UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the quarterly period ended February 29, 2008
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the transition period from to
Commission file number 0-19603
CENTENNIAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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06-1242753
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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3349 Route 138
Wall, NJ 07719
(Address of principal executive offices,
including zip code)
(732) 556-2200
(Registrants telephone number,
including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed
by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or
for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES
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NO
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer,
a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
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Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
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Smaller reporting company
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(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of
the Exchange Act). YES
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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuers classes of common stock, as
of the latest practical date.
Common
Stock 107,758,122 outstanding shares as of March 25, 2008
PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CENTENNIAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)
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February 29,
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May 31,
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2008
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2007
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ASSETS
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CURRENT ASSETS:
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$
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84,208
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$
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94,740
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Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $9,462 and $7,571, respectively
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90,933
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88,292
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Inventory phones and accessories, net
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40,508
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31,624
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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21,528
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18,257
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Total Current Assets
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237,177
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232,913
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Property, plant and equipment, net
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578,254
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574,503
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Debt issuance costs, less accumulated amortization of $28,968 and $25,295, respectively
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36,578
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42,872
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Restricted cash
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6,501
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5,926
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U.S. wireless licenses
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402,387
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398,783
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Puerto Rico wireless licenses, net
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54,159
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54,159
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Goodwill
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4,187
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4,187
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Cable facility, net
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3,310
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3,490
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Customer list, net
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11,635
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Other assets
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6,265
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5,148
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TOTAL ASSETS
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$
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1,340,453
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$
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1,321,981
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS DEFICIT
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CURRENT LIABILITIES:
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Accounts payable
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$
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35,037
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$
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20,839
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
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181,716
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191,524
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Payable to affiliates
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75
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125
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Total Current Liabilities
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216,828
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212,488
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Long-term debt
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2,008,323
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2,046,565
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Deferred income taxes
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135,079
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124,783
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Other liabilities
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37,823
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16,523
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Minority interest in subsidiaries
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4,785
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4,293
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Commitments and contingencies (see Note 8)
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STOCKHOLDERS DEFICIT:
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Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share, 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued
or outstanding
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Common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 240,000,000 shares authorized; issued 107,828,625
and 106,899,286 shares, respectively; and outstanding 107,758,122 and 106,828,783 shares,
respectively
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1,078
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1,069
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Additional paid-in capital
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32,451
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19,832
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Accumulated deficit
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(1,091,077
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(1,103,379
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Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
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(3,760
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884
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(1,061,308
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(1,081,594
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Less: cost of 70,503 common shares in treasury
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(1,077
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(1,077
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Total Stockholders Deficit
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(1,062,385
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(1,082,671
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS DEFICIT
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$
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1,340,453
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$
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1,321,981
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See notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
3
CENTENNIAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)
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Three Months Ended
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Nine Months Ended
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February 29,
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February 28,
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February 29,
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February 28,
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2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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REVENUE:
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Service revenue
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$
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233,361
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$
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212,434
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$
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698,457
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$
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642,213
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Equipment sales
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17,792
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16,678
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44,234
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41,502
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251,153
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229,112
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742,691
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683,715
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COSTS AND EXPENSES:
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Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation
and amortization shown below)
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45,034
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42,388
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135,975
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129,129
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Cost of equipment sold
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34,047
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34,852
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95,831
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95,947
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Sales and marketing
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25,503
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24,643
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77,817
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71,436
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General and administrative
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49,573
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44,481
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149,438
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129,170
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Depreciation and amortization
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35,262
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32,624
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102,873
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97,537
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Loss (gain) on disposition of assets
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120
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(265
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1,731
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28
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189,539
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178,723
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563,665
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523,247
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Operating income
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61,614
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50,389
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179,026
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160,468
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Interest expense, net
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(47,508
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(50,540
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(143,901
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(152,943
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Gain on sale of equity investments
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4,730
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4,730
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Income from continuing operations before
income tax expense, minority interest in
income of subsidiaries and income from equity
investments
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14,106
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4,579
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35,125
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12,255
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Income tax expense
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(7,302
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(4,252
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(20,270
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(11,285
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Income from continuing operations before
minority interest in income of subsidiaries
and income from equity investments
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6,804
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327
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14,855
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970
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Minority interest in income of subsidiaries
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(171
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(264
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(492
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(705
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Income from equity investments
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258
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804
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Income from continuing operations
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6,633
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321
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14,363
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1,069
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Discontinued operations:
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Gain (loss)
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2,170
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(659
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Loss on disposition
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(1,218
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(266
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(2,257
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(32,261
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Income tax expense
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(3,573
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(5,008
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Net loss from discontinued operations
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(1,218
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(1,669
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(2,257
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(37,928
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Net income (loss)
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$
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5,415
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$
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(1,348
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$
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12,106
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$
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(36,859
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Earnings (loss) per share:
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Basic
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Earnings per share from continuing operations
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$
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0.06
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$
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0.00
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$
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0.13
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$
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0.01
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Loss per share from discontinued operations
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(0.01
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(0.01
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(0.02
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(0.36
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Net income (loss) per share
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$
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0.05
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$
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(0.01
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$
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0.11
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$
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(0.35
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Diluted
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Earnings per share from continuing operations
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$
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0.06
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$
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0.00
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$
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0.13
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$
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0.01
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Loss per share from discontinued operations
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(0.01
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(0.01
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(0.02
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(0.35
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Net income (loss) per share
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$
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0.05
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$
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(0.01
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$
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0.11
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$
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(0.34
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Weighted-average number of shares outstanding:
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Basic
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107,755
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105,698
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107,457
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105,437
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Diluted
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109,987
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108,637
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110,240
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107,786
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See notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
4
CENTENNIAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
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Nine Months Ended
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February 29,
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February 28,
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2008
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2007
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
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Net income (loss)
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$
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12,106
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$
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(36,859
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
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Depreciation and amortization
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102,873
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104,704
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Stock-based compensation
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8,548
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7,211
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Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation
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(1,113
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(224
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Minority interest in income of subsidiaries
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492
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705
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Income from equity investments
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(804
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Distributions received from equity investments
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386
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Loss on disposition of assets
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3,988
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32,244
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Gain on sale of equity investment
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(4,730
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Changes in assets and liabilities
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(5,000
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(3,692
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Net cash provided by operating activities
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121,894
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98,941
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INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
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Proceeds from disposition of assets, net of cash expenses
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91
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322
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|
Acquisition of minority interest, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,500
|
)
|
|
Payment for acquisition, net of cash acquired
|
|
|
(12,519
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payment for purchase of wireless spectrum
|
|
|
(3,604
|
)
|
|
|
(14,920
|
)
|
|
Payment from sales of equity investment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,100
|
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
|
(75,595
|
)
|
|
|
(78,352
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(91,627
|
)
|
|
|
(88,350
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repayment of debt
|
|
|
(46,417
|
)
|
|
|
(21,334
|
)
|
|
Debt issuance costs paid
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(562
|
)
|
|
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options
|
|
|
4,209
|
|
|
|
2,264
|
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan
|
|
|
296
|
|
|
|
461
|
|
|
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation
|
|
|
1,113
|
|
|
|
224
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in financing activities
|
|
|
(40,799
|
)
|
|
|
(18,947
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(10,532
|
)
|
|
|
(8,356
|
)
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
|
|
94,740
|
|
|
|
94,884
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
|
|
$
|
84,208
|
|
|
$
|
86,528
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW DISCLOSURE:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid during the period for:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
|
|
$
|
156,340
|
|
|
$
|
165,726
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income taxes
|
|
$
|
10,048
|
|
|
$
|
4,991
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NON-CASH TRANSACTION:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed assets acquired under capital leases
|
|
$
|
6,021
|
|
|
$
|
6,962
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition of fixed assets
|
|
$
|
4,140
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition of minority interest included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
5
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
NOTE 1. INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP)
and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States (U.S.) Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) for interim financial statements. Accordingly, these Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements do not include all disclosures required by GAAP. The results for the interim
periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year. These Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and
notes thereto included in the Companys May 31, 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on August 9,
2007, which includes a summary of significant accounting policies and other disclosures. In the
opinion of management, the accompanying interim unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements contain all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring items) necessary to present
fairly the condensed consolidated financial position of Centennial Communications Corp. and
Subsidiaries (the Company) as of February 29, 2008 and the results of its consolidated operations
and consolidated cash flows for the three and nine-month periods ended February 29, 2008 and
February 28, 2007.
NOTE 2. OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL
Other Intangible Assets
The following table presents the intangible assets not subject to amortization:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impairment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
Loss
|
|
|
As of
|
|
|
|
|
June 1, 2007
|
|
|
Acquired
|
|
|
Recognized
|
|
|
February 29, 2008
|
|
|
U.S. wireless licenses
|
|
$
|
398,783
|
|
|
$
|
3,604
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
402,387
|
|
|
Puerto Rico wireless licenses
|
|
|
54,159
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
54,159
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
452,942
|
|
|
$
|
3,604
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
456,546
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
On October 23, 2007, the Company acquired 1900 MHz (PCS) wireless spectrum covering
approximately 400,000 Pops in Lima and Findlay-Tiffin, Ohio, for approximately $3,604.
A significant portion of the Companys intangible assets are licenses that provide the
Companys wireless operations with the exclusive right to utilize radio frequency spectrum
designated on the license to provide wireless communication services. While wireless licenses are
issued for only a fixed time, generally ten years, the U.S. wireless and Puerto Rico wireless
licenses are subject to renewal by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Historically,
renewals of licenses through the FCC have occurred routinely and at nominal cost. Moreover, the
Company has determined that there are currently no legal, regulatory, contractual, competitive,
economic or other factors that limit the estimated useful life of its U.S. wireless and Puerto Rico
wireless licenses. As a result, the U.S. wireless and Puerto Rico wireless licenses are treated as
indefinite-lived intangible assets under the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards (SFAS) No. 142,
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
(SFAS 142) and are not
amortized, but rather are tested for impairment. The Company reevaluates the estimated useful life
determination for U.S. wireless and Puerto Rico wireless licenses each reporting period to
determine whether events and circumstances continue to support an indefinite useful life.
The Company tests its wireless licenses for impairment annually, and more frequently if
indications of impairment exist. The Company uses a direct value approach in performing its annual
impairment test on its wireless licenses, in accordance with a September 29, 2004 Staff
Announcement from the staff of the SEC Use of the Residual Method to Value Acquired Assets Other
Than Goodwill. The direct value approach determines fair value using estimates of future cash
flows associated specifically with the licenses. If the fair value of the wireless licenses is less
than the carrying amount of the licenses, an impairment is recognized.
Goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives are subject to impairment tests.
The Company currently tests goodwill for impairment using a residual value approach on an annual
basis as of January 31 or on an interim basis if an event occurs or circumstances change that would
reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying value. Specifically, goodwill
impairment is determined using a two-step process. The first step of the goodwill impairment test
is used to identify potential impairment by comparing the fair value of a
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reporting unit (calculated using a discounted cash flow method)
with its carrying amount, including goodwill. The Company determined that its reporting units for
SFAS 142 are its operating segments determined under SFAS No. 131,
Disclosures about Segments of an
Enterprise and Related Information
(SFAS 131). If the fair value of a reporting unit exceeds its
carrying amount, goodwill of the reporting unit is considered not impaired and the second step of
the impairment test is unnecessary. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair
value, the second step of the goodwill impairment test is performed to measure the amount of
impairment loss, if any. The second step of the goodwill impairment test compares implied fair
value (i.e., fair value of reporting unit less the fair value of the units assets and liabilities,
including identifiable intangible assets) of the reporting units goodwill with the carrying amount
of that goodwill. If the carrying value of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value, the excess is
required to be recorded as an impairment.
The Company performed its annual goodwill and intangible asset impairment analyses during the
third quarter of fiscal year 2008. Based upon the results of these analyses, there were no
impairments.
The following table presents other intangible assets subject to amortization:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of February 29, 2008
|
|
As of May 31, 2007
|
|
|
|
Estimated
|
|
Gross
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
|
|
|
|
|
|
Useful
|
|
Carrying
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
Carrying
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
|
Life
|
|
Amount
|
|
Amortization
|
|
Amount
|
|
Amortization
|
|
Cable facility
|
|
25 years
|
|
|
6,000
|
|
|
|
2,690
|
|
|
|
6,000
|
|
|
|
2,510
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Customer lists
|
|
10 years
|
|
|
12,085
|
|
|
|
450
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other intangible assets amortization expense was $350 and $630 for the three and nine months
ended February 29, 2008, respectively. Based solely on the finite lived intangible assets existing
at February 29, 2008, amortization expense is estimated to be
approximately $362 for the remainder
of fiscal 2008 and $1,448 per fiscal year for each of the next five fiscal years.
Goodwill
The goodwill balance in the Puerto Rico broadband segment was $4,187 at February 29, 2008 and
May 31, 2007.
NOTE 3. DEBT
Long-term debt consisted of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of
|
|
|
As of
|
|
|
|
|
February 29, 2008
|
|
|
May 31, 2007
|
|
|
Senior Secured Credit Facility Term Loans
|
|
$
|
550,000
|
|
|
$
|
550,000
|
|
|
8 1/8% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2014
|
|
|
325,000
|
|
|
|
325,000
|
|
|
10 1/8% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2013
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
|
Senior Unsecured Holdco Floating Rate Notes due
2013, net of unamortized discount of $2,412 and
$2,785, respectively
|
|
|
347,588
|
|
|
|
347,215
|
|
|
10% Senior Unsecured Holdco Fixed Rate Notes due 2013
|
|
|
200,000
|
|
|
|
200,000
|
|
|
10 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
45,000
|
|
|
Capital Lease Obligations
|
|
|
73,832
|
|
|
|
67,128
|
|
|
Financing Obligation Tower Sale
|
|
|
11,903
|
|
|
|
12,222
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Long-Term Debt
|
|
|
2,008,323
|
|
|
|
2,046,565
|
|
|
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Long-Term Debt
|
|
$
|
2,008,323
|
|
|
$
|
2,046,565
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior Secured Credit Facility
On February 9, 2004, the Companys wholly-owned subsidiaries, Centennial Cellular Operating
Co. LLC (CCOC) and Centennial Puerto Rico Operations Corp. (CPROC), as co-borrowers, entered
into a $750,000 senior secured credit facility (the Senior Secured Credit Facility). The Company
and its direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries, including CCOC and CPROC, are guarantors under
the Senior Secured Credit Facility.
7
The Senior Secured Credit Facility consists of a seven-year term loan, maturing in fiscal year
2011, with an original aggregate principal amount of $600,000, which requires amortization payments
in an aggregate principal amount of $550,000 in two equal installments of $275,000 in August 2010
and February 2011. The Senior Secured Credit Facility also includes a six-year revolving credit
facility, maturing in February 2010, with an aggregate principal amount of up to $150,000. At
February 29, 2008, approximately $150,000 was available under the revolving credit facility.
On February 5, 2007, the Company amended its Senior Secured Credit Facility to lower the
interest rate on term loan borrowings by 0.25% through a reduction in the London Inter-Bank
Offering Rate (LIBOR) spread from 2.25% to 2.00%. Under the terms of the Senior Secured Credit
Facility, as amended, term and revolving loan borrowings will bear interest at LIBOR (a weighted
average rate of 4.71% as of February 29, 2008) plus 2.00% and LIBOR plus 3.25%, respectively. The
Companys obligations under the Senior Secured Credit Facility are collateralized by liens on
substantially all of the Companys assets.
High-Yield Notes
On December 21, 2005, the Company issued $550,000 in aggregate principal amount of senior
notes due 2013 (the 2013 Holdco Notes). The 2013 Holdco Notes were issued in two series
consisting of (i) $350,000 of floating rate notes that bear interest at three-month LIBOR (4.73% as
of February 29, 2008) plus 5.75% and mature in January 2013 (the 2013 Holdco Floating Rate Notes)
and (ii) $200,000 of 2013 Holdco Fixed Rate Notes that bear interest at 10% and mature in January
2013. The 2013 Holdco Floating Rate Notes were issued at a 1% discount with the Company receiving
net proceeds of $346,500. The Company used the net proceeds from the offering, together with a
portion of its available cash, to pay a special cash dividend of $5.52 per share to the Companys
common stockholders and to prepay $39,500 of term loans under the Senior Secured Credit Facility.
In connection with the completion of the 2013 Holdco Notes offering, the Company entered into an
amendment to the Senior Secured Credit Facility to permit, among other things, the issuance of the
2013 Holdco Notes and the payment of the special cash dividend. Additionally, the Company
capitalized $15,447 of debt issuance costs in connection with the issuance of the 2013 Holdco
Notes.
On February 9, 2004, concurrent with the Senior Secured Credit Facility, the Company and its
wholly-owned subsidiaries, CCOC and CPROC, as co-issuers, issued $325,000 aggregate principal
amount of 8 1/8% senior unsecured notes due 2014 (the 2014 Senior Notes). The Company used the
net proceeds from the 2014 Senior Notes offering to refinance outstanding indebtedness.
On June 20, 2003, the Company and CCOC, as co-issuers, issued $500,000 aggregate principal
amount of 10 1/8% senior unsecured notes due 2013 (the 2013 Senior Notes). CPROC is a guarantor
of the 2013 Senior Notes.
In December 1998, the Company and CCOC issued $370,000 of 10 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes
due 2008 (the 2008 Senior Subordinated Notes). An affiliate of Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe
(Welsh Carson), the Companys principal stockholder, owned approximately $189,000 principal
amount of the 2008 Senior Subordinated Notes. CPROC was a guarantor of the 2008 Senior Subordinated
Notes. As of February 29, 2008, the Company had repurchased or redeemed all such notes.
Derivative Financial Instruments
On December 22, 2005, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, CCOC, entered into an
interest rate swap agreement (the CCOC Swap) to hedge variable interest rate risk on $200,000 of
the Companys outstanding variable interest rate term loans under the Senior Secured Credit
Facility. The CCOC Swap became effective March 31, 2006, and expired on December 31, 2007. The
fixed interest rate on the CCOC Swap was 6.84%. On May 1, 2007, the Company entered into an
interest rate collar agreement (the May 2007 CCOC Collar), through its wholly-owned subsidiary,
CCOC, to hedge variable interest rate risk on $200,000 of the Companys variable interest rate term
loans under the Senior Secured Credit Facility. The May 2007 CCOC Collar became effective December
31, 2007, the date that the CCOC Swap expired, and expires on December 31, 2008. The May 2007 CCOC
Collar has a fixed interest rate floor of 4.24% and a fixed interest rate cap of 5.35%.
On March 10, 2006, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, CPROC, entered into an
agreement to hedge variable interest rate risk on $250,000 of variable interest rate term loans for
one year (the 2007 CPROC Swap). The 2007 CPROC Swap became effective March 30, 2007 and will
expire on March 31, 2008, at a fixed interest rate of 7.13%. On September 18, 2007, the Company,
through its wholly owned subsidiary, CPROC, entered into an additional agreement to hedge variable
interest rate risk on $250,000 of the Companys $550,000 of variable interest rate term loans under
the Senior Secured Credit Facility for six months (the 2008 CPROC Swap). The 2008 CPROC Swap will
become effective March 31, 2008, the date that the 2007 CPROC Swap expires, and expire on September
30, 2008, and has a fixed interest rate of 6.45%.
8
On October 31, 2006, the Company entered into an interest rate collar agreement (the CPROC
Collar), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, CPROC, to hedge variable interest rate risk on
$35,500 of the Companys variable interest rate term loans under the Senior Secured Credit
Facility. The CPROC Collar became effective as of December 29, 2006 and expires June 30, 2008. The
CPROC Collar has a fixed interest rate floor of 4.66% and a fixed interest rate cap of 5.50%.
On October 31, 2006, the Company entered into an interest rate collar agreement (the CCOC
Collar), through its wholly owned subsidiary, CCOC, to hedge variable interest rate risk on
$25,000 of the Companys variable interest rate term loans under the Senior Secured Credit
Facility. The CCOC Collar became effective as of December 29, 2006 and expires June 30, 2008. The
CCOC Collar has a fixed interest rate floor of 4.66% and a fixed interest rate cap of 5.50%.
On April 12, 2007, the Company entered into an interest rate collar agreement (the April 2007
CCOC Collar), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, CCOC, to hedge variable interest rate risk on
$39,500 of the Companys variable interest rate term loans under the Senior Secured Credit
Facility. The April 2007 CCOC Collar became effective as of May 31, 2007 and expires May 31, 2008.
The April 2007 CCOC Collar has a fixed interest rate floor of 4.95% and a fixed interest rate cap
of 5.40%.
On October 31, 2007, the Company entered into an agreement to hedge variable interest rate
risk on $200,000 of the Companys $350,000 of variable interest rate 2013 Holdco Floating Rate
Notes for six months (the Holdco Swap). The Holdco Swap became effective December 31, 2007 and
will expire on June 30, 2008, and has an all-in fixed interest rate of 10.46%.
At February 29, 2008, $750,000 of the Companys $900,000 of variable rate debt was hedged by
interest rate swaps or collars described above. All the Companys swaps and collars have been
designated as cash flow hedges.
At February 29, 2008, the fair value of the swaps and collars was approximately $(6,771). The
Company recorded a liability, which is included in other liabilities in the condensed consolidated
balance sheet, for the fair value of the swaps and collars. For the nine months ended February 29,
2008, the Company recorded $3,760, net of tax, in accumulated other comprehensive loss attributable
to the fair value adjustments of the swaps and collars.
Under certain of the agreements relating to long-term debt, the Company is required to
maintain certain financial and operating covenants, and is limited in its ability to, among other
things, incur additional indebtedness and enter into transactions with affiliates. Under certain
circumstances, the Company is prohibited from paying cash dividends on its common stock under
certain of such agreements. The Company was in compliance with all financial and operating
covenants of its debt agreements at February 29, 2008.
The aggregate annual principal payments for the next five years and thereafter under the
Companys long-term debt at February 29, 2008 are summarized as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
February 28, 2009
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
February 28, 2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
February 28, 2011
|
|
|
549,642
|
|
|
February 29, 2012
|
|
|
160
|
|
|
February 28, 2013
|
|
|
550,418
|
|
|
February 28, 2014 and thereafter
|
|
|
910,515
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,010,735
|
|
|
Unamortized discount
|
|
|
(2,412
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,008,323
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense, as reflected on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, has been
partially offset by interest income. The gross interest expense was approximately $47,959 and
$146,569 for the three and nine months ended February 29, 2008, respectively, and approximately
$51,526 and $155,955 for the three and nine months ended February 28, 2007, respectively.
NOTE 4. TAXES
In accordance with SFAS No. 109,
Accounting for Income Taxes
(SFAS 109), Accounting
Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 28,
Interim Financial Reporting
(APB 28), and Financial
Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No. 18,
Accounting for Income Taxes in Interim
Periods An Interpretation of APB Opinion No. 28
(FIN 18), the Company has recorded its tax
provision from continuing operations for the quarter ended February 29, 2008 based on its projected
annual worldwide effective tax rate (the effective tax rate) of 57.2%.
9
The Companys effective tax rate of 57.2% is primarily due to U.S. federal taxes, state taxes
net of federal tax benefit and foreign taxes for which the Company cannot claim a foreign tax
credit.
On June 1, 2007, the Company adopted the provision of FASB Interpretation No. 48,
Accounting
for Uncertainty in Income Taxes an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109
(FIN 48). FIN 48,
which provides clarification with respect to the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes,
contains a two-step approach to recognizing and measuring uncertain tax positions accounted for in
accordance with SFAS 109. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by
determining if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that the
position will be sustained on an audit, including resolution of related appeals or litigation
processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more
than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement.
Tax positions are analyzed on a quarterly basis and adjusted based upon changes in facts and
circumstances, such as the conclusion of federal and state audits, expiration of the statute of
limitations for the assessment of tax, case law and emerging legislation. The Companys effective
tax rate includes the effect of tax contingency reserves and changes to the reserves in accordance
with FIN 48.
As a result of the implementation of FIN 48, the Company decreased the liability for net
unrecognized tax benefits by $196, and accounted for the increase as a cumulative effect of a
change in accounting principle that resulted in an increase to retained earnings of $196. The total
amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits as of the date of adoption was $15,100. These gross
unrecognized tax benefits would affect the effective tax rate if recognized.
The Companys policy to include interest related to unrecognized tax benefits within the
provision for taxes on the consolidated condensed statements of income did not change as a result
of implementing the provisions of FIN 48. As of the date of adoption of FIN 48, the Company had
accrued $1,500 for the payment of interest relating to unrecognized tax benefits. During the three
and nine months ended February 29, 2008, the Company recorded approximately $184 and $560,
respectively, in potential interest associated with uncertain tax positions.
The Company and/or one of its subsidiaries files income tax returns in the U.S. federal
jurisdiction and various states and foreign jurisdictions. The Company is no longer subject to US
federal income tax examinations for years before 2004 and generally, is no longer subject to states
and foreign income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2002. In the second quarter
of fiscal 2008, the IRS commenced an audit of the Companys tax return for the year ended May 31,
2006 and the state of Michigan commenced an audit of the Companys tax returns for the years ended
May 31, 2003 through May 31, 2006. The Companys income tax returns are not currently under
examination in any other taxing jurisdiction.
Management has concluded that it is reasonably possible that the unrecognized tax benefits
will increase by approximately $1,631 within the next 12 months. The increase is primarily related
to additional foreign and state taxes and interest accruals net of any expiring statutes of
limitations.
NOTE 5. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
On March 13, 2007, the Company sold its wholly-owned subsidiary, All American Cables and Radio
Inc. (Centennial Dominicana), to Trilogy International Partners (Trilogy) for approximately
$83,298 in cash, which consisted of a purchase price of $81,000 and an estimated working capital
adjustment of $2,298, which resulted in a loss on disposition of assets of $33,132. The disposition
has been accounted for by the Company as a discontinued operation in accordance with SFAS No. 144,
Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets
(SFAS 144). No tax benefit has
been recognized on the sale as management does not believe that realization of the benefit
resulting from the capital loss is more likely than not.
Summarized financial information for the discontinued operations of Centennial Dominicana is as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
February 29,
2008
|
|
|
February 28,
2007
|
|
|
February 29,
2008
|
|
|
February 28,
2007
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
18,505
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
55,941
|
|
|
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,170
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(659
|
)
|
|
Loss on disposition
|
|
|
(1,218
|
)
|
|
|
(266
|
)
|
|
|
(2,257
|
)
|
|
|
(32,261
|
)
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,573
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,008
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss from discontinued operations
|
|
$
|
(1,218
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,669
|
)
|
|
$
|
(2,257
|
)
|
|
$
|
(37,928
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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NOTE 6. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In March 2008,
the FASB issued SFAS No. 161,
Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and
Hedging Activities
(SFAS 161). SFAS 161 is intended to improve financial reporting about
derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors
to better understand their effects on an entitys financial position, financial performance, and
cash flows. It is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods
beginning after November 15, 2008. The Company believes that this new pronouncement will not have
a material effect on the Companys consolidated results of operations, consolidated financial
position and consolidated cash flows.
In December 2007, the
FASB issued SFAS No. 160,
Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated
Financial Statements an amendment of ARB No. 51
(SFAS 160). SFAS 160 establishes accounting
and reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation
of a subsidiary. The guidance will become effective as of the beginning of the Companys fiscal
year beginning after December 15, 2008. The Company believes that this new pronouncement will not
have a material effect on the Companys consolidated results of operations, consolidated financial
position and consolidated cash flows.
In December 2007,
the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (R),
Business Combinations
(SFAS 141R). SFAS
141R establishes principles and requirements for how the acquirer of a business recognizes and
measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and
any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree. SFAS 141R also provides guidance for recognizing and
measuring the goodwill acquired in the business combination and determines what information to
disclose to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects
of the business combination. The guidance will become effective as of the beginning of the
Companys fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2008.
In February 2007,
the FASB issued SFAS No. 159,
The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and
Financial Liabilities Including an Amendment of SFAS 115
(SFAS 159). SFAS 159 provides
entities with the option to measure financial instruments and certain other items at fair value.
Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected are reported
in earnings. SFAS 159 is effective with fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, provided
that the entity also elects to apply the provisions of SFAS No. 157,
Fair Value Measurement
(SFAS
157). The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the
implementation of SFAS 159 will have on
its consolidated results of operations, consolidated financial position and consolidated cash
flows.
In September 2006,
the FASB issued SFAS 157. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a
framework for measuring fair value in accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 applies under other accounting
pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements, the FASB having previously concluded
in those accounting pronouncements that fair value is the relevant measurement attribute.
Accordingly, SFAS 157 does not require any new fair value measurements. However, for some
companies, the application of SFAS 157 will change current practice.
Certain provisions of SFAS 157 are effective with
fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. However, the
FASB has deferred the implementation of the standard by one year for
nonfinancial assets and liabilities. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that
the implementation of SFAS 157 will have on its consolidated results of operations, consolidated
financial position and consolidated cash flows.
In September 2006,
the Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) issued EITF No. 06-1,
Accounting
for Consideration Given by a Service Provider to Manufacturers or Resellers of Equipment Necessary
for an End-Customer to Receive Service from the Service Provider
(EITF 06-1), which states how a
service provider company that depends on specialized equipment should account for consideration
paid to the manufacturers and resellers of such equipment. EITF 06-1 requires that the service
provider recognize payments based on the form of benefit the end-customer receives from the
manufacturer or reseller. If the form of benefit is other than cash or the service provider does
not control the form of benefit provided to the customer, the consideration would be classified as
an expense. If the form of benefit is cash, the consideration would be classified as an offset to
revenue. EITF 06-1 requires retrospective application to all prior periods as of the beginning of
the first annual reporting period beginning after June 15, 2007 (which is the fiscal year beginning
June 1, 2008 for the Company). EITF 06-1 will be effective for the Company for the first annual
reporting period beginning after June 15, 2007. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that
the implementation of EITF 06-1 will have on its consolidated results of operations, consolidated
financial position and consolidated cash flows.
NOTE 7. ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS
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On October 23, 2007, the Company acquired 1900 MHz (PCS) wireless spectrum covering
approximately 400,000 Pops in Lima and Findlay-Tiffin, Ohio, markets contiguous to the Companys
existing footprint in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, for $3,604.
On September 18, 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of Islanet Communications
(Islanet), a provider of data and voice communications to business and residential customers in
Puerto Rico for $15,000, exclusive of a positive $2,369 working capital adjustment and direct costs
of $582, for a net aggregate purchase price of $13,213. The Company has included the operations of
Islanet in its results since the acquisition date.
Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation
The acquisition was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting with the Company
treated as the acquiring entity in accordance with SFAS No. 141,
Business Combinations
(SFAS
141). Accordingly, the consideration paid by the Company to complete the acquisition has been
allocated preliminarily to the assets and liabilities acquired based upon their estimated fair
values as of the date of the acquisition. The allocation of purchase price is based upon certain
valuations and other analyses that have not been completed as of the date of this filing due to the
timing of the closing of the acquisition. Accordingly, the purchase price allocations are
preliminary and are subject to future adjustments during the allocation period as defined in SFAS
141.
The preliminary purchase price allocations as of the date of acquisition are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets
|
|
$
|
561
|
|
|
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
|
|
3,431
|
|
|
Customer lists
|
|
|
12,085
|
|
|
Deferred tax asset
|
|
|
2,596
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Assets Acquired
|
|
|
18,673
|
|
|
Current liabilities assumed
|
|
|
3,050
|
|
|
Deferred tax liability
|
|
|
2,410
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets acquired
|
|
$
|
13,213
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Customer lists assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their remaining expected
useful lives of approximately 10 years.
This acquisition did not have a material effect on the Companys results of operations for the
three and nine months ended February 29, 2008, nor would it have had a material effect on the
Companys results of operations for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2007.
NOTE 8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Legal Proceedings:
In March 2007, a shareholder derivative action was filed in Delaware Chancery Court by DD
Equity Trading Co., against each of the members of the Companys board of directors, certain
stockholders of the Company (affiliates of Welsh Carson and The Blackstone Group) (the
Defendants) and the Company, as a nominal defendant. The suit alleged, among other things, breach
of fiduciary duty in connection with a recapitalization transaction consummated in January 2006
pursuant to which the Company issued $550,000 of senior notes due 2013 and used the proceeds to,
among other things, pay a special cash dividend of $5.52 per share to its common stockholders. The
suit also alleged that the stockholder defendants were unjustly enriched by the payment of the
dividend to the detriment of the Company because, among other things, of the increase in the
Companys debt caused by the recapitalization. The suit also alleged waste of corporate assets in
connection with certain monitoring fees paid to the stockholder defendants. The complaint sought
damages against the defendants for the benefit of the Company, as well as attorneys fees and costs
and other relief as may be just and proper. The Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit.
Prior to oral argument on the motion to dismiss, on November 1, 2007, the Plaintiffs voluntarily
dismissed the action against all defendants.
The Company is party to several lawsuits in which plaintiffs have alleged, depending on the
case, breach of contract, misrepresentation or unfair practice claims relating to its billing
practices, including rounding up of partial minutes of use to full-minute increments, billing send
to end, and billing for unanswered and dropped calls. The plaintiffs in these cases have not
alleged any specific monetary damages and are seeking certification as a class action. One of these
actions was recently dismissed after a long period of non-prosecution by the plaintiff. A hearing
on class certification in another one of these cases was held on September 2, 2003 in a state court
in Louisiana. Subsequent to such hearing, a new judge was assigned to the case and the plaintiffs
renewed their motion seeking class action status. The decision of the court with respect to class
certification is still pending. All activity in such case has been effectively stayed as a result
of the parties recently entering into a proposed settlement. On
October 19, 2007, the court granted preliminary approval of the proposed settlement and scheduled a hearing to
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consider
final approval of the settlement for April 2008. The settlement provides for the certification of a
class consisting of all current and former customers of Centennial. In general, under the terms of
the settlement, class members may elect to receive a settlement benefit consisting of one of the
following: (i) additional minutes of Centennial airtime, (ii) a service credit on their wireless
telephone bill in exchange for extending their wireless contract, (iii) a discount on certain
accessories or (iv) a pre-paid long distance calling card. In connection with the settlement, the
Company recorded a charge of $2,950 during the second quarter of fiscal year 2008, which is
included in general and administrative expense on the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the
nine months ended February 29, 2008, to cover all expected costs of the settlement.
In 2001, the Companys previously sold Dominican Republic subsidiary, Centennial Dominicana,
commenced litigation against International Telcom, Inc. (ITI) to collect an approximate $1,800
receivable owing under a traffic termination agreement between the parties relating to
international long distance traffic terminated by Centennial Dominicana in the Dominican Republic.
Subsequently, ITI counterclaimed against Centennial Dominicana claiming that Centennial Dominicana
breached the traffic termination agreement and is claiming damages in excess of $20,000. The matter
is subject to arbitration in Miami, Florida and a decision of the arbitration panel is expected in
the next 12 months. In connection with the sale of Centennial Dominicana (see Note 5), the Company
has agreed to indemnify Trilogy with respect to liabilities arising as a result of the ITI
litigation. The Company does not believe that any damage payments would have a material adverse
effect on the Companys consolidated results of operations, consolidated financial position or
consolidated cash flows.
The Company is subject to other claims and legal actions that arise in the ordinary course of
business. The Company does not believe that any of these other pending claims or legal actions will
have a material adverse effect on its consolidated results of operations, consolidated financial
position or consolidated cash flows.
Guarantees:
The Company currently does not guarantee the debt of any entity outside of its consolidated
group. In the ordinary course of its business, the Company enters into agreements with third
parties that provide for indemnification of counter parties. Examples of these types of agreements
are underwriting agreements entered into in connection with securities offerings and agreements
relating to the sale or purchase of assets. The duration, triggering events, maximum exposure and
other terms under these indemnification provisions vary from agreement to agreement. In general,
the indemnification provisions require the Company to indemnify the other party to the agreement
against losses it may suffer as a result of the Companys breach of its representations and
warranties contained in the underlying agreement or for misleading information contained in a
securities offering document. The Company is unable to estimate the maximum potential liability for
these types of indemnifications as the agreements generally do not specify a maximum amount, and
the actual amounts are dependant on future events, the nature and likelihood of which cannot be
determined at this time. Historically, the Company has never incurred any material costs relating
to these indemnification agreements. Accordingly, the Company believes the estimated fair value of
these agreements is minimal.
Lease Commitments:
The Company leases facilities and equipment under noncancelable operating and capital leases.
Terms of the leases, including renewal options and escalation clauses, vary by lease. When
determining the term of a lease, the Company includes renewal options that are reasonably assured.
Rent expense is recorded on a straight-line basis over the initial lease term and those renewal
periods that are reasonably assured. The difference between rent expense and rent paid is recorded
as deferred rent. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of their economic lives,
which begin once the assets are ready for their intended use, or the lease term.
Additionally, during both fiscal years ended May 31, 2004 and 2003, the Company entered into
sale-leaseback transactions where the Company sold telecommunication towers and leased back the
same telecommunications towers. As a result of provisions in the sale and lease-back agreements
that provide for continuing involvement by the Company, the Company accounted for the sale and
lease-back of certain towers as a finance obligation. For the sale and lease-back of towers
determined to have no continuing involvement, sale-leaseback accounting has been followed. The
Company has recognized a deferred gain on the sale of such telecommunications towers and is
accounting for substantially all of its leases under the lease-backs as capital leases. As such,
the deferred gain is being amortized in proportion to the amortization of the leased
telecommunications towers.
Other Commitments and Contingencies:
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In June 2004, the Company signed an amendment to its billing services agreement with Convergys
Information Management Group, Inc. (Convergys). The agreement has a term of seven years and
Convergys agreed to provide billing services, facilitate network fault detection, correction and
management performance and usage monitoring and security for the Companys wireless operations.
Subject to the terms of the agreement, which include a requirement to meet certain performance
standards, the Company has committed to purchase a total of approximately $74,642 of services
through 2011 under this agreement. As of February 29, 2008, the Company has paid approximately
$40,323 in connection with this agreement.
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NOTE 9. SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Companys Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include three reportable segments:
U.S. wireless, Puerto Rico wireless, and Puerto Rico broadband. The Company determines its
reportable segments based on the aggregation criteria of SFAS 131 (e.g., types of services offered
and geographic location). U.S. wireless represents the Companys wireless systems in the United
States that it owns and manages. Puerto Rico wireless represents the Companys wireless operations
in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Puerto Rico broadband represents the Companys offering
of broadband services including switched voice, dedicated (private line) and other services in
Puerto Rico. The Company measures the operating performance of each segment based on adjusted
operating income. Adjusted operating income is defined as net income (loss) before loss from
discontinued operations, income from equity investments, minority interest in income of
subsidiaries, income tax expense, gain on sale of equity investments, interest expense, net, (loss) gain on disposition of assets,
litigation settlement expense, strategic alternatives/recapitalization costs, stock-based
compensation expense and depreciation and amortization.
The results of operations presented below exclude Centennial Dominicana due to its
classification as a discontinued operation (see Note 5). Prior to the classification of Centennial
Dominicana as a discontinued operation, the results of its operations were included in the Puerto
Rico Wireless Segment (previously the Caribbean Wireless Segment) and the Puerto Rico Broadband
Segment (previously the Caribbean Broadband Segment).
Information about the Companys operations in its three business segments as of, and for the
three and nine months ended, February 29, 2008 and February 28, 2007 is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
February 29,
2008
|
|
|
February 28,
2007
|
|
|
February 29,
2008
|
|
|
February 28,
2007
|
|
|
U.S. WIRELESS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service revenue
|
|
$
|
111,619
|
|
|
$
|
99,612
|
|
|
$
|
329,756
|
|
|
$
|
287,231
|
|
|
Roaming revenue
|
|
|
12,526
|
|
|
|
14,195
|
|
|
|
44,711
|
|
|
|
50,510
|
|
|
Equipment sales
|
|
|
13,657
|
|
|
|
12,680
|
|
|
|
33,746
|
|
|
|
30,681
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenue
|
|
|
137,802
|
|
|
|
126,487
|
|
|
|
408,213
|
|
|
|
368,422
|
|
|
Adjusted operating income
|
|
|
50,497
|
|
|
|
44,713
|
|
|
|
155,008
|
|
|
|
130,453
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
|
1,795,918
|
|
|
|
1,865,120
|
|
|
|
1,795,918
|
|
|
|
1,865,120
|
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
|
16,156
|
|
|
|
17,898
|
|
|
|
34,974
|
|
|
|
34,443
|
|
|
PUERTO RICO WIRELESS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service revenue
|
|
$
|
76,708
|
|
|
$
|
70,428
|
|
|
$
|
229,893
|
|
|
$
|
217,139
|
|
|
Roaming revenue
|
|
|
1,838
|
|
|
|
783
|
|
|
|
4,437
|
|
|
|
3,682
|
|
|
Equipment sales
|
|
|
4,135
|
|
|
|
3,998
|
|
|
|
10,488
|
|
|
|
10,821
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenue
|
|
|
82,681
|
|
|
|
75,209
|
|
|
|
244,818
|
|
|
|
231,642
|
|
|
Adjusted operating income
|
|
|
30,958
|
|
|
|
23,600
|
|
|
|
86,846
|
|
|
|
83,462
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
|
262,800
|
|
|
|
309,363
|
|
|
|
262,800
|
|
|
|
309,363
|
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
|
10,264
|
|
|
|
10,558
|
|
|
|
27,022
|
|
|
|
25,354
|
|
|
PUERTO RICO BROADBAND
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Switched revenue
|
|
$
|
13,905
|
|
|
$
|
13,114
|
|
|
$
|
41,284
|
|
|
$
|
40,550
|
|
|
Dedicated revenue
|
|
|
18,384
|
|
|
|
15,815
|
|
|
|
52,185
|
|
|
|
45,620
|
|
|
Other revenue
|
|
|
1,630
|
|
|
|
1,407
|
|
|
|
5,460
|
|
|
|
6,308
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenue
|
|
|
33,919
|
|
|
|
30,336
|
|
|
|
98,929
|
|
|
|
92,478
|
|
|
Adjusted operating income
|
|
|
17,653
|
|
|
|
16,286
|
|
|
|
53,274
|
|
|
|
51,072
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
|
218,724
|
|
|
|
170,956
|
|
|
|
218,724
|
|
|
|
170,956
|
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
|
3,753
|
|
|
|
6,355
|
|
|
|
13,599
|
|
|
|
14,847
|
|
|
ELIMINATIONS/ADJUSTMENTS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenue(1)
|
|
$
|
(3,249
|
)
|
|
$
|
(2,920
|
)
|
|
$
|
(9,269
|
)
|
|
$
|
(8,827
|
)
|
|
Total assets(2)(3)
|
|
|
(936,989
|
)
|
|
|
(952,415
|
)
|
|
|
(936,989
|
)
|
|
|
(952,415
|
)
|
|
CONSOLIDATED
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenue
|
|
$
|
251,153
|
|
|
$
|
229,112
|
|
|
$
|
742,691
|
|
|
$
|
683,715
|
|
|
Adjusted operating income
|
|
|
99,108
|
|
|
|
84,599
|
|
|
|
295,128
|
|
|
|
264,987
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
|
1,340,453
|
|
|
|
1,393,024
|
|
|
|
1,340,453
|
|
|
|
1,393,024
|
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
|
30,173
|
|
|
|
34,811
|
|
|
|
75,595
|
|
|
|
74,644
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
Elimination of intercompany revenue, primarily from Puerto Rico
broadband to Puerto Rico wireless.
|
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
Elimination of intercompany investments.
|
|
|
|
(3)
|
|
Includes assets held for sale of $96,762 as of February 28, 2007.
|
Reconciliation of adjusted operating income to net income (loss):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
February 29,
2008
|
|
|
February 28,
2007
|
|
|
February 29,
2008
|
|
|
February 28,
2007
|
|
|
Adjusted operating income
|
|
$
|
99,108
|
|
|
$
|
84,599
|
|
|
$
|
295,128
|
|
|
$
|
264,987
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(35,262
|
)
|
|
|
(32,624
|
)
|
|
|
(102,873
|
)
|
|
|
(97,537
|
)
|
|
Stock-based compensation expense
|
|
|
(2,112
|
)
|
|
|
(1,851
|
)
|
|
|
(8,548
|
)
|
|
|
(6,669
|
)
|
|
Strategic alternatives/recapitalization costs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(285
|
)
|
|
Litigation settlement expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,950
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Loss) gain on disposition of assets
|
|
|
(120
|
)
|
|
|
265
|
|
|
|
(1,731
|
)
|
|
|
(28
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income
|
|
|
61,614
|
|
|
|
50,389
|
|
|
|
179,026
|
|
|
|
160,468
|
|
|
Interest expense, net
|
|
|
(47,508
|
)
|
|
|
(50,540
|
)
|
|
|
(143,901
|
)
|
|
|
(152,943
|
)
|
|
Gain on sale of equity investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,730
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,730
|
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
(7,302
|
)
|
|
|
(4,252
|
)
|
|
|
(20,270
|
)
|
|
|
(11,285
|
)
|
|
Minority interest in income of subsidiaries
|
|
|
(171
|
)
|
|
|
(264
|
)
|
|
|
(492
|
)
|
|
|
(705
|
)
|
|
Income from equity investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
258
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
804
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations
|
|
|
6,633
|
|
|
|
321
|
|
|
|
14,363
|
|
|
|
1,069
|
|
|
Loss from discontinued operations
|
|
|
(1,218
|
)
|
|
|
(1,669
|
)
|
|
|
(2,257
|
)
|
|
|
(37,928
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$
|
5,415
|
|
|
$
|
(1,348
|
)
|
|
$
|
12,106
|
|
|
$
|
(36,859
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NOTE 10. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL DATA
CCOC and CPROC are wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company. CCOC is a joint and several
co-issuer on the 2013 Senior Notes issued by the Company, and CPROC has unconditionally guaranteed
the 2013 Senior Notes. The Company, CCOC and CPROC are joint and several co-issuers of the 2014
Senior Notes. Separate financial statements and other disclosures concerning CCOC and CPROC are not
presented because they are not material to investors.
16
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET FINANCIAL DATA
As of February 29, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Centennial
|
|
|
Centennial
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Centennial
|
|
|
|
|
Puerto Rico
|
|
|
Cellular
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Centennial
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Communications
|
|
|
|
|
Operations
|
|
|
Operating
|
|
|
Non-
|
|
|
Communications
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corp. and
|
|
|
|
|
Corp.
|
|
|
Co. LLC
|
|
|
Guarantors
|
|
|
Corp.
|
|
|
Eliminations
|
|
|
Subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
|
(Amounts in thousands)
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
Current assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
30,060
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
54,148
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
84,208
|
|
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
|
|
44,516
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
46,417
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
90,933
|
|
|
Inventory phones and accessories, net
|
|
|
12,780
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27,728
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
40,508
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
14,862
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,666
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,528
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
102,218
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
134,959
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
237,177
|
|
|
Property, plant & equipment, net
|
|
|
252,616
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
325,638
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
578,254
|
|
|
Debt issuance costs
|
|
|
13,156
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23,422
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
36,578
|
|
|
Restricted Cash
|
|
|
6,501
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,501
|
|
|
U.S. wireless licenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
402,387
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
402,387
|
|
|
Puerto Rico wireless licenses, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
54,159
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
54,159
|
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
4,187
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,187
|
|
|
Investment in subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
946,590
|
|
|
|
602,893
|
|
|
|
(751,049
|
)
|
|
|
(798,434
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other assets, net
|
|
|
17,753
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,457
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,210
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
396,431
|
|
|
$
|
946,590
|
|
|
$
|
1,546,915
|
|
|
$
|
(751,049
|
)
|
|
$
|
(798,434
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,340,453
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS (DEFICIT) EQUITY
|
|
Current liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
$
|
14,144
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
20,893
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
35,037
|
|
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
|
|
|
97,618
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
84,098
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
181,716
|
|
|
Payable to affiliates
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
75
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
75
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
111,762
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
105,066
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
216,828
|
|
|
Long-term debt
|
|
|
793,138
|
|
|
|
591,395
|
|
|
|
547,588
|
|
|
|
76,202
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,008,323
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
|
1,549
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
133,530
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
135,079
|
|
|
Other liabilities
|
|
|
8,582
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29,241
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
37,823
|
|
|
Intercompany
|
|
|
3,942
|
|
|
|
1,087,184
|
|
|
|
625,582
|
|
|
|
231,374
|
|
|
|
(1,948,082
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority interest in subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,785
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,785
|
|
|
Redeemable preferred stock
|
|
|
615,838
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9,300
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(606,538
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders (deficit) equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,078
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,078
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
(818,497
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
818,497
|
|
|
|
32,451
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
32,451
|
|
|
Accumulated (deficit) equity
|
|
|
(318,571
|
)
|
|
|
(731,989
|
)
|
|
|
(705,626
|
)
|
|
|
(1,091,077
|
)
|
|
|
1,756,186
|
|
|
|
(1,091,077
|
)
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income
|
|
|
(1,312
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,448
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,760
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,138,380
|
)
|
|
|
(731,989
|
)
|
|
|
110,423
|
|
|
|
(1,057,548
|
)
|
|
|
1,756,186
|
|
|
|
(1,061,308
|
)
|
|
Less: treasury shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,077
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,077
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total stockholders (deficit) equity
|
|
|
(1,138,380
|
)
|
|
|
(731,989
|
)
|
|
|
110,423
|
|
|
|
(1,058,625
|
)
|
|
|
1,756,186
|
|
|
|
(1,062,385
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
396,431
|
|
|
$
|
946,590
|
|
|
$
|
1,546,915
|
|
|
$
|
(751,049
|
)
|
|
$
|
(798,434
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,340,453
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FINANCIAL DATA
For the Nine Months Ended February 29, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Centennial
|
|
|
Centennial
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Centennial
|
|
|
|
|
Puerto Rico
|
|
|
Cellular
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Centennial
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Communications
|
|
|
|
|
Operations
|
|
|
Operating
|
|
|
Non-
|
|
|
Communications
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corp. and
|
|
|
|
|
Corp.
|
|
|
Co. LLC
|
|
|
Guarantors
|
|
|
Corp.
|
|
|
Eliminations
|
|
|
Subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
|
(Amounts in thousands)
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$
|
315,574
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
436,386
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
(9,269
|
)
|
|
$
|
742,691
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs and expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation
and amortization shown below)
|
|
|
60,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
84,240
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8,765
|
)
|
|
|
135,975
|
|
|
Cost of equipment sold
|
|
|
25,814
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
70,017
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
95,831
|
|
|
Sales and marketing
|
|
|
31,343
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
46,474
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
77,817
|
|
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
74,487
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
75,455
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(504
|
)
|
|
|
149,438
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
51,242
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
51,631
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
102,873
|
|
|
Loss on disposition of assets
|
|
|
787
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
944
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,731
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
244,173
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
328,761
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9,269
|
)
|
|
|
563,665
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income
|
|
|
71,401
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
107,625
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
179,026
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from investments in subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,106
|
|
|
|
(8,497
|
)
|
|
|
12,106
|
|
|
|
(15,715
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense, net
|
|
|
(79,543
|
)
|
|
|
(40,939
|
)
|
|
|
(6,822
|
)
|
|
|
(44,497
|
)
|
|
|
27,900
|
|
|
|
(143,901
|
)
|
|
Intercompany interest allocation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
40,939
|
|
|
|
(57,536
|
)
|
|
|
44,497
|
|
|
|
(27,900
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Loss) income from continuing operations
before income tax expense, minority interest
in income of subsidiaries and income from
equity investments
|
|
|
(8,142
|
)
|
|
|
12,106
|
|
|
|
34,770
|
|
|
|
12,106
|
|
|
|
(15,715
|
)
|
|
|
35,125
|
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
(355
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(19,915
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(20,270
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Loss) income from continuing operations
before minority interest in income of
subsidiaries and income from equity
investments
|
|
|
(8,497
|
)
|
|
|
12,106
|
|
|
|
14,855
|
|
|
|
12,106
|
|
|
|
(15,715
|
)
|
|
|
14,855
|
|
|
Minority interest in income of subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(492
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(492
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Loss) income from continuing operations
|
|
|
(8,497
|
)
|
|
|
12,106
|
|
|
|
14,363
|
|
|
|
12,106
|
|
|
|
(15,715
|
)
|
|
|
14,363
|
|
|
Loss from discontinued operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,257
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,257
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (loss) income
|
|
$
|
(8,497
|
)
|
|
$
|
12,106
|
|
|
$
|
12,106
|
|
|
$
|
12,106
|
|
|
$
|
(15,715
|
)
|
|
$
|
12,106
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FINANCIAL DATA
For the Nine Months Ended February 29, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Centennial
|
|
|
Centennial
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Centennial
|
|
|
|
|
Puerto Rico
|
|
|
Cellular
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Centennial
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Communications
|
|
|
|
|
Operations
|
|
|
Operating
|
|
|
Non-
|
|
|
Communications
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corp. and
|
|
|
|
|
Corp.
|
|
|
Co. LLC
|
|
|
Guarantors
|
|
|
Corp.
|
|
|
Eliminations
|
|
|
Subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
|
(Amounts in thousands)
|
|
|
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (loss) income
|
|
$
|
(8,497
|
)
|
|
$
|
12,106
|
|
|
$
|
12,106
|
|
|
$
|
12,106
|
|
|
$
|
(15,715
|
)
|
|
$
|
12,106
|
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income
to net cash provided by (used in)
operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
51,242
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
51,631
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
102,873
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation expense
|
|
|
4,338
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,210
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,548
|
|
|
Excess tax benefit from stock-based
compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,113
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,113
|
)
|
|
Minority interest in income of subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
492
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
492
|
|
|
Equity in undistributed earnings (loss) of
subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,106
|
|
|
|
(8,497
|
)
|
|
|
12,106
|
|
|
|
(15,715
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss on disposition of assets
|
|
|
787
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,201
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,988
|
|
|
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of
effects of acquisitions and dispositions
and other
|
|
|
(3,276
|
)
|
|
|
104,991
|
|
|
|
(594,404
|
)
|
|
|
428,359
|
|
|
|
59,330
|
|
|
|
(5,000
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING
ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
44,594
|
|
|
|
129,203
|
|
|
|
(532,374
|
)
|
|
|
452,571
|
|
|
|
27,900
|
|
|
|
121,894
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from disposition of assets, net
of cash expenses
|
|
|
72
|
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
91
|
|
|
Payment for acquisition
|
|
|
(12,519
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(12,519
|
)
|
|
Payments for purchase of wireless spectrum
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,604
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,604
|
)
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
|
(40,621
|
)
|
|
|
(34,974
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(75,595
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
(53,068
|
)
|
|
|
(38,559
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(91,627
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repayment of debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(45,000
|
)
|
|
|
(1,417
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(46,417
|
)
|
|
Proceeds from the exercise of employee
stock options
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,209
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,209
|
|
|
Excess tax benefit from stock-based
compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,113
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,113
|
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
under employee stock purchase plan
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
296
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
296
|
|
|
Cash received from (paid to) affiliates
|
|
|
7,377
|
|
|
|
(45,644
|
)
|
|
|
524,356
|
|
|
|
(458,189
|
)
|
|
|
(27,900
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING
ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
7,377
|
|
|
|
(90,644
|
)
|
|
|
522,939
|
|
|
|
(452,571
|
)
|
|
|
(27,900
|
)
|
|
|
(40,799
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS
|
|
|
(1,097
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9,435
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(10,532
|
)
|
|
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF
PERIOD
|
|
|
31,157
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
63,583
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
94,740
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD
|
|
$
|
30,060
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
54,148
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
84,208
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET FINANCIAL DATA
As of May 31, 2007
(Amounts in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Centennial
|
|
|
Centennial
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Centennial
|
|
|
|
|
Puerto Rico
|
|
|
Cellular
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Centennial
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Communications
|
|
|
|
|
Operations
|
|
|
Operating
|
|
|
Non-
|
|
|
Communications
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corp. and
|
|
|
|
|
Corp.
|
|
|
Co. LLC
|
|
|
Guarantors
|
|
|
Corp.
|
|
|
Eliminations
|
|
|
Subsidiaries
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
Current assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
31,157
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
63,583
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
94,740
|
|
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
|
|
41,999
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
46,293
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
88,292
|
|
|
Inventory phones and accessories, net
|
|
|
11,641
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,983
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31,624
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
11,856
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,401
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18,257
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
96,653
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
136,260
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
232,913
|
|
|
Property, plant & equipment, net
|
|
|
249,297
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
325,206
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
574,503
|
|
|
Debt issuance costs
|
|
|
15,288
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27,584
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
42,872
|
|
|
Restricted cash
|
|
|
5,926
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,926
|
|
|
U.S. wireless licenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
398,783
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
398,783
|
|
|
Puerto Rico wireless licenses, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
54,159
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
54,159
|
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
4,187
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,187
|
|
|
Investment in subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
934,484
|
|
|
|
611,390
|
|
|
|
(763,155
|
)
|
|
|
(782,719
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
5,777
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,861
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,638
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
377,128
|
|
|
$
|
934,484
|
|
|
$
|
1,556,243
|
|
|
$
|
(763,155
|
)
|
|
$
|
(782,719
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,321,981
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS (DEFICIT) EQUITY
|
|
Current liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
$
|
14,183
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
6,656
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
20,839
|
|
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
|
|
|
89,143
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
102,381
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
191,524
|
|
|
Payable to affiliates
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
125
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
125
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
103,326
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
109,162
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
212,488
|
|
|
Long-term debt
|
|
|
792,985
|
|
|
|
636,395
|
|
|
|
69,970
|
|
|
|
547,215
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,046,565
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
|
4,422
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
120,361
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
124,783
|
|
|
Other liabilities
|
|
|
5,469
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,054
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,523
|
|
|
Intercompany
|
|
|
11,319
|
|
|
|
1,041,540
|
|
|
|
1,149,938
|
|
|
|
(226,815
|
)
|
|
|
(1,975,982
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority interest in subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,293
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,293
|
|
|
Redeemable preferred stock
|
|
|
587,938
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9,300
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(578,638
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders (deficit) equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,069
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,069
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
(818,497
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
818,497
|
|
|
|
19,832
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,832
|
|
|
Accumulated (deficit) equity
|
|
|
(310,074
|
)
|
|
|
(744,095
|
)
|
|
|
(717,732
|
)
|
|
|
(1,103,379
|
)
|
|
|
1,771,901
|
|
|
|
(1,103,379
|
)
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
|
|
240
|
|
|
|
644
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
884
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,128,331
|
)
|
|
|
(743,451
|
)
|
|
|
100,765
|
|
|
|
(1,082,478
|
)
|
|
|
1,771,901
|
|
|
|
(1,081,594
|
)
|
|
Less: treasury shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,077
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,077
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total stockholders (deficit) equity
|
|
|
(1,128,331
|
)
|
|
|
(743,451
|
)
|
|
|
100,765
|
|
|
|
(1,083,555
|
)
|
|
|
1,771,901
|
|
|
|
(1,082,671
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
377,128
|
|
|
$
|
934,484
|
|
|
$
|
1,556,243
|
|
|
$
|
(763,155
|
)
|
|
$
|
(782,719
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,321,981
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FINANCIAL DATA
For the Nine Months Ended February 28, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Centennial
|
|
|
Centennial
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Centennial
|
|
|
|
|
Puerto Rico
|
|
|
Cellular
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Centennial
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Communications
|
|
|
|
|
Operations
|
|
|
Operating
|
|
|
Non-
|
|
|
Communications
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corp. and
|
|
|
|
|
Corp.
|
|
|
Co. LLC
|
|
|
Guarantors
|
|
|
Corp.
|
|
|
Eliminations
|
|
|
Subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
|
(Amounts in thousands)
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$
|
297,092
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
389,893
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
(3,270
|
)
|
|
$
|
683,715
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs and expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation
and amortization shown below)
|
|
|
27,924
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
102,920
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,715
|
)
|
|
|
129,129
|
|
|
Cost of equipment sold
|
|
|
33,075
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
62,872
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
95,947
|
|
|
Sales and marketing
|
|
|
29,861
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
41,575
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
71,436
|
|
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
85,018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
45,707
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,555
|
)
|
|
|
129,170
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
49,339
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
48,198
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
97,537
|
|
|
Loss (gain) on disposition of assets
|
|
|
896
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(868
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
226,113
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
300,404
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,270
|
)
|
|
|
523,247
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income
|
|
|
70,979
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
89,489
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
160,468
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Loss) income from investments in subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(36,859
|
)
|
|
|
(19,494
|
)
|
|
|
(36,859
|
)
|
|
|
93,212
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense, net
|
|
|
(78,249
|
)
|
|
|
(51,869
|
)
|
|
|
49,574
|
|
|
|
(44,499
|
)
|
|
|
(27,900
|
)
|
|
|
(152,943
|
)
|
|
Gain on sale of equity investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,730
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,730
|
|
|
Other (expense) income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intercompany interest allocation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
51,869
|
|
|
|
(124,268
|
)
|
|
|
44,499
|
|
|
|
27,900
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Loss) income from continuing operations
before income tax expense, minority interest
in income of subsidiaries and income from
equity investments
|
|
|
(7,270
|
)
|
|
|
(36,859
|
)
|
|
|
31
|
|
|
|
(36,859
|
)
|
|
|
93,212
|
|
|
|
12,255
|
|
|
Income tax (expense) benefit
|
|
|
(12,224
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
939
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(11,285
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Loss) income from continuing operations
before minority interest in income of
subsidiaries and income from equity
investments
|
|
|
(19,494
|
)
|
|
|
(36,859
|
)
|
|
|
970
|
|
|
|
(36,859
|
)
|
|
|
93,212
|
|
|
|
970
|
|
|
Minority interest in income of subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(705
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(705
|
)
|
|
Income from equity investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
804
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
804
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Loss) income from continuing operations
|
|
|
(19,494
|
)
|
|
|
(36,859
|
)
|
|
|
1,069
|
|
|
|
(36,859
|
)
|
|
|
93,212
|
|
|
|
1,069
|
|
|
Loss from discontinued operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(37,928
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(37,928
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (loss) income
|
|
$
|
(19,494
|
)
|
|
$
|
(36,859
|
)
|
|
$
|
(36,859
|
)
|
|
$
|
(36,859
|
)
|
|
$
|
93,212
|
|
|
$
|
(36,859
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FINANCIAL DATA
For the Nine Months Ended February 28, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Centennial
|
|
|
Centennial
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Centennial
|
|
|
|
|
Puerto Rico
|
|
|
Cellular
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Centennial
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Communications
|
|
|
|
|
Operations
|
|
|
Operating
|
|
|
Non-
|
|
|
Communications
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corp. and
|
|
|
|
|
Corp.
|
|
|
Co. LLC
|
|
|
Guarantors
|
|
|
Corp.
|
|
|
Eliminations
|
|
|
Subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
|
(Amounts in thousands)
|
|
|
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (loss) income
|
|
|
(19,494
|
)
|
|
|
(36,859
|
)
|
|
|
(36,859
|
)
|
|
|
(36,859
|
)
|
|
|
93,212
|
|
|
|
(36,859
|
)
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to
net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
49,339
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
55,365
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
104,704
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation expense
|
|
|
3,426
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,785
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,211
|
|
|
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(224
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(224
|
)
|
|
Minority interest in income of subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
705
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
705
|
|
|
Income from equity investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(804
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(804
|
)
|
|
Equity in undistributed (loss) earnings of
subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(36,859
|
)
|
|
|
(19,494
|
)
|
|
|
(36,859
|
)
|
|
|
93,212
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distribution received from equity investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
386
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
386
|
|
|
Loss on disposition of assets
|
|
|
896
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31,348
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
32,244
|
|
|
Gain on sale of equity investment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,730
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,730
|
)
|
|
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of
effects of acquisitions and dispositions and
other
|
|
|
14,546
|
|
|
|
94,247
|
|
|
|
(11,685
|
)
|
|
|
60,687
|
|
|
|
(161,487
|
)
|
|
|
(3,692
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING
ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
48,713
|
|
|
|
20,529
|
|
|
|
17,793
|
|
|
|
(13,031
|
)
|
|
|
24,937
|
|
|
|
98,941
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from disposition of assets, net of
cash expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
322
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
322
|
|
|
Acquisition of minority interest, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,500
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,500
|
)
|
|
Payments for purchase of wireless spectrum
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(14,920
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(14,920
|
)
|
|
Proceeds from sale of equity investment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,100
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,100
|
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
|
(37,068
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(41,284
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(78,352
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY INVESTING
ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
(37,068
|
)
|
|
|
322
|
|
|
|
(51,604
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(88,350
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repayment of debt
|
|
|
(20,000
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,334
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(21,334
|
)
|
|
Proceeds from the exercise of employee stock
options
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,264
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,264
|
|
|
Debt issuance costs paid
|
|
|
(278
|
)
|
|
|
(284
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(562
|
)
|
|
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
224
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
224
|
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under
employee stock purchase plan
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
461
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
461
|
|
|
Cash received from (paid to) affiliates
|
|
|
11,110
|
|
|
|
(20,567
|
)
|
|
|
24,088
|
|
|
|
10,306
|
|
|
|
(24,937
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY FINANCING
ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
(9,168
|
)
|
|
|
(20,851
|
)
|
|
|
22,978
|
|
|
|
13,031
|
|
|
|
(24,937
|
)
|
|
|
(18,947
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS
|
|
|
2,477
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(10,833
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8,356
|
)
|
|
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD
|
|
|
26,129
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
68,755
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
94,884
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD
|
|
|
28,606
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
57,922
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
86,528
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
ITEM 2.
|
|
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
|
EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW
Company Overview
We are a
leading regional wireless and broadband telecommunications service provider serving
approximately 1.1 million wireless customers and approximately 474,500 access line equivalents in
markets covering over 13 million Net Pops in the United States and Puerto Rico. During the quarter
ending February 29, 2008, our US Wireless wholesale reseller terminated approximately 35,000 of our
50,200 wholesale subscribers. As a result, we have determined that revenues received from
wholesale subscribers are immaterial and have removed such subscribers from the current period as
well as from all prior periods. In the United States, we are a regional wireless service provider
in small cities and rural areas in two geographic clusters covering parts of six states in the
Midwest and Southeast. In our Puerto Rico-based service area, we own
and operate wireless networks in
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and in Puerto Rico, we are
also a facilities-based, fully integrated communications service
provider offering broadband communications services to business
and residential customers.
As discussed in Note 5 to the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, the
results of operations presented below exclude our Dominican Republic operations (Centennial
Dominicana) due to its classification as a discontinued operation.
The information contained in this Part I, Item 2, updates, and should be read in conjunction
with, information set forth in Part II, Items 7 and 8, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended May 31, 2007, filed on August 9, 2007, and should also be read in conjunction
with the unaudited interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes
presented in Part 1, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Those statements in the
following discussion that are not historical in nature should be considered to be forward-looking
statements that are inherently uncertain. Please see Cautionary Statement for Purposes of the
Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the Risk
Factors section of our 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Managements Summary
Our vision is to be the premier regional telecommunications service provider, by tailoring the
ultimate customer experience, in the markets we serve. We deliver our tailored approach by serving
local markets with high quality networks, company-owned stores and well-trained sales and service
associates. Our local scale and knowledge have led to a strong track record of success.
In the United States, we provide digital wireless service in two geographic clusters, covering
approximately 9.0 million Net Pops. Our Midwest cluster includes parts of Indiana, Michigan and
Ohio, and our Southeast cluster includes parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Our clusters
are comprised of small cities and rural areas.
In Puerto Rico, we offer wireless and broadband communications services. We also offer
wireless services in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Puerto Rico is a U.S. dollar-denominated and Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) regulated commonwealth of the United States. San Juan, the
capital of Puerto Rico, is currently one of the 25 largest and 5 most dense U.S. wireless markets
based on population.
We tailor the ultimate customer experience by focusing on attractive local markets with growth
opportunities and customizing our sales, marketing and customer support functions to customer needs
in these markets. For both the three and nine months ended February 29, 2008, approximately 89% of
our postpaid wireless sales in the United States and Puerto Rico and substantially all of our
broadband sales were made through our own employees, which allows us to have a high degree of
control over the customer experience. We invest significantly in training for our customer-facing
employees and believe this extensive training and controlled distribution allows us to deliver an
experience that we believe is unique and valued by the customers in our various markets. We target
high quality postpaid wireless customers which generate high ARPU (revenue per average wireless
subscriber, including roaming revenue) in our U.S. and Puerto Rico operations.
Our business strategy also requires that our networks are of the highest quality in all our
locations. Capital expenditures for our U.S. wireless operations were used to expand our coverage
areas and upgrade our cell sites and call switching equipment in existing
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wireless markets. In Puerto Rico, these investments were used to add capacity and services, to continue the development
and expansion of our Puerto Rico wireless systems and to continue the expansion of our Puerto Rico
broadband network infrastructure.
In our Puerto Rico wireless operations, we sell or loan phones to our customers. When we sell
a phone to a customer, the cost of the phone sold is charged to cost of equipment sold, whereas the
cost of a phone we loan to a customer is recorded as an asset within property, plant and equipment
and is charged to depreciation expense over the life of the phone.
We believe that the success of our business is a function of our performance relative to a
number of key drivers. The drivers can be summarized in our ability to attract and retain customers
by profitably providing superior service at competitive rates. We continually monitor our
performance against these key drivers by evaluating several metrics. In addition to adjusted
operating income (adjusted operating income represents the profitability measure of our segments
see Note 9 to the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for reconciliation to the
appropriate measure under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America,
or GAAP measure), the following key metrics, among other factors, are monitored by management in
assessing the performance of our business:
|
|
|
|
Gross postpaid and prepaid wireless additions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net gain wireless subscribers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ARPU
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Roaming revenue
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Penetration wireless
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postpaid churn wireless
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average monthly minutes of use per wireless subscriber
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Data revenue per average wireless subscriber
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fiber route miles Puerto Rico broadband
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Switched access lines Puerto Rico broadband
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dedicated access line equivalents Puerto Rico broadband
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
On-net buildings Puerto Rico broadband
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
Gross postpaid and prepaid wireless additions represent the number of new subscribers we are
able to add during the period. Growing our subscriber base by adding new subscribers is a
fundamental element of our long-term growth strategy. We must maintain a competitive offering of
products and services to sustain our subscriber growth. We focus on postpaid customers in our U.S.
and Puerto Rico operations.
Net gain wireless subscribers represents the number of subscribers we were able to add to
our service during the period after deducting the number of disconnected or terminated subscribers.
By monitoring our growth against our forecast, we believe we are better able to anticipate our
future operating performance.
ARPU represents the average monthly subscriber revenue generated by a typical subscriber
(determined as subscriber revenues divided by average number of retail subscribers). We monitor
trends in ARPU to ensure that our rate plans and promotional offerings are attractive to customers
and profitable. The majority of our revenues are derived from subscriber revenues. Subscriber
revenues include, among other things: monthly access charges; charges for airtime used in excess of
plan minutes; Universal Service Fund (USF) support payment revenues; long distance revenues
derived from calls placed by our customers; roaming revenue; and other charges such as activation,
voice mail, call waiting, call forwarding and regulatory charges.
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Roaming revenues represent the amount of revenue we receive from other wireless carriers for
providing service to their subscribers who roam into our markets and use our systems to carry
their calls. The per minute rate paid to us is established by an agreement between the roamers
wireless provider and us. The amount of roaming revenue we generate is often dependent upon usage
patterns of our roaming partners subscribers and the rate plan mix and technology mix of our
roaming partners. We closely monitor trends in roaming revenues because usage patterns by our
roaming partners subscribers can be difficult to predict.
Penetration wireless represents a percentage, which is calculated by dividing the number of
our subscribers by the total population of potential subscribers available in the markets that we
serve.
Postpaid churn represents the number of postpaid subscribers that disconnect or are terminated
from our service. Churn is calculated by dividing the aggregate number of wireless retail
subscribers who cancel service during each month in a period by the total number of wireless retail
subscribers as of the beginning of the month. Churn is stated as the average monthly churn rate for
the applicable period. We monitor and seek to control churn so that we can grow our business
without incurring significant sales and marketing costs needed to replace disconnected subscribers.
We must continue to ensure that we offer excellent network quality and customer service so that our
churn rates remain low.
Average monthly minutes of use per wireless customer represents the average number of minutes
(MOUs) used by our customers during a period. We monitor growth in MOUs to ensure that the access
and overage charges we are collecting are consistent with that growth. In addition, growth in
subscriber usage may indicate a need to invest in additional network capacity.
Data revenue per average wireless subscriber represents the portion of ARPU generated by our
retail subscribers using data services such as text, picture, and multi-media messaging, wireless
Internet browsing, wireless e-mail, instant internet, data cards and downloading content and
applications.
Fiber route miles are the number of miles of fiber cable that we have laid. Fiber is installed
to connect our equipment to our customer premises equipment. As a facilities-based carrier, the
number of fiber route miles is an indicator of the strength of our network, our coverage and our
potential market opportunity.
Switched access lines represent the number of lines connected to our switching center and
serving customers for incoming and outgoing calls. Growing our switched access lines is a
fundamental element of our strategy. We monitor the trends in our switched access line growth
against our forecast to be able to anticipate future operating performance. In addition, this
measurement allows us to compute our current market penetration in the markets we serve.
Dedicated access line equivalents represents the amount of Voice Grade Equivalent (VGE)
lines used to connect two end points. We monitor the trends in our dedicated service using VGE
against our forecast to anticipate future operating performance, network capacity requirements and
overall growth of our business.
On-net buildings are locations where we have established a point of presence to serve one or
more customers. Tracking the number of on-net buildings allows us to size our addressable market
and determine the appropriate level of capital expenditures. As a facilities-based broadband
operator, it is a critical performance measurement of our growth and a clear indication of our
increased footprint.
Capital expenditures represent the amount spent on upgrades, additions and improvements to our
telecommunications network and back office infrastructure. We monitor our capital expenditures as
part of our overall financing plan and to ensure that we receive an appropriate rate of return on
our capital investments. This statistic is also used to ensure that capital investments are in line
with network usage trends and consistent with our objective of offering a high quality network to
our customers.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
The preparation of our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related
disclosures in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and the disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and revenues and expenses during the periods
reported. We base our estimates on historical experience, where applicable, and other assumptions
that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from our
estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
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There are certain critical estimates that we believe require significant judgment in the
preparation of our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. We consider an accounting
estimate to be critical if:
|
|
|
|
it requires us to make assumptions because information was not available at the time or
it included matters that were highly uncertain at the time we were making the estimate, and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
changes in the estimate or different estimates that we could have selected may have had a
material effect on our consolidated financial condition or consolidated results of
operations.
|
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses, which result from our
customers not making required payments. We base our allowance on the likelihood of recoverability
of our subscriber accounts receivable based on past experience and by reviewing current collection
trends. A worsening of economic or industry trends beyond our estimates could result in an increase
in our allowance for doubtful accounts by recording additional expense.
Property, Plant and Equipment Depreciation
The telecommunications industry is capital intensive. Depreciation of property, plant and
equipment constitutes a substantial operating cost for us. The cost of our property, plant and
equipment, principally telecommunications equipment, is charged to depreciation expense over
estimated useful lives. We depreciate our telecommunications equipment using the straight-line
method over its estimated useful lives. We periodically review changes in our technology and
industry conditions, asset retirement activity and salvage values to determine adjustments to the
estimated remaining useful lives and depreciation rates. Actual economic lives may differ from our
estimated useful lives as a result of changes in technology, market conditions and other factors.
Such changes could result in a change in our depreciable lives and therefore our depreciation
expense in future periods.
Valuation of Long-Lived Assets
Long-lived assets such as property, plant and equipment are reviewed for impairment whenever
events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. In our
estimation of fair value, we consider current market values of properties similar to our own,
competition, prevailing economic conditions, government policy, including taxation, and the
historical and current growth patterns of both our business and the industry. We also consider the
recoverability of the cost of our long-lived assets based on a comparison of estimated undiscounted
operating cash flows for the related businesses with the carrying value of the long-lived assets.
Considerable management judgment is required to estimate the fair value of an impairment, if any,
of our assets. These estimates are very subjective in nature; we believe that our estimates are
consistent with assumptions that marketplace participants would use in their estimates of fair
value. Estimates related to recoverability of assets are critical accounting policies as management
must make assumptions about future revenue and related expenses over the life of an asset, and the
effect of recognizing impairment could be material to our consolidated financial position as well
as our consolidated results of operations. Actual revenue and costs could vary significantly from
such estimates.
Goodwill and Wireless Licenses Valuation of Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
We review goodwill and wireless licenses for impairment based on the requirements of Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 142,
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
(SFAS
142). In accordance with SFAS 142, goodwill is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level
on an annual basis as of January 31 or on an interim basis if an event occurs or circumstances
change that would reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying value. These events
or circumstances would include a significant change in the business climate, legal factors,
operating performance indicators, competition, sale or disposition of a significant portion of the
business or other factors. We have determined that our reporting units for SFAS 142 are our
operating segments determined under SFAS No. 131,
Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and
Related Information
(SFAS 131). In analyzing goodwill for potential impairment, we use
projections of future cash flows from each reporting unit to determine whether its estimated value
exceeds its carrying value. These projections of cash flows are based on our views of growth rates,
time horizons of cash flow forecasts, assumed terminal value, estimates of our future cost
structures and anticipated future economic conditions and the appropriate discount rates relative
to risk and estimates of residual values. These projections are very subjective in nature. We
believe that our estimates are consistent with assumptions that marketplace participants would use
in their estimates of fair value. The use of different estimates or assumptions within our
discounted cash flow model (e.g., growth rates, future economic conditions or discount rates and
estimates of terminal values) when determining the fair value of the reporting unit are subjective
and could result in different values and may affect any related goodwill or wireless licenses
impairment charge.
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Stock-Based Compensation
In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 123
(revised 2004),
Share-Based Payment
(SFAS 123(R)), which establishes accounting for share-based
awards exchanged for employee services and requires companies to expense the estimated fair value
of these awards over the requisite employee service period.
We adopted SFAS 123(R) using the modified prospective transition method beginning June 1,
2006. Accordingly, during the nine months ended February 29, 2008, we recorded stock-based
compensation expense for awards of options granted prior to, but not yet vested, as of June 1,
2006, as if the fair value method calculated for purposes of pro forma disclosure under SFAS 123
were in effect for expense recognition purposes, adjusted for estimated forfeitures. For awards of
options granted after June 1, 2006, we recognized compensation expense based on the estimated grant
date fair value method using the Black-Scholes valuation model. For these awards, compensation
expense was recognized on a straight-line basis over their respective vesting periods, net of
estimated forfeitures.
In the process of implementing SFAS 123(R), we analyzed certain key variables, such as
expected volatility and expected life to determine an accurate estimate of these variables. For the
nine months ended February 29, 2008, we utilized an expected volatility of 68.67% and an expected
term of 6.25 years. The expected life of the option is calculated using the simplified method set
out in Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 using the
vesting term of 3 or 4 years and the contractual term of 7 or 10 years. The simplified method
defines the expected life as the average of the contractual term of the options and the weighted
average vesting period for all option tranches. SFAS 123(R) requires that stock-based compensation
expense be based on awards that are ultimately expected to vest. Accordingly, stock-based
compensation expense for the nine months ended February 29, 2008 has been reduced for estimated
forfeitures. When estimating forfeitures, we consider voluntary termination behaviors as well as
trends of actual option forfeitures.
Income Taxes
We account for income taxes in accordance with SFAS No. 109,
Accounting for Income Taxes
(SFAS 109). The computation of income taxes is subject to estimation due to the significant
judgment required with respect to the tax positions we have taken that have been or could be
challenged by taxing authorities.
Our income tax provision is based on our income, statutory tax rates and tax planning
opportunities available to us in the various jurisdictions in which we operate. Significant
judgment is used to evaluate our tax positions. We establish reserves at the time we determine it
is probable that we will be liable to pay additional taxes related to certain matters. We adjust
these reserves as facts and circumstances change.
A number of years may elapse before a particular matter, for which we have established a
reserve, is audited and finally resolved. While it is often difficult to predict the final outcome
or the timing of resolution of any particular tax matter, we record a reserve when we determine the
likelihood of loss is probable. Favorable resolutions of tax matters for which we have previously
established reserves are recognized as a reduction to our income tax expense when the amounts
involved become known.
Tax law requires items to be included in the tax return at different times than when these
items are reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. As a result, our annual tax
rate reflected in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements is different than that reported
in our tax return (our cash tax rate). Some of these differences are permanent, such as expenses
that are not deductible in our tax return, while other differences reverse over time, such as
depreciation expense. These temporary differences create deferred tax assets and liabilities.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on temporary differences between the
financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities. The tax rates used to determine
deferred tax assets or liabilities are the enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the
differences are expected to reverse. Based on the evaluation of all available information, we
recognize future tax benefits, such as net operating loss carryforwards, to the extent that
realizing these benefits is considered more likely than not.
We evaluate our ability to realize the tax benefits associated with deferred tax assets by
analyzing our forecasted taxable income using both historical and projected future operating
results, the reversal of existing temporary differences, taxable income in prior carry-back years
(if permitted) and the availability of tax planning strategies. A valuation allowance is required
to be established unless management determines that it is more likely than not that we will
ultimately realize the tax benefit associated with a deferred tax asset.
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We adjust our income tax provision in the period it is determined that actual results will
differ from our estimates. The income tax provision reflects tax law and rate changes in the period
such changes are enacted.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Consolidated Operations
The table below summarizes the consolidated results of operations for each period:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
February
|
|
February
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
February
|
|
February
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29, 2008
|
|
28, 2007
|
|
$ Change
|
|
% Change
|
|
29, 2008
|
|
28, 2006
|
|
$ Change
|
|
% Change
|
|
|
|
(In thousands, except per share data)
|
|
Operating income
|
|
$
|
61,614
|
|
|
$
|
50,389
|
|
|
$
|
11,225
|
|
|
|
22
|
%
|
|
$
|
179,026
|
|
|
$
|
160,468
|
|
|
$
|
18,558
|
|
|
|
12
|
%
|
|
Income from continuing operations
|
|
|
6,633
|
|
|
|
321
|
|
|
|
6,312
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
14,363
|
|
|
|
1,069
|
|
|
|
13,294
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
Earnings per share from
continuing operations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
0.06
|
|
|
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
0.06
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
0.13
|
|
|
|
0.01
|
|
|
|
0.12
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
0.06
|
|
|
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
0.06
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
0.13
|
|
|
|
0.01
|
|
|
|
0.12
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
Percentage not meaningful
|
We had 1,086,300 wireless subscribers at February 29, 2008, as compared to 1,034,200 at
February 28, 2007, an increase of 5%.
U.S. Wireless Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
February
|
|
|
February
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
February
|
|
|
February
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29, 2008
|
|
|
28, 2007
|
|
|
$ Change
|
|
|
% Change
|
|
|
29, 2008
|
|
|
28, 2007
|
|
|
$ Change
|
|
|
% Change
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service revenue
|
|
$
|
111,619
|
|
|
$
|
99,612
|
|
|
$
|
12,007
|
|
|
|
12
|
%
|
|
$
|
329,756
|
|
|
$
|
287,231
|
|
|
$
|
42,525
|
|
|
|
15
|
%
|
|
Roaming revenue
|
|
|
12,526
|
|
|
|
14,195
|
|
|
|
(1,669
|
)
|
|
|
(12
|
)
|
|
|
44,711
|
|
|
|
50,510
|
|
|
|
(5,799
|
)
|
|
|
(11
|
)
|
|
Equipment sales
|
|
|
13,657
|
|
|
|
12,680
|
|
|
|
977
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
33,746
|
|
|
|
30,681
|
|
|
|
3,065
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenue
|
|
|
137,802
|
|
|
|
126,487
|
|
|
|
11,315
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
408,213
|
|
|
|
368,422
|
|
|
|
39,791
|
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs and expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of services
|
|
|
25,569
|
|
|
|
25,515
|
|
|
|
54
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
79,638
|
|
|
|
78,388
|
|
|
|
1,250
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
Cost of equipment sold
|
|
|
22,170
|
|
|
|
22,080
|
|
|
|
90
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
57,508
|
|
|
|
61,550
|
|
|
|
(4,042
|
)
|
|
|
(7
|
)
|
|
Sales and marketing
|
|
|
15,233
|
|
|
|
14,309
|
|
|
|
924
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
45,871
|
|
|
|
41,101
|
|
|
|
4,770
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
24,333
|
|
|
|
19,870
|
|
|
|
4,463
|
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
|
70,188
|
|
|
|
56,930
|
|
|
|
13,258
|
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total costs and expenses
|
|
|
87,305
|
|
|
|
81,774
|
|
|
|
5,531
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
253,205
|
|
|
|
237,969
|
|
|
|
15,236
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted operating income(1)
|
|
$
|
50,497
|
|
|
$
|
44,713
|
|
|
$
|
5,784
|
|
|
|
13
|
%
|
|
$
|
155,008
|
|
|
$
|
130,453
|
|
|
$
|
24,555
|
|
|
|
19
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
Adjusted operating income represents the profitability measure of the
segment see Note 9 to the unaudited Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements for a reconciliation of consolidated adjusted
operating income to the appropriate GAAP measure.
|
Revenue.
U.S. wireless service revenue increased in the three and nine months ended February
29, 2008, as compared to the three and nine months ended February 28, 2007. The increase was
primarily due to an increase in the number of subscribers and sales of value-added features, such
as phone insurance and data services (including short message services, multimedia services and
downloads), and an increase in recurring access fees primarily due to increased subscribers on our
Blue Nation (nationwide) rate plans, which generally have a higher ARPU than older plans.
U.S. wireless roaming revenue decreased for the three and nine months ended February 29, 2008,
as compared to the three and nine months ended February 28, 2007. The decrease was primarily due to
a decrease in the average roaming rate per minute, partially offset by an increase in roaming
MOUs in the three and nine months ended February 29, 2008 as compared to the prior period, as
well as an increase in revenue from data roaming in the nine months ended February 29, 2008 as
compared to the prior period.
28
Equipment sales increased during the three and nine months ended February 29, 2008, as
compared to the three and nine months ended February 28, 2007, primarily due to an increase in
revenue associated with new activations and deductibles associated with our phone insurance
program.
Our U.S. wireless operations had approximately 662,700 and 634,800 subscribers at February 29,
2008 and February 28, 2007, respectively. Postpaid subscribers account for 97% of total U.S.
wireless subscribers as of February 29, 2008. During the twelve months ended February 29, 2008,
increases in subscribers from new activations of 198,000 were offset by subscriber cancellations of
170,100. The monthly postpaid churn rate was 2.0% for both the three and nine months ended February
29, 2008, as compared to 1.8% and 1.9% for the three and nine months ended February 28, 2007,
respectively. The cancellations experienced by our U.S. wireless operations were primarily due to
non-payment and competition.
U.S. wireless ARPU was $70 for the three and nine months ended February 29, 2008, as compared
to $67 for both of the same periods last year. The increase in U.S. wireless ARPU was primarily due
to the aforementioned increases in service revenue and equipment sales driven by increased
subscribers on our Blue Nation plans, which generally have a higher ARPU than older plans, offset
by lower roaming revenue. Average MOUs per subscriber were 1,067 and 1,052 per month for the three
and nine months ended February 29, 2008, respectively, as compared to 944 and 901 for the same
periods last year.
Costs and expenses.
Cost of services was flat for the three months ended February 29, 2008
and increased slightly during the nine months ended February 29, 2008, as compared to the same
periods last year. The increase was primarily due to increases in tower site rent associated with
additional cell sites, expenses associated with providing data services and compensation costs.
This was partially offset by a decrease in roamer service costs due to reduced rates.
Cost of equipment sold was flat for the three months ended February 29, 2008 and decreased for
the nine months ended February 29, 2008, as compared to the same periods last year. The decrease
for the nine months ended February 29, 2008 was primarily due to a lower average cost per phone,
partially offset by a greater number of phones used for customer acquisition and retention as
compared to the same period last year.
Sales and marketing expenses increased for the three and nine months ended February 29, 2008,
as compared to the same periods last year, primarily due to increases in advertising associated
with the launch of our new Blue Nation rate plans and compensation costs. This was partially offset
by a decrease in commission expense.
General and administrative expenses increased for the three and nine months ended February 29,
2008, as compared to the same periods in the prior year. The increase was primarily due to
increases in bad debt expense, compensation costs, store related expenses, other taxes and
licenses, costs related to employee benefits and training, and subscriber billing costs.
Puerto Rico Wireless Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
February
|
|
|
February
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
February
|
|
|
February
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29, 2008
|
|
|
28, 2007
|
|
|
$ Change
|
|
|
% Change
|
|
|
29, 2008
|
|
|
28, 2007
|
|
|
$ Change
|
|
|
% Change
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service revenue
|
|
$
|
76,708
|
|
|
$
|
70,428
|
|
|
$
|
6,280
|
|
|
|
9
|
%
|
|
$
|
229,893
|
|
|
$
|
217,139
|
|
|
$
|
12,754
|
|
|
|
6
|
%
|
|
Roaming revenue
|
|
|
1,838
|
|
|
|
783
|
|
|
|
1,055
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
4,437
|
|
|
|
3,682
|
|
|
|
755
|
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
Equipment sales
|
|
|
4,135
|
|
|
|
3,998
|
|
|
|
137
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
10,488
|
|
|
|
10,821
|
|
|
|
(333
|
)
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenue
|
|
|
82,681
|
|
|
|
75,209
|
|
|
|
7,472
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
244,818
|
|
|
|
231,642
|
|
|
|
13,176
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs and expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of services
|
|
|
13,141
|
|
|
|
12,232
|
|
|
|
909
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
39,203
|
|
|
|
37,052
|
|
|
|
2,151
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
Cost of equipment sold
|
|
|
11,725
|
|
|
|
12,291
|
|
|
|
(566
|
)
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
|
37,862
|
|
|
|
33,813
|
|
|
|
4,049
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
Sales and marketing
|
|
|
8,462
|
|
|
|
8,745
|
|
|
|
(283
|
)
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
|
26,671
|
|
|
|
24,980
|
|
|
|
1,691
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
18,395
|
|
|
|
18,341
|
|
|
|
54
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
54,236
|
|
|
|
52,335
|
|
|
|
1,901
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total costs and expenses
|
|
|
51,723
|
|
|
|
51,609
|
|
|
|
114
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
157,972
|
|
|
|
148,180
|
|
|
|
9,792
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted operating income(1)
|
|
$
|
30,958
|
|
|
$
|
23,600
|
|
|
$
|
7,358
|
|
|
|
31
|
%
|
|
$
|
86,846
|
|
|
$
|
83,462
|
|
|
$
|
3,384
|
|
|
|
4
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
Percentage not meaningful
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
Adjusted operating income represents the profitability measure of the
segment see Note 9 to the unaudited Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements for a reconciliation of consolidated adjusted
operating income to the appropriate GAAP measure.
|
29
Revenue.
Puerto Rico wireless service revenue increased for the three and nine months ended
February 29, 2008, as compared to the three and nine months ended February 28, 2007. The increase
relates to an increase in subscribers and ARPU for the three months ended February 29, 2008 and an
increase in subscribers for the nine months ended February 29, 2008. This increase was also due in
part to a $4.6 million charge relating to Universal Service Fund
support we received with respect to our Puerto Rico operations (the USF Charge) recorded during
the three months ended February 28, 2007, which related to prior periods. Our Puerto Rico wireless
operations had approximately 423,600 subscribers at February 29, 2008, an increase of 6% from
subscribers at February 28, 2007. During the twelve months ended February 29, 2008, increases from
new activations of 144,300 were offset by subscriber cancellations of 120,100. The cancellations
experienced by our Puerto Rico wireless operations were primarily due to competition and
non-payment.
The monthly postpaid churn rate decreased to 2.4% for three and nine months ended February 29,
2008, from 2.5% and 2.6% for the same periods last year, respectively. The decrease in churn was
primarily due to our Unlimited Plan, which is more appealing to subscribers than our previous
offering, causing fewer cancellations by subscribers choosing competitive offerings. Our postpaid
subscribers represented approximately 99% of our total Puerto Rico wireless subscribers at February
29, 2008 and February 28, 2007.
Puerto Rico wireless ARPU was $65 for the three months ended February 29, 2008 and $66 for the
nine months ended February 29, 2008, as compared to $63 and $66 for the same periods last year. The
increase in ARPU during the three month period was primarily due to the USF Charge recorded during the three months ended
February 28, 2007.
Our subscribers used an average of 1,750 and 1,744 MOUs during the three and nine months ended
February 29, 2008, respectively, compared to 1,574 and 1,543 MOUs during the three and nine months
ended February 28, 2007, respectively. We believe the increase in MOUs is due to our unlimited plan
which provides customers in Puerto Rico with unlimited local MOUs for a flat fee.
Equipment sales increased during the three months ended February 29, 2008, and decreased
during the nine months ended February 29, 2008, as compared to the same periods last year. The
increase for the three months ended February 29, 2008 was primarily due to an increase in phones
sold as opposed to last quarter. The decrease for the nine months ended February 29, 2008 was primarily due to market pressure
to more heavily subsidize more expensive higher-end handsets to attract and retain customers.
Costs and expenses.
Cost of services increased during the three and nine months ended
February 29, 2008, as compared to the three and nine months ended February 28, 2007. The increase
was primarily due to increases in telephone service cost, property taxes and maintenance contracts.
Cost of equipment sold decreased during the three months ended February 29, 2008 and increased
during the nine months ended February 29, 2008, as compared to the same periods last year. The
decrease for the three months ended February 29, 2008 was primarily due to lower costs associated
with our handset insurance program and to adjustments related to actual costs incurred. The increase for
the nine months ended February 29, 2008 was primarily due to an increase in phone costs associated
with higher customer acquisition and retention as well as an increase in the cost per phone.
Sales and marketing expenses decreased during the three months ended February 29, 2008 and
increased during the nine months ended February 29, 2008, as compared to the same periods last
year. The decrease for the three months ended February 29, 2008 was due to a decrease in
commissions expenses partially offset by an increase in advertising expenses. The increase for the nine
months ended February 29, 2008 was due to an increase in
advertising expenses partially offset by a decrease
in commissions.
General and administrative expenses increased during the three months and nine months ended
February 29, 2008, as compared to the same periods last year. The increases were due to increases
in compensation, other taxes and licenses, and bank fees.
30
Puerto Rico Broadband Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
February
|
|
|
February
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
February
|
|
|
February
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29, 2008
|
|
|
28, 2007
|
|
|
$ Change
|
|
|
% Change
|
|
|
29, 2008
|
|
|
28, 2007
|
|
|
$ Change
|
|
|
% Change
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Switched revenue
|
|
$
|
13,905
|
|
|
$
|
13,114
|
|
|
$
|
791
|
|
|
|
6
|
%
|
|
$
|
41,284
|
|
|
$
|
40,550
|
|
|
$
|
734
|
|
|
|
2
|
%
|
|
Dedicated revenue
|
|
|
18,384
|
|
|
|
15,815
|
|
|
|
2,569
|
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
|
52,185
|
|
|
|
45,620
|
|
|
|
6,565
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
Other revenue
|
|
|
1,630
|
|
|
|
1,407
|
|
|
|
223
|
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
|
5,460
|
|
|
|
6,308
|
|
|
|
(848
|
)
|
|
|
(13
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenue
|
|
|
33,919
|
|
|
|
30,336
|
|
|
|
3,583
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
98,929
|
|
|
|
92,478
|
|
|
|
6,451
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs and expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of services
|
|
|
9,140
|
|
|
|
7,066
|
|
|
|
2,074
|
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
|
25,017
|
|
|
|
21,267
|
|
|
|
3,750
|
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
Cost of equipment sold
|
|
|
151
|
|
|
|
481
|
|
|
|
(330
|
)
|
|
|
(69
|
)
|
|
|
460
|
|
|
|
584
|
|
|
|
(124
|
)
|
|
|
(21
|
)
|
|
Sales and marketing
|
|
|
1,678
|
|
|
|
1,587
|
|
|
|
91
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
4,839
|
|
|
|
4,872
|
|
|
|
(33
|
)
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
5,297
|
|
|
|
4,916
|
|
|
|
381
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
15,339
|
|
|
|
14,683
|
|
|
|
656
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total costs and expenses
|
|
|
16,266
|
|
|
|
14,050
|
|
|
|
2,216
|
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
|
45,655
|
|
|
|
41,406
|
|
|
|
4,249
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted operating income(1)
|
|
$
|
17,653
|
|
|
$
|
16,286
|
|
|
$
|
1,367
|
|
|
|
8
|
%
|
|
$
|
53,274
|
|
|
$
|
51,072
|
|
|
$
|
2,202
|
|
|
|
4
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
Adjusted operating income represents the profitability measure of the
segment see Note 9 to the unaudited Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements for a reconciliation of consolidated adjusted
operating income to the appropriate GAAP measure.
|
Revenue.
Total Puerto Rico broadband revenue increased for the three and nine months ended
February 29, 2008, as compared to the three and nine months ended February 28, 2007. This increase
was primarily due to a 19% increase in total access lines and equivalents to 474,500, partially
offset by a decrease in recurring revenue per line.
Switched revenue increased for the three and nine months ended February 29, 2008, as compared
to the same periods last year. The increase was primarily due to a 26% increase in switched access
lines to 91,600 as of February 29, 2008, partially offset by a decrease in recurring revenue per
line. The increase in switched access lines has primarily come from VOIP lines added through our
agreements with certain cable television operators in Puerto Rico,
which generally have a
lower recurring revenue per line.
Dedicated revenue increased for the three and nine months ended February 29, 2008, as compared
to the same periods last year. The increase was primarily the result of an 18% increase in voice
grade equivalent dedicated lines to 382,900 as of February 29, 2008, partially offset by a decrease
in recurring revenue per line.
Other revenue increased for the three months ended February 29, 2008, and decreased for the
nine months ended February 29, 2008, as compared to the same periods last year. The increase for
the three months ended February 29, 2008 was primarily due to the USF Charge recorded during the
three months ended February 28, 2007. The decrease for the nine months ended February 29, 2008 was
primarily due to a decrease in termination revenue.
Costs and expenses.
Cost of services increased during the three and nine months ended
February 29, 2008, as compared to the same periods last year. The increase primarily related to
increases in telephones service costs and network costs.
General and administrative expenses increased during the three and nine months ended February
29, 2008, as compared to the same periods the prior year. The increase was primarily due to
increases in bad debt expense and maintenance contract costs.
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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Weighted Average Debt Outstanding and Interest Expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
February
|
|
|
February
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
February
|
|
|
February
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29, 2008
|
|
|
28, 2007
|
|
|
Change
|
|
|
29, 2008
|
|
|
2.8, 2007
|
|
|
Change
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions)
|
|
|
Weighted Average Debt Outstanding
|
|
$
|
2,006.14
|
|
|
$
|
2,127.50
|
|
|
$
|
(121.36
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,024.49
|
|
|
$
|
2,133.80
|
|
|
$
|
(109.31
|
)
|
|
Weighted Average Gross Interest Rate(1)
|
|
|
9.6
|
%
|
|
|
9.7
|
%
|
|
|
(0.1
|
%)
|
|
|
9.7
|
%
|
|
|
9.7
|
%
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
|
Weighted Average Gross Interest Rate(2)
|
|
|
9.2
|
%
|
|
|
9.3
|
%
|
|
|
(0.1
|
%)
|
|
|
9.2
|
%
|
|
|
9.3
|
%
|
|
|
(0.1
|
%)
|
|
Gross Interest Expense(1)
|
|
$
|
47.96
|
|
|
$
|
51.53
|
|
|
$
|
(3.57
|
)
|
|
$
|
146.57
|
|
|
$
|
155.96
|
|
|
$
|
(9.39
|
)
|
|
Interest Income
|
|
$
|
0.45
|
|
|
$
|
0.99
|
|
|
$
|
(0.54
|
)
|
|
$
|
2.67
|
|
|
$
|
3.01
|
|
|
$
|
(0.34
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Interest Expense
|
|
$
|
47.51
|
|
|
$
|
50.54
|
|
|
$
|
(3.03
|
)
|
|
$
|
143.90
|
|
|
$
|
152.95
|
|
|
$
|
(9.05
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
Including amortization of debt issuance costs of $2.0 million and $6.3
million for the three and nine months ended February 29, 2008,
respectively and $2.1 million and $6.7 million for the three and nine
months ended February 28, 2007, respectively.
|
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
Excluding amortization of debt issuance costs of $2.0 million and $6.3
million for the three and nine months ended February 29, 2008,
respectively and $2.1 million and $6.7 million for the three and nine
months ended February 28, 2007, respectively.
|
The $3.0 million and $9.0 million decrease in net interest expense for the three and nine
months ended February 29, 2008, respectively, as compared to the three and nine months ended
February 28, 2007, resulted primarily from lower weighted average debt outstanding.
At February 29, 2008, we had total liquidity of $234.2 million, consisting of cash and cash
equivalents totaling $84.2 million and approximately $150.0 million available under our revolving
credit facility. Additionally, at February 29, 2008, we had restricted cash of $6.5 million, which
is held in escrow as the result of a reciprocal escrow agreement with one of our customers.
Senior Secured Credit Facility
On February 9, 2004, our wholly-owned subsidiaries, Centennial Cellular Operating Co. LLC
(CCOC) and Centennial Puerto Rico Operations Corp. (CPROC), as co-borrowers, entered into a
$750.0 million senior secured credit facility (the Senior Secured Credit Facility). We and each
of our direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries, including CCOC and CPROC, are guarantors under
the Senior Secured Credit Facility. The Senior Secured Credit Facility consists of a seven-year
term loan, maturing in February 2011, with an original aggregate principal amount of $600.0
million, of which $550.0 million remained outstanding at February 29, 2008. The Senior Secured
Credit Facility requires amortization payments in an aggregate principal amount of $550.0 million
in two equal installments of $275.0 million in August 2010 and February 2011. The Senior Secured
Credit Facility also includes a six-year revolving credit facility, maturing in February 2010,
with an aggregate principal amount of up to $150.0 million. At February 29, 2008, approximately
$150.0 million was available under the revolving credit facility.
On February 5, 2007, we amended our Senior Secured Credit Facility to, among other things,
lower the interest rate on term loan borrowings by 0.25% through a reduction in the London
Inter-Bank Offering Rate (LIBOR) spread from 2.25% to 2.00%. Under the terms of the Senior
Secured Credit Facility, as amended, term and revolving loan borrowings bear interest at LIBOR (a
weighted average rate of 4.71% as of February 29, 2008) plus 2.00% and LIBOR plus 3.25%,
respectively. Our obligations under the Senior Secured Credit Facility are collateralized by liens
on substantially all of our assets.
High-Yield Notes
On December 21, 2005 we issued $550.0 million in aggregate principal amount of senior notes
due 2013 (the 2013 Holdco Notes). The 2013 Holdco Notes were issued in two series consisting of
(i) $350.0 million of floating rate notes that bear interest at three-month LIBOR (4.73% as of
February 29, 2008) plus 5.75% and mature in January 2013 (the 2013 Holdco Floating Rate Notes)
and (ii) $200.0 million of fixed rate notes that bear interest at 10% and mature in January 2013
(the 2013 Holdco Fixed Rate Notes). The 2013 Holdco Floating Rate Notes were issued at a 1%
discount and we received net proceeds of $346.5 million. We used
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the net proceeds from the offering, together with a portion of our available cash, to pay a
special cash dividend of $5.52 per share to our common stockholders and prepay $39.5 million of
term loans under the Senior Secured Credit Facility. In connection with the completion of the 2013
Holdco Notes offering, we amended our Senior Secured Credit Facility to permit, among other things,
the issuance of the 2013 Holdco Notes and payment of the special cash dividend. Additionally, we
capitalized $15.4 million of debt issuance costs in connection with the issuance of the 2013 Holdco
Notes.
On February 9, 2004, concurrent with our entering into the Senior Secured Credit Facility, we
and our wholly-owned subsidiaries, CCOC and CPROC, as co-issuers, issued $325.0 million aggregate
principal amount of 8 1/8% senior unsecured notes due 2014 (the 2014 Senior Notes). We used the
net proceeds from the 2014 Senior Notes offering to refinance outstanding indebtedness.
On June 20, 2003, we and CCOC, as co-issuers, issued $500.0 million aggregate principal amount
of 10 1/8% senior unsecured notes due 2013 (the 2013 Senior Notes). CPROC is a guarantor of the
2013 Senior Notes.
In December 1998, we and CCOC issued $370.0 million of 2008 Senior Subordinated Notes. An
affiliate of Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (Welsh
Carson) our principal stockholder, owned approximately $189.0 million
principal amount of the 2008 Senior Subordinated Notes. CPROC was a guarantor of the 2008 Senior
Subordinated Notes. As of February 29, 2008, we had repurchased or redeemed all such notes.
Derivative Financial Instruments
On December 22, 2005 we entered into an interest rate swap agreement (the CCOC Swap) through
our wholly-owned subsidiary, CCOC, to hedge variable interest rate risk on $200.0 million of
variable interest rate term loans under the Senior Secured Credit Facility. The CCOC Swap became
effective March 31, 2006, and expired on December 31, 2007. The fixed interest rate on the CCOC
Swap was 6.84%. On May 1, 2007, we entered into an interest rate collar agreement (the May 2007
CCOC Collar), through our wholly-owned subsidiary, CCOC, to hedge variable interest rate risk on
$200.0 million of our variable interest rate term loans under the Senior Secured Credit Facility.
The May 2007 CCOC Collar became effective December 31, 2007, the date that the original CCOC Swap
expired, and expires December 31, 2008. The May 2007 CCOC collar has a fixed interest rate floor of
4.24% and a fixed interest rate cap of 5.35%.
On March 10, 2006, we, through our wholly owned subsidiary, CPROC, entered into an agreement
to hedge variable interest rate risk on $250.0 million of variable interest rate term loans for one
year (the 2007 CPROC Swap). The 2007 CPROC Swap became effective March 30, 2007 and will expire
on March 31, 2008. The fixed interest rate on the 2007 CPROC Swap is 7.13%. On September 18, 2007,
we, through our wholly owned subsidiary, CPROC, entered into an additional agreement to hedge
variable interest rate risk on $250.0 million of our $550.0 million of variable interest rate term
loans under the Senior Secured Credit Facility for six months (the 2008 CPROC Swap). The 2008
CPROC Swap will become effective March 31, 2008, the date that the 2007 CPROC Swap expires, and
expire on September 30, 2008, and has a fixed interest rate of 6.45%.
On October 31, 2006, we entered into an interest rate collar agreement (the CPROC Collar),
through our wholly-owned subsidiary, CPROC, to hedge variable interest rate risk on $35.5 million
of our variable interest rate term loans under the Senior Secured Credit Facility. The CPROC Collar
became effective as of December 29, 2006 and expires June 30, 2008. The CPROC Collar has a fixed
interest rate floor of 4.66% and a fixed interest rate cap of 5.50%.
On October 31, 2006, we entered into an interest rate collar agreement (the CCOC Collar),
through our wholly-owned subsidiary, CCOC, to hedge variable interest rate risk on $25.0 million of
our variable interest rate term loans under the Senior Secured Credit Facility. The CCOC Collar
became effective as of December 29, 2006 and expires June 30, 2008. The CCOC Collar has a fixed
interest rate floor of 4.66% and a fixed interest rate cap of 5.50%.
On April 12, 2007, we entered into an interest rate collar agreement (the April 2007 CCOC
Collar), through our wholly-owned subsidiary, CCOC, to hedge variable interest rate risk on $39.5
million of our variable interest rate term loans under the Senior Secured Credit Facility. The
April 2007 CCOC Collar became effective as of May 31, 2007 and expires May 31, 2008. The April 2007
CCOC Collar has a fixed interest rate floor of 4.95% and a fixed interest rate cap of 5.40%.
On October 31, 2007, we entered into an agreement to hedge variable interest rate risk on
$200.0 million of our $350.0 million of variable interest rate 2013 Holdco Floating Rate Notes for
six months (the Holdco Swap). The Holdco Swap became effective December 31, 2007 and will expire
on June 30, 2008, and has an all-in fixed interest rate of 10.46%.
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At February 29, 2008, $750.0 million of our $900.0 million of variable debt was hedged by
interest rate swaps or collars described above. All our swaps and collars have been designated as
cash flow hedges.
At February 29, 2008, the fair value of our swaps and collars was approximately $(6.8)
million. We recorded a liability, which is included in other liabilities in the condensed
consolidated balance sheet, for the fair value of the swaps and collars. For the nine months ended
February 29, 2008, we recorded $3.8 million, net of tax, in accumulated other comprehensive loss
attributable to the fair value adjustments of the swaps and collars.
Under certain of the agreements relating to our long-term debt, we are required to maintain
certain financial and operating covenants, and are limited in our ability to, among other things,
incur additional indebtedness and enter into transactions with affiliates. Under certain
circumstances, we are prohibited from paying cash dividends on our common stock under certain of
such agreements. We were in compliance with all covenants of our debt agreements at February 29,
2008.
For the three and nine months ended February 29, 2008, the ratio of earnings to fixed charges
was 1.28 and 1.23, respectively. Fixed charges consist of interest expense, including amortization
of debt issuance costs, loss on extinguishment of debt, and the portion of rents deemed
representative of the interest portion of leases.
At February 29, 2008, we had no off-balance sheet obligations.
Our capital expenditures for the three and nine months ended February 29, 2008 were as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
% of Total Capital
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|
|
% of Total Capital
|
|
|
|
|
February 29, 2008
|
|
|
Expenditures
|
|
|
February 29, 2008
|
|
|
Expenditures
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
|
U.S. Wireless
|
|
$
|
16,156
|
|
|
|
53.6
|
%
|
|
$
|
34,974
|
|
|
|
46.3
|
%
|
|
Puerto Rico Wireless
|
|
|
10,264
|
|
|
|
34.0
|
|
|
|
27,022
|
|
|
|
35.7
|
|
|
Puerto Rico Broadband
|
|
|
3,753
|
|
|
|
12.4
|
|
|
|
13,599
|
|
|
|
18.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total capital expenditures
|
|
$
|
30,173
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
$
|
75,595
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capitalized phones in
Puerto Rico (included
above in Puerto Rico
Wireless)
|
|
$
|
5,516
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
14,719
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property, plant and
equipment, net at
February 29, 2008
|
|
$
|
578,254
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
578,254
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures for our U.S. wireless operations were used to expand our coverage areas
and upgrade our cell sites and call switching equipment of existing wireless properties. In Puerto
Rico, these investments were used to add capacity and services, to continue the development and
expansion of our Puerto Rico wireless systems, expand the EV-DO network, and to continue the
expansion of our Puerto Rico Broadband network infrastructure.
In our Puerto Rico wireless operations, we sell or loan phones to our customers. When we sell
a phone to a customer, the cost of the phone sold is charged to cost of equipment sold, whereas the
cost of a phone which is loaned to a customer is recorded as an asset within property, plant and
equipment and is charged to depreciation expense over the life of the phone.
We expect to finance our capital expenditures primarily from cash flow generated from
operations, borrowings under our existing credit facilities and proceeds from the sale of assets.
We may also seek various other sources of external financing, including additional bank financing,
joint ventures, partnerships and issuance of debt or equity securities.
To meet our obligations with respect to our operating needs, capital expenditures and debt
service obligations, it is important that we continue to improve operating cash flow. Increases in
revenue will be dependent upon, among other things, continued growth in the number of customers and
maximizing revenue per subscriber. We have continued the construction and upgrade of wireless and
broadband systems in our markets to achieve these objectives. There is no assurance that growth in
customers or revenue will occur.
Based upon existing market conditions and our present capital structure, we believe that cash
flows from operations and funds from currently available credit facilities will be sufficient to
enable us to meet required cash commitments through the next twelve-month period.
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Centennial, its subsidiaries, affiliates and significant stockholders (including Welsh Carson
and its affiliates) may from time to time, depending upon market conditions, seek to purchase
certain of Centennials or its subsidiaries securities in the open market or by other means, in
each case to the extent permitted by existing covenant restrictions.
ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS
Our primary acquisition strategy is to obtain controlling ownership interests in
communications systems serving markets that are proximate to or share a community of interest with
our current markets. We may pursue acquisitions of communications businesses that we believe will
enhance our scope and scale. Our strategy of clustering our operations in proximate geographic
areas enables us to achieve operating and cost efficiencies, as well as joint marketing benefits,
and also allows us to offer our subscribers more areas of uninterrupted service as they travel. In
addition to expanding our existing clusters, we also may seek to acquire interests in
communications businesses in other geographic areas. The consideration for such acquisitions may
consist of shares of stock, cash, assumption of liabilities, a combination thereof or other forms
of consideration.
On September 18, 2007, we completed the purchase of Islanet Communications (Islanet), a
provider of data and voice communications to business and residential customers in Puerto Rico, for
$15 million.
On October 23, 2007, we acquired 1900 MHz (PCS) wireless spectrum covering approximately
400,000 Pops in Lima and Findlay-Tiffin, Ohio, markets contiguous to the Companys existing
footprint in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, for $3.6 million.
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
In June 2004, we signed an amendment to our billing services agreement with Convergys
Information Management Group, Inc. (Convergys). The agreement has a term of seven years and
Convergys agreed to provide billing services, facilitate network fault detection, correction and
management performance and usage monitoring and security for our wireless operations throughout the
Company. Subject to the terms of the agreement, which include a requirement to meet certain
performance standards, we have committed to purchase a total of approximately $74.6 million of
services through 2011 under this agreement. These commitments are classified as purchase
obligations in the Contractual Obligations table below. As of February 29, 2008, we have paid
approximately $40.3 million in connection with this agreement.
We have filed a shelf registration statement with the SEC for the sale of up to 72,000,000
shares of our common stock that may be offered from time to time in connection with acquisitions.
The SEC declared the registration statement effective on July 14, 1994. As of February 29, 2008,
37,613,079 shares remain available for issuance under the shelf.
On July 7, 2000, the SEC declared effective our universal shelf registration statement, which
registered our sale of up to an aggregate of $750.0 million of securities (debt, common stock,
preferred stock and warrants). As of February 29, 2008, we have sold $38.5 million of securities
under the shelf. In addition, we have registered under separate shelf registration statements an
aggregate of approximately 43,000,000 shares of our common stock for resale by affiliates of Welsh
Carson.
The following table summarizes our scheduled contractual cash obligations and commercial
commitments at February 29, 2008 (unless otherwise noted), and the effect that such obligations are
expected to have on liquidity and cash flow in future periods.
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Less than
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1-3
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3-5
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After
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Contractual Obligations
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Total
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|
|
1 Year
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|
|
Years
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|
|
Years
|
|
|
5 Years
|
|
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Long-term debt obligations (net of unamortized discount)
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|
$
|
2,008,323
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|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
549,642
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|
|
$
|
548,166
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|
|
$
|
910,515
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|
|
Interest on long-term debt obligations(1)
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|
|
761,339
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|
|
|
148,576
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|
|
|
313,811
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|
|
|
257,871
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|
|
|
41,081
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|
|
Operating lease obligations
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|
|
270,422
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|
|
|
30,662
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|
|
|
52,459
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|
|
|
36,941
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|
|
|
150,360
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|
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Capital lease obligations
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|
|
229,358
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|
|
|
7,382
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|
|
|
15,438
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|
|
|
16,287
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|
|
|
190,251
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|
|
Purchase obligations
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|
|
43,758
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|
|
|
10,582
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|
|
|
21,879
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|
|
|
11,297
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|
|
|
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|
|
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Total contractual cash obligations
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|
3,313,200
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|
|
|
197,202
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|
|
|
953,229
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|
|
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870,562
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|
|
|
1,292,207
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Sublessor agreements
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|
|
(3,950
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)
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|
|
(1,293
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)
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|
|
(1,902
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)
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|
|
(745
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)
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|
(10
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)
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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Net
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|
$
|
3,309,250
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|
|
$
|
195,909
|
|
|
$
|
951,327
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|
|
$
|
869,817
|
|
|
$
|
1,292,197
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(1)
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Interest payments are based on the Companys projected interest rates
and estimated principle amounts outstanding for the periods presented.
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT FOR PURPOSES OF THE SAFE HARBOR
PROVISIONS OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995
This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. Statements in this report that are not
historical facts are hereby identified as forward-looking statements. Where, in any
forward-looking statement, we or our management expresses an expectation or belief as to future
results or actions, there can be no assurance that the statement of expectation or belief will
result or be achieved or accomplished. Our actual results may differ materially from our
expectations, plans or projections. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of the
words believe, expect, predict, estimate, anticipate, project, intend, may, will
and similar expressions, or by discussion of competitive strengths or strategy that involve risks
and uncertainties. We warn you that these forward-looking statements are only predictions and
estimates, which are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in
any forward-looking statement made by, or on behalf of, us include, but are not limited to:
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the effects of vigorous competition in our markets, which may make it difficult for us to
attract and retain customers and to grow our customer base and revenue and which may
increase churn, which could reduce our revenue and increase our costs;
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the fact that many of our competitors are larger than we are, have greater financial
resources than we do, are less leveraged than we are, have more extensive coverage areas
than we do, and may offer less expensive and more technologically advanced products and
services than we do;
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changes and developments in technology, including our ability to upgrade our networks to
remain competitive and our ability to anticipate and react to frequent and significant
technological changes which may render certain technologies used by us obsolete;
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our substantial debt obligations, including restrictive covenants, which place
limitations on how we conduct business;
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market prices for the products and services we offer may decline in the future;
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the effect of changes in the level of support provided to us by the Universal Service
Fund;
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the effects of a decline in the market for our Code Division Multiple Access-based
technology;
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the effects of consolidation in the telecommunications industry;
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general economic, business, political and social conditions in the areas in which we
operate, including the effects of world events, terrorism, hurricanes, tornadoes, wind
storms and other natural disasters;
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our access to the latest technology handsets in a timeframe and at a cost similar to our
competitors;
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our ability to successfully deploy and deliver wireless data services to our customers,
including next generation 3G and 4G technology;
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our ability to generate cash and the availability and cost of additional capital to fund
our operations and our significant planned capital expenditures, including the need to
refinance or amend existing indebtedness;
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our dependence on roaming agreements for a significant portion of our wireless revenue
and the expected decline in roaming revenue over the long term;
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our dependence on roaming agreements for our ability to offer our wireless customers
competitively priced regional and nationwide rate plans that include areas for which we do
not own wireless licenses;
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our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel;
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the effects of governmental regulation of the telecommunications industry;
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our ability to acquire, and the cost of acquiring, additional spectrum in our markets to
support growth and advanced technologies;
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the effects of network disruptions and system failures;
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our ability to manage, implement and monitor billing and operational support systems;
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the results of litigation filed or which may be filed against us, including litigation
relating to wireless billing, using wireless telephones while operating an automobile or
possible health effects of radio frequency transmission;
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the relative liquidity and corresponding volatility of our common stock and our ability
to raise future equity capital; and
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the influence on us by our significant stockholder and anti-takeover provisions.
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We undertake no obligation, other than as may be required under the federal securities laws,
to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise. We do not assume responsibility for the accuracy and
completeness of the forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected
in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, any or all of the forward-looking statements
contained in this report and in any other public statements that are made may prove to be
incorrect. This may occur as a result of inaccurate assumptions as a consequence of known or
unknown risks and uncertainties. All of the forward-looking statements are qualified in their
entirety by reference to the factors discussed under Item 1A, Risk Factors, of our 2007 Annual
Report on Form 10-K filed on August 9, 2007. We caution that these risk factors may not be
exhaustive. We operate in a continually changing business environment, and new risk factors emerge
from time to time. We cannot predict these new risk factors, nor can we assess the impact, if any,
of the new risk factors on our business or the extent to which any factor or combination of factors
may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by any
forward-looking statement. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the
forward-looking events discussed in this report might not occur. You should carefully read this
report in its entirety. It contains information that you should consider in making any investment
decision in any of our securities.
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ITEM 3.
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QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
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Financial derivatives are used as part of the overall risk management strategy. These
instruments are used to manage risk related to changes in interest rates. The portfolio of
derivative financial instruments has consisted of interest rate swap and collar agreements.
Interest rate swap agreements were used to modify variable rate obligations to fixed rate
obligations, thereby reducing the exposure to higher interest rates. Interest rate collar
agreements were used to lock in a maximum rate if interest rates rise, but allow us to otherwise
pay lower market rates, subject to a floor. We formally document all relationships between hedging
instruments and hedged items and the risk management objective and strategy for each hedge
transaction. Amounts paid or received under interest rate swap and collar agreements were accrued
as interest rates change with the offset recorded in interest expense. All of our derivative
transactions are entered into for non-trading purposes.
We are subject to market risks due to fluctuations in interest rates. Approximately $900.0
million of our long-term debt has variable interest rates. We utilize interest rate swap and collar
agreements to hedge variable interest rate risk on $750.0 million of our $900.0 million variable
interest rate debt as part of our interest rate risk management program.
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The table
below presents principal amounts and related average interest rate by year of
maturity for our long-term debt. Weighted average variable rates are based on implied forward rates
in the yield curve as of February 29, 2008:
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Fiscal Year Ended February 28(9),
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|
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|
|
2009
|
|
2010
|
|
2011
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|
2012
|
|
2013
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|
Thereafter
|
|
Total
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
Long-term debt:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
Fixed rate
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|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
200,220
|
|
|
$
|
910,515
|
|
|
$
|
1,110,735
|
|
|
$
|
1,090,860
|
|
|
Average fixed Interest rate
|
|
|
10.0
|
%
|
|
|
10.0
|
%
|
|
|
10.0
|
%
|
|
|
10.0
|
%
|
|
|
10.0
|
%
|
|
|
9.4
|
%
|
|
|
9.5
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
Variable rate
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
550,000
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
350,000
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
900,000
|
|
|
$
|
865,000
|
|
|
Average variable Interest
rate(1)
|
|
|
2.3
|
%
|
|
|
3.3
|
%
|
|
|
4.0
|
%
|
|
|
4.5
|
%
|
|
|
4.9
|
%
|
|
|
5.2
|
%
|
|
|
4.4
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest rate swap (pay
fixed, receive variable):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notional amount
|
|
$
|
450,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
(3,536
|
)
|
|
Average pay rate
|
|
|
7.77
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average receive rate
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|
|
5.94
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest rate collar:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notional amount
|
|
$
|
300,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
(3,235
|
)
|
|
Cap (Highest)
|
|
|
5.50
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Floor (Lowest)
|
|
|
4.24
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
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(1)
|
|
Represents the average interest rate before applicable margin on the
Senior Secured Credit Facility debt.
|
Our primary interest rate risk results from changes in LIBOR, which is used to determine the
interest rates applicable on our variable rate debt under our Senior Secured Credit Facility and
our 2013 Holdco Floating Rate Notes. We have variable rate debt that at both February 29, 2008 and
February 28, 2007 had outstanding balances of $900.0 million. The fair value of such debt
approximates the carrying value at February 29, 2008 and February 28, 2007. Of the variable rate
debt, as of February 29, 2008, $750.0 million is hedged using interest rate collar and swap
agreements that expire at various dates through December 2008. These swaps and collars are
designated as cash flow hedges. Based on our unhedged variable rate obligations outstanding at
February 29, 2008, a hypothetical increase or decrease of 10% in the weighted average variable
interest rate would have increased or decreased our annual interest expense by approximately $2.1
million.
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ITEM 4.
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CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
|
We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our
management including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness
of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rules 13a-15(e)
and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of
February 29, 2008.
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended
February 29, 2008 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
Companys internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II OTHER INFORMATION
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ITEM 1.
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
|
In March 2007, a shareholder derivative action was filed in Delaware Chancery Court by DD
Equity Trading Co. against each of the members of our board of directors, certain stockholders
(affiliates of Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe and The Blackstone Group) (collectively, the
Defendants) and the Company, as a nominal defendant. The suit alleged, among other things, breach
of fiduciary duty in connection with a recapitalization transaction consummated in January 2006
pursuant to which we issued $550.0 million of senior notes due 2013 and used the proceeds to, among
other things, pay a special cash dividend of $5.52 per share to its common stockholders. The suit
also alleged that the stockholder defendants were unjustly enriched by the payment of the dividend
to our detriment because, among other things, of the increase in our debt caused by the
recapitalization. The suit also alleged waste of corporate assets in connection with certain
monitoring fees paid to the stockholder defendants. The complaint sought damages against the
defendants for our benefit, as well as attorneys fees and costs and other relief as may be just
and proper. The Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit. Prior to oral argument on the
motion to dismiss, on November 1, 2007 the Plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the action against all
defendants.
We are party to several lawsuits in which plaintiffs have alleged, depending on the case,
breach of contract, misrepresentation or unfair practice claims relating to our billing practices,
including rounding up of partial minutes of use to full-minute increments, billing send to end, and
billing for unanswered and dropped calls. The plaintiffs in these cases have not alleged any
specific monetary damages and are seeking certification as a class action. One of these actions was
recently dismissed after a long period of non-prosecution by the plaintiff. A hearing on class
certification in another one of these cases was held on September 2, 2003 in a state court in
Louisiana. Subsequent to such hearing, a new judge was assigned to the case and the plaintiffs
renewed their motion seeking class action status. The decision of the court with respect to class
certification is still pending. All activity in such case has been effectively stayed as a result
of the parties recently entering into a proposed settlement. On October 19, 2007, the court granted
preliminary approval of the proposed settlement and scheduled a hearing to consider final approval
of the settlement for April 2008. The settlement provides for the certification of a class
consisting of all of our current and former customers. In general, under the terms of the
settlement, class members may elect to receive a settlement benefit consisting of one of the
following: (i) additional minutes of our airtime, (ii) a service credit on their wireless telephone
bill in exchange for extending their wireless contract, (iii) a discount on certain accessories or
(iv) a pre-paid long distance calling card. In connection with the settlement, we recorded a charge
of $2.95 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2008, which is included in general and
administrative expense on the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the nine months ended
February 29, 2008, to cover all expected costs of the settlement.
In 2001, our previously sold Dominican Republic subsidiary, All American Cables and Radio Inc.
(Centennial Dominicana), commenced litigation against International Telcom, Inc. (ITI) to
collect an approximate $1.8 million receivable owing under a traffic termination agreement between
the parties relating to international long distance traffic terminated by Centennial Dominicana in
the Dominican Republic. Subsequently, ITI counterclaimed against Centennial Dominicana claiming
that Centennial Dominicana breached the traffic termination agreement and is claiming damages in
excess of $20.0 million. The matter is subject to arbitration in Miami, Florida and a decision of
the arbitration panel is expected in the next twelve months. In connection with the sale of
Centennial Dominicana, we have agreed to indemnify Trilogy International Partners with respect to
liabilities arising as a result of the ITI litigation. We do not believe that any damage payments
by us would have a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations, consolidated
financial position or consolidated cash flows.
We are subject to other claims and legal actions that arise in the ordinary course of
business. We do not believe that any of these other pending claims or legal actions will have a
material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations, consolidated financial position
or consolidated cash flows.
See Risk Factors in Part 1 Item 1A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
May 31, 2007 for information on risk factors. There have been no material changes in our risk
factors from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2007.
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|
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ITEM 2.
|
|
UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
|
None
|
|
|
|
|
ITEM 3.
|
|
DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
|
None
ITEM 4.
SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None
ITEM 5.
OTHER INFORMATION
None
40
Each exhibit identified below is filed as a part of this report.
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|
Exhibit
|
|
|
|
No.
|
|
Description
|
|
31.1
|
|
Certification of Michael J. Small, Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
|
|
|
|
|
31.2
|
|
Certification of Thomas J. Fitzpatrick, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
|
|
|
|
|
|
32.1
|
|
Certification of Michael J. Small, Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
|
|
|
|
|
32.2
|
|
Certification of Thomas J. Fitzpatrick, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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41
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
March 28, 2008
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CENTENNIAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
|
|
|
|
/s/
Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
|
|
|
|
Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
|
|
|
|
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer
(Chief Financial Officer)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/
Francis P. Hunt
|
|
|
|
Francis P. Hunt
|
|
|
|
Senior Vice President Controller
(Chief Accounting Officer)
|
|
42