Property, Plant And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

NOTE 2 – PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, include the following:


	2011		2010

Telecommunications Plant:
Land	$	446,575	$	422,575
Buildings		6,905,087		6,589,126
Other Support Assets		9,142,961		8,668,382
Central Office and Circuit Equipment		36,641,453		35,130,731
Cable and Wire Facilities		40,339,563		39,803,041
Other Plant and Equipment		394,323		394,323
Plant Under Construction		111,673		375,978
		93,981,635		91,384,156

Other Property		6,769,814		5,777,342
Video Plant		8,606,189		7,416,075

Total Property, Plant and Equipment	$	109,357,638	$	104,577,573

Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method based on the estimated service or remaining useful lives of the various classes of depreciable assets. Depreciation expense was $6,933,640, $7,427,957 and $7,615,944 in 2011, 2010 and 2009. The composite depreciation rates on communications plant and equipment for the three years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 were 6.4%, 7.1% and 7.7%. Other property is depreciated over estimated useful lives of three to fifteen years.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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