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	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Contract Assets, Net
Balance at December 31	$ 967	$ 468
Balance at December 31	547	967	$ 468
Change	(420)	499
Contract Liabilities, Net
Balance at December 31	227,889	217,733
Balance at December 31	224,754	227,889	217,733
Change	(3,135)	10,156
Contract liability and performance obligations included in revenue
Amounts included in the beginning of period contract liability balance	84,368	88,890	85,592
Amounts associated with performance obligations satisfied in previous periods	$ (55)	$ 447	$ 378
Revenue performance obligations
Practical expedient of remaining performance obligations	true
Carrier Services
Revenue performance obligations
Remaining service performance obligations	$ 210,290
Carrier Services \| Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2021-01-01 \| Minimum
Revenue performance obligations
Remaining duration of contracts	1 year
Carrier Services \| Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2021-01-01 \| Maximum
Revenue performance obligations
Remaining duration of contracts	14 years
Military
Revenue performance obligations
Remaining service performance obligations	$ 2,774
Military \| Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2021-01-01 \| Minimum
Revenue performance obligations
Remaining duration of contracts	1 year
Military \| Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2021-01-01 \| Maximum
Revenue performance obligations
Remaining duration of contracts	8 years
Legacy Wholesale Partner Arrangement
Revenue performance obligations
Remaining service performance obligations	$ 5,484
Legacy Wholesale Partner Arrangement \| Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2021-01-01 \| Minimum
Revenue performance obligations
Remaining duration of contracts	1 year
Legacy Wholesale Partner Arrangement \| Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2021-01-01 \| Maximum
Revenue performance obligations
Remaining duration of contracts	14 years