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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

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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