Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment

Schedule of net property, plant and equipment

			Successor
	Depreciable Lives		December 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
			(Dollars in millions)
Property, plant and equipment:
Land		N/A	$	373			384
Fiber, conduit and other outside plant(1)		15-45 years		3,900			3,671
Central office and other network electronics(2)		3-10 years		4,159			3,460
Support assets(3)		5-30 years		2,819			2,844
Construction in progress(4)		N/A		514			320
Gross property, plant and equipment				11,765			10,679
Accumulated depreciation				(2,638	)		(1,218	)
Net property, plant and equipment			$	9,127			9,461

(1)

Fiber, conduit and other outside plant consists of fiber and metallic cable, conduit, poles and other supporting structures.

(2)

Central office and other network electronics consists of circuit and packet switches, routers, transmission electronics and electronics providing service to customers.

(3)

Support assets consist of buildings, computers and other administrative and support equipment.

(4)

Construction in progress includes inventory held for construction and property of the aforementioned categories that has not been placed in service as it is still under construction.

Schedule of asset retirement obligation activity

	Asset Retirement Obligations
	(Dollars in millions)
Balance at December 31, 2010 (Predecessor)	$	63
Accretion expense		2
Liabilities incurred		—
Liabilities settled and other		(1	)
Change in estimate		—
Balance at March 31, 2011 (Predecessor)	$	64
Fair value adjustment		34
Balance at April 1, 2011 (Successor)	$	98
Accretion expense		5
Liabilities incurred		—
Liabilities settled and other		(3	)
Change in estimate		(38	)
Balance at December 31, 2011 (Successor)		62
Accretion expense		4
Liabilities incurred		—
Liabilities settled and other		(1	)
Change in estimate		(6	)
Balance at December 31, 2012 (Successor)	$	59