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FIXED ASSETS | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
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FIXED ASSETS: | 6. FIXED ASSETS: As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, property, plant and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands):
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​ | ​ | Useful Life | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | (in Years) |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |
Telecommunications equipment and towers |  | 5 -15 | ​ | $ | 1,571,145 | ​ | $ | 1,539,533 | ​
Office and computer equipment |  | 3 -10 | ​ |  | 112,371 | ​ |  | 148,693 | ​
Buildings |  | 15-39 | ​ |  | 100,533 | ​ |  | 138,243 | ​
Transportation vehicles |  | 3 -10 | ​ |  | 20,335 | ​ |  | 27,480 | ​
Leasehold improvements |  | Shorter of useful life or lease term | ​ |  | 16,902 | ​ |  | 22,424 | ​
Land |  | — | ​ |  | 25,887 | ​ |  | 11,652 | ​
Furniture and fixtures |  | 5 -10 | ​ |  | 9,189 | ​ |  | 11,438 | ​
Total property, plant and equipment | ​ | ​ | ​ |  | 1,856,362 | ​ |  | 1,899,463 | ​
Construction in progress | ​ | ​ | ​ |  | 272,559 | ​ |  | 192,815 | ​
Total property, plant and equipment | ​ | ​ | ​ |  | 2,128,921 | ​ |  | 2,092,278 | ​
Less: Accumulated depreciation | ​ | ​ | ​ |  | (1,088,728) | ​ |  | (1,011,619) | ​
Net fixed assets | ​ | ​ | ​ | $ | 1,040,193 | ​ | $ | 1,080,659 | ​
​ Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets, using the straight-line method over the assets’ estimated useful life, for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 was $138.3 million, $141.6 million and $135.1 million, respectively. Included within telecommunication equipment and towers are finance leases with a cost of $51.4 million and $36.1 million and net book value of $29.6 million and $8.7 million, as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company received grant capital expenditure reimbursements of $95.8 million and $31.9 million, respectively, which are reflected in the balance sheet as a reduction to property, plant and equipment. The Company had $10.9 million and $8.1 million of capitalized implementation costs at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The Company amortized $2.1 million and $2.2 million of implementation costs during the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. During 2024, the Company disposed of real estate assets in its International Telecom segment with a book value of $0.5 million. The Company received $17.8 million of sale proceeds recognizing a gain of $15.5 million and selling costs of $1.8 million.

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