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Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

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, 2023 and 2022, were as follows:

December 31,			Useful Lives (Years)						2023						2022
(Dollars in millions)
Land			N/A						$	67					$	63
Buildings			5-40						542						532
Leasehold and land improvements			1-30						1,598						1,538
Cable and wire			15-40						2,928						2,609
Network and switching equipment			3-10						2,717						2,706
Cell site equipment			7-30						4,381						4,248
Office furniture and equipment			3-10						272						296
Other operating assets and equipment			1-12						240						200
System development			1-7						2,214						2,070
Work in process			N/A						653						709
Total property, plant and equipment, gross									15,612						14,971
Accumulated depreciation and amortization									(10,550)						(10,211)
Total property, plant and equipment, net									$	5,062					$	4,760

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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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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-SubTopic 10
-Topic 360
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482099/360-10-50-1

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