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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT  
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

NOTE 9 – PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

As of December 31, 

    

2021

    

2020

PP&E before allowances and impairment

457,518

489,472

Valuation allowance for obsolescence and impairment of materials

(4,724)

(3,930)

Impairment of PP&E

(1,620)

(1,226)

451,174

484,316

Details on the nature and movements of PP&E as of December 31, 2021 are as follows:

Gross

Gross

value as

value as

of

Currency

of

December 31, 

translation

Transfers and

December 31,

    

2020

    

CAPEX

    

adjustments

    

reclassifications

    

Decreases

    

2021

Real estate

 

76,109

 

13

 

(529)

 

1,865

 

(3,453)

 

74,005

Switching equipment

 

18,478

 

629

 

(1,706)

 

5,381

 

(62)

 

22,720

Fixed network and transportation

 

320,677

 

12,876

 

(2,862)

 

22,192

 

(18,487)

 

334,396

Mobile network access

 

65,860

 

20

 

(2,092)

 

6,171

 

(546)

 

69,413

Tower and pole

 

18,877

 

 

(588)

 

1,209

 

(191)

 

19,307

Power equipment and Installations

 

24,824

 

578

 

(716)

 

1,495

 

(7)

 

26,174

Computer equipment

 

90,514

 

5,518

 

(2,598)

 

20,426

 

(132)

 

113,728

Goods lent to customers at no cost

 

43,944

 

2,543

 

(807)

 

12,633

 

(17,553)

 

40,760

Vehicles

 

9,903

 

130

 

(60)

 

23

 

(155)

 

9,841

Machinery, diverse equipment and tools

 

14,092

 

77

 

(226)

 

95

 

(4)

 

14,034

Other

 

3,088

 

133

 

(85)

 

1,299

 

 

4,435

Construction in progress

 

58,451

 

22,353

 

(286)

 

(40,954)

 

(397)

 

39,167

Materials

 

40,591

 

37,398

 

(459)

 

(31,835)

 

(7)

 

45,688

Total

 

785,408

 

82,268

 

(13,014)

 

(40,994)

 

813,668

Accumulated

Accumulated

depreciation

depreciation

Net carrying

as of

Currency

Decrease

as of

value as of

December 31, 

translation

and

December 31,

December 31,

    

2020

    

Depreciation

    

adjustments

    

reclassifica-tions

    

2021

    

2021

Real estate

 

(12,869)

 

(3,245)

 

340

 

3,162

 

(12,612)

 

61,393

Switching equipment

 

(11,862)

 

(4,569)

 

1,391

 

61

 

(14,979)

 

7,741

Fixed network and transportation

 

(142,373)

 

(43,923)

 

1,816

 

18,226

 

(166,254)

 

168,142

Mobile network access

 

(28,928)

 

(11,458)

 

1,242

 

394

 

(38,750)

 

30,663

Tower and pole

 

(6,690)

 

(1,451)

 

308

 

62

 

(7,771)

 

11,536

Power equipment and Installations

 

(10,429)

 

(3,115)

 

370

 

5

 

(13,169)

 

13,005

Computer equipment

 

(50,827)

 

(18,305)

 

2,117

 

132

 

(66,883)

 

46,845

Goods lent to customers at no cost

 

(12,022)

 

(20,116)

 

587

 

17,552

 

(13,999)

 

26,761

Vehicles

 

(7,162)

 

(944)

 

40

 

136

 

(7,930)

 

1,911

Machinery, diverse equipment and tools

 

(11,088)

 

(727)

 

130

 

23

 

(11,662)

 

2,372

Other

 

(1,686)

 

(529)

 

74

 

 

(2,141)

 

2,294

Construction in progress

 

 

 

 

 

 

39,167

Materials

 

 

 

 

 

 

45,688

Total

 

(295,936)

 

(108,382)

 

8,415

 

39,753

 

(356,150)

 

457,518

Details on the nature and movements of PP&E as of December 31, 2020 are as follows:

Gross

Gross

value as

value as

of

Currency

of

December 31,

translation

Transfers and

December 31,

    

2019

    

CAPEX

    

adjustments

    

reclassifications

    

Decreases

    

2020

Real estate

 

73,948

9

(288)

 

2,762

 

(322)

 

76,109

Switching equipment

17,787

657

(1,211)

1,260

(15)

18,478

Fixed network and transportation

 

292,502

14,732

(1,724)

 

24,080

 

(8,913)

 

320,677

Mobile network access

 

63,868

2

(692)

 

2,792

 

(110)

 

65,860

Tower and pole

 

18,664

(331)

 

645

 

(101)

 

18,877

Power equipment and Installations

23,077

445

(340)

1,642

24,824

Computer equipment

 

71,626

4,133

(1,866)

 

16,859

 

(238)

 

90,514

Goods lent to customers at no cost

 

32,223

8,272

(495)

 

17,393

 

(13,449)

 

43,944

Vehicles

 

9,888

74

(36)

 

 

(23)

 

9,903

Machinery, diverse equipment and tools

 

12,613

854

(77)

 

702

 

 

14,092

Other

 

2,503

199

(53)

 

439

 

 

3,088

Construction in progress

 

73,377

20,907

(140)

 

(35,396)

 

(297)

 

58,451

Materials

 

43,548

30,382

(161)

 

(33,178)

 

 

40,591

Total

 

735,624

80,666

 

(7,414)

 

 

(23,468)

 

785,408

Accumulated

Accumulated

depreciation

depreciation

Net carrying

as of

Currency

Decrease

as of

value as of

December 31, 

translation

and

December 31, 

December 31,

    

2019

    

Depreciation

    

adjustments

    

reclassifica-tions

    

2020

    

2020

Real estate

 

(10,006)

(3,274)

 

236

 

175

 

(12,869)

 

63,240

Switching equipment

(9,296)

(3,698)

1,121

11

(11,862)

6,616

Fixed network and transportation

 

(107,581)

(44,389)

 

746

 

8,851

 

(142,373)

 

178,304

Mobile network access

 

(21,224)

(8,735)

 

971

 

60

 

(28,928)

 

36,932

Tower and pole

 

(5,371)

(1,601)

 

235

 

47

 

(6,690)

 

12,187

Power equipment and Installations

(7,358)

(3,327)

256

(10,429)

14,395

Computer equipment

 

(37,926)

(14,800)

 

1,695

 

204

 

(50,827)

 

39,687

Goods lent to customers at no cost

 

(9,023)

(16,875)

 

427

 

13,449

 

(12,022)

 

31,922

Vehicles

 

(6,057)

(1,147)

 

28

 

14

 

(7,162)

 

2,741

Machinery, diverse equipment and tools

 

(10,222)

(913)

 

47

 

 

(11,088)

 

3,004

Other

 

(1,312)

(426)

 

49

 

3

 

(1,686)

 

1,402

Construction in progress

 

 

 

 

 

58,451

Materials

 

 

 

 

 

40,591

Total

 

(225,376)

(99,185)

 

5,811

 

22,814

 

(295,936)

 

489,472

Movements in the valuation allowance for obsolescence and impairment of materials are as follows:

Years ended December 31, 

    

2021

    

2020

At the beginning of the year

 

(3,930)

 

(3,093)

Additions 

 

(816)

 

(848)

Currency translation adjustments

22

11

At the end of the year

 

(4,724)

 

(3,930)

Movements in the impairment of PP&E are as follows:

Years ended December 31, 

    

2021

    

2020

At the beginning of the year

 

(1,226)

 

(1,648)

Additions

 

(394)

 

(1,360)

Uses

 

 

1,782

At the end of the year

 

(1,620)

 

(1,226)