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advance billings and customer deposits

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

advance billings and customer deposits

24advance billings and customer deposits


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:


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