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Revenue
 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Revenue Revenue 
900 MHz Broadband Spectrum Revenue
In December 2020, the Company entered into its first long-term lease agreements of 900 MHz Broadband Spectrum with Ameren. The Ameren Agreements will enable Ameren to deploy a private LTE network in its service territories in Missouri and Illinois, covering approximately 7.5 million people. Each Ameren Agreement is for a term of up to 40 years, consisting of an initial term of 30 years, with a 10-year renewal option for an additional payment. The scheduled prepayments for the 30-year initial terms of the Ameren Agreements total $47.7 million, of which $0.3 million was received by the Company in February 2021, $5.4 million in September 2021 and $17.2 million in October 2021. The prepayments received to date encompass the initial upfront payment(s) due upon signing of the Ameren Agreements and payments for delivery of the relevant 1.4 x 1.4 cleared spectrum in several metropolitan counties throughout Missouri and Illinois, in accordance with the terms of the Ameren Agreements. The remaining prepayments for the 30-year initial term are due by mid-2026, per the terms of the Ameren Agreements and as the Company delivers the relevant cleared 900 MHz Broadband Spectrum and the associated broadband licenses. The Company is working with incumbents to clear the 900 MHz Broadband Spectrum allocation in Ameren’s service territory. In August 2021, the FCC granted the first 900 MHz broadband licenses to the Company for several counties in Ameren’s service territory, for which the Ameren Agreements were also subsequently approved by the FCC. In accordance with ASC 606, the payments of prepaid fees under the Ameren Agreements will be accounted for as deferred revenue on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets and will be recognized ratably as the Company delivers cleared 900 MHz Broadband Spectrum and the associated broadband licenses by county over the contractual term of approximately 30-years. The revenue recognized for the year ended March 31, 2022 was $0.4 million.
In September 2021, the Company entered into a long-term lease agreement of 900 MHz Broadband Spectrum with Evergy. The Evergy service territories covered by the Evergy Agreement are in Kansas and Missouri, with a population of approximately 3.9 million people. The Evergy Agreement is for a term of up to 40 years, comprised of an initial term of 20 years with two 10-year renewal options for additional payments. Prepayment in full of the $30.2 million for the 20-year initial term, which was due and payable within thirty (30) days after execution of the Evergy Agreement, was received by the Company in October 2021. The Evergy Agreement is subject to customary provisions regarding remedies for non-delivery,
including refund of amounts paid and termination rights, if Anterix fails to perform its contractual obligations, including failure to deliver the relevant cleared 900 MHz Broadband Spectrum, in accordance with the terms of the Evergy Agreement. The Company is working with incumbents to clear the 900 MHz Broadband Spectrum allocation covered by the Evergy Agreement. The Company expects to recognize revenue from the Evergy Agreement commencing in the first half of fiscal year 2023. In accordance with ASC 606, the payments of prepaid fees under the Evergy Agreement will be accounted for as deferred revenue on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets and will be recognized ratably as the Company delivers cleared 900 MHz Broadband Spectrum and the associated broadband licenses by county over the contractual term of approximately 20-years.
Narrowband Spectrum Revenue 
In September 2014, Motorola paid the Company an upfront, fully-paid fee of $7.5 million in order to use a portion of the Company’s narrowband spectrum licenses (the “2014 Motorola spectrum agreement”). The payment of the fee is accounted for as deferred revenue on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets and is recognized ratably as the service is provided over the contractual term of approximately ten years. The revenue recognized for the years ended March 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 was approximately $0.7 million each year.
Service Revenue
The Company has historically derived its service revenue from a fixed monthly recurring unit price per user, with 30-day payment terms, for its pdvConnect, TeamConnect, and Diga-talk service offerings. In December 2018, the Board approved the transfer of various customers under its TeamConnect business to A BEEP and Goosetown along with the support for its pdvConnect business to help reduce operating costs and to allow the Company to focus on its FCC initiatives and future broadband opportunities. On March 31, 2019, these agreements were amended to formally set the transition date for the businesses as April 1, 2019 and to clarify the responsibilities between the parties. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company assigned the intellectual property rights to its TeamConnect and pdvConnect related applications to the LLC. 
pdvConnect is a proprietary cloud-based mobile resource management solution which has historically been sold as a separate software-as-a-service offering for dispatch-centric business customers who utilize Tier 1 cellular networks. pdvConnect was historically sold directly by the Company or through two Tier 1 domestic carriers. On April 1, 2020, these customers were transferred to the LLC, except for one Tier 1 domestic carrier. The LLC agreed to pay the Company a certain portion of the recurring revenues from the transferred customers through the term of the agreement.
TeamConnect combines pdvConnect with push-to-talk mobile communication services involving digital network architecture and mobile devices. A BEEP and Goosetown agreed to pay the Company a certain portion of the recurring revenues during the term of the agreements. While the customer remained on the Company’s TeamConnect Metro and Campus Systems (the “MotoTRBO Systems”), the portion of recurring revenues paid by A BEEP and Goosetown was recorded as revenue.
As a result of the completion of the migration to A BEEP and Goosetown in December 2020, service revenue is recorded to other income in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
Contract Assets
The Company recognizes a contract asset for the incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer. These costs include sales commissions. These costs are amortized ratably using the portfolio approach over the estimated customer contract period. The Company will review the contract asset on a periodic basis to determine if an impairment exists, and subsequent to the Company’s adoption of ASU 2016-13, will review the contract assets for potential credit loss exposure. If it is determined that there is an impairment, or a potential credit loss, the Company will expense the contract asset.
As of March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company incurred commission and stock compensation costs to obtain its long-term 900 MHz Broadband Spectrum lease agreements amounting to approximately $0.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively, which was capitalized and will be amortized over the contractual term of approximately 30-years.
Historically, contract assets include commissions for salespeople and commissions paid to third-party dealers. As a result of transferring customers to A BEEP and Goosetown, all contract and contract acquisition costs were impaired for the year ended March 31, 2020. The Company recorded the impairment by increasing direct cost of revenue amounting to $0.2 million and sales and support expense amounting to $0.3 million for the year ended March 31, 2020.
The following table presents the activity for the Company’s contract assets (in thousands):
Contract Assets
Balance at March 31, 2020$— 
Additions381 
Amortization— 
Impairment— 
Balance at March 31, 2021381 
Additions263 
Amortization(6)
Impairment— 
Balance at March 31, 2022638 
Less amount classified as current assets - prepaid expenses and other current assets(238)
Noncurrent assets - included in other assets$400 
Contract liabilities
Contract liabilities primarily relate to advance consideration received from customers for spectrum services, for which revenue is recognized over time, as the services are performed. These contract liabilities are recorded as deferred revenue on the balance sheet.
The following table presents the activity for the Company’s contract liabilities (in thousands):
Contract Liabilities
Balance at March 31, 2020$3,462 
Additions250 
Revenue recognized(729)
Balance at March 31, 20212,983 
Additions52,779 
Revenue recognized(1,084)
Balance at March 31, 202254,678 
Less amount classified as current liabilities(1,478)
Noncurrent liabilities$53,200