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Intangible Assets (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Licenses  
Licenses

Changes in U.S. Cellular’s Licenses for the six months ended June 30, 2016 are presented below.  There were no significant changes to Goodwill during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

Licenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

 

Balance December 31, 2015¹

$

1,834 

 

Acquisitions

 

46 

 

Transferred to Assets held for sale

 

(23)

 

Exchanges

 

(3)

Balance June 30, 2016¹

$

1,854 

 

 

 

 

 

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 were granted by the FCC in July 2016.  See Note 9 — Variable Interest Entities for additional information.