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<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>20. INTANGIBLE ASSETS</b>
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<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">FES has acquired certain customer contract rights, which were capitalized as intangible assets.
These rights allow FES to supply electric generation to customers, and the recorded value is being
amortized ratably over the term of the related contracts. Net intangible assets of $134 million are
included in other assets on FirstEnergy’s Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2010.
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<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The weighted-average amortization period of these certain customer contract rights as of December
31, 2010, is 9 years. For the year ended December 31, 2010, amortization expense was approximately
$9 million. The expected estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the next five years
and for all years thereafter is as follows:
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2011
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<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">12</td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2012
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<td> </td>
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<td align="right">14</td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2013
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<td> </td>
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<td align="right">16</td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2014
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<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">17</td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2015
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<td> </td>
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<td align="right">17</td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Years thereafter
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<td align="right">58</td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Total amortization
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<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">134</td>
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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 142
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