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FIXED ASSETS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
FIXED ASSETS |
Schedule of property, plant and equipment | As of December 31, 2011 and 2012, property, plant and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):
|  | Useful Life (in Years) |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |
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Telecommunications equipment and towers |  |  | 5 - 15 |  | $ | 666,969 |  | $ | 697,340 |
Office and computer equipment |  |  | 3 - 10 |  |  | 47,063 |  |  | 53,579 |
Buildings |  |  | 15 - 39 |  |  | 18,017 |  |  | 29,619 |
Transportation vehicles |  |  | 3 - 10 |  |  | 7,679 |  |  | 8,610 |
Leasehold improvements |  |  | Shorter of useful life or lease term |  |  | 20,515 |  |  | 19,876 |
Land |  |  | — |  |  | 6,653 |  |  | 6,836 |
Furniture and fixtures |  |  | 5 - 10 |  |  | 8,120 |  |  | 11,090 |
Total plant in service |  |  |  |  |  | 775,016 |  |  | 826,950 |
Construction in progress |  |  |  |  |  | 38,375 |  |  | 42,394 |
Total property, plant, and equipment |  |  |  |  |  | 813,391 |  |  | 869,344 |
Less: Accumulated depreciation |  |  |  |  |  | (330,188 | ) |  | (418,797 | )
Net fixed assets |  |  |  |  | $ | 483,203 |  | $ | 450,547 |
Schedule of gain recorded on sale of assets | During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company sold certain network assets used in its wholesale U.S. Wireless business. The Company recorded a gain on this transaction, calculated as follows:
|  |  |  | (in thousands) |
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Sales proceeds |  |  |  |  | $ | 15,629 |
Less net book value of assets sold: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, cost |  |  | 12,279 |  |  |  |
Accumulated depreciation |  |  | (8,263 | ) |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, net book value |  |  |  |  |  | 4,016 |
Other |  |  |  |  |  | 8 |
Total net book value of assets sold |  |  |  |  |  | 4,024 |
Gain on disposition of long-lived assets |  |  |  |  |  | 11,605 |

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