Note 4 - Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Notes to Financial Statements

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

4. Property and Equipment

A summary of property and equipment is shown as follows (in thousands, except estimated life):

	Estimated			December 31,
	Life			201 9			201 8
Land				$	1,164		$	1,164
Building and improvements	20	-	40		13,358			13,197
Telephone equipment	6	-	20		246,692			236,741
Cable television equipment		7			13,258			12,627
Furniture and equipment	8	-	14		3,082			3,066
Vehicles	7	-	9		6,961			6,906
Computer software and equipment	5	-	5		20,132			19,835
Internet equipment		5			11,196			10,521
Total property and equipment					315,843			304,057
Accumulated depreciation and amortization					(258,559	)		(251,984	)
Net property and equipment				$	57,284		$	52,073

Depreciation expense for the years ended

December 31, 2019,

2018

and

2017,

was

$7,344

thousand,

$6,906

thousand and

$7,001

thousand, respectively. Amortization expense for telephone plant adjustment was $(

90

) thousand, $(

82

) thousand and $(

82

) thousand for the years ended

December 31, 2019,

2018

and

2017,

respectively.