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Segment Reporting - Selected Financial Data for Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue | $ 160,997 | $ 155,152 | $ 158,914 | $ 158,843 | $ 161,484 | $ 158,731 | $ 156,501 | $ 154,138 | $ 633,906 | $ 630,854 | $ 611,991
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Selling, general and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 112,540 | 113,222 | 165,937
Acquisition, integration and migration expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 11,030
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 159,653 | 166,405 | 177,007
Total operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 536,860 | 537,608 | 565,481
Operating income | $ 22,880 | $ 25,359 | $ 24,020 | $ 24,787 | $ 26,994 | $ 28,329 | $ 21,169 | $ 16,754 | 97,046 | 93,246 | 46,510
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 138,792 | 136,641 | 146,489
Wireless |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 443,390 | 450,459 | 443,049
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28,532
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 71,744 | 80,010 | 81,729
Broadband |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 183,552 | 173,215 | 161,862
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36,811
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60,627 | 43,197 | 57,068
Tower |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,964 | 7,180 | 7,080
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,607
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 921 | 6,145 | 891
Operating Segments | Wireless |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 443,390 | 450,459 | 443,049
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Selling, general and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 42,225 | 46,760 | 117,561
Acquisition, integration and migration expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,793
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 115,731 | 125,067 | 137,725
Total operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 354,849 | 362,455 | 414,517
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 88,541 | 88,004 |
Operating Segments | Broadband |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 193,944 | 183,120 | 173,981
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Selling, general and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32,679 | 27,741 | 26,909
Acquisition, integration and migration expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 41,304 | 38,317 | 36,797
Total operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 151,423 | 141,500 | 137,170
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 42,521 | 41,620 |
Operating Segments | Tower |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,984 | 12,196 | 12,029
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Selling, general and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,166 | 778 | 696
Acquisition, integration and migration expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,025 | 2,454 | 1,885
Total operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,085 | 7,353 | 6,422
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,899 | 4,843 |
Intersegment Eliminations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (16,412) | (14,921) | (17,068)
Intersegment Eliminations | Wireless |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Intersegment Eliminations | Broadband |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,392 | 9,905 | 12,119
Intersegment Eliminations | Tower |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,020 | 5,016 | 4,949
Corporate, Non-Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Selling, general and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36,470 | 37,943 | 20,771
Acquisition, integration and migration expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 237
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 593 | 567 | 600
Total operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23,503 | 26,300 | 7,372
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (39,915) | (41,221) | (24,440)
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,500 | 7,289 | 6,801
Postpaid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 302,031 | 300,775 | 311,629
Postpaid | Operating Segments | Wireless |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 302,031 | 300,775 | 311,629
Postpaid | Operating Segments | Broadband |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Postpaid | Operating Segments | Tower |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Prepaid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 53,540 | 51,602 | 96,972
Prepaid | Operating Segments | Wireless |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 53,540 | 51,602 | 96,972
Prepaid | Operating Segments | Broadband |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Prepaid | Operating Segments | Tower |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Tower lease |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,964 | 7,180 | 7,080
Tower lease | Operating Segments | Wireless |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Tower lease | Operating Segments | Broadband |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Tower lease | Operating Segments | Tower |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,964 | 7,180 | 7,080
Cable, residential and SMB |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 134,187 | 124,072 | 114,122
Cable, residential and SMB | Operating Segments | Wireless |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Cable, residential and SMB | Operating Segments | Broadband |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 134,187 | 124,072 | 114,122
Cable, residential and SMB | Operating Segments | Tower |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Fiber, enterprise and wholesale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,187 | 18,218 | 16,600
Fiber, enterprise and wholesale | Operating Segments | Wireless |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Fiber, enterprise and wholesale | Operating Segments | Broadband |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,187 | 18,218 | 16,600
Fiber, enterprise and wholesale | Operating Segments | Tower |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Rural local exchange carrier |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21,074 | 23,485 | 24,052
Rural local exchange carrier | Operating Segments | Wireless |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Rural local exchange carrier | Operating Segments | Broadband |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21,074 | 23,485 | 24,052
Rural local exchange carrier | Operating Segments | Tower |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Travel, installation, and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27,080 | 37,124 | 31,218
Travel, installation, and other | Operating Segments | Wireless |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,160 | 30,572 | 24,981
Travel, installation, and other | Operating Segments | Broadband |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,920 | 6,552 | 6,237
Travel, installation, and other | Operating Segments | Tower |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Service revenue and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 565,063 | 562,456 | 601,673
Service revenue and other | Wireless |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 433,582
Service revenue and other | Broadband |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 161,011
Service revenue and other | Tower |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,080
Service revenue and other | Operating Segments | Wireless |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 375,731 | 382,949 |
Service revenue and other | Operating Segments | Broadband |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 182,368 | 172,327 |
Service revenue and other | Operating Segments | Tower |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,964 | 7,180 |
Equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 68,843 | 68,398 | 10,318
Equipment | Operating Segments | Wireless |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 67,659 | 67,510 | 9,467
Equipment | Operating Segments | Broadband |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,184 | 888 | 851
Equipment | Operating Segments | Tower |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Cost of services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of services and cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 198,753 | 194,022 | 188,721
Cost of services | Operating Segments | Wireless |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of services and cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 131,745 | 127,045 | 125,785
Cost of services | Operating Segments | Broadband |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of services and cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 76,674 | 75,066 | 73,331
Cost of services | Operating Segments | Tower |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of services and cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,894 | 4,121 | 3,841
Cost of services | Corporate, Non-Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of services and cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (13,560) | (12,210) | (14,236)
Cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of services and cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 65,914 | 63,959 | 22,786
Cost of goods sold | Operating Segments | Wireless |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of services and cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 65,148 | 63,583 | 22,653
Cost of goods sold | Operating Segments | Broadband |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of services and cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 766 | 376 | 133
Cost of goods sold | Operating Segments | Tower |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of services and cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Cost of goods sold | Corporate, Non-Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of services and cost of goods sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0

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