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Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

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, 2022 and 2021, were as follows:

December 31,			Useful Lives (Years)						2022						2021
(Dollars in millions)
Land			N/A						$	63					$	62
Buildings			5-40						532						541
Leasehold and land improvements			1-30						1,538						1,476
Cable and wire			15-40						2,609						2,403
Network and switching equipment			3-10						2,706						2,671
Cell site equipment			7-25						4,248						4,150
Office furniture and equipment			3-10						296						346
Other operating assets and equipment			1-12						200						176
System development			1-7						2,070						1,864
Work in process			N/A						709						576
Total property, plant and equipment, gross									14,971						14,265
Accumulated depreciation and amortization									(10,211)						(9,904)
Total property, plant and equipment, net									$	4,760					$	4,361

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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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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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