Note 5 - Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

5. Property and Equipment

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

	Estimated			December 31,
	Life			2014			2015
Land				$	1,164		$	1,164
Building and improvements	20	-	40		12,528			12,723
Telephone equipment	6	-	20		230,100			233,099
Cable television equipment		7			11,945			12,129
Furniture and equipment	8	-	14		3,036			3,045
Vehicles	7	-	9		6,343			6,516
Computer software equipment	5	-	7		15,984			16,251
Internet equipment		5			3,829			3,797
Total property and equipment					284,929			288,724
Accumulated depreciation and amortization					(233,692	)		(238,913	)
Net property and equipment				$	51,237		$	49,811

Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015 was $9,650 thousand, $8,941 thousand and $7,678 thousand, respectively. Amortization expense for telephone plant adjustment was $384 thousand, $385 thousand and $385 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015, respectively.