Property, Plant And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Property, Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

NOTE 5: PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment, at cost, consisted of the following as of December 31, 2014 and 2013:


		As of December 31,
($ in thousands)		2014		2013

Land, buildings and other support equipment	$	10,818	$	10,777
Network equipment		31,311		31,289
Telephone and online plant		34,849		34,307
Work in process		43		24
		77,021		76,397
Less: Accumulated depreciation		64,637		62,560
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	12,384	$	13,837

Depreciation expense is based on the straight-line method. Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 was $2.1 million and $2.5 million, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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