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| note 8 |
| GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE
ASSETS |
Goodwill
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows: |
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| |
Telecom |
|
 |
Services |
|
 |
International |
|
 |
Total |
|
|
 |
 |
| Balance
at December 31, 2002 |
$ |
314 |
|
 |
$ |
112 |
|
 |
$ |
446 |
|
 |
$ |
872 |
|
|
| Goodwill
reclassifications and other |
|
– |
|
 |
|
(35 |
) |
 |
|
(2 |
) |
 |
|
(37 |
) |
|
 |
| Balance
at December 31, 2003 |
|
314 |
|
 |
|
77 |
|
 |
|
444 |
|
 |
|
835 |
|
|
| Goodwill
reclassifications and other |
|
1 |
|
 |
|
– |
|
 |
|
1 |
|
 |
|
2 |
|
|
 |
| Balance
at December 31, 2004 |
$ |
315 |
|
 |
$ |
77 |
|
 |
$ |
445 |
|
 |
$ |
837 |
|
|
 |
|
| Other
Intangible Assets |
|
| |
At
December 31, 2004 |
|
 |
At
December 31, 2003 |
|
|
 |
| |
Gross
Carrying |
|
 |
Accumulated |
|
 |
Gross
Carrying |
|
 |
Accumulated |
|
|
| |
Amount |
|
 |
Amortization |
|
 |
Amount |
|
 |
Amortization |
|
|
 |
 |
| Amortized
intangible assets: |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
| Customer
lists (4 to 7 years) |
$ |
3,444 |
|
 |
$ |
2,832 |
|
 |
$ |
3,441 |
|
 |
$ |
2,362 |
|
|
Non-network
internal-use software (3
to 7 years) |
|
6,866 |
|
 |
|
2,997 |
|
 |
|
5,777 |
|
 |
|
2,196 |
|
|
| Other
(1 to 8 years) |
|
62 |
|
 |
|
22 |
|
 |
|
59 |
|
 |
|
17 |
|
|
 |
| Total |
$ |
10,372 |
|
 |
$ |
5,851 |
|
 |
$ |
9,277 |
|
 |
$ |
4,575 |
|
|
 |
| Unamortized
intangible assets: |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
| Wireless
licenses |
$ |
42,090 |
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
$ |
40,907 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Intangible
asset amortization expense was $1,402 million, $1,397
million and $1,150 million for the years ended December
31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. It is estimated
to be $1,338 million in 2005, $919 million in 2006, $624
million in 2007, $476 million in 2008 and $332 million
in 2009, primarily related to customer lists and non-network
internal-use software. |
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