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Equipment Installment Plans (Table) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
Equipment Installment Plans |
Equipment installment plans | The following table summarizes unbilled equipment installment plan receivables as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Such amounts are included in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as Accounts receivable – customers and agents and Other assets and deferred charges, where applicable.
| March 31, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015
(Dollars in millions) |  |  |  |  |
Short-term portion of unbilled equipment installment plan receivables, gross | $ | 300 |  | $ | 279
Short-term portion of unbilled deferred interest |  | (23) |  |  | (21)
Short-term portion of unbilled allowance for credit losses |  | (16) |  |  | (14)
Short-term portion of unbilled equipment installment plan receivables, net | $ | 261 |  | $ | 244
Long-term portion of unbilled equipment installment plan receivables, gross | $ | 91 |  | $ | 76
Long-term portion of unbilled deferred interest |  | (3) |  |  | (2)
Long-term portion of unbilled allowance for credit losses |  | (7) |  |  | (6)
Long-term portion of unbilled equipment installment plan receivables, net | $ | 81 |  | $ | 68

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