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Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Licenses | Activity related to TDS' Licenses is presented below.
| UScellular |  | TDS Telecom |  | Total
(Dollars in millions) |  |  |  |  |
Balance at December 31, 2019 | $ | 2,475 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 2,480 |
Acquisitions | 171 |  |  | — |  |  | 171 |
Divestitures | (18) |  |  | — |  |  | (18) |
Capitalized interest | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | 5 |
Balance at December 31, 2020 | 2,633 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 2,638 |
Acquisitions | 1,464 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,464 |
Transferred to Assets held for sale | (18) |  |  | — |  |  | (18) |
Capitalized interest | 13 |  |  | — |  |  | 13 |
Balance at December 31, 2021 | $ | 4,092 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 4,097 |
Other intangible assets | Activity related to TDS' Other intangible assets is presented below.
| December 31, 2021 |  | December 31, 2020
| Gross Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Amount |  | Gross Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Amount
(Dollars in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Franchise rights | $ | 255 |  |  | $ | (68) |  |  | $ | 187 |  |  | $ | 255 |  |  | $ | (51) |  |  | $ | 204 |
Customer lists and Trade name | 27 |  |  | (23) |  |  | 4 |  |  | 29 |  |  | (20) |  |  | 9 |
Other | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total | $ | 288 |  |  | $ | (91) |  |  | $ | 197 |  |  | $ | 284 |  |  | $ | (71) |  |  | $ | 213 |

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