7.	GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The carrying amount of goodwill at both

March 31, 2018

and

December 31, 2017

was

$172.1

million and reflected

$87.2

million of goodwill associated with the NewWave acquisition. The Company has

not

historically recorded any impairment of goodwill.

Intangible assets (excluding goodwill) consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):

					March 31, 2018
	Useful				Gross				Net
	Life				Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying
	Range (years)				Amount		Amortization		Amount
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Cable franchise renewals and access rights		1	-	25	$	3,828	$	3,643	$	185
Customer relationships			14		$	160,000	$	10,476	$	149,524
Trademarks and trade names			2.7		$	1,300	$	447	$	853
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
Franchise agreements					$	812,371

					December 31, 2017
	Useful				Gross				Net
	Life				Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying
	Range (years)				Amount		Amortization		Amount
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Cable franchise renewals and access rights		1	-	25	$	4,138	$	3,886	$	252
Customer relationships			14		$	160,000	$	7,619	$	152,381
Trademarks and trade names			2.7		$	1,300	$	325	$	975
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
Franchise agreements					$	812,137

Amortization expense was

$2.8

million and less than

$0.1

million for the

three

months ended

March 31, 2018

and

2017,

respectively.

As of

March 31, 2018,

the future amortization of intangible assets was as follows (in thousands):

Year Ending December 31,	Amount
2018 (remaining nine months)	$	8,984
2019		11,994
2020		11,477
2021		11,448
2022		11,437
Thereafter		95,222
Total	$	150,562

Actual amortization expense in future periods

may

differ from these estimates as a result of new intangible asset acquisitions or divestitures, changes in useful lives, impairments or other relevant factors.