Net Property and Equipment in Service

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Net Property and Equipment in Service [Abstract]

Net Property and Equipment in Service [Text Block]

(4) Net Property and Equipment in Service

Net property and equipment in service consists of the following at December 31, 2012 and 2011 (amounts in thousands):

		2012	2011
Land and buildings	$	56,507	47,133
Telephony transmission equipment and distribution facilities		798,932	752,083
Cable transmission equipment and distribution facilities		155,122	141,400
Support equipment and systems		216,495	202,785
Transportation equipment		9,184	8,269
Property and equipment under capital leases		104,251	102,972
Customer premise equipment		142,176	134,207
Fiber optic cable systems		291,220	283,997
		1,773,887	1,672,846
Less accumulated depreciation		901,398	798,794
Less accumulated amortization		34,242	24,931
Net property and equipment in service	$	838,247	849,121

- 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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