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Trade and other receivables (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Subclassifications of assets, liabilities and equities [abstract] |
Schedule of trade and other receivables |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 | NOTE | 2021 | 2020
Trade receivables (1) |  | 3,843 |  | 3,414 |
Allowance for revenue adjustments |  | (169) |  | (185) |
Allowance for doubtful accounts | 29 | (136) |  | (149) |
Current tax receivable |  | 121 |  | 92 |
Commodity taxes receivable |  | 102 |  | 122 |
Other accounts receivable |  | 188 |  | 234 |
Total trade and other receivables |  | 3,949 |  | 3,528 |
(1)The details of securitized trade receivables are set out in Note 24, Debt due within one year. The following table summarizes our wireless device financing plan receivables at December 31, 2021.
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 | NOTE | 2021 | 2020
Current |  | 1,040 |  | 649 |
Non-current | 21 | 387 |  | 399 |
Total wireless device financing plan receivables (1) |  | 1,427 |  | 1,048 |
(1) Excludes allowance for doubtful accounts and allowance for revenue adjustments on the current portion of $44 million and $28 million at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, and allowance for doubtful accounts and allowance for revenue adjustments on the non-current portion of $15 million and $17 million at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

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