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Property and equipment:

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Property and equipment:

Property and equipment:

2. Property and equipment:

Property and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands):

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​	​	December 31,
​	​ ​ ​	2025		​ ​ ​	2024
Owned assets:	​	​	​	​	​	​
Network equipment	​	$	1,213,087	​	$	1,085,979
Owned buildings and leasehold improvements	​	​	502,187	​	​	470,713
System infrastructure (including owned fiber)	​	​	708,353	​	​	651,621
Software	​	​	14,139	​	​	13,780
Office and other equipment	​	​	30,306	​	​	29,030
Land	​	​	135,808	​	​	135,871
Asset retirement obligations	​	​	31,965	​	​	31,965
​	​	​	2,635,845	​	​	2,418,959
Less—Accumulated depreciation and amortization	​	​	(1,579,825)	​	​	(1,350,672)
​	​	​	1,056,020	​	​	1,068,287
Assets under finance leases:	​	​	​	​	​	​
IRUs	​	​	1,007,061	​	​	900,772
Less—Accumulated depreciation and amortization	​	​	(342,007)	​	​	(304,892)
​	​	​	665,054	​	​	595,880
Property and equipment, net	​	$	1,721,074	​	$	1,664,167

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Depreciation and amortization expense related to property and equipment and finance leases was $268.4 million, $296.2 million and $229.9 million, for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

The Company capitalizes the compensation cost of employees directly involved with its construction activities. In the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, the Company capitalized compensation costs of $48.4 million, $45.9 million and $35.5 million, respectively. These amounts are included in system infrastructure costs.

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The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical asset used in normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, work of art, historical treasure, and similar asset classified as collections.

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