Property, Plant And Equipment

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

NOTE 9: PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment are carried at cost, consisting of the following as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

		2011		2010
Land, buildings and other support equipment	$	9,786	$	9,677
Network communications equipment		35,246		35,131
Telephone plant		30,296		29,847
Online plant		7,122		7,113
Plant in service		82,450		81,768
Plant under construction		1,228		108
		83,678		81,876
Less: Accumulated depreciation		57,317		54,618
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	26,361	$	27,258

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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