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Revenue from Contracts with Customers
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Revenue from Contracts with Customers Revenue from Contracts with Customers
Contract Assets

The Company’s contract assets primarily include commissions incurred to acquire contracts with customers. The Company incurs commission expenses related to in-house and third-party vendors which are capitalized and amortized over the expected customer benefit period which is approximately six years. The Company’s current contract assets are included in prepaid expenses and other and the Company’s non-current contract assets are included in deferred charges and other assets in its consolidated balance sheets. Amortization of capitalized commission expenses is recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Company’s consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss).

The following tables present the activity of current and non-current contract assets:
(in thousands)20232022
Beginning Balance$8,646 $8,147 
Commission payments3,138 3,355 
Contract asset amortization(3,151)(2,856)
Ending Balance$8,633 $8,646 

Contract Liabilities

The Company’s contract liabilities include services that are billed in advance and recorded as deferred revenue, as well as installation fees that are charged upfront without transfer of commensurate goods or services to the customer. The Company’s current contract liabilities are included in advanced billings and customer deposits in its consolidated balance sheets and the Company’s non-current contract liabilities are included in other liabilities in its consolidated balance sheets. Shentel’s current contract liability balances were $10.0 million and $9.5 million as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Shentel’s non-current contract liability balances were $1.0 million and $1.9 million as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Shentel expects its current contract liability balances to be recognized as revenues during the twelve-month periods following the respective balance sheet dates and its non-current contract liability balances to be recognized as revenues after the twelve-month periods following the respective balance sheet dates.

No customer accounted for more than 10% of revenue for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021 and no customer made up more than 10% of accounts receivable at December 31, 2023 and 2022.

See Note 15, Segment Reporting, for a summary of the Company’s revenue streams.