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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

Form 10-Q

 

x      QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013

 

OR

 

o         TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from         to         

 

Commission File Number 001-12593

 


 

Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

47-0728886

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Identification Number)

 

600 Cummings Center

Beverly, MA 01915

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(978) 619-1300

(Registrant’s 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  x   No  o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes  x   No  o

 

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 definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer o

 

Accelerated filer x

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer o

 

Smaller reporting company o

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act): Yes  o   No  x

 

As of May 10, 2013, the registrant had outstanding 15,688,098 shares of its common stock ($.01 par value).

 

 

 



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ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK, INC.

 

FORM 10-Q

 

Quarter Ended March 31, 2013

 

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

3

 

 

 

PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

4

 

 

 

Item 1

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

4

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2013

4

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Income Statements for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 and 2013

5

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 and 2013

6

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 and 2013

7

 

 

 

 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

8

 

 

 

Item 2

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

18-28

 

 

 

Item 3

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

28

 

 

 

Item 4

Controls and Procedures

29

 

 

 

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

29

 

 

 

Item 1

Legal Proceedings

29

 

 

 

Item1A

Risk Factors

29

 

 

 

Item 2

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

29

 

 

 

Item 5

Other Information

29

 

 

 

Item 6

Exhibits

31

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

32

 

 

 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

 

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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (or the “Report”) contains forward-looking statements relating to, among other matters, our future financial performance and results of operations; the competitive environment in our key markets, demand for our services and industry trends; the outcome of litigation and regulatory matters; our continued access to the credit and capital markets; the pace of our network expansion and improvement, including our level of estimated future capital expenditures and our realization of the benefits of these investments; the pending sale of certain assets used in our Alltel business; and management’s plans and strategy for the future.  These forward-looking statements are based on estimates, projections, beliefs, and assumptions and are not guarantees of future events or results.  Actual future events and results could differ materially from the events and results indicated in these statements as a result of many factors, including, among others, (1)  the general performance of our operations, including operating margins, wholesale revenues, and the future retention and turnover of our subscriber base; (2) our ability to receive requisite regulatory consents and approvals and satisfy other conditions needed to complete our proposed sale of Alltel operations; (3) our ability to maintain favorable roaming arrangements; (4) increased competition; (5) economic, political and other risks facing our foreign operations; (6) the loss of certain FCC and other licenses, USF funds or other regulatory changes affecting our businesses; (7) rapid and significant technological changes in the telecommunications industry; (8) any loss of any key members of management; (9) our reliance on a limited number of key suppliers and vendors for timely supply of equipment and services relating to our network infrastructure and retail wireless business; (10) the adequacy and expansion capabilities of our network capacity and customer service system to support our customer growth; (11) the occurrence of severe weather and natural catastrophes; (12) our continued access to capital and credit markets; and (13) our ability to realize the value that we believe exists in our businesses. These and other additional factors that may cause actual future events and results to differ materially from the events and results indicated in the forward-looking statements above are set forth more fully under Item 1A “Risk Factors” of this Report as well as the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on March 18, 2013. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors that may affect such forward-looking statements.

 

In this Report, the words “the Company”, “we,” “our,” “ours,” “us” and “ATN” refer to Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. This Report contains trademarks, service marks and trade names such as “Alltel”, “CellOne”, “Cellink”, “Islandcom”, “Choice”, “Sovernet” and “ION” that are the property of, or licensed by, ATN, and its subsidiaries.

 

Reference to dollars ($) refer to U.S. dollars unless otherwise specifically indicated.

 

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

December 31,
2012

 

March 31,
2013

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

136,647

 

$

140,790

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $14.6 million and $14.2 million, respectively

 

73,091

 

68,976

 

Materials and supplies

 

27,080

 

29,669

 

Deferred income taxes

 

8,349

 

8,349

 

Prepayments and other current assets

 

10,984

 

14,823

 

Total current assets

 

256,151

 

262,607

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

450,547

 

443,427

 

Telecommunications licenses

 

90,458

 

90,054

 

Goodwill

 

45,077

 

45,077

 

Trade name license, net

 

12,534

 

12,414

 

Customer relationships, net

 

32,835

 

31,001

 

Other assets

 

23,273

 

23,609

 

Total assets

 

$

910,875

 

$

908,189

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

$

15,680

 

$

19,600

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

50,259

 

58,184

 

Dividends payable

 

 

3,933

 

Accrued taxes

 

30,153

 

10,348

 

Advance payments and deposits

 

18,998

 

19,524

 

Other current liabilities

 

44,115

 

44,464

 

Total current liabilities

 

159,205

 

156,053

 

Deferred income taxes

 

84,006

 

84,433

 

Other liabilities

 

22,524

 

20,701

 

Long-term debt, excluding current portion

 

250,900

 

247,306

 

Total liabilities

 

516,635

 

508,493

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)

 

 

 

 

 

Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc.’s Stockholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value per share; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 16,090,544 and 16,274,270 shares issued, respectively, and 15,576,721 and 15,688,098 shares outstanding, respectively

 

160

 

162

 

Treasury stock, at cost; 513,823 and 586,172 shares, respectively

 

(5,286

)

(8,558

)

Additional paid-in capital

 

123,253

 

126,764

 

Retained earnings

 

224,316

 

229,157

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(8,297

)

(7,656

)

Total Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc.’s stockholders’ equity

 

334,146

 

339,869

 

Non-controlling interests

 

60,094

 

59,827

 

Total equity

 

394,240

 

399,696

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

910,875

 

$

908,189

 

 

The accompanying condensed notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2012 and 2013

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March  31,

 

 

 

2012

 

2013

 

REVENUE:

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Wireless:

 

 

 

 

 

Retail

 

$

86,683

 

$

81,282

 

Wholesale

 

47,384

 

40,302

 

International Wireless

 

18,900

 

21,430

 

Wireline

 

21,731

 

20,564

 

Equipment and Other

 

8,389

 

9,290

 

Total revenue

 

183,087

 

172,868

 

OPERATING EXPENSES (excluding depreciation and amortization unless otherwise indicated):

 

 

 

 

 

Termination and access fees

 

40,562

 

34,254

 

Engineering and operations

 

21,945

 

22,132

 

Sales and marketing

 

32,005

 

29,502

 

Equipment expense

 

20,692

 

24,557

 

General and administrative

 

22,724

 

19,146

 

Transaction-related charges

 

5

 

782

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

27,024

 

25,802

 

Gain on disposition of long lived assets

 

 

(1,076

)

Total operating expenses

 

164,957

 

155,099

 

Income from operations

 

18,130

 

17,769

 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

(3,970

)

(2,360

)

Interest income

 

93

 

88

 

Equity in earnings of an unconsolidated affiliate

 

1,402

 

582

 

Other income, net

 

63

 

201

 

Other income (expense), net

 

(2,412

)

(1,489

)

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

 

15,718

 

16,280

 

Income tax expense

 

6,781

 

6,362

 

NET INCOME

 

8,937

 

9,918

 

Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests, net of tax of $0.6 million and $0.7 million, respectively

 

384

 

(1,142

)

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK, INC. STOCKHOLDERS

 

$

9,321

 

$

8,776

 

NET INCOME PER WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK, INC. STOCKHOLDERS

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.60

 

$

0.56

 

Diluted

 

$

0.60

 

$

0.56

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

15,456

 

15,588

 

Diluted

 

15,554

 

15,695

 

DIVIDENDS PER SHARE APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK

 

$

0.23

 

$

0.25

 

 

The accompanying condensed notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2012 AND 2013

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

8,937

 

$

9,918

 

Other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gain on interest rate swap, net of tax of $0.2 million and $0.4 million respectively

 

236

 

641

 

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

 

236

 

641

 

Comprehensive income

 

9,173

 

10,559

 

Less: Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests

 

384

 

(1,142

)

Comprehensive income attributable to Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc.

 

$

9,557

 

$

9,417

 

 

The accompanying condensed notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2012 AND 2013

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

2013

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

8,937

 

$

9,918

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

27,024

 

25,802

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

3,190

 

3,343

 

Amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs

 

552

 

321

 

Stock-based compensation

 

1,076

 

844

 

Deferred income taxes

 

41

 

 

Equity in earnings of an unconsolidated affiliate

 

(1,402

)

(582

)

Gain on disposition of long-lived assets

 

 

(1,076

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(2,390

)

772

 

Materials and supplies, prepayments, and other current assets

 

(5,184

)

(5,893

)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities, advance payments and deposits and other current liabilities

 

(11,313

)

12,024

 

Accrued taxes

 

4,507

 

(19,805

)

Other

 

(4,010

)

(687

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

21,028

 

24,981

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

(19,055

)

(20,876

)

Proceeds from disposition of long-lived assets

 

 

1,500

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(19,055

)

(19,376

)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from borrowings under revolver loan

 

27,925

 

 

Principal repayments of revolver loan

 

(15,079

)

 

Payment of debt issuance costs

 

 

(5

)

Proceeds from stock option exercises

 

103

 

297

 

Principal repayments of term loan

 

(6,267

)

 

Dividends paid on common stock

 

(3,553

)

 

Distributions to non-controlling interests

 

(424

)

(935

)

Investments made by non-controlling interests

 

450

 

60

 

Purchase of common stock

 

(170

)

(879

)

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 

2,985

 

(1,462

)

NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

4,958

 

4,143

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of the period

 

48,735

 

136,647

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of the period

 

$

53,693

 

$

140,790

 

 

The accompanying condensed notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1.   ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

 

The Company provides wireless and wireline telecommunications services in North America, Bermuda and the Caribbean. Through its operating subsidiaries, the Company offers the following principal services:

 

·                  Wireless.   In the United States, The Company offer wireless voice and data services to retail customers under the “Alltel” name in rural markets located principally in the Southeast and Midwest. Additionally, the Company offers wholesale wireless voice and data roaming services to national, regional, local and selected international wireless carriers in rural markets located principally in the Southwest and Midwest United States. The Company also offer wireless voice and data services to retail customers in Guyana, the Caribbean and smaller markets in the United States.

 

·                  Wireline.   The Company’s local telephone and data services include its operations in Guyana and the mainland United States. The Company is the exclusive licensed provider of domestic wireline local and long distance telephone services in Guyana and international voice and data communications into and out of Guyana. The Company also offers facilities-based integrated voice and data communications services to enterprise and residential customers in New England, primarily in Vermont, and wholesale transport services in Vermont and New York State.

 

The following chart summarizes the operating activities of the Company’s principal subsidiaries, the segments in which the Company reports its revenue and the markets it served as of March 31, 2013:

 

Services

 

Segment

 

Markets

 

Tradenames

Wireless

 

U.S. Wireless

 

United States (rural markets)

 

Alltel, Commnet, Choice

 

 

Island Wireless

 

Aruba, Bermuda, Turks and Caicos, U.S. Virgin Islands

 

Mio, CellOne, Islandcom, Choice

 

 

International Integrated Telephony

 

Guyana

 

Cellink

Wireline

 

International Integrated Telephony

 

Guyana

 

GT&T, eMagine

 

 

U.S. Wireline

 

United States (New England and New York State)

 

Sovernet, ION

 

The Company provides management, technical, financial, regulatory, and marketing services to its subsidiaries and typically receives a management fee equal to a percentage of their respective revenue. Management fees from consolidated subsidiaries are eliminated in consolidation. For information about the Company’s business segments and geographical information about its revenue, operating income and long-lived assets, see Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report.

 

2.   BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The financial information included herein is unaudited; however, the Company believes such information and the disclosures herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading and reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) that are necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s financial position and results of operations for such periods. The year-end condensed balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United

 

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States of America.  Results of interim periods may not be indicative of results for the full year.  These condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

Consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its majority-owned subsidiaries and certain entities, which are consolidated in accordance with the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) authoritative guidance on the consolidation of variable interest entities since it is determined that the Company is the primary beneficiary of these entities.

 

Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2012 financial statements in order to conform to the 2013 presentation.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued new guidance which requires companies to present information about reclassification adjustments from accumulated other comprehensive income in their financial statements or footnotes. This new guidance is effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2012.  The adoption of the new guidance did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet, income statement or cash flows.

 

In July 2012, the FASB issued new guidance intended to simplify the impairment testing of indefinite-lived intangible assets other than goodwill. Under this guidance, an entity is allowed to perform a qualitative assessment about the likelihood of impairment of an indefinite-lived intangible asset to determine whether further impairment testing is necessary, similar in approach to the goodwill impairment test. The Company elected to early-adopt this new guidance on December 31, 2012. The adoption of the new guidance did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet, income statement or cash flows.

 

3.   USE OF ESTIMATES

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. The most significant estimates relate to the allowance for doubtful accounts, useful lives of the Company’s fixed and finite-lived intangible assets, allocation of purchase price to assets acquired and liabilities assumed in purchase business combinations, fair value of indefinite-lived intangible assets, goodwill and income taxes. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

 

4.   FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

In accordance with the provisions of fair value accounting, a fair value measurement assumes that a transaction to sell an asset or transfer a liability occurs in the principal market for the asset or liability or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the asset or liability and defines fair value based upon an exit price model.

 

The fair value measurement guidance establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The guidance describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 

Level 1

 

Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date. Active markets are those in which transactions for the asset and liability occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. Level 1 assets and liabilities include money market funds, debt and equity securities and derivative contracts that are traded in an active exchange market.

 

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Level 2

 

Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. Level 2 assets and liabilities include time deposits at financial institutions denominated in U.S. dollars, debt securities with quoted prices that are traded less frequently than exchange-traded instruments and derivative contracts whose value is determined using a pricing model with inputs that are observable in the market or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data.

 

 

 

 

 

This category generally includes corporate obligations and non-exchange traded derivative contracts.

 

 

 

Level 3

 

Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. Level 3 assets and liabilities include financial instruments whose value is determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation.

 

Assets and liabilities of the Company measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2013 are summarized as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

December 31, 2012

 

Description

 

Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
(Level 1)

 

Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Total

 

Certificates of deposit

 

$

 

$

363

 

$

363

 

Money market funds

 

$

1,755

 

$

 

$

1,755

 

Total assets measured at fair value

 

$

1,755

 

$

363

 

$

2,118

 

Interest rate derivative (Note 6)

 

$

 

$

11,142

 

$

11,142

 

Total liabilities measured at fair value

 

$

 

$

11,142

 

$

11,142

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2013

 

Description

 

Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
(Level 1)

 

Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Total

 

Certificate of deposit

 

$

 

$

363

 

$

363

 

Money market funds

 

$

1,724

 

$

 

$

1,724

 

Total assets measured at fair value

 

$

1,724

 

$

363

 

$

2,087

 

Interest rate derivative (Note 6)

 

$

 

$

10,075

 

$

10,075

 

Total liabilities measured at fair value

 

$

 

$

10,075

 

$

10,075

 

 

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Certificate of Deposit

 

As of December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2013, this asset class consisted of a time deposit at a financial institution denominated in U.S. dollars. The asset class is classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy because the fair value was based on observable market data.

 

Money Market Funds

 

As of December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2013, this asset class consisted of a money market portfolio that comprises Federal government and U.S. Treasury securities. The asset class is classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy because its underlying investments are valued using quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets.

 

Derivatives

 

The Company is exposed to certain risks arising from both its business operations and economic conditions. When deemed appropriate, the Company manages economic risks related to interest rates primarily by managing the amount, sources, and duration of its debt funding and the use of derivative financial instruments. Specifically, the Company entered into derivative financial instruments to manage exposures that arise from business activities that result in the payment of future known and uncertain cash amounts, the value of which are determined by interest rates. The Company’s derivative financial instruments are used to manage differences in the amount, timing, and duration of its known or expected cash payments principally related to the Company’s borrowings.

 

We did not have any significant nonfinancial assets or nonfinancial liabilities that would be recognized or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2013.  We did not have any transfers of assets or liabilities between levels of the fair value hierarchy during the three months ended March 31, 2013.

 

5.   LONG-TERM DEBT

 

Long-term debt comprises the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

December 31,
2012

 

March 31,
2013

 

Notes payable - Bank

 

 

 

 

 

Term loans

 

$

268,000

 

$

268,000

 

Revolver loan

 

 

 

 

 

Note Payable — Other

 

4,072

 

4,143

 

Total outstanding debt

 

272,072

 

272,143

 

Less: current portion

 

(15,680

)

(19,600

)

Total long-term debt

 

256,392

 

252,543

 

Less: debt discount

 

(5,492

)

(5,237

)

Net carrying amount

 

$

250,900

 

$

247,306

 

 

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Loan Facilities—Bank

 

On May 18, 2012, the Company amended and restated its existing credit facility with CoBank, ACB (the “Amended Credit Facility”) providing for $275.0 million in two term loans and a revolver loan of up to $100.0 million (which includes a $10.0 million swingline sub-facility) and additional term loans up to an aggregate of $100.0 million, subject to lender approval.

 

On October 29, 2012, the Company further amended its Amended Credit Facility to provide for an additional letter of credit sub-facility to its revolver loan, to be available for issuance in connection with the Company’s Mobility Fund Grant obligations. Under the amendment, the Company has the ability to use up to $55 million of its revolving credit facility for the issuance of letters of credit, which, when issued, will accrue a fee at a rate of 1.75% per annum on the outstanding amounts. The Company currently has no Mobility Fund letters of credit outstanding.

 

The term loan A-1 is $125 million and matures on June 30, 2017 (the “Term Loan A-1”). The term loan A-2 is $150 million and matures on June 30, 2019 (the “Term Loan A-2” and collectively with the Term Loan A-1, the “Term Loans”). Each of the Term Loans require certain quarterly repayment obligations. The revolver loan matures on June 30, 2017. The Company may prepay the Amended Credit Facility at any time without premium or penalty, other than customary fees for the breakage of London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) loans.

 

Amounts borrowed under the Term Loan A-1 and the revolver loan bear interest at a rate equal to, at the Company’s option, either (i) LIBOR plus an applicable margin ranging between 2.00% to 3.50% or (ii) a base rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.00% to 2.50% (or, in the case of amounts borrowed under the swingline sub-facility, an applicable margin ranging from 0.50% to 2.00%). Amounts borrowed under the Term Loan A-2 bear interest at a rate equal to, at the Company’s option, either (i) the LIBOR plus an applicable margin ranging between 2.50% to 4.00% or (ii) a base rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.50% to 3.00%. The base rate is equal to the higher of (i) 1.50% plus the higher of (x) the one-week LIBOR and (y) the one-month LIBOR; and (ii) the prime rate (as defined in the Amended Credit Facility). The applicable margin is determined based on the ratio of the Company’s indebtedness (as defined in the Amended Credit Facility) to its EBITDA (as defined in the Amended Credit Facility).

 

Certain of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries, including our principal operating subsidiaries, are guarantors of the Company’s obligations under the Credit Agreement. Further, the Company’s obligations are secured by (i) a first priority, perfected lien on substantially all the property and assets of the Company and that of the guarantor subsidiaries,  and (ii) a pledge of 100% of the Company’s equity interests in certain domestic subsidiaries and up to 65% of the equity interests outstanding of certain foreign subsidiaries, in each case, including the Company’s principal operating subsidiaries.

 

Borrowings as of March 31, 2013, after considering the effect of the interest rate swap agreements as described in Note 6, bore a weighted-average interest rate of 4.37%.  Availability under the revolver loan, net of an outstanding letter of credit of $0.1 million, was $99.9 million as of March 31, 2013.

 

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Under the terms of the Amended Credit Facility, the Company must also pay a fee ranging from 0.25% to 0.50% of the average daily unused portion of the revolver loan over each calendar quarter, in which the fee is payable in arrears on the last day of each calendar quarter.

 

The Amended Credit Facility contains customary representations, warranties and covenants, including covenants by the Company limiting additional indebtedness, liens, guaranties, mergers and consolidations, substantial asset sales, investments and loans, sale and leasebacks, transactions with affiliates and fundamental changes. In addition, the Amended Credit Facility contains financial covenants by the Company that (i) impose a maximum leverage ratio of indebtedness to EBITDA, (ii) require a minimum debt service ratio of EBITDA to principal, interest and taxes payments and (iii) require a minimum ratio of equity to consolidated assets. As of March 31, 2013, the Company was in compliance with all of the financial covenants of the Amended Credit Facility.

 

Note Payable—Other

 

In connection with the CellOne Merger with M3 Wireless, Ltd., the Company assumed a term loan of approximately $7.0 million owed to Keytech Ltd., the former parent company of M3 on May 2, 2011 and current 42% minority shareholder in the Company’s Bermuda operations. The term loan requires quarterly repayments of principal, matures on March 15, 2015 and bears interest at a rate of 7% per annum. As of March, 31 2013 the balance of the term loan was $4.1 million.

 

The Company believes that the carrying value of its debt approximates fair value which was based on observable market data and falls within Level 2 of the fair value measurement hierarchy.

 

6.   DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

 

Cash Flow Hedge of Interest Rate Risk

 

The Company’s objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount.

 

The effective portion of changes in the fair value of interest rate swaps designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income and is subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. The Company uses its derivatives to hedge the variable cash flows associated with existing variable-rate debt. The ineffective portion of the change in fair value of the derivative is recognized directly in earnings. No hedge ineffectiveness was recognized during any of the periods presented.

 

The total outstanding notional amount of cash flow hedges was $143.0 million as of March 31, 2013.

 

Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive income related to the interest rate swaps are reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are accrued on the Company’s variable-rate debt. Through March 31, 2014, the Company estimates that an additional $3.9 million will be reclassified as an increase to interest expense due to the interest rate swaps since the hedge interest rate exceeds the variable interest rate on the debt.

 

The table below presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instrument as well as its classification on the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2013 (in thousands):

 

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Liability Derivatives

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value as of

 

 

 

Balance Sheet
Location

 

December 31,
2012

 

March 31,
2013

 

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Rate Swaps

 

Other liabilities

 

$

11,142

 

$

10,075

 

Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments

 

 

 

$

11,142

 

$

10,075

 

 

The table below presents the effect of the Company’s derivative financial instruments on the consolidated income statements for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2013 (in thousands):

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

Derivative in Cash Flow
Hedging Relationships

 

Amount of Gain or
(Loss) Recognized
in Other
Comprehensive
Income on Derivative
(Effective Portion)

 

Location of Gain or
(Loss) Reclassified
from Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income into Income
(Effective Portion)

 

Amount of Gain or
(Loss) Reclassified
from Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income into Income
(Effective Portion)

 

2012

 

Interest Rate Swap

 

$

(445

)

Interest expense

 

$

1,023

 

2013

 

Interest Rate Swap

 

(1,068

)

Interest expense

 

1,033

 

 

Credit-risk-related Contingent Features

 

The Company has agreements with its derivative counterparties that contain a provision where if the Company defaults on any of its indebtedness, including default where repayment of the indebtedness has not been accelerated by the lender, then the Company could also be declared in default on its derivative obligations.

 

As of March 31, 2013, the fair value of the interest rate swaps liability position related to these agreements was $10.1 million. As of March 31, 2013, the Company has not posted any collateral related to these agreements. If the Company had breached any of these provisions at March 31, 2013, it would have been required to settle its obligations under these agreements at their termination values of $10.1 million.

 

7.   STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Stockholders’ equity was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

2013

 

 

 

Atlantic Tele-
Network, Inc.

 

Non-Controlling
Interests

 

Total Equity

 

Atlantic Tele-
Network, Inc.

 

Non-Controlling
Interests

 

Total
Equity

 

Equity, beginning of period

 

$

294,266

 

$

58,264

 

$

352,530

 

$

334,146

 

$

60,094

 

$

394,240

 

Stock-based compensation

 

1,095

 

 

1,095

 

844

 

 

844

 

Comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

9,321

 

(384

)

8,937

 

8,776

 

1,142

 

9,918

 

Other comprehensive income-Gain on interest rate swap (net of tax)

 

236

 

 

236

 

641

 

 

641

 

Total comprehensive income(loss)

 

9,557

 

(384

)

9,173

 

9,417

 

1,142

 

10,559

 

Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options

 

103

 

 

103

 

2,667

 

 

2,667

 

Dividends declared on common stock

 

(3,552

)

 

(3,552

)

(3,933

)

 

(3,933

)

Distributions to non-controlling interests

 

 

(424

)

(424

)

 

(1,469

)

(1,469

)

Investments made by minority shareholders

 

 

450

 

450

 

 

60

 

60

 

Purchase of treasury stock

 

(170

)

 

(170

)

(3,272

)

 

(3,272

)

Equity, end of period

 

$

301,299

 

$

57,906

 

$

359,205

 

$

339,869

 

$

59,827

 

$

399,696

 

 

Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss, by component, were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Interest
Rate Swap
Agreements

 

Projected
Pension
Benefit
Obligation

 

Translation
Adjustment

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2012

 

$

(6,959

)

$

(1,318

)

$

(20

)

$

(8,297

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income before reclassifications, net of taxes of $0.4 million (1)

 

641

 

 

 

641

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2013

 

$

(6,318

)

$

(1,318

)

$

(20

)

$

(7,656

)


(1) Includes a reclassification to interest expense of $34, net of taxes.

 

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8.   NET INCOME PER SHARE

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2013, outstanding stock options were the only potentially dilutive securities.

 

The reconciliation from basic to diluted weighted average common shares outstanding is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

2013

 

Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding

 

15,456

 

15,588

 

Stock options

 

98

 

107

 

Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding

 

15,554

 

15,695

 

 

The above calculations for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2013 do not include 324,000 and 240,000 shares, respectively, related to certain stock options because the effects of such were anti-dilutive.

 

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9.  SEGMENT REPORTING

 

The Company has four reportable segments for separate disclosure in accordance with the FASB’s authoritative guidance on disclosures about segments of an enterprise. Those four segments are: i) U.S. Wireless, which generates all of its revenues in and has all of its assets located in the United States, ii) International Integrated Telephony, which generates all of its revenues in and has its assets located in Guyana, iii) Island Wireless, which generates a majority of its revenues in and has a majority of its assets located in Bermuda and which also generates revenues in and has assets located in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Aruba and Turks and Caicos and iv) U.S. Wireline, which generates all of its revenues in and has all of its assets located in the United States. The operating segments are managed separately because each offers different services and serves different markets.

 

The following tables provide information for each operating segment (in thousands):

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012

 

 

 

U.S. Wireless

 

International
Integrated
Telephony

 

Island
Wireless

 

U.S.
Wireline

 

Reconciling
Items

 

Consolidated

 

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Wireless:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail

 

$

86,683

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

86,683

 

Wholesale

 

47,384

 

 

 

 

 

47,384

 

International Wireless

 

 

6,348

 

12,552

 

 

 

18,900

 

Wireline

 

144

 

16,791

 

 

4,796

 

 

21,731

 

Equipment and Other

 

6,671

 

432

 

1,252

 

34

 

 

8,389

 

Total Revenue

 

140,882

 

23,571

 

13,804

 

4,830

 

 

183,087

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

18,701

 

4,528

 

2,786

 

746

 

263

 

27,024

 

Non-cash stock-based compensation

 

39

 

 

 

 

1,037

 

1,076

 

Operating income (loss)

 

18,922

 

6,235

 

(1,639

)

(423

)

(4,965

)

18,130

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013

 

 

 

U.S. Wireless

 

International
Integrated
Telephony

 

Island
Wireless

 

U.S.
Wireline

 

Reconciling
Items

 

Consolidated

 

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Wireless:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail

 

$

81,282

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

81,282

 

Wholesale

 

40,302

 

 

 

 

 

40,302

 

International Wireless

 

 

6,754

 

14,676

 

 

 

21,430

 

Wireline

 

152

 

15,684

 

 

6,581

 

(1,853

)

20,564

 

Equipment and Other

 

7,768

 

254

 

1,218

 

50

 

 

 

9,290

 

Total Revenue

 

129,504

 

22,692

 

15,894

 

6,631

 

(1,853

)

172,868

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

17,816

 

4,391

 

2,595

 

642

 

358

 

25,802

 

Non-cash stock-based compensation

 

38

 

 

 

 

806

 

844

 

Operating income (loss)

 

15,017

 

6,332

 

1,634

 

(408

)

(4,806

)

17,769

 

 

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Segment Assets

 

 

 

U.S. Wireless

 

International
Integrated
Telephony

 

Island
Wireless

 

U.S.
Wireline

 

Reconciling
Items

 

Consolidated

 

December 31, 2012:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net fixed assets

 

$

262,372

 

$

126,532

 

$

33,745

 

$

17,489

 

$

10,409

 

$

450,547

 

Goodwill

 

32,148

 

 

5,438

 

7,491

 

 

45,077

 

Total assets

 

539,008

 

191,314

 

77,120

 

30,888

 

72,545

 

910,875

 

March 31, 2013:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net fixed assets

 

$

254,404

 

$

124,219

 

$

32,109

 

$

22,097

 

$

10,598

 

$

443,427

 

Goodwill

 

32,148

 

 

5,438

 

7,491

 

 

45,077

 

Total assets

 

529,410

 

195,730

 

79,964

 

37,760

 

65,325

 

908,189

 

 

 

 

Capital Expenditures

 

 

 

U.S. Wireless

 

International
Integrated
Telephony

 

Island
Wireless

 

U.S.
Wireline

 

Reconciling
Items

 

Consolidated

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2012

 

$

12,547

 

$

2,561

 

$

1,430

 

$

1,859

 

$

658

 

$

19,055

 

2013

 

10,001

 

4,120

 

1,111

 

5,095

 

549

 

20,876

 

 

10.  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Regulatory and Litigation Matters

 

The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to certain regulatory and legal proceedings and other claims arising in the ordinary course of business, some of which involve claims for damages and taxes that are substantial in amount. The Company believes that, except for the items discussed below and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, for which the Company is currently unable to predict the final outcome, the disposition of proceedings currently pending will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

In November 2007, Caribbean Telecommunications Limited (“CTL”) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey against GT&T and ATN claiming breach of an interconnection agreement for domestic cellular services in Guyana and related claims. CTL asserted over $200 million in damages. GT&T and ATN moved to dismiss the complaint on procedural and jurisdictional grounds. On January 26, 2009, the court granted the motions to dismiss the complaint on the grounds asserted. On November 7, 2009, and again on April 4, 2013 CTL filed a similar claim against GT&T and the PUC in the High Court of Guyana. The Company believes the claim is without merit and is duplicative of a previous claim filed by CTL in Guyana that was dismissed. There has been no action on this matter since the 2009 filing.

 

Historically, the Company has been subject to litigation proceedings and other disputes in Guyana that while not conclusively resolved, to its knowledge have not been the subject of other discussions or other significant activity in the last five years. It is possible, but not likely, that these disputes may be revived. The Company believes that none of these additional proceedings would, in the event of an adverse outcome, have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operation or liquidity.  For all of the regulatory, litigation, or related matters listed above and in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company believes some adverse outcome is probable and has accordingly accrued $5.0 million as of March 31, 2013.

 

11.  PENDING SALE OF U.S. RETAIL WIRELESS BUSINESS

 

On January 21, 2013, the Company and a subsidiary entered into a Purchase Agreement with AT&T Mobility LLC (“AT&T”) to sell certain of the wireless assets used in the Company’s Alltel business (the “Alltel Sale”). Under the terms of the agreement, AT&T will purchase the operations in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $780 million. For the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Alltel business constituted approximately $108.0 million, or 62%, of the Company’s consolidated revenues and $4.2 million, or 24%, of the Company’s consolidated operating income. Although the consummation of the Alltel Sale is subject to customary closing conditions, including approval of the Federal Communications Commission, the required waiting period under the Hart Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 has expired and the Company anticipates completing the transaction in the second half of 2013. Since the Company’s application for FCC approval is still pending, the Company has reported the Alltel results in continuing operations.

 

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations that follows are based upon our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of our financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of our financial statements. Actual results may differ significantly from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. This discussion should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements herein and the accompanying notes thereto, and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, in particular, the information set forth therein under Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”.

 

Overview

 

We provide wireless and wireline telecommunications services in North America, Bermuda and the Caribbean. Through our operating subsidiaries, we offer the following principal services:

 

·                  Wireless.   In the United States, we offer wireless voice and data services to retail customers under the “Alltel” name in rural markets located principally in the Southeast and Midwest. Additionally, we offer wholesale wireless voice and data roaming services to national, regional, local and selected international wireless carriers in rural markets located principally in the Southwest and Midwest United States. We also offer wireless voice and data services to retail customers in Guyana, the Caribbean and smaller markets in the United States.

 

·                  Wireline.   Our local telephone and data services include our operations in Guyana and the mainland United States. We are the exclusive licensed provider of domestic wireline local and long distance telephone services in Guyana and international voice and data communications into and out of Guyana. We also offer facilities-based integrated voice and data communications services to enterprise and residential customers in New England, primarily in Vermont, and wholesale transport services in Vermont and New York State.

 

The following chart summarizes the operating activities of our principal subsidiaries, the segments in which we report our revenue and the markets we served as of March 31, 2013:

 

Services

 

Segment

 

Markets

 

Tradenames

Wireless

 

U.S. Wireless

 

United States (rural markets)

 

Alltel, Commnet, Choice

 

 

Island Wireless

 

Aruba, Bermuda, Turks and Caicos, U.S. Virgin Islands

 

Mio, CellOne, Islandcom, Choice

 

 

International Integrated Telephony

 

Guyana

 

Cellink

Wireline

 

International Integrated Telephony

 

Guyana

 

GT&T, eMagine

 

 

U.S. Wireline

 

United States (New England and New York State)

 

Sovernet, ION

 

We provide management, technical, financial, regulatory, and marketing services to our subsidiaries and typically receive a management fee equal to a percentage of their respective revenue. Management fees from consolidated subsidiaries are eliminated in consolidation.

 

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We are dependent on our U.S. Wireless segment for the substantial majority of our revenue and profits. For the year ended March 31, 2013, approximately 75% of our consolidated revenue was generated by our U.S. Wireless segment.

 

Our U.S. retail wireless revenue is primarily driven by the number of subscribers to our services, their adoption of our enhanced service offerings and their related voice and data usage. The number of subscribers and their usage volumes and patterns also has a major impact on the profitability of our U.S. retail wireless operations. As of March 31, 2013, predominantly all of our U.S. retail wireless services were provided to approximately 590,000 customers under the “Alltel” brand name. Our wireless licenses provide mobile data and voice coverage to a network footprint covering a population of approximately four and a half million people as of March 31, 2013. Through the acquisition of a portion of the former Alltel network from Verizon Wireless in April 2010 (the “Alltel Acquisition”) we acquired a regional, non-contiguous wireless network that requires continued network expansion and improvements as well as roaming support to ensure ongoing nationwide coverage.

 

Our retail wireless business competes with national, regional and local wireless providers offering both prepaid and postpaid services such as our primary competitor, Verizon Wireless.

 

We provide wholesale roaming services in a number of areas in the U.S., including in areas in which we also have retail wireless operations. Our wholesale wireless revenue is an important part of our overall U.S. Wireless segment revenue because this revenue has a higher margin of profitability than our retail revenue. Wholesale wireless revenue is primarily driven by the number of sites and base stations we operate, the amount of voice and data traffic from the subscribers of other carriers that each of these sites generates, and the rate we get paid from other carrier customers for serving that traffic.

 

The most significant competitive factor we face in our U.S. wholesale wireless business is the extent to which our carrier customers choose to roam on our networks or elect to build or acquire their own infrastructure in a market, reducing or eliminating their need for our services in those markets.

 

Pending Sale of U.S. Retail Wireless Business

 

In the second quarter of 2010, we completed the Alltel acquisition and, in the third quarter of 2011, completed the migration of the Alltel assets to our own information technology systems, telecommunications networks and platforms (the “Alltel Transition”).

 

On January 21, 2013, we entered into a Purchase Agreement with AT&T Mobility LLC (“AT&T”) to sell substantially all of the assets used in our Alltel business (the “Alltel Sale”). Under the terms of the agreement, AT&T will purchase the operations in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $780 million. For the three months ended March 31, 2013, our Alltel business constituted approximately $108.0 million, or 62%, of our consolidated revenues and $4.2 million, or 24% of our consolidated operating income. Although the consummation of the Alltel Sale is subject to customary closing conditions, including approval of the Federal Communications Commission, the required waiting period under the Hart Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 has expired and we currently anticipate completing the transaction in the second half of 2013.  Since the Company’s application for FCC approval is still pending, the Company has reported the Alltel results in continuing operations.

 

For the purpose of clarity and consistency, and except where expressly indicated, each of the forward-looking statements made regarding our operations in this Item 2 assumes that the Alltel Sale has not yet been consummated.

 

Stimulus Grants

 

We were awarded several federal stimulus grants in 2009 and 2010 by the U.S. Government under provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 intended to stimulate the deployment of broadband infrastructure and services to rural, unserved and underserved areas. As of March 31, 2013, we have spent (i) $28.3 million in capital expenditures (of which $22.7 million has been or will be funded by the federal stimulus grant) in connection with our ION Upstate New York Rural Broadband Initiative, which involves building ten new segments of fiber-optic, middle-mile broadband infrastructure in upstate New York and parts of Pennsylvania and Vermont; (ii) $6.9 million in expenditures (of which $4.8 million has been or will be funded by the federal stimulus grant) in connection with our last-mile broadband infrastructure buildout in the Navajo Nation across Arizona, New Mexico and Utah; and (iii) $30.9 million in capital expenditures (of which $21.6 million has been or will be funded by the federal stimulus grant) in connection with our fiber-optic middle mile network buildout to provide broadband and transport services to over 340 community anchor institutions in Vermont. The results of our New York and Vermont stimulus projects are included in our “U.S. Wireline” segment and the results of our Navajo stimulus project are included in our “U.S. Wireless” segment. We anticipate that the remaining capital expenditures for all three projects is $20.5 million of which $14.7 million is expected to be funded by the federal stimulus grants.

 

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Mobility Fund Grants

 

In November 2011, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) released an Order reforming its Universal Service Fund (“USF”) program, which previously provided support to carriers seeking to offer telecommunications services in high-cost areas and to low-income households. Beginning in June 2012, the FCC began phasing out this existing USF support at a rate of 20% per year over the next five years as part of its reform program. For the three months ended March 31, 2013, we received approximately $2.0 million in USF support to our U.S. wireless businesses relating to high-cost areas.

 

Also as part of the USF reform program, the FCC created two new funds, including the Mobility Fund, meant to support wireless coverage in unserved and underserved geographic areas in the United States. On October 3, 2012, we were provisionally awarded approximately $68.8 million by the FCC under the new Mobility Fund (the “Mobility Fund Grants”). Although receipt of the Mobility Fund I support is still subject to additional filing requirements, including letters of credit and final FCC approval, our Alltel business expects to receive approximately $47 million and our legacy wholesale wireless business expects to receive approximately $21.7 million in support beginning in 2013. To expand voice and broadband networks in certain geographic areas in order to offer either 3G or 4G coverage. As part of the receipt of these funds, we committed to comply with certain additional FCC construction and other requirements. The results of our Mobility Fund projects, once initiated, will be included in our “U.S. Wireless” segment.

 

Any actual award of Mobility Fund Grants is subject to certain conditions, including the issuance of a letter of credit under our Amended Credit Facility. If we fail to comply with any of the terms and conditions upon which the Mobility Fund Grants were granted, or if we lose eligibility for Mobility Fund support, the FCC will be entitled to draw the entire amount of the letter of credit applicable to the affected project and may disqualify us from the receipt of additional Mobility Fund support.

 

Results of Operations

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 and 2013

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

Amount of
Increase

 

Percent
Increase

 

 

 

2012

 

2013

 

(Decrease)

 

(Decrease)

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

REVENUE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Wireless:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail

 

$

86,683

 

$

81,282

 

$

(5,401

)

(6.2

)%

Wholesale

 

47,384

 

40,302

 

(7,082

)

(14.9

)

International Wireless

 

18,900

 

21,430

 

2,530

 

13.4

 

Wireline

 

21,731

 

20,564

 

(1,167

)

(5.4

)

Equipment and Other

 

8,389

 

9,290

 

901

 

10.7

 

Total revenue

 

183,087

 

172,868

 

(10,219

)

(5.6

)

OPERATING EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Termination and access fees

 

40,562

 

34,254

 

(6,308

)

(15.6

)

Engineering and operations

 

21,945

 

22,132

 

187

 

0.9

 

Sales, marketing and customer services

 

32,005

 

29,502

 

(2,503

)

(7.8

)

Equipment expense

 

20,692

 

24,557

 

3,865

 

18.7

 

General and administrative

 

22,724

 

19,146

 

(3,578

)

(15.7

)

Transaction-related charges

 

5

 

782

 

777

 

15,540.0

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

27,024

 

25,802

 

(1,222

)

(4.5

)

Gain on disposition of long lived assets

 

 

(1,076

)

(1,076

)

(100

)

Total operating expenses

 

164,957

 

155,099

 

(9,858

)

(6.0

)

Income from operations

 

18,130

 

17,769

 

(361

)

(2.0

)

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

(3,970

)

(2,360

)

1,610

 

40.6

 

Interest income

 

93

 

88

 

(5

)

(5.4

)

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate

 

1,402

 

582

 

(820

)

(58.5

)

Other income, net

 

63

 

201

 

138

 

219.0

 

Other income (expense), net

 

(2,412

)

(1,489

)

923

 

38.3

 

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

 

15,718

 

16,280

 

562

 

3.6

 

Income taxes

 

6,781

 

6,362

 

(419

)

(6.2

)

NET INCOME

 

8,937

 

9,918

 

981

 

11.0

 

Net income(loss) attributable to non-controlling interests

 

384

 

(1,142

)

(1,526

)

(397.4

)

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK, INC. STOCKHOLDERS

 

$

9,321

 

$

8,776

 

$

(545

)

(5.8

)%

 

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U.S. wireless revenue.     U.S. Wireless revenue includes voice and data services revenue from our prepaid and postpaid retail operations as well as our wholesale roaming operations. Retail revenue is derived from subscriber fees for use of our networks and facilities, including airtime, roaming and long distance as well as enhanced services such as caller identification, call waiting, voicemail and other features. Retail revenue also includes amounts received from the USF. Wholesale revenue is generated from providing mobile voice or data services to the customers of other wireless carriers and also includes revenue from other related wholesale services such as the provision of network switching services and certain wholesale transport services using our wireless networks.

 

Retail Revenue

 

The retail portion of our U.S. Wireless revenue was $81.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, as compared to $86.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, a decrease of $5.4 million, or 6%. The decrease in retail U.S. Wireless revenues was primarily the result of a decline in postpaid subscribers which typically generate higher average revenues than prepaid customers.

 

As of March 31, 2013, we had approximately 590,000 U.S. retail wireless subscribers (including 413,000 postpaid subscribers and 177,000 prepaid subscribers), an increase of 11,000 subscribers from the approximately 579,000 subscribers we had as of March 31, 2012. Despite our net increase in total subscribers, postpaid subscribers have declined in the past year from 448,000 postpaid subscribers at March 31, 2012.

 

We expect to continue to incur decreases in our postpaid subscribers as we are currently in a period of higher than normal postpaid customer contract expirations which we expect will continue into the third quarter of 2013.  As a result, our customer churn was 4.07% for the three months ended March 31, 2013 compared to a churn rate of 3.22% for the three months ended March 31, 2012.  Although the ability to now offer iPhone devices, which occurred towards the end of the first quarter of 2013, may improve customer churn, we expect that further declines in postpaid subscribers will result in lower revenues in future periods.

 

Wholesale Revenue

 

The wholesale portion of our U.S. Wireless revenue decreased by 15% from $47.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 to $40.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013. The decrease was partially the result of the sale of certain spectrum and related cell sites in the Midwestern U.S. which was completed late in the fourth quarter of 2012.  Additionally, wholesale revenues declined, primarily in the Alltel markets, as a result of roaming partners moving traffic off our network.

 

We expect that data volume may increase in the next several quarters as customer usage of data and smart phone penetration in future periods continues to increase. Such increase, however, may be completely offset by a number of factors, including reductions in the roaming rates that we charge, continued declines in overall voice traffic on our networks or decisions by our roaming partners to no longer roam on our networks or to continue to expand their networks in areas where we operate.

 

International Wireless revenue.  International Wireless revenue includes retail and wholesale voice and data wireless revenue from our operations in Bermuda and the Caribbean, including the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guyana.

 

International wireless revenue increased by $2.5 million, or 13%, to $21.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, from $18.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012. International Wireless revenue increased as a result of subscriber growth and seasonal roaming revenues within the Island Wireless segment.  International wireless subscribers rose from 314,000 as of March 31, 2012 to 335,000 as of March 31, 2013 of which 88% were prepaid subscribers.  The increase in international wireless revenue was also due in part to higher wholesale revenues at several of our international markets due to increased roaming volumes.

 

While we have experienced subscriber growth in a number of our international markets, competition remains strong, and the high proportion of prepaid subscribers means that subscribers and revenue could shift relatively quickly in future periods. Additionally, wholesale revenues in these markets are subject to seasonality and can fluctuate between quarters.

 

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Wireline revenue. Wireline revenue is generated by our wireline operations in Guyana, including international telephone calls into and out of that country, our integrated voice and data and wholesale transport operations in New England. This revenue includes basic service fees, measured service revenue, and internet access fees, as well as installation charges for new lines, monthly line rental charges, long distance or toll charges, maintenance and equipment sales.

 

Wireline revenue decreased by $1.1 million, or 5%, to $20.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, from $21.7 million in the prior year period. Reductions in revenue from our local calling and international long services businesses in Guyana were partially offset by the growth in data revenue in Guyana.

 

If we cease to be the exclusive provider of domestic fixed and international long distance services in Guyana, whether by reason of the Government of Guyana enacting legislation to such effect or a modification, revocation or lack of enforcement of our exclusive rights. We anticipate that wireline revenue from our international long distance business in Guyana will be negatively impacted, principally through the loss of market share and rate changes, any loss of our exclusive rights will likely cause an immediate reduction in our wireline revenue, however over the longer term such pressure on our wireline revenue may be offset by increased revenue from data services to consumers and enterprises in Guyana, and wholesale transport services and large enterprise and agency sales in the United States. We cannot predict when or if the Government of Guyana will enact such legislation or take, or fail to take, any action that would otherwise affect our exclusive rights in Guyana.

 

Revenues from our integrated voice and data and wholesale transport operations in New England were relatively unchanged between the three months ending March 31, 2012 and 2013.  We are in the process of expanding our fiber networks in New York and Vermont and as of March 31, 2013 have or will received $22.7 million of the $39.7 million New York-based stimulus grant awarded to us in late 2009 and have or will receive $21.6 million of the $33.4 million stimulus grant in connection with the expansion of our fiber network in Vermont. We expect to complete the construction of these expansions by the end of 2013.

 

Equipment and other revenue.  Equipment and other revenue represent revenue from wireless equipment sales, primarily handsets to retail customers, and other miscellaneous revenue items.

 

Equipment and other revenue increased by $0.9 million, or 11%, to $9.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, from $8.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012.  Equipment revenue increased as the result of increased contract renewals with our Alltel subscribers and an increase in the demand for more expensive smartphone handset devices.

 

We believe that equipment and other revenue will continue to increase in coming quarters as the two-year contracts with Alltel subscribers continue to expire at an accelerated pace until the latter half of 2013 resulting in increased upgrades as compared to 2012.  In addition, an increase in gross subscriber additions and more aggressive device subsidies as well as the continued growth in smartphone penetration could result in increased equipment revenues in future periods.

 

Termination and access fee expenses.  Termination and access fee expenses are charges that we pay for voice and data transport circuits (in particular, the circuits between our wireless sites and our switches), internet capacity and other access fees we pay to terminate our calls, as well as customer bad debt expense.

 

Termination and access fees decreased by $6.3 million, or 16%, from $40.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 to $34.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013.  The decrease was primarily the result of a reduction in roaming expenses partially offset by an increase in data usage volume which increases backhaul costs and roaming expense. Termination and access fees may increase in future periods with expected growth in data volume and the expansion of our networks but remain fairly proportionate to their related revenue.

 

Engineering and operations expenses.  Engineering and operations expenses include the expenses associated with developing, operating and supporting our expanding networks, including the salaries and benefits paid to employees directly involved in the development and operation of our networks.

 

Engineering and operations expenses increased by $0.2 million, or 1%, from $21.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 to $22.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, primarily as a result of the expansions of our networks partially offset by the realization of operational synergies following our 2011 merger in Bermuda.

 

We expect that engineering and operations expenses will increase over time due to an expected increase in our network capacity and geographic expansion of our network, both of which will require additional support.

 

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Sales, marketing and customer service expenses.  Sales, marketing and customer service expenses include salaries and benefits we pay to sales personnel, customer service expenses, sales commissions and the costs associated with the development and implementation of our promotion and marketing campaigns.

 

Sales, marketing and customer service expenses decreased by $2.5 million, or 8%, from $32.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 to $29.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 as a result of a reduction in advertising and promotional costs as well as lower customer care costs as compared to 2012.

 

We expect that sales, marketing and customer service expenses will remain fairly consistent as a percentage of revenues in future periods.

 

Equipment expenses.  Equipment expenses include the costs of our handset and customer resale equipment at our retail wireless businesses.

 

Equipment expenses increased by $3.9 million, or 19%, from $20.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 to $24.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013. This increase is largely the result of an increase in customer contract renewals in 2013 in our U.S. Wireless business as a higher than normal portion of our two-year contracts with Alltel subscribers expired.  The increase in equipment expenses is also the result of increased demand for more expensive smartphone handset devices.  We believe that equipment expenses will continue to increase in 2013 as our two-year contracts with Alltel subscribers will continue to expire, resulting in increased upgrades as compared to 2012.  Also, the addition of more expensive handsets to our device lineup, such as the iPhone which we began selling at the end of the first quarter of 2013, could cause the equipment expenses to increase significantly in coming quarters.  We may also choose to increase device subsidies to attract and retain customers.

 

General and administrative expenses.  General and administrative expenses include salaries, benefits and related costs for general corporate functions, including executive management, finance and administration, legal and regulatory, facilities, information technology and human resources. General and administrative expenses also include internal costs associated with our performance of due-diligence on our pending or completed acquisitions.

 

General and administrative expenses decreased by $3.6 million, or 16%, from $22.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 to $19.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 primarily as a result of certain information technology projects, relating to our transition from the legacy Alltel systems to our own, being completed in 2012.

 

We expect that these general and administrative expenses will remain fairly consistent as a percentage of revenues in future periods.

 

Transaction-related charges.  Transaction-related charges include the external costs, such as legal, accounting, and consulting fees directly associated with acquisition-related activities, which are expensed as incurred. Acquisition-related charges do not include internal costs, such as employee salary and travel-related expenses, incurred in connection with acquisitions or any integration-related costs.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2012, we incurred a nominal amount of acquisition-related charges and $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013. We expect that acquisition-related expenses will continue to be incurred prepare for the Alltel sale and as we continue to explore additional acquisition opportunities.

 

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Depreciation and amortization expenses.  Depreciation and amortization expenses represent the depreciation and amortization charges we record on our property and equipment and on certain intangible assets.

 

Depreciation and amortization expenses decreased by $1.2 million, or 4%, from $27.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 to $25.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013. The decrease is primarily due to the sale of certain network assets in our U.S. Wireless segment in late 2012 as well as certain assets in our Island Wireless segment becoming fully depreciated in 2012.

 

We expect depreciation expense on our tangible assets to continue to increase as a result of ongoing network investments in our businesses. Such increase, however, will be partially offset by a future decrease in the amortization of our intangible assets, which are being amortized using an accelerated amortization method.

 

Gain on disposal of long lived asset. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, we sold certain network assets and telecommunications licenses in our U.S. Wireless segment for proceeds of $1.5 million and recognized a gain on such disposition of $1.1 million.

 

Interest expense.  Interest expense represents interest incurred on our outstanding credit facilities including our interest rate swaps.

 

Interest expense decreased from $4.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 to $2.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013.  The decrease was the result of a reduction in our outstanding debt and a decrease in applicable margins effective with the amendment to our credit facilities on May 18, 2012. As of March 31, 2013, we had $272.1 million in outstanding debt as compared to $292.6 million as of March 31, 2012.

 

Interest income.  Interest income represents interest earned on our cash and cash equivalents.  Interest income was $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2013.

 

Equity in earnings of an unconsolidated affiliate.  Equity in earnings of an unconsolidated affiliate is related to a minority-owned investment in our U.S. Wireless segment and was $1.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 as compared to $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013.

 

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Other income (expense), net.  Other income (expense), net represents miscellaneous non-operational income we earned or expenses we incurred. Other income (expense), net was a nominal amount for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2013.

 

Income taxes.  Our effective tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2013 were 43% and 39%, respectively. Our effective tax rate declined in 2013 as the result of increased income in lower taxed jurisdictions, such as Bermuda, as compared to 2012.  Our effective tax rate in 2012 was higher than the statutory federal income tax rate of 35% (plus applicable statutory state income tax rates) due primarily to (i) the portion of our earnings that are taxed in Guyana at 45%, and (ii) a portion of our earnings that include losses generated in foreign jurisdictions for which we receive no tax benefit since these are non-tax jurisdictions.  Our consolidated tax rate will continue to be impacted by the mix of income generated in those jurisdictions.

 

Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests.   Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests reflected an allocation of $0.4 million of losses and $1.1 million of income for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2013, respectively.

 

Net income attributable to Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. stockholders.  Net income attributable to Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. stockholders decreased to $8.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 from $9.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012.  On a per share basis, net income decreased to $0.56 per diluted share from $0.60 per diluted share for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

Regulatory and Tax Issues

 

We are involved in a number of regulatory and tax proceedings. A material and adverse outcome in one or more of these proceedings could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition and future operations.  For discussion of ongoing proceedings, see Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this report.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Historically, we have met our operational liquidity needs through a combination of cash on hand and internally generated funds and have funded capital expenditures and acquisitions with a combination of internally generated funds, cash on hand and borrowings under our credit facilities. We believe our current cash, cash equivalents and availability under our current credit facility will be sufficient to meet our cash needs for the next twelve months for working capital and capital expenditures.

 

Uses of Cash

 

Capital Expenditures.  A significant use of our cash has been for capital expenditures to expand and upgrade our networks.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2013, we spent approximately $19.1 million and $20.9 million, respectively, on capital expenditures. The following notes our capital expenditures, by operating segment, for these periods:

 

 

 

Capital Expenditures (in thousands)

 

 

 

U.S. Wireless

 

International
Integrated
Telephony

 

Island
Wireless

 

U.S.
Wireline

 

Reconciling
Items

 

Consolidated

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2012

 

$

12,547

 

$

2,561

 

$

1,430

 

$

1,859

 

$

658

 

$

19,055

 

2013

 

10,001

 

4,120

 

1,111

 

5,095

 

549

 

20,876

 

 

We are continuing to invest in expanding our networks in many of our markets and updating our operating and business support systems. We currently anticipate that capital expenditures for the year ended December 31, 2013 will be between $95 million and $105 million, assuming the Alltel Sale transaction is completed as anticipated in 2013.

 

We expect to fund our current capital expenditures primarily from cash generated from our operations and borrowings under our credit facilities.

 

Acquisitions and Investments.     Historically, we have funded our acquisitions with a combination of cash on hand and borrowings under our credit facilities.

 

We continue to explore opportunities to acquire or expand our existing communications properties and licenses in the United States, the Caribbean and elsewhere. Such acquisitions may require external financing. While there can be no assurance as to whether,

 

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when or on what terms we will be able to acquire any such businesses or licenses or make such investments, such acquisitions may be accomplished through the issuance of shares of our capital stock, payment of cash or incurrence of additional debt. From time to time, we may raise capital ahead of any definitive use of proceeds to allow us to move more quickly and opportunistically if an attractive investment materializes.

 

Dividends.    We use cash-on-hand to make dividend payments to our common stockholders when declared by our Board of Directors. For the three months ended March 31, 2013, dividends to our stockholders, which includes a $0.25 per share dividend declared on March 28, 2013, and paid on April 15, 2013, was $3.9 million. We have declared quarterly dividends for the last 58 fiscal quarters.

 

Stock repurchase plan.     Our Board of Directors approved a $5.0 million stock buyback plan in September 2004 pursuant to which we have spent approximately $2.1 million as of March 31, 2013 repurchasing our common stock. Our last repurchase of our common stock under this plan was in 2007. We may repurchase shares at any time depending on market conditions, our available cash and our cash needs.

 

Sources of Cash

 

Total liquidity.     As of March 31, 2013, we had approximately $140.8 million in cash and cash equivalents, an increase of $4.2 million from the December 31, 2012 balance of $136.6 million. The increase in our cash and cash equivalents is attributable to an increase in cash provided by our operating activities and the sale of certain telecommunications licenses and network assets in our U.S. Wireless segment partially offset by investments in capital expenditures and a decrease in borrowings and dividends paid as compared to 2012.

 

                Cash generated by operations.     Cash provided by operating activities was $25.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and $21.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, an increase of $4.0 million.  The increase was predominantly driven by a decrease in accounts receivable and an increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities during the three months ended March 31, 2013.  Such items, however, were partially offset by a decrease in accrued taxes during the three months ended March 31, 2013.

 

                Cash used in financing activities.     Cash used in financing activities decreased by $4.5 million, from $3.0 million of cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2012 to $1.5 million of cash used by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2013. The decrease was primarily the result of fewer borrowings, net of principal repayments, on our credit facility partially offset by the timing impact of paying a dividend declared by our Board of Directors on December 6, 2012 in the fourth quarter of 2012 as opposed to in the first quarter of 2013.

 

Credit facilities.  On May 18, 2012, we amended and restated our existing credit facility with CoBank, ACB (the “Amended Credit Facility”) providing for $275.0 million in two term loans and a revolver loan of up to $100.0 million (which includes a $10.0 million swingline sub-facility) and additional term loans up to an aggregate of $100.0 million, subject to lender approval.

 

On October 29, 2012, we further amended our Amended Credit Facility to provide for an additional letter of credit sub-facility to our revolver loan, to be available for issuance in connection with the Company’s Mobility Fund Grant obligations. Under the amendment, we have the ability to use up to $55 million of our revolving credit facility for the issuance of letters of credit, which, when issued, will accrue a fee at a rate of 1.75% per annum on the outstanding amounts. We currently have no Mobility Fund Grant letters of credit outstanding. Any actual award of Mobility Fund Grants is subject to certain conditions, including the issuance of a letter of credit. If we fail to comply with any of the terms and conditions upon which the Mobility Fund Grants were granted, or if we lose eligibility for Mobility Fund Grant support, the FCC will be entitled to draw the entire amount of the letter of credit applicable to the affected project and may disqualify us from the receipt of additional Mobility Fund Grant support.

 

The term loan A-1 is $125 million and matures on June 30, 2017 (the “Term Loan A-1”). The term loan A-2 is $150 million and matures on June 30, 2019 (the “Term Loan A-2” and collectively with the Term Loan A-1, the “Term Loans”). Each of the Term Loans require certain quarterly repayment obligations. The revolver loan matures on June 30, 2017. We may prepay the Amended Credit Facility at any time without premium or penalty, other than customary fees for the breakage of London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) loans.

 

Amounts borrowed under the Term Loan A-1 and the revolver loan bear interest at a rate equal to, at our option, either (i) LIBOR plus an applicable margin ranging between 2.00% to 3.50% or (ii) a base rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.00% to 2.50% (or, in the case of amounts borrowed under the swingline sub-facility, an applicable margin ranging from 0.50% to 2.00%). Amounts borrowed under the Term Loan A-2 bear interest at a rate equal to, at our option, either (i) the LIBOR plus an applicable margin ranging between 2.50% to 4.00% or (ii) a base rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.50% to 3.00%. The base rate is equal to

 

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the higher of (i) 1.50% plus the higher of (x) the one-week LIBOR and (y) the one-month LIBOR; and (ii) the prime rate (as defined in the Amended Credit Facility). The applicable margin is determined based on the ratio of our indebtedness (as defined in the Amended Credit Facility) to our EBITDA (as defined in the Amended Credit Facility.

 

Certain of our domestic subsidiaries, including our principal operating subsidiaries, are guarantors of our obligations under the Credit Agreement. Further, our obligations are secured by (i) a first priority, perfected lien on substantially all of our property and assets and that of the guarantor subsidiaries, including our principal wholly-owned domestic operating subsidiaries and (ii) a pledge of 100% of our equity interests in certain domestic subsidiaries and up to 65% of the equity interests outstanding of certain foreign subsidiaries, in each case, including our principal operating subsidiaries.

 

Borrowings as of March 31, 2013, after considering the effect of the interest rate swap agreements as described in Note 6, bore a weighted-average interest rate of 4.37%. Availability under the revolver loan, net of an outstanding letter of credit of $0.1 million, was $99.9 million as of March 31, 2013.

 

Under the terms of the Amended Credit Facility, we must also pay a fee ranging from 0.25% to 0.50% of the average daily unused portion of the revolver loan over each calendar quarter, which fee is payable in arrears on the last day of each calendar quarter.

 

The Amended Credit Facility contains customary representations, warranties and covenants, including covenants by the Company limiting additional indebtedness, liens, guaranties, mergers and consolidations, substantial asset sales, investments and loans, sale and leasebacks, transactions with affiliates and fundamental changes. In addition, the Amended Credit Facility contains financial covenants by the Company that (i) impose a maximum leverage ratio of indebtedness to EBITDA, (ii) require a minimum debt service ratio of EBITDA to principal, interest and taxes payments and (iii) require a minimum ratio of equity to consolidated assets. As of March 31, 2013, we were in compliance with all of the financial covenants of the Amended Credit Facility.

 

Factors Affecting Sources of Liquidity

 

Internally generated funds.     The key factors affecting our internally generated funds are demand for our services, competition, regulatory developments, economic conditions in the markets where we operate our businesses and industry trends within the telecommunications industry.

 

Restrictions under credit facility.     The Amended Credit Facility contains customary representations, warranties and covenants, including covenants by us limiting additional indebtedness, liens, guaranties, mergers and consolidations, substantial asset sales, investments and loans, sale and leasebacks, transactions with affiliates and fundamental changes. In addition, the Amended Credit Facility contains financial covenants by us that (i) impose a maximum ratio of indebtedness to EBITDA (ii) require a minimum ratio of EBITDA to principal and interest payments and cash taxes and, (iii) require a minimum ratio of equity to consolidated assets. As of March 31, 2013, we were in compliance with all of the financial covenants of the Amended Credit Facility.

 

Capital markets.     Our ability to raise funds in the capital markets depends on, among other things, general economic conditions, the conditions of the telecommunications industry, our financial performance, the state of the capital markets and our compliance with Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) requirements for the offering of securities. On May 13, 2010, the SEC declared effective our “universal” shelf registration statement. This filing registered potential future offerings of our securities.  We currently intend to renew this shelf registration statement on or before its scheduled expiration date.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued new guidance which requires companies to present information about reclassification adjustments from accumulated other comprehensive income in their financial statements or footnotes. This new guidance is effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2012.  The adoption of the new guidance did not have an impact on our consolidated balance sheet, income statement or cash flows.

 

In July 2012, the FASB issued new guidance intended to simplify the impairment testing of indefinite-lived intangible assets other than goodwill. Under this guidance, an entity is allowed to perform a qualitative assessment about the likelihood of impairment of an indefinite-lived intangible asset to determine whether further impairment testing is necessary, similar in approach to the goodwill

 

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impairment test. This new guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012. We do not believe the adoption of the new guidance will have an impact on our consolidated balance sheet, income statement or cash flows

 

ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Sensitivity.  The only foreign currency for which we have a material exposure is in Guyana. The functional currency we use in Guyana is the U.S. dollar because a significant portion of our Guyana revenues and expenditures are transacted in U.S. dollars. The results of future operations nevertheless may be affected by changes in the value of the Guyana dollar. However the Guyanese exchange rate has remained at approximately 205 Guyana dollars to 1 U.S. dollar since 2004, and as a result,  we have not recorded any foreign exchange gains or losses since that date. All of our other foreign subsidiaries operate in jurisdictions where the U.S. dollar is the recognized currency.

 

Interest Rate Sensitivity.  Our exposure to changes in interest rates is limited and relates primarily to our variable interest rate long-term debt. As of March 31, 2013, $147.1 million of our long-term debt has a fixed rate ($143.0 million by way of interest-rate swaps that effectively hedge our interest rate risk). The remaining $125 million of long-term debt as of March 31, 2013 is subject to interest rate risk. As a result of our hedging policy we believe our exposure to fluctuations in interest rates is not material.

 

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Management’s Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2013.  The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), means controls and other procedures of an issuer that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.  Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.  Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2013, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Changes in internal control over financial reporting.  During 2012, the Company identified violations of certain of the Company’s policies and problems in the internal control environment at its GT&T subsidiary. The Company has taken steps to address these matters, as described in the Company’s Form 10-K for the quarter ended December 31, 2012, and has taken additional steps subsequent to the year-end, including the appointment of a new chief executive officer and a new chief financial officer at GT&T effective March 1, 2013 and April 1, 2013, respectively. Other than the management change at GT&T described above, there was no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occured during the three months ended March 31, 2013 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

See Note 10 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

In addition to the other information set forth in this Report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on March 18, 2013. The risks described in our 2012 Form 10-K are not the only risks facing our Company.  Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

 

Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

In September 2004, the Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase up to $5.0 million of common stock. The repurchase authorizations do not have a fixed termination date and the timing of the buyback amounts and exact number of shares purchased will depend on market conditions.  No repurchases were made under this plan during the quarter ended March 31, 2013.

 

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The following table reflects the repurchases by the Company of its common stock during the quarter ended March 31, 2013:

 

Period

 

(a)
Total Number
of Shares
Purchased (1)

 

(b)
Average
Price
Paid per
Share (1)

 

(c)
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs

 

(d)
Maximum
Number (or
Approximate
Dollar Value) of
Shares that May
be Purchased
Under the Plans or
Programs

 

January 1, 2013 — January 31, 2013

 

 

$

 

 

$

2,919,965

 

February 1, 2013 — February 28, 2013

 

4,111

 

$

42.96

 

 

$

2,919,965

 

March 1, 2013 — March 31, 2013

 

6,291

 

$

47.11

 

 

$

2,919,965

 

 


(1)         Represents shares purchased on February 11, 2013, March 15, 2013 and March 22, 2013 from our executive officers and other employees who tendered these shares to the Company to satisfy their tax withholding obligations incurred in connection with the vesting of restricted stock awards at such date. These shares were not purchased under the plan discussed above. The price paid per share was the closing price per share of our Common Stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market on the date those shares were purchased.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

 

2.1

 

Purchase Agreement, dated January 21, 2013, by and among AT&T Mobility LLC, Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. and Allied Wireless Communications Corporation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-12593) filed on January 24, 2013).

 

 

 

 

 

10.1

 

Consent to Third Amended and Restated Agreement dated as of February 28, 2013, by and among the Company, as Borrower, CoBank, ACB, as Administrative Agent, Lead Arranger, Swingline Lender, an Issuing Lender and a Lender, the Guarantors named therein, and the other Lenders named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-12593) filed on March 18, 2013).

 

 

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

 

 

32.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

 

 

101.INS**

 

XBRL Instance Document

 

 

 

 

 

101.SCH**

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

 

 

 

 

101.CAL**

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

 

 

 

 

 

101.DEF**

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

 

 

 

 

 

101.LAB**

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

 

 

 

 

 

101.PRE**

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

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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.

 

 

Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc.

 

 

Date: May 10, 2013

/s/ Michael T. Prior

 

Michael T. Prior

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Date: May 10, 2013

/s/ Justin D. Benincasa

 

Justin D. Benincasa

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

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