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Property, Plant And Equipment (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Property, Plant And Equipment [Abstract]  
Property, Plant And Equipment, Net

Estimated

December 31,

December 31,

($ in millions)

Useful Lives

2024

2023

    

Land

N/A

241

$

243

Buildings and leasehold improvements

40 years

1,250

1,221

General support

5 to 15 years

591

427

Central office/electronic circuit equipment

5 to 8 years

3,226

2,467

Poles

30 years

1,074

915

Cable, fiber, and wire

15 to 27 years

9,921

7,718

Conduit

50 years

1,429

1,416

Materials and supplies

431

594

Construction work in progress

1,155

1,323

Property, plant, and equipment

19,318

16,324

Less: Accumulated depreciation

(3,640)

(2,391)

Property, plant, and equipment, net

$

15,678

$

13,933

Schedule Of Depreciation Expense

For the year ended

For the year ended

For the year ended

December 31,

December 31,

December 31,

($ in millions)

2024

2023

2022

Depreciation expense

$

1,304

$

1,094 

$

861