advance billings and customer deposits (Tables)

6 Months Ended

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