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Note 18 - Other Income (Expenses) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Notes to Financial Statements |
Other Income and Other Expense Disclosure [Text Block] | 18. Other Income (Expenses): On August 1, 2020, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), by and between the Company and DISH Wireless L.L.C.(“DISH”). Under the Purchase Agreement and in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth therein, the Company sold to DISH its mobile customer accounts that are marketed and sold under the Ting brand (other than certain customer accounts associated with one network operator) (“Transferred Assets”). For a period of 10 years following the execution of the Purchase Agreement, DISH will pay a monthly fee to the Company generally equal to an amount of net revenue received by DISH in connection with the transferred customer accounts minus certain fees and expenses, as further set forth in the Purchase Agreement. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company earned $17.0 million under the Purchase Agreement.
|  | For the twelve months ended |
|  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
Income earned on sale of transferred assets |  |  | 17,033 |  |  |  | 18,507 |  |  |  | 20,030 |
Income earned on sale of Ting customer assets |  | $ | 17,033 |  |  | $ | 18,507 |  |  | $ | 20,030 |
The Company recorded interest income amounting to $4.5 million, $0.1 million and nil for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 respectively. This significant increase in 2023 was primarily due to the strategic investment of excess 2023 Term Notes proceeds into Money Market Deposit Accounts ("MMDAs") and Certificates of Deposit ("CDs"), which generated $4.3 million in interest income. Interest expense, net has been included in "Other Income" as follows (Dollar amounts in thousands of US dollars):
|  | For the twelve months ended |
|  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
Interest expense |  | $ | (46,256 | ) |  | $ | (14,588 | ) |  | $ | (4,617 | )
Interest income |  |  | 4,485 |  |  |  | 132 |  |  |  | - |
Interest expense, net |  | $ | (41,771 | ) |  | $ | (14,456 | ) |  | $ | (4,617 | )

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