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OPERATING COSTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Operating Costs [Abstract]

OPERATING COSTS

OPERATING COSTS

	Years ended December 31
	2018		2017
(In millions of dollars)			(restated, see note 2)
Cost of equipment sales	2,284		2,022
Merchandise for resale	231		237
Other external purchases	4,509		4,497
Employee salaries, benefits, and stock-based compensation	2,089		2,111
Total operating costs	9,113		8,867

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The disclosure of the cost of sales. [Refer: Cost of sales]

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