Note 4
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Plant, Property and Equipment |
The following table displays the details of Plant, property and equipment, which is stated at cost:
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| At December 31, | Lives (years) | 2013 | 2012 | |||||||
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Land |
– | $ | 819 | $ | 859 | |||||
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Buildings and equipment |
15-45 | 23,857 | 22,909 | |||||||
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Central office and other network equipment |
3-15 | 121,594 | 113,262 | |||||||
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Cable, poles and conduit |
11-50 | 55,240 | 53,761 | |||||||
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Leasehold improvements |
5-20 | 5,877 | 5,404 | |||||||
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Work in progress |
– | 4,176 | 4,126 | |||||||
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Furniture, vehicles and other |
3-20 | 9,302 | 9,254 | |||||||
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| 220,865 | 209,575 | |||||||||
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Less accumulated depreciation |
131,909 | 120,933 | ||||||||
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Total |
$ | 88,956 | $ | 88,642 | ||||||
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