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Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

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, 2021 and 2020, were as follows:

December 31,			Useful Lives (Years)						2021						2020
(Dollars in millions)
Land			N/A						$	62					$	56
Buildings			5-40						541						533
Leasehold and land improvements			1-30						1,476						1,404
Cable and wire			15-40						2,403						2,195
Network and switching equipment			3-10						2,671						2,634
Cell site equipment			7-25						4,150						4,017
Office furniture and equipment			3-10						346						394
Other operating assets and equipment			1-12						176						189
System development			1-7						1,864						1,709
Work in process			N/A						576						528
Total property, plant and equipment, gross									14,265						13,659
Accumulated depreciation and amortization									(9,904)						(9,687)
Total property, plant and equipment, net									$	4,361					$	3,972

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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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