Products and Services Revenue (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Disaggregation of revenue

Our operating revenue for our products and services consisted of the following categories:

	Three Months Ended September 30,			Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019		2018	2019	2018
	(Dollars in millions)
IP and Data Services	$	169	155	467	459
Transport and Infrastructure	716		739	2,140	2,215
Voice and Collaboration	405		449	1,250	1,369
IT and Managed Services	—		1	2	5
Regulatory Revenue	48		53	143	161
Affiliate Services	701		752	2,143	2,171
Total operating revenue	$	2,039	2,149	6,145	6,380

Summary of USF surcharges and transaction taxes

The following table provides the amount of USF surcharges and transaction taxes:

	Three Months Ended September 30,			Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019		2018	2019	2018
	(Dollars in millions)
USF surcharges and transaction taxes	$	33	28	91	93