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(1) Fiber, conduit and other outside plant consists of fiber and metallic cable, conduit, poles and other supporting structures.
−Removed: Fiber, conduit and other outside plant decreased as of December 31, 2021 compared to December 31, 2020 due to the retirement of a portion of our copper-based infrastructure being replaced with our Quantum Fiber infrastructure.
(2) Central office and other network electronics consists of circuit and packet switches, routers, transmission electronics and electronics providing service to customers.
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We own a substantial portion of our telecommunications equipment required for our business.
−Removed: However, we lease from third parties certain facilities, plant and equipment and software under various finance and operating lease arrangements when the leasing arrangements are more favorable to us than purchasing the assets.
+Added: However, we also lease from third parties certain facilities, plant and equipment and software under various finance and operating lease arrangements when the leasing arrangements are more favorable to us than owning the assets.
We also own and lease administrative offices in major metropolitan locations primarily within our local service area.
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For additional information, see Note 8—Property, Plant and Equipment to our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II of this report.
+Added: We have entered into various agreements regarding our unused office and technical space to reduce our ongoing operating expenses regarding such space.
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