Note 13 - Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Notes to Financial Statements

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

13. Commitments and Contingencies

From time to time, the Company

may

be involved in various claims, legal actions and regulatory proceedings incidental to and in the ordinary course of business, including administrative hearings of the APSC, the MPUC, the MDTC, the MPSC, the NHPUC, the VPUC and the WVPSC, relating primarily to rate making and customer service requirements. In addition, the Company

may

be involved in similar proceedings with interconnection carriers and the FCC. Currently,

none

of the Company’s legal proceedings are expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business.

Leases

Minimum future rental commitments under non-cancellable operating leases, primarily for real property and office facilities, at

December 31, 2018,

consist of the following (in thousands):

2019	$	451
2020		431
2021		432
2022		331
2023		272
Thereafter		1,109
Total	$	3,026

Rent expense for the years ended

December 31, 2018,

2017

and

2016,

was

$542

thousand,

$539

thousand and

$562

thousand, respectively.