Property, Plant and Equipment (Table)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

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Property, plant and equipment

December 31,	Useful Lives (Years)	2014		2013
(Dollars in thousands)
Land	N/A	$	35,031	$	36,266
Buildings	20		296,502		304,272
Leasehold and land improvements	1-30		1,086,718		1,197,520
Cell site equipment	7-25		3,269,609		3,306,575
Switching equipment	5-8		960,377		1,161,976
Office furniture and equipment	3-5		553,630		539,248
Other operating assets and equipment	3-5		89,663		92,456
System development	1-7		1,042,195		962,698
Work in process	N/A		125,015		116,501
			7,458,740		7,717,512
Accumulated depreciation and amortization			(4,730,523)		(4,860,992)
		$	2,728,217	$	2,856,520