subsequent phases to be completed thereafter . we have entered into vendor contracts with multiple parties for , among other things , base stations , chipsets , modules , tower leases , the core network , rf design , and deployment services for the first phase . among other things , initial rf design in connection with the first phase was complete , we had secured certain tower sites , and we were in the process of identifying and securing additional tower sites . the core network had been installed and commissioned . we installed the first base stations on sites in 2018 and were in the process of deploying the remaining base stations . during october 2019 , we paused work on our narrowband iot deployment due to our march 2020 build-out deadlines being tolled as discussed above . in addition , we have issued rfi/ps to various vendors in the wireless industry as we move forward with our 5g network deployment . we currently expect expenditures for our wireless projects to be between $ 250 million and $ 500 million during 2020 , excluding capitalized interest . we currently expect expenditures for our 5g network deployment to be approximately $ 10 billion , excluding capitalized interest . we will need to make significant additional investments or partner with others to , among other things , commercialize , build-out , and integrate these licenses and related assets , and any additional acquired licenses and related assets ; and comply with regulations applicable to such licenses . ​ depending on the nature and scope of such commercialization , build-out , integration efforts , and regulatory compliance , any such investments or partnerships could vary significantly . in addition , as we consider our options for the commercialization of our wireless spectrum , we will incur significant additional expenses and will have to make significant investments related to , among other things , research and development , wireless testing and wireless network infrastructure . we may also determine that additional wireless spectrum licenses may be required to commercialize our wireless business and to compete with other wireless service providers . see note 2 “ capitalized interest ” and note 15 “ commitments and contingencies – commitments – wireless – dish network spectrum ” in the notes to our consolidated financial statements in this annual report on form 10-k for further information . ​ dish network non-controlling investments in the northstar entities and the snr entities related to aws-3 wireless spectrum licenses ​ during 2015 , through our wholly-owned subsidiaries american aws-3 wireless ii l.l.c . ( “ american ii ” ) and american aws-3 wireless iii l.l.c . ( “ american iii ” ) , we initially made over $ 10 billion in certain non-controlling investments in northstar spectrum , llc ( “ northstar spectrum ” ) , the parent company of northstar wireless , l.l.c . ( “ northstar wireless , ” and collectively with northstar spectrum , the “ northstar entities ” ) , and in snr wireless holdco , llc ( “ snr holdco ” ) , the parent company of snr wireless licenseco , llc ( “ snr wireless , ” and collectively with snr holdco , the “ snr entities ” ) , respectively . on october 27 , 2015 , the fcc granted certain aws-3 wireless spectrum licenses ( the “ aws-3 licenses ” ) to northstar wireless and to snr wireless , respectively , which are recorded in “ fcc authorizations ” on our consolidated balance sheets . under the applicable accounting guidance in accounting standards codification 810 , consolidation ( “ asc 810 ” ) , northstar spectrum and snr holdco are considered variable interest entities and , based on the characteristics of the structure of these entities and in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance , we consolidate these entities into our financial statements . see note 2 in the notes to our consolidated financial statements in this annual report on form 10-k for further information . ​ 89 ​ ​ the aws-3 licenses are subject to certain interim and final build-out requirements , as well as certain renewal requirements . the northstar entities and or the snr entities may need to raise significant additional capital in the future , which may be obtained from third party sources or from us , so that the northstar entities and the snr entities may commercialize , build-out and integrate these aws-3 licenses , comply with regulations applicable to such aws-3 licenses , and make any potential northstar re-auction payment and snr re-auction payment for the aws-3 licenses retained by the fcc . depending upon the nature and scope of such commercialization , build-out , integration efforts , regulatory compliance , and potential northstar re-auction payment and snr re-auction payment , any loans , equity contributions or partnerships could vary significantly . see note 15 “ commitments and contingencies – dish network non-controlling investments in the northstar entities and the snr entities related to aws-3 wireless spectrum licenses ” in the notes to our consolidated financial statements in this annual report on form 10-k for further information . ​ we may need to raise significant additional capital in the future to fund the efforts described above , which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all . there can be no assurance that we , the northstar entities and or the snr entities will be

