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Intangible assets, net and goodwill | 12 Months Ended
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Intangible assets, net and goodwill | Note 11. Intangible assets, net and goodwill a) An analysis of intangible assets at December 31, 2021, 2022 and 2023 is as follows:
|  | For the year ended December 31, 2021 |
|  | Balance at beginning of year |  |  | Acquisitions |  |  | Disposals and other (1) |  |  | Amortization of the year (2) |  |  | Effect of translation of foreign subsidiaries and Hyperinflation adjustment |  |  | Balance at end of year |
Licenses and rights of use |  | Ps. | 253,090,161 |  |  | Ps. | 24,406,905 |  |  | Ps. | (4,427,685 | ) |  | Ps. | — |  |  | Ps. | (7,011,691 | ) |  | Ps. | 266,057,690 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (134,609,064 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6,469,128 |  |  |  | (14,387,511 | ) |  |  | 6,737,502 |  |  |  | (135,789,945 | )
Net |  |  | 118,481,097 |  |  |  | 24,406,905 |  |  |  | 2,041,443 |  |  |  | (14,387,511 | ) |  |  | (274,189 | ) |  |  | 130,267,745 |
Trademarks |  |  | 29,132,365 |  |  |  | 75,100 |  |  |  | (1,129,666 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (401,946 | ) |  |  | 27,675,853 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (25,354,947 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 802,717 |  |  |  | (140,205 | ) |  |  | 308,745 |  |  |  | (24,383,690 | )
Net |  |  | 3,777,418 |  |  |  | 75,100 |  |  |  | (326,949 | ) |  |  | (140,205 | ) |  |  | (93,201 | ) |  |  | 3,292,163 |
Customer relationships |  |  | 29,579,266 |  |  |  | 229,936 |  |  |  | (4,133,408 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,105,668 | ) |  |  | 24,570,126 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (25,425,605 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,830,742 |  |  |  | (707,500 | ) |  |  | 1,093,401 |  |  |  | (21,208,962 | )
Net |  |  | 4,153,661 |  |  |  | 229,936 |  |  |  | (302,666 | ) |  |  | (707,500 | ) |  |  | (12,267 | ) |  |  | 3,361,164 |
Software licenses |  |  | 17,301,146 |  |  |  | 2,660,330 |  |  |  | (3,484,755 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,225,585 | ) |  |  | 15,251,136 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (12,233,448 | ) |  |  | (626 | ) |  |  | 3,482,440 |  |  |  | (2,738,978 | ) |  |  | 1,052,938 |  |  |  | (10,437,674 | )
Net |  |  | 5,067,698 |  |  |  | 2,659,704 |  |  |  | (2,315 | ) |  |  | (2,738,978 | ) |  |  | (172,647 | ) |  |  | 4,813,462 |
Content rights |  |  | 12,036,312 |  |  |  | 818,436 |  |  |  | (281,747 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 429,319 |  |  |  | 13,002,320 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (10,059,219 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (147,668 | ) |  |  | (899,666 | ) |  |  | (404,537 | ) |  |  | (11,511,090 | )
Net |  |  | 1,977,093 |  |  |  | 818,436 |  |  |  | (429,415 | ) |  |  | (899,666 | ) |  |  | 24,782 |  |  |  | 1,491,230 |
Total of intangibles, net |  | Ps. | 133,456,967 |  |  | Ps. | 28,190,081 |  |  | Ps. | 980,098 |  |  | Ps. | (18,873,860 | ) |  | Ps. | (527,522 | ) |  | Ps. | 143,225,764 |
Goodwill |  | Ps. | 143,052,859 |  |  | Ps. | — |  |  | Ps. | (3,516,287 | ) |  | Ps. | — |  |  | Ps. | (2,958,378 | ) |  | Ps. | 136,578,194 |
(1) | Includes disposals related to the sale of TracFone.
(2) | Discontinued operations of Panama and the ClaroVTR joint venture. See Note 2. Ac.
|  | For the year ended December 31, 2022 |
|  | Balance at beginning of year |  |  | Acquisitions |  |  | Acquisitions in business combinations |  |  | Disposals and other (1) |  |  | Amortization of the year (2) |  |  | Effect of translation of foreign subsidiaries and Hyperinflation adjustment |  |  | Balance at end of year |
Licenses and rights of use |  | Ps. | 266,057,690 |  |  | Ps. | 2,656,914 |  |  | Ps. | 95,147 |  |  | Ps. | (1,785,196 | ) |  | Ps. | — |  |  | Ps. | (11,475,085 | ) |  | Ps. | 255,549,470 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (135,789,945 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,436,078 |  |  |  | (13,323,410 | ) |  |  | 5,252,171 |  |  |  | (142,425,106 | )
Net |  |  | 130,267,745 |  |  |  | 2,656,914 |  |  |  | 95,147 |  |  |  | (349,118 | ) |  |  | (13,323,410 | ) |  |  | (6,222,914 | ) |  |  | 113,124,364 |
Trademarks |  |  | 27,675,853 |  |  |  | 183,631 |  |  |  | 40,412 |  |  |  | (66,000 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,366,541 | ) |  |  | 26,467,355 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (24,383,690 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (110,974 | ) |  |  | 1,041,866 |  |  |  | (23,452,798 | )
Net |  |  | 3,292,163 |  |  |  | 183,631 |  |  |  | 40,412 |  |  |  | (66,000 | ) |  |  | (110,974 | ) |  |  | (324,675 | ) |  |  | 3,014,557 |
Customer relationships |  |  | 24,570,126 |  |  |  | 22,842 |  |  |  | 2,863,765 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3,267,041 | ) |  |  | 24,189,692 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (21,208,962 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (18 | ) |  |  | (954,256 | ) |  |  | 2,831,217 |  |  |  | (19,332,019 | )
Net |  |  | 3,361,164 |  |  |  | 22,842 |  |  |  | 2,863,765 |  |  |  | (18 | ) |  |  | (954,256 | ) |  |  | (435,824 | ) |  |  | 4,857,673 |
Software licenses |  |  | 15,251,136 |  |  |  | 5,108,485 |  |  |  | 14,205 |  |  |  | (797,084 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3,358,767 | ) |  |  | 16,217,975 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (10,437,674 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 976,417 |  |  |  | (2,645,400 | ) |  |  | 2,591,274 |  |  |  | (9,515,383 | )
Net |  |  | 4,813,462 |  |  |  | 5,108,485 |  |  |  | 14,205 |  |  |  | 179,333 |  |  |  | (2,645,400 | ) |  |  | (767,493 | ) |  |  | 6,702,592 |
Content rights |  |  | 13,002,320 |  |  |  | 874,961 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (263,798 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (830,079 | ) |  |  | 12,783,404 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (11,511,090 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,382 |  |  |  | (881,352 | ) |  |  | 799,892 |  |  |  | (11,589,168 | )
Net |  |  | 1,491,230 |  |  |  | 874,961 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (260,416 | ) |  |  | (881,352 | ) |  |  | (30,187 | ) |  |  | 1,194,236 |
Total of intangibles, net |  | Ps. | 143,225,764 |  |  | Ps. | 8,846,833 |  |  | Ps. | 3,013,529 |  |  | Ps. | (496,219 | ) |  | Ps. | (17,915,392 | ) |  | Ps. | (7,781,093 | ) |  | Ps. | 128,893,422 |
Goodwill |  | Ps. | 136,578,194 |  |  | Ps. | 14,447,186 |  |  | Ps. | 280,192 |  |  | Ps. | (2,230,610 | ) |  | Ps. | (149,696 | ) |  | Ps. | (7,803,901 | ) |  | Ps. | 141,121,365 |
(1) | Includes the transaction related to Panama and Chile disposal.
(2) | Includes the discontinued operations of Panama and the ClaroVTR joint venture. See Note 2, Ac.
|  | For the year ended December 31, 2023 |
|  | Balance at beginning of year |  |  | Acquisitions |  |  | Disposals and other |  |  | Amortization of the year |  |  | Incorporation (Merge, Spin off, Sale/other) |  |  | Effect of translation of foreign subsidiaries and Hyperinflation adjustment |  |  | Balance at end of year |
Licenses and rights of use |  | Ps. | 255,549,470 |  |  | Ps. | 18,814,933 |  |  | Ps. | 1,201,681 |  |  | Ps. | — |  |  | Ps. | — |  |  | Ps. | (28,239,255 | ) |  | Ps. | 247,326,829 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (142,425,106 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (63,964 | ) |  |  | (11,643,803 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 11,328,430 |  |  |  | (142,804,443 | )
Net |  |  | 113,124,364 |  |  |  | 18,814,933 |  |  |  | 1,137,717 |  |  |  | (11,643,803 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (16,910,825 | ) |  |  | 104,522,386 |
Trademarks |  |  | 26,467,355 |  |  |  | 198,532 |  |  |  | (11,554 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 555 |  |  |  | (1,313,470 | ) |  |  | 25,341,418 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (23,452,798 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 571 |  |  |  | (139,038 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,017,013 |  |  |  | (22,574,252 | )
Net |  |  | 3,014,557 |  |  |  | 198,532 |  |  |  | (10,983 | ) |  |  | (139,038 | ) |  |  | 555 |  |  |  | (296,457 | ) |  |  | 2,767,166 |
Customer relationships |  |  | 24,189,692 |  |  |  | 5,550 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3,505,503 | ) |  |  | 20,689,739 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (19,332,019 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (987,971 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,091,265 |  |  |  | (17,228,725 | )
Net |  |  | 4,857,673 |  |  |  | 5,550 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (987,971 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (414,238 | ) |  |  | 3,461,014 |
Software licenses |  |  | 16,217,975 |  |  |  | 5,846,212 |  |  |  | 313,446 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3,021,588 | ) |  |  | 19,356,045 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (9,515,383 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,102,658 |  |  |  | (3,675,747 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,330,312 |  |  |  | (9,758,160 | )
Net |  |  | 6,702,592 |  |  |  | 5,846,212 |  |  |  | 1,416,104 |  |  |  | (3,675,747 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (691,276 | ) |  |  | 9,597,885 |
Content rights |  |  | 12,783,404 |  |  |  | 737,465 |  |  |  | (50,175 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,854,001 | ) |  |  | 11,616,693 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (11,589,168 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (672,760 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,795,303 |  |  |  | (10,466,625 | )
Net |  |  | 1,194,236 |  |  |  | 737,465 |  |  |  | (50,175 | ) |  |  | (672,760 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (58,698 | ) |  |  | 1,150,068 |
Total of intangibles, net |  | Ps. | 128,893,422 |  |  | Ps. | 25,602,692 |  |  | Ps. | 2,492,663 |  |  | Ps. | (17,119,319 | ) |  | Ps. | 555 |  |  | Ps. | (18,371,494 | ) |  | Ps. | 121,498,519 |
Goodwill |  | Ps. | 141,121,365 |  |  | Ps. | — |  |  | Ps. | — |  |  | Ps. | — |  |  | Ps. | — |  |  | Ps. | 4,957,532 |  |  | Ps. | 146,078,897 |
b) The aggregate carrying amount of goodwill is allocated by segment as follows:
|  | 2022 |  |  | 2023 |
Europe |  | Ps. | 49,465,916 |  |  | Ps. | 55,414,076 |
Brazil (1) |  |  | 31,085,202 |  |  |  | 29,437,800 |
Puerto Rico |  |  | 17,463,394 |  |  |  | 17,463,394 |
Dominican Republic |  |  | 14,186,723 |  |  |  | 14,186,723 |
Colombia |  |  | 8,495,090 |  |  |  | 9,304,613 |
Mexico |  |  | 9,233,694 |  |  |  | 9,186,415 |
Peru |  |  | 2,523,467 |  |  |  | 2,448,614 |
El Salvador |  |  | 2,522,768 |  |  |  | 2,522,768 |
Ecuador |  |  | 2,155,384 |  |  |  | 2,155,384 |
Guatemala |  |  | 2,245,161 |  |  |  | 2,212,615 |
Other countries |  |  | 1,744,566 |  |  |  | 1,746,495 |
|  | Ps. | 141,121,365 |  |  | Ps. | 146,078,897 |
(1) | Includes a goodwill as a result of the Jonava acquisition. See Note 12a.
c) The following is a description of the major changes in the “Licenses and rights of use” caption during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2022 and 2023: 2021 Acquisitions i) In December the subsidiary Claro S.A. acquired a 5G license for Ps. 17,789,163 carried out by ANATEL in November 2021, for the sale of radio frequency bands. The total amount of this license was recorded as intangible assets caption on December 31, 2021. ii) During the year, AMX’s subsidiary in Austria acquired licenses for Ps. 1,752,128. iii) In November, AMX’s subsidiary in the Dominican Republic acquired a 5G concession and right of operation until 2041 for an amount of Ps. 2,008,503. iv) AMX’s subsidiary in Colombia renewed spectrum at 5 MHZ in the 1900 MHZ band for an amount of Ps. 1,599,473 according to resolution 2802 of October 2021, and made acquisitions of terrestrial fiber optics and submarine cable valid for 2 and 3 years. v) In February 2021, AMX’s subsidiary in El Salvador acquired licenses for an amount of Ps.139,363. The concession is for 10 MHZ in the 1,900 MHZ mobile network bandwidth coverage in the national territory, exploitable as of February 28, 2021 with validity of 20 years. vi) In February 2021, AMX’s subsidiary in Chile acquired a concession for Ps. 411,375 for the Concession of Band 1900 MHZ with a term of 10 years. Additionally, in 2021, the Company acquired other licenses in Mexico, Guatemala, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina and other countries for an amount of Ps. 706,900. 2022 Acquisitions i) In August 2022, the Company obtained in Mexico, an extension of 9 spectrum frequency band concession titles, segment 1890-1895 MHz for mobile transmission and segment 1970-1975 MHz both for 20 years from April 2025, for an amount of Ps. 721,647. ii) In March and September 2022, the Company made payments for a 2.5 MHz license in Argentina, which was obtained pursuant to resolution 3687 OC 4500114567 for Ps. 304,386 and resolution 1728/22-OC 4500137839 for an amount of Ps. 411,930 of ENACOM (the communications authority in Argentina), respectively. iii) In May 2022, the Company’s subsidiary in Nicaragua renewed mobile frequency for 20 years (2022 to 2042) for an amount of Ps. 357,478. iv) In August 2022, the Company added licenses in Austria as of the acquisition of the Bulgarian company, Stemo (an IT company that sells and integrates hardware solutions, produces and implements information systems and software solutions). Additionally, during the year 2022, Telekom Austria Group acquired licenses and rights of use in Macedonia, Belarus and Austria for an amount of Ps. 331,038, mainly Jetstream (a data-storing platform primarily for streaming data such as IoT device or streaming video or streaming data from any source). v) During 2022, Claro S.A. acquired software development Claro Pay platform for an amount of Ps. 321,569. Additionally, in 2022, the Company acquired other licenses in the Dominican Republic, Paraguay, Costa Rica and Colombia for an amount of Ps. 208,866. 2023 Acquisitions i) In November 2023, the Company obtained in Argentina, pursuant to resolution 2023-1473 of ENACOM, a concession of spectrum in the 2.6 GHz 5G band for a 15 year-year period for an amount of Ps.8,731,237. ii) In April 2023 the Company obtained in Croatia (via A1 Telekom Austria Group) a concession of secured spectrum in a public auction for a 15 year-period for an amount of Ps. 2,220,558. Additionally, in December 2023, the Company acquired in Bulgaria a spectrum license in the 700 MHz and 800 MHz segments for a 15 year-period for an amount of Ps. 422,502. iii) In October 2023, the Company obtained a concession of 30 MHz and 2.500 MHz spectrum in Colombia for a 20-year period for an amount of Ps. 1,949,048. Additionally, during 2023, the Company acquires IRU´s for an amount of Ps. 214,792. iv) In June of 2023, the Company obtained a 2.5 MHz spectrum license in Guatemala for an amount of Ps. 1,859,262. v) In February and December 2023, the Company obtained in Mexico, an extension of spectrum frequency band concession titles for mobile transmission in the 835-845/880-890 MHz, 2514-2530/2634-2650 MHz and 2517-2530/2637-2650 MHz segments, respectively, for 20-year period for an amount of Ps. 1,239,373. vi) In July 2023, the Company obtained in Uruguay frequency band concession titles for mobile transmission in the 3300-3400 MHz segment for a 25-year period for an amount of Ps. 464,828. vii) During 2023, the Company acquired IRU´s in Puerto Rico for an amount of Ps. 296,247 and in the United States for an amount of Ps. 180,956. viii) During 2023, the Company renewed in Brazil the 5G license carried out by ANATEL for an amount of Ps. 593,273. ix) In March 2023, the Company obtained two concessions of spectrum band in Peru, which expires in January 2030 and December 2029, respectively, for an amount of Ps. 149,567. Additionally, during 2023, the Company acquired IRU for an amount of Ps. 132,387. Additionally, in 2023, the Company acquired other licenses in Peru, Ecuador, El Salvador and Paraguay for an amount of Ps. 360,903. Amortization of intangibles for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2022 and 2023 amounted to Ps. 18,873,860, Ps. 18,065,088 and Ps. 17,119,319, respectively. Some of the jurisdictions in which the Company operates can revoke their concessions under certain circumstances such as imminent danger to national security, national economy and natural disasters.

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