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Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, plant and equipment

TDS’ Property, plant and equipment in service and under construction, and related accumulated depreciation and amortization, as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, were as follows:

December 31,			Useful Lives (Years)						2020						2019
(Dollars in millions)
Land			N/A						$	56					$	57
Buildings			5-40						533						527
Leasehold and land improvements			1-30						1,404						1,314
Cable and wire			15-40						2,195						1,996
Network and switching equipment			3-10						2,634						2,507
Cell site equipment			7-25						4,017						3,708
Office furniture and equipment			3-10						394						387
Other operating assets and equipment			1-12						189						174
System development			1-7						1,709						1,604
Work in process			N/A						528						590
Total property, plant and equipment, gross									13,659						12,864
Accumulated depreciation and amortization									(9,687)						(9,337)
Total property, plant and equipment, net									$	3,972					$	3,527

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Tabular disclosure of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, balances by class of assets, depreciation and depletion expense and method used, including composite depreciation, and accumulated deprecation.

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