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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Cash flows from operating activities:      
Net loss $ (31,852) $ (18,754) $ (7,583)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization 138,335 141,627 135,137
Amortization of intangibles from acquisitions 7,907 12,636 13,016
Provision for doubtful accounts 5,946 5,012 6,693
Amortization of debt issuance costs 2,681 2,431 2,014
(Gain) loss on disposition of assets and transfers (13,251) 1,699 4,387
Stock-based compensation 8,237 8,535 7,406
Deferred income taxes (12,777) (16,756) (7,452)
Loss on pension settlement   369 1,725
Loss on extinguishment of debt 760    
Gain on investments (464) (4,201) (5,656)
Goodwill impairment 35,269 0  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of acquisitions and dispositions:      
Accounts receivable and government grant receivable 9,075 (19,785) (10,385)
Customer receivable 3,909 (416) (8,713)
Prepaid income taxes 23 739 6,206
Accrued taxes (16,246) 7,062 2,981
Materials and supplies, prepayments, and other current assets (1,906) 7,666 (15,525)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities and advance payments and deposits 1,785 2,430 (125)
Other assets (649) (10,079) (9,979)
Other liabilities (8,866) (8,583) (11,235)
Net cash provided by operating activities 127,916 111,632 102,912
Cash flows from investing activities:      
Capital expenditures (110,375) (163,297) (160,114)
Government capital programs - Amounts disbursed (108,476) (32,871) (7,905)
Government capital programs - Amounts received 95,758 31,873 2,853
(Purchases) and sales of strategic investments 790 (1,055) (2,750)
Sale of businesses, net of transferred cash of $0     1,835
Spectrum sales and deposits refunded   576 1,136
Purchase of intangible assets (573)    
Proceeds from strategic investments     15,745
Purchase of spectrum; including deposits     (1,068)
Acquisition of businesses   1,314 (18,044)
Purchase of investments - employee benefit plan (71) (2,124)  
Proceeds from investments - employee benefit plan 588 472  
Proceeds from sale of assets 18,609   1,067
Net cash used in investing activities (103,750) (165,112) (167,245)
Cash flows from financing activities:      
Dividends paid on common stock (14,674) (13,178) (10,708)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests (3,645) (4,039) (3,531)
Payment of debt issuance costs (6,705) (3,906) (873)
Finance lease payments (1,930) (1,375) (1,069)
Term loan - repayments (241,115) (6,959) (5,222)
Term loan - borrowings 300,000 130,000 20,000
Revolving credit facility - borrowings 103,000 159,414 115,250
Revolving credit facility - repayments (117,502) (185,293) (72,250)
Proceeds from customer receivable credit facility 5,740 7,300 15,425
Repayment of customer receivable credit facility (7,674) (6,712) (4,960)
Purchases of common stock - stock- based compensation (1,932) (1,473) (1,169)
Purchases of common stock - share repurchase plan (10,000) (14,999) (942)
Investments made by minority shareholders in consolidated affiliates     22
Repurchases of noncontrolling interests (652) (2,861) (4,891)
Contingent consideration paid for business acquisition     (1,718)
Net cash provided by financing activities 2,911 55,919 43,364
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash 27,077 2,439 (20,969)
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period 62,167 59,728 80,697
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period 89,244 62,167 59,728
Supplemental cash flow information:      
Interest paid 48,053 39,251 19,924
Taxes paid 7,295 2,898 3,241
Dividends declared, not paid 3,627 3,701 3,310
Noncash investing activity:      
Amounts accrued for reimbursable capital expenditures from government capital programs 29,924 31,769  
Amounts accrued for non-reimbursable capital expenditures $ 13,782 $ 25,521 $ 27,811