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FIXED ASSETS | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
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FIXED ASSETS: | 6. FIXED ASSETS: As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, property, plant and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands):
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​ | ​ | Useful Life | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | (in Years) |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |
Telecommunications equipment and towers |  | 5 -15 | ​ | $ | 1,539,533 | ​ | $ | 1,479,633 | ​
Office and computer equipment |  | 3 -10 | ​ |  | 148,693 | ​ |  | 151,804 | ​
Buildings |  | 15-39 | ​ |  | 138,243 | ​ |  | 136,145 | ​
Transportation vehicles |  | 3 -10 | ​ |  | 27,480 | ​ |  | 27,879 | ​
Leasehold improvements |  | Shorter of useful life or lease term | ​ |  | 22,424 | ​ |  | 22,934 | ​
Land |  | — | ​ |  | 11,652 | ​ |  | 11,308 | ​
Furniture and fixtures |  | 5 -10 | ​ |  | 11,438 | ​ |  | 11,592 | ​
Total property, plant and equipment | ​ | ​ | ​ |  | 1,899,463 | ​ |  | 1,841,295 | ​
Construction in progress | ​ | ​ | ​ |  | 192,815 | ​ |  | 136,683 | ​
Total property, plant and equipment | ​ | ​ | ​ |  | 2,092,278 | ​ |  | 1,977,978 | ​
Less: Accumulated depreciation | ​ | ​ | ​ |  | (1,011,619) | ​ |  | (922,024) | ​
Net fixed assets | ​ | ​ | ​ | $ | 1,080,659 | ​ | $ | 1,055,954 | ​
​ Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets, using the straight-line method over the assets’ estimated useful life, for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 was $141.6 million, $135.1 million and $102.7 million, respectively. Included within telecommunication equipment and towers are certain right to use assets under capital lease with a cost of $36.1 million and $26.6 million and net book value of and $8.7 million and $13.7 million, as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company received capital expenditure grants of $31.9 million and $2.9 million, respectively, which are reflected in the balance sheet as a reduction to property, plant and equipment. The Company had $8.1 million and $5.6 million of capitalized implementation costs at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The Company amortized $2.2 million and $1.9 million of implementation costs during the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

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