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Deferred Revenue-Right-to-use contracts and Deferred commission expense | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Deferred Revenue Entry Of Right To Use Contracts And Deferred Commission Expense [Text Block] | Deferred Revenue-entry of right-to-use contracts and Deferred Commission Expense Up-front payments received upon the entry of right-to-use contracts are recognized in accordance with FASB ASC 605. We recognize the up-front non-refundable payments over the estimated customer life, which, based on historical attrition rates, we have estimated to be 31 years. The commissions paid on the entry of right-to-use contracts are deferred and amortized over the same period as the related revenue. Note 9 – Deferred Revenue-entry of right-to-use contracts and Deferred Commission Expense (continued) Components of the change in deferred revenue-right-to-use contracts and deferred commission expense are as follows (amounts in thousands):
| Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2014 |  | 2013
Deferred revenue – right-to-use contracts, as of January 1, | $ | 68,673 |  |  | $ | 62,979 |
Deferral of new right-to-use contracts | 9,956 |  |  | 9,899 |
Deferred revenue recognized | (5,653 | ) |  | (5,453 | )
Net increase in deferred revenue | 4,303 |  |  | 4,446 |
Deferred revenue – right-to-use contracts, as of September 30, | $ | 72,976 |  |  | $ | 67,425 |
Deferred commission expense, as of January 1, | $ | 25,251 |  |  | $ | 22,841 |
Costs deferred | 4,734 |  |  | 3,757 |
Commission expense recognized | (2,100 | ) |  | (1,933 | )
Net increase in deferred commission expense | 2,634 |  |  | 1,824 |
Deferred commission expense, as of September 30, | $ | 27,885 |  |  | $ | 24,665 |

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