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Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Licenses

Licenses

Activity related to U.S. Cellular’s Licenses for the three months ended March 31, 2017, is presented below. There were no changes to Goodwill during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

Licenses
(Dollars in millions)
Balance December 31, 2016			$	1,886
	Acquisitions			3
	Transferred to Assets held for sale			(5)
	Exchanges - Licenses received			11
Balance March 31, 2017			$	1,895

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Tabular disclosure of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance and exist in perpetuity, by either major class or business segment.

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