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FIXED ASSETS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

5. FIXED ASSETS

As of December 31, 2010 and 2011, property, plant and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):

	Useful Life (in Years)	2010			2011

Telecommunications equipment and towers	5-15	$	549,865		$	666,969
Office and computer equipment	3-10		61,792			47,063
Buildings	15-39		22,642			18,017
Transportation vehicles	3-10		7,056			7,679
Leasehold improvements	Shorter of useful life or lease term		19,950			20,515
Land	—		7,122			6,653
Furniture and fixtures	5-10		7,088			8,120

Total plant in service			675,515			775,016
Construction in progress			29,773			38,375

Total property, plant, and equipment			705,288			813,391
Less: Accumulated depreciation			(241,397	)		(330,188	)

Net fixed assets		$	463,891		$	483,203

Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets using the straight-line method over the assets' estimated useful life for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011 was $38.5 million, $68.5 million and $93.6 million, respectively.

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The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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