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Revenue
 6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Revenue [Abstract]  
Revenue 4.     Revenue Long-Term Leases of 900 MHz Broadband Spectrum. In December 2020, the Company entered into its first long-term lease agreement 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. The Company expects to recognize revenue from the Ameren Agreements commencing in the second half of fiscal year 2022. 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 cleared 900 MHz Broadband Spectrum and the associated broadband licenses are delivered by county over the contractual term of approximately 30-years. The Company’s Board approved the Ameren Agreements on April 23, 2021, and Ameren’s board of directors approved the Ameren Agreements on May 6, 2021. 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. Evergy and Anterix obtained all necessary internal approvals prior to executing the Evergy Agreement. The Company expects to recognize revenue from the Evergy Agreement commencing in the second half of fiscal year 2022. 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 cleared 900 MHz Broadband Spectrum and the associated broadband licenses are delivered by county over the contractual term of approximately 20-years. 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 and TeamConnect service offerings. In June 2018, the Company announced its plan to restructure its operations to align and focus its business priorities on its broadband spectrum initiatives. Consistent with this restructuring plan, the Company transferred its TeamConnect business in December 2018 to A BEEP LLC (“A BEEP”) and Goosetown Enterprises, Inc (“Goosetown”), with the Company continuing to provide customer care, billing and collection services through April 1, 2019. On December 31, 2018, the Company entered into a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) with the principals of Goosetown. Under the terms of the MOU, the Company assigned the intellectual property rights to its TeamConnect and pdvConnect related applications to TeamConnect LLC (the “LLC”). The LLC assumed customer care services related to the pdvConnect service, with the Company providing transition services to the LLC through April 1, 2019. On April 1, 2020, the Company transferred its pdvConnect customers to the LLC and the LLC agreed to pay the Company a certain portion of the recurring revenues from these customers. The Company did not recognize any service revenue for the three and six months ended September 30, 2021. The Company recognized $66,000 and $140,000, respectively, for the three and six months ended September 30, 2020. 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 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 three and six months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 was approximately $182,000 and $364,000, respectively for each period. 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. If it is determined that there is an impairment, the contract asset will be expensed. For the six months ended September 30, 2021, the Company incurred commission and stock compensation costs to obtain its long-term 900 MHz Broadband Spectrum lease agreements amounting to approximately $127,000, which was capitalized and will be amortized over the contractual term of approximately 30-years. The following table presents the activity for the Company’s contract assets (in thousands): Contract AssetsBalance at March 31, 2021$ 381Additions 127Amortization —Impairment —Balance at September 30, 2021 508Less amount classified as current assets - prepaid expenses and other current assets (102)Noncurrent assets - included in other assets$ 406 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 LiabilitiesBalance at March 31, 2021$ 2,983Additions 5,438Revenue recognized (364)Balance at September 30, 2021 8,056Less amount classified as current liabilities (737)Noncurrent liabilities$ 7,319