text: During 2002, the Company issued 4,654 shares of Company stock to employees valued at $0.1 million 
  in recognition of the Company’s 100th year anniversary. 
  
  In December 2001, the Company received 310,158 shares of VeriSign Inc. common stock in exchange 
  for 333,504 shares of Illuminet Holdings, Inc. stock as a result of the merger of the two entities. 
  
  The Company completed the sale of its GSM network equipment in January 2001, for approximately 
  $6.5 million of which approximately $4.9 million was escrowed as part of a like-kind exchange 
  transaction. The escrowed funds were disbursed as new equipment was received during the first six 
  months of 2001. 