text: **Note 3. Securities and Investments**
  
  The Company has three classifications of investments; available for sale securities, investments carried at cost, and 
  equity method investments. See Note 1 for specific definitions of each classification of investment. The following 
  tables present the investments of the Company for the three-year period ended December 31, 2003: 
  
  Available-for-sale securities at December 31 consist of the following: 
  
  Gross 
  Unrealized 
  Holding 
  Gains  Cost 
  
  *(in thousands)*
  
  **2003**
  
  Deutsche Telekom, AG 
  Other 
  **$**
  
  **85**
  **73**
  **158** **$ 64**
  **-**
  **$ 64**
  
  **$**
  
  **-**
  **23**
  **23**
  
  **$**
  
  **149**
  **50**
  **199**
  
  **$**
  
  **$** **$** **$** **$**
  
  2002 
  
  $ 
  Deutsche Telekom, AG 
  Other 
  $ 
  
  85 
  73 
  158  $ 20 
  - 
  $ 20 
  
  $ 
  
  - 
  27 
  27 
  
  $ 
  
  105 
  46 
  151  $  $  $  $ 
  
  2001 
  
  $ 
  
  VeriSign, Inc. 
  Deutsche Telekom, AG 
  Other 
  
  $11,798 
  85 
  74 
  $11,957  $ - 
  10 
  58 
  $ 68 
  
  $ 
  
  - 
  - 
  - 
  -  $ 11,798 
  95 
  132 
  $ 12,025  $  $ 