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Summary of significant accounting policies - Revenue recognition (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017
DAS license agreements | Minimum
Revenue recognition
Term of the arrangement used to determine revenue recognition	5 years
DAS license agreements | Maximum
Revenue recognition
Term of the arrangement used to determine revenue recognition	20 years
Wholesale-Wi-Fi | Minimum
Revenue recognition
Term of the arrangement used to determine revenue recognition	1 year
Wholesale-Wi-Fi | Maximum
Revenue recognition
Term of the arrangement used to determine revenue recognition	5 years

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- Definition

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- Definition

Represents the term of the arrangement that is used as a basis for recognizing certain revenues.

+ References

No definition available.

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