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UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
NOTE 9 INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITIES (Continued)
Year Ended December 31, 2010 2009 2008
(Dollars in thousands)
Results of Operations
Revenues ...................................... $4,950,000 $4,793,000 $4,764,000
Operating expenses ............................... 3,549,000 3,418,000 3,358,000
Operating income ................................. 1,401,000 1,375,000 1,406,000
Other income, net ................................ 38,000 43,000 27,000
Net income ..................................... $1,439,000 $1,418,000 $1,433,000
NOTE 10 PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, plant and equipment in service and under construction, and related accumulated depreciation
and amortization, as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 were as follows:
Useful Lives
December 31, (Years) 2010 2009
(Dollars in thousands)
Land ........................................... N/A $ 26,791 $ 26,017
Buildings ........................................ 20 317,474 300,285
Leasehold and land improvements ..................... 1-30 1,042,675 976,828
Cell site equipment ................................ 6-25 2,619,135 2,394,222
Switching equipment ............................... 1-8 943,843 862,826
Office furniture and equipment ........................ 3-5 610,434 549,871
Other operating equipment ........................... 5-25 365,455 341,988
System development ............................... 3-7 325,050 258,073
Work in process ................................... N/A 131,724 174,197
6,382,581 5,884,307
Accumulated depreciation and amortization ............... (3,767,509) (3,282,969)
$ 2,615,072 $ 2,601,338
Depreciation and amortization expense totaled $561.6 million, $553.7 million and $560.1 million in 2010,
2009 and 2008, respectively.
In 2010, 2009 and 2008, Loss on asset disposals, net included charges of $10.7 million, $16.2 million
and $17.4 million, respectively, related to disposals of assets, trade-ins of older assets for replacement
assets and other retirements of assets from service.
NOTE 11 ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS
U.S. Cellular is subject to asset retirement obligations associated with its leased cell sites, switching
office sites, retail store sites and office locations. Asset retirement obligations generally include
obligations to restore leased land and retail store and office premises to their pre-lease conditions. These
obligations are included in Other deferred liabilities and credits in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
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