PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Property And Equipment, Net (Including Assets Held Under Capital Leases)

Property and equipment, net (including assets held under capital leases) consists of the following:

	As of September 30, 2012			As of December 31, 2011
	(in thousands)
Towers and related components	$	3,167,235		$	2,587,897
Construction-in-process		29,600			23,076
Furniture, equipment and vehicles		33,483			29,711
Land, buildings and improvements		195,037			168,988
		3,425,355			2,809,672
Less: accumulated depreciation		(1,373,286	)		(1,226,279	)
Property and equipment, net	$	2,052,069		$	1,583,393