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Performance B.2. Expenses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Cost of sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct costs of services sold |  | $ (941) |  | $ (841) |  | $ (748) |
Cost of telephone, equipment and other accessories |  | (441) |  | (270) |  | (207) |
Bad debt and obsolescence costs |  | (124) |  | (86) |  | (106) |
Cost of sales |  | (1,506) | [1] | (1,197) | [2] | (1,060) | [2]
Operating expenses, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketing expenses |  | (570) |  | (450) |  | (349) |
Site and network maintenance costs |  | (310) |  | (233) |  | (214) |
Employee related costs |  | (494) |  | (474) |  | (453) |
External and other services |  | (251) |  | (164) |  | (163) |
Other operating expenses |  | (266) |  | (224) |  | (204) |
Operating expenses, net |  | (1,890) | [1] | (1,546) | [2] | (1,383) | [2]
Other operating income (expenses), net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment |  | (7) |  | (6) |  | 0 |
Gain (loss) on disposals of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment |  | 1 |  | 5 |  | 0 |
Impairment of AirtelTigo's receivable |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | (45) |
Reverse earn-out in respect of Zantel's acquisition |  | 2 |  | 11 |  | 0 |
Gain (loss) on disposal of equity investments |  | 0 |  | (15) |  | 25 |
Other income (expenses) |  | 2 |  | 10 |  | 9 |
Other operating income (expenses), net |  | $ (2) | [1] | 5 | [2] | $ (12) | [2]
Paraguay |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other operating income (expenses), net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount presented in other comprehensive income realised at derecognition of financial liability |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |
Ghana |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other operating income (expenses), net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other reversals of provisions |  |  |  | $ 4 |  |  |
Zantel |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other operating income (expenses), net: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from earn-out income settlement | $ 11 |  |  |  |  |  |
[1] | Tigo Guatemala is fully consolidated since the acquisition of the remaining 45% shareholding on November 12, 2021. See note A.1.2. for further details. As a result, numbers might not be directly comparable with previous years' figures.
[2] | Re-presented for discontinued operations (see note A.4.)

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