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ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]  
ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
10. ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
 
Accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):
 
December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
Accrued interest
$
97

 
$
228

Accrued compensation and benefits
3,027

 
3,913

Accrued property and other taxes
3,069

 
3,944

Accrued customer liabilities and deposits
4,802

 
4,529

Accrued professional and other service provider fees
5,224

 
3,386

Accrued commissions
1,224

 
1,162

Accrued telecommunications expenses
1,528

 
1,565

Accrued satellite and ground costs
428

 
634

Accrued inventory
561

 
102

Accrued asset purchase (See Note 8 for further discussion)
1,401

 

Other accrued expenses
1,724

 
1,291

Total accrued expenses
$
23,085

 
$
20,754


 
Other accrued expenses include primarily advertising costs, capital lease obligations, vendor services, warranty reserve, occupancy costs and estimated payroll shortfall under the Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with the Louisiana Department of Economic Development (“LED”).
 
The following is a summary of the activity in the warranty reserve account, which is included in other accrued expenses above (in thousands):
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Balance at beginning of period
$
143

 
$
132

 
$
101

Provision
372

 
273

 
272

Utilization
(362
)
 
(262
)
 
(241
)
Balance at end of period
$
153

 
$
143

 
$
132


 
Other non-current liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):  
 
December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
Asset retirement obligation
1,459

 
1,451

Deferred rent and other deferred expense
147

 
274

Capital lease obligations
77

 
154

Liability related to the Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with the State of Louisiana
248

 
460

Foreign tax contingencies
1,435

 
3,634

Total other non-current liabilities
$
3,366

 
$
5,973


 
The Company relocated its headquarters to Louisiana in 2011. In connection with its relocation, the Company entered into a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with the LED whereby the Company would be reimbursed for certain qualified relocation costs and lease expenses. In accordance with the terms of the agreement, these reimbursement costs, not to exceed $8.1 million, will be reimbursed to the Company as incurred provided the Company maintains required annual payroll levels in Louisiana through 2019. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company was reimbursed a total of $5.6 million for qualifying relocation and lease expenses and $1.3 million for facility improvements and replacement equipment in connection with the relocation through December 31, 2018.