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Summary of significant accounting policies- Revenue by segment (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) segment	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Primary revenue source
Number of reportable segments | segment			1
Revenue	$ 39,075	$ 34,277	$ 73,574	$ 63,669
DAS
Primary revenue source
Revenue	13,892	12,125	24,998	21,721
Military
Primary revenue source
Revenue	9,734	4,232	18,832	7,746
Retail
Primary revenue source
Revenue	6,567	8,145	13,481	16,854
Wholesale - Wi-Fi
Primary revenue source
Revenue	5,206	5,472	10,143	9,642
Advertising and other
Primary revenue source
Revenue	$ 3,676	$ 4,303	$ 6,120	$ 7,706

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688

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