Liberty Broadband Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Net Property and Equipment in Service

Net Property and Equipment in Service

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Net Property and Equipment in Service [Abstract]

Net Property and Equipment in Service [Text Block]

(4) Net Property and Equipment in Service

Net property and equipment in service consists of the following at December 31, 2011 and 2010 (amounts in thousands):

		2011	2010
Land and buildings	$	47,133	36,332
Telephony transmission equipment and distribution facilities		752,083	674,246
Cable transmission equipment and distribution facilities		141,400	128,919
Support equipment and systems		202,785	190,947
Transportation equipment		8,269	9,116
Property and equipment under capital leases		102,972	102,972
Customer premise equipment		134,207	124,655
Fiber optic cable systems		283,997	244,381
		1,672,846	1,511,568
Less accumulated depreciation		796,210	693,645
Less accumulated amortization		24,931	19,645
Net property and equipment in service	$	851,705	798,278

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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