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intangible assets and goodwill (Details) $ in Millions, $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |
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Jun. 30, 2026 CAD ($) | Mar. 31, 2026 CAD ($) item | Jun. 30, 2025 CAD ($) | Jun. 30, 2026 CAD ($) | Jun. 30, 2025 CAD ($) | Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2025 CAD ($)
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  | $ 30,788 |  | $ 30,788 |  |  |
Amortization | $ 434 |  | $ 403 | 839 | $ 803 |  |
Impairment | 2,135 |  | $ 500 | 2,135 | 500 |  |
Balance at end of the period | 28,825 |  |  | 28,825 |  |  |
Contractual commitments for the acquisition of intangible assets | 125 |  |  | 125 |  |  | $ 70
AT COST |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  | 41,002 |  | 41,002 |  |  |
Additions |  |  |  | 897 |  |  |
Assets under construction put into service |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dispositions, retirements and other (including capitalized interest) |  |  |  | (519) |  |  |
Net foreign exchange differences |  |  |  | 191 |  |  |
Balance at end of the period | 41,571 |  |  | 41,571 |  |  |
ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  | (10,214) |  | (10,214) |  |  |
Amortization |  |  |  | (839) |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |  | 2,135 |  |  |
Dispositions, retirements and other (including capitalized interest) |  |  |  | (511) |  |  |
Net foreign exchange differences |  |  |  | 69 |  |  |
Balance at end of the period | (12,746) |  |  | (12,746) |  |  |
Spectrum licences |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  | $ 13,217 |  | 13,217 |  |  |
Balance at end of the period | 13,590 |  |  | 13,590 |  |  |
Spectrum licences | Spectrum License Auction |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of spectrum licenses purchased | item |  | 103 |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization |  | $ 318 |  |  |  |  |
Spectrum licences | AT COST |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  | 13,217 |  | 13,217 |  |  |
Additions |  |  |  | 373 |  |  |
Balance at end of the period | 13,590 |  |  | 13,590 |  |  |
Spectrum Licences 2500 MHz and 3500 MHz |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization |  |  |  |  |  | $ 55 |
Total intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  | 20,328 |  | 20,328 |  |  |
Balance at end of the period | 19,928 |  |  | 19,928 |  |  |
Total intangible assets | AT COST |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  | 29,677 |  | 29,677 |  |  |
Additions |  |  |  | 897 |  |  |
Dispositions, retirements and other (including capitalized interest) |  |  |  | (519) |  |  |
Net foreign exchange differences |  |  |  | 88 |  |  |
Balance at end of the period | 30,143 |  |  | 30,143 |  |  |
Total intangible assets | ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  | (9,349) |  | (9,349) |  |  |
Amortization |  |  |  | (839) |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |  | 500 |  |  |
Dispositions, retirements and other (including capitalized interest) |  |  |  | (511) |  |  |
Net foreign exchange differences |  |  |  | 38 |  |  |
Balance at end of the period | (10,215) |  |  | (10,215) |  |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  | 7,111 |  | 7,111 |  |  |
Balance at end of the period | 6,338 |  |  | 6,338 |  |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization | AT COST |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  | 16,460 |  | 16,460 |  |  |
Additions |  |  |  | 524 |  |  |
Dispositions, retirements and other (including capitalized interest) |  |  |  | (519) |  |  |
Net foreign exchange differences |  |  |  | 88 |  |  |
Balance at end of the period | 16,553 |  |  | 16,553 |  |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization | ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  | (9,349) |  | (9,349) |  |  |
Amortization |  |  |  | (839) |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |  | 500 |  |  |
Dispositions, retirements and other (including capitalized interest) |  |  |  | (511) |  |  |
Net foreign exchange differences |  |  |  | 38 |  |  |
Balance at end of the period | (10,215) |  |  | (10,215) |  |  |
Customer contracts, related customer relationships and leasehold interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  | 3,459 |  | 3,459 |  |  |
Balance at end of the period | 2,717 |  |  | 2,717 |  |  |
Customer contracts, related customer relationships and leasehold interests | AT COST |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  | 5,962 |  | 5,962 |  |  |
Assets under construction put into service |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |
Dispositions, retirements and other (including capitalized interest) |  |  |  | (249) |  |  |
Net foreign exchange differences |  |  |  | 70 |  |  |
Balance at end of the period | 5,803 |  |  | 5,803 |  |  |
Customer contracts, related customer relationships and leasehold interests | ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  | (2,503) |  | (2,503) |  |  |
Amortization |  |  |  | (313) |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |  | 500 |  |  |
Dispositions, retirements and other (including capitalized interest) |  |  |  | (260) |  |  |
Net foreign exchange differences |  |  |  | 30 |  |  |
Balance at end of the period | (3,086) |  |  | (3,086) |  |  |
Software |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  | 2,863 |  | 2,863 |  |  |
Balance at end of the period | 2,805 |  |  | 2,805 |  |  |
Software | AT COST |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  | 9,396 |  | 9,396 |  |  |
Additions |  |  |  | 55 |  |  |
Assets under construction put into service |  |  |  | 384 |  |  |
Dispositions, retirements and other (including capitalized interest) |  |  |  | (249) |  |  |
Net foreign exchange differences |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |
Balance at end of the period | 9,591 |  |  | 9,591 |  |  |
Software | ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  | (6,533) |  | (6,533) |  |  |
Amortization |  |  |  | (498) |  |  |
Dispositions, retirements and other (including capitalized interest) |  |  |  | (247) |  |  |
Net foreign exchange differences |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |
Balance at end of the period | (6,786) |  |  | (6,786) |  |  |
Access to rights-of-way, crowdsource assets and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  | 272 |  | 272 |  |  |
Balance at end of the period | 261 |  |  | 261 |  |  |
Access to rights-of-way, crowdsource assets and other | AT COST |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  | 585 |  | 585 |  |  |
Additions |  |  |  | 30 |  |  |
Dispositions, retirements and other (including capitalized interest) |  |  |  | (21) |  |  |
Net foreign exchange differences |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |
Balance at end of the period | 604 |  |  | 604 |  |  |
Access to rights-of-way, crowdsource assets and other | ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  | (313) |  | (313) |  |  |
Amortization |  |  |  | (28) |  |  |
Dispositions, retirements and other (including capitalized interest) |  |  |  | (4) |  |  |
Net foreign exchange differences |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |
Balance at end of the period | (343) |  |  | (343) |  |  |
Assets under construction |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  | 517 |  | 517 |  |  |
Balance at end of the period | 555 |  |  | 555 |  |  |
Assets under construction | AT COST |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  | 517 |  | 517 |  |  |
Additions |  |  |  | 439 |  |  |
Assets under construction put into service |  |  |  | (404) |  |  |
Net foreign exchange differences |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |
Balance at end of the period | 555 |  |  | 555 |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  | 10,460 |  | 10,460 |  |  |
Balance at end of the period | 8,897 |  |  | 8,897 |  |  |
Goodwill | AT COST |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  | 11,325 |  | 11,325 |  |  |
Net foreign exchange differences |  |  |  | 103 |  |  |
Balance at end of the period | 11,428 |  |  | 11,428 |  |  |
Goodwill | ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION |  |  |  |  |  |  |
intangible assets and goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period |  | $ (865) |  | (865) | $ (364) |  |
Impairment |  |  |  | 1,635 |  |  |
Net foreign exchange differences |  |  |  | 31 |  |  |
Balance at end of the period | $ (2,531) |  |  | $ (2,531) |  |  |

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