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Intangible Assets (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Licenses  
Licenses

Changes in Licenses at TDS for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 are presented below.  There were no significant changes to Franchise rights, Goodwill or Other intangible assets during the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

Licenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

 

Balance December 31, 2015¹

$

1,844 

 

Acquisitions

 

46 

 

Transferred to Assets held for sale

 

(16)

 

Exchanges - Licenses received

 

12 

 

Exchanges - Licenses surrendered

 

(10)

Balance September 30, 2016

$

1,876 

 

1

Amounts include payments totaling $338 million made by Advantage Spectrum L.P. to the FCC for licenses in which it was the provisional winning bidder in Auction 97.  These licenses were granted by the FCC in July 2016.  See Note 9 — Variable Interest Entities for additional information.