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Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Licenses

Activity related to TDS' Licenses is presented below.

			UScellular						Wireline						Cable						Total
(Dollars in millions)
Balance at December 31, 2018			$	2,190					$	2					$	3					$	2,195
Acquisitions			267						—						—						267
Divestitures			(10)						—						—						(10)
Exchanges - Licenses received			26						—						—						26
Capitalized interest			2						—						—						2
Balance at December 31, 2019			2,475						2						3						2,480
Acquisitions			171						—						—						171
Divestitures			(18)						—						—						(18)
Capitalized interest			5						—						—						5
Balance at December 31, 2020			$	2,633					$	2					$	3					$	2,638

Schedule of Goodwill

Activity related to TDS' Goodwill is presented below.

									Wireline1						Cable												Total
(Dollars in millions)
Balance at December 31, 2018									$	409					$	100											$	509
Acquisitions									—						38												38
Balance at December 31, 2019									409						138												547
Acquisitions									—						—												—
Balance at December 31, 2020									$	409					$	138											$	547

1Accumulated impairment losses in prior periods were $29 million for Wireline.

Schedule of Other intangible Assets

Activity related to TDS' Other intangible assets is presented below.

			December 31, 2020																		December 31, 2019
			Gross Amount						Accumulated Amortization						Net Amount						Gross Amount						Accumulated Amortization						Net Amount
(Dollars in millions)
Franchise rights			$	255					$	(51)					$	204					$	255					$	(34)					$	221
Customer lists and Trade name1			29						(20)						9						49						(31)						18
Total			$	284					$	(71)					$	213					$	304					$	(65)					$	239

1The Customer lists and Trade name balances at December 31, 2019 differ from the amounts reported in Note 8 – Intangible Assets of the 2019 Form 10-K, as the previously reported amounts included certain intangible assets that were fully amortized and had a net book value of zero.

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