Revenue Recognition (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020



	For the year ended December 31,
($ in millions)	2020		2019		2018
Data and Internet services	$	3,478	$	3,756	$	3,878
Voice services		2,085		2,500		2,721
Video services		789		1,005		1,085
Other		429		477		544
Revenue from contracts
with customers ⁽¹⁾		6,781		7,738		8,228
Subsidy and other regulatory revenue ⁽²⁾		374		369		383
Total revenue	$	7,155	$	8,107	$	8,611

	For the year ended December 31,
($ in millions)	2020		2019		2018
Consumer	$	3,586	$	4,153	$	4,380
Commercial		3,195		3,585		3,848
Revenue from contracts
with customers ⁽¹⁾		6,781		7,738		8,228
Subsidy and other regulatory revenue ⁽²⁾		374		369		383
Total revenue	$	7,155	$	8,107	$	8,611

⁽¹⁾Includes $67 million, $70 million, and $73 million of lease revenue for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018 respectively.

⁽²⁾Includes $30 million in transition services provided to the purchaser in connection with the divestiture of the Northwest Operations for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Summary Of Changes In Assets



	Contract Acquisition Costs
($ in millions)	Current		Noncurrent

Balance at January 1, 2019	$	107	$	127
Commissions deferred		138		6
Commission costs recognized		(131)		-
Reclass to assets held for sale		(9)		(12)
Balance at December 31, 2019		105		121
Commissions deferred		94		13
Commission costs recognized		(116)		(4)
Reclassified between Current and Noncurrent		14		(14)
Balance at December 31, 2020	$	97	$	116

Changes In Contract Assets And Contract Liabilities



	Contract Assets				Contract Liabilities
($ in millions)	Current		Noncurrent		Current		Noncurrent

Balance at January 1, 2020	$	37	$	8	$	41	$	21
Revenue recognized included
in opening contract balance		(34)		-		(68)		(12)
Cash received, excluding amounts
recognized as revenue		-		-		85		11
Credits granted, excluding amounts
recognized as revenue		3		1		-		-
Reclassified between Current
and Noncurrent		-		-		-		-
Balance at December 31, 2020	$	6	$	9	$	58	$	20


	Contract Assets				Contract Liabilities
($ in millions)	Current		Noncurrent		Current		Noncurrent

Balance at January 1, 2019	$	44	$	25	$	49	$	22
Revenue recognized included
in opening contract balance		(39)		(12)		(81)		(17)
Cash received, excluding amounts
recognized as revenue		-		-		78		16
Credits granted, excluding amounts
recognized as revenue		30		1		-		-
Reclassified between Current
and Noncurrent		5		(5)		-		-
Reclassified to held for sale		(3)		(1)		(5)		-
Balance at December 31, 2019	$	37	$	8	$	41	$	21

Performance Obligations, Revenue



	Revenue from remaining
($ in millions)	performance obligations

2021	$	1,426
2022		651
2023		288
2024		118
2025		69
Thereafter		139
Total	$	2,691