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Software Impairment (Notes)
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Mar. 31, 2015
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Software Impairment
During the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2014, we internally developed computer software in our Wireline segment to replace our wireless, Internet, video, local service, and long distance customer billing systems. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, we completed a detailed assessment of our progress to date and determined it is no longer probable that the computer software being developed will be completed and placed in service. Our assessment concluded that the cost of continuing the development will be much higher than originally estimated, and the timing and scope risks are substantial. We have begun a search for an established packaged customer billing solution and expect to identify a replacement in the third quarter of 2015. We identified development work, hardware, and software recorded as Construction in Progress through March 31, 2015, that may be applicable to our replacement customer billing solution, future internally developed software, and other system needs and therefore should remain capital assets. We consider the remaining capital expenditures for this billing system to have a fair value of $0 and have taken an impairment charge of $19.8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2015, by recording an expense which is included in Software Impairment Charge on our Consolidated Statements of Operations.
During the three months ended March 31, 2015, we reassessed our plans for our internally developed machine-to-machine billing system in our Wireline segment, and decided to no longer market this system to third parties. Accordingly we recognized an impairment of $6.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2015, by recording an expense which is included in Software Impairment Charge on our Consolidated Statements of Operations.
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