TeliaSonera
TeliaSonera Annual Report 2008 - Financial Statements

Note 25 (Consolidated)
Other Long-term Liabilities

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Other long-term non-interest-bearing liabilities were distributed as follows.


December 31,
SEK millions 2008 2007
Long-term trade payables at amortized cost 175 223
Danish 3G license fee liability at amortized cost 193 244
Azercell share purchase consideration at amortized cost 541
Other liabilities at amortized cost 261
Liabilities at amortized cost (see Categories – Note 27) 1,170 467
Prepaid operating lease agreements 449 800
Other liabilities 946 1,099
Total other long-term liabilities 2,565 2,366

For liabilities at amortized cost, the carrying value equals fair value as the amounts are discounted to present value using market interest rates. Refer to Note 27 “Financial Assets and Liabilities by Category” for more information on financial instruments classified by category and to Note 28 “Financial Risk Management” on management of liquidity risks. As of December 31, 2008, contractual undiscounted cash flows for liabilities at amortized cost represented the following expected maturities.

Expected maturity
SEK in millions
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Later years Total Carrying value
Liabilities at amortized cost 414 396 20 16 16 330 1,192 1,170

For information on leases, see Note 29 “Leasing Agreements.” Other liabilities mainly comprise customer advances for broadband build-out. Further included was deferred “day 1 gains” which changed as follows.


December 31,
SEK millions 2008 2007
Opening balance 209
Additional gains 56 209
Recognized in the income statement -13
Exchange rate differences 38
Closing balance 290 209
of which current portion 98 16