Intangible Assets and Goodwill

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Intangible Assets [Text Block]

(3)Intangible Assets and Goodwill

In connection with our 2013 organizational realignment, it was necessary to reclassify goodwill to conform to the current period's segment presentation.See Note 6, “Segments” of this Form10-Q for further discussion of our change in segments.  Goodwill will be re-allocated to the segments using a relative fair value approach which is not yet final.Goodwill allocated to our Wireless and Wireline segments as of March 31, 2013 is preliminarily estimated at $15.7 million and $61.6 million, respectively.  Goodwill allocated to our Wireless and Wireline segments as of March 31, 2012 is preliminarily estimated at $15.7 million and $59.2 million, respectively.  Goodwill assigned to our Wireline segment increased in the fourth quarter of 2012 due to contingent payments to former shareholders of United Utilities, Inc., our wholly owned subsidiary.  The amount recorded at December 31, 2012 was the final contingent payment under this agreement. 

Amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets was asfollows (amounts in thousands):

		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2013	2012
Amortization expense	$	1,456	1,300

Amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets for each of the five succeeding fiscal years is estimated to be (amounts in thousands):

Years Ending December 31,
2013	$	5,392
2014		4,557
2015		3,229
2016		1,630
2017		734