Leap Wireless International, Inc.
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
FORM 10-Q/A
(Amendment No. 1)
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(Mark One)
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the quarterly period ended
June 30, 2007
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OR
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o
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the transition period from
to
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Commission File
Number: 0-29752
Leap Wireless International,
Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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33-0811062
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(State or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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10307 Pacific Center Court, San Diego, CA
(Address of principal executive
offices)
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92121
(Zip Code)
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(858) 882-6000
(Registrants telephone
number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name, former address and
former fiscal year, if changed since last reported)
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 þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large
accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated
filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large
accelerated filer in
Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
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Large
accelerated filer
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Accelerated
filer
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Non-accelerated
filer
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company
(as defined in
Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange
Act). Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all
documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12,
13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to
the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a
court. Yes þ No o
The number of shares of registrants common stock
outstanding on December 14, 2007 was 68,207,914.
EXPLANATORY
NOTE
Leap Wireless International, Inc. (the Company) has
restated its historical consolidated financial statements as of
and for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005
(including interim periods therein), for the period from
August 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004 (Successor
Company) and for the period from January 1, 2004 to
July 31, 2004 (Predecessor Company) and its unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the
quarterly periods ended March 31 and June 30, 2007.
This Amendment No. 1 on
Form 10-Q/A
to the Companys Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 includes restated
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of and
for the quarter ended June 30, 2007, restated audited
consolidated financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2006 and restated unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements for the quarter ended
June 30, 2006 previously included in the Companys
Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 (the Original
Form
10-Q).
These previously issued financial statements of the Company have
been restated to correct errors relating to (i) the timing
of recognition of certain service revenues prior to or
subsequent to the period in which they were earned,
(ii) the recognition of service revenues for certain
customers that voluntarily disconnected service, (iii) the
classification of certain components of service revenues,
equipment revenues and operating expenses and (iv) the
determination of a tax valuation allowance during the second
quarter of 2007. See Note 2 to the Companys unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements included in
Part I Item 1. Financial
Statements of this report for additional information.
The Company has amended and restated in its entirety each item
of the Original
Form 10-Q
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) on August 9, 2007 (the Original
Filing Date) that required a change to reflect this
restatement and to include certain additional information. These
items include Items 1, 2 and 4 of Part I and
Item 1A of Part II. The Company has supplemented
Item 6 of Part II to include current certifications of
our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant
to Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
included as Exhibits 31 and 32 to this Amendment. No other
information included in the Original
Form 10-Q
is amended hereby.
Pursuant to
Rule 12b-15
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this
Amendment contains only the items and exhibits to the Original
Form 10-Q
that are being amended and restated, and those unaffected items
or exhibits are not included herein. Except as stated above,
this Amendment speaks only as of the Original Filing Date, and
this filing has not been updated to reflect any events occurring
after the Original Filing Date or to modify or update disclosure
affected by other subsequent events. In particular,
forward-looking statements included in this Amendment represent
managements views as of the Original Filing Date. Such
forward-looking statements should not be assumed to be accurate
as of any future date. This Amendment should be read in
conjunction with the Companys other filings made with the
SEC subsequent to the Original Filing Date, together with any
amendments to those filings.
As previously disclosed in the Companys
Form 8-K
filed on November 8, 2007, the Companys unaudited
quarterly condensed consolidated financial statements previously
included in the Original
Form 10-Q
should not be relied upon.
LEAP
WIRELESS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
QUARTERLY
REPORT ON FORM 10-Q/A
(Amendment No. 1)
For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item 1.
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Financial
Statements.
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LEAP
WIRELESS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In
thousands, except share amounts)
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June 30,
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December 31,
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2007
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2006
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(Unaudited)
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(As Restated)
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(As Restated)
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(See Note 2)
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(See Note 2)
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Assets
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$
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326,332
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$
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372,812
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Short-term investments
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357,444
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66,400
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Restricted cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments
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12,747
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13,581
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Inventories
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90,343
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90,185
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Other current assets
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47,608
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52,981
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Total current assets
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834,474
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595,959
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Property and equipment, net
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1,146,402
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1,078,521
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Wireless licenses
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1,857,312
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1,563,958
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Assets held for sale
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8,070
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Goodwill
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425,782
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425,782
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Other intangible assets, net
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62,965
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79,828
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Deposits for wireless licenses
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758
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274,084
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Other assets
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49,556
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58,745
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Total assets
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$
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4,377,249
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$
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4,084,947
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Liabilities and Stockholders Equity
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Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
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$
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212,633
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$
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317,093
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Current maturities of long-term debt
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9,000
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9,000
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Other current liabilities
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99,027
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84,675
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Total current liabilities
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320,660
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410,768
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Long-term debt
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2,042,249
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1,676,500
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Deferred tax liabilities
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152,030
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148,335
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Other long-term liabilities
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50,041
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47,608
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Total liabilities
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2,564,980
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2,283,211
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Minority interests
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33,948
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29,943
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Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)
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Stockholders equity:
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Preferred stock authorized 10,000,000 shares;
$.0001 par value, no shares issued and outstanding
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Common stock authorized 160,000,000 shares;
$.0001 par value, 68,217,849 and 67,892,512 shares
issued and outstanding at June 30, 2007 and
December 31, 2006, respectively
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7
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7
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Additional paid-in capital
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1,791,961
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1,769,772
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Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)
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(14,358
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228
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Accumulated other comprehensive income
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711
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1,786
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Total stockholders equity
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1,778,321
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1,771,793
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Total liabilities and stockholders equity
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$
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4,377,249
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$
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4,084,947
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial
statements.
1
LEAP
WIRELESS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited
and in thousands, except per share data)
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Three Months Ended
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Six Months Ended
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June 30,
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June 30,
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2007
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2006
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2007
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2006
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(As Restated)
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(As Restated)
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(As Restated)
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(As Restated)
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(See Note 2)
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(See Note 2)
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(See Note 2)
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(See Note 2)
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Revenues:
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Service revenues
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$
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347,253
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$
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227,160
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$
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668,944
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$
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445,245
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Equipment revenues
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50,661
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50,299
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122,395
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114,064
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Total revenues
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397,914
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277,459
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791,339
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559,309
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Operating expenses:
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Cost of service (exclusive of items shown separately below)
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(90,559
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(61,255
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(180,999
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(117,465
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Cost of equipment
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(90,818
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(65,396
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(213,483
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(137,373
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Selling and marketing
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(47,011
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(35,942
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(95,780
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(65,044
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General and administrative
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(66,407
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(46,576
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(131,641
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(95,666
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Depreciation and amortization
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(72,415
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(53,337
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(141,215
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(107,373
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Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets
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(3,211
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(3,211
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Total operating expenses
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(367,210
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(265,717
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(763,118
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(526,132
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Net gain on sale of wireless licenses and disposal of operating
assets
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940
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Operating income
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30,704
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11,742
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29,161
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33,177
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Minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries
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673
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(134
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2,252
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(209
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Interest income
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7,134
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5,533
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12,419
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9,727
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Interest expense
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(27,090
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(8,423
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(53,586
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(15,854
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Other expense, net
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(5,918
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(637
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(5,383
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Income (loss) before income taxes and cumulative effect of
change in accounting principle
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11,421
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2,800
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(10,391
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21,458
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Income tax expense
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(1,783
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(4,195
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Income (loss) before cumulative effect of change in accounting
principle
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9,638
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2,800
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(14,586
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21,458
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Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
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623
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Net income (loss)
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$
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9,638
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$
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2,800
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$
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(14,586
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$
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22,081
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Basic earnings (loss) per share:
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Income (loss) before cumulative effect of change in accounting
principle
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$
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0.14
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$
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0.05
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$
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(0.22
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$
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0.36
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Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
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0.01
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Basic earnings (loss) per share
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$
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0.14
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$
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0.05
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$
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(0.22
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$
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0.37
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Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
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Income (loss) before cumulative effect of change in accounting
principle
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$
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0.14
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$
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0.05
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$
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(0.22
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$
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0.35
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Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
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0.01
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Diluted earnings (loss) per share
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$
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0.14
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$
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0.05
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$
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(0.22
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$
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0.36
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Shares used in per share calculations:
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Basic
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67,124
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60,282
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66,998
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60,282
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Diluted
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68,800
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61,757
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66,998
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61,651
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial
statements.
2
LEAP
WIRELESS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited
and in thousands)
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Six Months Ended June 30,
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2007
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2006
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(As Restated)
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(As Restated)
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(See Note 2)
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(See Note 2)
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Operating activities:
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Net cash provided by operating activities
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$
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108,795
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$
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101,019
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Investing activities:
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Purchases of property and equipment
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(239,413
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(187,004
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Change in prepayments for purchases of property and equipment
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11,187
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5,683
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Purchases of and deposits for wireless licenses
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|
|
(2,361
|
)
|
|
|
(532
|
)
|
Proceeds from sale of wireless licenses
|
|
|
9,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases of investments
|
|
|
(380,743
|
)
|
|
|
(88,535
|
)
|
Sales and maturities of investments
|
|
|
91,360
|
|
|
|
123,657
|
|
Purchase of minority interest
|
|
|
(4,706
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of membership units
|
|
|
(13,182
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Changes in restricted cash, cash equivalents and short-term
investments, net
|
|
|
834
|
|
|
|
(101
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(527,524
|
)
|
|
|
(146,832
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from long-term debt
|
|
|
370,480
|
|
|
|
900,000
|
|
Repayment of long-term debt
|
|
|
(4,500
|
)
|
|
|
(594,444
|
)
|
Payment of debt issuance costs
|
|
|
(1,319
|
)
|
|
|
(3,268
|
)
|
Payment of fees related to forward equity sale
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(219
|
)
|
Minority interest contributions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,222
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net
|
|
|
7,588
|
|
|
|
725
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
372,249
|
|
|
|
305,016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(46,480
|
)
|
|
|
259,203
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
|
|
372,812
|
|
|
|
293,073
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
|
|
$
|
326,332
|
|
|
$
|
552,276
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplementary cash flow information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid for interest
|
|
$
|
72,295
|
|
|
$
|
23,641
|
|
Cash paid for income taxes
|
|
$
|
341
|
|
|
$
|
218
|
|
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial
statements.
3
LEAP
WIRELESS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Leap Wireless International, Inc. (Leap), a Delaware
corporation, together with its subsidiaries, is a wireless
communications carrier that offers digital wireless service in
the United States of America under the
Cricket®
and
Jumptm
Mobile brands. Cricket service offers customers unlimited
wireless service for a flat monthly rate without requiring a
fixed-term contract or credit check. Jump Mobile service offers
customers a per-minute prepaid wireless service. Leap conducts
operations through its subsidiaries and has no independent
operations or sources of operating revenue other than through
dividends, if any, from its subsidiaries. Cricket and Jump
Mobile services are offered by Cricket Communications, Inc.
(Cricket), a wholly owned subsidiary of Leap, and by
Alaska Native Broadband 1 License, LLC (ANB 1
License), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Cricket.
Cricket and Jump Mobile services are also offered in Oregon by
LCW Wireless Operations, LLC (LCW Operations), a
wholly owned subsidiary of LCW Wireless, LLC (LCW
Wireless) and a designated entity under Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) regulations. Cricket
owns an indirect 73.3% non-controlling interest in LCW
Operations through a 73.3% non-controlling interest in LCW
Wireless. Cricket also owns an 82.5% non-controlling interest in
Denali Spectrum, LLC (Denali), which purchased a
wireless license in the Great Lakes area in the FCCs
auction for Advanced Wireless Service licenses
(Auction #66) as a designated entity through
its wholly owned subsidiary, Denali Spectrum License, LLC
(Denali License). Leap, Cricket, and their
subsidiaries, including LCW Wireless and Denali, are
collectively referred to herein as the Company.
In March 2007, Cricket acquired the remaining 25% of the
membership interests in Alaska Native Broadband 1, LLC
(ANB 1), following Alaska Native Broadband,
LLCs exercise of its option to sell its entire 25%
controlling interest in ANB 1 to Cricket for
$4.7 million. As a result of the acquisition, ANB 1
and its wholly owned subsidiary, ANB 1 License, became
direct and indirect wholly owned subsidiaries, respectively, of
Cricket.
The Company operates in a single operating segment as a wireless
communications carrier that offers digital wireless service in
the United States of America. As of and for the six months ended
June 30, 2007, all of the Companys revenues and
long-lived assets related to operations in the United States of
America.
|
|
Note 2.
|
Restatement
of Previously Reported Consolidated Financial
Statements
|
The Company has restated its historical condensed consolidated
financial statements as of and for the quarterly period ended
June 30, 2007, its historical consolidated financial
statements as of the year ended December 31, 2006 and its
historical condensed consolidated financial statements as of and
for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2006 included in
this report.
The determination to restate these consolidated financial
statements and quarterly condensed consolidated financial
statements was made by the Companys Audit Committee upon
managements recommendation following the identification of
errors related to the Companys accounting for revenues and
operating expenses. The general nature and scope of the related
errors and adjustments are summarized as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
Errors in the Timing of Recognition of Service Revenues
(Revenue Timing Adjustments)
The Company identified several timing errors in
the recognition of service revenues that generally resulted from
errors in the processes that the Company used to ensure that
revenues were not recognized until service had been provided to
customers and cash had been received from them. The nature of
these timing errors generally was that revenue that was
recognized in a particular month should have been recognized in
either the preceding or the following month. These errors
resulted in an overstatement of service revenues of
$2.2 million and $5.0 million in the three and six
months ended June 30, 2007, respectively, and an
overstatement of service revenues of $5.3 million and
$4.1 million in the three and six months ended
June 30, 2006, respectively.
|
|
|
|
Other Errors in the Recognition of Service Revenues
(Other Revenue Adjustments)
The Company incorrectly recognized revenue for a
group of customers who voluntarily disconnected their service.
For
|
4
these customers, approximately one month of deferred revenue
that was recorded when the customers monthly bills were
generated was mistakenly recognized as revenue after their
service was disconnected, due to the fact that one of the key
reports used to validate that revenue is not recognized for
customers who have not yet paid erroneously excluded this subset
of disconnected customer balances. These customers comprised a
small percentage of the Companys disconnected customers,
and the error arose in connection with the Companys
re-implementation of the
pay-in-advance
billing method for new and reactivating customers in May 2006.
This error resulted in an overstatement of service revenues of
$2.6 million and $4.6 million in the three and six
months ended June 30, 2007, respectively, and an
overstatement of service revenues of $0.1 million in the
three and six months ended June 30, 2006. In addition,
certain other errors were made in the recognition of revenue and
revenue-related accounts, resulting in an understatement of
service revenues of $0.3 million and an overstatement of
service revenues of $1.5 million in the three and six
months ended June 30, 2007, respectively, and an
understatement of service revenues of $0.6 million and
$0.4 million in the three and six months ended
June 30, 2006, respectively.
|
|
|
|
|
Errors in the Classification of Certain Components of Service
Revenues, Equipment Revenues and Operating Expenses
(Reclassification Adjustments) The
Company identified errors relating to the classification of
certain components of service revenues, equipment revenues and
operating expenses. The Company incorrectly classified certain
customer service fees as equipment revenue rather than service
revenue. The Company incorrectly classified certain costs
related to handset insurance purchased by some
pay-in-arrears
customers as a reduction of service revenues rather than as a
cost of service. The Company incorrectly classified certain
revenues received by the Company in connection with handsets
sold to Company customers under insurance or other handset
replacement programs as a reduction in handset costs rather than
as equipment revenues. These classification errors resulted from
deficiencies in certain account analyses that resulted in the
Company incorrectly analyzing certain types of transactions for
their classification impacts. The errors resulted in a net
understatement of total revenues and understatement of operating
expenses of $9.9 million and $20.4 million in the
three and six months ended June 30, 2007, respectively, and
a net understatement of total revenues and understatement of
operating expenses of $14.3 million and $28.3 million
in the three and six months ended June 30, 2006,
respectively. These errors had no impact on operating income or
net income.
|
|
|
|
Other Non-Material Items (Other Adjustments)
The Company identified other errors that were
not material, individually or in the aggregate, to its financial
statements taken as a whole. However, because the Company is
restating its financial statements for the effects of the items
noted above, the Company revised its previously reported
financial statements to correct all identified errors, including
those that were not material. These items resulted in a net
understatement of operating expenses of $1.0 million and
$0.4 million in the three and six months ended
June 30, 2007, respectively, and a net understatement of
operating expenses of $0.02 million and $0.4 million
in the three and six months ended June 30, 2006,
respectively.
|
|
|
|
Income Tax Adjustments The State of Texas
made certain technical corrections to the Texas Margins Tax
(TMT) credit in June 2007 which confirmed that the Company was
eligible for a $2.5 million TMT credit against future tax
liabilities. The Company believes that it is more likely than
not that the TMT credit will be realized and therefore a
valuation allowance should not have been established for this
item during the second quarter of 2007. Accordingly, the Company
has recorded an adjustment to release that valuation allowance
in the second quarter of 2007, which resulted in the realization
of a $2.5 million income tax benefit and a
$2.5 million increase in net income for such period.
|
The Company is also restating its income tax provisions for the
historical periods described above to reflect the tax impact of
the adjustments to pre-tax income. In particular, the
Companys tax provision for the quarter ended
March 31, 2007 was originally computed using an annual
effective tax rate. As a result of the adjustments made to the
Companys historical financial statements, the
Companys revised income forecast at March 31, 2007
was lowered to a level close to break-even. Under the revised
forecast, a small change in the pre-tax book income projection
would produce a significant variance in the effective tax rate
and, therefore, it would be difficult to make a reliable
estimate of the annual effective tax rate. As a result and in
accordance with Financial Accounting
5
Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No.
(FIN) 18, Accounting for Income Taxes in
Interim Periods An Interpretation of APB Opinion
No. 28 (FIN 18), the Companys
restated income tax provision for the quarter ended
March 31, 2007 has been calculated by applying the actual
effective tax rate to the year-to-date income.
The following tables present the adjustments due to the
restatements of the Companys previously issued
consolidated financial statements and quarterly condensed
consolidated financial statements as of and for the quarterly
period ended June 30, 2007, as of the year ended
December 31, 2006, and for the quarterly period ended
June 30, 2006 (in thousands, except share and per share
data):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2007
|
|
|
|
Previously
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reported
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
As Restated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
327,328
|
|
|
$
|
(996
|
)
|
|
$
|
326,332
|
|
Short-term investments
|
|
|
357,444
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
357,444
|
|
Restricted cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments
|
|
|
12,747
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,747
|
|
Inventories
|
|
|
90,343
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
90,343
|
|
Other current assets
|
|
|
46,613
|
|
|
|
995
|
|
|
|
47,608
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
834,475
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
834,474
|
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
|
1,144,131
|
|
|
|
2,271
|
|
|
|
1,146,402
|
|
Wireless licenses
|
|
|
1,857,312
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,857,312
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
431,896
|
|
|
|
(6,114
|
)
|
|
|
425,782
|
|
Other intangible assets, net
|
|
|
62,965
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
62,965
|
|
Deposits for wireless licenses
|
|
|
758
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
758
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
49,556
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
49,556
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$
|
4,381,093
|
|
|
$
|
(3,844
|
)
|
|
$
|
4,377,249
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and Stockholders Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
$
|
209,584
|
|
|
$
|
3,049
|
|
|
$
|
212,633
|
|
Current maturities of long-term debt
|
|
|
9,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,000
|
|
Other current liabilities
|
|
|
75,212
|
|
|
|
23,815
|
|
|
|
99,027
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
293,796
|
|
|
|
26,864
|
|
|
|
320,660
|
|
Long-term debt
|
|
|
2,042,249
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,042,249
|
|
Deferred tax liabilities
|
|
|
155,684
|
|
|
|
(3,654
|
)
|
|
|
152,030
|
|
Other long-term liabilities
|
|
|
50,041
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50,041
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
2,541,770
|
|
|
|
23,210
|
|
|
|
2,564,980
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority interests
|
|
|
34,084
|
|
|
|
(136
|
)
|
|
|
33,948
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
1,791,961
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,791,961
|
|
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)
|
|
|
12,560
|
|
|
|
(26,918
|
)
|
|
|
(14,358
|
)
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income
|
|
|
711
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
711
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total stockholders equity
|
|
|
1,805,239
|
|
|
|
(26,918
|
)
|
|
|
1,778,321
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders equity
|
|
$
|
4,381,093
|
|
|
$
|
(3,844
|
)
|
|
$
|
4,377,249
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Previously
|
|
|
Timing
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
|
Reclassification
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
Income Tax
|
|
|
As
|
|
|
|
Reported
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
Restated
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service revenues
|
|
$
|
350,212
|
|
|
$
|
(2,213
|
)
|
|
$
|
(2,333
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,587
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
347,253
|
|
Equipment revenues
|
|
|
42,997
|
|
|
|
(677
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,341
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50,661
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
393,209
|
|
|
|
(2,890
|
)
|
|
|
(2,333
|
)
|
|
|
9,928
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
397,914
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of service (exclusive of items shown separately below)
|
|
|
(89,622
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(233
|
)
|
|
|
(704
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(90,559
|
)
|
Cost of equipment
|
|
|
(81,052
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9,695
|
)
|
|
|
(71
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(90,818
|
)
|
Selling and marketing
|
|
|
(46,861
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(150
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(47,011
|
)
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
(66,371
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(36
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(66,407
|
)
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(72,415
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(72,415
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
(356,321
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9,928
|
)
|
|
|
(961
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(367,210
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income
|
|
|
36,888
|
|
|
|
(2,890
|
)
|
|
|
(2,333
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(961
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30,704
|
|
Minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries
|
|
|
652
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
673
|
|
Interest income
|
|
|
7,134
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,134
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(27,090
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(27,090
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes
|
|
|
17,584
|
|
|
|
(2,890
|
)
|
|
|
(2,333
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(940
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,421
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
(14,337
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,554
|
|
|
|
(1,783
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
3,247
|
|
|
$
|
(2,890
|
)
|
|
$
|
(2,333
|
)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
(940
|
)
|
|
$
|
12,554
|
|
|
$
|
9,638
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted earnings per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share
|
|
$
|
0.05
|
|
|
$
|
(0.04
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.04
|
)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.18
|
|
|
$
|
0.14
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per share
|
|
$
|
0.05
|
|
|
$
|
(0.04
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.04
|
)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.18
|
|
|
$
|
0.14
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares used in per share calculations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
67,124
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
67,124
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
68,800
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
68,800
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Previously
|
|
|
Timing
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
|
Reclassification
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
Income Tax
|
|
|
As
|
|
|
|
Reported
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
Restated
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service revenues
|
|
$
|
677,021
|
|
|
$
|
(5,018
|
)
|
|
$
|
(6,098
|
)
|
|
$
|
3,039
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
668,944
|
|
Equipment revenues
|
|
|
105,610
|
|
|
|
(554
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,339
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
122,395
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
782,631
|
|
|
|
(5,572
|
)
|
|
|
(6,098
|
)
|
|
|
20,378
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
791,339
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of service (exclusive of items shown separately below)
|
|
|
(180,571
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(546
|
)
|
|
|
118
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(180,999
|
)
|
Cost of equipment
|
|
|
(193,534
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(19,832
|
)
|
|
|
(117
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(213,483
|
)
|
Selling and marketing
|
|
|
(95,421
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(359
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(95,780
|
)
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
(131,570
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(71
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(131,641
|
)
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(141,215
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(141,215
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
(742,311
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(20,378
|
)
|
|
|
(429
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(763,118
|
)
|
Net gain on sale of wireless licenses and disposal of operating
assets
|
|
|
940
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
940
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income
|
|
|
41,260
|
|
|
|
(5,572
|
)
|
|
|
(6,098
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(429
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29,161
|
|
Minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries
|
|
|
2,172
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
80
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,252
|
|
Interest income
|
|
|
12,419
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,419
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(53,586
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(53,586
|
)
|
Other expense, net
|
|
|
(637
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(637
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) before income taxes
|
|
|
1,628
|
|
|
|
(5,572
|
)
|
|
|
(6,098
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(349
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(10,391
|
)
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
(6,504
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,309
|
|
|
|
(4,195
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$
|
(4,876
|
)
|
|
$
|
(5,572
|
)
|
|
$
|
(6,098
|
)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
(349
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,309
|
|
|
$
|
(14,586
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted loss per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic loss per share
|
|
$
|
(0.07
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.08
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.09
|
)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.03
|
|
|
$
|
(0.22
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted loss per share
|
|
$
|
(0.07
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.08
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.09
|
)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.03
|
|
|
$
|
(0.22
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares used in per share calculations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
66,998
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
66,998
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
66,998
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
66,998
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, 2007
|
|
|
|
Previously
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reported
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
As Restated
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
Operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
|
$
|
106,159
|
|
|
$
|
2,636
|
|
|
$
|
108,795
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases of property and equipment
|
|
|
(237,908
|
)
|
|
|
(1,505
|
)
|
|
|
(239,413
|
)
|
Change in prepayments for purchases of property and equipment
|
|
|
11,187
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,187
|
|
Purchases of and deposits for wireless licenses and spectrum
clearing costs
|
|
|
(2,361
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,361
|
)
|
Proceeds from sale of wireless licenses and operating assets
|
|
|
9,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,500
|
|
Purchases of investments
|
|
|
(380,743
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(380,743
|
)
|
Sales and maturities of investments
|
|
|
91,360
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
91,360
|
|
Purchase of minority interest
|
|
|
(4,706
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,706
|
)
|
Purchase of membership units
|
|
|
(13,182
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(13,182
|
)
|
Changes in restricted cash, cash equivalents and short-term
investments, net
|
|
|
834
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
834
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(526,019
|
)
|
|
|
(1,505
|
)
|
|
|
(527,524
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from long-term debt
|
|
|
370,480
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
370,480
|
|
Repayment of long-term debt
|
|
|
(4,500
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,500
|
)
|
Payment of debt issuance costs
|
|
|
(1,319
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,319
|
)
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net
|
|
|
7,588
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,588
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
372,249
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
372,249
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(47,611
|
)
|
|
|
1,131
|
|
|
|
(46,480
|
)
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
|
|
374,939
|
|
|
|
(2,127
|
)
|
|
|
372,812
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
|
|
$
|
327,328
|
|
|
$
|
(996
|
)
|
|
$
|
326,332
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplementary cash flow information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid for interest
|
|
$
|
72,295
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
72,295
|
|
Cash paid for income taxes
|
|
$
|
341
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
341
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2006
|
|
|
|
Previously
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reported
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
As Restated
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
374,939
|
|
|
$
|
(2,127
|
)
|
|
$
|
372,812
|
|
Short-term investments
|
|
|
66,400
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
66,400
|
|
Restricted cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments
|
|
|
13,581
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,581
|
|
Inventories
|
|
|
90,185
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
90,185
|
|
Other current assets
|
|
|
53,527
|
|
|
|
(546
|
)
|
|
|
52,981
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
598,632
|
|
|
|
(2,673
|
)
|
|
|
595,959
|
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
|
1,077,755
|
|
|
|
766
|
|
|
|
1,078,521
|
|
Wireless licenses
|
|
|
1,563,958
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,563,958
|
|
Assets held for sale
|
|
|
8,070
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,070
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
431,896
|
|
|
|
(6,114
|
)
|
|
|
425,782
|
|
Other intangible assets, net
|
|
|
79,828
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
79,828
|
|
Deposits for wireless licenses
|
|
|
274,084
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
274,084
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
58,745
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
58,745
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$
|
4,092,968
|
|
|
$
|
(8,021
|
)
|
|
$
|
4,084,947
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and Stockholders Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
$
|
316,494
|
|
|
$
|
599
|
|
|
$
|
317,093
|
|
Current maturities of long-term debt
|
|
|
9,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,000
|
|
Other current liabilities
|
|
|
74,637
|
|
|
|
10,038
|
|
|
|
84,675
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
400,131
|
|
|
|
10,637
|
|
|
|
410,768
|
|
Long-term debt
|
|
|
1,676,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,676,500
|
|
Deferred tax liabilities
|
|
|
149,728
|
|
|
|
(1,393
|
)
|
|
|
148,335
|
|
Other long-term liabilities
|
|
|
47,608
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
47,608
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
2,273,967
|
|
|
|
9,244
|
|
|
|
2,283,211
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority interests
|
|
|
30,000
|
|
|
|
(57
|
)
|
|
|
29,943
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
1,769,772
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,769,772
|
|
Retained earnings
|
|
|
17,436
|
|
|
|
(17,208
|
)
|
|
|
228
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income
|
|
|
1,786
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,786
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total stockholders equity
|
|
|
1,789,001
|
|
|
|
(17,208
|
)
|
|
|
1,771,793
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders equity
|
|
$
|
4,092,968
|
|
|
$
|
(8,021
|
)
|
|
$
|
4,084,947
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Previously
|
|
|
Timing
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
|
Reclassification
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
Income Tax
|
|
|
As
|
|
|
|
Reported
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
Restated
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service revenues
|
|
$
|
230,786
|
|
|
$
|
(5,305
|
)
|
|
$
|
474
|
|
|
$
|
1,205
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
227,160
|
|
Equipment revenues
|
|
|
37,068
|
|
|
|
137
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,094
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50,299
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
267,854
|
|
|
|
(5,168
|
)
|
|
|
474
|
|
|
|
14,299
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
277,459
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of service (exclusive of items shown separately below)
|
|
|
(60,255
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(984
|
)
|
|
|
(16
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(61,255
|
)
|
Cost of equipment
|
|
|
(52,081
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(13,315
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(65,396
|
)
|
Selling and marketing
|
|
|
(35,942
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(35,942
|
)
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
(46,576
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(46,576
|
)
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(53,337
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(53,337
|
)
|
Impairment of assets
|
|
|
(3,211
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,211
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
(251,402
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(14,299
|
)
|
|
|
(16
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(265,717
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income
|
|
|
16,452
|
|
|
|
(5,168
|
)
|
|
|
474
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(16
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,742
|
|
Minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries
|
|
|
(134
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(134
|
)
|
Interest income
|
|
|
5,533
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,533
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(8,423
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8,423
|
)
|
Other expense, net
|
|
|
(5,918
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,918
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes
|
|
|
7,510
|
|
|
|
(5,168
|
)
|
|
|
474
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(16
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,800
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
7,510
|
|
|
$
|
(5,168
|
)
|
|
$
|
474
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
(16
|
)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,800
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted earnings per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share
|
|
$
|
0.12
|
|
|
$
|
(0.08
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.01
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.05
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per share
|
|
$
|
0.12
|
|
|
$
|
(0.08
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.01
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.05
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares used in per share calculations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
60,282
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
60,282
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
61,757
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
61,757
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Previously
|
|
|
Timing
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
|
Reclassification
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
Income Tax
|
|
|
As
|
|
|
|
Reported
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
Restated
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service revenues
|
|
$
|
446,626
|
|
|
$
|
(4,050
|
)
|
|
$
|
331
|
|
|
$
|
2,338
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
445,245
|
|
Equipment revenues
|
|
|
87,916
|
|
|
|
137
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26,011
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
114,064
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
534,542
|
|
|
|
(3,913
|
)
|
|
|
331
|
|
|
|
28,349
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
559,309
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of service (exclusive of items shown separately below)
|
|
|
(115,459
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,943
|
)
|
|
|
(63
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(117,465
|
)
|
Cost of equipment
|
|
|
(110,967
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(26,406
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(137,373
|
)
|
Selling and marketing
|
|
|
(65,044
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(65,044
|
)
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
(96,158
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
492
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(95,666
|
)
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(107,373
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(107,373
|
)
|
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets
|
|
|
(3,211
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,211
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
(498,212
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(28,349
|
)
|
|
|
429
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(526,132
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income
|
|
|
36,330
|
|
|
|
(3,913
|
)
|
|
|
331
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
429
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
33,177
|
|
Minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries
|
|
|
(209
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(209
|
)
|
Interest income
|
|
|
9,727
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,727
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(15,854
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(15,854
|
)
|
Other expense, net
|
|
|
(5,383
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,383
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes and cumulative effect of change in
accounting principle
|
|
|
24,611
|
|
|
|
(3,913
|
)
|
|
|
331
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
429
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,458
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
|
|
|
24,611
|
|
|
|
(3,913
|
)
|
|
|
331
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
429
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,458
|
|
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
|
|
|
623
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
623
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
25,234
|
|
|
$
|
(3,913
|
)
|
|
$
|
331
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
429
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
22,081
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
|
|
$
|
0.41
|
|
|
$
|
(0.07
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.01
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.01
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.36
|
|
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
|
|
|
0.01
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.01
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share
|
|
$
|
0.42
|
|
|
$
|
(0.07
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.01
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.01
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.37
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
|
|
$
|
0.40
|
|
|
$
|
(0.07
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.01
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.01
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.35
|
|
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
|
|
|
0.01
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.01
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per share
|
|
$
|
0.41
|
|
|
$
|
(0.07
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.01
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.01
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.36
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares used in per share calculations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
60,282
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
60,282
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
61,651
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
61,651
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, 2006
|
|
|
|
Previously
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reported
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
As Restated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
|
$
|
101,781
|
|
|
$
|
(762
|
)
|
|
$
|
101,019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases of property and equipment
|
|
|
(187,004
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(187,004
|
)
|
Change in prepayments for purchases of property and equipment
|
|
|
5,683
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,683
|
|
Purchases of and deposits for wireless licenses and spectrum
clearing costs
|
|
|
(532
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(532
|
)
|
Purchases of investments
|
|
|
(88,535
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(88,535
|
)
|
Sales and maturities of investments
|
|
|
123,657
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
123,657
|
|
Changes in restricted cash, cash equivalents and short-term
investments, net
|
|
|
(101
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(101
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(146,832
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(146,832
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from long-term debt
|
|
|
900,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
900,000
|
|
Repayment of long-term debt
|
|
|
(594,444
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(594,444
|
)
|
Payment of debt issuance costs
|
|
|
(3,268
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,268
|
)
|
Payment of fees related to forward equity sale
|
|
|
(219
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(219
|
)
|
Minority interest contributions
|
|
|
2,222
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,222
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net
|
|
|
725
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
725
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
305,016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
305,016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
259,965
|
|
|
|
(762
|
)
|
|
|
259,203
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
|
|
293,073
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
293,073
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
|
|
$
|
553,038
|
|
|
$
|
(762
|
)
|
|
$
|
552,276
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplementary cash flow information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid for interest
|
|
$
|
23,641
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
23,641
|
|
Cash paid for income taxes
|
|
$
|
218
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
218
|
|
|
|
Note 3.
|
Basis of
Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies
|
Basis
of Presentation
The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial
statements have been prepared by the Company without audit, in
accordance with the instructions to
Form 10-Q
and, therefore, do not include all information and footnotes
required by accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America for a complete set of financial
statements. These condensed consolidated financial statements
and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the
consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in
the Companys Amendment No. 1 to Annual Report on
Form 10-K/A
for the year ended December 31, 2006. In the opinion of
management, the unaudited financial information for the interim
periods presented reflects all adjustments necessary for a fair
statement of the results for the periods presented, with such
adjustments consisting of normal recurring adjustments and other
than normal recurring adjustments associated with the
restatement adjustments described in Note 2. Operating
results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of
operating results for an entire fiscal year.
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the
accounts of Leap and its wholly owned subsidiaries as well as
the accounts of LCW Wireless and Denali and their wholly owned
subsidiaries. The
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Company consolidates its interests in LCW Wireless and Denali in
accordance with
FIN 46-R,
Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, because
these entities are variable interest entities and the Company
will absorb a majority of their expected losses. All significant
intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in
the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Revenues
Crickets business revenues principally arise from the sale
of wireless services, handsets and accessories. Wireless
services are generally provided on a month-to-month basis. New
and reactivating customers are required to pay for their service
in advance, and generally, customers who activated their service
prior to May 2006 pay in arrears. The Company does not require
any of its customers to sign fixed-term service commitments or
submit to a credit check. These terms generally appeal to less
affluent customers who are considered more likely to terminate
service for inability to pay than wireless customers in general.
Consequently, the Company has concluded that collectibility of
its revenues is not reasonably assured until payment has been
received. Accordingly, service revenues are recognized only
after services have been rendered and payment has been received.
When the Company activates a new customer, it frequently sells
that customer a handset and the first month of service in a
bundled transaction. Under the provisions of Emerging Issues
Task Force (EITF) Issue
No. 00-21,
Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables, the
sale of a handset along with a month of wireless service
constitutes a multiple element arrangement. Under EITF Issue
No. 00-21,
once a company has determined the fair value of the elements in
the sales transaction, the total consideration received from the
customer must be allocated among those elements on a relative
fair value basis. Applying EITF Issue
No. 00-21
to these transactions results in the Company recognizing the
total consideration received, less one month of wireless service
revenue (at the customers stated rate plan), as equipment
revenue.
Equipment revenues and related costs from the sale of handsets
are recognized when service is activated by customers. Revenues
and related costs from the sale of accessories are recognized at
the point of sale. In addition to handsets that the Company
sells directly to its customers at Cricket-owned stores, the
Company also sells handsets to third-party dealers. These
dealers then sell the handsets to the ultimate Cricket customer,
and that customer also receives the first month of service in a
bundled transaction (identical to the sale made at a
Cricket-owned store). The costs of handsets and accessories sold
are recorded in cost of equipment. Sales of handsets to
third-party dealers are recognized as equipment revenues only
when service is activated by customers, since the level of price
reductions ultimately available to such dealers is not reliably
estimable until the handsets are sold by such dealers to
customers. Thus, handsets sold to third-party dealers are
recorded as consigned inventory until they are sold to, and
service is activated by, customers.
Through a third-party insurance provider, the Companys
customers may elect to participate in a handset insurance
program. The Company recognizes revenue on replacement handsets
sold to its customers under the program when the customer
purchases a replacement handset.
Sales incentives offered without charge to customers and
volume-based incentives paid to the Companys third-party
dealers are recognized as a reduction of revenue and as a
liability when the related service or equipment revenue is
recognized. Customers have limited rights to return handsets and
accessories based on time
and/or
usage; as a result, customer returns of handsets and accessories
have historically been negligible.
Amounts billed by the Company in advance of customers
wireless service periods are not reflected in accounts
receivable or deferred revenue as collectibility of such amounts
is not reasonably assured. Deferred revenue consists primarily
of cash received from customers in advance of their service
period and deferred equipment revenue related to handsets and
accessories sold to third-party dealers.
Costs
and Expenses
The Companys costs and expenses include:
Cost of Service. The major components of cost
of service are: charges from other communications companies for
long distance, roaming and content download services provided to
the Companys customers; charges from other communications
companies for their transport and termination of calls
originated by the
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Companys customers and destined for customers of other
networks; and expenses for tower and network facility rent,
engineering operations, field technicians and related utility
and maintenance charges, and salary and overhead charges
associated with these functions.
Cost of Equipment. Cost of equipment primarily
includes the cost of handsets and accessories purchased from
third-party vendors and resold to the Companys customers
in connection with its services, as well as lower of cost or
market write-downs associated with excess and damaged handsets
and accessories.
Selling and Marketing. Selling and marketing
expenses primarily include advertising expenses, promotional and
public relations costs associated with acquiring new customers,
store operating costs (such as retail associates salaries
and rent), and overhead charges associated with selling and
marketing functions.
General and Administrative. General and
administrative expenses primarily include call center and other
customer care program costs and salary, overhead and outside
consulting costs associated with the Companys customer
care, billing, information technology, finance, human resources,
accounting, legal and executive functions.
Property
and Equipment
Property and equipment are initially recorded at cost. Additions
and improvements are capitalized, while expenditures that do not
enhance the asset or extend its useful life are charged to
operating expenses as incurred. Depreciation is applied using
the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the
assets once the assets are placed in service.
The following table summarizes the depreciable lives for
property and equipment (in years):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciable
|
|
|
|
Life
|
|
|
Network equipment:
|
|
|
|
|
Switches
|
|
|
10
|
|
Switch power equipment
|
|
|
15
|
|
Cell site equipment, and site acquisitions and improvements
|
|
|
7
|
|
Towers
|
|
|
15
|
|
Antennae
|
|
|
3
|
|
Computer hardware and software
|
|
|
3-5
|
|
Furniture, fixtures, retail and office equipment
|
|
|
3-7
|
|
The Companys network construction expenditures are
recorded as
construction-in-progress
until the network or assets are placed in service, at which time
the assets are transferred to the appropriate property or
equipment category. The Company capitalizes salaries and related
costs of engineering and technical operations employees as
components of
construction-in-progress
during the construction period to the extent time and expense
are contributed to the construction effort. The Company also
capitalizes certain telecommunications and other related costs
as
construction-in-progress
during the construction period to the extent they are
incremental and directly related to the network under
construction. In addition, interest is capitalized on the
carrying values of both wireless licenses and equipment during
the construction period and is depreciated over an estimated
useful life of ten years. During the three and six months
ended June 30, 2007, the Company capitalized interest of
$11.2 million and $21.9 million, respectively, to
property and equipment. During the three and six months ended
June 30, 2006, the Company capitalized interest of
$4.5 million and $8.9 million, respectively, to
property and equipment.
Property and equipment to be disposed of by sale is not
depreciated and is carried at the lower of carrying value or
fair value less costs to sell. As of June 30, 2007 and
December 31, 2006, there was no property or equipment
classified as assets held for sale.
Wireless
Licenses
Wireless licenses are initially recorded at cost and are not
amortized. Wireless licenses are considered to be
indefinite-lived intangible assets because the Company expects
to continue to provide wireless service using the
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relevant licenses for the foreseeable future, and wireless
licenses may be renewed every ten to fifteen years for a nominal
fee. Wireless licenses to be disposed of by sale are carried at
the lower of carrying value or fair value less costs to sell. As
of June 30, 2007 there were no wireless licenses classified
as assets held for sale. As of December 31, 2006, wireless
licenses with a carrying value of $8.1 million were
classified as assets held for sale.
Investments
in Other Entities
The Company uses the equity method to account for investments in
common stock of corporate entities in which it has a voting
interest of 20% to 50% or in which it otherwise has the ability
to exercise significant influence, and in limited liability
companies that maintain specific ownership accounts in which it
has more than a minor but not greater than a 50% ownership
interest. Under the equity method, the investment is originally
recorded at cost and adjusted to recognize the Companys
share of net earnings or losses of the investee.
The Company regularly monitors and evaluates the realizable
value of its investments. When assessing an investment for an
other-than-temporary decline in value, the Company considers
such factors as, among other things, the performance of the
investee in relation to its business plan, the investees
revenue and cost trends, liquidity and cash position, market
acceptance of the investees products/services, any
significant news that has been released specific to the
investee, and the outlook for the overall industry in which the
investee operates. If events and circumstances indicate that a
decline in the value of these assets has occurred and is
other-than-temporary, the Company records a reduction in the
carrying value of its investment and a corresponding charge to
earnings.
Concentrations
The Company generally relies on one key vendor for billing
services and one key vendor for handset logistics. Loss or
disruption of these services could adversely affect the
Companys business.
Share-Based
Compensation
The Company accounts for share-based awards exchanged for
employee services in accordance with Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123(R),
Share-Based Payment (SFAS 123(R)).
Under SFAS 123(R), share-based compensation cost is
measured at the grant date, based on the estimated fair value of
the award, and is recognized as expense, net of estimated
forfeitures, over the employees requisite service period.
Total share-based compensation expense related to all of the
Companys share-based awards for the three and six months
ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 was allocated as follows (in
thousands, except per share data):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months
|
|
|
Six Months
|
|
|
|
Ended June 30,
|
|
|
Ended June 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
(As Restated)
|
|
|
|
|
|
(As Restated)
|
|
|
(As Restated)
|
|
|
Cost of service
|
|
$
|
466
|
|
|
$
|
261
|
|
|
$
|
1,145
|
|
|
$
|
519
|
|
Selling and marketing expenses
|
|
|
560
|
|
|
|
473
|
|
|
|
1,561
|
|
|
|
800
|
|
General and administrative expenses
|
|
|
4,869
|
|
|
|
3,954
|
|
|
|
11,933
|
|
|
|
7,861
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share-based compensation expense before tax
|
|
|
5,895
|
|
|
|
4,688
|
|
|
|
14,639
|
|
|
|
9,180
|
|
Related income tax benefit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share-based compensation expense, net of tax
|
|
$
|
5,895
|
|
|
$
|
4,688
|
|
|
$
|
14,639
|
|
|
$
|
9,180
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net share-based compensation expense per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$
|
0.09
|
|
|
$
|
0.08
|
|
|
$
|
0.22
|
|
|
$
|
0.15
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
|
|
$
|
0.09
|
|
|
$
|
0.08
|
|
|
$
|
0.22
|
|
|
$
|
0.15
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Income
Taxes
The Companys provisions for income taxes during the
interim reporting periods in 2005 and 2006 were based on
estimates of its annual effective tax rate for the each full
fiscal year. The computation of the annual effective tax rate
includes a forecast of the Companys estimated
ordinary income (loss), which is its annual income
(loss) from continuing operations before tax, excluding unusual
or infrequently occurring (or discrete) items. Significant
management judgment is required in projecting the Companys
ordinary income (loss) and the projection for 2007 is close to
break-even. The Companys projected ordinary income tax
expense for the full year 2007, which excludes the effect of
unusual or infrequently occurring (or discrete) items, consists
primarily of the deferred tax effect of the amortization of
wireless licenses and goodwill for income tax purposes. Because
the Companys projected 2007 income tax expense is a
relatively fixed amount, a small change in the ordinary income
(loss) projection can produce a significant variance in the
effective tax rate and, therefore, it is difficult to make a
reliable estimate of the annual effective tax rate. As a result
and in accordance with paragraph 82 of FIN 18, the
Company has computed its provision for income taxes for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2007 by applying the
actual effective tax rate to the year-to-date income.
The Company calculates income taxes in each of the jurisdictions
in which it operates. This process involves calculating the
actual current tax expense and any deferred income tax expense
resulting from temporary differences arising from differing
treatments of items for tax and accounting purposes. These
temporary differences result in deferred tax assets and
liabilities. Deferred tax assets are also established for the
expected future tax benefits to be derived from net operating
loss carryforwards, capital loss carryforwards, and income tax
credits.
The Company must then periodically assess the likelihood that
its deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable
income, which assessment requires significant judgment. To the
extent the Company believes it is more likely than not that its
deferred tax assets will not be recovered, it must establish a
valuation allowance. As part of this periodic assessment for the
quarter ended June 30, 2007, the Company has weighed the
positive and negative factors with respect to this determination
and, at this time, except with respect to the realization of a
$2.5 million Texas Margin Tax credit, does not believe
there is sufficient positive evidence and sustained operating
earnings to support a conclusion that it is more likely than not
that all or a substantial portion of its deferred tax assets
will be realized. At June 30, 2007, the Company has
cumulative pre-tax income since its emergence from bankruptcy in
August 2004. The Company will continue to closely monitor the
positive and negative factors to determine whether its valuation
allowance should be released. Deferred tax liabilities
associated with wireless licenses, tax goodwill and investments
in certain joint ventures cannot be considered a source of
taxable income to support the realization of deferred tax assets
because these deferred tax liabilities will not reverse until
some indefinite future period.
At such time as the Company determines that it is more likely
than not that the deferred tax assets are realizable, the
valuation allowance will be reduced. Pursuant to American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants Statement of
Position
90-7,
Financial Reporting by Entities in Reorganization under
the Bankruptcy Code, up to $218.5 million in future
decreases in the valuation allowance established in fresh-start
reporting will be accounted for as a reduction in goodwill
rather than as a reduction of income tax expense.
On January 1, 2007, the Company adopted the provisions of
FIN 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes
an interpretation of FASB Statement
No. 109. The adoption of FIN 48 did not have a
material effect on the Companys consolidated financial
position or results of operations. At the date of adoption and
during the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, the
Companys unrecognized income tax benefits and uncertain
tax positions were not material. Interest and penalties related
to uncertain tax positions are recognized by the Company as a
component of income tax expense but were immaterial on the date
of adoption and for the three and six months ended June 30,
2007. All of the Companys tax years from 1998 to 2006
remain open to examination by federal and state taxing
authorities.
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Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Comprehensive income (loss) consists of the following (in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months
|
|
|
Six Months
|
|
|
|
Ended June 30,
|
|
|
Ended June 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
(As Restated)
|
|
|
(As Restated)
|
|
|
(As Restated)
|
|
|
(As Restated)
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$
|
9,638
|
|
|
$
|
2,800
|
|
|
$
|
(14,856
|
)
|
|
$
|
22,081
|
|
Other comprehensive income (loss):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on investments
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
|
(25
|
)
|
|
|
(11
|
)
|
|
|
(42
|
)
|
Unrealized gains (losses) on interest rate swaps
|
|
|
130
|
|
|
|
1,119
|
|
|
|
(1,064
|
)
|
|
|
3,268
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive income (loss)
|
|
$
|
9,784
|
|
|
$
|
3,894
|
|
|
$
|
(15,931
|
)
|
|
$
|
25,307
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Components of accumulated other comprehensive income consist of
the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Net unrealized holding losses on investments, net of tax
|
|
$
|
(1,400
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,389
|
)
|
Unrealized gains on interest rate swaps
|
|
|
2,111
|
|
|
|
3,175
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income
|
|
$
|
711
|
|
|
$
|
1,786
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157,
Fair Value Measurements (SFAS 157),
which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring
fair value in accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America and expands disclosure about fair value
measurements. The Company will be required to adopt
SFAS 157 in the first quarter of 2008. The Company is
currently evaluating what impact, if any, SFAS 157 will
have on its consolidated financial statements.
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159,
The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial
Liabilities Including an Amendment of FASB Statement
No. 115 (SFAS 159), which permits
all entities to choose, at specified election dates, to measure
eligible items at fair value and establishes presentation and
disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons
between entities that choose different measurement attributes
for similar types of assets and liabilities. The Company will be
required to adopt SFAS 159 in the first quarter of 2008.
The Company is currently evaluating what impact, if any,
SFAS 159 will have on its consolidated financial statements.
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|
|
Note 4.
|
Supplementary
Balance Sheet Information (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
(As Restated)
|
|
|
(As Restated)
|
|
|
Other current assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable, net(1)
|
|
$
|
24,350
|
|
|
$
|
38,257
|
|
Prepaid expenses
|
|
|
20,219
|
|
|
|
11,808
|
|
Other
|
|
|
3,039
|
|
|
|
2,916
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
47,608
|
|
|
$
|
52,981
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Network equipment
|
|
$
|
1,263,026
|
|
|
$
|
1,128,127
|
|
Computer equipment and other
|
|
|
121,431
|
|
|
|
100,496
|
|
Construction-in-progress
|
|
|
272,952
|
|
|
|
238,579
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,657,409
|
|
|
|
1,467,202
|
|
Accumulated depreciation
|
|
|
(511,007
|
)
|
|
|
(388,681
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,146,402
|
|
|
$
|
1,078,521
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trade accounts payable
|
|
$
|
96,511
|
|
|
$
|
218,020
|
|
Accrued payroll and related benefits
|
|
|
29,923
|
|
|
|
29,450
|
|
Other accrued liabilities
|
|
|
86,199
|
|
|
|
69,623
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
212,633
|
|
|
$
|
317,093
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other current liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred service revenue(2)
|
|
$
|
42,346
|
|
|
$
|
32,929
|
|
Deferred equipment revenue(3)
|
|
|
15,938
|
|
|
|
16,589
|
|
Accrued sales, telecommunications, property and other taxes
payable
|
|
|
21,105
|
|
|
|
15,865
|
|
Accrued interest
|
|
|
13,421
|
|
|
|
13,671
|
|
Other
|
|
|
6,217
|
|
|
|
5,621
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
99,027
|
|
|
$
|
84,675
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Accounts receivable consists primarily of amounts billed to
third-party dealers for handsets and accessories. |
|
(2) |
|
Deferred service revenue consists primarily of cash received
from customers in advance of their service period. |
|
(3) |
|
Deferred equipment revenue relates to handsets and accessories
sold to third-party dealers. |
|
|
Note 5.
|
Basic and
Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share
|
Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net
income (loss) by the weighted-average number of common shares
outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is
computed by dividing net income by the sum of the
weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the
period and the weighted-average number of dilutive common share
equivalents outstanding during the period, using the treasury
stock method. Dilutive common share equivalents are comprised of
stock options, restricted stock awards, employee stock purchase
rights, and warrants.
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A reconciliation of basic weighted-average shares outstanding to
diluted weighted-average shares outstanding used in calculating
basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share is as follows (in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months
|
|
|
Six Months
|
|
|
|
Ended June 30,
|
|
|
Ended June 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding
|
|
|
67,124
|
|
|
|
60,282
|
|
|
|
66,998
|
|
|
|
60,282
|
|
Effect of dilutive common share equivalents:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-qualified stock options
|
|
|
717
|
|
|
|
176
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
96
|
|
Restricted stock awards
|
|
|
479
|
|
|
|
926
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
913
|
|
Employee stock purchase rights
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants
|
|
|
475
|
|
|
|
373
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
360
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding
|
|
|
68,800
|
|
|
|
61,757
|
|
|
|
66,998
|
|
|
|
61,651
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The number of common share equivalents not included in the
computation of diluted earnings per share, because the effect of
their inclusion would have been antidilutive, totaled
0.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007
and 1.0 million and 1.1 million for the three and six
months ended June 30, 2006, respectively. The Company
incurred a loss for the six months ended June 30, 2007;
therefore, 4.8 million common share equivalents were
excluded from the computation of diluted earnings (loss) per
share for that period.
Long-term debt as of June 30, 2007 and December 31,
2006 was comprised of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Term loans under senior secured credit facilities
|
|
$
|
931,000
|
|
|
$
|
935,500
|
|
Senior notes
|
|
|
1,120,249
|
|
|
|
750,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,051,249
|
|
|
|
1,685,500
|
|
Current maturities of long-term debt
|
|
|
(9,000
|
)
|
|
|
(9,000
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,042,249
|
|
|
$
|
1,676,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior
Secured Credit Facilities
In March 2007, the Company entered into an agreement amending
Crickets senior secured credit facility. The new facility
under Crickets amended and restated senior secured credit
agreement (the Credit Agreement) consists of a six
year $895.5 million term loan and an undrawn
$200 million revolving credit facility. The new term loan
bears interest at the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus
2.25% or the bank base rate plus 1.25%, as selected by Cricket,
with the rate subject to adjustment based on Leaps
corporate family debt rating. These new interest rates
represented a reduction of 50 basis points from the rates
previously applicable to the term loan prior to the amendment.
During the quarter ended June 30, 2007, Leaps
corporate family debt rating was increased and the interest rate
on the term loan was reduced by an additional 25 basis
points in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement.
Accordingly, the amendment during the first quarter and the
adjustment during the second quarter represent an aggregate
75 basis point reduction to the interest rate spread that
was applicable to the term loan at December 31, 2006.
Outstanding borrowings under the new term loan must be repaid in
22 quarterly payments of $2.25 million each (which
commenced on March 31, 2007) followed by four
quarterly payments of $211.5 million (which commence on
September 30, 2012). If the new term loan is prepaid in
connection with a re-pricing transaction prior to March 15,
2008, a prepayment premium in the amount of 1.0% of the
principal amount prepaid will be payable by Cricket.
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To the extent they exist, outstanding borrowings under the
revolving credit facility are due in June 2011. As of
June 30, 2007, the revolving credit facility was undrawn.
The commitment of the lenders under the revolving credit
facility may be reduced in the event mandatory prepayments are
required under the Credit Agreement. The commitment fee on the
revolving credit facility is payable quarterly at a rate of
between 0.25% and 0.50% per annum, depending on the
Companys consolidated senior secured leverage ratio.
Borrowings under the revolving credit facility would currently
accrue interest at LIBOR plus 2.0% or the bank base rate plus
1.0%, as selected by Cricket, with the rate subject to
adjustment based on the Companys consolidated senior
secured leverage ratio.
As more fully described in Note 2, the Company has restated
certain of its historical consolidated financial statements. On
November 20, 2007, the Company entered into a second
amendment (the Second Amendment) to the Credit
Agreement in which the lenders waived defaults and potential
defaults under the Credit Agreement arising from the
Companys potential breach of representations regarding the
presentation of its prior consolidated financial statements and
the associated delay in filing its Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended September 30, 2007. In addition, the
Second Amendment amended the interest rates payable under the
Credit Agreement. The term loan and revolving credit facility
now bear interest at LIBOR plus 3.0% or the bank base rate plus
2.0%, as selected by Cricket, with the interest rate for the
revolving credit facility subject to adjustment based on the
Companys consolidated senior secured leverage ratio.
The facilities under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by Leap
and all of its direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries (other
than Cricket, which is the primary obligor, and LCW Wireless and
Denali and their respective subsidiaries) and are secured by
substantially all of the present and future personal property
and owned real property of Leap, Cricket and such direct and
indirect domestic subsidiaries. Under the Credit Agreement, the
Company is subject to certain limitations, including limitations
on its ability to: incur additional debt or sell assets, with
restrictions on the use of proceeds; make certain investments
and acquisitions; grant liens; pay dividends; and make certain
other restricted payments. In addition, the Company will be
required to pay down the facilities under certain circumstances
if it issues debt, sells assets or property, receives certain
extraordinary receipts or generates excess cash flow (as defined
in the Credit Agreement). The Company is also subject to a
financial covenant with respect to a maximum consolidated senior
secured leverage ratio and, if a revolving credit loan or
uncollateralized letter of credit is outstanding, with respect
to a minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio, a maximum
consolidated leverage ratio and a minimum consolidated fixed
charge ratio. In addition to investments in joint ventures
relating to the FCCs Auction #66, the Credit
Agreement allows the Company to invest up to $85 million in
LCW Wireless and its subsidiaries and up to $150 million
plus an amount equal to an available cash flow basket in other
joint ventures, and allows the Company to provide limited
guarantees for the benefit of LCW Wireless and other joint
ventures.
In addition to the foregoing restrictions, the Second Amendment
required the Company to furnish its unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements for the quarter ended
September 30, 2007 to the administrative agent on or before
December 14, 2007. On December 14, 2007, the Company
filed its Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 and delivered the
required financial statements to the administrative agent. The
Company is also required to furnish its amended Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2006 and revised unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements for the quarters
ended March 31 and June 30, 2007 to the administrative
agent on or before December 31, 2007. The Second Amendment
also provides that these revised financial statements may not
result in a cumulative net reduction in operating income for the
period from January 1, 2005 through June 30, 2007 in
excess of $35 million. If the Company were to fail to
timely furnish such financial statements and documents to the
administrative agent, this would result in an immediate default
under the Credit Agreement which, unless waived by the required
lenders, would permit the administrative agent to exercise its
available remedies, including declaring all outstanding debt
under the Credit Agreement to be immediately due and payable. An
acceleration of the outstanding debt under the Credit Agreement
would also trigger a default under Crickets indenture
governing its $1.1 billion of 9.375% senior notes due
2014. In addition to filing this Amendment No. 1 to
Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q/A
for the quarter ended June 30, 2007, the Company also
expects to file the necessary amendments to its Annual Report on
Form 10-K/A
for the year ended December 31, 2006 and to its Quarterly
Report on
Form 10-Q/A
for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, and to furnish the
required financial statements and documents to the
administrative agent, on or promptly following the date of this
filing. Upon furnishing such financial statements and documents
to the administrative agent, the Company will be in compliance
with the covenants under the Second Amendment described above.
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Affiliates of Highland Capital Management, L.P. (a beneficial
stockholder of Leap and an affiliate of James D. Dondero, a
director of Leap) participated in the syndication of the new
term loan in an amount equal to $222.9 million.
Additionally, Highland Capital Management continues to hold a
$40 million commitment under the $200 million
revolving credit facility.
At June 30, 2007, the effective interest rate on the term
loan was 7.2%, which includes the effect of interest rate swaps,
and the outstanding indebtedness was $891.0 million. The
terms of the Credit Agreement require the Company to enter into
interest rate swap agreements in a sufficient amount so that at
least 50% of the Companys total outstanding indebtedness
for borrowed money bears interest at a fixed rate. The Company
is in compliance with this requirement. Prior to June 29,
2007, the Company had interest rate swap agreements with respect
to $355 million of its debt which effectively fixed the
interest rate on $250 million of indebtedness at 6.2% and
$105 million of indebtedness at 6.3% through June 2007 and
2009, respectively. Because the interest rate swap with respect
to $250 million of indebtedness was to expire on
June 30, 2007, the Company entered into a new interest rate
swap on June 29, 2007 which effectively fixed the LIBOR
interest rate on $150 million of indebtedness at 7.3%
through June 2009. As a result, the Company had interest rate
swap agreements with respect to $255 million of its debt as
of June 30, 2007. The fair value of the swap agreements at
June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 was
$2.1 million and $3.2 million, respectively, and was
recorded in other assets in the condensed consolidated balance
sheets.
LCW Operations has a senior secured credit agreement consisting
of two term loans for $40 million in the aggregate. The
loans bear interest at LIBOR plus the applicable margin ranging
from 2.7% to 6.3%. At June 30, 2007, the effective interest
rate on the term loans was 9.6%, and the outstanding
indebtedness was $40 million. In January 2007, LCW
Operations entered into an interest rate cap agreement which
effectively caps the three-month LIBOR interest rate at 7.0% on
$20 million of its outstanding borrowings. The obligations
under the loans are guaranteed by LCW Wireless and LCW Wireless
License, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of LCW Operations (and
are non-recourse to Leap, Cricket and their other subsidiaries).
Outstanding borrowings under the term loans must be repaid in
varying quarterly installments starting in June 2008, with an
aggregate final payment of $24.5 million due in June 2011.
Under the senior secured credit agreement, LCW Operations and
the guarantors are subject to certain limitations, including
limitations on their ability to: incur additional debt or sell
assets; make certain investments; grant liens; pay dividends;
and make certain other restricted payments. In addition, LCW
Operations will be required to pay down the facilities under
certain circumstances if it or the guarantors issue debt, sell
assets or generate excess cash flow. The senior secured credit
agreement requires that LCW Operations and the guarantors comply
with financial covenants related to earnings before interest,
taxes, depreciation and amortization, gross additions of
subscribers, minimum cash and cash equivalents and maximum
capital expenditures, among other things.
Senior
Notes
In October 2006, Cricket issued $750 million of unsecured
senior notes due 2014 in a private placement to institutional
buyers. During the second quarter, the Company offered to
exchange the notes for identical notes that had been registered
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),
and all notes were tendered for exchange.
The notes bear interest at the rate of 9.375% per year, payable
semi-annually in cash in arrears, which interest payments
commenced in May 2007. The notes are guaranteed on an unsecured
senior basis by Leap and each of its existing and future
domestic subsidiaries (other than Cricket, which is the issuer
of the notes, and LCW Wireless and Denali and their respective
subsidiaries) that guarantee indebtedness for money borrowed of
Leap, Cricket or any subsidiary guarantor. The notes and the
guarantees are Leaps, Crickets and the
guarantors general senior unsecured obligations and rank
equally in right of payment with all of Leaps,
Crickets and the guarantors existing and future
unsubordinated unsecured indebtedness. The notes and the
guarantees are effectively junior to Leaps, Crickets
and the guarantors existing and future secured
obligations, including those under the Credit Agreement, to the
extent of the value of the assets securing such obligations, as
well as to future liabilities of Leaps and Crickets
subsidiaries that are not guarantors, and of LCW Wireless and
Denali and their respective subsidiaries. In addition, the notes
and the guarantees are senior in right of payment to any of
Leaps, Crickets and the guarantors future
subordinated indebtedness (Note 9).
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Prior to November 1, 2009, Cricket may redeem up to 35% of
the aggregate principal amount of the notes at a redemption
price of 109.375% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued
and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any, thereon to
the redemption date, from the net cash proceeds of specified
equity offerings. Prior to November 1, 2010, Cricket may
redeem the notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price
equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus the
applicable premium and any accrued and unpaid interest. The
applicable premium is calculated as the greater of (i) 1.0%
of the principal amount of such notes and (ii) the excess
of (a) the present value at such date of redemption of
(1) the redemption price of such notes at November 1,
2010 plus (2) all remaining required interest payments due
on such notes through November 1, 2010 (excluding accrued
but unpaid interest to the date of redemption), computed using a
discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate plus 50 basis
points, over (b) the principal amount of such notes. The
notes may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time on or
after November 1, 2010, at a redemption price of 104.688%
and 102.344% of the principal amount thereof if redeemed during
the twelve months ending October 31, 2011 and 2012,
respectively, or at 100% of the principal amount if redeemed
during the twelve months ending October 31, 2013 or
thereafter, plus accrued and unpaid interest. If a change
of control (as defined in the indenture governing the
notes) occurs, each holder of the notes may require Cricket to
repurchase all of such holders notes at a purchase price
equal to 101% of the principal amount of the notes, plus accrued
and unpaid interest.
Affiliates of Highland Capital Management, L.P. (a beneficial
stockholder of Leap and an affiliate of James D. Dondero, a
director of Leap) purchased an aggregate of $25 million
principal amount of unsecured senior notes in the Companys
October 2006 private placement. In March 2007, these notes were
sold by the Highland entities to a third party.
On June 6, 2007, Cricket issued an additional
$350 million of unsecured senior notes due 2014 in a
private placement to institutional buyers at an issue price of
106% of the principal amount. These notes are an additional
issuance of the 9.375% unsecured senior notes due 2014 discussed
above and are treated as a single class with these notes. The
terms of these additional notes are identical to the existing
notes, except for certain applicable transfer restrictions. The
$21 million premium the Company received in connection with
the issuance of the notes has been recorded in long-term debt in
the condensed consolidated financial statements and will be
amortized as a reduction to interest expense over the term of
the notes. At June 30, 2007, the effective interest rate on
the $350 million of unsecured senior notes was 8.3%, which
included the effect of the premium amortization.
In connection with the private placement of the additional
senior notes, the Company entered into a registration rights
agreement with the purchasers in which the Company agreed to
file a registration statement with the SEC to permit the holders
to exchange or resell the notes. The Company must use reasonable
best efforts to file such registration statement within
150 days after the issuance of the notes, have the
registration statement declared effective within 270 days
after the issuance of the notes and then consummate any exchange
offer within 30 business days after the effective date of the
registration statement. In the event that the registration
statement is not filed or declared effective or the exchange
offer is not consummated within these deadlines, the agreement
provides that additional interest will accrue on the principal
amount of the notes at a rate of 0.50% per annum during the
90-day
period immediately following any of these events and will
increase by 0.50% per annum at the end of each subsequent
90-day
period, but in no event will the penalty rate exceed 1.50% per
annum. There are no other alternative settlement methods and,
other than the 1.50% per annum maximum penalty rate, the
agreement contains no limit on the maximum potential amount of
consideration that could be transferred in the event the Company
does not meet the registration statement filing requirements.
Due to the Companys restatement of its historical
consolidated financial results as described in Note 2, the
Company was unable to file the registration statement within 150
days after issuance of the notes. The Company intends to file
the registration statement with the SEC as soon as is reasonably
practicable and, based upon its anticipated registration
statement filing date and the penalty rate applicable to the
anticipated registration default event, the Company accrued
additional interest expense of approximately $0.5 million
as of September 30, 2007.
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Note 7.
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Significant
Acquisitions and Dispositions
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In January 2007, the Company completed the sale of three
wireless licenses that it was not using to offer commercial
service for an aggregate sales price of $9.5 million,
resulting in a net gain of $1.3 million. There were no
significant acquisitions or dispositions during the three months
ended June 30, 2007.
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On June 22, 2007, the Company purchased approximately 20%
of the outstanding membership units of a regional wireless
service provider for an aggregate purchase price of
$13.2 million. The Company uses the equity method to
account for its investment. The Companys equity in net
earnings or losses are recorded two months in arrears to
facilitate the timely inclusion of such equity in net earnings
or losses in the Companys condensed consolidated financial
statements.
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Note 8.
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Commitments
and Contingencies
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Patent
Litigation
On June 14, 2006, the Company sued MetroPCS Communications,
Inc. (MetroPCS) in the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division, for
infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,813,497
Method for Providing Wireless Communication Services
and Network and System for Delivering Same, issued to
the Company. The Companys complaint seeks damages and an
injunction against continued infringement. On August 3,
2006, MetroPCS (i) answered the complaint, (ii) raised
a number of affirmative defenses, and (iii) together with
certain related entities (referred to, collectively with
MetroPCS, as the MetroPCS entities), counterclaimed
against Leap, Cricket, numerous Cricket subsidiaries, ANB 1
License, Denali License, and current and former employees of
Leap and Cricket, including the Companys Chief Executive
Officer, S. Douglas Hutcheson. MetroPCS has since amended its
complaint and Denali License has been dismissed, without
prejudice, as a counterclaim defendant.
The countersuit now alleges claims for breach of contract,
misappropriation, conversion and disclosure of trade secrets,
fraud, misappropriation of confidential information and breach
of confidential relationship, relating to information provided
by MetroPCS to such employees, including prior to their
employment by Leap, and asks the court to award damages,
including punitive damages, impose an injunction enjoining the
Company from participating in any auctions or sales of wireless
spectrum, impose a constructive trust on the Companys
business and assets for the benefit of the MetroPCS entities,
transfer the Companys business and assets to MetroPCS and
declare that the MetroPCS entities have not infringed
U.S. Patent No. 6,813,497 and that such patent is
invalid. MetroPCSs claims allege that the Company and the
other counterclaim defendants improperly obtained, used and
disclosed trade secrets and confidential information of the
MetroPCS entities and breached confidentiality agreements with
the MetroPCS entities. On September 22, 2006, Royal Street
Communications, LLC (Royal Street), an entity
affiliated with MetroPCS, filed an action in the United States
District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa
Division, seeking a declaratory judgment that the Companys
U.S. Patent No. 6,813,497 (the same patent that is the
subject of the Companys infringement action against
MetroPCS) is invalid and is not being infringed by Royal Street
or its PCS systems. Upon the Companys request, the court
has ordered that the Royal Street case be transferred to the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
due to the affiliation between MetroPCS and Royal Street, and
Royal Street has filed a motion for reconsideration of the
courts ruling. The Company intends to vigorously defend
against the counterclaims filed by the MetroPCS entities and the
action brought by Royal Street. Due to the complex nature of the
legal and factual issues involved, however, the outcome of these
matters is not presently determinable. If the MetroPCS entities
were to prevail in these matters, it could have a material
adverse effect on the Companys business, financial
condition and results of operations.
On August 17, 2006, the Company was served with a complaint
filed by certain MetroPCS entities, along with another
affiliate, MetroPCS California, LLC, in the Superior Court of
the State of California, which names Leap, Cricket, certain of
its subsidiaries, and certain current and former employees of
Leap and Cricket, including Mr. Hutcheson, as defendants.
In the current complaint, the current plaintiffs allege unfair
competition, misappropriation of trade secrets, intentional
interference with contract (with respect to Cricket), breach of
contract (with respect to Leap), intentional interference with
prospective economic advantage and trespass, and asks the court
to award damages, including punitive damages, and restitution.
In response to demurrers by the Company and by the court, two of
the plaintiffs have amended their complaint twice, dropped the
other plaintiffs, and have been given leave to amend it a third
time. The Company intends to vigorously defend against these
claims. Due to the complex nature of the legal and factual
issues involved, however, the outcome of this matter is not
presently determinable. If the MetroPCS entities were to prevail
in this action, it could have a material adverse effect on the
Companys business, financial condition and results of
operations.
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On June 6, 2007, the Company was sued by Minerva
Industries, Inc., or Minerva, in the United States District
Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division, for
infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,681,120 entitled
Mobile Entertainment and Communication
Device. Minerva alleges that certain handsets sold by
the Company infringe a patent relating to mobile entertainment
features, and the complaint seeks damages, an injunction and
attorneys fees. The complaint also makes reference to a
pending patent application relating to the asserted patent. On
June 7, 2007, the Company was sued by Barry W. Thomas, or
Thomas, in the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Texas, Marshall Division, for infringement of
U.S. Patent No. 4,777,354 entitled System for
Controlling the Supply of Utility Services to
Consumers. Thomas alleges that certain handsets sold
by the Company infringe a patent relating to actuator cards for
controlling the supply of a utility service, and the complaint
seeks damages and attorneys fees. The Company intends to
vigorously defend against these matters brought by Minerva and
Thomas. Due to the complex nature of the legal and factual
issues involved, however, the outcome of these matters is not
presently determinable. The Company has notified its handset
suppliers of these lawsuits, the majority of which were also
sued by Minerva and Thomas in other actions, and anticipates
that it will tender the claims to certain of its handset
suppliers. Based on its preliminary review, the Company
anticipates that it will be indemnified by such suppliers for
the costs of defense and any damages arising with respect to
such lawsuits.
On June 8, 2007, the Company was sued by Ronald A. Katz
Technology Licensing, L.P., or Katz, in the United States
District Court for the District of Delaware, for infringement of
19 U.S. patents, 15 of which have expired. Katz alleges
that the Company has infringed patents relating to automated
telephone systems, including customer service systems, and the
complaint seeks damages, an injunction, and attorneys
fees. The Company intends to vigorously defend against this
matter. Due to the complex nature of the legal and factual
issues involved, however, the outcome of this matter is not
presently determinable. If Katz were to prevail in this matter,
it could have a material adverse effect on the Companys
business, financial condition and results of operations.
American
Wireless Group
On December 31, 2002, several members of American Wireless
Group, LLC (AWG) filed a lawsuit against various
officers and directors of Leap in the Circuit Court of the First
Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi, referred to
herein as the Whittington Lawsuit. Leap purchased certain FCC
wireless licenses from AWG and paid for those licenses with
shares of Leap stock. The complaint alleges that Leap failed to
disclose to AWG material facts regarding a dispute between Leap
and a third party relating to that partys claim that it
was entitled to an increase in the purchase price for certain
wireless licenses it sold to Leap. In their complaint,
plaintiffs seek rescission
and/or
damages according to proof at trial of not less than the
aggregate amount paid for the Leap stock (alleged in the
complaint to have a value of approximately $57.8 million in
June 2001 at the closing of the license sale transaction), plus
interest, punitive or exemplary damages in the amount of not
less than three times compensatory damages, and costs and
expenses. Plaintiffs contend that the named defendants are the
controlling group that was responsible for Leaps alleged
failure to disclose the material facts regarding the third party
dispute and the risk that the shares held by the plaintiffs
might be diluted if the third party was successful with respect
to its claim. The defendants in the Whittington Lawsuit filed a
motion to compel arbitration or, in the alternative, to dismiss
the Whittington Lawsuit. The motion noted that plaintiffs, as
members of AWG, agreed to arbitrate disputes pursuant to the
license purchase agreement, that they failed to plead facts that
show that they are entitled to relief, that Leap made adequate
disclosure of the relevant facts regarding the third party
dispute and that any failure to disclose such information did
not cause any damage to the plaintiffs. The court denied
defendants motion and the defendants have appealed the
denial of the motion to the state supreme court.
In a related action to the action described above, in June 2003,
AWG filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court of the First Judicial
District of Hinds County, Mississippi, referred to herein as the
AWG Lawsuit, against the same individual defendants named in the
Whittington Lawsuit. The complaint generally sets forth the same
claims made by the plaintiffs in the Whittington Lawsuit. In its
complaint, plaintiff seeks rescission
and/or
damages according to proof at trial of not less than the
aggregate amount paid for the Leap stock (alleged in the
complaint to have a value of approximately $57.8 million in
June 2001 at the closing of the license sale transaction), plus
interest, punitive or exemplary damages in the amount of not
less than three times compensatory damages, and costs and
expenses. Defendants filed a motion to compel arbitration or, in
the alternative, to dismiss the AWG Lawsuit, making arguments
similar to those made in their motion to dismiss the Whittington
Lawsuit. The motion was denied and the
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defendants have appealed the ruling to the state supreme court.
AWG recently agreed to arbitrate this lawsuit and filed a motion
in the Circuit Court seeking to stay the proceeding pending
arbitration.
Although Leap is not a defendant in either the Whittington or
AWG Lawsuits, several of the defendants have indemnification
agreements with the Company. Leaps D&O insurers have
not filed a reservation of rights letter and have been paying
defense costs. Management believes that the defendants
liability, if any, from the AWG and Whittington Lawsuits and any
further indemnity claims of the defendants against Leap is not
presently determinable.
Other
In addition to the matters described above, the Company is often
involved in certain other claims, arising in the ordinary course
of business, seeking monetary damages and other relief, none of
which matters, based upon current information, is currently
expected to have a material adverse effect on the Companys
business, financial condition and results of operations.
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Note 9.
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Guarantor
Financial Information
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The $1,100 million of unsecured senior notes issued by
Cricket (the Issuing Subsidiary) are jointly and
severally guaranteed on a full and unconditional basis by Leap
(the Guarantor Parent Company) and certain of its
direct and indirect wholly owned subsidiaries, including
Crickets subsidiaries that hold real property interests or
wireless licenses, ANB 1 and ANB 1 License
(collectively, the Guarantor Subsidiaries).
The indenture governing the notes limits, among other things,
Leaps, Crickets and the Guarantor Subsidiaries
ability to: incur additional debt; create liens or other
encumbrances; place limitations on distributions from restricted
subsidiaries; pay dividends; make investments; prepay
subordinated indebtedness or make other restricted payments;
issue or sell capital stock of restricted subsidiaries; issue
guarantees; sell assets; enter into transactions with its
affiliates; and make acquisitions or merge or consolidate with
another entity.
Condensed consolidating financial information of the Guarantor
Parent Company, Issuing Subsidiary, Guarantor Subsidiaries,
non-guarantor subsidiaries and total consolidated Leap and
subsidiaries as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006
and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and
2006 is presented below. The equity method of accounting is used
to account for ownership interests in subsidiaries, where
applicable.
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Condensed
Consolidating Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2007 (as
restated; unaudited and in thousands):
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|
|
|
|
88,027
|
|
|
|
1,732
|
|
|
|
584
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
90,343
|
|
Other current assets
|
|
|
225
|
|
|
|
43,735
|
|
|
|
2,978
|
|
|
|
670
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
47,608
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
7,906
|
|
|
|
780,871
|
|
|
|
28,600
|
|
|
|
17,097
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
834,474
|
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
|
72
|
|
|
|
950,961
|
|
|
|
143,222
|
|
|
|
52,147
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,146,402
|
|
Investments in and advances to affiliates and consolidated
subsidiaries
|
|
|
1,780,013
|
|
|
|
2,021,196
|
|
|
|
160,666
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,961,875
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Wireless licenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,070
|
|
|
|
1,525,264
|
|
|
|
320,978
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,857,312
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
425,782
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
425,782
|
|
Other intangible assets, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
62,678
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
287
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
62,965
|
|
Deposits for wireless licenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
758
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
758
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
1,117
|
|
|
|
44,863
|
|
|
|
2,217
|
|
|
|
2,433
|
|
|
|
(1,074
|
)
|
|
|
49,556
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$
|
1,789,108
|
|
|
$
|
4,298,179
|
|
|
$
|
1,859,969
|
|
|
$
|
392,942
|
|
|
$
|
(3,962,949
|
)
|
|
$
|
4,377,249
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and Stockholders Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
$
|
6,336
|
|
|
$
|
191,458
|
|
|
$
|
10,154
|
|
|
$
|
4,685
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
212,633
|
|
Current maturities of long-term debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,000
|
|
Intercompany payables
|
|
|
4,451
|
|
|
|
160,666
|
|
|
|
25,458
|
|
|
|
5,092
|
|
|
|
(195,667
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Other current liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
89,656
|
|
|
|
8,187
|
|
|
|
2,258
|
|
|
|
(1,074
|
)
|
|
|
99,027
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
10,787
|
|
|
|
450,780
|
|
|
|
43,799
|
|
|
|
12,035
|
|
|
|
(196,741
|
)
|
|
|
320,660
|
|
Long-term debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,002,250
|
|
|
|
310,535
|
|
|
|
292,149
|
|
|
|
(562,685
|
)
|
|
|
2,042,249
|
|
Deferred tax liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,093
|
|
|
|
142,937
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
152,030
|
|
Other long-term liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
44,492
|
|
|
|
4,362
|
|
|
|
1,187
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50,041
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
10,787
|
|
|
|
2,506,615
|
|
|
|
501,633
|
|
|
|
305,371
|
|
|
|
(759,426
|
)
|
|
|
2,564,980
|
|
Minority interests
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,551
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22,397
|
|
|
|
33,948
|
|
Membership units subject to repurchase
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,098
|
|
|
|
(20,098
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders equity
|
|
|
1,778,321
|
|
|
|
1,780,013
|
|
|
|
1,358,336
|
|
|
|
67,473
|
|
|
|
(3,205,822
|
)
|
|
|
1,778,321
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders equity
|
|
$
|
1,789,108
|
|
|
$
|
4,298,179
|
|
|
$
|
1,859,969
|
|
|
$
|
392,942
|
|
|
$
|
(3,962,949
|
)
|
|
$
|
4,377,249
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27
Condensed
Consolidating Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2006 (as
restated, in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidating
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Guarantor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parent
|
|
|
Issuing
|
|
|
Guarantor
|
|
|
Non-Guarantor
|
|
|
Eliminating
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Company
|
|
|
Subsidiary
|
|
|
Subsidiaries
|
|
|
Subsidiaries
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
206
|
|
|
$
|
316,398
|
|
|
$
|
12,842
|
|
|
$
|
43,366
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
372,812
|
|
Short-term investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
66,400
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
66,400
|
|
Restricted cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments
|
|
|
8,093
|
|
|
|
4,258
|
|
|
|
495
|
|
|
|
735
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,581
|
|
Inventories
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
87,303
|
|
|
|
2,080
|
|
|
|
802
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
90,185
|
|
Other current assets
|
|
|
105
|
|
|
|
50,307
|
|
|
|
2,097
|
|
|
|
472
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
52,981
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
8,404
|
|
|
|
524,666
|
|
|
|
17,514
|
|
|
|
45,375
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
595,959
|
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
|
117
|
|
|
|
892,859
|
|
|
|
147,521
|
|
|
|
38,024
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,078,521
|
|
Investments in and advances to affiliates and consolidated
subsidiaries
|
|
|
1,779,514
|
|
|
|
2,013,023
|
|
|
|
144,966
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,937,503
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Wireless licenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,527,574
|
|
|
|
36,384
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,563,958
|
|
Assets held for sale
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,070
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,070
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
425,782
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
425,782
|
|
Other intangible assets, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
79,409
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
419
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
79,828
|
|
Deposits for wireless licenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
274,084
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
274,084
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
815
|
|
|
|
45,616
|
|
|
|
11,259
|
|
|
|
1,827
|
|
|
|
(772
|
)
|
|
|
58,745
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$
|
1,788,850
|
|
|
$
|
3,981,355
|
|
|
$
|
1,856,904
|
|
|
$
|
396,113
|
|
|
$
|
(3,938,275
|
)
|
|
$
|
4,084,947
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and Stockholders Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
$
|
6,792
|
|
|
$
|
274,764
|
|
|
$
|
25,306
|
|
|
$
|
10,231
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
317,093
|
|
Current maturities of long-term debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,000
|
|
Intercompany payables
|
|
|
10,265
|
|
|
|
144,965
|
|
|
|
11,844
|
|
|
|
9,893
|
|
|
|
(176,967
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Other current liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
80,265
|
|
|
|
4,579
|
|
|
|
604
|
|
|
|
(773
|
)
|
|
|
84,675
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
17,057
|
|
|
|
508,994
|
|
|
|
41,729
|
|
|
|
20,728
|
|
|
|
(177,740
|
)
|
|
|
410,768
|
|
Long-term debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,636,500
|
|
|
|
277,955
|
|
|
|
271,443
|
|
|
|
(509,398
|
)
|
|
|
1,676,500
|
|
Deferred tax liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,057
|
|
|
|
139,278
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
148,335
|
|
Other long-term liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
42,467
|
|
|
|
4,155
|
|
|
|
986
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
47,608
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
17,057
|
|
|
|
2,197,018
|
|
|
|
463,117
|
|
|
|
293,157
|
|
|
|
(687,138
|
)
|
|
|
2,283,211
|
|
Minority interests
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,821
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25,122
|
|
|
|
29,943
|
|
Stockholders equity
|
|
|
1,771,793
|
|
|
|
1,779,516
|
|
|
|
1,393,787
|
|
|
|
102,956
|
|
|
|
(3,276,259
|
)
|
|
|
1,771,793
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders equity
|
|
$
|
1,788,850
|
|
|
$
|
3,981,355
|
|
|
$
|
1,856,904
|
|
|
$
|
396,113
|
|
|
$
|
(3,938,275
|
)
|
|
$
|
4,084,947
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28
Condensed
Consolidating Statement of Operations for the Three Months Ended
June 30, 2007
(as restated; unaudited and in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidating
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Guarantor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parent
|
|
|
Issuing
|
|
|
Guarantor
|
|
|
Non-Guarantor
|
|
|
Eliminating
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Company
|
|
|
Subsidiary
|
|
|
Subsidiaries
|
|
|
Subsidiaries
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
|
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service revenues
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
303,719
|
|
|
$
|
35,280
|
|
|
$
|
8,254
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
347,253
|
|
Equipment revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
59,978
|
|
|
|
3,108
|
|
|
|
1,280
|
|
|
|
(13,705
|
)
|
|
|
50,661
|
|
Other revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
13,593
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(13,606
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
363,710
|
|
|
|
51,981
|
|
|
|
9,534
|
|
|
|
(27,311
|
)
|
|
|
397,914
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of service (exclusive of items shown separately below)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(87,749
|
)
|
|
|
(12,809
|
)
|
|
|
(3,594
|
)
|
|
|
13,593
|
|
|
|
(90,559
|
)
|
Cost of equipment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(89,546
|
)
|
|
|
(11,595
|
)
|
|
|
(3,382
|
)
|
|
|
13,705
|
|
|
|
(90,818
|
)
|
Selling and marketing
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(37,970
|
)
|
|
|
(6,805
|
)
|
|
|
(2,236
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(47,011
|
)
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
(492
|
)
|
|
|
(55,084
|
)
|
|
|
(9,178
|
)
|
|
|
(1,666
|
)
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
(66,407
|
)
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(23
|
)
|
|
|
(64,259
|
)
|
|
|
(5,984
|
)
|
|
|
(2,149
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(72,415
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
(515
|
)
|
|
|
(334,608
|
)
|
|
|
(46,371
|
)
|
|
|
(13,027
|
)
|
|
|
27,311
|
|
|
|
(367,210
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income (loss)
|
|
|
(515
|
)
|
|
|
29,102
|
|
|
|
5,610
|
|
|
|
(3,493
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30,704
|
|
Minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(369
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,042
|
|
|
|
673
|
|
Equity in net income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries
|
|
|
10,143
|
|
|
|
(20,006
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,863
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
24,575
|
|
|
|
174
|
|
|
|
203
|
|
|
|
(17,828
|
)
|
|
|
7,134
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(26,696
|
)
|
|
|
(9,247
|
)
|
|
|
(8,387
|
)
|
|
|
17,240
|
|
|
|
(27,090
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) before income taxes
|
|
|
9,638
|
|
|
|
6,606
|
|
|
|
(3,463
|
)
|
|
|
(11,677
|
)
|
|
|
10,317
|
|
|
|
11,421
|
|
Income tax (expense) benefit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,537
|
|
|
|
(5,320
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,783
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$
|
9,638
|
|
|
$
|
10,143
|
|
|
$
|
(8,783
|
)
|
|
$
|
(11,677
|
)
|
|
$
|
10,317
|
|
|
$
|
9,638
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29
Condensed
Consolidating Statement of Operations for the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2007
(as restated; unaudited and in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidating
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Guarantor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parent
|
|
|
Issuing
|
|
|
Guarantor
|
|
|
Non-Guarantor
|
|
|
Eliminating
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Company
|
|
|
Subsidiary
|
|
|
Subsidiaries
|
|
|
Subsidiaries
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
|
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service revenues
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
591,664
|
|
|
$
|
63,466
|
|
|
$
|
13,814
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
668,944
|
|
Equipment revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
139,425
|
|
|
|
7,620
|
|
|
|
2,776
|
|
|
|
(27,426
|
)
|
|
|
122,395
|
|
Other revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26
|
|
|
|
26,621
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(26,647
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
731,115
|
|
|
|
97,707
|
|
|
|
16,590
|
|
|
|
(54,073
|
)
|
|
|
791,339
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of service (exclusive of items shown separately below)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(175,798
|
)
|
|
|
(25,155
|
)
|
|
|
(6,667
|
)
|
|
|
26,621
|
|
|
|
(180,999
|
)
|
Cost of equipment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(210,173
|
)
|
|
|
(22,492
|
)
|
|
|
(8,244
|
)
|
|
|
27,426
|
|
|
|
(213,483
|
)
|
Selling and marketing
|
|
|
(8
|
)
|
|
|
(77,732
|
)
|
|
|
(13,402
|
)
|
|
|
(4,638
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(95,780
|
)
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
(813
|
)
|
|
|
(110,113
|
)
|
|
|
(17,892
|
)
|
|
|
(2,849
|
)
|
|
|
26
|
|
|
|
(131,641
|
)
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(23
|
)
|
|
|
(125,146
|
)
|
|
|
(11,990
|
)
|
|
|
(4,056
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(141,215
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
(844
|
)
|
|
|
(698,962
|
)
|
|
|
(90,931
|
)
|
|
|
(26,454
|
)
|
|
|
54,073
|
|
|
|
(763,118
|
)
|
Net gain (loss) on sale of wireless licenses and disposal of
operating assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(311
|
)
|
|
|
1,251
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
940
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income (loss)
|
|
|
(844
|
)
|
|
|
31,842
|
|
|
|
8,027
|
|
|
|
(9,864
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29,161
|
|
Minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(549
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,801
|
|
|
|
2,252
|
|
Equity in net loss of consolidated subsidiaries
|
|
|
(13,762
|
)
|
|
|
(44,803
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
58,565
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
|
45,754
|
|
|
|
350
|
|
|
|
579
|
|
|
|
(34,284
|
)
|
|
|
12,419
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(52,106
|
)
|
|
|
(17,578
|
)
|
|
|
(17,598
|
)
|
|
|
33,696
|
|
|
|
(53,586
|
)
|
Other expense, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(625
|
)
|
|
|
(12
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(637
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before income taxes
|
|
|
(14,586
|
)
|
|
|
(20,487
|
)
|
|
|
(9,213
|
)
|
|
|
(26,883
|
)
|
|
|
60,778
|
|
|
|
(10,391
|
)
|
Income tax (expense) benefit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,725
|
|
|
|
(10,920
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,195
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$
|
(14,586
|
)
|
|
$
|
(13,762
|
)
|
|
$
|
(20,133
|
)
|
|
$
|
(26,883
|
)
|
|
$
|
60,778
|
|
|
$
|
(14,586
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30
Condensed
Consolidating Statement of Operations for the Three Months Ended
June 30, 2006
(as restated; unaudited and in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidating
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Guarantor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parent
|
|
|
Issuing
|
|
|
Guarantor
|
|
|
Non-Guarantor
|
|
|
Eliminating
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Company
|
|
|
Subsidiary
|
|
|
Subsidiaries
|
|
|
Subsidiaries
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
|
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service revenues
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
221,763
|
|
|
$
|
5,397
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
227,160
|
|
Equipment revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
51,861
|
|
|
|
1,597
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,159
|
)
|
|
|
50,299
|
|
Other revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
156
|
|
|
|
9,937
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(10,093
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
273,780
|
|
|
|
16,931
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(13,252
|
)
|
|
|
277,459
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of service (exclusive of items shown separately below)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(66,601
|
)
|
|
|
(4,591
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,937
|
|
|
|
(61,255
|
)
|
Cost of equipment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(64,683
|
)
|
|
|
(3,872
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,159
|
|
|
|
(65,396
|
)
|
Selling and marketing
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(29,646
|
)
|
|
|
(6,296
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(35,942
|
)
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
(1,111
|
)
|
|
|
(41,052
|
)
|
|
|
(4,569
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
156
|
|
|
|
(46,576
|
)
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(24
|
)
|
|
|
(51,624
|
)
|
|
|
(1,689
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(53,337
|
)
|
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,211
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,211
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
(1,135
|
)
|
|
|
(253,606
|
)
|
|
|
(24,228
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,252
|
|
|
|
(265,717
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income (loss)
|
|
|
(1,135
|
)
|
|
|
20,174
|
|
|
|
(7,297
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,742
|
|
Minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(134
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(134
|
)
|
Equity in net income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries
|
|
|
3,926
|
|
|
|
(12,353
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,427
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
7,940
|
|
|
|
146
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,562
|
)
|
|
|
5,533
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8,423
|
)
|
|
|
(2,562
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,562
|
|
|
|
(8,423
|
)
|
Other expense, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,918
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,918
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) before income taxes
|
|
|
2,800
|
|
|
|
1,286
|
|
|
|
(9,713
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,427
|
|
|
|
2,800
|
|
Income tax (expense) benefit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,640
|
|
|
|
(2,640
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$
|
2,800
|
|
|
$
|
3,926
|
|
|
$
|
(12,353
|
)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
8,427
|
|
|
$
|
2,800
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31
Condensed
Consolidating Statement of Operations for the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2006
(as restated; unaudited and in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidating
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Guarantor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parent
|
|
|
Issuing
|
|
|
Guarantor
|
|
|
Non-Guarantor
|
|
|
Eliminating
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Company
|
|
|
Subsidiary
|
|
|
Subsidiaries
|
|
|
Subsidiaries
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
|
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service revenues
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
438,304
|
|
|
$
|
6,941
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
445,245
|
|
Equipment revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
115,081
|
|
|
|
2,946
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,963
|
)
|
|
|
114,064
|
|
Other revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
208
|
|
|
|
19,494
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(19,702
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
553,593
|
|
|
|
29,381
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(23,665
|
)
|
|
|
559,309
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of service (exclusive of items shown separately below)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(130,278
|
)
|
|
|
(6,681
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,494
|
|
|
|
(117,465
|
)
|
Cost of equipment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(134,313
|
)
|
|
|
(7,023
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,963
|
|
|
|
(137,373
|
)
|
Selling and marketing
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(55,805
|
)
|
|
|
(9,239
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(65,044
|
)
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
(2,121
|
)
|
|
|
(84,217
|
)
|
|
|
(9,536
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
208
|
|
|
|
(95,666
|
)
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(54
|
)
|
|
|
(104,974
|
)
|
|
|
(2,345
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(107,373
|
)
|
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,211
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,211
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
(2,175
|
)
|
|
|
(509,587
|
)
|
|
|
(38,035
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23,665
|
|
|
|
(526,132
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income (loss)
|
|
|
(2,175
|
)
|
|
|
44,006
|
|
|
|
(8,654
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
33,177
|
|
Minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(209
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(209
|
)
|
Equity in net income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries
|
|
|
24,239
|
|
|
|
(18,507
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,732
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
|
13,190
|
|
|
|
184
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,664
|
)
|
|
|
9,727
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(15,854
|
)
|
|
|
(3,664
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,664
|
|
|
|
(15,854
|
)
|
Other expense, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,381
|
)
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,383
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) before income taxes and cumulative effect of
change in accounting principle
|
|
|
22,081
|
|
|
|
17,245
|
|
|
|
(12,136
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,732
|
)
|
|
|
21,458
|
|
Income tax (expense) benefit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,371
|
|
|
|
(6,371
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) before cumulative effect of change in accounting
principle
|
|
|
22,081
|
|
|
|
23,616
|
|
|
|
(18,507
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,732
|
)
|
|
|
21,458
|
|
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
623
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
623
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$
|
22,081
|
|
|
$
|
24,239
|
|
|
$
|
(18,507
|
)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
(5,732
|
)
|
|
$
|
22,081
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
32
Condensed
Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2007
(as restated; unaudited and in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidating
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Guarantor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parent
|
|
|
Issuing
|
|
|
Guarantor
|
|
|
Non-Guarantor
|
|
|
Eliminating
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Company
|
|
|
Subsidiary
|
|
|
Subsidiaries
|
|
|
Subsidiaries
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
|
Operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
|
$
|
(1,159
|
)
|
|
$
|
134,143
|
|
|
$
|
(4,514
|
)
|
|
$
|
(19,675
|
)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
108,795
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases of and changes in prepayments for property and
equipment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(208,425
|
)
|
|
|
(7,770
|
)
|
|
|
(12,031
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(228,226
|
)
|
Purchases of and deposits for wireless licenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(890
|
)
|
|
|
(1,663
|
)
|
|
|
192
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,361
|
)
|
Proceeds from sale of wireless licenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,500
|
|
Purchases of investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(380,743
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(380,743
|
)
|
Sales and maturities of investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
91,360
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
91,360
|
|
Investments in and advances to affiliates and consolidated
subsidiaries
|
|
|
(7,588
|
)
|
|
|
(4,706
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,588
|
|
|
|
(4,706
|
)
|
Purchase of membership units
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(13,182
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(13,182
|
)
|
Other
|
|
|
980
|
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
(144
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
834
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(6,608
|
)
|
|
|
(516,588
|
)
|
|
|
(77
|
)
|
|
|
(11,839
|
)
|
|
|
7,588
|
|
|
|
(527,524
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from long-term debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
370,480
|
|
|
|
15,000
|
|
|
|
4,000
|
|
|
|
(19,000
|
)
|
|
|
370,480
|
|
Issuance of related party debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(19,000
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repayment of long-term debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,500
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,500
|
)
|
Payment of debt issuance costs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,310
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,319
|
)
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net
|
|
|
7,588
|
|
|
|
7,588
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7,588
|
)
|
|
|
7,588
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
7,588
|
|
|
|
353,258
|
|
|
|
15,000
|
|
|
|
3,991
|
|
|
|
(7,588
|
)
|
|
|
372,249
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(179
|
)
|
|
|
(29,187
|
)
|
|
|
10,409
|
|
|
|
(27,523
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(46,480
|
)
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
|
|
206
|
|
|
|
316,398
|
|
|
|
12,842
|
|
|
|
43,366
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
372,812
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
|
|
$
|
27
|
|
|
$
|
287,211
|
|
|
$
|
23,251
|
|
|
$
|
15,843
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
326,332
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
33
Condensed
Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2006
(as restated; unaudited and in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidating
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Guarantor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parent
|
|
|
Issuing
|
|
|
Guarantor
|
|
|
Non-Guarantor
|
|
|
Eliminating
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Company
|
|
|
Subsidiary
|
|
|
Subsidiaries
|
|
|
Subsidiaries
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
|
Operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
|
$
|
288
|
|
|
$
|
94,326
|
|
|
$
|
6,405
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
101,019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases of and changes in prepayments for property and
equipment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(98,771
|
)
|
|
|
(82,550
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(181,321
|
)
|
Purchases of and deposits for wireless licenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(532
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(532
|
)
|
Purchases of investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(88,535
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(88,535
|
)
|
Sales and maturities of investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
123,657
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
123,657
|
|
Investments in and advances to affiliates and consolidated
subsidiaries
|
|
|
(506
|
)
|
|
|
(6,663
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,169
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
(101
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(101
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(607
|
)
|
|
|
(70,312
|
)
|
|
|
(83,082
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,169
|
|
|
|
(146,832
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from long-term debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
900,000
|
|
|
|
71,406
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(71,406
|
)
|
|
|
900,000
|
|
Issuance of related party debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(71,406
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
71,406
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repayment of long-term debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(594,444
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(594,444
|
)
|
Payment of debt issuance costs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,268
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,268
|
)
|
Payment of fees related to forward equity sale
|
|
|
(219
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(219
|
)
|
Capital contributions, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
506
|
|
|
|
8,885
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7,169
|
)
|
|
|
2,222
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net
|
|
|
725
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
725
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
506
|
|
|
|
231,388
|
|
|
|
80,291
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7,169
|
)
|
|
|
305,016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
187
|
|
|
|
255,402
|
|
|
|
3,614
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
259,203
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
|
|
46
|
|
|
|
291,456
|
|
|
|
1,571
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
293,073
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
|
|
$
|
233
|
|
|
$
|
546,858
|
|
|
$
|
5,185
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
552,276
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
34
|
|
Item 2.
|
Managements
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations.
|
As used in this report, unless the context suggests
otherwise, the terms we, our,
ours, and us refer to Leap Wireless
International, Inc., or Leap, and its subsidiaries, including
Cricket Communications, Inc., or Cricket, and Alaska Native
Broadband 1 License, LLC, or ANB 1 License. Leap, Cricket
and ANB 1 License and their subsidiaries are sometimes
collectively referred to herein as the Company.
Unless otherwise specified, information relating to population
and potential customers, or POPs, is based on 2007 population
estimates provided by Claritas Inc.
The following information should be read in conjunction with the
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes
thereto included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report and the
audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations included in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2006 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, on March 1,
2007, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto.
Cautionary
Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Except for the historical information contained herein, this
report contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Such statements reflect managements current forecast
of certain aspects of our future. You can identify most
forward-looking statements by forward-looking words such as
believe, think, may,
could, will, estimate,
continue, anticipate,
intend, seek, plan,
expect, should, would and
similar expressions in this report. Such statements are based on
currently available operating, financial and competitive
information and are subject to various risks, uncertainties and
assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those anticipated or implied in our forward-looking
statements. Such risks, uncertainties and assumptions include,
among other things:
|
|
|
|
|
our ability to attract and retain customers in an extremely
competitive marketplace;
|
|
|
|
changes in economic conditions that could adversely affect the
market for wireless services;
|
|
|
|
the impact of competitors initiatives;
|
|
|
|
our ability to successfully implement product offerings and
execute market expansion plans;
|
|
|
|
delays in our market expansion plans, including delays resulting
from any difficulties in funding such expansion through cash
from operations, our revolving credit facility or additional
capital, delays in the availability of network equipment and
handsets for the AWS spectrum we acquired in Auction #66,
or delays by existing U.S. government and other private
sector wireless operations in clearing the AWS spectrum, some of
which users are permitted to continue using the spectrum for
several years;
|
|
|
|
our ability to attract, motivate and retain an experienced
workforce;
|
|
|
|
our ability to comply with the covenants in our senior secured
credit facilities, indenture and any future credit agreement,
indenture or similar instrument;
|
|
|
|
failure of our network or information technology systems to
perform according to expectations; and
|
|
|
|
other factors detailed in Part II
Item 1A. Risk Factors below.
|
All forward-looking statements in this report should be
considered in the context of these risk factors. We undertake no
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise. In light of these risks and uncertainties, the
forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this
report may not occur and actual results could differ materially
from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking
statements. Accordingly, users of this report are cautioned not
to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements.
35
Overview
Restatement
of Previously Reported Consolidated Financial
Information
The accompanying Managements Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations gives effect to
certain restatement adjustments made to the previously reported
consolidated financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2006 and condensed consolidated financial
statements for the quarterly periods ended June 30, 2007
and 2006. See Note 2 to the condensed consolidated
financial statements in Part I
Item 1. Financial Statements of this report for
additional information.
Company
Overview
We are a wireless communications carrier that offers digital
wireless service in the U.S. under the
Cricket®
and
Jumptm
Mobile brands. Our Cricket service offers customers
unlimited wireless service for a flat monthly rate without
requiring a fixed-term contract or credit check. Our Jump Mobile
service offers customers a per-minute prepaid wireless service.
Cricket and Jump Mobile services are offered by Cricket, a
wholly owned subsidiary of Leap, and by ANB 1 License, an
indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Cricket. Cricket and Jump
Mobile services are also offered in Oregon by LCW Wireless
Operations, LLC, or LCW Operations, a designated entity under
Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, regulations. Cricket
owns an indirect 73.3% non-controlling interest in LCW
Operations through a 73.3% non-controlling interest in LCW
Wireless, LLC, or LCW Wireless. Cricket also owns an 82.5%
non-controlling interest in Denali Spectrum, LLC, or Denali,
which purchased a wireless license in the Great Lakes area in
the FCCs auction for Advanced Wireless Service licenses,
or Auction #66, as a designated entity through its wholly
owned subsidiary, Denali Spectrum License, LLC, or Denali
License. In March 2007, Cricket acquired the remaining 25% of
the membership interests in Alaska Native Broadband 1, LLC, or
ANB 1, following the exercise by Alaska Native Broadband,
LLC of its option to sell its entire 25% controlling interest in
ANB 1 to Cricket for $4.7 million. As a result of the
acquisition, ANB 1 and its wholly owned subsidiary,
ANB 1 License, became direct and indirect wholly owned
subsidiaries, respectively, of Cricket.
At June 30, 2007, Cricket and Jump Mobile services were
offered in 23 states and had approximately 2,675,000
customers. As of June 30, 2007, we, LCW Operations and
Denali License owned wireless licenses covering an aggregate of
184.3 million POPs (adjusted to eliminate duplication from
overlapping licenses), and the combined network footprint in our
operating markets covered approximately 51 million POPs,
which includes new markets in Raleigh, North Carolina,
Charleston, South Carolina, and Rochester, New York. The
licenses we and Denali purchased in Auction #66, together
with the existing licenses we own, provide 20MHz of coverage and
the opportunity to offer enhanced data services in almost all
markets in which we currently operate or are building out,
assuming Denali License were to make available to us certain of
its spectrum.
In addition to the 51 million POPs we currently cover with
our combined network footprint, we estimate that we and Denali
License hold licenses in markets that cover up to approximately
85 million additional POPs that are suitable for Cricket
service. We expect that we and Denali License will offer Cricket
service to a substantial majority of these additional POPs over
time. We and Denali License have already begun the build-out of
the Auction #66 markets and expect to launch a significant
number of markets in 2008 and 2009. We and Denali License may
also develop some of the licenses covering these additional POPs
through partnerships with others.
We continue to seek additional opportunities to enhance our
current market clusters and expand into new geographic markets
by participating in FCC spectrum auctions, acquiring spectrum
and related assets from third parties,
and/or
participating in new partnerships or joint ventures. We also
expect to continue to look for opportunities to optimize the
value of our spectrum portfolio. Because some of the licenses
that we and Denali License hold include large regional areas
covering both rural and metropolitan communities, we and Denali
License may sell some of this spectrum and pursue the deployment
of alternative products or services in portions of this spectrum.
Our principal sources of liquidity are our existing unrestricted
cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, cash
generated from operations, and cash available from borrowings
under our $200 million revolving credit facility, which was
undrawn as of June 30, 2007. We may also generate liquidity
through
36
capital market transactions or the sale of assets that are not
material to or are not required for the ongoing operation of our
business. See Liquidity and Capital Resources below.
Among the most significant factors affecting our financial
condition and performance from period to period are our new
market expansions, growth in customers and the impacts of such
activities on our revenues and operating expenses. Beginning in
2006 and through the quarter ended June 30, 2007, we and
our joint ventures continued expanding existing market
footprints and expanded into 18 new markets, increasing the
number of potential customers covered by our networks from
approximately 27.7 million covered POPs as of
December 31, 2005 to approximately 48 million covered
POPs as of December 31, 2006, to approximately
51 million covered POPs as of June 30, 2007. This
network expansion, together with organic customer growth in our
existing markets, has resulted in substantial additions of new
customers, as our total end-of-period customers increased from
1.67 million customers as of December 31, 2005, to
2.23 million customers as of December 31, 2006, to
2.67 million customers as of June 30, 2007. In
addition, our total revenues have increased from
$957.8 million for fiscal 2005 to $1.17 billion for
fiscal 2006, and from $559.3 million for the six months
ended June 30, 2006 to $791.3 million for the six
months ended June 30, 2007. In 2006 and 2007, we also
introduced several higher-priced, higher-value service plans
which have helped increase average service revenue per user per
month over time, as customer acceptance of the higher-priced
plans has been favorable.
As our business activities have expanded, our operating expenses
have also grown, including increases in cost of service
reflecting: the increase in customers and the broader variety of
products and services provided to such customers; increased
depreciation expense related to our expanded networks; and
increased selling and marketing expenses and general and
administrative expenses generally attributable to new market
launches, selling and marketing to a broader potential customer
base, and expenses required to support the administration of our
growing business. In particular, total operating expenses
increased from $901.4 million for fiscal 2005 to
$1.17 billion for fiscal 2006, and from $526.1 million
for the six months ended June 30, 2006 to
$763.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007.
We also incurred substantial additional indebtedness to finance
the costs of our business expansion and acquisitions of
additional wireless licenses in 2006 and 2007. As a result, our
interest expense has increased from $30.1 million for
fiscal 2005 to $61.3 million for fiscal 2006, and from
$15.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006
to $53.6 million for the six months ended June 30,
2007.
Primarily as a result of the factors described above, our net
income of $30.7 million for fiscal 2005 decreased to a net
loss of $24.4 million for fiscal 2006, and our net income
of $22.1 million for the six months ended June 30,
2006 decreased to a net loss of $14.6 million for the six
months ended June 30, 2007.
We expect that we will continue to build out and launch new
markets and pursue other strategic expansion activities for the
next several years. We intend to be disciplined as we pursue
these expansion efforts and to remain focused on our position as
a low-cost leader in wireless telecommunications. We expect to
achieve increased revenues and incur higher operating expenses
as our existing business grows and as we build out and after we
launch service in new markets. Large-scale construction projects
for the build-out of our new markets will require significant
capital expenditures and may suffer cost overruns. Any such
significant capital expenditures or increased operating expenses
would decrease earnings, operating income before depreciation
and amortization, or OIBDA, and free cash flow for the periods
in which we incur such costs. However, we are willing to incur
such expenditures because we expect our expansion activities
will be beneficial to our business and create additional value
for our stockholders.
37
Results
of Operations
Operating
Items
The following tables summarize operating data for our
consolidated operations for the three and six months ended
June 30, 2007 and 2006 (in thousands, except percentages):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
% of 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
% of 2006
|
|
|
Change from
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service
|
|
|
Prior Year
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
Dollars
|
|
|
Percent
|
|
|
|
(As Restated)
|
|
|
|
|
|
(As Restated)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service revenues
|
|
$
|
347,253
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
227,160
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
120,093
|
|
|
|
52.9
|
%
|
Equipment revenues
|
|
|
50,661
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50,299
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
362
|
|
|
|
0.7
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
397,914
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
277,459
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
120,455
|
|
|
|
43.4
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of service
|
|
|
90,559
|
|
|
|
26.1
|
%
|
|
|
61,255
|
|
|
|
27.0
|
%
|
|
|
29,304
|
|
|
|
47.8
|
%
|
Cost of equipment
|
|
|
90,818
|
|
|
|
26.2
|
%
|
|
|
65,396
|
|
|
|
28.8
|
%
|
|
|
25,422
|
|
|
|
38.9
|
%
|
Selling and marketing
|
|
|
47,011
|
|
|
|
13.5
|
%
|
|
|
35,942
|
|
|
|
15.8
|
%
|
|
|
11,069
|
|
|
|
30.8
|
%
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
66,407
|
|
|
|
19.1
|
%
|
|
|
46,576
|
|
|
|
20.5
|
%
|
|
|
19,831
|
|
|
|
42.6
|
%
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
72,415
|
|
|
|
20.9
|
%
|
|
|
53,337
|
|
|
|
23.5
|
%
|
|
|
19,078
|
|
|
|
35.8
|
%
|
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
|
|
3,211
|
|
|
|
1.4
|
%
|
|
|
(3,211
|
)
|
|
|
(100
|
)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
367,210
|
|
|
|
105.7
|
%
|
|
|
265,717
|
|
|
|
117.0
|
%
|
|
|
101,493
|
|
|
|
38.2
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income
|
|
$
|
30,704
|
|
|
|
8.8
|
%
|
|
$
|
11,742
|
|
|
|
5.2
|
%
|
|
$
|
18,962
|
|
|
|
161.5
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
% of 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
% of 2006
|
|
|
Change from
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service
|
|
|
Prior Year
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
Dollars
|
|
|
Percent
|
|
|
|
(As Restated)
|
|
|
|
|
|
(As Restated)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service revenues
|
|
$
|
668,944
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
445,245
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
223,699
|
|
|
|
50.2
|
%
|
Equipment revenues
|
|
|
122,395
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
114,064
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,331
|
|
|
|
7.3
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
791,339
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
559,309
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
232,030
|
|
|
|
41.5
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of service
|
|
|
180,999
|
|
|
|
27.1
|
%
|
|
|
117,465
|
|
|
|
26.4
|
%
|
|
|
63,534
|
|
|
|
54.1
|
%
|
Cost of equipment
|
|
|
213,483
|
|
|
|
31.9
|
%
|
|
|
137,373
|
|
|
|
30.9
|
%
|
|
|
76,110
|
|
|
|
55.4
|
%
|
Selling and marketing
|
|
|
95,780
|
|
|
|
14.3
|
%
|
|
|
65,044
|
|
|
|
14.6
|
%
|
|
|
30,736
|
|
|
|
47.3
|
%
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
131,641
|
|
|
|
19.7
|
%
|
|
|
95,666
|
|
|
|
21.5
|
%
|
|
|
35,975
|
|
|
|
37.6
|
%
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
141,215
|
|
|
|
21.1
|
%
|
|
|
107,373
|
|
|
|
24.1
|
%
|
|
|
33,842
|
|
|
|
31.5
|
%
|
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
|
|
3,211
|
|
|
|
0.7
|
%
|
|
|
(3,211
|
)
|
|
|
(100
|
)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
763,118
|
|
|
|
114.1
|
%
|
|
|
526,132
|
|
|
|
118.2
|
%
|
|
|
236,986
|
|
|
|
45.0
|
%
|
Net gain on sale of wireless licenses and disposal of operating
assets
|
|
|
940
|
|
|
|
0.1
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.0
|
%
|
|
|
940
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income
|
|
$
|
29,161
|
|
|
|
4.4
|
%
|
|
$
|
33,177
|
|
|
|
7.5
|
%
|
|
$
|
(4,016
|
)
|
|
|
(12.1
|
)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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The following tables summarize customer activity for the three
and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Percent
|
|
|
For the Three Months Ended
June 30:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross customer additions
|
|
|
462,434
|
|
|
|
253,033
|
|
|
|
209,401
|
|
|
|
82.8%
|
|
Net customer additions
|
|
|
126,791
|
|
|
|
57,683
|
|
|
|
69,108
|
|
|
|
119.8%
|
|
Weighted-average number of customers
|
|
|
2,586,900
|
|
|
|
1,790,232
|
|
|
|
796,668
|
|
|
|
44.5%
|
|
As of June 30:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total customers
|
|
|
2,674,963
|
|
|
|
1,836,390
|
|
|
|
838,573
|
|
|
|
45.7%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Percent
|
|
|
For the Six Months Ended June
30:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross customer additions
|
|
|
1,027,489
|
|
|
|
531,403
|
|
|
|
496,086
|
|
|
|
93.4%
|
|
Net customer additions
|
|
|
445,137
|
|
|
|
168,092
|
|
|
|
277,045
|
|
|
|
164.8%
|
|
Weighted-average number of customers
|
|
|
2,490,030
|
|
|
|
1,754,290
|
|
|
|
735,740
|
|
|
|
41.9%
|
|
Three
and Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 Compared to Three and
Six Months Ended June 30, 2006
Service
Revenues
Service revenues increased $120.1 million, or 52.9%, for
the three months ended June 30, 2007 compared to the
corresponding period of the prior year. This increase resulted
from a 44.5% increase in average total customers due to new
market launches and existing market customer growth and a 5.8%
increase in average monthly revenues per customer. The increase
in average monthly revenues per customer was due primarily to
the continued increase in customer adoption of our higher-end
service plans.
Service revenues increased $223.7 million, or 50.2%, for
the six months ended June 30, 2007 compared to the
corresponding period of the prior year. This increase resulted
from a 41.9% increase in average total customers due to new
market launches and existing market customer growth and a 5.8%
increase in average monthly revenues per customer. The increase
in average monthly revenues per customer was due primarily to
the continued increase in customer adoption of our higher-end
service plans.
Equipment
Revenues
Equipment revenues increased $0.4 million, or 0.7%, for the
three months ended June 30, 2007 compared to the
corresponding period of the prior year. An increase of 67.5% in
handset sales volume was largely offset by increases in
promotional incentives for customers and an increased shift in
handset sales to our exclusive indirect distribution channel.
Equipment revenues increased $8.3 million, or 7.3%, for the
six months ended June 30, 2007 compared to the
corresponding period of the prior year. An increase of 80.7% in
handset sales volume was largely offset by increases in
promotional incentives for customers and an increased shift in
handset sales to our exclusive indirect distribution channel.
Cost of
Service
Cost of service increased $29.3 million, or 47.8%, for the
three months ended June 30, 2007 compared to the
corresponding period of the prior year. As a percentage of
service revenues, cost of service decreased to 26.1% from 27.0%
in the prior year period. Variable product costs increased by
2.5% as a percentage of service revenues due to increased
customer usage of our value-added services. Network
infrastructure costs declined by 2.1% as a percentage of service
revenues due in part to a reduction in liabilities for cell site
remediation costs and benefits of scale. During the second
quarter, we negotiated amendments to agreements that reduced our
liability for the removal of equipment on certain of our cell
sites at the end of the lease term, resulting in a net
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gain of $6.1 million. In addition, there was a 1.3%
decrease in labor and related costs as a percentage of service
revenues due to the increase in service revenues and consequent
benefits of scale.
Cost of service increased $63.5 million, or 54.1%, for the
six months ended June 30, 2007 compared to the
corresponding period of the prior year. As a percentage of
service revenues, cost of service increased to 27.1% from 26.4%
in the prior year period. Variable product costs increased by
1.8% as a percentage of service revenues due to increased
customer usage of our value-added services. Network
infrastructure costs decreased by 0.1% as a percentage of
service revenues due to a reduction in liabilities for cell site
remediation costs and benefits of scale, largely offset by
increased lease and network transport costs associated with the
launch of our new markets. During the second quarter, we
negotiated amendments to agreements that reduced our liability
for the removal of equipment on certain of our cell sites at the
end of the lease term, resulting in a net gain of
$6.1 million. In addition, there was a 1.0% decrease in
labor and related costs as a percentage of service revenues due
to the increase in service revenues and consequent benefits of
scale.
Cost of
Equipment
Cost of equipment increased $25.4 million, or 38.9%, for
the three months ended June 30, 2007 compared to the
corresponding period of the prior year. This increase was
primarily attributable to a 67.5% increase in handset sales
volume.
Cost of equipment increased $76.1 million, or 55.4%, for
the six months ended June 30, 2007 compared to the
corresponding period of the prior year. This increase was
primarily attributable to an 80.7% increase in handset sales
volume.
Selling
and Marketing Expenses
Selling and marketing expenses increased $11.1 million, or
30.8%, for the three months ended June 30, 2007 compared to
the corresponding period of the prior year. As a percentage of
service revenues, such expenses decreased to 13.5% from 15.8% in
the prior year period. This decrease was due to a 1.2% decrease
in media and advertising costs as a percentage of service
revenues reflecting the large new market launches in the prior
year quarter, including in the Houston, Cincinnati, and
San Antonio areas, and the advertising costs associated
with those launches. This decrease was also attributed to a 1.0%
decrease in store and staffing costs as a percentage of service
revenues due to the increase in service revenues and consequent
benefits of scale.
Selling and marketing expenses increased $30.7 million, or
47.3%, for the six months ended June 30, 2007 compared to
the corresponding period of the prior year. As a percentage of
service revenues, such expenses decreased to 14.3% from 14.6% in
the prior year period. This decrease was attributed to a 0.5%
decrease in store and staffing costs as a percentage of service
revenues due to the increase in service revenues and consequent
benefits of scale, partially offset by a 0.2% increase in media
and advertising costs as a percentage of service revenues.
General
and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses increased
$19.8 million, or 42.6%, for the three months ended
June 30, 2007 compared to the corresponding period of the
prior year. As a percentage of service revenues, such expenses
decreased to 19.1% from 20.5% in the prior year period. This
decrease was primarily due to the increase in service revenues
and consequent benefits of scale.
General and administrative expenses increased
$36.0 million, or 37.6%, for the six months ended
June 30, 2007 compared to the corresponding period of the
prior year. As a percentage of service revenues, such expenses
decreased to 19.7% from 21.5% in the prior year period. This
decrease was primarily due to the increase in service revenues
and consequent benefits of scale.
Depreciation
and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense increased
$19.1 million, or 35.8%, for the three months ended
June 30, 2007 compared to the corresponding period of the
prior year. The increase in the dollar amount of depreciation
and amortization expense was due primarily to the build-out of
our new markets and the improvement and expansion of
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our existing markets. As a percentage of service revenues, such
expenses decreased as compared to the corresponding period of
the prior year.
Depreciation and amortization expense increased
$33.8 million, or 31.5%, for the six months ended
June 30, 2007 compared to the corresponding period of the
prior year. The increase in the dollar amount of depreciation
and amortization expense was due primarily to the build-out of
our new markets and the improvement and expansion of our
existing markets. As a percentage of service revenues, such
expenses decreased as compared to the corresponding period of
the prior year.
Non-Operating
Items
The following tables summarize non-operating data for our
consolidated operations for the three and six months ended
June 30, 2007 and 2006 (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Change
|
|
|
|
(As Restated)
|
|
|
(As Restated)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries
|
|
$
|
673
|
|
|
$
|
(134
|
)
|
|
$
|
807
|
|
Interest income
|
|
|
7,134
|
|
|
|
5,533
|
|
|
|
1,601
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(27,090
|
)
|
|
|
(8,423
|
)
|
|
|
(18,667
|
)
|
Other expense, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,918
|
)
|
|
|
5,918
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
(1,783
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,783
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Change
|
|
|
|
(As Restated)
|
|
|
(As Restated)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries
|
|
$
|
2,252
|
|
|
$
|
(209
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,461
|
|
Interest income
|
|
|
12,419
|
|
|
|
9,727
|
|
|
|
2,692
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(53,586
|
)
|
|
|
(15,854
|
)
|
|
|
(37,732
|
)
|
Other expense, net
|
|
|
(637
|
)
|
|
|
(5,383
|
)
|
|
|
(4,746
|
)
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
(4,195
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,195
|
)
|
Three
and Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 Compared to Three and
Six Months Ended June 30, 2006
Minority
Interests
Minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries primarily
reflects the share of net gains or losses allocated to the other
members of certain consolidated entities, as well as accretion
expense associated with certain members put options.
Interest
Income
Interest income increased $1.6 million for the three months
ended June 30, 2007 compared to the corresponding period of
the prior year. This increase was primarily due to an increase
in our short-term investments made with the proceeds received
from our issuance of $350 million of unsecured senior notes
during the current quarter.
Interest income increased $2.7 million for the six months
ended June 30, 2007 compared to the corresponding period of
the prior year. This increase was primarily due to an increase
in our short-term investments made with the proceeds received
from our issuance of $350 million of unsecured senior notes
during the current quarter.
Interest
Expense
Interest expense increased $18.7 million for the three
months ended June 30, 2007 compared to the corresponding
period of the prior year. The increase in interest expense
resulted primarily from our issuance of $750 million of
unsecured senior notes in October 2006 and from our issuance of
$350 million of unsecured senior notes on June 6,
2007. We capitalized $11.2 million of interest during the
three months ended June 30, 2007
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compared to $4.5 million during the corresponding period of
the prior year. We capitalize interest costs associated with our
wireless licenses and property and equipment during the
build-out of new markets. The amount of such capitalized
interest depends on the carrying values of the licenses and
property and equipment involved in those markets and the
duration of the build-out. We expect capitalized interest to
continue to be significant during the build-out of our planned
new markets during the remainder of 2007 and beyond. See
Liquidity and Capital Resources below.
Interest expense increased $37.7 million for the six months
ended June 30, 2007 compared to the corresponding period of
the prior year. The increase in interest expense resulted
primarily from the increase in the amount of the term loan under
our amended and restated senior secured credit agreement by
approximately $307 million during the second quarter of
2006. Further, the increase in interest expense resulted from
our issuance of $750 million of unsecured senior notes in
October 2006 and from our issuance of $350 million of
unsecured senior notes on June 6, 2007. We capitalized
$21.9 million of interest during the six months ended
June 30, 2007 compared to $8.9 million during the
corresponding period of the prior year. We capitalize interest
costs associated with our wireless licenses and property and
equipment during the build-out of new markets. The amount of
such capitalized interest depends on the carrying values of the
licenses and property and equipment involved in those markets
and the duration of the build-out. We expect capitalized
interest to continue to be significant during the build-out of
our planned new markets during the remainder of 2007 and beyond.
See Liquidity and Capital Resources below.
Income
Tax Expense
Our provisions for income taxes during the interim reporting
periods in 2005 and 2006 were based on estimates of the annual
effective tax rate for the full fiscal year. The annual
effective tax rate computation includes a forecast of our
estimated ordinary income (loss), which is our
annual income (loss) from continuing operations before tax,
excluding unusual or infrequently occurring (or discrete) items.
Significant management judgment is required in projecting our
ordinary income (loss) and our current projection for 2007 is
close to break-even. Our projected ordinary income tax expense
for the full year 2007, which excludes the effect of unusual or
infrequently occurring (or discrete) items, consists primarily
of the deferred tax effect of the amortization of wireless
licenses and goodwill for income tax purposes. Because our
projected 2007 income tax expense is a relatively fixed amount,
a small change in the ordinary income (loss) projection can
produce a significant variance in the effective tax rate and,
therefore, it is difficult to make a reliable estimate of the
annual effective tax rate. As a result and in accordance with
paragraph 82 of FASB Interpretation No. 18,
Accounting for Income Taxes in Interim Periods
an interpretation of APB Opinion No. 28, we have
computed our provision for income taxes for the three and six
months ended June 30, 2007 by applying the actual effective
tax rate to the year-to-date income.
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, we
recorded income tax expense of $1.8 million and
$4.2 million, respectively, compared to no income tax
expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006.
We recorded a $2.5 million income tax benefit during the
three months ended June 30, 2007 due to a Texas Margins Tax
(TMT) credit which has been recorded as a deferred tax asset. We
estimate that our future TMT liability will be based on our
gross revenues in Texas, rather than our apportioned taxable
income. Therefore, it is more likely than not that our TMT
credit will be recovered and, accordingly, we have not
established a valuation allowance against this asset.
We expect that we will recognize income tax expense for the full
year 2007 despite the fact that we have recorded a full
valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets, except with
respect to the TMT credit discussed above. This is because of
the deferred tax effect of the amortization of wireless licenses
and tax basis goodwill for income tax purposes. We do not expect
to release any fresh-start related valuation allowance from 2007
ordinary income.
We record deferred tax assets and liabilities arising from
differing treatments of items for tax and accounting purposes.
Deferred tax assets are also established for the expected future
tax benefits to be derived from net operating loss
carryforwards, capital loss carryforwards and income tax
credits. We then periodically assess the likelihood that our
deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable
income. This assessment requires significant judgment. To the
extent we believe it is more likely than not that our deferred
tax assets will not be
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recovered, we must establish a valuation allowance. As part of
this periodic assessment, we have weighed the positive and
negative factors with respect to this determination and, at this
time, except with respect to the realization of the TMT credit
discussed above, do not believe there is sufficient positive
evidence and sustained operating earnings to support a
conclusion that it is more likely than not that all or a portion
of our deferred tax assets will be realized. At June 30,
2007, we have cumulative pre-tax income since our emergence from
bankruptcy in August 2004. Accordingly, we will continue to
closely monitor the positive and negative factors to determine
whether our valuation allowance should be released. At such time
that we determine that it is more likely than not that the
deferred tax assets are realizable, the release of up to
$218.5 million of valuation allowance established in
fresh-start reporting will be recorded as a reduction of
goodwill rather than as a reduction of income tax expense.
We are currently evaluating a change in tax accounting method
which would accelerate certain tax deductions related to the
amortization of wireless licenses and increase our net operating
loss carryforwards. The increase in net operating loss
carryforwards resulting from this potential change could be used
to reduce the amount of cash required to settle further tax
liabilities. The accelerated tax deductions that would result
from this potential tax accounting method change would also
reduce the tax basis of assets that are treated as
indefinite-lived for book purposes. This would result in an
increase to deferred tax liabilities on such assets and
therefore increase deferred tax expense. We estimate this
potential tax accounting method change would result in an
increase to our 2007 income tax expense of an estimated
$28 million to $32 million, approximately
$19 million to $21 million of which would be reported
as a discrete item in the period the method change is finalized
and the remainder of which may increase the income tax expense
used in our effective tax rate. We expect to complete our
analysis of this potential tax accounting method change during
the third quarter.
Performance
Measures
In managing our business and assessing our financial
performance, management supplements the information provided by
financial statement measures with several customer-focused
performance metrics that are widely used in the
telecommunications industry. These metrics include average
revenue per user per month (ARPU), which measures service
revenue per customer; cost per gross customer addition (CPGA),
which measures the average cost of acquiring a new customer;
cash costs per user per month (CCU), which measures the
non-selling cash cost of operating our business on a per
customer basis; and churn, which measures turnover in our
customer base. CPGA and CCU are non-GAAP financial measures. A
non-GAAP financial measure, within the meaning of Item 10
of
Regulation S-K
promulgated by the SEC, is a numerical measure of a
companys financial performance or cash flows that
(a) excludes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that
have the effect of excluding amounts, that are included in the
most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the
condensed consolidated balance sheets, condensed consolidated
statements of operations or condensed consolidated statements of
cash flows; or (b) includes amounts, or is subject to
adjustments that have the effect of including amounts, that are
excluded from the most directly comparable measure so calculated
and presented. See Reconciliation of
Non-GAAP Financial Measures below for a
reconciliation of CPGA and CCU to the most directly comparable
GAAP financial measures.
ARPU is service revenue divided by the weighted-average number
of customers, divided by the number of months during the period
being measured. Management uses ARPU to identify average revenue
per customer, to track changes in average customer revenues over
time, to help evaluate how changes in our business, including
changes in our service offerings and fees, affect average
revenue per customer, and to forecast future service revenue. In
addition, ARPU provides management with a useful measure to
compare our subscriber revenue to that of other wireless
communications providers. We do not recognize service revenue
until payment has been received and services have been provided
to the customer. In addition, customers are generally
disconnected from service approximately 30 days after
failing to pay a monthly bill. Therefore, because our
calculation of weighted-average number of customers includes
customers who have not paid their last bill and have yet to
disconnect service, ARPU may appear lower during periods in
which we have significant disconnect activity. We believe
investors use ARPU primarily as a tool to track changes in our
average revenue per customer and to compare our per customer
service revenues to those of other wireless communications
providers. Other companies may calculate this measure
differently.
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CPGA is selling and marketing costs (excluding applicable
share-based compensation expense included in selling and
marketing expense), and equipment subsidy (generally defined as
cost of equipment less equipment revenue), less the net loss on
equipment transactions unrelated to initial customer
acquisition, divided by the total number of gross new customer
additions during the period being measured. The net loss on
equipment transactions unrelated to initial customer acquisition
includes the revenues and costs associated with the sale of
handsets to existing customers as well as costs associated with
handset replacements and repairs (other than warranty costs
which are the responsibility of the handset manufacturers). We
deduct customers who do not pay their first monthly bill from
our gross customer additions, which tends to increase CPGA
because we incur the costs associated with this customer without
receiving the benefit of a gross customer addition. Management
uses CPGA to measure the efficiency of our customer acquisition
efforts, to track changes in our average cost of acquiring new
subscribers over time, and to help evaluate how changes in our
sales and distribution strategies affect the cost-efficiency of
our customer acquisition efforts. In addition, CPGA provides
management with a useful measure to compare our per customer
acquisition costs with those of other wireless communications
providers. We believe investors use CPGA primarily as a tool to
track changes in our average cost of acquiring new customers and
to compare our per customer acquisition costs to those of other
wireless communications providers. Other companies may calculate
this measure differently.
CCU is cost of service and general and administrative costs
(excluding applicable share-based compensation expense included
in cost of service and general and administrative expense) plus
net loss on equipment transactions unrelated to initial customer
acquisition (which includes the gain or loss on sale of handsets
to existing customers and costs associated with handset
replacements and repairs (other than warranty costs which are
the responsibility of the handset manufacturers)), divided by
the weighted-average number of customers, divided by the number
of months during the period being measured. CCU does not include
any depreciation and amortization expense. Management uses CCU
as a tool to evaluate the non-selling cash expenses associated
with ongoing business operations on a per customer basis, to
track changes in these non-selling cash costs over time, and to
help evaluate how changes in our business operations affect
non-selling cash costs per customer. In addition, CCU provides
management with a useful measure to compare our non-selling cash
costs per customer with those of other wireless communications
providers. We believe investors use CCU primarily as a tool to
track changes in our non-selling cash costs over time and to
compare our non-selling cash costs to those of other wireless
communications providers. Other companies may calculate this
measure differently.
Churn, which measures customer turnover, is calculated as the
net number of customers who disconnect from our service divided
by the weighted-average number of customers divided by the
number of months during the period being measured. Customers who
do not pay their first monthly bill are deducted from our gross
customer additions in the month that they are disconnected; as a
result, these customers are not included in churn. In addition,
customers are generally disconnected from service approximately
30 days after failing to pay a monthly bill. Beginning
during the quarter ended June 30, 2007,
pay-in-advance
customers who ask to terminate their service are disconnected
when their paid service period ends, whereas previously these
customers were generally disconnected on the date of their
request. Management uses churn to measure our retention of
customers, to measure changes in customer retention over time,
and to help evaluate how changes in our business affect customer
retention. In addition, churn provides management with a useful
measure to compare our customer turnover activity to that of
other wireless communications providers. We believe investors
use churn primarily as a tool to track changes in our customer
retention over time and to compare our customer retention to
that of other wireless communications providers. Other companies
may calculate this measure differently.
The following table shows metric information for the three
months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Three Months Ended
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June 30,
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|
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2007
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|
|
2006
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|
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|
(As Restated)
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|
(As Restated)
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ARPU
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|
$
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44.75
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|
$
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42.30
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CPGA
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|
$
|
182
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|
$
|
195
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CCU
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|
$
|
19.87
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|
|
$
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19.50
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Churn
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|
|
4.3
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%
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|
|
3.6
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%
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Reconciliation
of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We utilize certain financial measures, as described above, that
are widely used in the industry but that are not calculated
based on GAAP. Certain of these financial measures are
considered non-GAAP financial measures within the
meaning of Item 10 of
Regulation S-K
promulgated by the SEC.
CPGA The following table reconciles total costs used
in the calculation of CPGA to selling and marketing expense,
which we consider to be the most directly comparable GAAP
financial measure to CPGA (in thousands, except gross customer
additions and CPGA):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
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|
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2007
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|
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2006
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|
|
|
(As Restated)
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(As Restated)
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Selling and marketing expense
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$
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47,011
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|
$
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35,942
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Less share-based compensation expense included in selling and
marketing expense
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(560
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)
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|
(473
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)
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Plus cost of equipment
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90,818
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|
|
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65,396
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Less equipment revenue
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(50,661
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)
|
|
|
(50,299
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)
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Less net loss on equipment transactions unrelated to initial
customer acquisition
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(2,591
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)
|
|
|
(1,139
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)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total costs used in the calculation of CPGA
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$
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84,017
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$
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49,427
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Gross customer additions
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462,434
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|
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253,033
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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CPGA
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|
$
|
182
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|
|
$
|
195
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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CCU The following table reconciles total costs used
in the calculation of CCU to cost of service, which we consider
to be the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure to CCU
(in thousands, except weighted-average number of customers and
CCU):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Three Months Ended June 30,
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2007
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|
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2006
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(As Restated)
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(As Restated)
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Cost of service
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$
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90,559
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|
$
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61,255
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Plus general and administrative expense
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66,407
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46,576
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|
Less share-based compensation expense included in cost of
service and general and administrative expense
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|
(5,335
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)
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|
|
(4,215
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)
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Plus net loss on equipment transactions unrelated to initial
customer acquisition
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|
2,591
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|
|
|
1,139
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total costs used in the calculation of CCU
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|
$
|
154,222
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|
|
$
|
104,755
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|
Weighted-average number of customers
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|
|
2,586,900
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|
|
|
1,790,232
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CCU
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|
$
|
19.87
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|
|
$
|
19.50
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Overview
Our principal sources of liquidity are our existing unrestricted
cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, cash
generated from operations and cash available under our
$200 million revolving credit facility, which was undrawn
at June 30, 2007. We had a total of $683.8 million in
unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments
at June 30, 2007. We generated $108.8 million of net
cash from operating activities during the six months ended
June 30, 2007, and we expect that cash from operations will
continue to be a significant and increasing source of liquidity
as our markets mature and our business continues to grow. We may
also generate liquidity through capital markets transactions, or
by selling assets that are not material to or are not required
for our ongoing operations. For example, during the quarter
ended June 30, 2007, we issued $350 million
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of unsecured senior notes due 2014 in a private placement to
qualified institutional buyers. We believe that these sources of
liquidity are sufficient to meet the operating and capital
requirements for our current business operations and for the
expansion of our business through the build-out of new markets
and other activities described below.
Looking forward, we may raise significant additional capital
over time, as market conditions permit, to enable us to take
advantage of further business expansion opportunities. If we
required additional financing in the capital markets to take
advantage of business expansion opportunities or to accelerate
our pace of new market build-outs and could not obtain such
financing on terms we found acceptable, we would likely reduce
our investment in expansion opportunities or slow the pace of
expansion activities to match our capital requirements to our
available liquidity.
Our total outstanding indebtedness under our senior secured
credit agreement was $891.0 million as of June 30,
2007. In addition, we had $200 million available for
borrowing under our undrawn revolving credit facility.
Outstanding term loan borrowings under the senior secured credit
agreement must be repaid in 22 quarterly payments of
$2.25 million each (which commenced on March 31,
2007) followed by four quarterly payments of
$211.5 million (which commence on September 30, 2012).
In addition to our senior secured credit agreement, we also had
$1,100 million in unsecured senior notes due 2014
outstanding as of June 30, 2007. Our $1,100 million in
unsecured senior notes have no principal amortization and mature
in October 2014. Of the $1,100 million of unsecured senior
notes, $750 million principal amount of senior notes bears
interest at 9.375% per annum and $350 million principal
amount of senior notes (which were issued at a 106% premium)
bears interest at an effective rate of 9.1% per annum.
Our senior secured credit agreement and the indenture governing
our $1,100 million in unsecured senior notes contain
covenants that restrict the ability of Leap, Cricket and the
subsidiary guarantors to take certain actions, including
incurring additional indebtedness. In addition, under certain
circumstances we are required to use some or all of the proceeds
we receive from incurring additional indebtedness to pay down
outstanding borrowings under our senior secured credit
agreement. The senior secured credit agreement also contains
financial covenants with respect to a maximum consolidated
senior secured leverage ratio and, if a revolving credit loan or
uncollateralized letter of credit is outstanding, with respect
to a minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio, a maximum
consolidated leverage ratio and a minimum consolidated fixed
charge ratio. Although the restatements of our historical
consolidated financial statements described elsewhere in this
report resulted in defaults under our senior secured credit
agreement that were subsequently waived by the required lenders,
the restatements did not affect our compliance with our
financial covenants, and we were in compliance with these
covenants as of June 30, 2007.
Although our significant outstanding indebtedness results in
certain risks to our business that could materially affect our
financial condition and performance, we believe that these risks
are manageable and that we are taking appropriate actions to
monitor and address them. For example, in connection with our
financial planning process and capital raising activities, we
seek to maintain an appropriate balance between our debt and
equity capitalization and we review our business plans and
forecasts to monitor our ability to service our debt and to
comply with the financial covenants and debt incurrence and
other covenants in our senior secured credit agreement and
unsecured senior notes indenture. In addition, as the new
markets that we have launched over the past few years continue
to develop and our existing markets mature, we expect that
increased cash flows from such new and existing markets will
result in improvements in our leverage ratio and other ratios
underlying our financial covenants. Our $1,100 million of
unsecured senior notes bear interest at a fixed rate and we have
entered into interest rate swap agreements covering
$255 million of outstanding debt under our term loan, which
help to mitigate our exposure to interest rate fluctuations. Due
to the fixed rate on our $1,100 million in unsecured senior
notes and our interest rate swaps, approximately 67% of our
total indebtedness accrues interest at a fixed rate. In light of
the actions described above, our expected cash flows from
operations, and our ability to reduce our investments in
expansion activities or slow the pace of our expansion
activities as necessary to match our capital requirements to our
available liquidity, management believes that it has the ability
to effectively manage our levels of indebtedness and address the
risks to our business and financial condition related to our
indebtedness.
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Cash
Flows
Net cash provided by operating activities was
$108.8 million during the six months ended June 30,
2007 compared to $101.0 million during the six months ended
June 30, 2006. This increase was primarily attributable to
higher depreciation and other non-cash operating items, which
more than offset the decrease in pre-tax income during the
second quarter of 2007.
Net cash used in investing activities was $527.5 million
during the six months ended June 30, 2007, which included
the effects of the following transactions:
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During January 2007, we completed the sale of three wireless
licenses that we were not using to offer commercial service for
an aggregate sales price of $9.5 million.
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During March 2007, Cricket acquired the remaining 25% of the
membership interests in ANB 1 for $4.7 million,
following Alaska Native Broadband, LLCs exercise of its
option to sell its entire 25% controlling interest in ANB 1
to Cricket.
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On June 22, 2007, we purchased approximately 20% of the
outstanding membership units of a regional wireless service
provider for an aggregate purchase price of $13.2 million.
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During the six months ended June 30, 2007, we made
investment purchases of $380.7 million from proceeds
received from the issuance of our unsecured senior notes, offset
by sales or maturities of investments of $91.4 million.
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During the six months ended June 30, 2007, we and our
consolidated joint ventures purchased $239.4 million of
property and equipment for the build-out of our new markets and
the expansion and improvement of our existing markets.
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Net cash provided by financing activities was
$372.2 million during the six months ended June 30,
2007, which included the effects of the following transactions:
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During the six months ended June 30, 2007, we issued an
additional $350 million of unsecured senior notes at an
issue price of 106% of the principal amount, which resulted in
gross proceeds of $371 million, offset by payments of
$4.5 million on our $895.5 million term loan.
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During the six months ended June 30, 2007, we issued common
stock upon the exercise of stock options held by our employees
and upon employee purchases of common stock under our Employee
Stock Purchase Plan, resulting in aggregate net proceeds of
$7.6 million.
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Senior
Secured Credit Facilities
In March 2007, we entered into an agreement amending our senior
secured credit facility. The new facility under our amended and
restated senior secured credit agreement, or the Credit
Agreement, consists of a six year $895.5 million term loan
and an undrawn $200 million revolving credit facility. The
new term loan bears interest at the London Interbank Offered
Rate (LIBOR) plus 2.25% or the bank base rate plus 1.25%, as
selected by Cricket, with the rate subject to adjustment based
on Leaps corporate family debt rating. These new interest
rates represented a reduction of 50 basis points from the
rates applicable to the term loan prior to the amendment. During
the quarter ended June 30, 2007, Leaps corporate
family debt rating was increased and the interest rate on the
term loan was reduced by an additional 25 basis points in
accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement. Accordingly,
the amendment during the first quarter and the adjustment during
the second quarter represent a 75 basis point aggregate
reduction to the interest rate spread that was applicable to the
term loan at December 31, 2006. Outstanding borrowings
under the new term loan must be repaid in 22 quarterly payments
of $2.25 million each (which commenced on March 31,
2007), followed by four quarterly payments of
$211.5 million (which commence on September 30, 2012).
If the new term loan is prepaid in connection with a re-pricing
transaction prior to March 15, 2008, a prepayment premium
in the amount of 1.0% of the principal amount prepaid will be
payable by Cricket.
Outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility are
due in June 2011. The commitment of the lenders under the
revolving credit facility may be reduced in the event mandatory
prepayments are required under the Credit Agreement. Borrowings
under the revolving credit facility would currently accrue
interest at LIBOR plus 2.0% or the bank base rate plus 1.0%, as
selected by Cricket, with the rate subject to adjustment based
on our
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consolidated senior secured leverage ratio. At June 30,
2007, the effective interest rate on the term loan was 7.2%,
which includes the effect of interest rate swaps, and the
outstanding indebtedness was $891.0 million.
As more fully described in Note 2 to our condensed
consolidated financial statements included in
Part I Item 1. Financial
Statements of this report, we have restated certain of our
historical consolidated financial statements. On
November 20, 2007, we entered into a second amendment (the
Second Amendment) to the Credit Agreement in which
the lenders waived defaults and potential defaults under the
Credit Agreement arising from our potential breach of
representations regarding the presentation of our prior
consolidated financial statements and the associated delay in
filing our Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended September 30, 2007. In addition, the
Second Amendment amended the interest rates payable under the
Credit Agreement. The term loan and revolving credit facility
now bear interest at LIBOR plus 3.0% or the bank base rate plus
2.0%, as selected by Cricket, with the interest rate for the
revolving credit facility subject to adjustment based on our
consolidated senior secured leverage ratio.
In addition to the covenants noted in Note 6 to the
condensed consolidated financial statements in
Part I Item 1. Financial
Statements of this report, the Second Amendment required
us to furnish our unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 to the
administrative agent on or before December 14, 2007. On
December 14, 2007, we filed our Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 and delivered the
required financial statements to the administrative agent. We
are also required to furnish our amended Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2006 and revised unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements for the quarters
ended March 31 and June 30, 2007 to the administrative
agent on or before December 31, 2007. The Second Amendment
also provides that these revised financial statements may not
result in a cumulative net reduction in operating income for the
period from January 1, 2005 through June 30, 2007 in
excess of $35 million. If we were to fail to timely furnish
such financial statements and documents to the administrative
agent, this would result in an immediate default under the
Credit Agreement which, unless waived by the required lenders,
would permit the administrative agent to exercise its available
remedies, including declaring all outstanding debt under the
Credit Agreement to be immediately due and payable. An
acceleration of the outstanding debt under the Credit Agreement
would also trigger a default under Crickets indenture
governing its $1.1 billion of 9.375% senior notes due
2014. In addition to filing this Amendment No. 1 to
Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q/A
for the quarter ended June 30, 2007, we also expect to file
the necessary amendments to our Annual Report on
Form 10-K/A
for the year ended December 31, 2006 and to our Quarterly
Report on
Form 10-Q/A
for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, and to furnish the
required financial statements and documents to the
administrative agent, on or promptly following the date of this
filing. Upon furnishing such financial statements and documents
to the administrative agent, we will be in compliance with the
covenants under the Second Amendment described above.
LCW Operations has a senior secured credit agreement consisting
of two term loans for $40 million in the aggregate. The
loans bear interest at LIBOR plus the applicable margin ranging
from 2.7% to 6.3%. At June 30, 2007, the effective interest
rate on the term loans was 9.6%, and the outstanding
indebtedness was $40 million. In January 2007, LCW
Operations entered into an interest rate cap agreement which
effectively caps the three-month LIBOR interest rate at 7.0%
with respect to $20 million of its outstanding borrowings.
The obligations under the loans are guaranteed by LCW Wireless
and LCW Wireless License, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of LCW
Operations (and are non-recourse to Leap, Cricket and their
other subsidiaries). Outstanding borrowings under the term loans
must be repaid in varying quarterly installments starting in
June 2008, with an aggregate final payment of $24.5 million
due in June 2011.
Senior
Notes
In October 2006, Cricket issued $750 million of unsecured
senior notes due in 2014 in a private placement to institutional
buyers. During the second quarter, we offered to exchange the
notes for identical notes that had been registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, and all notes were
tendered for exchange.
The notes bear interest at the rate of 9.375% per year, payable
semi-annually in cash in arrears that began in May 2007. The
notes are guaranteed on an unsecured senior basis by Leap and
each of its existing and future domestic subsidiaries (other
than Cricket, which is the issuer of the notes, and LCW Wireless
and Denali and their respective subsidiaries) that guarantee
indebtedness for money borrowed of Leap, Cricket or any
subsidiary guarantor. The notes
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and the guarantees are Leaps, Crickets and the
guarantors general senior unsecured obligations and rank
equally in right of payment with all of Leaps,
Crickets and the guarantors existing and future
unsubordinated unsecured indebtedness. The notes and the
guarantees are effectively junior to Leaps, Crickets
and the guarantors existing and future secured
obligations, including those under the Credit Agreement, to the
extent of the value of the assets securing such obligations, as
well as to future liabilities of Leaps and Crickets
subsidiaries that are not guarantors, and of LCW Wireless and
Denali and their respective subsidiaries. In addition, the notes
and the guarantees are senior in right of payment to any of
Leaps, Crickets and the guarantors future
subordinated indebtedness.
On June 6, 2007, Cricket issued an additional
$350 million of unsecured senior notes due 2014 in a
private placement to institutional buyers at an issue price of
106% of the principal amount. These notes are an additional
issuance of the 9.375% unsecured senior notes due 2014 discussed
above and are treated as a single class with these notes. The
terms of these additional notes are identical to the existing
notes, except for certain applicable transfer restrictions. The
$21 million premium that we received in connection with the
issuance of the notes has been recorded in long-term debt in the
condensed consolidated financial statements and will be
amortized as a reduction to interest expense over the term of
the notes. At June 30, 2007, the effective interest rate on
the $350 million of unsecured senior notes was 8.3%, which
included the effect of the premium amortization.
In connection with the private placement of the additional
senior notes, we entered into a registration rights agreement
with the purchasers in which we agreed to file a registration
statement with the SEC to permit the holders to exchange or
resell the notes. We must use reasonable best efforts to file
such registration statement within 150 days after the
issuance of the notes, have the registration statement declared
effective within 270 days after the issuance of the notes
and then consummate any exchange offer within 30 business days
after the effective date of the registration statement. In the
event that the registration statement is not filed or declared
effective or the exchange offer is not consummated within these
deadlines, the agreement provides that additional interest will
accrue on the principal amount of the notes at a rate of 0.50%
per annum during the
90-day
period immediately following any of these events and will
increase by 0.50% per annum at the end of each subsequent
90-day
period, but in no event will the penalty rate exceed 1.50% per
annum. Due to our restatement of our financial results as
described elsewhere in this report, we were unable to file the
registration statement within 150 days after issuance of
the notes. We intend to file the registration statement as soon
as is reasonably practicable.
System
Equipment Purchase Agreements
On June 11, 2007, Cricket and ANB 1 License entered
into a System Equipment Purchase Agreement with Nortel Networks
Inc., or Nortel. Under the agreement, Cricket agreed to purchase
and/or
license up to a currently estimated $135 million of
wireless communications systems, products and services designed
to function on Advanced Wireless Spectrum, or AWS, subject to
Crickets ability to earn credits with respect to Nortel
products and services. Crickets commitments under the
agreement are also subject, in part, to the necessary clearance
of spectrum in the markets to be built. The initial three-year
term of the Nortel Agreement begins on June 11, 2007 and is
subject to a one-year extension if Cricket is unable to complete
build-outs of new markets due to certain spectrum clearing
delays.
On June 14, 2007, Cricket and ANB 1 License entered
into a System Equipment Purchase Agreement with Lucent
Technologies, Inc. with a term of five years. Under the
agreement, Cricket agreed to purchase
and/or
license approximately $126 million of wireless
communications systems, products and services designed to
function on AWS for the build-out of new markets and upgrades of
existing markets, which commitments are subject, in part, to the
necessary clearance of spectrum in the markets to be built.
Cricket is required to satisfy the foregoing commitments within
the first three years of the term, subject to an extension of up
to two years to satisfy approximately $96 million of the
foregoing commitments if Cricket is unable to complete
build-outs of new markets due to certain spectrum clearing
delays.
Capital
Expenditures and Other Asset Acquisitions and
Dispositions
Capital
Expenditures
During the six months ended June 30, 2007, we and our
consolidated joint ventures made approximately
$239.4 million in capital expenditures. These capital
expenditures were primarily for: (i) the build-out of new
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markets, including related capitalized interest,
(ii) expansion and improvement of our and their existing
wireless networks, and (iii) expenditures for 1xEV-DO
technology.
We currently expect to invest between $280 million and
$320 million in capital expenditures for our existing
business, the costs associated with our launched markets to
date, and our EvDO network upgrade. In addition, we expect to
invest between $200 million and $250 million in
capital expenditures to support our planned coverage expansion,
Auction #66 market development and development and new
higher-speed data products. Therefore, total 2007 capital
expenditures are expected to be between $480 million and
$570 million, including capitalized interest.
We and Denali License have begun building out our #Auction 66
markets and expect to launch a significant number of those
markets in 2008 and 2009.
Other
Acquisitions and Dispositions
In January 2007, we completed the sale of three wireless
licenses that we were not using to offer commercial service for
an aggregate sales price of $9.5 million, resulting in a
net gain of $1.3 million. There were no significant
acquisitions or dispositions during the three months ended
June 30, 2007.
On June 22, 2007, we purchased approximately 20% of the
outstanding membership units of a regional wireless service
provider for an aggregate purchase price of $13.2 million.
We use the equity method to account for our investment. Our
equity in net earnings or losses are recorded two months in
arrears to facilitate the timely inclusion of such equity in net
earnings or losses in our condensed consolidated financial
statements.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We had no material off-balance sheet arrangements during the six
months ended June 30, 2007.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157,
Fair Value Measurements, or SFAS 157, which
defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair
value in accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America and expands disclosure about fair value
measurements. We will be required to adopt SFAS 157 in the
first quarter of 2008. We are currently evaluating what impact,
if any, SFAS 157 will have on our consolidated financial
statements.
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159,
The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial
Liabilities Including an Amendment of FASB Statement
No. 115, or SFAS 159, which permits all entities
to choose, at specified election dates, to measure eligible
items at fair value and establishes presentation and disclosure
requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between entities
that choose different measurement attributes for similar types
of assets and liabilities. We will be required to adopt
SFAS 159 in the first quarter of 2008. We are currently
evaluating what impact, if any, SFAS 159 will have on our
consolidated financial statements.
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(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed
to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our
Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and
reported within the time periods specified by the SEC and that
such information is accumulated and communicated to management,
including our chief executive officer, or CEO, and chief
financial officer, or CFO, as appropriate, to allow for timely
decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and
evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management
recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well
designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of
achieving the desired control objectives, and management is
required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit
relationship of possible controls and procedures.
Management, with participation by our CEO and CFO, has designed
our disclosure controls and procedures to provide reasonable
assurance of achieving desired objectives. As of the date of
filing this amended Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q/A,
our CEO, S. Douglas Hutcheson, is also serving as acting CFO. As
required by SEC
Rule 13a-15(b),
in connection with filing this amended Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q/A,
management conducted an evaluation, with the participation of
our CEO and our CFO, of the effectiveness of the design and
operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such
term is defined under
Rule 13a-15(e)
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under the Exchange Act, as of June 30, 2007, the end of the
period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, our
CEO and CFO concluded that a material weakness existed in our
internal control over financial reporting as of June 30,
2007. As a result of this material weakness, our CEO and CFO
concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not
effective at the reasonable assurance level as of June 30,
2007.
Management had previously concluded that the Company maintained
effective internal control over financial reporting as of
December 31, 2006. In connection with the restatement
discussed under the heading Restatement of Previously
Reported Consolidated Financial Statements in Note 2
to the consolidated financial statements, management determined
that the material weakness discussed below existed as of
December 31, 2006. Accordingly, management has now
concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was
not effective as of December 31, 2006.
In light of the material weakness referred to above, the Company
performed additional analyses and procedures in order to
conclude that its consolidated financial statements included in
this amended Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q/A
are fairly presented, in all material respects, in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles in the United
States of America.
The material weakness we have identified in our internal control
over financial reporting is as follows:
There were deficiencies in our internal controls over the
existence, completeness and accuracy of revenues, cost of
revenues and deferred revenues. Specifically, the design of
controls over the preparation and review of the account
reconciliations and analysis of revenues, cost of revenues and
deferred revenues did not detect the errors in revenues, cost of
revenues and deferred revenues. A contributing factor was the
ineffective operation of our user acceptance testing (i.e.,
ineffective testing) of changes made to our revenue and billing
systems in connection with the introduction or modification of
service offerings. This material weakness resulted in the
accounting errors which have caused us to restate our
consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended
December 31, 2006 and 2005 (including interim periods
therein), for the period from August 1, 2004 to
December 31, 2004 and for the period from January 1,
2004 to July 31, 2004, and our condensed consolidated
financial statements as of and for the quarterly periods ended
June 30, 2007 and March 31, 2007. In addition, this
material weakness could result in a misstatement of revenues,
cost of revenues and deferred revenues that would result in a
material misstatement to the Companys interim or annual
consolidated financial statements that would not be prevented or
detected on a timely basis.
(b) Managements Remediation Initiatives
We have taken and are taking the following actions to remediate
the material weakness described above:
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We performed a detailed review of our billing and revenue
systems, and processes for recording revenue. We are
implementing stronger account reconciliations and analyses
surrounding our revenue recording processes which are designed
to detect any material errors in the completeness and accuracy
of the underlying data.
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We intend to design and implement automated enhancements to our
billing and revenue systems to reduce the need for manual
processes and estimates and thereby streamline the processes for
ensuring revenue is recorded only when payment is received and
services are provided.
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We intend to further improve our user acceptance testing related
to system changes by ensuring the user acceptance testing
encompasses a complete population of scenarios of possible
customer activity.
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The Audit Committee has directed management to develop and
present to the Committee a plan and timetable for the
implementation of the remediation measures described above (to
the extent not already implemented), and the Committee intends
to monitor such implementation. We believe that the actions
described above will remediate the material weakness we have
identified and strengthen our control over financial reporting.
As we improve our internal control over financial reporting and
implement remediation measures, we may determine to supplement
or modify the remediation measures described above.
(c) Changes in Internal Control over Financial
Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial
reporting during our fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2007
that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to
materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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OTHER
INFORMATION
There have been no material changes to the Risk Factors
described under Item 1A. Risk Factors in our
Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the three months ended March 31, 2007 filed with the
SEC on May 10, 2007, as amended by Amendment No. 1
thereto, other than changes to:
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the Risk Factor entitled If We Experience High Rates of
Customer Turnover, Our Ability to Remain Profitable Will
Decrease, which has been updated to reflect additional
risks related to customer churn;
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the Risk Factor entitled We Face Increasing Competition
Which Could Have a Material Adverse Effect on Demand for the
Cricket Service, which has been updated to reflect current
competitive pressures that we face;
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the Risk Factor entitled We Have Restated Our Prior
Consolidated Financial Statements, Which May Lead to Additional
Risks and Uncertainties, Including Shareholder Litigation,
which has been added to describe certain risks related to the
restatement of our financial statements;
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the Risk Factor entitled Our Business and Stock Price May
Be Adversely Affected If Our Internal Controls Are Not
Effective, which was been updated to reflect the
identification of a material weakness in connection with our
restatement of our financial statements;
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the Risk Factor entitled Covenants in Our Existing
Indenture and Credit Agreement and Other Credit Agreements or
Indentures that We May Enter Into in the Future May Limit Our
Ability To Operate Our Business, which has been updated to
reflect risks related to the waiver we received from our lenders;
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the Risk Factor entitled System Failures Could Result in
Higher Churn, Reduced Revenue and Increased Costs, and Could
Harm Our Reputation, which has been updated to reflect
risks related to possible system failures to certain ancillary
systems supporting our business;
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the Risk Factor entitled We May Not Be Successful in
Protecting and Enforcing Our Intellectual Property Rights,
which has been updated to reflect the current status of certain
litigation in which we are involved;
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the Risk Factor entitled We and Our Suppliers May Be
Subject to Claims of Infringement Regarding Telecommunications
Technologies That Are Protected By Patents and Other
Intellectual Property Rights, which has been updated to
reflect additional risks related to potential infringement
claims that could be made against our suppliers as well as
recent patent lawsuits which have been filed against us;
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the Risk Factor below entitled Regulation by Government
Agencies May Increase Our Costs of Providing Service or Require
Us to Change Our Services, which has been updated to
reflect risks associated with a recent order issued by the
FCC; and
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the Risk Factor below entitled Our Stock Price May Be
Volatile, and You May Lose All or Some of Your Investment,
which has been updated to reflect additional risks related to
ownership of our stock.
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Risks
Related to Our Business and Industry
We Have
Experienced Net Losses, and We May Not Be Profitable in the
Future.
We experienced net losses of $14.6 million for the six
months ended June 30, 2007, $24.2 million for the
quarter ended March 31, 2007, $24.4 million for the
year ended December 31, 2006, $6.1 million and
$43.1 million (excluding reorganization items, net) for the
five months ended December 31, 2004 and the seven months
ended July 31, 2004, respectively, $598.0 million for
the year ended December 31, 2003 and $664.8 million
for the year ended December 31, 2002. Although we had net
income of $9.6 million for the three months ended
June 30, 2007 and $30.7 million for the year ended
December 31, 2005, we may not generate profits in the
future on a consistent basis, or at all. Our strategic
objectives depend, in part, on our ability to build out and
launch networks associated with newly acquired FCC licenses,
including the licenses that we and Denali License acquired in
Auction #66, and
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we will experience higher operating expenses as we build out and
after we launch our service in these new markets. If we fail to
achieve consistent profitability, that failure could have a
negative effect on our financial condition.
We May
Not Be Successful in Increasing Our Customer Base Which Would
Negatively Affect Our Business Plans and Financial
Outlook.
Our growth on a
quarter-by-quarter
basis has varied substantially in the past. We believe that this
uneven growth generally reflects seasonal trends in customer
activity, promotional activity, the competition in the wireless
telecommunications market, our pace of new market launches, and
varying national economic conditions. Our current business plans
assume that we will increase our customer base over time,
providing us with increased economies of scale. If we are unable
to attract and retain a growing customer base, our current
business plans and financial outlook may be harmed.
If We
Experience High Rates of Customer Turnover, Our Ability to
Remain Profitable Will Decrease.
Because we do not require customers to sign fixed-term contracts
or pass a credit check, our service is available to a broader
customer base than that served by many other wireless providers.
As a result, some of our customers may be more likely to
terminate service due to an inability to pay than the average
industry customer, particularly during economic downturns or
during periods of high gasoline prices. Our turnover could also
increase if recent disruptions in the subprime mortgage market
affect the ability of our customers to pay for their service. In
addition, our rate of customer turnover may be affected by other
factors, including the size of our calling areas, network
performance and reliability issues, our handset or service
offerings (including the ability of customers to
cost-effectively roam onto other wireless networks), customer
care concerns, phone number portability, higher deactivation
rates among less-tenured customers we gained as a result of our
new market launches, and other competitive factors. We have also
experienced an increasing trend of current customers upgrading
their handset by buying a new phone, activating a new line of
service, and letting their existing service lapse, which trend
has resulted in a higher churn rate as these customers are
counted as having disconnected service but have actually been
retained. Our strategies to address customer turnover may not be
successful. A high rate of customer turnover would reduce
revenues and increase the total marketing expenditures required
to attract the minimum number of replacement customers required
to sustain our business plan which, in turn, could have a
material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and
results of operations.
We Have
Made Significant Investment, and Will Continue to Invest, in
Joint Ventures That We Do Not Control.
In November 2004, we acquired a 75% non-controlling interest in
ANB 1, whose wholly owned subsidiary, ANB 1 License,
was awarded certain licenses in Auction #58. In March 2007,
we acquired the remaining 25% interest in ANB 1. In July
2006, we acquired a 72% non-controlling interest in LCW
Wireless, which was awarded a wireless license for the Portland,
Oregon market in Auction #58 and to which we contributed,
among other things, two wireless licenses in Eugene and Salem,
Oregon and related operating assets. In December 2006, we
completed the replacement of certain network equipment of a
subsidiary of LCW Wireless and, as a result, we now own a 73.3%
non-controlling membership interest in LCW Wireless. In July
2006, we acquired an 82.5% non-controlling interest in Denali,
an entity which participated in Auction #66. ANB 1
License, LCW Wireless and Denali acquired their wireless
licenses as very small business designated entities
under FCC regulations. Our participation in these joint ventures
is structured as a non-controlling interest in order to comply
with FCC rules and regulations. We have agreements with our
joint venture partners in LCW Wireless and Denali, and we plan
to have similar agreements in connection with any future joint
venture arrangements we may enter into, which are intended to
allow us to actively participate to a limited extent in the
development of the business through the joint venture. However,
these agreements do not provide us with control over the
business strategy, financial goals, build-out plans or other
operational aspects of any such joint venture. The FCCs
rules restrict our ability to acquire controlling interests in
such entities during the period that such entities must maintain
their eligibility as a designated entity, as defined by the FCC.
The entities or persons that control the joint ventures may have
interests and goals that are inconsistent or different from ours
which could result in the joint venture taking actions that
negatively impact our business or financial condition. In
addition, if any of the other members of a joint venture files
for bankruptcy or otherwise fails to perform its obligations or
does not manage the joint venture effectively, we may lose our
equity investment in, and any present or future opportunity to
acquire the assets (including wireless licenses) of, such entity.
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The FCC recently implemented rule changes aimed at addressing
alleged abuses of its designated entity program, affirmed these
changes on reconsideration and sought comment on further rule
changes. In that proceeding, the FCC re-affirmed its goals of
ensuring that only legitimate small businesses reap the benefits
of the program, and that such small businesses are not
controlled or manipulated by larger wireless carriers or other
investors that do not meet the small business qualification
tests. While we do not believe that the FCCs recent rule
changes materially affect our current joint ventures with LCW
Wireless and Denali, the scope and applicability of these rule
changes to such current designated entity structures remain in
flux, and parties have already sought further reconsideration or
judicial review of these rule changes. In addition, we cannot
predict how further rule changes or increased regulatory
scrutiny by the FCC flowing from this proceeding will affect our
current or future business ventures with designated entities or
our participation with such entities in future FCC spectrum
auctions.
We Face
Increasing Competition Which Could Have a Material Adverse
Effect on Demand for the Cricket Service.
The telecommunications industry is very competitive. In general,
we compete with national facilities-based wireless providers and
their prepaid affiliates or brands, as well as with
non-facilities based mobile virtual network operators,
voice-over-internet-protocol, or VoIP, service providers and
traditional landline service providers.
These competitors often have greater name and brand recognition,
access to greater amounts of capital and established
relationships with a larger base of current and potential
customers. Because of their size and bargaining power, our
larger competitors may be able to purchase equipment, supplies
and services at lower prices than we can. Prior to the launch of
a large market in 2006, disruptions by a competitor interfered
with our indirect dealer relationships, reducing the number of
dealers offering Cricket service during the initial weeks of
launch. In addition, some of our competitors are able to offer
their customers roaming services at lower rates. As
consolidation in the industry creates even larger competitors,
any purchasing advantages our competitors have, as well as their
bargaining power as wholesale providers of roaming services, may
increase. For example, in connection with the offering of our
nationwide roaming service, we have encountered problems with
certain large wireless carriers in negotiating terms for roaming
arrangements that we believe are reasonable, and believe that
consolidation has contributed significantly to such
carriers control over the terms and conditions of
wholesale roaming services. These competitors may also offer
potential customers more features and options in their service
plans than those currently provided by Cricket, as well as new
technologies
and/or
alternative delivery plans.
We also compete with local and regional carriers, some of whom
have or may develop fixed-rate unlimited service plans similar
to ours. Some competitors have also announced rate plans
substantially similar to Crickets service plans (and have
also introduced products that consumers perceive to be similar
to Crickets service plans) in markets in which we offer
wireless service. For example, Sprint Nextel recently began
offering on a trial basis a flat rate unlimited service offering
under its Boost Unlimited brand, which is very similar to the
Cricket service, and this new service offering may present
additional strong competition in markets in which our offerings
overlap. Sprint Nextel could expand its Boost Unlimited service
offering into other markets in which we provide service or in
which we plan to expand and other carriers may provide similar
service plans in these markets. The competitive pressures of the
wireless telecommunications market have also caused other
carriers to offer service plans with large bundles of minutes of
use at low prices which are competing with the predictable and
unlimited Cricket calling plans. Some competitors also offer
prepaid wireless plans that are being advertised heavily to
demographic segments in our current markets and in markets in
which we may expand that are strongly represented in
Crickets customer base. These competitive offerings could
adversely affect our ability to maintain our pricing and
increase or maintain our market penetration and may have a
material adverse effect on our financial results.
We may also face additional competition from new entrants in the
wireless marketplace, many of whom may have significantly more
resources than we do. The FCC is pursuing policies designed to
increase the number of wireless licenses available in each of
our markets. For example, the FCC has adopted rules that allow
the partitioning, disaggregation or leasing of PCS and other
wireless licenses, and continues to allocate and auction
additional spectrum that can be used for wireless services,
which may increase the number of our competitors. In addition,
the auction and licensing of new spectrum, including the
spectrum to be auctioned by the FCC in its auction for the
700 MHz band, may result in new competitors
and/or allow
existing competitors to acquire
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additional spectrum, which could allow them to offer services
that we may not technologically or cost effectively be able to
offer with the licenses we hold or to which we have access.
Our ability to remain competitive will depend, in part, on our
ability to anticipate and respond to various competitive factors
and to keep our costs low.
We May Be
Unable to Obtain the Roaming Services We Need From Other
Carriers to Remain Competitive.
Many of our competitors have regional or national networks which
enable them to offer automatic roaming services to their
subscribers at a lower cost than we can offer. We do not have a
national network, and we must pay fees to other carriers who
provide roaming services to us. We currently have roaming
agreements with several other carriers which allow our customers
to roam on those carriers networks. The roaming agreements
generally cover voice but not data services, and some of these
agreements may be terminated on relatively short notice. In
addition, we believe that the rates charged to us by some of
these carriers are higher than the rates they charge to certain
other roaming partners. Our current and future customers may
prefer that we offer roaming services that allow them to make
calls automatically when they are outside of their Cricket
service area, and we cannot assure you that we will be able to
provide such roaming services for our customers in all areas of
the U.S., or that we will be able to provide such services cost
effectively. If we are unable to maintain our existing roaming
agreements, purchase wholesale roaming services at reasonable
rates, or secure roaming arrangements for data services, then we
may be unable to compete effectively for wireless customers,
which may increase our churn and decrease our revenues, which
could materially adversely affect our business, financial
condition and results of operations.
We Have
Restated Our Prior Consolidated Financial Statements, Which May
Lead to Additional Risks and Uncertainties, Including
Shareholder Litigation.
We have restated our consolidated financial statements as of and
for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 (including
interim periods therein), for the period from August 1,
2004 to December 31, 2004 and for the period from
January 1, 2004 to July 31, 2004, and our condensed
consolidated financial statements as of and for the quarterly
periods ended June 30, 2007 and March 31, 2007. The
determination to restate these consolidated financial statements
and quarterly condensed consolidated financial statements was
made by the Companys Audit Committee upon
managements recommendation following the identification of
errors related to (i) the timing of recognition of certain
service revenues prior to or subsequent to the period in which
they were earned, (ii) the recognition of service revenues
for certain customers that voluntarily disconnected service,
(iii) the classification of certain components of service
revenues, equipment revenues and operating expenses and
(iv) the determination of a tax valuation allowance during
the second quarter of 2007.
As a result of these events, we have become subject to a number
of additional risks and uncertainties, including substantial
unanticipated costs for accounting and legal fees in connection
with or related to the restatement. In particular, a shareholder
derivative action has been filed, and we have also recently been
named in a number of alleged securities class action lawsuits.
The plaintiffs in these lawsuits may make additional claims,
expand existing claims
and/or
expand the time periods covered by the complaints. Other
plaintiffs may bring additional actions with other claims, based
on the restatement. If such events occur, we may incur
additional substantial defense costs regardless of their
outcome. Likewise, such events might cause a diversion of our
managements time and attention. If we do not prevail in
any such actions, we could be required to pay substantial
damages or settlement costs.
Our
Business and Stock Price May Be Adversely Affected If Our
Internal Controls Are Not Effective
Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires
companies to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of their
internal control over financial reporting. To comply with this
statute, we are required to document and test our internal
control over financial reporting; our management is required to
assess and issue a report concerning our internal control over
financial reporting; and our independent registered public
accounting firm is required to attest to and report on
managements assessment and the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting.
As described in Part I
Item 4. Controls and Procedures of this report,
our CEO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures
were not effective at the reasonable assurance level as of
June 30, 2007. The
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material weakness we have identified in our internal control
over financial reporting related to the design of controls over
the preparation and review of the account reconciliations and
analyses of revenues, cost of revenues and deferred revenues,
and ineffective testing of changes made to our revenue and
billing systems in connection with the introduction or
modification of service offerings.
We have taken and are taking actions to remediate this material
weakness. In addition, Leaps Audit Committee has directed
management to develop and present a plan and timetable for the
implementation of remediation measures (to the extent not
already implemented), and the committee intends to monitor such
implementation. We believe that these actions will remediate the
control deficiencies we have identified and strengthen our
control over financial reporting.
We previously reported that certain material weaknesses in our
internal control over financial reporting existed at various
times during the period from September 30, 2004 through
September 30, 2006. These material weaknesses included
excessive turnover and inadequate staffing levels in our
accounting, financial reporting and tax departments, weaknesses
in the preparation of our income tax provision, and weaknesses
in our application of lease-related accounting principles,
fresh-start reporting oversight, and account reconciliation
procedures.
Although we believe we are taking appropriate actions to
remediate the control deficiencies we have identified and to
strengthen our control internal over financial reporting, we
cannot assure you that we will not discover other material
weaknesses in the future. The existence of one or more material
weaknesses could result in errors in our financial statements,
and substantial costs and resources may be required to rectify
these or other internal control deficiencies. If we cannot
produce reliable financial reports, investors could lose
confidence in our reported financial information, the market
price of Leaps common stock could decline significantly,
we may be unable to obtain additional financing to operate and
expand our business, and our business and financial condition
could be harmed.
Our
Primary Business Strategy May Not Succeed in the Long
Term.
A major element of our business strategy is to offer consumers
service plans that allow unlimited calls from within a local
calling area for a flat monthly rate without entering into a
fixed-term contract or passing a credit check. However, unlike
national wireless carriers, we do not currently provide
ubiquitous coverage across the U.S. or all major
metropolitan centers, and instead have a smaller network
footprint covering only the principal population centers of our
various markets. This strategy may not prove to be successful in
the long term. Some companies that have offered this type of
service in the past have been unsuccessful. From time to time,
we also evaluate our service offerings and the demands of our
target customers and may modify, change, adjust or discontinue
our service offerings or offer new services. We cannot assure
you that these service offerings will be successful or prove to
be profitable.
We Expect
to Incur Substantial Costs in Connection With the Build-Out of
Our New Markets, and Any Delays or Cost Increases in the
Build-Out of Our New Markets Could Adversely Affect Our
Business.
Our ability to achieve our strategic objectives will depend in
part on the successful, timely and cost-effective build-out of
the networks associated with newly acquired FCC licenses,
including the licenses that we and Denali License acquired in
Auction #66 and any licenses that we may acquire from third
parties. Large-scale construction projects such as the build-out
of our new markets will require significant capital expenditures
and may suffer cost-overruns. In addition, we will experience
higher operating expenses as we build out and after we launch
our service in new markets. Any significant capital expenditures
or increased operating expenses, including in connection with
the build-out and launch of markets for the licenses that we and
Denali License acquired in Auction #66, would negatively
impact our earnings and free cash flow for those periods in
which we incur such capital expenditures or increased operating
expenses. If we are unable to fund the build-out of these new
markets with cash generated from operations or that is otherwise
available to us under our $200 million revolving credit
facility, we may be required to raise additional equity capital
or incur further indebtedness, which we cannot guarantee would
be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all. In addition,
the build-out of the networks may be delayed or adversely
affected by a variety of factors, uncertainties and
contingencies, such as natural disasters, difficulties in
obtaining zoning permits
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or other regulatory approvals, our relationships with our joint
venture partners, and the timely performance by third parties of
their contractual obligations to construct portions of the
networks.
The spectrum that was auctioned in Auction #66 currently is
used by U.S. federal government
and/or
incumbent commercial licensees. FCC rules require winning
bidders to avoid interfering with these existing users or to
clear the incumbent users from the spectrum through specified
relocation procedures. We considered the estimated cost and time
frame required to clear the spectrum for which we and Denali
License were declared the winning bidders in the auction.
However, the actual cost of clearing the spectrum may exceed our
estimated costs. Furthermore, delays in the distribution and
utilization of federal funds to relocate government users, or
difficulties in negotiating with incumbent commercial licensees,
may extend the date by which the auctioned spectrum can be
cleared of existing operations, and thus may also delay the date
on which we can launch commercial services using such licensed
spectrum. In addition, certain existing government operations
are using the Auction #66 spectrum for classified purposes.
Although the government has agreed to clear that spectrum to
allow the holders to use their AWS licenses in the affected
areas, the government is only providing limited information to
spectrum holders about these classified uses which creates
additional uncertainty about the time at which such spectrum
will be available for commercial use.
Although our vendors have announced their intention to
manufacture and supply network equipment and handsets that
operate in the AWS spectrum bands, network equipment and
handsets that support AWS are not presently available. If
network equipment and handsets for the AWS spectrum are not made
available on a timely basis in the future by our suppliers, our
proposed build-outs and launches of new Auction #66 markets
could be delayed, which would negatively impact our earnings and
cash flows. Any significant increase in our expected capital
expenditures in connection with the build-out and launch of
Auction #66 licenses could negatively impact our earnings
and free cash flow for those periods in which we incur such
capital expenditures.
Any failure to complete the build-out of our new markets on
budget or on time could delay the implementation of our
clustering and strategic expansion strategies, and could have a
material adverse effect on our results of operations and
financial condition.
If We Are
Unable to Manage Our Planned Growth, Our Operations Could Be
Adversely Impacted.
We have experienced substantial growth in a relatively short
period of time, and we expect to continue to experience growth
in the future in our existing and new markets. The management of
such growth will require, among other things, continued
development of our financial and management controls and
management information systems, stringent control of costs and
handset inventories, diligent management of our network
infrastructure and its growth, increased spending associated
with marketing activities and acquisition of new customers, the
ability to attract and retain qualified management personnel and
the training of new personnel. In addition, continued growth
will eventually require the expansion of our billing, customer
care and sales systems and platforms, which will require
additional capital expenditures and may divert the time and
attention of management personnel who oversee any such
expansion. Furthermore, the implementation of any such systems
or platforms, including the transition to such systems or
platforms from our existing infrastructure, could result in
unpredictable technological or other difficulties. Failure to
successfully manage our expected growth and development, to
enhance our processes and management systems or to timely and
adequately resolve any such difficulties could have a material
adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results
of operations.
Our
Significant Indebtedness Could Adversely Affect Our Financial
Health and Prevent Us From Fulfilling Our Obligations.
We have now and will continue to have a significant amount of
indebtedness. As of June 30, 2007, our total outstanding
indebtedness under the senior secured credit agreement was
$891 million, and we also had a $200 million undrawn
revolving credit facility (which forms part of our senior
secured credit facility). In October 2006, we issued
$750 million in unsecured senior notes and on June 6,
2007 we issued an additional $350 million in unsecured
senior notes. In addition, we may raise significant funds by
incurring additional indebtedness in the future. Indebtedness
under our senior secured credit facility bears interest at a
variable rate, but
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we have entered into interest rate swap agreements with respect
to $255 million of our indebtedness. Our significant
indebtedness could have material consequences. For example, it
could:
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increase our vulnerability to general adverse economic and
industry conditions;
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impair our ability to obtain additional financing in the future
for working capital needs, capital expenditures, building out
our network, acquisitions and general corporate purposes;
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require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flows
from operations to the payment of principal and interest on our
indebtedness, thereby reducing the availability of our cash
flows to fund working capital needs, capital expenditures,
acquisitions and other general corporate purposes;
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limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes
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place us at a disadvantage compared to our competitors that have
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expose us to higher interest expense in the event of increases
in interest rates because indebtedness under our senior secured
credit facility bears interest at a variable rate.
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As of June 30, 2007, 53.6% of our assets consisted of
goodwill and other intangibles, including wireless licenses and
deposits for wireless licenses. The value of our assets, and in
particular, our intangible assets, will depend on market
conditions, the availability of buyers and similar factors. By
their nature, our intangible assets may not have a readily
ascertainable market value or may not be saleable or, if
saleable, there may be substantial delays in their liquidation.
For example, prior FCC approval is required in order for us to
sell, or for any remedies to be exercised by our lenders with
respect to, our wireless licenses, and obtaining such approval
could result in significant delays and reduce the proceeds
obtained from the sale or other disposition of our wireless
licenses.
Despite
Current Indebtedness Levels, We May Incur Substantially More
Indebtedness. This Could Further Increase The Risks Associated
With Our Leverage.
We may incur significant additional indebtedness in the future
over time, as market conditions permit, to enable us to take
advantage of business expansion opportunities. The terms of our
senior unsecured indenture permit us, subject to specified
limitations, to incur additional indebtedness, including secured
indebtedness. In addition, our senior secured credit agreement
permits us to incur additional indebtedness under various
financial ratio tests.
If new indebtedness is added to our current levels of
indebtedness, the related risks that we now face could
intensify. Furthermore, the subsequent build-out of the networks
covered by the licenses we acquired in Auction #66 may
significantly reduce our free cash flow, increasing the risk
that we may not be able to service our indebtedness.
To
Service Our Indebtedness and Fund Our Working Capital and
Capital Expenditures, We Will Require a Significant Amount of
Cash. Our Ability to Generate Cash Depends on Many Factors
Beyond Our Control.
Our ability to make payments on our indebtedness will depend
upon our future operating performance and on our ability to
generate cash flow in the future, which are subject to general
economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and
other factors that are beyond our control. We cannot assure you
that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from
operations, or that future borrowings, including borrowings
under our revolving credit facility, will be available to us in
an amount sufficient to enable us to pay our indebtedness or to
fund our other liquidity needs. If the cash flow from our
operating activities is insufficient, we may take actions, such
as delaying or reducing capital expenditures (including
expenditures to build out our newly acquired wireless licenses),
attempting to restructure or refinance our indebtedness prior to
maturity, selling assets or operations or seeking additional
equity capital. Any or all of these actions may be insufficient
to allow us to service our debt obligations. Further, we may be
unable to take any of these actions on commercially reasonable
terms, or at all.
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We May Be
Unable to Refinance Our Indebtedness.
We may need to refinance all or a portion of our indebtedness
before maturity. We cannot assure you that we will be able to
refinance any of our indebtedness, including under our senior
unsecured indenture or our senior secured credit agreement, on
commercially reasonable terms, or at all. There can be no
assurance that we will be able to obtain sufficient funds to
enable us to repay or refinance our debt obligations on
commercially reasonable terms, or at all.
Covenants
in Our Existing Indenture and Credit Agreement and Other Credit
Agreements or Indentures That We May Enter Into in The Future
May Limit Our Ability To Operate Our Business.
Our senior unsecured indenture and senior secured credit
agreement contain covenants that restrict the ability of Leap,
Cricket and the subsidiary guarantors to make distributions or
other payments to our investors or creditors until we satisfy
certain financial tests or other criteria. In addition, the
indenture and the credit agreement include covenants
restricting, among other things, the ability of Leap, Cricket
and their restricted subsidiaries to:
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Under the senior secured credit agreement, we must also comply
with, among other things, financial covenants with respect to a
maximum consolidated senior secured leverage ratio and, if a
revolving credit loan or uncollateralized letter of credit is
outstanding, with respect to a minimum consolidated interest
coverage ratio, a maximum consolidated leverage ratio and a
minimum consolidated fixed charge ratio. The restrictions in our
credit agreement could limit our ability to make borrowings,
obtain debt financing, repurchase stock, refinance or pay
principal or interest on our outstanding indebtedness, complete
acquisitions for cash or debt or react to changes in our
operating environment. Any credit agreement or indenture that we
may enter into in the future may have similar restrictions.
Our restatement of our historical consolidated financial results
as described in Note 2 to the condensed consolidated
financial statements included in Part I
Item 1. Financial Statements of this report and the
associated delay in filing our Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 resulted in
defaults and potential defaults under our senior secured credit
agreement, or Credit Agreement. On November 20, 2007, the
required lenders under the Credit Agreement granted a waiver of
the defaults and potential defaults. In connection with the
waiver granted by the lenders under the Credit Agreement on
November 20, 2007, we entered into a second amendment to
our Credit Agreement as described in Note 6 to the
condensed consolidated financial statements included in
Part I Item 1. Financial
Statements of this report. The second amendment required
us to furnish our unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 to the
administrative agent on or before December 14, 2007. On
December 14, 2007, we filed our Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 and delivered the
required financial statements to the administrative agent. We
are also required to furnish our amended Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2006 and revised unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements for the quarters
ended March 31 and June 30, 2007 to the administrative
agent on or before December 31, 2007. The second amendment
also provides that these revised financial statements may not
result in a cumulative net reduction in operating income for the
period from January 1, 2005 through June 30, 2007 in
excess of $35 million.
If we were to fail to timely furnish such financial statements
and documents to the administrative agent, this would result in
an immediate default under the Credit Agreement which, unless
waived by the required lenders, would permit the administrative
agent to exercise its available remedies, including declaring
all outstanding debt
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under the Credit Agreement to be immediately due and payable. An
acceleration of the outstanding debt under the Credit Agreement
would also trigger a default under Crickets indenture
governing its $1.1 billion of 9.375% senior notes due
2014. In addition to filing this Amendment No. 1 to
Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q/A
for the quarter ended June 30, 2007, we also expect to file
the necessary amendments to our Annual Report on
Form 10-K/A
for the year ended December 31, 2006 and to our Quarterly
Report on
Form 10-Q/A
for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, and to furnish the
required financial statements and documents to the
administrative agent, on or promptly following the date of this
filing. Upon furnishing such financial statements and documents
to the administrative agent, we will be in compliance with the
covenants under the Second Amendment described above.
If we default under our indenture or our Credit Agreement
because of a covenant breach or otherwise, all outstanding
amounts thereunder could become immediately due and payable. We
cannot assure you that we would have sufficient funds to repay
all of the outstanding amounts under our indenture or our Credit
Agreement, and any acceleration of amounts due would have a
material adverse effect on our liquidity and financial
condition. Although we were able to obtain limited waivers with
respect to the events described above, we cannot assure you we
will be able to obtain a waiver in the future should a default
occur.
Rises in
Interest Rates Could Adversely Affect Our Financial
Condition.
An increase in prevailing interest rates would have an immediate
effect on the interest rates charged on our variable rate debt,
which rise and fall upon changes in interest rates. As of
June 30, 2007, approximately 33% of our debt was variable
rate debt, after considering the effect of our interest rate
swap agreements. If prevailing interest rates or other factors
result in higher interest rates on our variable rate debt, the
increased interest expense would adversely affect our cash flow
and our ability to service our debt.
The
Wireless Industry is Experiencing Rapid Technological Change,
and We May Lose Customers If We Fail to Keep Up With These
Changes.
The wireless communications industry is experiencing significant
technological change, as evidenced by the ongoing improvements
in the capacity and quality of digital technology, the
development and commercial acceptance of wireless data services,
shorter development cycles for new products and enhancements and
changes in end-user requirements and preferences. In the future,
competitors may seek to provide competing wireless
telecommunications service through the use of developing
technologies such as Wi-Fi, WiMax, and Voice over Internet
Protocol, or VoIP. The cost of implementing or competing against
future technological innovations may be prohibitive to us, and
we may lose customers if we fail to keep up with these changes.
For example, we have committed a substantial amount of capital
to upgrade our network with 1xEV-DO technology to offer advanced
data services. However, if such upgrades, technologies or
services do not become commercially acceptable, our revenues and
competitive position could be materially and adversely affected.
We cannot assure you that there will be widespread demand for
advanced data services or that this demand will develop at a
level that will allow us to earn a reasonable return on our
investment.
In addition, CDMA 2000 infrastructure networks could become less
popular in the future, which could raise the cost to us of
equipment and handsets that use that technology relative to the
cost of handsets and equipment that utilize other technologies.
The Loss
of Key Personnel and Difficulty Attracting and Retaining
Qualified Personnel Could Harm Our Business.
We believe our success depends heavily on the contributions of
our employees and on attracting, motivating and retaining our
officers and other management and technical personnel. We do
not, however, generally provide employment contracts to our
employees. If we are unable to attract and retain the qualified
employees that we need, our business may be harmed.
We have experienced higher than normal employee turnover in the
past, in part because of our bankruptcy, including turnover of
individuals at the most senior management levels. We may have
difficulty attracting and retaining key personnel in future
periods, particularly if we were to experience poor operating or
financial
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performance. The loss of key individuals in the future may have
a material adverse impact on our ability to effectively manage
and operate our business.
Risks
Associated With Wireless Handsets Could Pose Product Liability,
Health and Safety Risks That Could Adversely Affect Our
Business.
We do not manufacture handsets or other equipment sold by us and
generally rely on our suppliers to provide us with safe
equipment. Our suppliers are required by applicable law to
manufacture their handsets to meet certain governmentally
imposed safety criteria. However, even if the handsets we sell
meet the regulatory safety criteria, we could be held liable
with the equipment manufacturers and suppliers for any harm
caused by products we sell if such products are later found to
have design or manufacturing defects. We generally have
indemnification agreements with the manufacturers who supply us
with handsets to protect us from direct losses associated with
product liability, but we cannot guarantee that we will be fully
protected against all losses associated with a product that is
found to be defective.
Media reports have suggested that the use of wireless handsets
may be linked to various health concerns, including cancer, and
may interfere with various electronic medical devices, including
hearing aids and pacemakers. Certain class action lawsuits have
been filed in the industry claiming damages for alleged health
problems arising from the use of wireless handsets. In addition,
interest groups have requested that the FCC investigate claims
that wireless technologies pose health concerns and cause
interference with airbags, hearing aids and other medical
devices. The media has also reported incidents of handset
battery malfunction, including reports of batteries that have
overheated. Malfunctions have caused at least one major handset
manufacturer to recall certain batteries used in its handsets,
including batteries in a handset sold by Cricket and other
wireless providers.
Concerns over radio frequency emissions and defective products
may discourage the use of wireless handsets, which could
decrease demand for our services. In addition, if one or more
Cricket customers were harmed by a defective product provided to
us by the manufacturer and subsequently sold in connection with
our services, our ability to add and maintain customers for
Cricket service could be materially adversely affected by
negative public reactions.
There also are some safety risks associated with the use of
wireless handsets while driving. Concerns over these safety
risks and the effect of any legislation that has been and may be
adopted in response to these risks could limit our ability to
sell our wireless service.
We Rely
Heavily on Third Parties to Provide Specialized Services; a
Failure by Such Parties to Provide the Agreed Upon Services
Could Materially Adversely Affect Our Business, Results of
Operations and Financial Condition.
We depend heavily on suppliers and contractors with specialized
expertise in order for us to efficiently operate our business.
In the past, our suppliers, contractors and third-party
retailers have not always performed at the levels we expect or
at the levels required by their contracts. If key suppliers,
contractors or third-party retailers fail to comply with their
contracts, fail to meet our performance expectations or refuse
or are unable to supply us in the future, our business could be
severely disrupted. Generally, there are multiple sources for
the types of products we purchase. However, some suppliers,
including software suppliers, are the exclusive sources of their
specific products. Because of the costs and time lags that can
be associated with transitioning from one supplier to another,
our business could be substantially disrupted if we were
required to replace the products or services of one or more
major suppliers with products or services from another source,
especially if the replacement became necessary on short notice.
Any such disruption could have a material adverse affect on our
business, results of operations and financial condition.
System
Failures Could Result in Higher Churn, Reduced Revenue and
Increased Costs, and Could Harm Our Reputation.
Our technical infrastructure (including our network
infrastructure and ancillary functions supporting our network
such as service activation, billing and customer care) is
vulnerable to damage or interruption from technology failures,
power loss, floods, windstorms, fires, human error, terrorism,
intentional wrongdoing, or
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similar events. Unanticipated problems at our facilities, system
failures, hardware or software failures, computer viruses or
hacker attacks could affect the quality of our services and
cause network service interruptions. In addition, we are in the
process of upgrading some of our internal network systems, and
we cannot assure you that we will not experience delays or
interruptions while we transition our data and existing systems
onto our new systems. Any failure in or interruption of systems
that we and third parties maintain to support ancillary
functions, such as billing, customer care and financial
reporting, could materially impact our ability to timely and
accurately record, process and report information important to
our business. If any of the above events were to occur, we could
experience higher churn, reduced revenues and increased costs,
any of which could harm our reputation and have a material
adverse effect on our business.
To accommodate expected growth in our business, management has
been planning to replace our customer billing and activation
system which we outsource to a third party, with a new system.
The vendor who provides billing services to us has a contract to
provide us services until 2010, but the vendors new
billing product has been substantially behind schedule and the
vendor has missed significant development milestones. If we
choose to purchase billing services from a different vendor to
meet the requirements of our business and our growing customer
base then, despite the existing vendors repeated
performance issues and its failure to meet significant
milestones on its new billing product, the existing vendor may
claim that we have breached our obligations under the contract
and seek substantial damages. If the vendor were to prevail on
any such claim, the resolution of the matter could materially
adversely impact our earnings and cash flows.
We May
Not Be Successful in Protecting and Enforcing Our Intellectual
Property Rights.
We rely on a combination of patent, service mark, trademark, and
trade secret laws and contractual restrictions to establish and
protect our proprietary rights, all of which only offer limited
protection. We endeavor to enter into agreements with our
employees and contractors and agreements with parties with whom
we do business in order to limit access to and disclosure of our
proprietary information. Despite our efforts, the steps we have
taken to protect our intellectual property may not prevent the
misappropriation of our proprietary rights. Moreover, others may
independently develop processes and technologies that are
competitive to ours. The enforcement of our intellectual
property rights may depend on any legal actions that we
undertake against such infringers being successful, but we
cannot be sure that any such actions will be successful, even
when our rights have been infringed.
We cannot assure you that our pending, or any future, patent
applications will be granted, that any existing or future
patents will not be challenged, invalidated or circumvented,
that any existing or future patents will be enforceable, or that
the rights granted under any patent that may issue will provide
competitive advantages to us. For example, on June 14,
2006, we sued MetroPCS in the United States District Court for
the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division, for
infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,813,497
Method for Providing Wireless Communication Services
and Network and System for Delivering Same, issued to
us. Our complaint seeks damages and an injunction against
continued infringement. On August 3, 2006, MetroPCS
(i) answered the complaint, (ii) raised a number of
affirmative defenses, and (iii) together with certain
related entities (referred to, collectively with MetroPCS, as
the MetroPCS entities), counterclaimed against Leap, Cricket,
numerous Cricket subsidiaries, ANB 1 License, Denali
License, and current and former employees of Leap and Cricket,
including our CEO, Mr. Hutcheson. MetroPCS has since
amended its complaint and Denali License has been dismissed,
without prejudice, as a counterclaim defendant. The countersuit
now alleges claims for breach of contract, misappropriation,
conversion and disclosure of trade secrets, fraud,
misappropriation of confidential information and breach of
confidential relationship, relating to information provided by
MetroPCS to such employees, including prior to their employment
by Leap, and asks the court to award damages, including punitive
damages, impose an injunction enjoining us from participating in
any auctions or sales of wireless spectrum, impose a
constructive trust on our business and assets for the benefit of
the MetroPCS entities, transfer our business and assets to
MetroPCS and declare that the MetroPCS entities have not
infringed U.S. Patent No. 6,813,497 and that such
patent is invalid. MetroPCSs claims allege that we and the
other counterclaim defendants improperly obtained, used and
disclosed trade secrets and confidential information of the
MetroPCS entities and breached confidentiality agreements with
the MetroPCS entities. On September 22, 2006, Royal Street,
an entity affiliated with MetroPCS, filed an action in the
United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida,
Tampa Division, seeking a declaratory judgment that
Crickets U.S. Patent No. 6,813,497 (the same
patent
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that is the subject of our infringement action against MetroPCS)
is invalid and is not being infringed by Royal Street or its PCS
systems. Upon our request, the court has ordered that the Royal
Street case be transferred to the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Texas due to the affiliation between
MetroPCS and Royal Street, and Royal Street has filed a motion
for reconsideration of the courts ruling.
In addition, on August 3, 2006, MetroPCS filed a separate
action in the United States District Court for the Northern
District of Texas, Dallas Division, seeking a declaratory
judgment that our U.S. Patent No. 6,959,183
Operations Method for Providing Wireless Communication
Services and Network and System for Delivering Same (a
different patent from the one that is the subject of our
infringement action against MetroPCS) is invalid and is not
being infringed by MetroPCS and its affiliates. On
January 24, 2007, the court dismissed this case, without
prejudice, for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Because the
case was dismissed without prejudice, MetroPCS could file
another complaint with the same claims in the future.
Finally, on August 17, 2006, MetroPCS and certain related
entities, along with another affiliate, MetroPCS, California,
LLC, served Leap, Cricket, certain affiliates and certain
current and former employees of Leap and Cricket, including
Mr. Hutcheson, with a complaint filed in Superior Court in
Stanislaus County, California, which complaint currently
alleges, among other things, unfair competition, trespass,
misappropriation of trade secrets, intentional interference with
contract (with respect to Cricket), breach of contract (with
respect to Leap), and intentional interference with prospective
advantage, and asks the court to award damages, including
punitive damages, and restitution. In response to demurrers by
us and by the court, two of the plaintiffs amended their
complaint twice, dropped the other plaintiffs and have been
given leave to amend it a third time.
We intend to vigorously defend against these matters brought by
the Metro PCS entities. Due to the complex nature of the legal
and factual issues involved, however, the outcome of these
matters is not presently determinable. If the MetroPCS entities
were to prevail in any of these matters, it could have a
material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and
results of operations.
In addition to these outstanding matters, we cannot assure you
that any trademark or service mark registrations will be issued
with respect to pending or future applications or that any
registered trademarks or service marks will be enforceable or
provide adequate protection of our brands. Our inability to
secure trademark or service mark protection with respect to our
brands could have a material adverse effect on our business,
financial condition and results of operations.
We and
Our Suppliers May Be Subject to Claims of Infringement Regarding
Telecommunications Technologies That Are Protected By Patents
and Other Intellectual Property Rights.
Telecommunications technologies are protected by a wide array of
patents and other intellectual property rights. As a result,
third parties may assert infringement claims against us or our
suppliers from time to time based on our or their general
business operations, the equipment, software or services that we
or they use or provide, or the specific operation of our
wireless networks. We generally have indemnification agreements
with the manufacturers, licensors and suppliers who provide us
with the equipment, software and technology that we use in our
business to protect us against possible infringement claims, but
we cannot guarantee that we will be fully protected against all
losses associated with infringement claims. Our suppliers may be
subject to infringement claims that could prevent or make it
more expensive for them to supply us with the products and
services we require to run our business. For example, we
purchase certain CDMA handsets that incorporate EV-DO chipsets
manufactured by Qualcomm Incorporated, which are subject to a
recent order issued by the United States International Trade
Commission banning the importation of new CDMA handset models
that incorporate these EV-DO chipsets on the grounds that these
chipsets infringe on a patent issued by Broadcom Corporation.
Moreover, we may be subject to claims that products, software
and services provided by different vendors which we combine to
offer our services may infringe the rights of third parties, and
we may not have any indemnification from our vendors for these
claims. Whether or not an infringement claim against us or a
supplier was valid or successful, it could adversely affect our
business by diverting management attention, involving us in
costly and time-consuming litigation, requiring us to enter into
royalty or licensing agreements (which may not be available on
acceptable terms, or at all), requiring us to redesign our
business operations or systems to avoid claims of infringement
or requiring us to purchase products and services at higher
prices or from different suppliers.
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On June 6, 2007, we were sued by Minerva in the United
States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas,
Marshall Division, for infringement of U.S. Patent
No. 6,681,120 entitled Mobile Entertainment and
Communication Device. Minerva alleges that certain
handsets sold by us infringe a patent relating to mobile
entertainment features, and the complaint seeks damages, an
injunction and attorneys fees. The complaint also makes
reference to a pending patent application relating to the
asserted patent. On June 7, 2007, we were sued by Thomas in
the United States District Court for the Eastern District of
Texas, Marshall Division, for infringement of U.S. Patent
No. 4,777,354 entitled System for Controlling the
Supply of Utility Services to Consumers. Thomas
alleges that certain handsets sold by us infringe a patent
relating to actuator cards for controlling the supply of a
utility service, and the complaint seeks damages and
attorneys fees. We intend to vigorously defend against
these matters brought by Minerva and Thomas. Due to the complex
nature of the legal and factual issues involved, however, the
outcome of these matters is not presently determinable. We have
notified our handset suppliers of these lawsuits, the majority
of which were also sued by Minerva and Thomas in other actions,
and anticipate that we will tender the claim to certain of our
handset suppliers. Based upon our preliminary review, we
anticipate that we will be indemnified by such suppliers for the
costs of defense and any damages arising with respect to such
lawsuits.
In addition, on June 8, 2007, we were sued by Katz in the
United States District Court for the District of Delaware, for
infringement of 19 U.S. patents, 15 of which have expired.
Katz alleges that we have infringed patents relating to
automated telephone systems, including customer service systems,
and the complaint seeks damages, an injunction, and
attorneys fees. We intend to vigorously defend against
this matter. Due to the complex nature of the legal and factual
issues involved, however, the outcome of this matter is not
presently determinable. If Katz were to prevail in this matter,
it could have a material adverse effect on our business,
financial condition and results of operations.
Finally, a wireless provider has contacted us and asserted that
Crickets practice of providing service to customers with
phones that were originally purchased for use on that
providers network violates copyright laws and interferes
with that providers contracts with its customers. Based on
our preliminary review, we do not believe that Crickets
actions violate copyright laws or otherwise violate the other
providers rights. We do not currently expect that the
eventual resolution of these matters will materially adversely
affect our business, but we cannot provide assurance to our
investors about the effect of any such future resolution.
Regulation
by Government Agencies May Increase Our Costs of Providing
Service or Require Us to Change Our Services.
The FCC regulates the licensing, construction, modification,
operation, ownership, sale and interconnection of wireless
communications systems, as do some state and local regulatory
agencies. We cannot assure you that the FCC or any state or
local agencies having jurisdiction over our business will not
adopt regulations or take other enforcement or other actions
that would adversely affect our business, impose new costs or
require changes in current or planned operations. For example,
the FCC recently released an order implementing certain
recommendations of an independent panel reviewing the impact of
Hurricane Katrina on communications networks, which requires
that wireless carriers provide emergency
back-up
power sources for their equipment and facilities, including up
to 24 hours of emergency power for mobile switch offices
and up to eight hours for cell site locations. As a result, in
order for us to comply with the new requirements, we may need to
purchase additional equipment, obtain additional state and local
permits, authorizations and approvals or incur additional
operating expenses, and such costs could be material. In
addition, state regulatory agencies are increasingly focused on
the quality of service and support that wireless carriers
provide to their customers and several agencies have proposed or
enacted new and potentially burdensome regulations in this area.
In addition, we cannot assure you that the Communications Act of
1934, as amended, or the Communications Act, from which the FCC
obtains its authority, will not be further amended in a manner
that could be adverse to us. The FCC recently implemented rule
changes and sought comment on further rule changes focused on
addressing alleged abuses of its designated entity program,
which gives certain categories of small businesses preferential
treatment in FCC spectrum auctions based on size. In that
proceeding, the FCC has re-affirmed its goals of ensuring that
only legitimate small businesses benefit from the program, and
that such small businesses are not controlled or manipulated by
larger wireless carriers or other investors that do not meet the
small business qualification tests. We
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cannot predict the degree to which rule changes or increased
regulatory scrutiny that may follow from this proceeding will
affect our current or future business ventures or our
participation in future FCC spectrum auctions.
Our operations are subject to various other regulations,
including those regulations promulgated by the Federal Trade
Commission, the Federal Aviation Administration, the
Environmental Protection Agency, the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration and state and local regulatory agencies
and legislative bodies. Adverse decisions or regulations of
these regulatory bodies could negatively impact our operations
and costs of doing business. Because of our smaller size,
governmental regulations and orders can significantly increase
our costs and affect our competitive position compared to other
larger telecommunications providers. We are unable to predict
the scope, pace or financial impact of regulations and other
policy changes that could be adopted by the various governmental
entities that oversee portions of our business.
If Call
Volume Under Our Cricket and Jump Mobile Services Exceeds Our
Expectations, Our Costs of Providing Service Could
Increase, Which Could Have a Material Adverse Effect on Our
Competitive Position.
Cricket customers generally use their handsets for an average of
approximately 1,500 minutes per month, and some markets
experience substantially higher call volumes. Our Cricket
service plans bundle certain features, long distance and
unlimited local service for a fixed monthly fee to more
effectively compete with other telecommunications providers. In
addition, call volumes under our Jump Mobile services have been
significantly higher than expected. If customers exceed expected
usage, we could face capacity problems and our costs of
providing the services could increase. Although we own less
spectrum in many of our markets than our competitors, we seek to
design our network to accommodate our expected high call volume,
and we consistently assess and try to implement technological
improvements to increase the efficiency of our wireless
spectrum. However, if future wireless use by Cricket and Jump
Mobile customers exceeds the capacity of our network, service
quality may suffer. We may be forced to raise the price of
Cricket and Jump Mobile service to reduce volume or otherwise
limit the number of new customers, or incur substantial capital
expenditures to improve network capacity.
We May Be
Unable to Acquire Additional Spectrum in the Future at a
Reasonable Cost or on a Timely Basis.
Because we offer unlimited calling services for a fixed fee, our
customers average minutes of use per month is
substantially above the U.S. wireless customer average. We
intend to meet this demand by utilizing spectrum efficient
technologies. Despite our recent spectrum purchases, there may
come a point where we need to acquire additional spectrum in
order to maintain an acceptable grade of service or provide new
services to meet increasing customer demands. We also intend to
acquire additional spectrum in order to enter new strategic
markets. However, we cannot assure you that we will be able to
acquire additional spectrum at auction or in the after-market at
a reasonable cost or that additional spectrum would be made
available by the FCC on a timely basis. If such additional
spectrum is not available to us when required or at a reasonable
cost, our results of operations could be adversely affected.
Our
Wireless Licenses are Subject to Renewal and Potential
Revocation in the Event that We Violate Applicable
Laws.
Our existing wireless licenses are subject to renewal upon the
expiration of the 10 or
15-year
period for which they are granted, which renewal period
commenced for some of our PCS wireless licenses in 2006. The FCC
will award a renewal expectancy to a wireless licensee that has
provided substantial service during its past license term and
has substantially complied with applicable FCC rules and
policies and the Communications Act. The FCC has routinely
renewed wireless licenses in the past. However, the
Communications Act provides that licenses may be revoked for
cause and license renewal applications denied if the FCC
determines that a renewal would not serve the public interest.
FCC rules provide that applications competing with a license
renewal application may be considered in comparative hearings,
and establish the qualifications for competing applications and
the standards to be applied in hearings. We cannot assure you
that the FCC will renew our wireless licenses upon their
expiration.
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Future
Declines in the Fair Value of Our Wireless Licenses Could Result
in Future Impairment Charges.
As a result of our adoption of fresh-start reporting under
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Statement of Position
90-7,
Financial Reporting by Entities in Reorganization under
the Bankruptcy Code, or
SOP 90-7,
we increased the carrying value of our wireless licenses to
$652.6 million at July 31, 2004, the fair value
estimated by management based in part on information provided by
an independent valuation consultant. During the years ended
December 31, 2006 and 2005, we recorded impairment charges
of $7.9 million and $12.0 million, respectively.
The market values of wireless licenses have varied dramatically
over the last several years, and may vary significantly in the
future. In particular, valuation swings could occur if:
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consolidation in the wireless industry allows or requires
carriers to sell significant portions of their wireless spectrum
holdings;
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a sudden large sale of spectrum by one or more wireless
providers occurs; or
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market prices decline as a result of the sale prices in FCC
auctions.
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In addition, the price of wireless licenses could decline as a
result of the FCCs pursuit of policies designed to
increase the number of wireless licenses available in each of
our markets. For example, the FCC has recently auctioned an
additional 90 MHz of spectrum in the 1700 MHz to
2100 MHz band in Auction #66 and has announced that it
intends to auction additional spectrum in the 700 MHz and
2.5 GHz bands in subsequent auctions. If the market value
of wireless licenses were to decline significantly, the value of
our wireless licenses could be subject to non-cash impairment
charges.
We assess potential impairments to our indefinite-lived
intangible assets, including wireless licenses, annually and
when there is evidence that events or changes in circumstances
indicate that an impairment condition may exist. We conduct our
annual tests for impairment of our wireless licenses during the
third quarter of each year. Estimates of the fair value of our
wireless licenses are based primarily on available market
prices, including successful bid prices in FCC auctions and
selling prices observed in wireless license transactions. A
significant impairment loss could have a material adverse effect
on our operating income and on the carrying value of our
wireless licenses on our balance sheet.
Declines
in Our Operating Performance Could Ultimately Result in an
Impairment of Our Indefinite-Lived Assets, Including Goodwill,
or Our Long-Lived Assets, Including Property and
Equipment.
We assess potential impairments to our long-lived assets,
including property and equipment and certain intangible assets,
when there is evidence that events or changes in circumstances
indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. We
assess potential impairments to indefinite-lived intangible
assets, including goodwill and wireless licenses, annually and
when there is evidence that events or changes in circumstances
indicate that an impairment condition may exist. If we do not
achieve our planned operating results, this may ultimately
result in a non-cash impairment charge related to our long-lived
and/or our
indefinite-lived intangible assets. A significant impairment
loss could have a material adverse effect on our operating
results and on the carrying value of our goodwill or wireless
licenses
and/or our
long-lived assets on our balance sheet.
We May
Incur Higher Than Anticipated Intercarrier Compensation
Costs.
When our customers use our service to call customers of other
carriers, we are required under the current intercarrier
compensation scheme to pay the carrier that serves the called
party. Similarly, when a customer of another carrier calls one
of our customers, that carrier is required to pay us. While in
most cases we have been successful in negotiating agreements
with other carriers that impose reasonable reciprocal
compensation arrangements, some carriers have claimed a right to
unilaterally impose what we believe to be unreasonably high
charges on us. The FCC is actively considering possible
regulatory approaches to address this situation but we cannot
assure you that the FCC rulings will be beneficial to us. An
adverse ruling or FCC inaction could result in carriers
successfully collecting higher intercarrier fees from us, which
could adversely affect our business.
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The FCC also is considering making various significant changes
to the intercarrier compensation scheme to which we are subject.
We cannot predict with any certainty the likely outcome of this
FCC proceeding. Some of the alternatives that are under active
consideration by the FCC could severely increase the
interconnection costs we pay. If we are unable to
cost-effectively provide our products and services to customers,
our competitive position and business prospects could be
materially adversely affected.
If We
Experience High Rates of Credit Card, Subscription or Dealer
Fraud, Our Ability to Generate Cash Flow Will
Decrease.
Our operating costs can increase substantially as a result of
customer credit card, subscription or dealer fraud. We have
implemented a number of strategies and processes to detect and
prevent efforts to defraud us, and we believe that our efforts
have substantially reduced the types of fraud we have
identified. However, if our strategies are not successful in
detecting and controlling fraud in the future, the resulting
loss of revenue or increased expenses could have a material
adverse impact on our financial condition and results of
operations.
Risks
Related to Ownership of Our Common Stock
Our Stock
Price May Be Volatile, and You May Lose All or Some of Your
Investment.
The trading prices of the securities of telecommunications
companies have been highly volatile. Accordingly, the trading
price of Leap common stock is likely to be subject to wide
fluctuations. Factors affecting the trading price of Leap common
stock may include, among other things:
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variations in our operating results or those of our competitors;
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announcements of technological innovations, new services or
service enhancements, strategic alliances or significant
agreements by us or by our competitors;
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entry of new competitors into our markets;
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significant developments with respect to our intellectual
property or related litigation;
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the announcements and bidding of auctions for new spectrum;
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recruitment or departure of key personnel;
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changes in the estimates of our operating results or changes in
recommendations by any securities analysts that elect to follow
Leap common stock; and
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market conditions in our industry and the economy as a whole.
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The
16,460,077 Shares of Leap Common Stock Registered for
Resale By Our Shelf Registration Statement May Adversely Affect
The Market Price of Leaps Common Stock.
As of August 3, 2007, 68,223,709 shares of Leap common
stock were issued and outstanding. Our resale shelf registration
statement, as amended, registers for resale
16,460,077 shares, or approximately 24.1%, of Leaps
outstanding common stock. We are unable to predict the potential
effect that sales into the market of any material portion of
such shares may have on the then prevailing market price of
Leaps common stock. If any of Leaps stockholders
cause a large number of securities to be sold in the public
market, these sales could reduce the trading price of
Leaps common stock. These sales also could impede our
ability to raise future capital.
Your
Ownership Interest in Leap Will Be Diluted Upon Issuance of
Shares We Have Reserved for Future Issuances, and Future
Issuances or Sales of Such Shares May Adversely Affect The
Market Price of Leaps Common Stock.
As of August 3, 2007, 68,223,709 shares of Leap common
stock were issued and outstanding, and 7,929,752 additional
shares of Leap common stock were reserved for issuance,
including 6,576,873 shares reserved for issuance upon
exercise of awards granted or available for grant under
Leaps 2004 Stock Option, Restricted Stock and Deferred
Stock Unit Plan, as amended, 752,879 shares reserved for
issuance under Leaps Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and
600,000 shares reserved for issuance upon exercise of
outstanding warrants.
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In addition, Leap has reserved five percent of its outstanding
shares, which represented 3,411,185 shares of common stock
as of August 3, 2007, for potential issuance to CSM
Wireless, LLC, or CSM, upon the exercise of CSMs option to
put its entire equity interest in LCW Wireless to Cricket. Under
the amended and restated limited liability company agreement
with CSM and WLPCS Management, LLC, or WLPCS, the purchase price
for CSMs equity interest is calculated on a pro rata basis
using either the appraised value of LCW Wireless or a multiple
of Leaps enterprise value divided by its adjusted earnings
before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or
EBITDA, and applied to LCW Wireless adjusted EBITDA to
impute an enterprise value and equity value for LCW Wireless.
Cricket may satisfy the put price either in cash or in Leap
common stock, or a combination thereof, as determined by Cricket
in its discretion. However, the covenants in the Credit
Agreement do not permit Cricket to satisfy any substantial
portion of its put obligations to CSM in cash. If Cricket elects
to satisfy its put obligations to CSM with Leap common stock,
the obligations of the parties are conditioned upon the block of
Leap common stock issuable to CSM not constituting more than
five percent of Leaps outstanding common stock at the time
of issuance. Dilution of the outstanding number of shares of
Leaps common stock could adversely affect prevailing
market prices for Leaps common stock.
We have agreed to prepare and file a resale shelf registration
statement for any shares of Leap common stock issued to CSM in
connection with the put, and to use our reasonable efforts to
cause such registration statement to be declared effective by
the SEC. In addition, we have registered all shares of common
stock that we may issue under our stock option, restricted stock
and deferred stock unit plan and under our employee stock
purchase plan. When we issue shares under these stock plans,
they can be freely sold in the public market. If any of
Leaps stockholders cause a large number of securities to
be sold in the public market, these sales could reduce the
trading price of Leaps common stock. These sales also
could impede our ability to raise future capital.
Our
Directors and Affiliated Entities Have Substantial Influence
over Our Affairs.
Our directors and entities affiliated with them beneficially
owned in the aggregate approximately 23.5% of Leap common stock
as of August 3, 2007. These stockholders have the ability
to exert substantial influence over all matters requiring
approval by our stockholders. These stockholders will be able to
influence the election and removal of directors and any merger,
consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of Leaps
assets and other matters. This concentration of ownership could
have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in
control or impeding a merger or consolidation, takeover or other
business combination.
Provisions
in Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and
Bylaws or Delaware Law Might Discourage, Delay or Prevent a
Change in Control of Our Company or Changes in Our Management
and, Therefore, Depress The Trading Price of Our Common
Stock.
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws
contain provisions that could depress the trading price of Leap
common stock by acting to discourage, delay or prevent a change
in control of our company or changes in our management that our
stockholders may deem advantageous. These provisions:
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require super-majority voting to amend some provisions in our
amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws;
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authorize the issuance of blank check preferred
stock that our board of directors could issue to increase the
number of outstanding shares to discourage a takeover attempt;
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prohibit stockholder action by written consent, and require that
all stockholder actions be taken at a meeting of our
stockholders;
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provide that the board of directors is expressly authorized to
make, alter or repeal our bylaws; and
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establish advance notice requirements for nominations for
elections to our board or for proposing matters that can be
acted upon by stockholders at stockholder meetings.
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Additionally, we are subject to Section 203 of the Delaware
General Corporation Law, which generally prohibits a Delaware
corporation from engaging in any of a broad range of business
combinations with any interested stockholder for a
period of three years following the date on which the
stockholder became an interested stockholder and
which may discourage, delay or prevent a change in control of
our company.
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Index to Exhibits:
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Exhibit
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Description of Exhibit
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4.7(1)
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Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June 6, 2007, by and
among Cricket Communications, Inc., the Guarantors (as defined
therein), Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman, Sachs &
Co. and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as representatives of the
Initial Purchasers named therein.
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10.11.20(2)
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Second Amendment to the Leap Wireless International, Inc. 2004
Stock Option, Restricted Stock and Deferred Stock Unit Plan.
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10.14(3)
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Leap Wireless International, Inc. Executive Incentive Bonus Plan.
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10.15(2)
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System Equipment Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 11, 2007,
by and among Cricket Communications, Inc., Alaska Native
Broadband 1 License LLC and Nortel Networks Inc.
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10.16(2)
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System Equipment Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 14, 2007,
by and among Cricket Communications, Inc., Alaska Native
Broadband 1 License LLC and Lucent Technologies, Inc.
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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This certification is being furnished solely to accompany this
report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350 and is not being
filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by
reference into any filing of Leap Wireless International, Inc.,
whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any
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Portions of this exhibit (indicated by asterisks) have been
omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment
pursuant to
Rule 24b-2
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Form 8-K,
dated June 6, 2007, filed with the SEC on June 6, 2007
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Form 10-Q,
dated August 9, 2007, filed with the SEC on August 9,
2007 and incorporated herein by reference. |
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Filed as Appendix B to Leaps Definitive Proxy
Statement filed with the SEC on April 6, 2007 and
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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.
LEAP WIRELESS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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Date: December 26, 2007
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By: /s/ S.
Douglas Hutcheson
S.
Douglas Hutcheson
Chief Executive Officer, President
and Acting Chief Financial Officer
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