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Segment Reporting - Selected Financial Data for Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
External revenue
Service revenue and other	$ 55,173	$ 51,814	$ 162,643	$ 153,285
Operating expenses
Cost of services	22,669	20,947	65,167	62,030
Selling, general and administrative	20,039	19,445	64,227	57,600
Depreciation and amortization	11,995	10,741	36,010	33,807
Operating income (loss)	470	681	(2,761)	(152)
Operating Segments
Operating expenses
Selling, general and administrative	20,039	19,445	64,227	57,600
Depreciation and amortization	11,995	10,741	36,010	33,807
Total operating expenses	54,703	51,133	165,404	153,437
Operating income (loss)	470	681	(2,761)	(152)
Operating Segments | Broadband
External revenue
Service revenue and other	50,710	48,681	150,630	144,113
Operating expenses
Selling, general and administrative	9,792	8,790	28,960	24,316
Depreciation and amortization	10,106	8,617	30,448	27,243
Total operating expenses	41,224	37,439	120,980	110,907
Operating income (loss)	9,486	11,242	29,650	33,206
Operating Segments | Tower
External revenue
Service revenue and other	4,501	3,140	12,490	9,195
Operating expenses
Selling, general and administrative	330	192	1,095	634
Depreciation and amortization	467	691	1,414	2,102
Total operating expenses	2,080	1,810	6,046	5,440
Operating income (loss)	2,421	1,330	6,444	3,755
Intersegment Eliminations
External revenue
Service revenue and other	4,699	3,951	13,341	11,404
Intersegment Eliminations | Broadband
External revenue
Service revenue and other	2,100	2,669	6,818	7,597
Intersegment Eliminations | Tower
External revenue
Service revenue and other	2,637	1,289	7,000	3,830
Intersegment Eliminations | Corporate and Other
External revenue
Service revenue and other	(38)	(7)	(477)	(23)
Corporate, Non-Segment
Operating expenses
Selling, general and administrative	9,917	10,463	34,172	32,650
Depreciation and amortization	1,422	1,433	4,148	4,462
Total operating expenses	11,399	11,884	38,378	37,090
Operating income (loss)	(11,437)	(11,891)	(38,855)	(37,113)
Tower lease | Operating Segments
External revenue
Service revenue and other	1,864	1,851	5,490	5,365
Tower lease | Operating Segments | Broadband
External revenue
Service revenue and other	0	0	0	0
Tower lease | Operating Segments | Tower
External revenue
Service revenue and other	1,864	1,851	5,490	5,365
Cable, residential and SMB | Operating Segments
External revenue
Service revenue and other	37,469	33,696	108,242	99,703
Cable, residential and SMB | Operating Segments | Broadband
External revenue
Service revenue and other	37,469	33,696	108,242	99,703
Cable, residential and SMB | Operating Segments | Tower
External revenue
Service revenue and other	0	0	0	0
Fiber, enterprise and wholesale | Operating Segments
External revenue
Service revenue and other	4,707	5,163	15,858	14,912
Fiber, enterprise and wholesale | Operating Segments | Broadband
External revenue
Service revenue and other	4,707	5,163	15,858	14,912
Fiber, enterprise and wholesale | Operating Segments | Tower
External revenue
Service revenue and other	0	0	0	0
Rural local exchange carrier | Operating Segments
External revenue
Service revenue and other	4,426	5,080	13,784	15,899
Rural local exchange carrier | Operating Segments | Broadband
External revenue
Service revenue and other	4,426	5,080	13,784	15,899
Rural local exchange carrier | Operating Segments | Tower
External revenue
Service revenue and other	0	0	0	0
Installation and other | Operating Segments
External revenue
Service revenue and other	2,008	2,073	5,928	6,002
Installation and other | Operating Segments | Broadband
External revenue
Service revenue and other	2,008	2,073	5,928	6,002
Installation and other | Operating Segments | Tower
External revenue
Service revenue and other	0	0	0	0
Service revenue and other | Operating Segments
External revenue
Service revenue and other	50,474	47,863	149,302	141,881
Service revenue and other | Operating Segments | Broadband
External revenue
Service revenue and other	48,610	46,012	143,812	136,516
Service revenue and other | Operating Segments | Tower
External revenue
Service revenue and other	1,864	1,851	5,490	5,365
Cost of services | Operating Segments
Operating expenses
Cost of services	22,669	20,947	65,167	62,030
Cost of services | Operating Segments | Broadband
Operating expenses
Cost of services	21,326	20,032	61,572	59,348
Cost of services | Operating Segments | Tower
Operating expenses
Cost of services	1,283	927	3,537	2,704
Cost of services | Corporate, Non-Segment
Operating expenses
Cost of services	$ 60	$ (12)	$ 58	$ (22)

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