Revenue Recognition (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 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 September 30, 2025				Nine Months Ended September 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	$	186	(17)	169	588	(54)	534
Voice and Other	111		(4)	107	336	(1)	335
Fiber Broadband	78		(3)	75	246	(9)	237
Harvest	199		(29)	170	633	(92)	541
Nurture	79		(2)	77	248	(7)	241
Grow	31		(2)	29	97	(6)	91
Affiliate Services	477		(12)	465	1,441	(36)	1,405
Total revenue	$	1,161	(69)	1,092	3,589	(205)	3,384


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2024				Nine Months Ended September 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	$	226	(19)	207	716	(60)	656
Voice and Other	127		(2)	125	391	(10)	381
Fiber Broadband	92		(3)	89	289	(9)	280
Harvest	225		(29)	196	704	(92)	612
Nurture	90		(2)	88	268	(6)	262
Grow	33		(2)	31	100	(4)	96
Affiliate Services	570		(12)	558	1,676	(36)	1,640
Total revenue	$	1,363	(69)	1,294	4,144	(217)	3,927

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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:


	September 30, 2025		December 31, 2024
	(Dollars in millions)
Customer receivables, less allowance of $19 and $23 (1)(2)	$	168	205

Contract liabilities(3)	219		244

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(1)Customer receivables includes affiliate receivables.

(2) As of September 30, 2025, this amount excluded $11 million of customer receivables, net associated with the disposal group classified as held for sale.

(3) As of September 30, 2025, this amount excluded $11 million of contract liabilities associated with the disposal group classified as held for sale.

Contract Costs

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


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2025			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025
	Acquisition Costs		Fulfillment Costs	Acquisition Costs	Fulfillment Costs
	(Dollars in millions)
Balance at beginning of period(1)	$	46	44	51	46
Cost Incurred	5		11	16	32
Amortization	(7)		(8)	(23)	(25)
Change in contract costs held for sale	—		(1)	—	(7)
Balance at end of period(2)	$	44	46	44	46

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(1) The beginning balance for the three months ended September 30, 2025 excluded $6 million of fulfillment costs associated with the disposal group classified as held for sale.

(2) The ending balance for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 excluded fulfillment costs associated with the disposal group classified as held for sale of $7 million.


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2024			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024
	Acquisition Costs		Fulfillment Costs	Acquisition Costs	Fulfillment Costs
	(Dollars in millions)
Balance at beginning of period	$	56	47	58	46
Cost incurred	6		7	25	26
Amortization	(9)		(8)	(30)	(26)
Balance at end of period	$	53	46	53	46