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OTHER INVESTMENTS	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Other Investments [Abstract]
Other Investments [Text Block]	NOTE 12 – OTHER INVESTMENTS We are a co-investor with other communication companies in several partnerships and limited liability companies. These joint ventures make it possible to offer services to customers, including digital video services and fiber transport services that we would have difficulty offering on our own. These joint ventures also make it possible to invest in new technologies with a lower level of financial risk. We recognize income and losses from these investments on the equity method of accounting. For a listing of our investments, see Note 16 – “Segment Information.” Nuvera recognized a gain of $4,060,775, net of escrow true ups, after the sale, in book value in connection with the sale of the FiberComm investment. The FASB requires equity investments (except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting or those that result in consolidation of the investee) to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income. However, an entity may choose to measure equity investments that do not have readily determinable fair values at cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for an identical or similar investment of the same issuer. As of December 31, 2023, the Company had recorded losses on our investments of $90,279. As of December 31, 2022, the Company has recorded a gain on one of our investments of $217,876.

OTHER INVESTMENTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

NOTE 12 – OTHER INVESTMENTS

We are a co-investor with other communication companies in several partnerships and limited liability companies. These joint ventures make it possible to offer services to customers, including digital video services and fiber transport services that we would have difficulty offering on our own. These joint ventures also make it possible to invest in new technologies with a lower level of financial risk. We recognize income and losses from these investments on the equity method of accounting. For a listing of our investments, see Note 16 – “Segment Information.”

Nuvera recognized a gain of $4,060,775, net of escrow true ups, after the sale, in book value in connection with the sale of the FiberComm investment.

The FASB requires equity investments (except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting or those that result in consolidation of the investee) to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income. However, an entity may choose to measure equity investments that do not have readily determinable fair values at cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for an identical or similar investment of the same issuer. As of December 31, 2023, the Company had recorded losses on our investments of $90,279. As of December 31, 2022, the Company has recorded a gain on one of our investments of $217,876.