v3.19.2

advance billings and customer deposits (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
advance billings and customer deposits |
Disclosure of advance billings and customer accounts |
|  | June 30, |  | December 31,
As at (millions) |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Advance billings |  | $ | 550 |  | $ | 538
Deferred customer activation and connection fees |  |  | 9 |  |  | 10
Customer deposits |  |  | 13 |  |  | 13
Contract liabilities |  |  | 572 |  |  | 561
Other |  |  | 93 |  |  | 95
|  | $ | 665 |  | $ | 656
Schedule of changes in contract liabilities |
|  |  |  | Three months |  | Six months
Periods ended June 30 (millions) |  | Note |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Balance, beginning of period |  |  |  | $ | 814 |  | $ | 788 |  | $ | 811 |  | $ | 780
Revenue deferred in previous period and recognized in current period |  |  |  |  | (642) |  |  | (637) |  |  | (647) |  |  | (689)
Net additions arising from operations |  |  |  |  | 638 |  |  | 628 |  |  | 641 |  |  | 686
Additions arising from business acquisitions |  | 18(b) |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 3
Balance, end of period |  |  |  | $ | 811 |  | $ | 780 |  | $ | 811 |  | $ | 780
Current |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 732 |  | $ | 691
Non-current |  | 27 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 65 |  |  | 72
Deferred customer activation and connection fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 |  |  | 17
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 811 |  | $ | 780
Reconciliation of contract liabilities presented in the consolidated statements of financial position – current |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross contract liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 732 |  | $ | 691
Reclassification to contract assets for contracts with contract liabilities less than contract assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (155) |  |  | (142)
Reclassification from contract assets for contracts with contract assets less than contract liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5) |  |  | (5)
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 572 |  | $ | 544

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