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The inventory level in the Equipment Segment is subject to the fluctuations in the equipment sales activity and the timing of individual customer orders and installations.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">Inventory balances by segment are as follows:</div><div><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><tr><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; padding-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="text-align: left; font-style: italic; text-indent: -7.2pt; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; margin-left: 7.2pt; font-size: 10pt;">(Dollars in thousands)</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; padding-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="text-align: center; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">June 30, 2013</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; padding-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="text-align: center; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">December 31, 2012</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom" style="background-color: #cceeff; width: 76%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -7.2pt; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; margin-left: 7.2pt; font-size: 10pt;">Fiber and Data</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">$</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; background-color: #cceeff; width: 9%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">884</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">$</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; background-color: #cceeff; width: 9%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">665</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom" style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 76%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -7.2pt; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; margin-left: 7.2pt; font-size: 10pt;">Equipment</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">$</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; 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width: 76%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -7.2pt; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; margin-left: 7.2pt; font-size: 10pt;">Telecom</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">$</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; background-color: #cceeff; width: 9%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">1,333</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">$</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; background-color: #cceeff; width: 9%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">1,513</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td></tr></table></div>falsefalsefalse | nonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for inventory. 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