Property, Plant and Equipment (Table)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

	Useful Lives
December 31,	(Years)	2011			2010
(Dollars in thousands)
Land	N/A	$	30,807		$	26,791
Buildings	20		330,925			317,474
Leasehold and land improvements	1-30		1,129,818			1,048,278
Cell site equipment	6-25		2,874,397			2,676,878
Switching equipment	1-8		1,113,780			991,934
Office furniture and equipment	3-5		570,776			520,756
Other operating assets and equipment	5-25		127,253			120,586
System development	3-7		545,193			471,334
Work in process	N/A		285,500			166,506
			7,008,449			6,340,537
Accumulated depreciation and amortization			(4,218,147	)		(3,766,015	)
		$	2,790,302		$	2,574,522

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the useful life and salvage value of 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.

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