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ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS |
Schedule of the operating activities of the Company's principal subsidiaries, the segments in which the Company reports its revenue and markets served |
Segment |  | Services |  | Markets |  | Tradenames |
U.S. Telecom |  | Wireless |  | United States (rural markets) |  | Commnet, Choice, Choice NTUA Wireless |
|  | Wireline |  | United States |  | Essextel |
International Telecom |  | Wireline |  | Bermuda, Guyana, U.S. Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands |  | One (formerly Logic in Bermuda), GTT+, Viya (formerly Innovative), Logic |
|  | Wireless |  | Bermuda, Guyana, U.S. Virgin Islands |  | One (formerly CellOne), GTT+, Viya (formerly Innovative and Choice) |
|  | Video Services |  | Bermuda, U.S. Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands |  | One (formerly Bermuda CableVision), Viya (formerly Innovative), Logic |
Renewable Energy |  | Solar |  | United States (Massachusetts, California, and New Jersey), India |  | Ahana Renewables, Vibrant Energy |

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