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Sprint Nextel Asset Exchange
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Sprint Nextel Asset Exchange  
Sprint Nextel Asset Exchange

16. Sprint Nextel Asset Exchange

In 2004, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") approved a spectrum allocation exchange between Sprint Nextel Corporation ("Nextel") and public safety entities to eliminate interference caused to public safety radio licenses by Nextel's operations.

In order to utilize this spectrum, Nextel is required to relocate broadcasters to new spectrum by replacing all analog equipment currently used by broadcasters with comparable digital equipment. The Company has agreed to accept the substitute equipment that Nextel will provide in all of its markets, and in turn must relinquish its existing equipment back to Nextel. All replacement equipment purchases will be paid for directly by Nextel. All other reasonable and necessary costs incurred by the Company in conjunction with the exchange, both internal and external, will be reimbursed by Nextel.

The Company recognized a gain of $842,000 and $1.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, which is included in gain on asset exchange, net on the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations. The gain represents the amount of the substitute equipment put into use during the quarter, including installation costs and net of assets disposed. This gain on asset exchange was not reported as a capital expenditure on the statement of cash flows as it was not a cash outflow. The Company did not recognize a gain for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011.

At June 30, 2011, the Company had approximately $84,000 of the substitute equipment that had been received but not yet installed. The $84,000 is recorded as deferred gain in other current liabilities on the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet. Once the equipment is fully installed and is in use, the deferred gain will be recorded as a gain on the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations.