ATN International, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2014 March (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form 10-Q

 

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2014

 

OR

 

 

For the transition period from           to             

 

Commission File Number 001-12593

 

 

Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

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):

 

 

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 12, 2014, the registrant had outstanding 15,909,815 shares of its common stock ($.01 par value).

 

 

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ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK, INC.

 

FORM 10-Q

 

Quarter Ended March 31, 2014

 

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, 2013 and March 31, 2014	4
	Condensed Consolidated Income Statements for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and 2014	5
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and 2014	6
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and 2014	7
	Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	8
Item 2	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	17-25
Item 3	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	25
Item 4	Controls and Procedures	25
PART II—OTHER INFORMATION		26
Item 1	Legal Proceedings	26
Item1 A	Risk Factors	26
Item 2	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	26
Item 5	Other Information	25
Item 6	Exhibits	27
SIGNATURES		28
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; 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 growth and retention of our subscriber base; (2) regulatory changes affecting our businesses, including the loss of certain FCC and other telecommunications licenses; (3) economic, political and other risks facing our foreign operations; (4) our ability to maintain favorable roaming arrangements; (5) our ability to efficiently and cost-effectively upgrade our networks and IT platforms to address rapid and significant technological changes in the telecommunications industry; (6) the loss of or our inability to recruit skilled personnel in our various jurisdictions, including key members of management; (7) our ability to find investment or acquisition or disposition opportunities that fit our strategic goals for the Company; (8) increased competition; (9) our reliance on a limited number of key suppliers and vendors for timely supply of equipment and services relating to our network infrastructure; (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 forwardlooking statements above are set forth more fully under Item 1A “Risk Factors” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, filed with the SEC on March 17, 2014 and the other reports we file from time to time with the SEC. 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. This Report contains trademarks, service marks and trade names 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,			March 31,
		2013			2014
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	356,607		$	352,826
Restricted cash		39,000			58,796
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $9.7 million and $9.8 million, respectively		37,680			37,526
Materials and supplies		7,269			8,124
Deferred income taxes		1,994			1,994
Prepayments and other current assets		24,705			21,700
Assets of discontinued operations		4,748			163
Total current assets		472,003			481,129
Fixed Assets:
Property, plant and equipment		606,912			614,148
Less: accumulated depreciation		(352,280		)	(361,845		)
Net fixed assets		254,632			252,303
Telecommunication licenses, net		39,687			39,532
Goodwill		45,077			45,077
Trade name license, net		417			417
Customer relationships, net		1,807			1,723
Restricted cash		39,000			—
Other assets		7,096			6,341
Total assets		$	859,719		$	826,522
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		$	41,709		$	40,767
Dividends payable		4,279			4,307
Accrued taxes		36,081			8,363
Advance payments and deposits		8,327			6,679
Deferred income taxes		1,601			1,601
Other current liabilities		17,889			14,975
Liabilities of discontinued operations		11,187			4,173
Total current liabilities		121,073			80,865
Deferred income taxes		26,007			26,406
Other liabilities		12,784			14,550
Total liabilities		159,864			121,821
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. 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; 16,494,982 and 16,613,957 shares issued, respectively, and 15,816,189 and 15,907,315 shares outstanding, respectively		164			165
Treasury stock, at cost; 678,793 and 706,642 shares, respectively		(13,389		)	(15,144		)
Additional paid-in capital		139,106			141,093
Retained earnings		519,651			523,186
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(2,202		)	(2,202		)
Total Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. stockholders’ equity		643,330			647,098
Non-controlling interests		56,525			57,603
Total equity		699,855			704,701
Total liabilities and equity		$	859,719		$	826,522

 

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, 2013 and 2014

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2013			2014
REVENUE:
U.S. wireless		$	21,213		$	28,392
International wireless		21,430			23,148
Wireline		20,564			21,530
Equipment and other		1,625			2,104
Total revenue		64,832			75,174
OPERATING EXPENSES (excluding depreciation and amortization unless otherwise indicated):
Termination and access fees		13,055			15,862
Engineering and operations		9,658			9,630
Sales and marketing		4,489			5,020
Equipment expense		2,667			2,715
General and administrative		11,909			13,698
Transaction-related charges		63			21
Depreciation and amortization		11,988			11,980
Gain on disposition of long lived assets		(1,076		)	—
Total operating expenses		52,753			58,926
Income from operations		12,079			16,248
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Interest expense, net		(2,264		)	(186		)
Other income (expense), net		14			(109		)
Other income (expense), net		(2,250		)	(295		)
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES		9,829			15,953
Income tax expense		3,945			5,552
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS		5,884			10,401
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		4,034			—
NET INCOME		9,918			10,401
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests, net of tax:
Continuing operations		(1,055		)	(2,560		)
Discontinued operations		(87		)	—
		(1,142		)	(2,560		)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK, INC. STOCKHOLDERS		$	8,776		$	7,841
NET INCOME PER WEIGHTED AVERAGE BASIC SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK, INC. STOCKHOLDERS:
Continuing operations		$	0.31		$	0.50
Discontinued operations		0.25			—
Total		$	0.56		$	0.50
NET INCOME PER WEIGHTED AVERAGE DILUTED SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK, INC. STOCKHOLDERS:
Continued operations		$	0.31		$	0.49
Discontinued operations		0.25			—
Total		$	0.56		$	0.49
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:
Basic		15,588			15,830
Diluted		15,695			15,950
DIVIDENDS PER SHARE APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK		$	0.25		$	0.27

 

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, 2013 AND 2014

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)

 

		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2013			2014
Net income		$	9,918		$	10,401
Other comprehensive income:
Unrealized gain on interest rate swap, net of tax expense of $0.4 million and $0.0 million, respectively		641			—
Other comprehensive income, net of tax		641			—
Comprehensive income		10,559			10,401
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests		(1,142		)	(2,560		)
Comprehensive income attributable to Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc.		$	9,417		$	7,841

 

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, 2013 AND 2014

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)

 

		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2013			2014
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income		$	9,918		$	10,401
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		11,988			11,980
Provision for doubtful accounts		256			914
Amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs		321			24
Stock-based compensation		806			1,058
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		(4,034		)	—
Gain on disposition of long-lived assets		(1,076		)	—
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable, net		(2		)	(761		)
Materials and supplies, prepayments, and other current assets		(1,921		)	(2,323		)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities, advance payments and deposits and other current liabilities		11,911			(2,585		)
Accrued taxes		(18,481		)	(23,128		)
Other		(666		)	(2,186		)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of continuing operations		9,020			(6,606		)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of discontinued operations		15,961			(2,429		)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		24,981			(9,035		)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures		(15,355		)	(8,736		)
Proceeds from disposition of long-lived assets		1,500			1,371
Decrease in restricted cash		—			19,204
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities of continuing operations		(13,855		)	11,839
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities of discontinued operations, net		(5,521		)	—
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		(19,376		)	11,839
Cash flows from financing activities:
Dividends paid on common stock		—			(4,278		)
Distributions to non-controlling interests		(577		)	(1,482		)
Payment of debt issuance costs		(5		)	—
Proceeds from stock option exercises		297			435
Purchase of common stock		(879		)	(1,260		)
Investments made by minority shareholders in consolidated affiliates		60			—
Net cash used in financing activities of continuing operations		(1,104		)	(6,585		)
Net cash used in financing activities of discontinued operations, net		(358		)	—
Net cash used in financing activities		(1,462		)	(6,585		)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		4,143			(3,781		)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		136,647			356,607
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period		$	140,790		$	352,826

 

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 is a telecommunications holdings company that, through its operating subsidiaries, provides wireless and wireless telecommunications services in North America, Bermuda and the Caribbean. The Company is actively evaluating strategic acquisitions and investment opportunities, both domestic and international, that meet its return-on-investment and other acquisition criteria.

 

The Company offers the following principal services:

 

·                  Wireless.  In the United States, 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. The Company also offers wireless voice and data services to retail customers in Bermuda, 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. In addition, the Company offers wholesale long-distance voice services to telecommunications carriers.

 

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, 2014:

 

Services		Segment		Markets		Tradenames
Wireless		U.S. Wireless		United States (rural markets)		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, EssexTel

 

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 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 11 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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 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 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

See Note 4 for information regarding the Company’s sale of its U.S. retail wireless business operated under the Alltel name.  The assets, liabilities and operations of the Alltel business have been classified as discontinued for all periods presented.  Unless indicated otherwise, the information in the notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements refer to our continuing operations.

 

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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.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company recognized approximately $0.7 million in general and administrative expenses to correct for an understatement of transactional tax liabilities generated in periods during 2013.   The Company determined that the impact of the correction of this error was not material to the current or any prior period financial statements.

 

The Company’s effective tax rate declined in 2014 as the result of increased income in lower taxed jurisdictions, such as Bermuda, as compared to 2013.  The Company’s effective tax rate in 2013 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 the Company’s earnings that include losses generated in foreign jurisdictions for which we receive no tax benefit since these are non-tax jurisdictions. The Company’s effective tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2014 were 40.1% and 34.8%, respectively.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In April 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-08, “Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity.” ASU 2014-08 provides guidance on determining when disposals can be presented as discontinued operations. ASU 2014-08 requires that only disposals representing a strategic shift in operations should be presented as discontinued operations. A strategic shift may include a disposal of a major line of business, major equity method investment or a major part of an entity. Additionally, ASU 2014-08 requires expanded disclosures regarding discontinued operations. This standard is effective prospectively for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2014. The adoption of this amendment is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In March 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-05, “Foreign Currency Matters (Topic 830): Parent’s Accounting for the Cumulative Translation Adjustment upon Derecognition of Certain Subsidiaries or Groups of Assets within a Foreign Entity or of an Investment in a Foreign Entity.” ASU 2013-05 provides clarification regarding whether ASC 810-10, “Consolidation — Overall” or ASC 830-30, “Foreign Currency Matters—Translation of Financial Statements,” applies to the release of cumulative translation adjustments into net income when a reporting entity either sells a part or all of its investment in a foreign entity or ceases to have a controlling financial interest in a subsidiary or group of assets that constitute a business within a foreign entity. The revised standard is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2013. The adoption of this amendment did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In July 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-11, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists (a consensus of the Emerging Issues Task Force),” which states that an unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, should be presented in the financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward. If a company does not have: (i) a net operating loss carryforward; (ii) a similar tax loss; or (iii) a tax credit carryforward is not available at the reporting date under the tax law of the applicable jurisdiction to settle any additional income taxes that would result from the disallowance of a tax position or the entity does not intend to use the deferred tax asset for such purpose, the unrecognized tax benefit should be presented in the financial statements as a liability and should not be combined with deferred tax assets. The authoritative guidance is effective for fiscal years and the interim periods within those fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2013 and was applied on a prospective basis. The adoption of this authoritative guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

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

 

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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.  DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS — SALE OF U.S. RETAIL WIRELESS BUSINESS

 

On September 20, 2013, the Federal Communications Commission announced its approval of the previously announced proposed sale of the Company’s U.S. retail wireless business operated under the Alltel name to AT&T Mobility for approximately $780.0 million in cash plus $16.8 million in working capital adjustments.  The Company previously reported the operations of this business within its U.S. Wireless segment.  As a result of that approval, the Company completed the sale of certain U.S. retail wireless assets on that date.

 

The $796.8 million in cash proceeds included $78.0 million of cash to be held in a general indemnity escrow account.  Subject to the terms and conditions of the purchase agreement between AT&T Mobility and the Company governing the sale, the restrictions on $19.5 million of these funds expired March 2014. The remaining $58.5 million has been recorded as restricted cash on the Company’s March 31, 2014 balance sheet and classified as a current asset since $19.5 million and $39.0 million will be released, subject to any indemnity claims, to the Company in September 2014 and March 2015, respectively.

 

As of March 31, 2014, the Company has also recorded $10.2 million for the minority shareholders’ interests in the sold operation which is based on the estimated final distributions to the minority shareholders and is included in non-controlling interests on its balance sheet.

 

The Company has reclassified the assets of its Alltel operations, consisting of prepaid expenses and other current assets, and liabilities of its Alltel operations, consisting of accounts payable and other current liabilities, to assets of discontinued operations and liabilities of discontinued operations, respectively, within its December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014 balance sheets.

 

Revenues and income from discontinued operations related to the Alltel business for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2014 were as follows (in thousands):

 

		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2013			2014
Revenue from discontinued operations		$	108,037		$	—
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax expense of $2,417		4,034			—

 

5.        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:

 

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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.
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 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 and intangible assets that have been impaired 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, 2013 and March 31, 2014 are summarized as follows (in thousands):

 

		December 31, 2013
Description		Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)			Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)			Total
Certificates of deposit		$	—		$	363		$	363
Money market funds		$	2,244		$	—		$	2,244
Total assets measured at fair value		$	2,244		$	363		$	2,607

 

		March 31, 2014
Description		Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)			Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)			Total
Certificate of deposit		$	—		$	363		$	363
Money market funds		$	2,538		$	—		$	2,538
Total assets measured at fair value		$	2,538		$	363		$	2,901

 

Certificate of Deposit

 

As of December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014, 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, 2013 and March 31, 2014, 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.

 

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6.        LONG-TERM DEBT

 

The Company has a credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) which previously included two term loans and currently provides for a revolver loan of up to $100.0 million.  The revolver loan also has a $10.0 million swingline sub-facility and a $55.0 million letter of credit sub-facility for issuance in connection with the Company’s Mobility Fund Grant obligations (see Note 8).

 

On September 20, 2013 the Company repaid its outstanding term loans in full. Amounts borrowed under the term loans bore interest at a rate equal to, at the Company’s option, either (i) at the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus an applicable margin ranging between 2.00% to 4.00% or (ii) a base rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.00% to 3.00%. The base rate was equal to the higher of (i) 1.50% plus the higher of (x) the one-week LIBOR and (y) the one-month LIBOR; or (ii) the prime rate (as defined in the Credit Facility). The applicable margin was determined based on the ratio of our indebtedness (as defined in the Credit Facility) to our EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Facility).

 

Amounts borrowed under 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 swing-line sub- facility, an applicable margin ranging from 0.50% to 2.00%.) 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 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 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, 2014, we were in compliance with all of the financial covenants of the 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 and current 42% minority shareholder in the Company’s Bermuda operations. This term loan, which bore interest at 7% per annum, was repaid in full in July 2013.

 

7.        DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

 

The Company’s objective in using interest rate derivatives was to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to the interest rate movements of its variable-rate debt. To accomplish this objective, the Company primarily used interest rate derivatives as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate derivatives designated as cash flow hedges involved 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 derivatives designated and that qualified as cash flow hedges was recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income and was subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affected earnings.

 

Amounts previously reported in accumulated other comprehensive income related to the interest rate derivatives were reclassified to “Unrealized loss on interest rate derivative contracts” as of the date of the prepayment of the Company’s outstanding term notes.

 

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, 2013 and 2014 (in thousands):

 

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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)
2013		Interest Rate Swap		$	(1,068	)	Interest expense		$	1,033
2014		Interest Rate Swap		$	—		Interest expense		$	—

 

8. GOVERNMENT GRANTS

 

The Company has received funding from the U.S. Government and its agencies under Stimulus and Universal Services Fund programs.  These are generally designed to fund telecommunications infrastructure expansion into rural or underserved areas of the United States.  The fund programs are evaluated to determine if they represent funding related to capital expenditures (capital grants) or operating activities (income grants).

 

Stimulus Grants

 

The Company was 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, 2014, the Company has spent (i) $35.7 million in capital expenditures (of which $27.5 million has been funded by the federal stimulus grant) in connection with the Company’s build of ten new segments of fiber-optic, middle-mile broadband infrastructure in upstate New York and parts of Pennsylvania and Vermont; (ii) $7.6 million in capital expenditures (of which $5.3 million has been funded by the federal stimulus grant) in connection with the Company’s last-mile broadband infrastructure buildout in the Navajo Nation across Arizona, New Mexico and Utah; and (iii) $44.8 million in capital expenditures (of which $31.4 million has been or will be funded by the federal stimulus grant) in connection with the Company’s fiber-optic middle mile network buildout to provide broadband and transport services to over 340 community anchor institutions in Vermont. The results of the Company’s New York and Vermont stimulus projects are included in the Company’s “U.S. Wireline” segment and the results of the Company’s Navajo stimulus project are included in the Company’s “U.S. Wireless” segment. The New York and Navajo Stimulus projects were completed during 2013. The Vermont stimulus project will be completed during the latter half of 2014 and the Company anticipates that it will incur an additional $3.0 million of capital expenditures of which $2.1 million is expected to be funded by the federal stimulus grants.

 

Mobility Fund Grants

 

As part of the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC”) reform of 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, the FCC created two new funds, including the Mobility Fund, a one-time award meant to support wireless coverage in underserved geographic areas in the United States. In August 2013, the Company received FCC final approval for approximately $21.7 million of Mobility Fund support to its wholesale wireless business (the “Mobility Funds”) 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 the Mobility Funds, the Company committed to comply with certain additional FCC construction and other requirements. A portion of these funds will be used to offset network capital costs and a portion is used to offset the costs of supporting the networks for a period of five years. In connection with the Company’s application for the Mobility Funds, the Company has posted approximately $9.9 million in letters of credit to the Universal Service Administrative Company (“USAC”) to secure these obligations. If the Company fails to comply with any of the terms and conditions upon which the Mobility Funds were granted, or if it loses eligibility for the Mobility Funds, USAC will be entitled to draw the entire amount of the letter of credit applicable to the affected project plus penalties and may disqualify the Company from the receipt of additional Mobility Fund support.  As of March 31, 2014, all of the letters of credit remain outstanding. and no amounts have been drawn thereon

 

The Company began the construction of its Mobility Funds projects during the third quarter of 2013 and its results are included in the Company’s “U.S. Wireless” segment. As of March 31, 2014, the Company has received approximately $7.3 million in Mobility Funds. Of these funds, $1.0 million was recorded as an offset to the cost of the property, plant, and equipment associated with these projects and, consequentially, a reduction of future depreciation expense and $6.3 million was recorded as a liability to reduce future operating expenses.. The balance sheet presentation is based on the timing of the expected recognition of the funds and

 

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accordingly, $2.5 million is recorded within other current liabilities while the remaining $3.8 million is recorded within other long-term liabilities.

 

9.        EQUITY

 

Stockholders’ equity was as follows (in thousands):

                                               

		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2013									2014
		Atlantic Tele- Network, Inc.			Non-Controlling Interests			Total Equity			Atlantic Tele- Network, Inc.			Non-Controlling Interests			Total Equity
Equity, beginning of period		$	334,146		$	60,094		$	394,240		$	643,330		$	56,525		$	699,855
Stock-based compensation		844			—			844			1,058			—			1,058
Comprehensive income:
Net income		8,776			1,142			9,918			7,841			2,560			10,401
Other comprehensive income-Gain on interest rate swap (net of tax)		641			—			641			—			—			—
Total comprehensive income		9,417			1,142			10,559			7,841			2,560			10,401
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options		2,667			—			2,667			930			—			930
Dividends declared on common stock		(3,933		)	—			(3,933		)	(4,305		)	—			(4,305		))
Distributions to non-controlling interests		—			(1,469		)	(1,469		)	—			(1,482		)	(1,482		)
Investments made by minority shareholders		—			60			60			—			—			—
Purchase of treasury stock		(3,272		)	—			(3,272		)	(1,756		)	—			(1,756		)
Equity, end of period		$	339,869		$	59,827		$	399,696		$	647,098		$	57,603		$	704,701

 

10.                               NET INCOME PER SHARE

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2014, 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):

 

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		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2013		2014
Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding		15,588		15,830
Stock options		107		120
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding		15,695		15,950

 

The above calculation for the three months ended March 31, 2013 does not include 240,000 shares related to certain stock options because the effects of such were anti-dilutive. There were no anti-dilutive securities for the three months ended March 31, 2014.

 

11.  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 all of 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, 2013
		U.S. Wireless			International Integrated Telephony			Island Wireless			U.S. Wireline			Reconciling Items			Consolidated
Revenue
U.S. wireless		$	21,213		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	21,213
International wireless		—			6,754			14,676			—			—			21,430
Wireline		152			15,683			—			6,581			(1,852		)	20,564
Equipment and other		103			254			1,218			50			—			1,625
Total revenue		21,468			22,691			15,894			6,631			(1,852		)	64,832
Depreciation and amortization		3,611			4,781			2,595			642			359			11,988
Non-cash stock-based compensation		—			—			—			—			806			806
Operating income (loss)		9,717			5,942			1,634			(408		)	(4,806		)	12,079

 

		For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
		U.S. Wireless			International Integrated Telephony			Island Wireless			U.S. Wireline			Reconciling Items			Consolidated
Revenue
U.S. wireless		$	28,392		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	28,392
International wireless		—			6,897			16,251			—			—			23,148
Wireline		152			14,706			—			7,308			(636		)	21,530
Equipment and other		179			194			1,672			59			—			2,104
Total revenue		28,723			21,797			17,923			7,367			(636		)	75,174
Depreciation and amortization		3,303			4,313			2,608			1,140			616			11,980
Non-cash stock-based compensation		—			—			—			—			1,058			1,058
Operating income (loss)		13,589			5,635			3,426			(1,074		)	(5,328		)	16,248

 

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		Segment Assets
		U.S. Wireless			International Integrated Telephony			Island Wireless			U.S. Wireline			Reconciling Items			Consolidated
December 31, 2013:
Net fixed assets		$	73,592		$	118,917		$	29,310		$	26,082		$	6,731		$	254,632
Goodwill		32,148			—			5,438			7,491			—			45,077
Total assets		151,094		(1)	197,903			74,427			45,351			390,944			859,719
March 31, 2014:
Net fixed assets		$	67,550		$	115,465		$	27,363		$	26,447		$	15,478		$	252,303
Goodwill		32,148			—			5,438			7,491			—			45,077
Total assets		153,675		(1)	201,665			76,476			43,542			351,164			826,522

 

(1)                                 Includes $4,748 and $163 of assets associated with our discontinued operations as of December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014, respectively.

 

		Capital Expenditures
		U.S. Wireless			International Integrated Telephony			Island Wireless			U.S. Wireline			Reconciling Items			Consolidated
Three Months Ended March 31,
2013		$	4,480		$	4,120		$	1,111		$	5,095		$	549		$	15,355
2014		5,337			2,176			366			430			427			8,736

 

12.  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, 2013, 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.

 

On May 8, 2009, Digicel filed a lawsuit in Guyana challenging the legality of GT&T’s exclusive license rights under Guyana’s constitution. Digicel initially filed this lawsuit against the Attorney General of Guyana in the High Court. On May 13, 2009, GT&T petitioned to intervene in the suit in order to oppose Digicel’s claims and that petition was granted on May 18, 2009. GT&T filed an answer to the charge on June 22, 2009 and the case is pending.  The Company believes that any legal challenge to GT&T’s exclusive license rights granted in 1990 is without merit and the Company is vigorously defending against the legal challenge.

 

In Bermuda, the Regulatory Authority continued its implementation of the Electronic Communications Act of 2011, which allows communications service providers to enter new lines of business and introduces competition in the sector.  As the government of Bermuda continues to reform the local telecommunications market it is possible that new or amended regulations may establish regulatory and other fees that could increase our regulatory costs. We cannot predict when or if these proposals will be adopted, or, if adopted, the impact that their implementation will have on our Island Wireless Segment.

 

The term of the Company’s telecommunications license to operate in Aruba expired on January 15, 2014. The government of Aruba informed the Company earlier in January 2014 that a renewed license would be issued only upon payment by the Company of a fee in the amount of approximately $4.0 million.  In addition, the government of Aruba demanded that the Company pay overdue spectrum invoices in the amount of approximately $1.0 million no later than May 1, 2014.  While the Company has contested the assessment of these fees, it is continuing to operate and is actively seeking to reach a resolution with the Aruba government with respect to the fees, if any, to be paid in relation to a renewed license and the assessed spectrum fees.

 

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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, 2013, in particular, the information set forth therein under Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”.

 

Overview

 

We are a telecommunications holdings company that, through our operating subsidiaries, provides wireless and wireless telecommunications services in North America, Bermuda and the Caribbean. We are actively evaluating strategic acquisitions and investment opportunities, both domestic and international, that meet our return-on-investment and other acquisition criteria. For a discussion of our investment strategy and risks involved, see “Risk Factors—We are actively evaluating strategic investment and acquisition opportunities, which may affect our long-term growth prospects” in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013

 

We offer the following principal services:

 

·                  Wireless. In the United States, 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. We also offer wireless voice and data services to retail customers in Bermuda, 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. In addition, we offer wholesale long-distance voice services to telecommunications carriers.

 

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, 2014:

 

Services		Segment		Markets		Tradenames
Wireless		U.S. Wireless		United States (rural markets)		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, Essextel

 

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 our subsidiaries are eliminated in consolidation.

 

Discontinued Operations—Sale of U.S. Retail Wireless Business

 

On September 20, 2013, the Federal Communications Commission announced its approval of, and we completed, our previously announced proposed sale of our U.S. retail wireless business operated under the Alltel name to AT&T Mobility LLC for approximately $796.8 million in cash that included a sale price adjustment for the working capital of the business of $16.8 million (the “Alltel Sale”).

 

The operations of the Alltel business, which were previously included in our U.S. Wireless segment, have been classified as discontinued operations in all periods presented. Unless indicated otherwise, the information in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis relates only to our continuing operations.

 

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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, 2014, we have spent (i) $35.7 million in capital expenditures (of which $27.5 million has been funded by the federal stimulus grant) in connection with our build of ten new segments of fiber-optic, middle-mile broadband infrastructure in upstate New York and parts of Pennsylvania and Vermont; (ii) $7.6 million in capital expenditures (of which $5.3 million has been 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) $44.8 million in capital expenditures (of which $31.4 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. The New York and Navajo Stimulus projects were completed during 2013. The Vermont stimulus project will be completed during the latter half of 2014 and we anticipate that it will incur an additional $3.0 million of capital expenditures of which $2.1 million is expected to be funded by the federal stimulus grants.

 

Mobility Fund Grants

 

As part of the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC”) reform of 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, the FCC created two new funds, including the Mobility Fund, a one-time award meant to support wireless coverage in underserved geographic areas in the United States. In August 2013, we received FCC final approval for approximately $21.7 million of Mobility Fund support to our wholesale wireless business (the “Mobility Funds”), 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 the Mobility Funds, we committed to comply with certain additional FCC construction and other requirements. In connection with our application for the Mobility Funds, we posted approximately $9.9 million in letters of credit to the Universal Service Administrative Company (“USAC”) to secure these obligations. If we fail to comply with any of the terms and conditions upon which the Mobility Funds were granted, or if we lose eligibility for the Mobility Funds, USAC will be entitled to draw the entire amount of the letter of credit applicable to the affected project plus penalties and may disqualify us from the receipt of additional Mobility Fund support.  As of March 31, 2014, all of the letters of credit remain outstanding and no amounts have been drawn thereon.

 

We began the construction of our Mobility Funds projects during the fourth quarter of 2013 and its results are included in our “U.S. Wireless” segment. As of March 31, 2014, we have received approximately $7.3 million in Mobility Funds. Of these funds, $1.0 million has been recorded as an offset to the cost of the property, plant and equipment associated with these projects and, consequentially, a reduction of the future depreciation expense and $6.3 million was recorded as a liability to reduce future operating expenses.. The presentation of current versus long-term is based on the timing of the expected usage of the funds and accordingly, $2.5 million is recorded within other current liabilities while the remaining $3.8 million is recorded within other long-term liabilities.

 

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Results of Operations

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and 2014

 

		Three Months Ended March 31,						Amount of Increase			Percent Increase
		2013			2014			(Decrease)			(Decrease)
		(In thousands)
REVENUE:
U.S. Wireless		$	21,213		$	28,392		$	7,179		33.8	%
International Wireless		21,430			23,148			1,718			8.0
Wireline		20,564			21,530			966			4.7
Equipment and Other		1,625			2,104			479			29.5
Total revenue		64,832			75,174			10,342			16.0
OPERATING EXPENSES(excluding depreciation and amortization unless otherwise indicated):
Termination and access fees		13,055			15,862			2,807			21.5
Engineering and operations		9,658			9,630			(28		)	(0.3	)
Sales, marketing and customer services		4,489			5,020			531			11.8
Equipment expense		2,667			2,715			48			1.8
General and administrative		11,909			13,698			1,789			15.0
Transaction-related charges		63			21			(42		)	(66.7	)
Depreciation and amortization		11,988			11,980			(8		)	(0.1	)
Gain on disposition of long lived assets		(1,076		)	—			1,076			100.0
Total operating expenses		52,753			58,926			6,173			11.7
Income from operations		12,079			16,248			4,169			34.5
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Interest income (expense), net		(2,264		)	(186		)	2,078			(91.8	)
Other income (expense), net		14			(109		)	(123		)	(878.6	)
Other income (expense), net		(2,250		)	(295		)	1,955			(86.9	)
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES		9,829			15,953			6,124			62.3
Income tax expense		3,945			5,552			1,607			40.7
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS		5,884			10,401			4,517			76.8
INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		4,034			—			(4,034		)	(100.0	)
Income from discontinued operations		4,034			—			(4,034		)	(100.0	)
NET INCOME		9,918			10,401			483			4.9
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests, net of tax:
Continuing operations		(1,055		)	(2,560		)	(1,505		)	142.7
Discontinued operations		(87		)	—			87			(100.0	)
		(1,142		)	(2,560		)	(1,418		)	124.2
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK, INC. STOCKHOLDERS		$	8,776		$	7,841		$	(935	)	(10.7	)%

 

U.S. wireless revenue.  The substantial majority of U.S. wireless revenue consists of wholesale revenue. For the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2014 wholesale revenue represented 97% of total U.S. wireless revenue. In addition, U.S. wireless revenue also includes a small amount of retail revenues generated by our operations in certain smaller rural markets already covered by our wholesale network in the western United States. Wholesale revenue is generated from providing mobile voice or data services to the customers of other wireless carriers, the provision of network switching services and certain transport services using our wireless networks. 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 rates we are paid from our carrier customers for carrying that traffic.

 

The most significant competitive factor we face in our 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 our markets, reducing or eliminating their need for our services in those markets.

 

Our U.S. wireless revenue increased to $28.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 from $21.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, an increase of $7.2 million or 34%. The revenue growth was a result of capacity and technology upgrades to our network, an increase in the demand for data services and an increase in the base stations used in our wholesale operations from 567 as of March 31, 2013 to 605 as of March 31, 2014.

 

We expect to see continued growth in domestic data traffic in 2014, offset by an expected decline in contracted wholesale data prices.  As a result, we expect revenue to increase in future periods although at a slower growth rate than what we experienced during the quarter ended March 31, 2014.

 

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.

 

International wireless revenue increased by $1.7 million, or 8%, to $23.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014, from $21.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013. This increase was mainly due to subscriber growth in our Island Wireless segment as well as increased roaming revenues in Bermuda and the Caribbean. International wireless, which includes

 

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