Our property, plant and equipment consists principally of fiber-optic and metallic cables, high-speed transport equipment, electronics, switches, routers, gateway and transmission facilities, central office equipment, land and buildings related to our operations.
−Removed: Our gross property, plant and equipment consisted of the following components:
+Added: Our gross property, plant and equipment consisted of the following components as of the dates below:
As of December 31,
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(4) Construction in progress includes inventory held for construction and property of the aforementioned categories that is under construction and has not yet been placed in service.
−Removed: (5) These values exclude assets classified as held for sale.
We own a substantial portion of our telecommunications equipment required for our business.
−Removed: However, we also lease from third parties certain facilities, plant and equipment under various finance and operating lease arrangements.
+Added: However, we also lease from third parties certain facilities, network capacity and equipment under various lease or other arrangements.
We also own or lease administrative offices in major metropolitan locations both in the United States and internationally.
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