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Property, Plant and Equipment
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Property, Plant and Equipment Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:
 
($ in thousands)Estimated Useful LivesDecember 31,
2021
December 31,
2020
Land$3,771 $3,909 
Land improvements
10 years
3,478 2,910 
Buildings and structures
10 - 45 years
96,323 91,335 
Cable and fiber
15 - 30 years
453,405 390,209 
Equipment and software
4 - 8 years
391,293 331,047 
Plant in service 948,270 819,410 
Plant under construction 79,963 49,417 
Total property, plant and equipment 1,028,233 868,827 
Less: accumulated amortization and depreciation474,071 428,400 
Property, plant and equipment, net $554,162 $440,427 
Property, plant and equipment net, increased due primarily to capital expenditures in the Broadband segment driven by our Glo Fiber market expansion. In Q4 2021, the Company ceased expansion of its Beam network, resulting in abandonment of related property, plant and equipment. Consequently, the Company recorded $6.0 million of impairment charges related to abandonment of Beam property, plant and equipment after estimating the salvage value based on quoted prices for the assets.