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Materials And Supplies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

NOTE 8: MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

Material and supplies are carried at average cost. As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, material and supplies consisted of the following:

		2011		2010
Inventory for outside plant	$	344	$	368
Inventory for inside plant		294		295
Inventory for online equipment		245		227
Inventory for video equipment		74		72
Inventory for equipment held for sale or lease		19		24
	$	976	$	986

- Definition

The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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