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Intangible Assets (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Licenses  
Licenses

Changes in U.S. Cellular’s Licenses for the three months ended March 31, 2016 are presented below.  There were no significant changes to Goodwill during the three months ended March 31, 2016.

Licenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

 

Balance December 31, 2015¹

$

1,834 

 

Transferred to Assets held for sale

 

(26)

Balance March 31, 2016¹

$

1,808 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Amounts include payments totaling $338 million made by Advantage Spectrum L.P. to the FCC for licenses in which it was the provisional winning bidder in Auction 97.  These licenses have not yet been granted by the FCC.  See Note 8 — Variable Interest Entities for additional information.