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	Apr. 17, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Transaction costs		$ 0.0		$ 0.1		$ 0.1	$ 0.1
Goodwill		$ 566.7				$ 566.7		$ 566.7
Bridgewired, LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gross value of acquisition			$ 6.2
Aggregate purchase price			6.7
Contingent consideration			$ 0.5
Ohio Transparent Telecom Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership percentage acquired	100.00%
Gross value of acquisition	$ 3.2
Aggregate purchase price	3.3
Contingent consideration	0.1
Goodwill	$ 1.1
Lawrenceburg Fiber Assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gross value of acquisition					$ 2.8
Aggregate purchase price					3.0
Contingent consideration					$ 0.2