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Wireless Licenses, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Wireless Licenses, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets  
Changes in the Carrying Amount of Wireless Licenses
(dollars in millions)        

Balance at January 1, 2011

   $     72,996  

Acquisitions (Note 2)

     51  

Capitalized interest on wireless licenses

     104  
        

Balance at June 30, 2011

   $ 73,151  
        
Changes in the Carrying Amount of Goodwill
(dollars in millions)    Domestic
Wireless
     Wireline      Total  

Balance at January 1, 2011

   $     17,869      $     4,119      $ 21,988  

Acquisitions (Note 2)

     81        1,404        1,485  

Reclassifications, adjustments and other

             7        7  
        

Balance at June 30, 2011

   $ 17,950      $ 5,530      $     23,480  
        
Schedule of Finite-lived Intangible Assets by Major Class
     At June 30, 2011      At December 31, 2010  
        
(dollars in millions)    Gross
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
    Net
Amount
     Gross
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
    Net
Amount
 

Customer lists (6 to 13 years)

   $ 3,542      $ (1,805   $ 1,737      $ 3,150      $ (1,551   $ 1,599  

Non-network internal-use software (3 to 7 years)

     8,866        (5,058     3,808        8,446        (4,614     3,832  

Other (2 to 25 years)

     684        (284     400        885        (486     399  
        

Total

   $ 13,092      $ (7,147   $ 5,945      $ 12,481      $ (6,651   $ 5,830  
        
Amortization Expense for Other Intangible Assets Table
(dollars in millions)    Three Months Ended
June 30,
    

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 

2011

   $ 374      $ 744  

2010

     462        919  
Estimated Annual Amortization Expense for Other Intangible Assets Table
Years    (dollars in millions)  

2011

   $ 1,579  

2012

     1,340  

2013

     1,172  

2014

     860  

2015

     671