This section outlines the methods available and how to determine the useful life and residual value of fibre optic cables. Whether you're a seasoned accountant or a business owner keen to understand the finer details, this post will help. This report addresses the economic life of single-mode fiber optic cable installed by incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) in the local exchange network. The depreciation lives of these cables are derived from analysis of demand, technology substitution, physical mortality, and competitive. Fiber optic cables are high-tech communications cables that carry information like bursts of light along extremely thin glass or plastic strands, providing high-speed, high-bandwidth connectivity with little loss of signal. Fiber optic cables make up the foundation of contemporary. In March 2021, Micor conducted a Fair Value Appraisal of fixed assets of an information and communication provider (ICT). Understanding. However, since the industry failed to make comparable sales and rental data available for fiber optic lines, we have been left to use alternative approaches of value. The process of estimating its fair market value has been challenging, at best.