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Intangible Assets and Goodwill
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
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(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 7, “Segments” of this Form 10-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 June 30, 2013 is preliminarily estimated at $15.7 million and $61.6 million, respectively.  Goodwill allocated to our Wireless and Wireline segments as of June 30, 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. 

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

   Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 
   2013 2012 2013 2012 
 Amortization expense$ 1,431  1,324  2,887  2,625 

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$ 5,478
 2014  4,670
 2015  3,347
 2016  856
 2017  146