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SEGMENT REPORTING (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) segment | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Segment reporting |  |  |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | segment |  |  | 3 |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ 111,739 | $ 115,616 | $ 331,743 | $ 326,637 |
Depreciation and amortization | 21,580 | 22,603 | 66,089 | 64,870 |
Non-cash stock-based compensation | 1,887 | 1,548 | 4,608 | 4,881 |
Operating income (loss) | 9,557 | 10,248 | 23,879 | 15,117 |
Segment Assets |  |  |  |  |
Cash, Cash equivalents, and Investments | 135,556 |  | 135,556 |  | $ 161,703
Total current assets | 225,584 |  | 225,584 |  | 228,723
Fixed assets, net | 589,428 |  | 589,428 |  | 605,581
Goodwill | 60,691 |  | 60,691 |  | 60,691
Total assets | 1,113,414 |  | 1,113,414 |  | 1,130,726
Total current liabilities | 132,862 |  | 132,862 |  | 119,669
Total debt | 83,723 |  | 83,723 |  | 86,426
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 50,662 | 49,486 |
Communication services |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 108,721 | 112,840 | 322,865 | 318,473 |
Mobility |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 23,838 | 23,965 | 67,807 | 70,861 |
Fixed |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 62,783 | 60,149 | 187,601 | 176,810 |
Carrier services |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 21,703 | 28,391 | 66,171 | 69,790 |
Other |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 397 | 335 | 1,286 | 1,012 |
Other |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 3,018 | 2,776 | 8,878 | 8,164 |
Renewable Energy |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1,177 | 1,438 | 3,373 | 4,376 |
Managed Services |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1,447 | 1,338 | 5,111 | 3,788 |
Construction |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 394 |  | 394 |  |
Corporate and Other |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization | 1,689 | 1,728 | 5,048 | 4,973 |
Non-cash stock-based compensation | 1,792 | 1,263 | 4,391 | 4,575 |
Operating income (loss) | (8,587) | (7,817) | (25,306) | (25,862) |
Segment Assets |  |  |  |  |
Cash, Cash equivalents, and Investments | 20,302 |  | 20,302 |  | 55,284
Total current assets | 15,978 |  | 15,978 |  | 55,485
Fixed assets, net | 14,335 |  | 14,335 |  | 21,453
Total assets | 144,062 |  | 144,062 |  | 184,419
Total current liabilities | 23,801 |  | 23,801 |  | 14,375
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 2,853 | 5,611 |
International Telecom | Operating segments |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 82,465 | 81,285 | 244,813 | 241,461 |
Depreciation and amortization | 13,671 | 14,089 | 42,120 | 40,709 |
Non-cash stock-based compensation | 29 | 285 | 20 | 306 |
Operating income (loss) | 16,024 | 10,867 | 44,119 | 35,802 |
Segment Assets |  |  |  |  |
Cash, Cash equivalents, and Investments | 67,701 |  | 67,701 |  | 43,125
Total current assets | 124,515 |  | 124,515 |  | 91,497
Fixed assets, net | 452,303 |  | 452,303 |  | 466,523
Goodwill | 25,421 |  | 25,421 |  | 25,421
Total assets | 664,307 |  | 664,307 |  | 647,228
Total current liabilities | 71,254 |  | 71,254 |  | 77,644
Total debt | 83,723 |  | 83,723 |  | 86,426
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 28,439 | 8,533 |
International Telecom | Operating segments | Communication services |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 81,018 | 79,947 | 239,702 | 237,673 |
International Telecom | Operating segments | Mobility |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 21,406 | 21,364 | 60,604 | 62,766 |
International Telecom | Operating segments | Fixed |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 57,364 | 55,845 | 172,420 | 166,925 |
International Telecom | Operating segments | Carrier services |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1,851 | 2,403 | 5,392 | 6,970 |
International Telecom | Operating segments | Other |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 397 | 335 | 1,286 | 1,012 |
International Telecom | Operating segments | Other |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1,447 | 1,338 | 5,111 | 3,788 |
International Telecom | Operating segments | Managed Services |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1,447 | 1,338 | 5,111 | 3,788 |
US Telecom | Operating segments |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 28,097 | 32,893 | 83,557 | 80,800 |
Depreciation and amortization | 5,729 | 5,770 | 17,331 | 16,919 |
Operating income (loss) | 2,218 | 7,912 | 6,241 | 5,927 |
Segment Assets |  |  |  |  |
Cash, Cash equivalents, and Investments | 25,177 |  | 25,177 |  | 38,240
Total current assets | 59,801 |  | 59,801 |  | 54,207
Fixed assets, net | 77,017 |  | 77,017 |  | 69,184
Goodwill | 35,270 |  | 35,270 |  | 35,270
Total assets | 233,288 |  | 233,288 |  | 222,356
Total current liabilities | 36,898 |  | 36,898 |  | 24,905
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 17,254 | 33,159 |
US Telecom | Operating segments | Communication services |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 27,703 | 32,893 | 83,163 | 80,800 |
US Telecom | Operating segments | Mobility |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 2,432 | 2,601 | 7,203 | 8,095 |
US Telecom | Operating segments | Fixed |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 5,419 | 4,304 | 15,181 | 9,885 |
US Telecom | Operating segments | Carrier services |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 19,852 | 25,988 | 60,779 | 62,820 |
US Telecom | Operating segments | Other |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 394 |  | 394 |  |
US Telecom | Operating segments | Construction |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 394 |  | 394 |  |
Renewable Energy | Operating segments |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1,177 | 1,438 | 3,373 | 4,376 |
Depreciation and amortization | 491 | 1,016 | 1,590 | 2,269 |
Non-cash stock-based compensation | 66 |  | 197 |  |
Operating income (loss) | (98) | (714) | (1,175) | (750) |
Segment Assets |  |  |  |  |
Cash, Cash equivalents, and Investments | 22,376 |  | 22,376 |  | 25,054
Total current assets | 25,290 |  | 25,290 |  | 27,534
Fixed assets, net | 45,773 |  | 45,773 |  | 48,421
Total assets | 71,757 |  | 71,757 |  | 76,723
Total current liabilities | 909 |  | 909 |  | $ 2,745
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 2,116 | 2,183 |
Renewable Energy | Operating segments | Other |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1,177 | 1,438 | 3,373 | 4,376 |
Renewable Energy | Operating segments | Renewable Energy |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ 1,177 | $ 1,438 | $ 3,373 | $ 4,376 |

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