Property, Plant and Equipment

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

 

($ in thousands)	Estimated Useful Lives	March 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Land		$	3,771	$	3,771
Land improvements	10 years	3,483		3,478
Buildings and structures	10 - 45 years	96,504		96,323
Cable and fiber	15 - 30 years	476,573		453,405
Equipment and software	4 - 8 years	383,619		391,293
Plant in service		963,950		948,270
Plant under construction		105,027		79,963
Total property, plant and equipment		1,068,977		1,028,233
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		487,436		474,071
Property, plant and equipment, net		$	581,541	$	554,162

Property, plant and equipment net, increases were primarily attributable to capital expenditures in the Broadband segment due to expansion of Glo Fiber assets and market expansion. Depreciation expense was $14.5 million and $13.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.