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advance billings and customer deposits | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
advance billings and customer deposits |
advance billings and customer deposits | 24 advance billings and customer deposits ​
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As at December 31 (millions) |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Advance billings | ​ | $ | 820 | ​ | $ | 718
Deferred customer activation and connection fees | ​ |  | 3 | ​ |  | 3
Customer deposits | ​ |  | 15 | ​ |  | 15
Contract liabilities | ​ | ​ | 838 | ​ | ​ | 736
Other | ​ |  | 201 | ​ |  | 235
​ | ​ | $ | 1,039 | ​ | $ | 971
​ Contract liabilities represent our future performance obligations to customers for services and/or equipment for which we have already received consideration or for which an amount is due from the customer. Our contract liability balances, and the changes in those balances, are as follows: ​
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Years ended December 31 (millions) |  | Note |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Balance, beginning of period | ​ | ​ | ​ | $ | 974 | ​ | $ | 914
Revenue deferred in previous period and recognized in current period |  |  | ​ |  | (631) | ​ |  | (625)
Net additions arising from operations |  |  | ​ |  | 737 | ​ |  | 678
Additions arising from business acquisitions |  | ​ | ​ |  | 22 | ​ |  | 7
Balance, end of period |  |  | ​ | $ | 1,102 | ​ | $ | 974
Current |  |  | ​ | $ | 987 | ​ | $ | 886
Non-current |  | 27 | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
Deferred revenues |  | ​ | ​ |  | 112 | ​ |  | 84
Deferred customer activation and connection fees |  | ​ | ​ |  | 3 | ​ |  | 4
​ |  |  | ​ | $ | 1,102 | ​ | $ | 974
Reconciliation of contract liabilities presented in the Consolidated statements of financial position – current |  |  | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
Gross contract liabilities |  |  | ​ | $ | 987 | ​ | $ | 886
Reclassification to contract assets of contracts with contract liabilities less than contract assets |  | 6(c) | ​ |  | (132) | ​ |  | (137)
Reclassification from contract assets of contracts with contract assets less than contract liabilities |  | 6(c) | ​ |  | (17) | ​ |  | (13)
​ |  |  | ​ | $ | 838 | ​ | $ | 736
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