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advance billings and customer deposits (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2026
advance billings and customer deposits |
Disclosure of advance billings and customer accounts | ​
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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
Schedule of changes in contract liabilities | ​
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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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