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RETIREMENT PLANS | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
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RETIREMENT PLANS | 11. RETIREMENT PLANS The Company has noncontributory defined benefit pension plans for eligible employees in its International Telecom segment who meet certain eligibility criteria. The Company also has a noncontributory defined medical, dental, vision, and life benefit plan for eligible employees in its International Telecom segment who meet certain eligibility criteria. The Company recorded the net periodic benefit cost identified below (in thousands):
|  | Three months ended |
|  | March 31, 2019 |  | March 31, 2018 |
|  | Pension benefits |  | Postretirement benefits |  | Pension benefits |  | Postretirement benefits |
Operating expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service cost |  | $ | 447 |  | $ | 37 |  | $ | 448 |  | $ | 37 |
Non-operating expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest cost |  |  | 841 |  |  | 40 |  |  | 820 |  |  | 40 |
Expected return on plan assets |  |  | (1,263) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,209) |  |  | — |
Actuarial gain/ loss |  |  | 7 |  |  | (17) |  |  | 30 |  |  | (17) |
Net periodic pension expense |  | $ | 32 |  | $ | 60 |  | $ | 89 |  | $ | 60 |
The Company is not required to contributions to its pension and postretirement benefit plans. However, the Company periodically evaluates whether to make discretionary contributions. No contributions were made during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.

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