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advance billings and customer deposits | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2026
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​ | ​ | June 30, | ​ | December 31,
As at (millions) | ​ ​ ​ | 2026 | ​ ​ ​ | 2025
Advance billings | ​ | $ | 825 | ​ | $ | 877
Deferred customer activation and connection fees | ​ |  | 4 | ​ |  | 3
Customer deposits | ​ |  | 15 | ​ |  | 13
Contract liabilities | ​ | ​ | 844 | ​ | ​ | 893
Other | ​ |  | 136 | ​ |  | 160
​ | ​ | $ | 980 | ​ | $ | 1,053
​ 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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​ | ​ | Three months | ​ | Six months
Periods ended June 30 (millions) | ​ ​ ​ | 2026 | ​ ​ ​ | 2025 | ​ ​ ​ | 2026 | ​ ​ ​ | 2025
Balance, beginning of period | ​ | $ | 1,182 | ​ | $ | 1,135 | ​ | $ | 1,161 | ​ | $ | 1,102
Revenue deferred in previous period and recognized in current period |  |  | (725) | ​ |  | (636) | ​ |  | (649) | ​ |  | (631)
Net additions arising from operations |  |  | 667 | ​ |  | 654 | ​ |  | 612 | ​ |  | 682
Additions arising from business acquisitions |  |  | — | ​ |  | 23 | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | 23
Balance, end of period |  | $ | 1,124 | ​ | $ | 1,176 | ​ | $ | 1,124 | ​ | $ | 1,176
Current |  |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | $ | 965 | ​ | $ | 1,026
Non-current (Note 27) |  |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
Deferred revenues |  |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | 158 | ​ |  | 147
Deferred customer activation and connection fees |  |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | 1 | ​ |  | 3
​ |  |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | $ | 1,124 | ​ | $ | 1,176
Reconciliation of contract liabilities presented in the Consolidated statements of financial position – current |  |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​
Gross contract liabilities |  |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | $ | 965 | ​ | $ | 1,026
Reclassification to contract assets of contracts with contract liabilities less than contract assets (Note 6(c)) |  |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | (108) | ​ |  | (119)
Reclassification from contract assets of contracts with contract assets less than contract liabilities (Note 6(c)) |  |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ |  | (13) | ​ |  | (17)
​ |  |  | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | $ | 844 | ​ | $ | 890
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