v3.19.2
advance billings and customer deposits
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
advance billings and customer deposits  
advance billings and customer deposits

24   advance billings and customer deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Contract liabilities represent our future performance obligations to customers in respect of services and/or equipment and for which we have received consideration from the customer or for which an amount is due from the customer. Our contract liability balances, and the changes in those balances, are set out in the following table:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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