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Intangible assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Intangible Assets [Abstract] |
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in intangible assets |
| ESTIMATED USEFUL LIFE
Property, plant and equipment |
Network infrastructure and equipment | 2 to 50 years
Buildings | 5 to 50 years
Finite-life intangible assets |
Software | 2 to 12 years
Customer relationships | 2 to 26 years
Program and feature film rights | Up to 5 years
|  | FINITE-LIFE | INDEFINITE-LIFE |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 | NOTE | SOFTWARE | CUSTOMER RELATION- SHIPS | PROGRAM AND FEATURE FILM RIGHTS | OTHER | TOTAL | BRANDS | SPECTRUM AND OTHER LICENCES (1) | BROADCAST LICENCES | TOTAL | TOTAL INTANGIBLE ASSETS
COST |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
January 1, 2021 |  | 9,169 |  | 1,736 |  | 645 |  | 469 |  | 12,019 |  | 2,409 |  | 3,701 |  | 1,730 |  | 7,840 |  | 19,859 |
Additions |  | 361 |  | — |  | 1,034 |  | 19 |  | 1,414 |  | — |  | 2,085 |  | — |  | 2,085 |  | 3,499 |
Acquired through business combinations |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 52 |  | 52 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 52 |
Transfers |  | 1,154 |  | — |  | — |  | (125) |  | 1,029 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 1,029 |
Retirements and disposals |  | (1,089) |  | — |  | — |  | (11) |  | (1,100) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (1,100) |
Impairment losses recognized in earnings | 7 | (28) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (28) |  | — |  | — |  | (150) |  | (150) |  | (178) |
Amortization included in operating costs |  | — |  | — |  | (1,048) |  | — |  | (1,048) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (1,048) |
Reclassified to assets held for sale | 16 | (2) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (2) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (2) |
December 31, 2021 | 9,565 |  | 1,736 |  | 631 |  | 404 |  | 12,336 |  | 2,409 |  | 5,786 |  | 1,580 |  | 9,775 |  | 22,111 |
ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
January 1, 2021 |  | 5,644 |  | 878 |  | — |  | 235 |  | 6,757 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 6,757 |
Amortization |  | 851 |  | 91 |  | — |  | 40 |  | 982 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 982 |
Retirements and disposals |  | (1,087) |  | — |  | — |  | (11) |  | (1,098) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (1,098) |
Transfers |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (99) |  | (99) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (99) |
Reclassified to assets held for sale | 16 | (1) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (1) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (1) |
December 31, 2021 | 5,407 |  | 969 |  | — |  | 165 |  | 6,541 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 6,541 |
NET CARRYING AMOUNT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
January 1, 2021 |  | 3,525 |  | 858 |  | 645 |  | 234 |  | 5,262 |  | 2,409 |  | 3,701 |  | 1,730 |  | 7,840 |  | 13,102 |
December 31, 2021 | 4,158 |  | 767 |  | 631 |  | 239 |  | 5,795 |  | 2,409 |  | 5,786 |  | 1,580 |  | 9,775 |  | 15,570 |
(1)On December 17, 2021, Bell Mobility Inc. (Bell Mobility) acquired 271 licences in a number of urban and rural markets for 678 million megahertz per population (MHz-Pop) of 3500 MHz spectrum for $2.07 billion.
|  | FINITE-LIFE | INDEFINITE-LIFE |
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 | NOTE | SOFTWARE | CUSTOMER RELATION- SHIPS | PROGRAM AND FEATURE FILM RIGHTS | OTHER | TOTAL | BRANDS | SPECTRUM AND OTHER LICENCES | BROADCAST LICENCES | TOTAL | TOTAL INTANGIBLE ASSETS
COST |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
January 1, 2020 |  | 10,522 |  | 2,017 |  | 716 |  | 489 |  | 13,744 |  | 2,409 |  | 3,586 |  | 2,026 |  | 8,021 |  | 21,765 |
Additions |  | 344 |  | — |  | 874 |  | 41 |  | 1,259 |  | — |  | 116 |  | — |  | 116 |  | 1,375 |
Acquired through business combinations |  | 1 |  | — |  | 10 |  | — |  | 11 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 11 |
Transfers |  | 810 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 810 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 810 |
Retirements and disposals |  | (2,479) |  | — |  | — |  | (36) |  | (2,515) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (2,515) |
Impairment losses recognized in earnings | 7 | (13) |  | — |  | (110) |  | (25) |  | (148) |  | — |  | (1) |  | (296) |  | (297) |  | (445) |
Amortization included in operating costs |  | — |  | — |  | (845) |  | — |  | (845) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (845) |
Discontinued operations | 37 | (16) |  | (281) |  | — |  | — |  | (297) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (297) |
December 31, 2020 | 9,169 |  | 1,736 |  | 645 |  | 469 |  | 12,019 |  | 2,409 |  | 3,701 |  | 1,730 |  | 7,840 |  | 19,859 |
ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
January 1, 2020 |  | 7,345 |  | 839 |  | — |  | 229 |  | 8,413 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 8,413 |
Amortization |  | 787 |  | 99 |  | — |  | 43 |  | 929 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 929 |
Retirements and disposals |  | (2,480) |  | — |  | — |  | (37) |  | (2,517) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (2,517) |
Discontinued operations | 37 | (8) |  | (60) |  | — |  | — |  | (68) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (68) |
December 31, 2020 | 5,644 |  | 878 |  | — |  | 235 |  | 6,757 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 6,757 |
NET CARRYING AMOUNT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
January 1, 2020 |  | 3,177 |  | 1,178 |  | 716 |  | 260 |  | 5,331 |  | 2,409 |  | 3,586 |  | 2,026 |  | 8,021 |  | 13,352 |
December 31, 2020 | 3,525 |  | 858 |  | 645 |  | 234 |  | 5,262 |  | 2,409 |  | 3,701 |  | 1,730 |  | 7,840 |  | 13,102 |

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