Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule of Carrying Value of Property, Plant and Equipment

The carrying value of property, plant and equipment is as follows:

(Thousands)	Depreciable Lives(1)	December 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Land	Indefinite	$	30,577	$	30,099
Building and improvements	3 - 40 years	374,668		366,490
Poles	30 years	341,548		314,489
Fiber	30 years	5,253,959		4,835,623
Equipment	5 - 7 years	499,678		460,463
Copper	20 years	3,972,806		3,974,410
Conduit	30 years	90,193		90,087
Tower assets	20 years	1,221		1,221
Finance lease assets	See Note 3	52,789		52,589
Other assets	15 - 20 years	10,450		10,436
Construction in progress	See Note 3	36,774		49,771
Corporate assets	3 - 7 years	16,499		15,731
		10,681,162		10,201,409
Less accumulated depreciation		(6,471,415)		(6,219,340)
Property, plant and equipment, net		$	4,209,747	$	3,982,069

(1)Certain property acquired from Windstream is depreciated using Windstream's estimated useful lives. Specifically, certain Fiber assets are depreciated using an average 20 year life.