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Note 8 - Other Investments
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Notes to Financial Statements  
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Note 8 Other Investments

 

We are a co-investor with other communication companies in several partnerships and limited liability companies. These joint ventures make it possible to offer services to customers, including digital video services and fiber transport services that we would have difficulty offering on our own. These joint ventures also make it possible to invest in new technologies with a lower level of financial risk. We use the equity method of accounting for these investments that reflects original cost and recognition of our share of the net income or losses from the respective operations. For a listing of our investments, see Note 10 – “Segment Information.”

 

The FASB requires equity investments (except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting or those that result in consolidation of the investee) to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income. However, an entity may choose to measure equity investments that do not have readily determined fair values at cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for an identical or similar investment of the same issuer. As of June 30, 2026, and 2025, respectively, the Company had not recorded any gains or losses on our investments.

 

 

Our investments and interests in the following entities include some management responsibilities:

 

Broadband Visions, LLC (BBV) – 24.30% subsidiary equity ownership interest. BBV provides video headend and Internet services,

 

Independent Emergency Services, LLC (IES) – 14.29% subsidiary equity ownership interest. IES is a provider of E-911 services to the State of Minnesota as well as a number of counties located in Minnesota, and

 

Fiber Minnesota, LLC (FM) – 7.63% subsidiary equity ownership interest. FM is a Minnesota state-wide network that provides connectivity for regional businesses.