Other Long-Term Liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Other Long-Term Liabilities [Abstract]

Schedule of Other Long-Term Liabilities

As at December 31,	2024		2023
Deferred revenue(b)	$	185,400	$	224,329
Accrued benefit liabilities (Note 32)		70,474		71,365
Uncertain tax positions		175		175
Decommissioning liabilities(a)		1,795		2,463
Lease liabilities(c)		31,337		31,122
Other long-term liabilities	$	289,181	$	329,454

(a)      The current and long-term decommissioning liabilities on property and equipment were $2.7 million (December 31, 2023 — $2.7 million). The decommissioning liabilities are for the restoration of leased buildings and teleports. During the year ended December 31, 2024, $0.1 million of interest expense was recorded on decommissioning liabilities (December 31, 2023 — $Nil). During the year ended December 31, 2024 there were no decommissioning liabilities derecognized (December 31, 2023 — $0.9 million). It is expected that the decommissioning liabilities will mature between 2025 and 2062.

(b)      Remaining performance obligations, which the Company also refers to as contract revenue backlog (“backlog”) represents the expected future revenue under existing customer contracts, includes both cancellable and non-cancellable contracts, and any deferred revenue that will be recognized in the future in respect to cash already received. The Company does not include revenue beyond the stated expiration of the contract regardless of potential for renewal.

(c)      The expected undiscounted contractual cash flows of the lease liabilities as at December 31, 2024 were as follows:

Schedule of Expects the Backlog Revenue Recognized and Undiscounted Contractual Cash Flows of the Lease Liabilities

          The Company expects the backlog as at December 31, 2024 to be recognized as follows (in millions of Canadian dollars):

2025		2026		2027		2028		2029		Thereafter		Total
$	359	$	234	$	163	$	98	$	79	$	185	$	1,118

The expected undiscounted contractual cash flows of the lease liabilities as at December 31, 2024 were as follows:

2025		2026		2027		2028		2029		Thereafter		Total
$	3,430	$	3,519	$	3,451	$	3,500	$	3,551	$	28,621	$	46,072