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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT |
Schedule of PP&E |
|  | As of December 31,
|  | 2018 |  | 2017
PP&E before allowances and impairment |  | 151,168 |  | 45,885
Valuation allowance for obsolecense and impairment of materials |  | (359) |  | (184)
Impairment of PP&E |  | (333) |  | —
|  | 150,476 |  | 45,701
Schedule of movements in valuation allowance for materials and impairment of materials |
|  | Years ended December 31,
|  | 2018 |  | 2017
At the beginning of the year |  | (184) |  | (153)
Additions |  | (175) |  | (31)
At the end of the year |  | (359) |  | (184)
Schedule of movements in the impairment of PP&E | Movements in the impairment of PP&E are as follows:
|  | Years ended December 31,
|  | 2018 |  | 2017
At the beginning of the year |  | — |  | —
Additions |  | (333) |  | —
At the end of the year |  | (333) |  | —
Schedule of nature and movements of property, plant and equipment | Details on the nature and movements as of December 31, 2018 are as follows:
|  | Gross |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Gross
|  | value as |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | value as
|  | of |  |  |  |  |  | Currency |  |  |  |  |  | of
|  | December 31, |  | Incorporation by merger |  |  |  | translation |  | Transfers and |  |  |  | December 31,
|  | 2017 |  | (Note 4.a) |  | CAPEX |  | adjustments |  | reclassifications |  | Decreases |  | 2018
Real estate |  | 2,990 |  | 19,387 |  | 6 |  | 167 |  | 219 |  | (9) |  | 22,760
Switching equipment |  | — |  | 3,700 |  | 223 |  | 798 |  | 384 |  | (2) |  | 5,103
Fixed network and transportation |  | 35,676 |  | 30,493 |  | 5,408 |  | 674 |  | 15,187 |  | (3,840) |  | 83,598
Mobile network access |  | 4 |  | 11,317 |  | 12 |  | 836 |  | 4,825 |  | (312) |  | 16,682
Tower and pole |  | 207 |  | 4,494 |  | 43 |  | 273 |  | 384 |  | (3) |  | 5,398
Power equipment and Installations |  | — |  | 5,472 |  | — |  | 233 |  | 705 |  | — |  | 6,410
Computer equipment |  | 4,767 |  | 6,264 |  | 1,158 |  | 1,249 |  | 2,211 |  | (4) |  | 15,645
Goods lent to customers at no cost |  | 5,282 |  | 223 |  | 5,010 |  | 361 |  | 4 |  | (3,396) |  | 7,484
Vehicles |  | 1,477 |  | 1,187 |  | 376 |  | 21 |  | — |  | (74) |  | 2,987
Machinery, diverse equipment and tools |  | 3,946 |  | 226 |  | 194 |  | 12 |  | 98 |  | — |  | 4,476
Other |  | 259 |  | 473 |  | 5 |  | 42 |  | 83 |  | 1 |  | 863
Construction in progress |  | 10,377 |  | 5,818 |  | 24,138 |  | 95 |  | (23,144) |  | (38) |  | 17,246
Materials |  | 6,982 |  | 3,582 |  | 3,001 |  | 25 |  | (956) |  | (41) |  | 12,593
Total |  | 71,967 |  | 92,636 |  | 39,574 |  | 4,786 |  | — |  | (7,718) |  | 201,245
|  | Accumulated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Accumulated |  |
|  | depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | depreciation |  | Net carrying
|  | as of |  |  |  |  |  | Currency |  | Decreases |  | as of |  | value as of
|  | December 31, |  |  |  |  |  | translation |  | and |  | December 31, |  | December 31,
|  | 2017 |  |  |  | Depreciation |  | adjustments |  | reclassifications |  | 2018 |  | 2018
Real estate |  | (1,087) |  |  |  | (966) |  | (178) |  | 3 |  | (2,228) |  | 20,532
Switching equipment |  | — |  |  |  | (1,032) |  | (681) |  | — |  | (1,713) |  | 3,390
Fixed network and transportation |  | (15,959) |  |  |  | (12,450) |  | (657) |  | 4,018 |  | (25,048) |  | 58,550
Mobile network access |  | — |  |  |  | (2,763) |  | (548) |  | 48 |  | (3,263) |  | 13,419
Tower and pole |  | (18) |  |  |  | (832) |  | (145) |  | 3 |  | (992) |  | 4,406
Power equipment and Installations |  | — |  |  |  | (1,062) |  | (156) |  | — |  | (1,218) |  | 5,192
Computer equipment |  | (2,830) |  |  |  | (3,809) |  | (1,128) |  | 3 |  | (7,764) |  | 7,881
Goods lent to customers at no cost |  | (1,234) |  |  |  | (3,886) |  | (296) |  | 3,397 |  | (2,019) |  | 5,465
Vehicles |  | (1,085) |  |  |  | (428) |  | (20) |  | 33 |  | (1,500) |  | 1,487
Machinery, diverse equipment and tools |  | (3,656) |  |  |  | (266) |  | (15) |  | — |  | (3,937) |  | 539
Other |  | (213) |  |  |  | (149) |  | (33) |  | — |  | (395) |  | 468
Construction in progress |  | — |  |  |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 17,246
Materials |  | — |  |  |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 12,593
Total |  | (26,082) |  |  |  | (27,643) |  | (3,857) |  | 7,505 |  | (50,077) |  | 151,168
Details on the nature and movements as of December 31, 2017 are as follows:
|  | Gross |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Gross
|  | value as |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | value as
|  | of |  |  |  | Currency |  |  |  |  |  | of
|  | December 31, |  |  |  | translation |  | Transfers and |  |  |  | December 31,
|  | 2016 |  | CAPEX |  | adjustments |  | reclassifications |  | Decreases |  | 2017
Real estate |  | 2,864 |  | 227 |  | (2) |  | 22 |  | (121) |  | 2,990
Fixed network and transportation |  | 30,317 |  | 4,027 |  | (177) |  | 4,793 |  | (3,284) |  | 35,676
Mobile network access |  | 3 |  | 1 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 4
Tower and pole |  | 208 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (1) |  | 207
Computer equipment |  | 3,577 |  | 574 |  | (4) |  | 616 |  | 4 |  | 4,767
Goods lent to customers at no cost |  | 4,035 |  | 845 |  | — |  | 3,192 |  | (2,790) |  | 5,282
Vehicles |  | 1,384 |  | 195 |  | (1) |  | 2 |  | (103) |  | 1,477
Machinery, diverse equipment and tools |  | 3,805 |  | 22 |  | (2) |  | 120 |  | 1 |  | 3,946
Other |  | 260 |  | 4 |  | (6) |  | 1 |  | — |  | 259
Construction in progress |  | 6,879 |  | 2,169 |  | — |  | 1,329 |  | — |  | 10,377
Materials |  | 7,532 |  | 11,052 |  | (9) |  | (10,075) |  | (1,518) |  | 6,982
Total |  | 60,864 |  | 19,116 |  | (201) |  | — |  | (7,812) |  | 71,967
|  | Accumulated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Accumulated |  |
|  | depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | depreciation |  | Net carrying
|  | as of |  |  |  | Currency |  | Decreases |  | as of |  | value as of
|  | December 31, |  |  |  | translation |  | and |  | December 31, |  | December 31,
|  | 2016 |  | Depreciation |  | adjustments |  | reclassification |  | 2017 |  | 2017
Real estate |  | (1,067) |  | (22) |  | 1 |  | 1 |  | (1,087) |  | 1,903
Fixed network and transportation |  | (13,786) |  | (5,517) |  | 86 |  | 3,258 |  | (15,959) |  | 19,717
Mobile network access |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 4
Tower and pole |  | — |  | (19) |  | — |  | 1 |  | (18) |  | 189
Computer equipment |  | (2,002) |  | (831) |  | 3 |  | — |  | (2,830) |  | 1,937
Goods lent to customers at no cost |  | (1,045) |  | (2,979) |  | - |  | 2,790 |  | (1,234) |  | 4,048
Vehicles |  | (1,033) |  | (134) |  | 2 |  | 80 |  | (1,085) |  | 392
Machinery, diverse equipment and tools |  | (3,473) |  | (184) |  | 1 |  | — |  | (3,656) |  | 290
Other |  | (206) |  | (12) |  | 5 |  | — |  | (213) |  | 46
Construction in progress |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 10,377
Materials |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 6,982
Total |  | (22,612) |  | (9,698) |  | 98 |  | 6,130 |  | (26,082) |  | 45,885

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