Property, Plant And Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Property, Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant And Equipment, Net

	Estimated	December 31,		December 31,
($ in millions)	Useful Lives	2023		2022
Land	N/A	$	243	$	244
Buildings and leasehold improvements	40 years		1,221		1,212
General support	5 to 15 years		427		290
Central office/electronic circuit equipment	5 to 8 years		2,467		1,807
Poles	30 years		915		797
Cable, fiber, and wire	15 to 27 years		7,718		5,756
Conduit	50 years		1,416		1,404
Materials and supplies			594		546
Construction work in progress			1,323		1,130
Property, plant, and equipment			16,324		13,186
Less: Accumulated depreciation			(2,391)		(1,336)
Property, plant, and equipment, net		$	13,933	$	11,850

Schedule Of Depreciation Expense

	Successor						Predecessor
	For the year ended		For the year ended		For the eight months		For the four months
	December 31,		December 31,		ended December 31,		ended April 30,
($ in millions)	2023		2022		2021		2021
Depreciation expense	$	1,094	$	861	$	520	$	407