Stock Based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Stock Based Compensation — Compensation expense associated with RSUs and restricted stock was recognized based on the fair value of the instruments, over the instruments’ vesting period. Stock based compensation expense was $0.7 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $1.5 million and $0.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, for wireless operations. Stock based compensation expense for the software operations was $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $0.7 million and $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The following table reflects the statements of income line items for stock based compensation expense for the periods stated:



	For the Three Months Ended September 30,				For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
Operating Expense Category	2013		2012		2013		2012
	(Dollars in thousands)
Service, rental and maintenance	$	34	$	6	$	54	$	18
Selling and marketing	18		19		52		53
General and administrative	894		435		2,094		831
Total stock based compensation	$	946	$	460	$	2,200	$	902

- Definition

The entire disclosure for compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details.

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