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VIRGIN MEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
6. Fixed Assets (Including Leases)
Fixed assets consist of (in millions):
December 31,
2007 2006
Under Under
Capital Capital
Useful Economic Life Total Leases Total Leases
Operating equipment
Cable distribution plant ........ 8–30 years £ 5,856.4 £ 30.1 £ 5,581.6 £ 30.1
Switches and headends ........ 8–10 years 686.4 37.9 687.0 12.6
Customer premises equipment . . . 5–10 years 1,052.5 — 1,374.7 —
Other operating equipment ..... 8–20 years 5.0 — 65.8 —
Total operating equipment ...... 7,600.3 68.0 7,709.1 42.7
Other equipment
Land ..................... — 13.5 — 13.5 —
Buildings .................. 30 years 119.4 — 119.0 —
Leasehold improvements ....... 20 years or, if less, the
lease term 54.0 — 68.7 —
Computer infrastructure ....... 3–5 years 239.6 36.8 282.5 34.2
Other equipment ............ 5–12 years 265.6 36.8 169.1 20.5
Total other equipment ......... 692.1 73.6 652.8 54.7
8,292.4 141.6 8,361.9 97.4
Accumulated depreciation ....... (2,752.2) (43.3) (2,480.1) (25.2)
5,540.2 98.3 5,881.8 72.2
Construction in progress ......... 115.4 — 144.5 —
£ 5,655.6 £ 98.3 £ 6,026.3 £ 72.2
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