Revenue Recognition (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2025

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

The following tables provide our total revenue by product and service category as well as the amount of revenue that is not subject to Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 606, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" ("ASC 606"), but is instead governed by other accounting standards:


	Three Months Ended June 30, 2025				Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
	Total Revenue		Adjustments for Non-ASC 606 Revenue (1)	Total Revenue from Contracts with Customers	Total Revenue	Adjustments for Non-ASC 606 Revenue (1)	Total Revenue from Contracts with Customers
	(Dollars in millions)
Other Broadband	$	197	(19)	178	402	(37)	365
Voice and Other	105		7	112	225	3	228
Fiber Broadband	82		(3)	79	168	(6)	162
Harvest	223		(34)	189	434	(63)	371
Nurture	85		(3)	82	169	(5)	164
Grow	32		(2)	30	66	(4)	62
Affiliate Services	482		(12)	470	964	(24)	940
Total revenue	$	1,206	(66)	1,140	2,428	(136)	2,292


	Three Months Ended June 30, 2024				Six Months Ended June 30, 2024
	Total Revenue		Adjustments for Non-ASC 606 Revenue(1)	Total Revenue from Contracts with Customers	Total Revenue	Adjustments for Non-ASC 606 Revenue(1)	Total Revenue from Contracts with Customers
	(Dollars in millions)
Other Broadband	$	238	(20)	218	490	(41)	449
Voice and Other	131		(4)	127	264	(8)	256
Fiber Broadband	98		(3)	95	197	(6)	191
Harvest	240		(31)	209	479	(63)	416
Nurture	89		(2)	87	178	(4)	174
Grow	33		(2)	31	67	(2)	65
Affiliate Services	560		(12)	548	1,106	(24)	1,082
Total revenue	$	1,389	(74)	1,315	2,781	(148)	2,633

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(1)Includes regulatory revenue and lease revenue not within the scope of ASC 606.

Customer Receivables and Contract Balances

The following table provides balances of customer receivables and contract liabilities, net of amounts classified as held for sale:


	June 30, 2025		December 31, 2024
	(Dollars in millions)
Customer receivables, less allowance of $20 and $23 (1)(2)	$	170	205

Contract liabilities(3)	231		244

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(1)Customer receivables includes affiliate receivables.

(2) As of June 30, 2025, this amount excluded $12 million of customer receivables, net associated with the disposal group reclassified as held for sale.

(3) As of June 30, 2025, this amount excluded $10 million of contract liabilities associated with the disposal group reclassified as held for sale.

Contract Costs

The following tables provide changes in our contract acquisition costs and fulfillment costs:


	Three Months Ended June 30, 2025			Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
	Acquisition Costs		Fulfillment Costs(1)	Acquisition Costs	Fulfillment Costs(1)
	(Dollars in millions)
Beginning of period balance	$	48	47	51	46
Cost Incurred	6		12	11	21
Amortization	(8)		(9)	(16)	(17)
Change in contract costs held for sale	—		(6)	—	(6)
End of period balance	$	46	44	46	44

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(1) The ending balance for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 excluded fulfillment costs associated with the disposal group reclassified as held for sale of $6 million.


	Three Months Ended June 30, 2024			Six Months Ended June 30, 2024
	Acquisition Costs		Fulfillment Costs	Acquisition Costs	Fulfillment Costs
	(Dollars in millions)
Beginning of period balance	$	57	47	58	46
Cost incurred	9		9	19	19
Amortization	(10)		(9)	(21)	(18)
End of period balance	$	56	47	56	47