Telephone
and Data Systems, Inc.
Consolidated
Statement of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six
Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
June
30,
|
(Dollars in thousands)
|
2013
|
|
2012
|
Cash flows from operating activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
$
|
185,386
|
|
$
|
123,505
|
|
Add (deduct) adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
flows
from operating activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
|
|
496,280
|
|
|
395,943
|
|
|
|
Bad debts expense
|
|
35,187
|
|
|
33,626
|
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation expense
|
|
12,902
|
|
|
20,955
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes, net
|
|
(21,246)
|
|
|
29,929
|
|
|
|
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities
|
|
(62,694)
|
|
|
(48,781)
|
|
|
|
Distributions from unconsolidated entities
|
|
47,635
|
|
|
6,973
|
|
|
|
Loss on impairment of assets
|
|
-
|
|
|
515
|
|
|
|
Loss on asset disposals, net
|
|
13,935
|
|
|
5,074
|
|
|
|
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net
|
|
(296,103)
|
|
|
(4,174)
|
|
|
|
(Gain) loss on investments
|
|
(14,518)
|
|
|
3,728
|
|
|
|
Noncash interest expense
|
|
997
|
|
|
1,728
|
|
|
|
Other operating activities
|
|
505
|
|
|
1,010
|
|
Changes in assets and liabilities from operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
(5,781)
|
|
|
(10,197)
|
|
|
|
Inventory
|
|
(8,105)
|
|
|
(58,467)
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
58,204
|
|
|
(23,336)
|
|
|
|
Customer deposits and deferred revenues
|
|
7,897
|
|
|
22,786
|
|
|
|
Accrued taxes
|
|
150,425
|
|
|
89,433
|
|
|
|
Accrued interest
|
|
2,172
|
|
|
(1,823)
|
|
|
|
Other assets and liabilities
|
|
(81,586)
|
|
|
(81,517)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
521,492
|
|
|
506,910
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash used for additions to property, plant and equipment
|
|
(384,281)
|
|
|
(501,211)
|
|
Cash paid for acquisitions and licenses
|
|
(14,150)
|
|
|
(52,213)
|
|
Cash received from divestitures
|
|
480,000
|
|
|
50,036
|
|
Cash paid for investments
|
|
-
|
|
|
(45,000)
|
|
Cash received for investments
|
|
15,000
|
|
|
128,444
|
|
Other investing activities
|
|
14,127
|
|
|
(8,916)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
110,696
|
|
|
(428,860)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repayment of long-term debt
|
|
(605)
|
|
|
(952)
|
|
Issuance of long-term debt
|
|
-
|
|
|
358
|
|
TDS Common Shares and Special Common Shares reissued for benefit
plans,
net of tax payments
|
|
776
|
|
|
(39)
|
|
U.S. Cellular Common Shares reissued for benefit plans, net of
tax payments
|
|
(2,206)
|
|
|
(2,465)
|
|
Repurchase of U.S. Cellular Common Shares
|
|
(18,425)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Dividends paid to TDS shareholders
|
|
(27,598)
|
|
|
(26,610)
|
|
U.S. Cellular dividends paid to noncontrolling public
shareholders
|
|
(75,235)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Payment of debt issuance costs
|
|
(23)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
|
|
(3,292)
|
|
|
(643)
|
|
Other financing activities
|
|
354
|
|
|
2,790
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(126,254)
|
|
|
(27,561)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
505,934
|
|
|
50,489
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning of period
|
|
740,481
|
|
|
563,275
|
|
End of period
|
$
|
1,246,415
|
|
$
|
613,764
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
|
Telephone
and Data Systems, Inc.
Consolidated
Balance Sheet — Assets
(Unaudited)
|
(Dollars in thousands)
|
June
30,
2013
|
|
December
31,
2012
|
Current assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
1,246,415
|
|
$
|
740,481
|
|
Short-term investments
|
|
110,352
|
|
|
115,700
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Due from customers and agents, less allowances of $28,368 and
$28,152, respectively
|
|
353,580
|
|
|
409,720
|
|
|
Other, less allowances of $3,030 and $5,263, respectively
|
|
132,016
|
|
|
164,608
|
|
Inventory
|
|
168,700
|
|
|
160,692
|
|
Net deferred income tax asset
|
|
56,822
|
|
|
43,411
|
|
Prepaid expenses
|
|
93,383
|
|
|
86,385
|
|
Income taxes receivable
|
|
9
|
|
|
9,625
|
|
Other current assets
|
|
32,375
|
|
|
32,815
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,193,652
|
|
|
1,763,437
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets held for sale
|
|
78,389
|
|
|
163,242
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Licenses
|
|
1,418,832
|
|
|
1,480,039
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
759,885
|
|
|
797,194
|
|
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of
$102,890 and $143,613,
respectively
|
|
52,592
|
|
|
58,522
|
|
Investments in unconsolidated entities
|
|
312,046
|
|
|
179,921
|
|
Long-term investments
|
|
40,120
|
|
|
50,305
|
|
Other investments
|
|
738
|
|
|
824
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,584,213
|
|
|
2,566,805
|
Property, plant and equipment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In service and under construction
|
|
10,758,765
|
|
|
10,808,499
|
|
Less: Accumulated depreciation
|
|
6,989,832
|
|
|
6,811,233
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,768,933
|
|
|
3,997,266
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other assets and deferred charges
|
|
129,578
|
|
|
133,150
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
$
|
8,754,765
|
|
$
|
8,623,900
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Telephone
and Data Systems, Inc.
Consolidated
Balance Sheet — Liabilities and Equity
(Unaudited)
|
(Dollars and shares in thousands)
|
June
30,
2013
|
|
December
31,
2012
|
Current liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt
|
$
|
1,899
|
|
$
|
1,233
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
393,906
|
|
|
377,291
|
|
Customer deposits and deferred revenues
|
|
228,259
|
|
|
222,345
|
|
Accrued interest
|
|
8,599
|
|
|
6,565
|
|
Accrued taxes
|
|
190,836
|
|
|
48,237
|
|
Accrued compensation
|
|
95,677
|
|
|
134,932
|
|
Other current liabilities
|
|
114,910
|
|
|
134,005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,034,086
|
|
|
924,608
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities held for sale
|
|
559
|
|
|
19,594
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred liabilities and credits
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net deferred income tax liability
|
|
855,623
|
|
|
862,580
|
|
Other deferred liabilities and credits
|
|
460,991
|
|
|
438,727
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt
|
|
1,720,642
|
|
|
1,721,571
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments and contingencies
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Noncontrolling interests with redemption features
|
|
512
|
|
|
493
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TDS shareholders’ equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A Common and Common Shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authorized 290,000 shares (25,000 Series A Common and 265,000
Common Shares)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issued 132,694 shares (7,149 Series A Common and 125,545 Common
Shares) and 132,672 shares (7,160 Series A Common and 125,512 Common Shares),
respectively
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding 108,289 shares (7,149 Series A Common and 101,140
Common Shares) and 108,031 shares (7,160 Series A Common and 100,871 Common
Shares), respectively
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Par Value ($.01 per share) of $1,327 ($72 Series A Common and
$1,255 Common Shares) and $1,327 ($72 Series A Common and $1,255 Common
Shares), respectively
|
|
1,327
|
|
|
1,327
|
|
|
Capital in excess of par value
|
|
2,299,091
|
|
|
2,304,122
|
|
|
Treasury shares at cost:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24,405 and 24,641 Common Shares, respectively
|
|
(738,397)
|
|
|
(750,099)
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
|
(8,438)
|
|
|
(8,132)
|
|
|
Retained earnings
|
|
2,586,567
|
|
|
2,464,318
|
|
|
|
Total TDS shareholders' equity
|
|
4,140,150
|
|
|
4,011,536
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred shares
|
|
825
|
|
|
825
|
|
Noncontrolling interests
|
|
541,377
|
|
|
643,966
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total equity
|
|
4,682,352
|
|
|
4,656,327
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and equity
|
$
|
8,754,765
|
|
$
|
8,623,900
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
|
Telephone
and Data Systems, Inc.
Consolidated
Statement of Changes in Equity
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TDS
Shareholders
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Dollars in thousands)
|
Series
A Common and Common Shares
|
|
Capital
in
Excess
of
Par
Value
|
|
Treasury
Common Shares
|
|
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
(Loss)
|
|
Retained
Earnings
|
|
Total
TDS
Shareholders'
Equity
|
|
Preferred
Shares
|
|
Non
controlling
Interests
|
|
Total
Equity
|
December 31, 2012
|
$
|
1,327
|
|
$
|
2,304,122
|
|
$
|
(750,099)
|
|
$
|
(8,132)
|
|
$
|
2,464,318
|
|
$
|
4,011,536
|
|
$
|
825
|
|
$
|
643,966
|
|
$
|
4,656,327
|
Add (Deduct)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income attributable to TDS
shareholders
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
157,496
|
|
|
157,496
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
157,496
|
Net income attributable
to noncontrolling interests
classified as equity
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
27,871
|
|
|
27,871
|
Net unrealized gain
(loss) on equity investments
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
51
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
51
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
51
|
Change in foreign currency
translation adjustment
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
15
|
Change related to retirement
plan
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(372)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(372)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(372)
|
TDS Common and Series A
Common Share dividends
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(27,573)
|
|
|
(27,573)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(27,573)
|
TDS Preferred dividend
requirement
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(25)
|
|
|
(25)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(25)
|
U.S. Cellular dividends paid
to noncontrolling public
shareholders
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(75,235)
|
|
|
(75,235)
|
Dividend reinvestment plan
|
|
-
|
|
|
448
|
|
|
7,914
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(4,540)
|
|
|
3,822
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
3,822
|
Incentive and compensation
plans
|
|
-
|
|
|
533
|
|
|
3,788
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(3,109)
|
|
|
1,212
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,212
|
Adjust investment in
subsidiaries for repurchases,
issuances and other compensation
plans
|
|
-
|
|
|
(1,166)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(1,166)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(13,457)
|
|
|
(14,623)
|
Stock-based compensation
awards
|
|
-
|
|
|
6,124
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
6,124
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
6,124
|
Tax windfall (shortfall) from
stock awards
|
|
-
|
|
|
(648)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(648)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(648)
|
Distributions to
noncontrolling interests
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(3,292)
|
|
|
(3,292)
|
Adjust investment in subsidiaries
for noncontrolling interest
purchases
|
|
|
|
|
(10,322)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(10,322)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
5,294
|
|
|
(5,028)
|
Deconsolidation of partnerships
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(43,770)
|
|
|
(43,770)
|
June 30, 2013
|
$
|
1,327
|
|
$
|
2,299,091
|
|
$
|
(738,397)
|
|
$
|
(8,438)
|
|
$
|
2,586,567
|
|
$
|
4,140,150
|
|
$
|
825
|
|
$
|
541,377
|
|
$
|
4,682,352
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
|
Telephone
and Data Systems, Inc.
Consolidated
Statement of Changes in Equity
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TDS
Shareholders
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Dollars in thousands)
|
Series
A Common and Common Shares
|
|
Capital
in
Excess
of
Par
Value
|
|
Treasury
Common Shares
|
|
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
(Loss)
|
|
Retained
Earnings
|
|
Total
TDS
Shareholders'
Equity
|
|
Preferred
Shares
|
|
Non
controlling
Interests
|
|
Total
Equity
|
December 31, 2011
|
$
|
1,326
|
|
$
|
2,268,711
|
|
$
|
(750,921)
|
|
$
|
(8,854)
|
|
$
|
2,451,899
|
|
$
|
3,962,161
|
|
$
|
830
|
|
$
|
639,688
|
|
$
|
4,602,679
|
Add (Deduct)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income attributable to TDS
shareholders
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
94,591
|
|
|
94,591
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
94,591
|
Net income attributable to
noncontrolling interests
classified as equity
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
28,869
|
|
|
28,869
|
Net unrealized gain
(loss) on equity investments
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
49
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
49
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
49
|
Change related to retirement
plan
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
311
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
311
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
311
|
TDS Common and Series A
Common Share dividends
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(26,585)
|
|
|
(26,585)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(26,585)
|
TDS Preferred dividend
requirement
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(25)
|
|
|
(25)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(25)
|
Dividend reinvestment plan
|
|
-
|
|
|
581
|
|
|
6,764
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(4,196)
|
|
|
3,149
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
3,149
|
Incentive and compensation
plans
|
|
-
|
|
|
444
|
|
|
1,251
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(1,357)
|
|
|
338
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
338
|
Adjust investment in
subsidiaries for repurchases,
issuances and other
compensation plans
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,438
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,438
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
7,763
|
|
|
9,201
|
Stock-based compensation
awards
|
|
-
|
|
|
9,711
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
9,711
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
9,711
|
Tax windfall (shortfall) from
stock awards
|
|
-
|
|
|
(83)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(83)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(83)
|
Distributions to noncontrolling
interests
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(643)
|
|
|
(643)
|
Other
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
84
|
|
|
84
|
June 30, 2012
|
$
|
1,326
|
|
$
|
2,280,802
|
|
$
|
(742,906)
|
|
$
|
(8,494)
|
|
$
|
2,514,327
|
|
$
|
4,045,055
|
|
$
|
830
|
|
$
|
675,761
|
|
$
|
4,721,646
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
|
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
1. Basis of Presentation
The
accounting policies of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (“TDS”) conform to
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
(“GAAP”) as set forth in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”)
Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”). The consolidated financial
statements include the accounts of TDS and its majority-owned subsidiaries,
including TDS’ 84%-owned wireless telephone subsidiary, United States Cellular
Corporation (“U.S. Cellular”) and TDS’ wholly-owned wireline telephone subsidiary,
TDS Telecommunications Corporation (“TDS Telecom”). In addition, the
consolidated financial statements include certain entities in which TDS has a
variable interest that require consolidation under GAAP. All material
intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
The
consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by TDS,
without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and disclosures normally
included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been
condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. However, TDS
believes that the disclosures included herein are adequate to make the
information presented not misleading. These consolidated financial
statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial
statements and the notes thereto included in TDS’ Annual Report on
Form 10-K (“Form 10-K”) for the year ended December 31, 2012.
TDS’ business segments reflected in this Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2013, are U.S.
Cellular, TDS Telecom’s incumbent local exchange carriers, (“ILEC”), its
competitive local exchange carrier (“CLEC”), its Hosted and Managed Services
(“HMS”) operations, and the Non-Reportable Segment which includes TDS’
majority-owned printing and distribution company, Suttle-Straus, Inc.
(“Suttle-Straus”) and TDS’ wholly-owned wireless telephone subsidiary, Airadigm
Communications, Inc. (“Airadigm”). All of TDS’ segments operate only in the
United States, except for HMS, which includes an insignificant foreign
operation.
In April 2013, TDS deconsolidated its investments in
the St. Lawrence Seaway RSA Cellular Partnership (“NY1”) and New York RSA 2
Cellular Partnership (“NY2”) and thereafter reported them as equity method
investments in its consolidated financial statements (“NY1 & NY2
Deconsolidation”). See Note 7 — Investments in Unconsolidated Entities for
additional information.
The accompanying
unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting
of only normal recurring items, unless otherwise disclosed) necessary for a
fair statement of the financial position as of June 30, 2013 and December 31,
2012, and the results of operations and changes in comprehensive income for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 and cash flows and changes in
equity for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012. These results are not
necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
Recent Accounting
Pronouncements
On
July 18, 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2013-11,
Income
Taxes (Topic 740): Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net
Operating Loss Carryfoward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward
Exists
(“ASU 2013-11”). ASU 2013-11 addresses the presentation of an
unrecognized tax benefit when a net operating loss carryforward or tax credit
carryforward exists. In such event, an unrecognized tax benefit, or portion of
an unrecognized tax benefit, would be presented in the Consolidated Balance
Sheet as a reduction to deferred tax assets unless the net operating loss
carryforward or tax credit carryforward at the reporting date is not available
under the tax law of the applicable jurisdiction. TDS is required to adopt the
provisions of ASU 2013-11 effective January 1, 2014. The adoption of ASU
2013-11 is not expected to have a significant impact on TDS’ financial position
or results of operations.
Agent
Liabilities
U.S.
Cellular has relationships with agents, which are independent businesses that
obtain customers for U.S. Cellular. At June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012,
U.S. Cellular had accrued $66.7 million and $88.2 million, respectively, for
amounts due to agents,
including rebates and commissions. These amounts are included in Other current
liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Amounts Collected from
Customers and Remitted to Governmental Authorities
If a tax is assessed upon the customer and
TDS merely acts as an agent in collecting the tax on behalf of the imposing
governmental authority, then amounts collected from customers and remitted to
governmental authorities are recorded on a net basis within a tax liability
account in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. If the tax is assessed upon TDS,
then amounts collected from customers as recovery of the tax are recorded in
Operating revenues and amounts remitted to governmental authorities are
recorded in Selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated
Statement of Operations. The amounts recorded gross in revenues that are billed
to customers and remitted to governmental authorities totaled $31.9 million and
$67.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively,
and $38.9 million and $78.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30,
2012, respectively.
2. Fair Value Measurements
As of June 30, 2013 and December 31,
2012, TDS did not have any financial assets or liabilities that were required
to be recorded at fair value in its Consolidated Balance Sheet in accordance
with GAAP. However, TDS has applied the provisions of fair value accounting for
purposes of computing the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure
purposes as displayed below.
|
|
|
Level
within the Fair Value Hierarchy
|
|
June
30, 2013
|
|
December
31, 2012
|
|
|
|
|
Book
Value
|
|
Fair
Value
|
|
Book
Value
|
|
Fair
Value
|
(Dollars in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
1
|
|
$
|
1,246,415
|
|
$
|
1,246,415
|
|
$
|
740,481
|
|
$
|
740,481
|
Short-term investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Treasury Notes
|
1
|
|
|
110,352
|
|
|
110,352
|
|
|
115,700
|
|
|
115,700
|
Long-term investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Treasury Notes
|
1
|
|
|
40,120
|
|
|
40,141
|
|
|
50,305
|
|
|
50,339
|
Long-term debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retail
|
1
|
|
|
1,178,250
|
|
|
1,189,744
|
|
|
1,178,250
|
|
|
1,238,204
|
|
Institutional and other
|
2
|
|
|
537,590
|
|
|
534,353
|
|
|
538,657
|
|
|
589,435
|
Short-term
investments and Long-term investments are both designated as held-to-maturity
investments and recorded at amortized cost in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Long-term investment maturities range between 17 and 18 months at June 30,
2013. Long-term debt excludes capital lease obligations and the current
portion of Long-term debt.
The
fair values of Cash and cash equivalents and Short-term investments approximate
their book values due to the short-term nature of these financial instruments.
The fair values of Long-term investments were estimated using quoted market
prices for the individual issuances. The fair value of “Retail” Long-term debt
was estimated using market prices for TDS’ 7.0% Senior Notes, 6.875% Senior
Notes, 6.625% Senior Notes and 5.875% Senior Notes, and U.S. Cellular's 6.95%
Senior Notes. TDS’ institutional debt includes U.S. Cellular’s 6.7% Senior
Notes which are traded over the counter. TDS estimated the fair value of its
institutional and other debt through a discounted cash flow analysis using the
interest rates or estimated yield to maturity for each borrowing, which ranged
from 0.0% to 6.95% at June 30, 2013.
As of
June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, TDS did not have nonfinancial assets or
liabilities that required the application of fair value accounting for purposes
of reporting such amounts in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
3. Income Taxes
TDS’
overall effective tax rate on Income before income taxes for the three and six
months ended June 30, 2013 was 42.6% and 42.5%, respectively, and for the three
and six months ended June 30, 2012 was 39.0% and 33.8%, respectively.
The
effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2013 was higher than the
rate for the three months ended June 30, 2012 primarily as a result of the
deferred tax expense related to the NY1 & NY2 Deconsolidation in April
2013.
The
effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2013 was higher than the
rate for the six months ended June 30, 2012 primarily as a result of the
deferred tax expense related to the NY1 & NY2 Deconsolidation in April
2013, and tax benefits related to the expiration of the statute of limitations
for certain tax years and the adjustment of deferred tax balances related to
certain partnership investments in 2012.
TDS
incurred a federal net operating loss in 2011 largely attributable to 100%
bonus depreciation applicable to qualified capital expenditures. TDS carried
back this federal net operating loss to prior tax years and received a $71.4
million federal income tax refund in 2012 for carrybacks to 2009 and 2010 tax
years. Of this amount, $59.9 million was received in the six months ended June
30, 2012.
The
Divestiture Transaction (as described in Note 5 — Acquisitions, Divestitures
and Exchanges) closed on May 16, 2013, and resulted in a current tax liability
of $128.9 million which had not been paid as of June 30, 2013. This amount is
included in Accrued taxes in the June 30, 2013 Consolidated Balance Sheet.
4. Earnings Per Share
Basic
earnings per share attributable to TDS shareholders is computed by dividing Net
income available to common shareholders of TDS by the weighted average number
of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share
attributable to TDS shareholders is computed by dividing Net income available
to common shareholders of TDS by the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding during the period adjusted to include the effects of potentially
dilutive securities. Potentially dilutive securities primarily include
incremental shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options and the
vesting of restricted stock units.
The
amounts used in computing earnings per common share and the effects of
potentially dilutive securities on the weighted average number of common shares
were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
Three
Months Ended
|
|
Six
Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
June
30,
|
|
June
30,
|
|
|
|
|
|
2013
|
|
2012
|
|
2013
|
|
2012
|
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share attributable to TDS shareholders:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income available to common shareholders of TDS
used in basic earnings per share
|
$
|
156,065
|
|
$
|
42,325
|
|
$
|
157,471
|
|
$
|
94,566
|
Adjustments to compute diluted earnings:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Noncontrolling interest adjustment
|
|
(1,173)
|
|
|
(275)
|
|
|
(1,209)
|
|
|
(692)
|
|
Preferred dividend adjustment
|
|
12
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
25
|
|
Net income attributable to common shareholders of TDS
used in diluted earnings per share
|
$
|
154,904
|
|
$
|
42,062
|
|
$
|
156,287
|
|
$
|
93,899
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average number of shares used in basic
earnings per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Shares
|
|
101,246
|
|
|
101,467
|
|
|
101,171
|
|
|
101,567
|
|
|
Series A Common Shares
|
|
7,139
|
|
|
7,265
|
|
|
7,149
|
|
|
7,126
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
108,385
|
|
|
108,732
|
|
|
108,320
|
|
|
108,693
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effects of dilutive securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock options
|
|
110
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
108
|
|
|
4
|
|
Restricted stock units
|
|
364
|
|
|
223
|
|
|
345
|
|
|
202
|
|
Preferred shares
|
|
54
|
|
|
65
|
|
|
54
|
|
|
65
|
Weighted average number of shares used in diluted
earnings per share
|
|
108,913
|
|
|
109,022
|
|
|
108,827
|
|
|
108,964
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share attributable to TDS shareholders
|
$
|
1.44
|
|
$
|
0.39
|
|
$
|
1.45
|
|
$
|
0.87
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per share attributable to TDS shareholders
|
$
|
1.42
|
|
$
|
0.39
|
|
$
|
1.44
|
|
$
|
0.86
|
On June 25, 2013, U.S. Cellular paid a special cash dividend of
$5.75 per share, for an aggregate amount of $482.3 million, to all holders of
U.S. Cellular Common Shares and Series A Common Shares. Outstanding U.S.
Cellular stock options and restricted stock unit awards were equitably adjusted
for the special cash dividend. The impact of such adjustments on the earnings
per share calculation was reflected in the three and six months ended June 30,
2012.
Certain Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options,
vesting of restricted stock units or conversion of preferred shares were not
included in average diluted shares outstanding for the calculation of Diluted
earnings per share attributable to TDS shareholders because their effects were
antidilutive. The number of such Common Shares excluded, if any, is shown in
the table below.
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
2013
|
|
2012
|
|
2013
|
|
2012
|
(Shares in
thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock options
|
7,348
|
|
7,993
|
|
7,012
|
|
7,568
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted stock
units
|
200
|
|
169
|
|
102
|
|
85
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5. Acquisitions, Divestitures and Exchanges
TDS assesses its business interests
on an ongoing basis with a goal of improving the competitiveness of its
operations and maximizing its long-term return on investment. As part of this
strategy, TDS reviews attractive opportunities to acquire additional wireless
operating markets and wireless spectrum; and telecommunications companies,
cable, HMS or other possible businesses. In addition, TDS may seek to divest
outright or include in exchanges for other interests those interests that are
not strategic to its long-term success.
Acquisitions did not have a material
impact on TDS’ consolidated financial statements for the periods presented and
pro forma results, assuming acquisitions had occurred at the beginning of each
period presented, would not be materially different from the results reported.
Divestiture Transaction
On November 6, 2012, U.S. Cellular
entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement with subsidiaries of Sprint Nextel
Corporation (“Sprint”). Pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement, on May 16,
2013, U.S. Cellular transferred customers and certain PCS license spectrum to
Sprint in U.S. Cellular's Chicago, central Illinois, St. Louis and certain
Indiana/Michigan/Ohio markets (“Divestiture Markets”) in consideration for $480
million in cash. The Purchase and Sale Agreement also contemplated certain
other agreements, together with the Purchase and Sale Agreement collectively
referred to as the “Divestiture Transaction.”
U.S. Cellular has retained other
assets and liabilities related to the Divestiture Markets, including network
assets, retail stores and related equipment, and other buildings and
facilities. The transaction does not affect spectrum licenses held by U.S. Cellular
or variable interest entities (“VIEs”) that are not currently used in the
operations of the Divestiture Markets. Pursuant to the Purchase and Sale
Agreement, U.S. Cellular and Sprint also entered into certain other agreements,
including customer and network transition services agreements, which require U.S.
Cellular to provide customer, billing and network services to Sprint for a
period of up to 24 months after the May 16, 2013 closing date. Sprint will
reimburse U.S. Cellular for providing such services at an amount equal to U.S.
Cellular's cost, including applicable overhead allocations. In addition, these
agreements require Sprint to reimburse U.S. Cellular up to $200 million (the
“Sprint Cost Reimbursement”) for certain network decommissioning costs, network
site lease rent and termination costs, network access termination costs, and
employee termination benefits for specified engineering employees. It is
estimated that up to $160 million of the Sprint Cost Reimbursement will be
recorded in (Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net and up to
$40 million of the Sprint Cost Reimbursement will be recorded in Cost of
services and products in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
Financial impacts of the Divestiture
Transaction are classified in the Consolidated Statement of Operations within
Operating income. The table below describes the amounts TDS has recognized and
expects to recognize in the Consolidated Statement of Operations between the
date the Purchase and Sale Agreement was signed and the end of the transition
services period.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Dollars in
thousands)
|
Expected Period of Recognition
|
|
Projected Range
|
|
Cumulative Amount Recognized as of June 30, 2013
|
|
Actual Amount Recognized Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
|
|
Actual Amount Recognized Three Months Ended June 30, 2013
|
(Gain) loss on sale
of business and other exit costs, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from
Sprint
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase price
|
|
2013
|
|
$
|
(480,000)
|
|
$
|
(480,000)
|
|
$
|
(480,000)
|
|
$
|
(480,000)
|
|
$
|
(480,000)
|
|
|
Sprint Cost
Reimbursement
|
|
2013-2014
|
|
|
(120,000)
|
|
|
(160,000)
|
|
|
(8)
|
|
|
(8)
|
|
|
(8)
|
|
Net assets
transferred
|
|
2013
|
|
|
160,073
|
|
|
160,073
|
|
|
160,073
|
|
|
160,073
|
|
|
160,073
|
|
Non-cash charges
for the
write-off and
write-down
of property under
construction and
related assets
|
|
2012-2013
|
|
|
11,000
|
|
|
15,000
|
|
|
10,753
|
|
|
81
|
|
|
(141)
|
|
Employee related
costs
including
severance,
retention and
outplacement
|
|
2012-2014
|
|
|
16,000
|
|
|
25,000
|
|
|
15,712
|
|
|
3,103
|
|
|
53
|
|
Contract
termination costs
|
|
2012-2014
|
|
|
125,000
|
|
|
175,000
|
|
|
16,664
|
|
|
16,605
|
|
|
13,705
|
|
Transaction costs
|
|
2012-2013
|
|
|
4,000
|
|
|
6,000
|
|
|
4,856
|
|
|
3,719
|
|
|
2,801
|
|
|
Total (Gain) loss
on sale
of business and
other
exit costs, net
|
|
|
|
$
|
(283,927)
|
|
$
|
(258,927)
|
|
$
|
(271,950)
|
|
$
|
(296,427)
|
|
$
|
(303,517)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation,
amortization
and accretion
expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Incremental
depreciation,
amortization and
accretion, net of
salvage values
|
|
2012-2014
|
|
|
175,000
|
|
|
210,000
|
|
|
108,382
|
|
|
88,324
|
|
|
50,278
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Operating
expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-cash charges
for the
write-off and
write-down
of various
operating
assets and
liabilities
|
|
2013
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
10,000
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
(Increase) decrease
in
Operating income
|
|
|
|
$
|
(108,927)
|
|
$
|
(38,927)
|
|
$
|
(163,568)
|
|
$
|
(208,103)
|
|
$
|
(253,239)
|
Incremental depreciation, amortization and accretion, net of
salvage values represents anticipated amounts to be recorded in the specified
time periods as a result of a change in estimate for the remaining useful life and
salvage value of certain assets and a change in estimate which accelerated the
settlement dates of certain asset retirement obligations in conjunction with the
Divestiture Transaction. Specifically, for the years indicated, this is
estimated depreciation, amortization and accretion recorded on assets and
liabilities of the Divestiture Markets after the November 6, 2012 transaction
date less depreciation, amortization and accretion that would have been
recorded on such assets and liabilities in the normal course, absent the
Divestiture Transaction.
|
As a result of the
transaction, TDS recognized the following amounts in the Consolidated Balance
Sheet:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
|
|
|
|
(Dollars in
thousands)
|
Balance
December 31, 2012
|
|
Costs Incurred
|
|
Cash Settlements (1)
|
|
Non-cash Settlements
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
Other
|
|
Balance
June 30, 2013
|
Accrued
compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Employee related
costs including
severance,
retention,
outplacement
|
$
|
12,305
|
|
$
|
6,037
|
|
$
|
(10,282)
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
(2,934)
|
|
$
|
372
|
|
$
|
5,498
|
Other current
liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contract
termination
costs
|
$
|
30
|
|
$
|
10,183
|
|
$
|
(3,405)
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
942
|
|
$
|
7,750
|
Other deferred
liabilities and
credits
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contract
termination
costs
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
6,421
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
6,421
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Cash settlement
amounts are included in either the Net income or changes in Other assets and
liabilities line items as part of Cash flows from operating activities on the
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.
|
Other Acquisitions, Divestitures
and Exchanges
On August 1, 2013, TDS acquired
substantially all of the assets of Baja Broadband, LLC (“Baja”) for $267.5
million in cash, subject to a working capital adjustment. Baja is a cable
company that passes approximately 212,000 households in markets in Colorado,
New Mexico, Texas, and Utah and offers video, broadband and voice services.
On June 28, 2013, U.S. Cellular
entered into a definitive agreement to sell the majority of its Mississippi
Valley non-operating market license (“unbuilt license”) for $308.0 million.
The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close by
the end of 2013. In addition, the U.S. Cellular Board of Directors approved
the sale of U.S. Cellular’s St. Louis area unbuilt license. In accordance with
GAAP, the book value of both licenses has been accounted for and disclosed as
“held for sale” in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at June 30, 2013.
|
TDS' acquisitions
during the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 and the allocation of the
purchase price for these acquisitions were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allocation of Purchase Price
|
|
|
|
Purchase Price (1)
|
|
Goodwill (2)
|
|
Licenses
|
|
Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization (3)
|
|
Net Tangible Assets/(Liabilities)
|
(Dollars in
thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Cellular
licenses
|
$
|
14,150
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
14,150
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Cellular
licenses
|
$
|
12,647
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
12,647
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
TDS Telecom HMS
business
|
|
46,126
|
|
|
20,364
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
20,300
|
|
|
5,462
|
|
Total
|
$
|
58,773
|
|
$
|
20,364
|
|
$
|
12,647
|
|
$
|
20,300
|
|
$
|
5,462
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Cash amounts paid
for acquisitions may differ from the purchase price due to cash acquired in
the transactions and the timing of cash payments related to the respective
transactions.
|
(2)
|
The entire amount
of Goodwill acquired in 2012 was amortizable for income tax purposes.
|
(3)
|
The weighted
average amortization period for Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization
acquired in 2012 was 8.1 years.
|
|
At June 30, 2013
and December 31, 2012, the following assets and liabilities were classified
in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as "Assets held for sale" and
"Liabilities held for sale":
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current Assets
|
|
Licenses
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
Property, Plant and Equipment
|
|
Loss on Assets Held for Sale (1)
|
|
Total Assets Held for Sale
|
|
Liabilities Held for Sale (2)
|
(Dollars in
thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2013
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Divestiture of
Missouri
Market (3)
|
$
|
633
|
|
$
|
2,909
|
|
$
|
178
|
|
$
|
3,179
|
|
|
(366)
|
|
$
|
6,533
|
|
$
|
559
|
Divestiture of
Spectrum
Licenses
|
|
-
|
|
|
71,856
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
71,856
|
|
|
-
|
|
Total
|
$
|
633
|
|
$
|
74,765
|
|
$
|
178
|
|
$
|
3,179
|
|
$
|
(366)
|
|
$
|
78,389
|
|
$
|
559
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2012
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Divestiture
Transaction
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
140,599
|
|
$
|
19,474
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
160,073
|
|
$
|
19,594
|
Bolingbrook
Customer Care
Center (4)
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
4,274
|
|
|
(1,105)
|
|
|
3,169
|
|
|
-
|
|
Total
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
140,599
|
|
$
|
19,474
|
|
$
|
4,274
|
|
$
|
(1,105)
|
|
$
|
163,242
|
|
$
|
19,594
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Loss on assets held
for sale was recorded in (Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit
costs, net in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
|
(2)
|
Liabilities held
for sale primarily consisted of Customer deposits and deferred revenues.
|
(3)
|
On May 15, 2013,
U.S. Cellular entered into an agreement with a third party to sell the
subscribers, spectrum and the network assets for a Missouri market.
|
(4)
|
Effective January
1, 2013, U.S. Cellular transferred its Bolingbrook Customer Care Center
operations to an existing third party vendor.
|
6.
Intangible Assets
Changes
in TDS’ Licenses and Goodwill for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012
are presented below. Previously under GAAP, TDS accounted for U.S. Cellular’s
share repurchases as step acquisitions, allocating a portion of the share
repurchase value to TDS' Licenses and Goodwill. Consequently, U.S. Cellular’s
Licenses and Goodwill on a stand-alone basis do not equal the TDS consolidated
Licenses and Goodwill related to U.S. Cellular.
Licenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Cellular
|
|
TDS Telecom CLEC
|
|
Non-Reportable Segment
|
|
Total
|
(Dollars in
thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance December
31, 2012
|
$
|
1,462,019
|
|
$
|
2,800
|
|
$
|
15,220
|
|
$
|
1,480,039
|
|
Acquisitions
|
|
14,150
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
14,150
|
|
Transferred to
Assets held for sale
|
|
(74,765)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(74,765)
|
|
NY1 & NY2
Deconsolidation
|
|
(592)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(592)
|
Balance June 30,
2013
|
$
|
1,400,812
|
|
$
|
2,800
|
|
$
|
15,220
|
|
$
|
1,418,832
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance December
31, 2011
|
$
|
1,475,994
|
|
$
|
2,800
|
|
$
|
15,220
|
|
$
|
1,494,014
|
|
Acquisitions
|
|
12,647
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
12,647
|
|
Other
|
|
786
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
786
|
Balance June 30,
2012
|
$
|
1,489,427
|
|
$
|
2,800
|
|
$
|
15,220
|
|
$
|
1,507,447
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TDS Telecom
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Cellular
|
|
ILEC
|
|
CLEC
|
|
HMS
|
|
Non-Reportable Segment
|
|
Total
|
(Dollars in
thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assigned value at
time of acquisition
|
$
|
622,681
|
|
$
|
420,458
|
|
$
|
29,440
|
|
$
|
103,627
|
|
$
|
4,317
|
|
$
|
1,180,523
|
|
Accumulated
impairment losses in prior periods
|
|
(333,900)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(29,440)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(515)
|
|
|
(363,855)
|
|
Transferred to
Assets held for sale
|
|
(19,474)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(19,474)
|
Balance December 31,
2012
|
|
269,307
|
|
|
420,458
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
103,627
|
|
|
3,802
|
|
|
797,194
|
|
Transferred to
Assets held for sale
|
|
(178)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(178)
|
|
NY1 & NY2
Deconsolidation
|
|
(37,131)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(37,131)
|
Balance June 30,
2013
|
$
|
231,998
|
|
$
|
420,458
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
103,627
|
|
$
|
3,802
|
|
$
|
759,885
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assigned value at
time of acquisition
|
$
|
622,681
|
|
$
|
420,716
|
|
$
|
29,440
|
|
$
|
83,263
|
|
$
|
4,317
|
|
$
|
1,160,417
|
|
Accumulated
impairment losses in prior periods
|
|
(333,900)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(29,440)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(363,340)
|
Balance December 31,
2011
|
|
288,781
|
|
|
420,716
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
83,263
|
|
|
4,317
|
|
|
797,077
|
|
Acquisitions
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
20,364
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
20,364
|
|
Impairment
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(515)
|
|
|
(515)
|
|
Other
|
|
-
|
|
|
(258)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(258)
|
Balance June 30,
2012
|
$
|
288,781
|
|
$
|
420,458
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
103,627
|
|
$
|
3,802
|
|
$
|
816,668
|
7. Investments in
Unconsolidated Entities
Investments in unconsolidated
entities consist of amounts invested in wireless and wireline entities in which
TDS holds a noncontrolling interest. These investments are accounted for using
either the equity or cost method.
Equity in earnings of
unconsolidated entities totaled $35.6 million and $25.4 million in the three
months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $62.7 million and $48.8
million in the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively; of those
amounts, TDS’ investment in the Los Angeles SMSA Limited Partnership (“LA
Partnership”) contributed $19.8 million and $19.2 million in the three months
ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $40.4 million and $36.3 million
in the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. TDS held a 5.5%
ownership interest in the LA Partnership during these periods.
|
The following
table, which is based on information provided in part by third parties,
summarizes the combined results of operations of TDS’ equity method
investments. Such combined results of operations include the results of the
NY1 & NY2 Partnerships from April 3, 2013, the effective date of their
deconsolidation as discussed below.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
|
2013
|
|
2012
|
|
2013
|
|
2012
|
(Dollars in
thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
$
|
1,550,200
|
|
$
|
1,426,077
|
|
$
|
3,048,460
|
|
$
|
2,863,085
|
Operating expenses
|
|
1,100,477
|
|
|
1,019,669
|
|
|
2,172,169
|
|
|
2,096,420
|
|
Operating income
|
|
449,723
|
|
|
406,408
|
|
|
876,291
|
|
|
766,665
|
Other income, net
|
|
713
|
|
|
989
|
|
|
1,136
|
|
|
1,639
|
Net income
|
$
|
450,436
|
|
$
|
407,397
|
|
$
|
877,427
|
|
$
|
768,304
|
NY1 & NY2 Deconsolidation
U.S. Cellular holds a 60.00% interest in
NY1 and a 57.14% interest in NY2 (together with NY1, the “Partnerships”). The
remaining interests in the Partnerships are held by Cellco Partnership d/b/a
Verizon Wireless (“Verizon Wireless”). The Partnerships are operated by
Verizon Wireless under the Verizon Wireless brand. Prior to April 3, 2013, because
U.S. Cellular owned a greater than 50% interest in each of these markets and
based on U.S. Cellular’s rights under the Partnership Agreements, TDS
consolidated the financial results of these markets in accordance with GAAP.
On April 3,
2013, U.S. Cellular entered into an agreement relating to the Partnerships. The
agreement amends the Partnership Agreements in several ways which provide
Verizon Wireless with substantive participating rights that allow Verizon
Wireless to make decisions that are in the ordinary course of business of the
Partnerships and which are significant to directing and executing the
activities of the business. Accordingly, as required by GAAP, TDS
deconsolidated the Partnerships effective as of April 3, 2013 and thereafter
reported them as equity method investments in its consolidated financial
statements. After the NY1 & NY2 Deconsolidation, TDS retained the same
ownership percentages in the Partnerships and will continue to report the same
percentages of income from the Partnerships, which will be recorded in Equity
in earnings of unconsolidated entities in the Consolidated Statement of
Operations. In addition to the foregoing described arrangements, TDS and U.S.
Cellular have certain other arm’s length, ordinary business relationships with
Verizon Wireless and its affiliates.
In accordance with GAAP, as a result of
the NY1 & NY2 Deconsolidation, TDS’ interest in the Partnerships is
reflected in Investments in unconsolidated entities at a fair value of $114.8
million as of April 3, 2013. Recording TDS’ interest in the Partnerships
required allocation of the excess of fair value over book value to customer
lists, licenses, a favorable contract and goodwill of the Partnerships.
Amortization expense related to customer lists and the favorable contract will
be recognized over their respective useful lives and is included in Equity in
earnings of unconsolidated entities in the Consolidated Statement of
Operations. In addition, TDS recognized a non-cash pre-tax gain of $14.5
million. The gain was recorded in Gain on investments in the Consolidated
Statement of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013.
The Partnerships were valued using a
discounted cash flow approach and a publicly-traded guideline company method.
The discounted cash flow approach uses value drivers and risks specific to the
industry and current economic factors. The cash flow estimates
incorporated assumptions that market participants would use in their estimates
of fair value and may not be indicative of TDS specific assumptions. The
most significant assumptions made in this process were the revenue growth rate,
the long-term and terminal growth rate, discount rate and projected capital
expenditures. The assumptions were as follows:
|
|
|
|
Key assumptions
|
|
Weighted-average expected revenue growth rate (next ten years)
|
|
2.0
|
%
|
Long-term and terminal revenue growth rate (after year ten)
|
|
2.0
|
%
|
Discount rate
|
|
10.5
|
%
|
Capital expenditures as a percentage of revenue
|
|
14.9-18.8
|
%
|
The publicly-traded guideline
company method develops an indication of fair value by calculating average market
pricing multiples for selected publicly-traded companies using multiples of:
Revenue and Earnings before Interest, Taxes, and Depreciation and Amortization
(EBITDA). The developed multiples were applied to applicable financial measures
of the Partnerships to determine fair value. The discounted cash flow approach
and publicly-traded guideline company method were weighted to arrive at the
total fair value of the Partnerships.
8. Commitments, Contingencies and Other
Liabilities
Agreements
As previously
disclosed, on August 17, 2010, U.S. Cellular and Amdocs Software Systems
Limited (“Amdocs”) entered into a Software License and Maintenance Agreement
(“SLMA”) and a Master Service Agreement (“MSA”) (collectively, the “Amdocs
Agreements”) to develop a Billing and Operational Support System
(“B/OSS”). Pursuant to an updated Statement of Work dated June 29, 2012,
the initial implementation of B/OSS is expected to take until the third quarter
of 2013 to complete and total payments to Amdocs are estimated to be
approximately $190.1 million (subject to certain potential adjustments) over
the period from commencement of the SLMA in 2010 through the end of 2013.
As of June 30, 2013, $116.3 million had been paid to Amdocs.
Indemnifications
TDS enters into agreements in the normal
course of business that provide for indemnification of counterparties. The
terms of the indemnifications vary by agreement. The events or circumstances
that would require TDS to perform under these indemnities are transaction specific;
however, these agreements may require TDS to indemnify the counterparty for
costs and losses incurred from litigation or claims arising from the underlying
transaction. TDS is unable to estimate the maximum potential liability for
these types of indemnifications as the amounts are dependent on the outcome of
future events, the nature and likelihood of which cannot be determined at this
time. Historically, TDS has not made any significant indemnification payments
under such agreements.
Legal
Proceedings
TDS is involved
or may be involved from time to time in legal proceedings before the FCC, other
regulatory authorities, and/or various state and federal courts. If TDS
believes that a loss arising from such legal proceedings is probable and can be
reasonably estimated, an amount is accrued in the financial statements for the
estimated loss. If only a range of loss can be determined, the best
estimate within that range is accrued; if none of the estimates within that
range is better than another, the low end of the range is accrued. The
assessment of the expected outcomes of legal proceedings is a highly subjective
process that requires judgments about future events. The legal proceedings are
reviewed at least quarterly to determine the adequacy of accruals and related
financial statement disclosures. The ultimate outcomes of legal proceedings
could differ materially from amounts accrued in the financial statements.
TDS has accrued $1.7 million with
respect to legal proceedings and unasserted claims as of both June 30, 2013 and
December 31, 2012. TDS has not accrued any amount for legal proceedings if it
cannot reasonably estimate the amount of the possible loss or range of loss.
TDS does not believe that the amount of any contingent loss in excess of the
amounts accrued would be material.
Apple iPhone Products Purchase
Commitment
In March 2013, U.S. Cellular entered
into an agreement with Apple to purchase an estimated $1.2 billion of Apple
iPhone products over a three-year period beginning later in 2013.
9. Variable Interest
Entities (VIEs)
Consolidated
VIEs
As
of June 30, 2013, TDS holds a variable interest in and consolidates
the following VIEs under GAAP:
·
Aquinas Wireless L.P. (“Aquinas
Wireless”); and
·
King Street Wireless L.P. (“King
Street Wireless”) and King Street Wireless, Inc., the general partner of King
Street Wireless.
The
power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic
performance of Aquinas Wireless and King Street Wireless (collectively, the
“limited partnerships”) is shared. Specifically, the general partner of these
VIEs has the exclusive right to manage, operate and control the limited
partnerships and make all decisions to carry on the business of the
partnerships; however, the general
partner of each partnership needs consent of the limited partner, a TDS
subsidiary, to sell or lease certain licenses, to make certain large
expenditures, admit other partners or liquidate the limited partnerships. Although the power to direct the activities of the VIEs
is shared, TDS has a disproportionate level of exposure to the variability
associated with the economic performance of the VIEs, indicating that TDS is
the primary beneficiary of the VIEs in accordance with GAAP. Accordingly,
these VIEs are consolidated.
On
March 13, 2013, TDS acquired the remaining 37% ownership interest in Airadigm
Communications, Inc. (“Airadigm”) that it did not own for $3.5 million in
cash. Prior to this acquisition, TDS consolidated Airadigm as a VIE.
Subsequent to the acquisition date, Airadigm ceased to be a VIE but continues
to be consolidated based on TDS’ controlling financial interest in the entity.
The
following table presents the classification of the consolidated VIEs’ assets
and liabilities in TDS’ Consolidated Balance Sheet.
|
|
June 30,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
2013
|
|
2012
|
(Dollars in
thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents
|
$
|
5,001
|
|
$
|
7,028
|
|
Other current
assets
|
|
117
|
|
|
3,267
|
|
Licenses and other
intangible assets
|
|
308,091
|
|
|
325,707
|
|
Property, plant and
equipment, net
|
|
17,532
|
|
|
31,544
|
|
Other assets and
deferred charges
|
|
1,015
|
|
|
3,026
|
|
Total assets
|
$
|
331,756
|
|
$
|
370,572
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities
|
$
|
3
|
|
$
|
9,985
|
|
Deferred
liabilities and credits
|
|
3,276
|
|
|
6,213
|
|
Total liabilities
|
$
|
3,279
|
|
$
|
16,198
|
Other Related Matters
Aquinas Wireless and King Street Wireless were formed to participate in FCC auctions of wireless
spectrum and to fund, establish, and provide wireless service with respect to
any FCC licenses won in the auctions. As such, these entities have risks
similar to the business risks described in the “Risk Factors” in TDS’ Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2012.
TDS may
agree to make additional capital contributions and/or advances to Aquinas
Wireless and King Street Wireless and/or to their general partners to provide
additional funding for the development of licenses granted in various auctions.
TDS may finance such amounts with a combination of cash on hand, borrowings
under its revolving credit agreement and/or long-term debt. There is no
assurance that TDS will be able to obtain additional financing on commercially
reasonable terms or at all to provide such financial support.
TDS’
capital contributions and advances made to Aquinas Wireless and King Street
Wireless and/or their general partners in the six months ended June 30, 2012
totaled $5.0 million. There were no capital contributions or advances made to
Aquinas Wireless or King Street Wireless or their general partners in the six
months ended June 30, 2013.
U.S.
Cellular began offering fourth generation Long-term Evolution (“4G LTE”)
service in certain cities within its service areas during the first quarter of
2012 and has plans to continue the deployment of 4G LTE. U.S. Cellular
currently provides 4G LTE service in conjunction with King Street Wireless. Aquinas Wireless is
still in the process of developing long-term business plans.
10. Common Share Repurchases
TDS and U.S. Cellular Share
Repurchases
Effective August 2, 2013, the Board
of Directors of TDS authorized a $250 million stock repurchase program for the
purchase of TDS Common Shares from time to time pursuant to open market
purchases, block transactions, private purchases or otherwise, depending on
market conditions. This authorization does not have an expiration date. In
2012, TDS had a prior share repurchase authorization for $250 million that
expired on November 19, 2012.
On November 17, 2009, the Board of
Directors of U.S. Cellular authorized the repurchase of up to 1,300,000 Common
Shares on an annual basis beginning in 2009 and continuing each year
thereafter, on a cumulative basis. These purchases will be made pursuant to
open market purchases, block purchases, private purchases, or otherwise, depending
on market prices and other conditions. This authorization does not have an
expiration date.
Share repurchases made under these
authorizations were as follows:
Six
Months Ended June 30,
|
Number of Shares
|
|
Average Cost
Per Share
|
|
Amount
|
(Dollars and shares
in thousands, except cost per share)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TDS Common Shares
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
U.S. Cellular
Common Shares
|
496
|
|
|
37.16
|
|
|
18,425
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TDS Common Shares
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
U.S. Cellular
Common Shares
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
11. Noncontrolling Interests
The
following schedule discloses the effects of Net income attributable to TDS
shareholders and changes in TDS’ ownership interest in U.S. Cellular on TDS’
equity for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012:
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
|
|
2013
|
|
2012
|
(Dollars in
thousands)
|
|
Net income
attributable to TDS shareholders
|
$
|
157,496
|
|
$
|
94,591
|
|
Transfer (to) from
the noncontrolling interests
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in TDS'
Capital in excess of par value from
U.S. Cellular's
issuance of U.S. Cellular shares
|
|
(9,712)
|
|
|
(8,318)
|
|
|
Change in TDS'
Capital in excess of par value from
U.S. Cellular's
repurchase of U.S. Cellular shares
|
|
3,470
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
Net transfers (to)
from noncontrolling interests
|
|
(6,242)
|
|
|
(8,318)
|
|
|
Change from net
income attributable to TDS and
transfers (to)
from noncontrolling interests
|
$
|
151,254
|
|
$
|
86,273
|
Mandatorily
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests in Finite-Lived Subsidiaries
TDS’
consolidated financial statements include certain noncontrolling interests that
meet the GAAP definition of mandatorily redeemable financial instruments. These
mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests represent interests held by
third parties in consolidated partnerships and limited liability companies
(“LLCs”), where the terms of the underlying partnership or LLC agreement
provide for a defined termination date at which time the assets of the
subsidiary are to be sold, the liabilities are to be extinguished and the
remaining net proceeds are to be distributed to the noncontrolling interest
holders and TDS in accordance with the respective partnership and LLC
agreements. The termination dates of these mandatorily redeemable
noncontrolling interests range from 2085 to 2107.
The estimated
aggregate amount that would be due and payable to settle all of these
noncontrolling interests, assuming an orderly liquidation of the finite-lived
consolidated partnerships and LLCs on June 30, 2013, net of estimated
liquidation costs, is $33.5 million. This amount excludes redemption amounts
recorded in Noncontrolling interests with redemption features in the
Consolidated Balance Sheet. The estimate of settlement value was based on
certain factors and assumptions which are subjective in nature. Changes in
those factors and assumptions could result in a materially larger or smaller
settlement amount. TDS currently has no plans or intentions relating to the
liquidation of any of the related partnerships or LLCs prior to their scheduled
termination dates. The corresponding carrying value of the mandatorily
redeemable noncontrolling interests in finite-lived consolidated partnerships
and LLCs at June 30, 2013 was $10.0 million, and is included in Noncontrolling
interests in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The excess of the aggregate
settlement value over the aggregate carrying value of these mandatorily
redeemable noncontrolling interests is due primarily to the unrecognized
appreciation of the noncontrolling interest holders’ share of the underlying
net assets in the consolidated partnerships and LLCs. Neither the
noncontrolling interest holders’ share, nor TDS’ share, of the appreciation of
the underlying net assets of these subsidiaries is reflected in the
consolidated financial statements.
12. Reclassification
Adjustments Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss includes amounts related to TDS’ defined benefit
post-retirement plan. During the six months ended June 30, 2013,
reclassifications from Accumulated other comprehensive loss into Operating
expenses, related to the retirement plan, were approximately $0.4 million (net
of income tax of $0.2 million). Of this amount, $0.3 million was recorded as a
decrease to Cost of services and products and $0.1 million was recorded as a
decrease to Selling, general and administrative.
13. Business Segment Information
Financial
data for TDS’ business segments for the three and six month
periods ended, or as of June 30, 2013 and 2012, is as follows. See Note 1 —
Basis of Presentation for additional information.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TDS Telecom
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
or as of June 30, 2013
|
|
U.S. Cellular
|
|
ILEC
|
|
CLEC
|
|
HMS
|
|
TDS Telecom Eliminations
|
|
TDS Telecom Total
|
|
Non-Reportable Segment
|
|
Other Reconciling Items
|
|
Total
|
(Dollars in
thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating revenues
|
|
$
|
995,130
|
|
$
|
142,473
|
|
$
|
42,133
|
|
$
|
41,374
|
|
$
|
(2,520)
|
|
$
|
223,460
|
|
$
|
14,363
|
|
$
|
(4,787)
|
|
$
|
1,228,166
|
Cost of services and
products (excluding
Depreciation,
amortization and accretion
expense reported
below)
|
|
|
409,337
|
|
|
46,621
|
|
|
22,183
|
|
|
30,185
|
|
|
(2,088)
|
|
|
96,901
|
|
|
9,841
|
|
|
(348)
|
|
|
515,731
|
Selling, general and
administrative
|
|
|
404,127
|
|
|
41,274
|
|
|
15,850
|
|
|
9,361
|
|
|
(432)
|
|
|
66,053
|
|
|
3,711
|
|
|
(3,171)
|
|
|
470,720
|
Depreciation,
amortization and accretion expense
|
|
|
202,580
|
|
|
37,972
|
|
|
5,221
|
|
|
5,563
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
48,756
|
|
|
1,500
|
|
|
1,367
|
|
|
254,203
|
Loss on asset
disposals, net
|
|
|
9,018
|
|
|
(850)
|
|
|
85
|
|
|
83
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(682)
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
(16)
|
|
|
8,319
|
(Gain) loss on sale
of business and other exit
costs, net
|
|
|
(249,024)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(54,010)
|
|
|
(303,034)
|
Operating income
(loss)
|
|
|
219,092
|
|
|
17,456
|
|
|
(1,206)
|
|
|
(3,818)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
12,432
|
|
|
(688)
|
|
|
51,391
|
|
|
282,227
|
Equity in earnings
of unconsolidated entities
|
|
|
35,602
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(4)
|
|
|
35,605
|
Interest and
dividend income
|
|
|
969
|
|
|
503
|
|
|
43
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
562
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1,068
|
|
|
2,600
|
Gain (loss) on
investments
|
|
|
18,527
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(4,009)
|
|
|
14,518
|
(Interest expense)
Capitalized interest
|
|
|
(10,154)
|
|
|
711
|
|
|
84
|
|
|
(403)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
392
|
|
|
(1,001)
|
|
|
(12,986)
|
|
|
(23,749)
|
Other, net
|
|
|
321
|
|
|
(126)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(126)
|
|
|
(394)
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
(197)
|
Income before income
taxes
|
|
|
264,357
|
|
|
18,551
|
|
|
(1,079)
|
|
|
(4,205)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
13,267
|
|
|
(2,082)
|
|
|
35,462
|
|
|
311,004
|
Add
back:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation,
amortization and accretion expense
|
|
|
202,580
|
|
|
37,972
|
|
|
5,221
|
|
|
5,563
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
48,756
|
|
|
1,500
|
|
|
1,367
|
|
|
254,203
|
(Gain) loss on sale
of business and other exit
costs, net
|
|
|
(249,024)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(54,010)
|
|
|
(303,034)
|
Gain (loss) on
investments
|
|
|
(18,527)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
4,009
|
|
|
(14,518)
|
(Interest expense)
Capitalized interest
|
|
|
10,154
|
|
|
(711)
|
|
|
(84)
|
|
|
403
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(392)
|
|
|
1,001
|
|
|
12,986
|
|
|
23,749
|
Adjusted income
before income taxes
|
|
$
|
209,540
|
|
$
|
55,812
|
|
$
|
4,058
|
|
$
|
1,761
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
61,631
|
|
$
|
419
|
|
$
|
(186)
|
|
$
|
271,404
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments in
unconsolidated entities
|
|
$
|
276,363
|
|
$
|
3,809
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
3,809
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
31,874
|
|
$
|
312,046
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
$
|
168,497
|
|
$
|
29,421
|
|
$
|
3,921
|
|
$
|
2,258
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
35,600
|
|
$
|
232
|
|
$
|
1,715
|
|
$
|
206,044
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TDS Telecom
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
or as of June 30, 2012
|
|
U.S. Cellular
|
|
ILEC
|
|
CLEC
|
|
HMS
|
|
TDS Telecom Eliminations
|
|
TDS Telecom Total
|
|
Non-Reportable Segment
|
|
Other Reconciling Items
|
|
Total
|
(Dollars in
thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating revenues
|
|
$
|
1,104,400
|
|
$
|
144,052
|
|
$
|
44,200
|
|
$
|
22,876
|
|
$
|
(2,609)
|
|
$
|
208,519
|
|
$
|
15,245
|
|
$
|
(4,995)
|
|
$
|
1,323,169
|
Cost of services and
products (excluding
Depreciation,
amortization and accretion
expense reported
below)
|
|
|
434,927
|
|
|
47,180
|
|
|
22,702
|
|
|
15,090
|
|
|
(2,196)
|
|
|
82,776
|
|
|
10,533
|
|
|
(566)
|
|
|
527,670
|
Selling, general and
administrative
|
|
|
435,053
|
|
|
43,216
|
|
|
16,769
|
|
|
6,635
|
|
|
(413)
|
|
|
66,207
|
|
|
4,222
|
|
|
(3,078)
|
|
|
502,404
|
Depreciation,
amortization and accretion expense
|
|
|
147,555
|
|
|
37,834
|
|
|
5,466
|
|
|
4,645
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
47,945
|
|
|
1,569
|
|
|
1,440
|
|
|
198,509
|
Loss on impairment
of assets
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
515
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
515
|
Loss on asset
disposals, net
|
|
|
2,702
|
|
|
136
|
|
|
72
|
|
|
98
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
306
|
|
|
(10)
|
|
|
(3)
|
|
|
2,995
|
Operating income
(loss)
|
|
|
84,163
|
|
|
15,686
|
|
|
(809)
|
|
|
(3,592)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
11,285
|
|
|
(1,584)
|
|
|
(2,788)
|
|
|
91,076
|
Equity in earnings
of unconsolidated entities
|
|
|
25,154
|
|
|
(8)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(8)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
246
|
|
|
25,392
|
Interest and
dividend income
|
|
|
845
|
|
|
799
|
|
|
72
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
876
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
629
|
|
|
2,352
|
Gain (loss) on
investments
|
|
|
(3,728)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(3,728)
|
(Interest expense)
Capitalized interest
|
|
|
(12,360)
|
|
|
815
|
|
|
53
|
|
|
(275)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
593
|
|
|
(978)
|
|
|
(10,394)
|
|
|
(23,139)
|
Other, net
|
|
|
(229)
|
|
|
(140)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(140)
|
|
|
120
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(249)
|
Income before income
taxes
|
|
|
93,845
|
|
|
17,152
|
|
|
(684)
|
|
|
(3,862)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
12,606
|
|
|
(2,440)
|
|
|
(12,307)
|
|
|
91,704
|
Add
back:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation,
amortization and accretion expense
|
|
|
147,555
|
|
|
37,834
|
|
|
5,466
|
|
|
4,645
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
47,945
|
|
|
1,569
|
|
|
1,440
|
|
|
198,509
|
Gain (loss) on
investments
|
|
|
3,728
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
3,728
|
(Interest expense)
Capitalized interest
|
|
|
12,360
|
|
|
(815)
|
|
|
(53)
|
|
|
275
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(593)
|
|
|
978
|
|
|
10,394
|
|
|
23,139
|
Adjusted income
before income taxes
|
|
$
|
257,488
|
|
$
|
54,171
|
|
$
|
4,729
|
|
$
|
1,058
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
59,958
|
|
$
|
107
|
|
$
|
(473)
|
|
$
|
317,080
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments in
unconsolidated entities
|
|
$
|
175,663
|
|
$
|
3,805
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
3,805
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
33,581
|
|
$
|
213,049
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
$
|
183,191
|
|
$
|
32,492
|
|
$
|
4,899
|
|
$
|
5,550
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
42,941
|
|
$
|
219
|
|
$
|
(2,366)
|
|
$
|
223,985
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TDS Telecom
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended or
as of June 30, 2013
|
|
U.S. Cellular
|
|
ILEC
|
|
CLEC
|
|
HMS
|
|
TDS Telecom Eliminations
|
|
TDS Telecom Total
|
|
Non- Reportable Segment
|
|
Other Reconciling Items
|
|
Total
|
(Dollars in
thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating revenues
|
|
$
|
2,076,876
|
|
$
|
283,993
|
|
$
|
84,687
|
|
$
|
76,938
|
|
$
|
(5,097)
|
|
$
|
440,521
|
|
$
|
28,809
|
|
$
|
(9,467)
|
|
$
|
2,536,739
|
Cost of services and
products (excluding
Depreciation,
amortization and accretion
expense reported
below)
|
|
|
867,327
|
|
|
94,216
|
|
|
44,145
|
|
|
54,999
|
|
|
(4,274)
|
|
|
189,086
|
|
|
19,914
|
|
|
(704)
|
|
|
1,075,623
|
Selling, general and
administrative
|
|
|
824,207
|
|
|
83,113
|
|
|
31,782
|
|
|
19,282
|
|
|
(823)
|
|
|
133,354
|
|
|
7,472
|
|
|
(7,410)
|
|
|
957,623
|
Depreciation,
amortization and accretion expense
|
|
|
392,425
|
|
|
76,548
|
|
|
10,668
|
|
|
11,031
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
98,247
|
|
|
3,009
|
|
|
2,599
|
|
|
496,280
|
Loss on asset
disposals, net
|
|
|
14,452
|
|
|
(728)
|
|
|
126
|
|
|
113
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(489)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(28)
|
|
|
13,935
|
(Gain) loss on sale
of business and other exit
costs, net
|
|
|
(242,093)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(54,010)
|
|
|
(296,103)
|
Operating income
(loss)
|
|
|
220,558
|
|
|
30,844
|
|
|
(2,034)
|
|
|
(8,487)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
20,323
|
|
|
(1,586)
|
|
|
50,086
|
|
|
289,381
|
Equity in earnings
of unconsolidated entities
|
|
|
62,437
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
243
|
|
|
62,694
|
Interest and
dividend income
|
|
|
1,872
|
|
|
832
|
|
|
100
|
|
|
32
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
964
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
1,340
|
|
|
4,178
|
Gain (loss) on
investments
|
|
|
18,527
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(4,009)
|
|
|
14,518
|
(Interest expense)
Capitalized interest
|
|
|
(21,064)
|
|
|
1,470
|
|
|
156
|
|
|
(808)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
818
|
|
|
(1,983)
|
|
|
(26,018)
|
|
|
(48,247)
|
Other, net
|
|
|
106
|
|
|
(178)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(122)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(300)
|
|
|
(157)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(351)
|
Income before income
taxes
|
|
|
282,436
|
|
|
32,982
|
|
|
(1,778)
|
|
|
(9,385)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
21,819
|
|
|
(3,724)
|
|
|
21,642
|
|
|
322,173
|
Add
back:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation,
amortization and accretion expense
|
|
|
392,425
|
|
|
76,548
|
|
|
10,668
|
|
|
11,031
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
98,247
|
|
|
3,009
|
|
|
2,599
|
|
|
496,280
|
(Gain) loss on sale
of business and other exit
costs, net
|
|
|
(242,093)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(54,010)
|
|
|
(296,103)
|
Gain (loss) on
investments
|
|
|
(18,527)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
4,009
|
|
|
(14,518)
|
(Interest expense)
Capitalized interest
|
|
|
21,064
|
|
|
(1,470)
|
|
|
(156)
|
|
|
808
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(818)
|
|
|
1,983
|
|
|
26,018
|
|
|
48,247
|
Adjusted income
before income taxes
|
|
$
|
435,305
|
|
$
|
108,060
|
|
$
|
8,734
|
|
$
|
2,454
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
119,248
|
|
$
|
1,268
|
|
$
|
258
|
|
$
|
556,079
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments in
unconsolidated entities
|
|
$
|
276,363
|
|
$
|
3,809
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
3,809
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
31,874
|
|
$
|
312,046
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
$
|
286,907
|
|
$
|
51,805
|
|
$
|
9,402
|
|
$
|
4,849
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
66,056
|
|
$
|
517
|
|
$
|
2,700
|
|
$
|
356,180
|
|
|
|
|
TDS Telecom
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended or
as of June 30, 2012
|
|
U.S. Cellular
|
|
ILEC
|
|
CLEC
|
|
HMS
|
|
TDS Telecom Eliminations
|
|
TDS Telecom Total
|
|
Non- Reportable Segment
|
|
Other Reconciling Items
|
|
Total
|
(Dollars in
thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating revenues
|
|
$
|
2,196,521
|
|
$
|
289,117
|
|
$
|
88,244
|
|
$
|
40,434
|
|
$
|
(5,201)
|
|
$
|
412,594
|
|
$
|
30,014
|
|
$
|
(10,169)
|
|
$
|
2,628,960
|
Cost of services and
products (excluding
Depreciation,
amortization and accretion
expense reported
below)
|
|
|
855,127
|
|
|
96,348
|
|
|
45,266
|
|
|
24,864
|
|
|
(4,357)
|
|
|
162,121
|
|
|
20,738
|
|
|
(1,105)
|
|
|
1,036,881
|
Selling, general and
administrative
|
|
|
877,297
|
|
|
84,730
|
|
|
33,029
|
|
|
13,367
|
|
|
(844)
|
|
|
130,282
|
|
|
8,408
|
|
|
(5,984)
|
|
|
1,010,003
|
Depreciation,
amortization and accretion expense
|
|
|
294,240
|
|
|
75,612
|
|
|
10,955
|
|
|
8,821
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
95,388
|
|
|
3,099
|
|
|
3,216
|
|
|
395,943
|
Loss on impairment
of assets
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
515
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
515
|
Loss on asset
disposals, net
|
|
|
4,705
|
|
|
163
|
|
|
125
|
|
|
99
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
387
|
|
|
(10)
|
|
|
(8)
|
|
|
5,074
|
(Gain) loss on sale
of business and other exit
costs, net
|
|
|
(4,213)
|
|
|
39
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
39
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(4,174)
|
Operating income
(loss)
|
|
|
169,365
|
|
|
32,225
|
|
|
(1,131)
|
|
|
(6,717)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
24,377
|
|
|
(2,736)
|
|
|
(6,288)
|
|
|
184,718
|
Equity in earnings
of unconsolidated entities
|
|
|
46,768
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
2,015
|
|
|
48,781
|
Interest and
dividend income
|
|
|
1,888
|
|
|
1,429
|
|
|
143
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,579
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
1,064
|
|
|
4,535
|
Gain (loss) on
investments
|
|
|
(3,728)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(3,728)
|
(Interest expense)
Capitalized interest
|
|
|
(25,771)
|
|
|
1,270
|
|
|
142
|
|
|
(516)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
896
|
|
|
(1,949)
|
|
|
(20,779)
|
|
|
(47,603)
|
Other, net
|
|
|
(27)
|
|
|
(296)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(296)
|
|
|
302
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(21)
|
Income before income
taxes
|
|
|
188,495
|
|
|
34,626
|
|
|
(846)
|
|
|
(7,226)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
26,554
|
|
|
(4,379)
|
|
|
(23,988)
|
|
|
186,682
|
Add
back:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation,
amortization and accretion expense
|
|
|
294,240
|
|
|
75,612
|
|
|
10,955
|
|
|
8,821
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
95,388
|
|
|
3,099
|
|
|
3,216
|
|
|
395,943
|
(Gain) loss on sale
of business and other exit
costs, net
|
|
|
(4,213)
|
|
|
39
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
39
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(4,174)
|
Gain (loss) on
investments
|
|
|
3,728
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
3,728
|
(Interest expense)
Capitalized interest
|
|
|
25,771
|
|
|
(1,270)
|
|
|
(142)
|
|
|
516
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(896)
|
|
|
1,949
|
|
|
20,779
|
|
|
47,603
|
Adjusted income
before income taxes
|
|
$
|
508,021
|
|
$
|
109,007
|
|
$
|
9,967
|
|
$
|
2,111
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
121,085
|
|
$
|
669
|
|
$
|
7
|
|
$
|
629,782
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments in
unconsolidated entities
|
|
$
|
175,663
|
|
$
|
3,805
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
3,805
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
33,581
|
|
$
|
213,049
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
$
|
384,528
|
|
$
|
60,018
|
|
$
|
9,958
|
|
$
|
8,641
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
78,617
|
|
$
|
435
|
|
$
|
(11,131)
|
|
$
|
452,449
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted income before income
taxes is a segment measure reported to the chief operating decision maker for
purposes of making decisions about allocating resources to the segments and
assessing their performance. Adjusted income before income taxes is defined as
Income before income taxes, adjusted for: Depreciation, amortization and
accretion; net Gain or loss on sale of business and other exit costs (if any);
net Gain or loss on investment (if any); and Interest expense. Adjusted income
before income taxes excludes these items in order to show operating results on
a more comparable basis from period to period. In the future, TDS may also
exclude other items from adjusted income before income taxes if such items may
help reflect operating results on a more comparable basis. TDS does not intend
to imply that any of such amounts that are excluded are non-recurring,
infrequent or unusual; such amounts may occur in the future.
14. Supplemental Cash Flow
Disclosures
Following
are supplemental cash flow disclosures regarding transactions related to
stock-based compensation awards. In certain situations, TDS and U.S. Cellular
withhold shares that are issuable upon the exercise of stock options or the
vesting of restricted shares to cover, and with a value equivalent to, the
exercise price and/or the amount of taxes required to be withheld from the
stock award holder at the time of the exercise or vesting. TDS and U.S.
Cellular then pay the amount of the required tax withholdings to the taxing
authorities in cash.
TDS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
|
2013
|
|
2012
|
(Dollars and shares
in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Shares
withheld
|
|
2
|
|
|
-
|
Special Common
Shares withheld
|
|
-
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aggregate value of
Common Shares withheld
|
$
|
45
|
|
$
|
5
|
Aggregate value of
Special Common Shares withheld
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
33
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash receipts upon
exercise of stock options
|
$
|
821
|
|
$
|
-
|
Cash disbursements
for payment of taxes
|
|
(45)
|
|
|
(39)
|
Net cash receipts
(disbursements) from exercise of stock
options and
vesting of other stock awards
|
$
|
776
|
|
$
|
(39)
|
U.S. Cellular
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
|
2013
|
|
2012
|
(Dollars and shares
in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Shares withheld
|
|
133
|
|
|
78
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aggregate value of
Common Shares withheld
|
$
|
4,782
|
|
$
|
3,076
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash receipts upon
exercise of stock options
|
$
|
1,039
|
|
$
|
627
|
Cash disbursements
for payment of taxes
|
|
(3,245)
|
|
|
(3,092)
|
Net cash receipts
(disbursements) from exercise of stock
options and
vesting of other stock awards
|
$
|
(2,206)
|
|
$
|
(2,465)
|
Under
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, (“the Recovery Act”), TDS
Telecom was awarded $105.1 million in federal grants and will provide $30.9
million of its own funds to complete 44 projects to provide broadband access in
unserved areas. TDS Telecom received $34.6 million and $6.5 million in grants
during the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. TDS Telecom
has received cumulative grants of $56.2 million as of June 30, 2013. These
funds reduced the carrying amount of the assets to which they relate. TDS
Telecom had recorded $14.9 million and $7.8 million in grants receivable at
June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. These amounts were included as a
component of Accounts receivable, Other, in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
TDS
declared and paid dividends on Series A Common and Common Shares of $27.6
million or $0.2550 per share during the six months ended June 30, 2013 and $26.6
million or $0.2450 per share during the six months ended June 30, 2012.
On June
25, 2013, U.S. Cellular paid a special cash dividend of $5.75 per share, for an
aggregate amount of $482.3 million, to all holders of U.S. Cellular Common
Shares and Series A Common Shares. Of the $482.3 million paid, TDS received $407.1
million while external shareholders received $75.2 million. The cash paid to
external shareholders is presented as U.S. Cellular dividends paid to
noncontrolling public shareholders on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.
Item 2. Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (“TDS”) is a
diversified telecommunications company providing high-quality telecommunications
services to approximately 5.0 million wireless customers and 1.0 million
wireline customer connections at June 30, 2013. TDS conducts substantially all
of its wireless operations through its 84%‑owned subsidiary, United
States Cellular Corporation (“U.S. Cellular”). TDS provides wireline
services through its incumbent local exchange carrier (“ILEC”) and competitive
local exchange carrier (“CLEC”), and provides Hosted and Managed Services
(“HMS”), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, TDS Telecommunications
Corporation (“TDS Telecom”). TDS conducts printing and distribution
services through its majority‑owned subsidiary, Suttle-Straus, Inc.
(“Suttle-Straus”) and provides wireless services through its wholly-owned
subsidiary, Airadigm Communications, Inc. (“Airadigm”), a Wisconsin-based
service provider (collectively, the “Non-Reportable Segment”). Airadigm
operates independently from U.S. Cellular and at this time, there are no plans
to combine the operations of these subsidiaries. Suttle-Straus and Airadigm’s
financial results were not significant to TDS’ operations in the three or six
months ended June 30, 2013.
The following discussion and analysis should be read in
conjunction with TDS’ interim consolidated financial statements and notes included
in Item 1 above, and with the description of TDS’ business, its audited
consolidated financial statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in the TDS Annual Report
on Form 10-K (“Form 10-K”) for the year ended December 31, 2012.
OVERVIEW
The following is a summary of certain selected information
contained in the comprehensive Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations that follows. The overview does
not contain all of the information that may be important. You should carefully
read the entire Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations and not rely solely on the overview.
The following provides historical and forward-looking
information and analysis about TDS’ existing business segments and provides
estimates for certain metrics with respect to 2013 for U.S. Cellular and TDS
Telecom. In addition, TDS’ consolidated operations include corporate operations,
corporate investments and the Non-Reportable Segment and may in the future
include other possible activities or businesses that are not included within
the operating results or estimates of U.S. Cellular or TDS Telecom.
Accordingly, the combined operating results and estimates for U.S. Cellular and
TDS Telecom do not currently represent, and in the future will not represent,
the only components of the consolidated operating results or estimates of TDS,
which will continue to reflect such other operations, investments, segments,
activities or businesses.
U.S. Cellular
U.S. Cellular’s consolidated operating markets cover
5.0 million customers in four geographic market areas in 23 states. As of
June 30, 2013, U.S. Cellular’s average penetration rate in its consolidated
operating markets was 15.6%. U.S. Cellular operates on a customer
satisfaction strategy, striving to meet or exceed customer needs by providing a
comprehensive range of wireless products and services, excellent customer
support, and a high-quality network.
Financial
and operating highlights in the six months ended June 30, 2013 included the
following:
·
On
April 3, 2013, U.S. Cellular entered into an agreement relating to St. Lawrence
Seaway RSA Cellular Partnership (“NY1”) and New York RSA 2 Cellular Partnership
(“NY2” and, together with NY1, the “Partnerships”) with Cellco Partnership
d/b/a Verizon Wireless, which required U.S. Cellular to deconsolidate the
Partnerships and thereafter account for them as equity method investments (the
“NY1 & NY2 Deconsolidation”). In connection with the deconsolidation, U.S.
Cellular recognized a non-cash pre-tax gain of $18.5 million which was recorded
in Gain on investments in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. See Note 7
– Investments in Unconsolidated Entities in the Notes to the Consolidated
Financial Statements for additional information regarding this transaction.
·
On
May 16, 2013, U.S. Cellular completed the sale of the Divestiture Markets,
which included customers and certain PCS license spectrum, to Sprint Nextel
Corporation for $480 million in cash (the “Divestiture Transaction”). In
connection with the sale, U.S. Cellular recognized a pre-tax gain of $266.4
million which was recorded in (Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit
costs, net in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. See Note 5 –
Acquisitions, Divestitures and Exchanges in the Notes to the Consolidated
Financial Statements for additional information regarding this
transaction.
·
On
June 25, 2013, U.S. Cellular paid a special cash dividend of $5.75 per share,
for an aggregate amount of $482.3 million, to all holders of U.S. Cellular
Common Shares and Series A Common Shares.
·
Total
consolidated customers were 4,968,000 at June 30, 2013, including 4,793,000
retail customers (96% of total).
The following information is presented
for Core Markets (as defined below in the 2013 Estimates section) excluding NY1
& NY2 markets:
·
Retail
customer net losses were 47,000 in 2013 compared to net losses of 22,000 in
2012. In the postpaid category, there were net losses of 86,000 in 2013,
compared to net losses of 50,000 in 2012. Prepaid net additions were 39,000 in
2013 compared to net additions of 28,000 in 2012.
·
Postpaid
customers comprised approximately 92% of U.S. Cellular’s retail customers as of
June 30, 2013. The postpaid churn rate was 1.6% in 2013 compared to 1.4% in
2012. The prepaid churn rate was 5.8% in 2013 compared to 5.5% in 2012.
·
Billed
average revenue per user (“ARPU”) increased to $50.97 in 2013 from $50.44 in 2012
reflecting an increase in postpaid ARPU due to increases in smartphone adoption
and corresponding revenues from data products and services. Service revenue
ARPU decreased to $57.52 in 2013 from $58.50 in 2012 due primarily to decreases
in inbound roaming and eligible telecommunications carriers (“ETC”) revenues.
·
Postpaid
customers on smartphone service plans increased to 46% as of June 30, 2013
compared to 36% as of June 30, 2012. In addition, smartphones represented 64% of
all devices sold in 2013 compared to 53% in 2012.
The
following information is presented for U.S. Cellular consolidated results:
·
Retail
service revenues of $1,686.4 million decreased $91.3 million year-over-year,
due to a lower average number of postpaid customers and the impacts of the
Divestiture Transaction and NY1 & NY2 Deconsolidation, partially offset by
a higher average number of prepaid customers. Total service revenues of
$1,907.3 million decreased $146.2 million year-over-year, due primarily to these
factors, decreases in inbound roaming due to rate reductions and ETC revenues.
·
U.S. Cellular initiated the migration of its customers to a new
Billing and Operational Support System (“B/OSS”) which includes a new
point-of-sale system and consolidates billing on one platform. The migration is
expected to be completed during the third quarter of 2013.
·
Total additions to Property, plant and equipment were $286.9
million, including expenditures to construct cell sites, increase capacity in
existing cell sites and switches, deploy fourth generation Long-term Evolution
(“4G LTE”) equipment, outfit new and remodel existing retail stores, develop
new billing and other customer management related systems and platforms, and
enhance existing office systems. Total cell sites in service decreased 2%
year-over-year to 7,748 primarily as a result of the NY1 & NY2
Deconsolidation.
·
Operating income increased $51.2 million, or 30%, to $220.6
million in 2013. The increase was due primarily to the gain from the Divestiture
Transaction partially offset by lower service revenues and higher cost of equipment
sold and higher depreciation expense in connection with the Divestiture
Transaction.
·
In March 2013, U.S. Cellular entered into an agreement with Apple
to purchase Apple iPhone products over three years beginning later in 2013.
U.S.
Cellular anticipates that its future results will be affected by the following
factors:
·
Remaining
impacts of the Divestiture Transaction
;
·
Impacts
of selling Apple iPhone products;
·
Relative
ability to attract and retain customers in a competitive marketplace in a cost
effective manner;
·
Effects
of industry competition on service and equipment pricing and roaming revenues
as well as the impacts associated with the expanding presence of carriers and
other retailers offering low-priced, unlimited prepaid service;
·
Expanded
distribution of products and services in third-party national retailers such as
Walmart and Sam’s Club;
·
Potential
increases in prepaid customers, who generally generate lower ARPU, as a
percentage of U.S. Cellular’s customer base in response to changes in customer
preferences and industry dynamics;
·
The
nature and rate of growth in the wireless industry, requiring U.S. Cellular to
grow revenues primarily from selling additional products and services to its
existing customers, increasing the number of multi-device users among its
existing customers, increasing data products and services and attracting
wireless customers switching from other wireless carriers;
·
Continued
growth in revenues and costs related to data products and services and declines
in revenues from voice services;
·
Rapid
growth in the demand for new data devices and services which may result in
increased cost of equipment sold and other operating expenses and the need for
additional investment in network capacity;
·
Costs
of developing and enhancing office and customer support systems, including
costs and risks associated with the completion and potential benefits of multi-year
initiatives;
·
Further
consolidation among carriers in the wireless industry, which could result in
increased competition for customers and/or cause roaming revenues to decline;
·
Costs
of enhancements to U.S. Cellular’s wireless networks;
·
Uncertainty
related to various rulemaking proceedings underway at the Federal Communications
Commission (“FCC”);
·
The
ability to negotiate satisfactory data roaming agreements, including 4G LTE,
with other wireless operators;
·
Economic
or competitive factors that restrict U.S. Cellular’s access to devices desired
by customers; and
·
U.S.
Cellular has entered into a definitive agreement to sell the majority of its
Mississippi Valley non-operating market license (“unbuilt license”) for $308.0
million. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to
close by the end of 2013. U.S. Cellular expects to recognize a gain of $252.2
million on this transaction. In addition, the U.S. Cellular Board of Directors
approved the sale of U.S. Cellular’s St. Louis area unbuilt license. See Note 5
– Acquisitions, Divestitures and Exchanges in the Notes to the Consolidated
Financial Statements for additional information related to these transactions.
See “Results of Operations—U.S. Cellular.”
TDS Telecom
TDS Telecom seeks to be the preferred telecommunications
solutions provider in its chosen markets serving both residential and
commercial customers by developing and delivering high-quality products that
meet or exceed customers’ needs and to outperform the competition by
maintaining superior customer service. TDS Telecom provides broadband, voice,
and video services to residential customers through value-added bundling of
products. The commercial focus is to provide advanced IP-based voice and data
services to small to medium sized businesses. In addition, TDS Telecom seeks to
grow through strategic acquisitions, as demonstrated by recent HMS acquisitions
which provide colocation, dedicated hosting, hosted application management,
cloud computing services and planning, engineering, procurement, installation,
sales and management of Information Technology (“IT”) infrastructure hardware
solutions.
On August 1, 2013, TDS acquired substantially all of the
assets of Baja Broadband, LLC (“Baja”) for $267.5 million in cash, subject to a
working capital adjustment. Baja is a cable company that passes approximately
212,000 households in markets in Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah and
offers video, broadband and voice services.
TDS Telecom acquired Vital Support Systems, LLC (“Vital”) in
June 2012. The operations of Vital are included in the HMS operations since
the date of acquisition and impact the comparability of the HMS operating
results.
TDS Telecom’s financial results for the six months ended June
30, 2013 included the following:
·
Operating revenues increased $27.9 million or 7% to $440.5
million in 2013. The increase was due primarily to $34.7 million from the
acquisition of Vital Support Systems, LLC in June 2012, partially offset by a
decrease in revenues due to declines in ILEC and CLEC connections and a decline
in wholesale revenue and revenue received from regulatory recovery mechanisms.
·
Operating expenses increased $32.0 million or 8% to $420.2
million in 2013 due primarily to $36.0 million from the acquisition of Vital
Support Systems, LLC in June 2012.
TDS anticipates that TDS Telecom’s future results will be
affected by the following factors:
·
Continued increases in competition from wireless and other
wireline providers, cable providers, and technologies such as Voice over
Internet Protocol (“VoIP”), DOCSIS 3.0 offered by cable providers, and
fourth-generation (“4G”) mobile technology;
·
Continued increases in consumer data usage and demand for
high-speed data services;
·
Continued declines in physical access lines;
·
Continued focus on customer retention programs, including
discounting for “triple-play” bundles including voice, DSL and Internet
Protocol television (“IPTV”) or satellite video;
·
The expansion of IPTV into additional market areas in 2013;
·
Continued growth in hosted and managed services;
·
Continued focus on cost-reduction initiatives through product and
service cost improvements and process efficiencies;
·
The Federal government’s disbursement of Broadband Stimulus Funds
to bring broadband to rural customers;
·
Uncertainty related to the National Broadband Plan and other
rulemaking by the FCC, including uncertainty related to future funding from the
Universal Service Fund (“USF”), broadband requirements, intercarrier
compensation and changes in access reform;
·
Impacts of the Baja transaction, including, but not limited to,
the ability to successfully integrate and operate the cable business of Baja
and the financial impacts of such transaction; and
·
Potential acquisitions or divestitures by TDS and/or TDS Telecom
of other ILEC, CLEC, HMS, cable or other businesses.
See “Results of Operations—TDS Telecom.”
FCC Reform Order
In 2011, the FCC released an
order (“Reform Order”) to reform its universal service and intercarrier
compensation mechanisms, establish a new, broadband-focused support mechanism
and propose further rules to advance reform. Appeals of the Reform Order are
pending.
There have been no significant
changes to the Reform Order since December 31, 2012 that are expected to adversely
affect U.S. Cellular or TDS Telecom. U.S. Cellular and TDS Telecom cannot
predict the outcome of future rulemaking, reconsideration and legal challenges
and, as a consequence, the impacts that such potential developments may have on
U.S. Cellular’s or TDS Telecom's business, financial condition or results of
operations.
Auction 901
On September 27, 2012, the FCC conducted a single
round, sealed bid, reverse auction to award up to $300 million in one-time
Mobility Fund Phase I support to successful bidders that commit to provide 3G,
or better, wireless service in areas designated as unserved by the FCC.
This auction was designated by the FCC as Auction 901. U.S. Cellular and
several of its wholly-owned subsidiaries participated in Auction 901
and were winning bidders in eligible areas within 10 states and will
receive up to $40.1 million in one-time support from the Mobility Fund.
Pursuant to the auction rules, winning bidders must complete network build-out
projects to provide 3G or 4G service to these areas within two
or three years, respectively, and must also make their networks
available to other providers for roaming. Winning bidders will
receive support funding primarily upon achievement of coverage
milestones defined in the auction rules. As a result of the funding awards in
the Mobility Fund Phase I, U.S. Cellular will be required to meet certain
regulatory conditions in the areas where it will receive funding to provide
service. Examples of these regulatory conditions include: allowing other
carriers to collocate on U.S. Cellular’s towers, allowing voice and data
roaming on U.S. Cellular’s network, and submitting various reports and
certifications to retain eligibility each year. It is possible that
additional regulatory requirements will be imposed pursuant to the FCC’s Reform
Order. In June 2013, U.S. Cellular was granted contingent approval of its
winning bids and provided $17.4 million in letters of credit to the FCC.
Cash Flows and Investments
See “Financial Resources” and
“Liquidity and Capital Resources” below for additional information.
Pro Forma Financial Information
Refer to TDS’ Form 8-K filed on August
2, 2013 for pro forma financial information related to the Divestiture
Transaction and the NY1 & NY2 Deconsolidation for the three and six months
ended June 30, 2013.
2013 ESTIMATES
Estimates of full-year 2013 results for U.S. Cellular, TDS
Telecom and TDS are shown below. Such estimates represent management’s view as
of the date of filing TDS’ Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013. Such
forward-looking statements should not be assumed to be current as of any future
date. TDS undertakes no duty to update such information, whether as a result
of new information, future events or otherwise. There can be no assurance that
final results will not differ materially from such estimated results.
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2013
Estimated Results (1)
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U.S.
Cellular (2)
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TDS
Telecom
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TDS
(2)(6)
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Previous
|
Current
|
|
Previous
|
Current
|
|
Previous
|
Current
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(Dollars in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted operating
revenues (3)
|
|
$3,620-$3,740
|
$3,615-$3,715
|
|
$850-$900
|
$890-$930
|
|
$4,515-$4,685
|
$4,550-$4,690
|
Adjusted income before
income taxes (4)
|
|
$595-$715
|
$600-$700
|
|
$220-$250
|
$230-$260
|
|
$810-$960
|
$830-$960
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
Unchanged
|
$735
|
|
$155
|
$165
|
|
$900
|
$910
|
(1)
These estimates are based on TDS’
current plans, which include an expansion of the multi-year deployment of 4G
LTE technology; such expansion includes deployment on 700 MHz in additional
markets as well as deployment on the 850 MHz band to provide additional
capacity for future growth in data usage, enable potential future 4G LTE
roaming, and support the sale of Apple products. The financial impacts of
selling Apple products in 2013 consist of the following:
·
Increased Adjusted operating
revenues resulting from net incremental customers added and retained as a
result of offering Apple products;
·
Decreased Adjusted income before
income taxes as a result of net increases in costs, primarily loss on equipment
sales as a result of offering Apple products; and
·
Increased Capital expenditures
related to the deployment on the 850 MHz band to provide additional capacity
for future growth in data usage, which includes capacity required to
accommodate Apple products.
These estimates also reflect the impacts of the
deconsolidation of certain partnerships as of April 2013 at U.S. Cellular.
These estimates do not include (i) the reported gain on sale of business and
other exit costs, net (ii) the reported gain on investments, or (iii) the
expected gains from pending spectrum license divestitures. In addition, the estimates
also reflect the impacts of the acquisition of Baja Broadband, LLC as of August
1, 2013 and of a multi-year deployment of IPTV at TDS Telecom. New
developments or changing conditions (such as, but not limited to, regulatory
developments, customer net growth, customer demand for data services, costs to
deploy, agreements for content or franchises, or possible acquisitions,
dispositions or exchanges) could affect TDS’ plans and, therefore, its 2013
estimated results.
(2)
These estimates reflect the Divestiture
Transaction which closed on May 16, 2013. See Note 5 — Acquisitions,
Divestitures and Exchanges in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
for additional information related to the Divestiture Transaction.
These
estimates reflect U.S. Cellular’s consolidated results for 2013. Estimated
results reflecting U.S. Cellular’s Divestiture Markets and Core Markets are
shown in the table below:
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2013
Estimated Results
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|
|
U.S.
Cellular Core
Markets
(5)
|
U.S.
Cellular Divestiture
Markets
(5)
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U.S.
Cellular
Consolidated
(5)
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Previous
|
Current
|
Previous
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Current
|
Previous
|
Current
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(Dollars in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted operating
revenues (3)
|
Unchanged
|
$3,475-$3,575
|
$145-$165
|
$140
|
$3,620-$3,740
|
$3,615-$3,715
|
Adjusted income before
income taxes (4)
|
Unchanged
|
$560-$660
|
$35-$55
|
$40
|
$595-$715
|
$600-$700
|
Capital expenditures
|
Unchanged
|
$730
|
Unchanged
|
$5
|
Unchanged
|
$735
|
(3)
Adjusted operating revenues is a non-GAAP financial
measure defined as Operating revenues excluding U.S. Cellular Equipment sales
revenues. U.S. Cellular Equipment sales revenues are excluded from Adjusted
operating revenues since U.S. Cellular equipment is generally sold at a net
loss, and such net loss that results from U.S. Cellular Equipment sales revenues
less U.S. Cellular Cost of equipment sold is viewed as a cost of earning
service revenues for purposes of assessing business results. For purposes of
developing this guidance, TDS does not calculate an estimate of U.S. Cellular
Equipment sales revenues. TDS believes this measure provides useful
information to investors regarding TDS’ results of operations. Adjusted
operating revenues is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and
should not be considered as an alternative to Operating revenues as an
indicator of the Company’s operating performance.
(4)
Adjusted income before income
taxes is a non-GAAP financial measure defined as Income before income taxes,
adjusted for: Depreciation, amortization and accretion, net Gain or loss on
sale of business and other exit costs (if any), net Gain or loss on investments
(if any), and Interest expense. Adjusted income before income taxes excludes
these items in order to show operating results on a more comparable basis from
period to period. In the future, TDS may also exclude other items from
adjusted income before income taxes if such items may help reflect operating
results on a more comparable basis. TDS does not intend to imply that any such
amounts that are excluded are non-recurring, infrequent or unusual; such
amounts may occur in the future. Adjusted income before income taxes is not a
measure of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an
alternative to Income before income taxes as an indicator of the Company’s
operating performance or as an alternative to Cash flows from operating
activities, determined in accordance with GAAP, as an indicator of cash flows
or as a measure of liquidity. The following tables provide a reconciliation of
Income (loss) before income taxes to Adjusted income before income taxes for
2013 Estimated Results, six months ended June 30, 2013 actual results, and 2012
actual results:
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|
|
|
2013
Current Estimated Results
|
|
|
|
|
U.S.
Cellular Core
Markets
(5)
|
|
U.S.
Cellular Divestiture Markets (2)(5)
|
|
U.S.
Cellular Consolidated (5)
|
|
TDS
Telecom
|
|
TDS
(6)
|
(Dollars in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) before income taxes
|
|
($10)-$90
|
|
$30
|
|
$20-$120
|
|
$25-$55
|
|
$30-$160
|
Depreciation, amortization and
accretion expense (7)
|
|
$540
|
|
$250
|
|
$790
|
|
$205
|
|
$1,005
|
(Gain) loss on sale of business and
other exit costs, net
|
|
—
|
|
($240)
|
|
($240)
|
|
—
|
|
($295)
|
(Gain) loss on investments
|
|
($20)
|
|
—
|
|
($20)
|
|
—
|
|
($15)
|
Interest expense
|
|
$50
|
|
—
|
|
$50
|
|
—
|
|
$105
|
Adjusted income before
income taxes
|
|
$560-$660
|
|
$40
|
|
$600-$700
|
|
$230-$260
|
|
$830-$960
|
|
|
Actual
Results
|
|
|
Six
Months Ended June 30, 2013
|
|
Year
Ended December 31, 2012
|
|
|
|
U.S.
Cellular Consolidated (5)
|
|
|
TDS
Telecom
|
|
|
TDS
(6)
|
|
|
U.S.
Cellular Consolidated (5)
|
|
|
TDS
Telecom
|
|
|
TDS
(6)
|
(Dollars in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes
|
$
|
282
|
|
$
|
22
|
|
$
|
322
|
|
$
|
205
|
|
$
|
45
|
|
$
|
196
|
Depreciation, amortization and
accretion expense (7)
|
|
393
|
|
|
98
|
|
|
497
|
|
|
609
|
|
|
193
|
|
|
814
|
(Gain) loss on sale of business
and other exit costs, net
|
|
(242)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(296)
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
21
|
(Gain) loss on investments
|
|
(19)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(15)
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4
|
Interest expense
|
|
21
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
42
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
87
|
Adjusted income before
income taxes
|
$
|
435
|
|
$
|
119
|
|
$
|
556
|
|
$
|
881
|
|
$
|
237
|
|
$
|
1,122
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5)
|
The U.S. Cellular Consolidated amounts represent GAAP financial
measures and include the results of both the Core Markets and the Divestiture
Markets. The amounts for Core Markets and Divestiture Markets represent non-GAAP
financial measures. TDS believes that the amounts for the Core Markets and
Divestiture Markets may be useful to investors and other users of its
financial information in evaluating the separate results for the Core
Markets. Divestiture Markets are comprised of U.S. Cellular's Chicago,
central Illinois, St. Louis and certain Indiana/Michigan/Ohio markets. Core
Markets are comprised of all other markets in which U.S. Cellular conducts
business including Peoria, Rockford and certain other areas in Illinois, and
in Columbia, Joplin, Jefferson City and certain
other areas in Missouri. Core Markets as defined also includes any other
income or expenses due to U.S. Cellular’s direct or indirect ownership
interests in other spectrum in the Divestiture Markets which was not included
in the sale and other retained assets from the Divestiture Markets.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6)
|
The TDS column includes U.S. Cellular, TDS Telecom and also the
impacts of consolidating eliminations, corporate operations and non-reportable
segments, all of which are not presented above.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7)
|
The 2013 estimated amount for Depreciation, amortization and
accretion expense in the U.S. Cellular Divestiture Markets includes
approximately $168 million of incremental accelerated depreciation,
amortization and accretion resulting from the Divestiture Transaction.
Actual results for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and the year ended
December 31, 2012 include $88 million and $20 million, respectively, of
incremental accelerated depreciation, amortization and accretion resulting
from the Divestiture Transaction.
|
TDS’ management currently
believes that the foregoing estimates represent a reasonable view of what is
achievable considering actions that TDS and its subsidiaries have taken and
will be taking. However, the current competitive conditions in the
telecommunications industry have created a challenging environment that could
continue to significantly impact actual results.
U.S. Cellular expects to
continue its focus on customer satisfaction by delivering a high quality
network, attractively priced service plans, a broad line of wireless devices
and other products, and outstanding customer service. U.S. Cellular believes
that future growth in its revenues will result primarily from selling
additional products and services, including data products and services, to its
existing customers, increasing the number of multi-device users among its
existing customers, and attracting wireless users switching from other wireless
carriers. U.S. Cellular is focusing on opportunities to increase revenues,
pursuing cost reduction initiatives in various areas and implementing a number
of initiatives to enable future growth. The initiatives are intended, among
other things, to allow U.S. Cellular to accelerate its introduction of new
products and services, better segment its customers for new services and
retention, sell additional services such as data, expand its distribution
channels, enhance its internet sales and customer service capabilities, improve
its prepaid products and services and reduce operational expenses over the long
term.
TDS Telecom will continue to focus on revenue growth through
new service offerings as well as expense reduction through product and service
cost improvement and process efficiencies. In order to achieve these
objectives TDS Telecom has allocated capital expenditures for: process and
productivity initiatives, increased network and product capabilities for
broadband services, the expansion of IPTV, success-based spending to sustain
managedIP and HMS growth, and plant upgrades and success-based spending at
Baja. Additionally, TDS Telecom will fund its share for projects approved under
the Recovery Act to increase broadband access in unserved areas. Under the
Recovery Act, TDS Telecom will receive $105.1 million in federal grants and
will provide $30.9 million ($12.0 million of which is included in 2013
estimated capital expenditures) of its own funds to complete 44 projects.
Under the terms of the grants, the projects must be completed by June of 2015.
Six
Months Ended June 30, 2013 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2012
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS — CONSOLIDATED
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage
|
Six Months Ended
June 30,
|
|
2013
|
|
2012
|
Change
|
Change
|
(Dollars in
thousands, except per share amounts)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Cellular
|
|
$
|
2,076,876
|
|
$
|
2,196,521
|
|
$
|
(119,645)
|
|
(5)
|
%
|
|
TDS Telecom
|
|
|
440,521
|
|
|
412,594
|
|
|
27,927
|
|
7
|
%
|
|
All other (1)
|
|
|
19,342
|
|
|
19,845
|
|
|
(503)
|
|
(3)
|
%
|
|
|
Total operating
revenues
|
|
|
2,536,739
|
|
|
2,628,960
|
|
|
(92,221)
|
|
(4)
|
%
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Cellular
|
|
|
1,856,318
|
|
|
2,027,156
|
|
|
(170,838)
|
|
(8)
|
%
|
|
TDS Telecom
|
|
|
420,198
|
|
|
388,217
|
|
|
31,981
|
|
8
|
%
|
|
All other (1)
|
|
|
(29,158)
|
|
|
28,869
|
|
|
(58,027)
|
|
>(100)
|
%
|
|
|
Total operating
expenses
|
|
|
2,247,358
|
|
|
2,444,242
|
|
|
(196,884)
|
|
(8)
|
%
|
Operating income
(loss)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Cellular
|
|
|
220,558
|
|
|
169,365
|
|
|
51,193
|
|
30
|
%
|
|
TDS Telecom
|
|
|
20,323
|
|
|
24,377
|
|
|
(4,054)
|
|
(17)
|
%
|
|
All other (1)
|
|
|
48,500
|
|
|
(9,024)
|
|
|
57,524
|
|
>100
|
%
|
|
|
Total operating
income
|
|
|
289,381
|
|
|
184,718
|
|
|
104,663
|
|
57
|
%
|
Other income and
(expenses)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity in earnings
of unconsolidated entities
|
|
|
62,694
|
|
|
48,781
|
|
|
13,913
|
|
29
|
%
|
|
Interest and
dividend income
|
|
|
4,178
|
|
|
4,535
|
|
|
(357)
|
|
(8)
|
%
|
|
Gain (loss) on
investments
|
|
|
14,518
|
|
|
(3,728)
|
|
|
18,246
|
|
>100
|
%
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(48,247)
|
|
|
(47,603)
|
|
|
(644)
|
|
(1)
|
%
|
|
Other, net
|
|
|
(351)
|
|
|
(21)
|
|
|
(330)
|
|
>(100)
|
%
|
|
|
Total other income
(expenses)
|
|
|
32,792
|
|
|
1,964
|
|
|
30,828
|
|
>100
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before
income taxes
|
|
|
322,173
|
|
|
186,682
|
|
|
135,491
|
|
73
|
%
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
136,787
|
|
|
63,177
|
|
|
73,610
|
|
>100
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
185,386
|
|
|
123,505
|
|
|
61,881
|
|
50
|
%
|
|
Less: Net income
attributable to noncontrolling
interests, net of
tax
|
|
|
(27,890)
|
|
|
(28,914)
|
|
|
1,024
|
|
4
|
%
|
Net income
attributable to TDS shareholders
|
|
|
157,496
|
|
|
94,591
|
|
|
62,905
|
|
67
|
%
|
|
Preferred dividend
requirement
|
|
|
(25)
|
|
|
(25)
|
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
Net income
available to common
shareholders
|
|
$
|
157,471
|
|
$
|
94,566
|
|
$
|
62,905
|
|
67
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per
share attributable
to TDS
shareholders
|
|
$
|
1.45
|
|
$
|
0.87
|
|
$
|
0.58
|
|
67
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings
per share attributable
to TDS
shareholders
|
|
$
|
1.44
|
|
$
|
0.86
|
|
$
|
0.58
|
|
67
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Consists of
Non-Reportable Segment, corporate operations and intercompany eliminations
between U.S. Cellular, TDS Telecom, the Non-Reportable Segment and corporate
operations. TDS recognized an incremental gain of $53.5 million compared to
U.S. Cellular upon closing of the Divestiture Transaction as a result of lower
asset basis in the assets disposed.
|
Operating revenues and expenses
See “Results of Operations — U.S. Cellular” and “Results of
Operations — TDS Telecom” below for factors that affected consolidated
Operating revenues and expenses.
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities
TDS’ investment in the Los Angeles SMSA Limited Partnership
(“LA Partnership”) contributed $40.4 million and $36.3 million to Equity
in earnings of unconsolidated entities in 2013 and 2012, respectively. In
2013, TDS’ investment in the NY1 & NY2 Partnerships contributed $8.6
million.
On
April 3, 2013, TDS deconsolidated the NY1 & NY2 Partnerships and began
reporting them as equity method investments in its consolidated financial
statements as of that date. In connection with the deconsolidation, TDS
recognized a non-cash pre-tax gain of $14.5 million which was recorded in Gain
(loss) on investments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013. See
Note 7 – Investments in Unconsolidated Entities in the Notes to the Consolidated
Financial Statements for additional information.
Income tax expense
See Note 3 — Income Taxes in
the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of the change
in Income tax expense and the overall effective tax rate on Income before income
taxes.
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, net
of tax
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of
tax includes the noncontrolling public shareholders’ share of U.S. Cellular’s
net income and the noncontrolling shareholders’ or partners’ share of certain
TDS or U.S. Cellular subsidiaries’ net income or loss. The impact due to
the NY1& NY2 Deconsolidation caused a decrease in the Noncontrolling
shareholders’ or partners’ line item below for the six months ended June 30,
2013.
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
|
|
2013
|
|
2012
|
(Dollars in
thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Cellular
noncontrolling public shareholders’
|
$
|
23,111
|
|
$
|
18,851
|
|
Noncontrolling
shareholders’ or partners’
|
|
4,779
|
|
|
10,063
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
27,890
|
|
$
|
28,914
|
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS — U.S. CELLULAR
TDS provides wireless
telephone service through U.S. Cellular, an 84%-owned subsidiary. U.S.
Cellular owns, manages and invests in wireless markets throughout the United
States.
Following is a
table of summarized operating data for U.S. Cellular’s Consolidated Markets.
In 2012, the Divestiture Markets and NY1 and NY2 are included in U.S.
Cellular’s consolidated results. NY1 and NY2 are consolidated through the end
of the first quarter of 2013 and Divestiture Markets are consolidated through
May 16, 2013. Unless otherwise noted, figures reported in Results of
Operations are representative of consolidated results.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As
of or for Six Months Ended June 30,
|
2013
|
|
|
2012
|
|
Retail Customers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postpaid
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total at end of
period
|
|
4,412,000
|
|
|
|
5,213,000
|
|
|
|
Gross additions
|
|
356,000
|
|
|
|
409,000
|
|
|
|
Net additions
(losses)
|
|
(194,000)
|
|
|
|
(86,000)
|
|
|
|
ARPU(1)
|
$
|
54.80
|
|
|
$
|
54.22
|
|
|
|
Churn rate(2)
|
|
1.9
|
%
|
|
|
1.6
|
%
|
|
|
Smartphone
penetration(3)(4)
|
|
45.5
|
%
|
|
|
36.8
|
%
|
|
Prepaid
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total at end of
period
|
|
381,000
|
|
|
|
329,000
|
|
|
|
Gross additions
|
|
181,000
|
|
|
|
141,000
|
|
|
|
Net additions
(losses)
|
|
16,000
|
|
|
|
24,000
|
|
|
|
ARPU(1)
|
$
|
32.76
|
|
|
$
|
33.33
|
|
|
|
Churn rate(2)
|
|
6.6
|
%
|
|
|
6.3
|
%
|
Total customers at
end of period
|
|
4,968,000
|
|
|
|
5,799,000
|
|
Billed ARPU(1)
|
$
|
51.15
|
|
|
$
|
50.75
|
|
Service revenue
ARPU(1)
|
$
|
57.85
|
|
|
$
|
58.63
|
|
Smartphones sold as
a percent of total devices sold
|
|
63.7
|
%
|
|
|
53.0
|
%
|
Total Population
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated
markets(5)
|
|
84,025,000
|
|
|
|
92,684,000
|
|
|
Consolidated
operating markets(5)
|
|
31,822,000
|
|
|
|
46,966,000
|
|
Market penetration
at end of period
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated
markets(6)
|
|
5.9
|
%
|
|
|
6.3
|
%
|
|
Consolidated
operating markets(6)
|
|
15.6
|
%
|
|
|
12.3
|
%
|
Capital
expenditures (000s)
|
$
|
286,907
|
|
|
$
|
384,528
|
|
Total cell sites in
service
|
|
7,748
|
|
|
|
7,932
|
|
Owned towers in
service
|
|
4,411
|
|
|
|
4,346
|
|
Following is a table of summarized operating data for U.S.
Cellular's Core Markets. For comparability NY1 and NY2 markets' results are
not included in Core Markets as of or for the six months ended June 30, 2013
or 2012, respectively.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of or for Six Months Ended June 30,
|
2013
|
|
|
2012
|
|
Retail Customers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postpaid
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total at end of period
|
|
4,412,000
|
|
|
|
4,538,000
|
|
|
|
Gross additions
|
|
341,000
|
|
|
|
342,000
|
|
|
|
Net additions (losses)
|
|
(86,000)
|
|
|
|
(50,000)
|
|
|
|
ARPU(1)
|
$
|
54.34
|
|
|
$
|
53.51
|
|
|
|
Churn rate(2)
|
|
1.6
|
%
|
|
|
1.4
|
%
|
|
|
Smartphone penetration(3)(4)
|
|
45.5
|
%
|
|
|
36.0
|
%
|
|
Prepaid
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total at end of period
|
|
381,000
|
|
|
|
246,000
|
|
|
|
Gross additions
|
|
167,000
|
|
|
|
102,000
|
|
|
|
Net additions (losses)
|
|
39,000
|
|
|
|
28,000
|
|
|
|
ARPU(1)
|
$
|
32.36
|
|
|
$
|
32.96
|
|
|
|
Churn rate(2)
|
|
5.8
|
%
|
|
|
5.5
|
%
|
Total customers at end of period
|
|
4,968,000
|
|
|
|
4,989,000
|
|
Billed ARPU (1)
|
$
|
50.97
|
|
|
$
|
50.44
|
|
Service revenue ARPU(1)
|
$
|
57.52
|
|
|
$
|
58.50
|
|
Smartphones sold as a percent of total devices sold
|
|
64.0
|
%
|
|
|
53.0
|
%
|
Total Population
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated markets(5)
|
|
84,025,000
|
|
|
|
82,283,000
|
|
|
Consolidated operating markets(5)
|
|
31,822,000
|
|
|
|
31,110,000
|
|
Market penetration at end of period
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated markets(6)
|
|
5.9
|
%
|
|
|
6.1
|
%
|
|
Consolidated operating markets(6)
|
|
15.6
|
%
|
|
|
16.0
|
%
|
Capital expenditures (000s)
|
$
|
284,503
|
|
|
$
|
343,307
|
|
Total cell sites in service
|
|
6,113
|
|
|
|
6,041
|
|
Owned towers in service
|
|
3,844
|
|
|
|
3,787
|
|
(1)
ARPU
metrics are calculated by dividing a revenue base by an average number of
customers by the number of months in the period. These revenue bases and
customer populations are shown below:
a.
Postpaid
ARPU consists of total postpaid service revenues and postpaid customers.
b.
Prepaid
ARPU consists of total prepaid service revenues and prepaid customers.
c.
Billed ARPU consists of total retail service revenues and postpaid,
prepaid and reseller customers.
d.
Service
revenue ARPU consists of total retail service revenues, inbound roaming and
other service revenues and postpaid, prepaid and reseller customers.
(2)
Churn
metrics represent the percentage of the postpaid or prepaid customers that
disconnect service each month. These metrics represent the average monthly
postpaid or prepaid churn rate for each respective period.
(3)
Smartphones
represent wireless devices which run on an Android
TM
, BlackBerry® or
Windows Mobile® operating system, excluding tablets.
(4)
Smartphone
penetration is calculated by dividing postpaid smartphone customers by total
postpaid customers.
(5)
Used only
to calculate market penetration of consolidated and core markets and
consolidated and core operating markets, respectively. See footnote (6) below.
(6)
Market penetration
is calculated by dividing the number of wireless customers at the end of the
period by the total population of consolidated and core markets and
consolidated and core operating markets, respectively, as estimated by
Claritas®.
Components of
Operating Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended
June 30,
|
|
2013
|
|
2012
|
|
Change
|
|
Percentage Change
|
(Dollars in
thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retail service
|
|
$
|
1,686,399
|
|
$
|
1,777,746
|
|
$
|
(91,347)
|
|
(5)
|
%
|
Inbound roaming
|
|
|
130,907
|
|
|
166,495
|
|
|
(35,588)
|
|
(21)
|
%
|
Other
|
|
|
90,009
|
|
|
109,321
|
|
|
(19,312)
|
|
(18)
|
%
|
|
Service revenues
|
|
|
1,907,315
|
|
|
2,053,562
|
|
|
(146,247)
|
|
(7)
|
%
|
Equipment sales
|
|
|
169,561
|
|
|
142,959
|
|
|
26,602
|
|
19
|
%
|
|
Total operating
revenues
|
|
|
2,076,876
|
|
|
2,196,521
|
|
|
(119,645)
|
|
(5)
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
System operations
(excluding Depreciation, amortization
and accretion
reported below)
|
|
|
408,566
|
|
|
476,391
|
|
|
(67,825)
|
|
(14)
|
%
|
Cost of equipment
sold
|
|
|
458,761
|
|
|
378,736
|
|
|
80,025
|
|
21
|
%
|
Selling, general
and administrative
|
|
|
824,207
|
|
|
877,297
|
|
|
(53,090)
|
|
(6)
|
%
|
Depreciation,
amortization and accretion
|
|
|
392,425
|
|
|
294,240
|
|
|
98,185
|
|
33
|
%
|
Loss on asset
disposals, net
|
|
|
14,452
|
|
|
4,705
|
|
|
9,747
|
|
>100
|
%
|
(Gain) loss on sale
of business and other exit costs, net
|
|
(242,093)
|
|
|
(4,213)
|
|
|
(237,880)
|
|
>(100)
|
%
|
|
Total operating
expenses
|
|
|
1,856,318
|
|
|
2,027,156
|
|
|
(170,838)
|
|
(8)
|
%
|
|
Operating income
|
|
$
|
220,558
|
|
$
|
169,365
|
|
$
|
51,193
|
|
30
|
%
|
Operating
Revenues
Service revenues
Service revenues consist
primarily of: (i) charges for access, airtime, roaming, recovery of
regulatory costs and value‑added services, including data products and
services, provided to U.S. Cellular’s retail customers and to end users through
third‑party resellers (“retail service”); (ii) charges to other
wireless carriers whose customers use U.S. Cellular’s wireless systems when
roaming; and (iii) amounts received from the Federal Universal Service
Fund (“USF”).
Retail service revenues
Retail service revenues decreased by $91.3 million, or 5%, in
2013 to $1,686.4 million due to a decrease in U.S. Cellular’s average customer
base (including the reductions caused by the Divestiture Transaction and NY1
& NY2 Deconsolidation) partially offset by an increase in billed ARPU.
Billed ARPU increased to $51.15 in 2013 from $50.75 in 2012.
This overall increase is due primarily to an increase in postpaid ARPU to
$54.80 in 2013 from $54.22 in 2012, reflecting increases in smartphone adoption
and corresponding revenues from data products and services.
U.S. Cellular expects continued
pressure on revenues in the foreseeable future due to industry competition for
customers and related effects on pricing of service plan offerings offset to
some degree by continued adoption of smartphones and data usage.
U.S. Cellular accounts for loyalty reward points under the
deferred revenue method. Under this method, U.S. Cellular allocates a portion of
the revenue billed to customers with applicable plans to the loyalty reward
points. The revenue allocated to these points is initially deferred in the
Consolidated Balance Sheet and is recognized in future periods when the loyalty
reward points are redeemed or used. Application of the deferred revenue method
of accounting related to loyalty reward points resulted in deferring net revenues
of $9.5 million and $12.7 million in the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012,
respectively. Deferred revenues related to loyalty reward points are included
in Customer deposits and deferred revenues in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Inbound roaming revenues
Inbound roaming revenues decreased
by $35.6 million, or 21%, in 2013 to $130.9 million. The decrease was due
primarily to lower rates. Data volume increased year-over-year but the impact
of this increase was offset by the combined impacts of lower volume for voice
and lower rates for both data and voice. The decline in roaming revenues was
offset by a decline in roaming expense also due to lower rates. U.S. Cellular
expects continued growth in data volume but also expects that the revenue
impact of this growth will be offset by the impacts of decreases in data rates
and voice volume.
Other revenues
Other revenues decreased by $19.3 million, or 18%, in 2013
compared to 2012 due primarily to decreases in ETC support. Pursuant to the
FCC's Reform Order (see “Overview – FCC Reform Order” above), ETC support was
frozen on January 1, 2012 at the 2011 level and is being phased down at the
rate of 20% per year beginning July 1, 2012.
If the Phase II Mobility Fund is not operational by July
2014, the aforementioned phase down will halt at that time and U.S. Cellular
will receive 60% of its baseline support until the Phase II Mobility Fund is
operational. At this time, U.S. Cellular cannot predict the net effect of the
FCC's changes to the USF high cost support program in the Reform Order.
Accordingly, U.S. Cellular cannot predict whether such changes will have a
material adverse effect on U.S. Cellular's business, financial condition or
results of operations.
Equipment sales revenues
Equipment sales revenues include revenues from sales of
wireless devices and related accessories to both new and existing customers, as
well as revenues from sales of devices and accessories to agents. All Equipment
sales revenues are recorded net of rebates.
U.S. Cellular offers a competitive line of quality wireless
devices to both new and existing customers. U.S. Cellular's customer
acquisition and retention efforts include offering new wireless devices to
customers at discounted prices; in addition, customers on currently offered rate
plans receive loyalty reward points that may be used to purchase a new wireless
device or accelerate the timing of a customer's eligibility for a wireless
device upgrade at promotional pricing. U.S. Cellular also continues to sell
wireless devices to agents including national retailers; this practice enables
U.S. Cellular to provide better control over the quality of wireless devices
sold to its customers, establish roaming preferences and earn quantity
discounts from wireless device manufacturers which are passed along to agents
and other retailers. U.S. Cellular anticipates that it will continue to sell
wireless devices to agents in the future.
The increase
in 2013 Equipment sales revenues of $26.6 million, or 19%, to $169.6 million
was driven primarily by an increase of 24% in average revenue per device sold
and an increase in equipment activation fees, which more than offset the impact
of selling fewer devices. Average revenue per device sold increased due to
general customer preference for higher-priced smartphones. The total number of
devices sold decreased by 8% due primarily to the Divestiture Transaction.
Operating Expenses
System operations
expenses (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion)
System operations expenses
(excluding Depreciation, amortization, and accretion) include charges from
telecommunications service providers for U.S. Cellular’s customers’ use of
their facilities, costs related to local interconnection to the wireline
network, charges for cell site rent and maintenance of U.S. Cellular’s network,
long-distance charges, outbound roaming expenses and payments to third‑party
data product and platform developers.
Key components of the $67.8 million, or 14%, decrease in
System operations expenses to $408.6 million were as follows:
·
Expenses incurred when U.S. Cellular’s customers used other
carriers’ networks while roaming decreased $38.0 million, or 31%, due primarily
to lower rates. Data roaming usage increased; however, the impact of the
increase was more than offset by lower rates for both data and voice and lower
voice volume.
·
Customer usage expenses decreased by $21.0 million, or 14%,
driven by decreases in intercarrier charges and certain data costs partially
offset by increases due to network costs for 4G LTE.
·
Maintenance, utility and cell site expenses decreased
$8.8 million, or 4%, driven primarily by impacts of the Divestiture
Transaction and the NY1 & NY2 Deconsolidation.
U.S.
Cellular expects system operations expenses to increase in the future to
support the continued growth in cell sites and other network facilities as it
continues to add capacity, enhance quality and deploy new technologies as well
as to support increases in total customer usage, particularly data usage.
However, these increases are expected to be offset to some extent by cost
savings generated by shifting data traffic to the 4G LTE network from the 3G
network and initiatives designed to slow the growth of overall customer data usage.
Cost of equipment sold
Cost of equipment sold increased by $80.0 million, or
21%, in 2013 to $458.8 million. The increase was driven by a 31% increase
in the average cost per device sold, which more than offset the impact of
selling fewer devices. Average cost per device sold increased due to general
customer preference for higher-priced 4G LTE smartphones. The total number of
devices sold decreased by 8% for the reason noted above.
U.S. Cellular's loss on equipment, defined as equipment sales
revenues less cost of equipment sold, was $289.2 million and $235.8 million for
2013 and 2012, respectively. U.S. Cellular expects loss on equipment to
continue to be a significant cost in the foreseeable future as wireless
carriers continue to use device availability and pricing as a means of
competitive differentiation. In addition, U.S. Cellular expects increasing
sales of smartphones to result in higher equipment subsidies over time; these
devices generally have higher purchase costs which cannot be recovered through
proportionately higher selling prices to customers. Smartphones sold as a
percentage of total devices sold were 63.7% and 53.0% in the six months ended
June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses include
salaries, commissions and expenses of field sales and retail personnel and
facilities; telesales department salaries and expenses; agent commissions and
related expenses; corporate marketing and merchandise management; and
advertising expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses also include
bad debts expense, costs of operating customer care centers and corporate
expenses.
Key components of the $53.1 million, or 6%, decrease to
$824.2 million were as follows:
·
Selling and marketing expense decreased by $36.5 million, or 9%,
primarily from lower commission expenses and more cost-effective advertising
spending.
·
General and administrative expense decreased by $16.6 million, or
3%, driven by corporate cost containment and reduction initiatives partially
offset by an increase in bad debts expense.
Depreciation,
amortization and accretion
Depreciation,
amortization and accretion increased $98.2 million, or 33%, in 2013 to $392.4
million due primarily to the acceleration of depreciation, amortization and
accretion in the Divestiture Markets. The impact of the acceleration was $88.3
million in 2013.
(Gain) loss on sale of
business and other exit costs, net
The net gain in 2013 resulted
from the closing of the Divestiture Transaction. The net gain in 2012 resulted
from the sale of a wireless market.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — TDS
TELECOM
TDS Telecom’s ILEC and CLEC operations served 975,400
wireline customer connections at June 30, 2013, a net decrease of 12,100
customer connections from the 987,500 customer connections served at June 30,
2012. In addition, TDS Telecom provides IT infrastructure solutions including
colocation, dedicated hosting, hosted application management and cloud
computing services, and sales, installation and management of IT infrastructure
hardware solutions through its HMS operations.
TDS Telecom acquired Vital in June 2012. The operations of
Vital are included in HMS operations since the date of acquisition and impact
the comparability of the HMS operating results.
The following table
summarizes key operating data for TDS Telecom’s ILEC and CLEC operations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of June 30,
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
Change
|
ILEC
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residential
Connections
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Physical access
lines
|
|
|
342,200
|
|
|
360,100
|
|
|
(17,900)
|
|
|
Broadband
connections
|
|
|
224,500
|
|
|
222,400
|
|
|
2,100
|
|
|
IPTV customers
|
|
|
10,500
|
|
|
5,600
|
|
|
4,900
|
|
|
|
ILEC residential
connections
|
|
|
577,200
|
|
|
588,100
|
|
|
(10,900)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial
Connections
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Physical access
lines
|
|
|
104,100
|
|
|
111,100
|
|
|
(7,000)
|
|
|
Broadband
connections
|
|
|
18,500
|
|
|
18,400
|
|
|
100
|
|
|
managedIP
connections
|
|
|
19,900
|
|
|
13,200
|
|
|
6,700
|
|
|
|
ILEC commercial
connections
|
|
|
142,500
|
|
|
142,700
|
|
|
(200)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CLEC
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residential
Connections
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Physical access
lines
|
|
|
21,800
|
|
|
27,900
|
|
|
(6,100)
|
|
|
Broadband
connections
|
|
|
7,200
|
|
|
9,500
|
|
|
(2,300)
|
|
|
|
CLEC residential
connections
|
|
|
29,000
|
|
|
37,400
|
|
|
(8,400)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial
Connections
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Physical access
lines
|
|
|
125,000
|
|
|
145,100
|
|
|
(20,100)
|
|
|
Broadband
connections
|
|
|
9,700
|
|
|
12,800
|
|
|
(3,100)
|
|
|
managedIP
connections
|
|
|
92,000
|
|
|
61,400
|
|
|
30,600
|
|
|
|
CLEC commercial
connections
|
|
|
226,700
|
|
|
219,300
|
|
|
7,400
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total ILEC and CLEC
Customer Connections
|
|
|
975,400
|
|
|
987,500
|
|
|
(12,100)
|
TDS
Telecom
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Components of
Operating Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage
|
Six Months Ended
June 30,
|
|
2013
|
|
2012
|
|
Change
|
|
Change
|
(Dollars in
thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ILEC revenues
|
|
$
|
283,993
|
|
$
|
289,117
|
|
$
|
(5,124)
|
|
(2)
|
%
|
|
CLEC revenues
|
|
|
84,687
|
|
|
88,244
|
|
|
(3,557)
|
|
(4)
|
%
|
|
HMS revenues
|
|
|
76,938
|
|
|
40,434
|
|
|
36,504
|
|
90
|
%
|
|
Intra-company
elimination
|
|
|
(5,097)
|
|
|
(5,201)
|
|
|
104
|
|
2
|
%
|
|
|
TDS Telecom
operating revenues
|
|
|
440,521
|
|
|
412,594
|
|
|
27,927
|
|
7
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ILEC expenses
|
|
|
253,149
|
|
|
256,892
|
|
|
(3,743)
|
|
(1)
|
%
|
|
CLEC expenses
|
|
|
86,721
|
|
|
89,375
|
|
|
(2,654)
|
|
(3)
|
%
|
|
HMS expenses
|
|
|
85,425
|
|
|
47,151
|
|
|
38,274
|
|
81
|
%
|
|
Intra-company
elimination
|
|
|
(5,097)
|
|
|
(5,201)
|
|
|
104
|
|
2
|
%
|
|
|
TDS Telecom
operating expenses
|
|
|
420,198
|
|
|
388,217
|
|
|
31,981
|
|
8
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TDS Telecom
operating income
|
|
$
|
20,323
|
|
$
|
24,377
|
|
$
|
(4,054)
|
|
(17)
|
%
|
ILEC Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Components of
Operating Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage
|
Six Months Ended
June 30,
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
Change
|
|
Change
|
(Dollars in
thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residential
|
|
$
|
138,902
|
|
$
|
139,481
|
|
$
|
(579)
|
|
-
|
|
|
Commercial
|
|
|
48,550
|
|
|
48,331
|
|
|
219
|
|
-
|
|
|
Wholesale
|
|
|
96,541
|
|
|
101,305
|
|
|
(4,764)
|
|
(5)
|
%
|
|
|
Total operating
revenues
|
|
|
283,993
|
|
|
289,117
|
|
|
(5,124)
|
|
(2)
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of services
and products (excluding
Depreciation,
amortization and accretion
reported below)
|
|
|
94,216
|
|
|
96,348
|
|
|
(2,132)
|
|
(2)
|
%
|
|
Selling, general
and administrative
|
|
|
83,113
|
|
|
84,730
|
|
|
(1,617)
|
|
(2)
|
%
|
|
Depreciation,
amortization and accretion
|
|
|
76,548
|
|
|
75,612
|
|
|
936
|
|
1
|
%
|
|
Loss on asset
disposals, net
|
|
|
(728)
|
|
|
163
|
|
|
(891)
|
|
>(100)
|
%
|
|
Loss on sale of
business and other exit
costs, net
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
39
|
|
|
(39)
|
|
N/M
|
|
|
|
Total operating
expenses
|
|
|
253,149
|
|
|
256,892
|
|
|
(3,743)
|
|
(1)
|
%
|
|
|
|
Total operating
income
|
|
$
|
30,844
|
|
$
|
32,225
|
|
$
|
(1,381)
|
|
(4)
|
%
|
N/M – Not meaningful
Operating Revenues
Residential revenues
consist of voice, data and video services to TDS
Telecom’s residential customer base.
Residential revenues were relatively
unchanged at $138.9 million in 2013. A 2% reduction in the number of average
residential connections reduced revenues by $2.0 million offset by a 2%
increase in average revenue per residential connection. The increase in
average revenue was mainly driven by customers opting for higher data speeds
and growth in higher revenue generating IPTV customers.
Commercial revenues
consist of data and voice services and sales and
installation of business telephone systems to TDS Telecom’s commercial customer
base.
Commercial revenues were
relatively unchanged at $48.6 million in 2013 which was due primarily to a 1%
increase in average commercial connections as the increase in revenue from
growth in managedIP connections of 65% outpaced the decrease in revenue caused
by the 6% decline in physical access lines.
Wholesale revenues
represent compensation from other carriers for
utilizing TDS Telecom’s network infrastructure and regulatory recoveries.
Wholesale revenues declined
$4.8 million or 5% to $96.5 million. Wholesale revenues declined $2.7 million
due to a 15% reduction in intra-state minutes-of-use. Network access revenues
decreased $2.4 million in 2013 as a result of changes in support mechanisms and
in intercarrier compensation resulting from the Reform Order released by the
FCC in November 2011.
Operating Expenses
Cost of services and products (excluding Depreciation, amortization and
accretion)
Cost
of services and products decreased $2.1 million or 2% to $94.2 million in 2013 due
primarily to decreases in carrier interconnection charges which became
effective in July of 2012 related to the Reform Order and a decrease in cost
of goods sold primarily related to long distance services.
These decreases were partially offset by increases in
employee related costs and charges related to IPTV expansion.
Selling, general and administrative
expenses
Selling,
general and administrative expenses decreased $1.6 million or 2% to $83.1
million in 2013. Reductions in information technology charges, Federal USF
contributions, property taxes and legal expenses were partially offset by
increases in management consulting expenses.
Loss on asset disposals, net
Loss
on asset disposals, net decreased $0.9 million due primarily to a gain
recognized on the sale of a warehouse in 2013.
CLEC Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Components of
Operating Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage
|
Six Months Ended
June 30,
|
|
2013
|
|
2012
|
|
Change
|
|
Change
|
(Dollars in
thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residential
|
|
$
|
7,013
|
|
$
|
9,126
|
|
$
|
(2,113)
|
|
(23)
|
%
|
|
Commercial
|
|
|
70,130
|
|
|
69,246
|
|
|
884
|
|
1
|
%
|
|
Wholesale
|
|
|
7,544
|
|
|
9,872
|
|
|
(2,328)
|
|
(24)
|
%
|
|
|
Total operating
revenues
|
|
|
84,687
|
|
|
88,244
|
|
|
(3,557)
|
|
(4)
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of services
and products (excluding
Depreciation,
amortization and accretion
reported below)
|
|
|
44,145
|
|
|
45,266
|
|
|
(1,121)
|
|
(2)
|
%
|
|
Selling, general
and administrative
|
|
|
31,782
|
|
|
33,029
|
|
|
(1,247)
|
|
(4)
|
%
|
|
Depreciation,
amortization and accretion
|
|
|
10,668
|
|
|
10,955
|
|
|
(287)
|
|
(3)
|
%
|
|
Loss on asset
disposals, net
|
|
|
126
|
|
|
125
|
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
%
|
|
|
Total operating
expenses
|
|
|
86,721
|
|
|
89,375
|
|
|
(2,654)
|
|
(3)
|
%
|
|
|
|
Total operating
income (loss)
|
|
$
|
(2,034)
|
|
$
|
(1,131)
|
|
$
|
(903)
|
|
(80)
|
%
|
Operating Revenues
Residential revenues
consist of data and voice services to TDS Telecom’s
residential customer base.
The decrease in
Residential revenues of $2.1 million or 23% to $7.0
million in 2013 was due to a 23% decrease in the average number of residential
connections as the CLEC operations continue to implement a strategic shift
towards serving primarily a commercial subscriber base.
Commercial
revenues
consist of data and
voice services to TDS Telecom’s commercial customer base.
The increase in Commercial
revenues of $0.9 million or 1% to $70.1 million in 2013, was due primarily to
the revenue increase from the 57% growth in average managedIP connections
offset by a decrease in revenue from the decline in the number of average
physical access lines and data connections served.
Wholesale revenues
represent charges to other carriers for utilizing TDS Telecom’s network infrastructure.
Wholesale revenues decreased
$2.3 million or 24% to $7.5 million due primarily to lower average network access
rates which became effective in July of 2012 resulting from the FCC Reform
Order.
Operating Expenses
Cost of services and
products
(
excluding
Depreciation, amortization and accretion)
Cost of services and
products decreased $1.1 million or 2% to $44.1 million in 2013 due to a
reduction of purchased network services caused by the declining residential
customer base and a decrease in carrier interconnection charges related to the FCC
Reform Order.
Selling, general and
administrative expenses
The decrease of $1.2 million
or 4% to $31.8 million in Selling, general and administrative expense was due primarily
to a decrease in bad debt expense and reduced Federal USF contributions.
HMS Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Components of
Operating Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage
|
Six Months Ended
June 30,
|
|
2013
|
|
2012
|
|
Change
|
|
Change
|
(Dollars in
thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating revenues
|
|
$
|
76,938
|
|
$
|
40,434
|
|
$
|
36,504
|
|
90
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of services
and products (excluding
Depreciation,
amortization and accretion
reported below)
|
|
|
54,999
|
|
|
24,864
|
|
|
30,135
|
|
>100
|
%
|
|
Selling, general
and administrative
|
|
|
19,282
|
|
|
13,367
|
|
|
5,915
|
|
44
|
%
|
|
Depreciation,
amortization and accretion
|
|
|
11,031
|
|
|
8,821
|
|
|
2,210
|
|
25
|
%
|
|
Loss on asset
disposals, net
|
|
|
113
|
|
|
99
|
|
|
14
|
|
14
|
%
|
|
|
Total operating
expenses
|
|
|
85,425
|
|
|
47,151
|
|
|
38,274
|
|
81
|
%
|
|
|
|
Total operating
income (loss)
|
|
$
|
(8,487)
|
|
$
|
(6,717)
|
|
$
|
(1,770)
|
|
(26)
|
%
|
Operating Revenues
HMS Operating revenues consist primarily
of colocation, dedicated hosting, hosted application management and cloud
computing services, and sales, installation and management of IT infrastructure
hardware solutions.
Operating revenues increased $36.5 million to
$76.9 million
in 2013. An acquisition contributed $34.7 million of this increase with the
remaining increase due to growth in collocation, cloud, application management
and managed hosting services.
Operating Expenses
Cost of services and products
(excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion)
Cost of services and products increased $30.1 million to
$55.0 million
in 2013 due primarily to $27.7 million from an acquisition and increases in expense to support new revenue growth.
Selling, general and
administrative expense
Selling, general and administrative
expense increased $5.9 million to $19.3
million in 2013 due primarily to $6.7
million from an acquisition.
Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense
Depreciation,
amortization and accretion expense increased
$2.2 million
to $11.0 million due primarily to an acquisition, with customer
list and trade name amortization contributing $1.5 million of the increase.
Three
Months Ended June 30, 2013 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2012
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS —
CONSOLIDATED
Three Months Ended
June 30,
|
|
2013
|
|
2012
|
|
Change
|
|
Percentage
Change
|
(Dollars in
thousands, except per share amounts)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Cellular
|
|
$
|
995,130
|
|
$
|
1,104,400
|
|
$
|
(109,270)
|
|
(10)
|
%
|
|
TDS Telecom
|
|
|
223,460
|
|
|
208,519
|
|
|
14,941
|
|
7
|
%
|
|
All other (1)
|
|
|
9,576
|
|
|
10,250
|
|
|
(674)
|
|
(7)
|
%
|
|
|
Total operating
revenues
|
|
|
1,228,166
|
|
|
1,323,169
|
|
|
(95,003)
|
|
(7)
|
%
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Cellular
|
|
|
776,038
|
|
|
1,020,237
|
|
|
(244,199)
|
|
(24)
|
%
|
|
TDS Telecom
|
|
|
211,028
|
|
|
197,234
|
|
|
13,794
|
|
7
|
%
|
|
All other (1)
|
|
|
(41,127)
|
|
|
14,622
|
|
|
(55,749)
|
|
>(100)
|
%
|
|
|
Total operating
expenses
|
|
|
945,939
|
|
|
1,232,093
|
|
|
(286,154)
|
|
(23)
|
%
|
Operating income
(loss)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Cellular
|
|
|
219,092
|
|
|
84,163
|
|
|
134,929
|
|
>100
|
%
|
|
TDS Telecom
|
|
|
12,432
|
|
|
11,285
|
|
|
1,147
|
|
10
|
%
|
|
All other (1)
|
|
|
50,703
|
|
|
(4,372)
|
|
|
55,075
|
|
>100
|
%
|
|
|
Total operating
income
|
|
|
282,227
|
|
|
91,076
|
|
|
191,151
|
|
>100
|
%
|
Other income and
(expenses)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity in earnings
of unconsolidated entities
|
|
|
35,605
|
|
|
25,392
|
|
|
10,213
|
|
40
|
%
|
|
Interest and
dividend income
|
|
|
2,600
|
|
|
2,352
|
|
|
248
|
|
11
|
%
|
|
Gain (loss) on
investments
|
|
|
14,518
|
|
|
(3,728)
|
|
|
18,246
|
|
>100
|
%
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(23,749)
|
|
|
(23,139)
|
|
|
(610)
|
|
(3)
|
%
|
|
Other, net
|
|
|
(197)
|
|
|
(249)
|
|
|
52
|
|
21
|
%
|
|
|
Total investment
and other income (expense)
|
|
|
28,777
|
|
|
628
|
|
|
28,149
|
|
>100
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before
income taxes
|
|
|
311,004
|
|
|
91,704
|
|
|
219,300
|
|
>100
|
%
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
132,607
|
|
|
35,765
|
|
|
96,842
|
|
>100
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
178,397
|
|
|
55,939
|
|
|
122,458
|
|
>100
|
%
|
|
Less: Net income
attributable to noncontrolling
interests, net
of tax
|
|
|
(22,320)
|
|
|
(13,602)
|
|
|
(8,718)
|
|
(64)
|
%
|
Net income
attributable to TDS shareholders
|
|
|
156,077
|
|
|
42,337
|
|
|
113,740
|
|
>100
|
%
|
|
Preferred dividend
requirement
|
|
|
(12)
|
|
|
(12)
|
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
Net income
available to common shareholders
|
|
$
|
156,065
|
|
$
|
42,325
|
|
$
|
113,740
|
|
>100
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per
share attributable to
TDS shareholders
|
|
$
|
1.44
|
|
$
|
0.39
|
|
$
|
1.05
|
|
>100
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings
per share attributable to
TDS shareholders
|
|
$
|
1.42
|
|
$
|
0.39
|
|
$
|
1.03
|
|
>100
|
%
|
(1)
Consists
of Non-Reportable Segment, corporate operations and intercompany eliminations
between U.S. Cellular, TDS Telecom, the Non-Reportable Segment and corporate
operations. TDS recognized an incremental gain of $53.5 million compared to
U.S. Cellular upon closing of the Divestiture Transaction as a result of lower
asset basis in the assets disposed.
Operating Revenues and
Expenses
See “Results of Operations
—
U.S.
Cellular” and “Results of Operations
—
TDS
Telecom” below for factors that affected consolidated Operating Revenues and
Expenses.
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities
TDS’ investment in the
LA Partnership contributed $19.8 million and $19.2 million to Equity in
earnings of unconsolidated entities in 2013 and 2012, respectively. In 2013,
TDS’ investment in the NY1 & NY2 Partnerships contributed $8.6 million.
Gain (loss) on investments
Gain (loss) on investments in
2013 reflects a gain of $14.5 million as a result of TDS’ deconsolidation of NY1
& NY2 in April 2013.
Income tax expense
See Note 3 — Income Taxes in
the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of the change
in income tax expense and the overall effective tax rate on Income before
income taxes.
Net income attributable to
noncontrolling interests, net of tax
Net
income attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax includes the
noncontrolling public shareholders’ share of U.S. Cellular’s net income and the
noncontrolling shareholders’ or partners’ share of certain TDS or
U.S. Cellular subsidiaries’ net income or loss. The impact due to the
NY1& NY2 Deconsolidation caused a decrease in the Noncontrolling
shareholders’ or partners’ line item below for the three months ended June 30,
2013.
|
|
|
|
Three
Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
June
30,
|
|
|
|
|
2013
|
|
2012
|
(Dollars in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Cellular noncontrolling public shareholders’
|
$
|
22,340
|
|
$
|
8,667
|
|
Noncontrolling shareholders’ or partners’
|
|
(20)
|
|
|
4,935
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
22,320
|
|
$
|
13,602
|
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS — U.S.
CELLULAR
Components of Operating Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
2013
|
|
2012
|
|
Change
|
|
Percentage
Change
|
(Dollars in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retail service
|
|
$
|
802,408
|
|
$
|
889,219
|
|
$
|
(86,811)
|
|
(10
|
)%
|
Inbound roaming
|
|
|
65,033
|
|
|
86,363
|
|
|
(21,330)
|
|
(25
|
)%
|
Other
|
|
|
43,525
|
|
|
54,160
|
|
|
(10,635)
|
|
(20
|
)%
|
|
Service revenues
|
|
|
910,966
|
|
|
1,029,742
|
|
|
(118,776)
|
|
(12
|
)%
|
Equipment sales
|
|
|
84,164
|
|
|
74,658
|
|
|
9,506
|
|
13
|
%
|
|
Total operating revenues
|
|
|
995,130
|
|
|
1,104,400
|
|
|
(109,270)
|
|
(10
|
)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
System operations (excluding Depreciation,
amortization and accretion reported below)
|
|
|
192,267
|
|
|
243,227
|
|
|
(50,960)
|
|
(21
|
)%
|
Cost of equipment sold
|
|
|
217,070
|
|
|
191,700
|
|
|
25,370
|
|
13
|
%
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
|
|
404,127
|
|
|
435,053
|
|
|
(30,926)
|
|
(7
|
)%
|
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
|
|
|
202,580
|
|
|
147,555
|
|
|
55,025
|
|
37
|
%
|
Loss on asset disposals, net
|
|
|
9,018
|
|
|
2,702
|
|
|
6,316
|
|
>100
|
%
|
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net
|
|
|
(249,024)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(249,024)
|
|
N/M
|
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
776,038
|
|
|
1,020,237
|
|
|
(244,199)
|
|
(24
|
)%
|
|
Operating income
|
|
$
|
219,092
|
|
$
|
84,163
|
|
$
|
134,929
|
|
>100
|
%
|
N/M – Not meaningful
Operating Revenues
Retail service revenues
Retail service revenues decreased
$86.8 million, or 10%, to $802.4 million in 2013 due primarily to decreases in
billed ARPU and U.S. Cellular’s average customer base (including the reductions
caused by the Divestiture Transaction and NY1 & NY2 Deconsolidation).
Billed ARPU per customer decreased to $50.60 in 2013
compared to $50.99 in 2012. The net decrease resulted primarily from declines
in voice revenues partly offset by growth in revenues from data products and
services.
Application of the deferred revenue method of accounting
related to loyalty reward points resulted in deferring revenues, net of
redemptions, of $5.0 million and $6.3 million in the three months ended June,
30 2013 and 2012, respectively. These amounts are included in the Customer
deposits and deferred revenues in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Inbound roaming revenues
Inbound roaming revenues decreased by $21.3 million, or 25%,
to $65.0 million in 2013 compared to 2012. An increase in inbound data roaming
usage was offset by the combined impacts of lower voice usage and lower rates
for both data and voice. The decline in roaming revenues was offset by a
decline in roaming expense also due to lower rates.
Other revenues
Other revenues decreased by $10.6 million, or 20%, to $43.5
million due primarily to a decrease in ETC revenues. ETC revenues in 2013 were
$29.4 million compared to $38.4 million in 2012 and decreased due to the 20%
phase down of USF support which started in July 2012.
Equipment sales revenues
Equipment sales revenues increased by $9.5 million, or 13%,
in 2013 to $84.2 million driven by a 25% increase in the average revenue per
device sold, reflecting shifts in customer preference to higher-priced
smartphones as well as increases in activation and upgrade fees. The total
number of devices sold decreased by 15% due primarily to the Divestiture
Transaction.
Operating
Expenses
System operations
expenses (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion)
Key components of the overall decrease in System operations
expenses were as follows:
·
Expenses incurred when U.S. Cellular’s customers used other
carriers’ networks while roaming decreased $24.6 million, or 38%, due primarily
to lower rates. Data roaming usage increased; however, the impact of the
increase was more than offset by lower rates for both data and voice and lower
voice volume.
·
Maintenance, utility and cell site expenses decreased $10.3 million,
or 10%, due primarily to the impacts of the Divestiture Transaction and the NY1
& NY2 Deconsolidation.
·
Customer usage expense decreased $16.1 million, or 21%, driven by
decreases in intercarrier charges and certain data costs.
Cost of equipment sold
Cost of equipment sold increased in 2013 compared to 2012 due
primarily to a shift in the mix of units sold to higher-priced smartphones,
which resulted in an increase of 35% in average cost per device sold, partially
offset by a 15% decrease in the total number of devices sold for the reason
noted above.
Selling, general and administrative
Key components of the $30.9 million, or 7%, decrease to
$404.1 million were as follows:
·
Selling and marketing expense decreased by $20.0 million, or 11%,
primarily from lower commission expenses, more cost-effective advertising
spending and reduced employee and facilities costs as a result of the
Divestiture Transaction.
·
General and administrative expense decreased by $10.9 million, or
4%, driven by lower employee costs and the NY1 & NY2 Deconsolidation.
Depreciation,
amortization and accretion
Depreciation, amortization and
accretion increased $55.0 million, or 37%, in 2013 to $202.6 million due
primarily to the acceleration of depreciation, amortization and accretion in
the Divestiture Markets. The impact of the acceleration was $50.3 million in
2013.
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs,
net
The net gain in 2013 resulted from the closing of the Divestiture
Transaction.
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS — TDS TELECOM
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TDS Telecom
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Components of
Operating Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended
June 30,
|
|
2013
|
|
2012
|
|
Change
|
|
Percentage
Change
|
(Dollars in
thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ILEC revenues
|
|
$
|
142,473
|
|
$
|
144,052
|
|
$
|
(1,579)
|
|
(1)
|
%
|
|
CLEC revenues
|
|
|
42,133
|
|
|
44,200
|
|
|
(2,067)
|
|
(5)
|
%
|
|
HMS revenues
|
|
|
41,374
|
|
|
22,876
|
|
|
18,498
|
|
81
|
%
|
|
Intra-company
elimination
|
|
|
(2,520)
|
|
|
(2,609)
|
|
|
89
|
|
3
|
%
|
|
|
TDS Telecom
operating revenues
|
|
|
223,460
|
|
|
208,519
|
|
|
14,941
|
|
7
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ILEC expenses
|
|
|
125,017
|
|
|
128,366
|
|
|
(3,349)
|
|
(3)
|
%
|
|
CLEC expenses
|
|
|
43,339
|
|
|
45,009
|
|
|
(1,670)
|
|
(4)
|
%
|
|
HMS expenses
|
|
|
45,192
|
|
|
26,468
|
|
|
18,724
|
|
71
|
%
|
|
Intra-company
elimination
|
|
|
(2,520)
|
|
|
(2,609)
|
|
|
89
|
|
3
|
%
|
|
|
TDS Telecom
operating expenses
|
|
|
211,028
|
|
|
197,234
|
|
|
13,794
|
|
7
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TDS Telecom
operating income
|
|
$
|
12,432
|
|
$
|
11,285
|
|
$
|
1,147
|
|
10
|
%
|
ILEC Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Components of
Operating Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended
June 30,
|
|
2013
|
|
2012
|
|
Change
|
|
Percentage
Change
|
(Dollars in
thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residential
|
|
$
|
69,516
|
|
$
|
70,082
|
|
$
|
(566)
|
|
(1)
|
%
|
|
Commercial
|
|
|
24,266
|
|
|
24,201
|
|
|
65
|
|
-
|
|
|
Wholesale
|
|
|
48,691
|
|
|
49,769
|
|
|
(1,078)
|
|
(2)
|
%
|
|
|
Total operating
revenues
|
|
|
142,473
|
|
|
144,052
|
|
|
(1,579)
|
|
(1)
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of services
and products (excluding
Depreciation,
amortization and accretion
reported below)
|
|
|
46,621
|
|
|
47,180
|
|
|
(559)
|
|
(1)
|
%
|
|
Selling, general
and administrative expenses
|
|
|
41,274
|
|
|
43,216
|
|
|
(1,942)
|
|
(4)
|
%
|
|
Depreciation,
amortization and accretion
|
|
|
37,972
|
|
|
37,834
|
|
|
138
|
|
-
|
|
|
Loss on asset
disposals, net
|
|
|
(850)
|
|
|
136
|
|
|
(986)
|
|
>(100)
|
%
|
|
|
Total operating
expenses
|
|
|
125,017
|
|
|
128,366
|
|
|
(3,349)
|
|
(3)
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating
income
|
|
$
|
17,456
|
|
$
|
15,686
|
|
$
|
1,770
|
|
11
|
%
|
Operating Revenues
Residential revenues
Residential revenues decreased
$0.6 million or 1% to $69.5 million in 2013. A 2% reduction in the number of average
residential connections decreased revenues by $1.0 million. This was mostly
offset by a 1% increase in average revenue per residential connection driven by
growth in higher revenue generating IPTV customers.
Commercial revenues
Commercial
revenues remained flat at $24.3 million in 2013 due primarily to the growth in
manangedIP connections offsetting a 6% decline in average physical access line
connections.
Wholesale revenues
Wholesale revenues declined $1.1
million or 2%
to $48.7 million. Network access revenues decreased $1.7
million in 2013 as a result of changes in support mechanisms and in
intercarrier compensation resulting from the Reform Order. Wholesale revenues
also declined $1.0 million due to an 11% reduction in intra-state
minutes-of-use. Settlements with carriers combined with an increase in special
access revenues increased revenues $1.5 million.
Operating Expenses
Cost of services and products (excluding Depreciation, amortization and
accretion)
Cost of services and products
decreased $0.6 million or 1% to $46.6 million in 2013 due primarily to
decreases in carrier interconnection charges related to the Reform Order along
with decreases in cost of goods sold related to long distance services and DSL
modems. These decreases were partially offset by increased costs associated
with maintenance and the provisioning of IPTV.
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Selling, general and
administrative expenses decreased $1.9 million or 4% to $41.3 million in 2013 due
primarily to reduced information technology charges and contributions into the
Federal USF partially offset by increases in management consulting expenses.
Loss on asset disposals, net
Loss on asset disposals, net
decreased $1.0 million due primarily to a gain recognized on the sale of a warehouse
in 2013.
CLEC Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Components of
Operating Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended
June 30,
|
|
2013
|
|
2012
|
|
Change
|
|
Percentage
Change
|
(Dollars in
thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residential
|
|
$
|
3,395
|
|
$
|
4,338
|
|
$
|
(943)
|
|
(22)
|
%
|
|
Commercial
|
|
|
35,022
|
|
|
34,906
|
|
|
116
|
|
-
|
%
|
|
Wholesale
|
|
|
3,716
|
|
|
4,956
|
|
|
(1,240)
|
|
(25)
|
%
|
|
|
|
Total operating
revenues
|
|
|
42,133
|
|
|
44,200
|
|
|
(2,067)
|
|
(5)
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of services
and products (excluding
Depreciation,
amortization and
accretion
reported below)
|
|
|
22,183
|
|
|
22,702
|
|
|
(519)
|
|
(2)
|
%
|
|
Selling, general
and administrative expenses
|
|
|
15,850
|
|
|
16,769
|
|
|
(919)
|
|
(5)
|
%
|
|
Depreciation,
amortization and accretion
|
|
|
5,221
|
|
|
5,466
|
|
|
(245)
|
|
(4)
|
%
|
|
Loss on asset
disposals, net
|
|
|
85
|
|
|
72
|
|
|
13
|
|
18
|
%
|
|
|
Total operating
expenses
|
|
|
43,339
|
|
|
45,009
|
|
|
(1,670)
|
|
(4)
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating
income (loss)
|
|
$
|
(1,206)
|
|
$
|
(809)
|
|
$
|
(397)
|
|
(49)
|
%
|
Operating Revenues
Residential revenues
Residential revenues decreased
$0.9 million or 22% to $3.4 million in 2013 due to a 23% decline in average
residential connections in 2013.
Commercial revenues
Commercial
revenues were relatively unchanged from 2012 at $35.0 million in 2013 as the
revenue increase from the growth in managedIP connections was offset by
decreases in revenue from the decline in the number of physical access lines
served.
Wholesale revenues
Wholesale revenues decreased
$1.2 million or 25% to $3.7 million due to lower average network access rates
which became effective in July of 2012 primarily as the result of the Reform
Order, as well as a 7% decline in minutes-of-use.
Operating Expenses
Cost of services and
products (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion)
Cost of services and
products decreased $0.5 million or 2% to $22.2 million due primarily to the
reduction of purchased network services and long-distance charges caused by the
declining residential customer base and a decline in carrier interconnection
charges due to the FCC Reform Order.
Selling, general and
administrative expenses
The decrease of $0.9 million
or 5% to $15.9 million in Selling, general and administrative expenses was due primarily
to a decrease in contributions to the Federal USF.
HMS Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Components of
Operating Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage
|
Three months ended
June 30,
|
|
2013
|
|
2012
|
|
Change
|
|
Change
|
(Dollars in
thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating revenues
|
|
$
|
41,374
|
|
$
|
22,876
|
|
$
|
18,498
|
|
81
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of services
and products (excluding
Depreciation,
amortization and accretion
reported below)
|
|
|
30,185
|
|
|
15,090
|
|
|
15,095
|
|
>100
|
%
|
|
Selling, general
and administrative expenses
|
|
|
9,361
|
|
|
6,635
|
|
|
2,726
|
|
41
|
%
|
|
Depreciation,
amortization and accretion
|
|
|
5,563
|
|
|
4,645
|
|
|
918
|
|
20
|
%
|
|
Loss on asset
disposals, net
|
|
|
83
|
|
|
98
|
|
|
(15)
|
|
(15)
|
%
|
|
|
Total operating
expenses
|
|
|
45,192
|
|
|
26,468
|
|
|
18,724
|
|
71
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating
income (loss)
|
|
$
|
(3,818)
|
|
$
|
(3,592)
|
|
$
|
(226)
|
|
(6)
|
%
|
Operating Revenues
Operating revenues increased $18.5 million
to $41.4 million in 2013. An acquisition contributed $17.8 million of the
increase with the remaining increase due to growth in collocation, cloud,
application management and managed hosting services.
Operating Expenses
Cost of services and products
(excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion)
Cost of services and products increased
$15.1
million to $30.2 million in 2013 due primarily to $14.2 million from an acquisition
and increases in expense to support new revenue growth.
Selling, general and
administrative expense
Selling, general and administrative
expense increased $2.7 million to $9.4 million in 2013 due primarily to $3.0
million from an acquisition.
Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense
The $0.9 million
increase
i
n Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense to
$5.6 million was due primarily to an acquisition, with customer list and trade
name amortization contributing $0.7 million of the increase.
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Recent accounting
pronouncements are not expected to have a significant effect on TDS’ financial
condition or results of operations. See Note 1 – Basis of Presentation in the
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
TDS operates a capital- and marketing-intensive
business. TDS utilizes cash on hand, cash from operating activities, cash
proceeds from divestitures and disposition of investments, short-term credit
facilities and long-term debt financing to fund its acquisitions (including
licenses), construction costs, operating expenses and share repurchases. Cash
flows may fluctuate from quarter to quarter and year to year due to
seasonality, the timing of acquisitions, capital expenditures and other
factors. The table below and the following discussion in this Financial
Resources section summarize TDS' cash flow activities for the six months ended
June 30, 2013 and 2012.
|
|
2013
|
|
2012
|
(Dollars in
thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from
(used in):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
activities
|
$
|
521,492
|
|
$
|
506,910
|
|
Investing
activities
|
|
110,696
|
|
|
(428,860)
|
|
Financing
activities
|
|
(126,254)
|
|
|
(27,561)
|
|
Net increase in
cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
505,934
|
|
$
|
50,489
|
The Divestiture Transaction,
as described above, resulted in net Cash used in operating activities of $17.1
million and net Cash from investing activities of $480.0 million during the six
months ended June 30, 2013. Cash flows from operating and investing activities
in future periods will be impacted by the Divestiture Transaction.
Cash Flows from Operating
Activities
Cash flows from operating
activities were $521.5 million in 2013 and $506.9 million in 2012. Significant
items to note are as follows:
·
Net income increased by $61.9
million. This increase primarily resulted from the gains recognized as a
result of the closing of the Divestiture Transaction and the NY1& NY2
Deconsolidation, partially offset by an increase in non-cash expenses,
including depreciation expense.
·
Income tax payments, net of $11.8
million were recorded in 2013 compared to income tax refunds, net of $48.6
million in 2012. Federal tax refunds of $59.9 million were received in 2012 primarily
related to a federal net operating loss in 2011 largely attributable to 100%
bonus depreciation applicable to qualified capital expenditures.
·
Distributions from unconsolidated
entities provided $47.6 million and $7.0 million in 2013 and 2012,
respectively. This change was primarily a result of a timing difference in the
receipt of a distribution from the LA Partnership.
·
Changes in Inventory required $8.1
million in 2013 and required $58.5 million in 2012. This change was due primarily
to higher beginning inventory levels at December 31, 2012 relative to December
31, 2011, and lower inventory purchases in 2013 compared to 2012.
·
Changes in Accounts payable provided
$58.2 million in 2013 and required $23.3 million in 2012. Changes in Accounts
payable were driven primarily by payment timing differences related to
operating expenses, capital purchases and device purchases.
Cash Flows from Investing
Activities
TDS makes substantial
investments to acquire wireless licenses and properties and to construct and
upgrade telecommunications networks and facilities as a basis for creating
long-term value for shareholders. In recent years, rapid changes in technology
and new opportunities have required substantial investments in potentially
revenue‑enhancing and cost-reducing upgrades to TDS’ networks.
Capital
expenditures (i.e., additions to property, plant and equipment and system
development expenditures) totaled $356.2 million in the six months ended June
30, 2013 and $452.4 million in the six months ended June 30, 2012. Cash used
for additions to property, plant and equipment is reported in the Consolidated
Statement of Cash Flows and excludes amounts accrued in Accounts receivable and
Accounts payable for capital expenditures at June 30, 2013 and includes amounts
received and/or paid in the current period that were accrued at December 31,
2012. Cash used for additions to property, plant and equipment totaled $384.3
million in the six months ended June 30, 2013 and $501.2 million in the six
months ended June 30, 2012. These expenditures were made to provide for
customer and usage growth (in recent periods, particularly with respect to data
usage growth), to upgrade service and to take advantage of service-enhancing
and cost-reducing technological developments in order to maintain competitive
services.
·
U.S. Cellular’s capital
expenditures totaled $286.9 million in 2013 and $384.5 million in 2012 representing
expenditures made to construct new cell sites, build out 4G LTE networks in
certain markets, increase capacity in existing cell sites and switches, develop
new and enhance existing office systems such as the new Billing and Operational
Support System (“B/OSS”) and customer relationship management platforms, and
construct new and remodel existing retail stores. The decrease in capital
expenditures on a year-over-year basis is due primarily to the timing of
spending for network operations equipment.
·
TDS Telecom’s capital expenditures
totaled $66.1 million in 2013 and $78.6 million in 2012. Capital expenditures
for ILEC operations totaled $51.8 million in 2013 and $60.0 million in 2012
representing expenditures to upgrade plant and equipment to provide enhanced
services. Capital expenditures for CLEC operations totaled $9.4 million in
2013 and $10.0 million in 2012 for switching and other network facilities.
Capital expenditures for HMS operations totaled $4.8 million in 2013 and $8.6
million in 2012, representing expenditures to expand data center facilities
including the purchase of IT-related equipment to deliver products and
services.
Cash payments for
acquisitions for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
Payment for Acquisitions
|
2013
|
|
2012
|
(Dollars in
thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Cellular
licenses
|
$
|
14,150
|
|
$
|
12,647
|
TDS Telecom
business
|
|
-
|
|
|
39,566
|
Total
|
$
|
14,150
|
|
$
|
52,213
|
Cash amounts paid for the acquisitions may differ from the
purchase price due to cash acquired in the transactions and the timing of cash
payments related to the respective transactions.
As described above, U.S. Cellular received $480.0 million in
cash at the close of the Divestiture Transaction in May 2013. This resulted in
a current tax liability of $128.9 million, which had not been paid as of June
30, 2013. TDS expects to pay this tax liability in the third quarter of 2013.
In June 2013, U.S. Cellular entered into a definitive
agreement to sell the majority of its Mississippi Valley non-operating market
license (“unbuilt license”) for $308.0 million. This transaction will result
in an estimated gain of $252.2 million and an estimated current tax liability
of $96.0 million. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and is
expected to close by the end of 2013. In addition, the U.S. Cellular Board of
Directors approved the sale of U.S. Cellular’s St. Louis area unbuilt license.
On August 1, 2013, TDS acquired substantially all of the
assets of Baja for $267.5 million in cash, subject to a working capital
adjustment. Cash flows from investing activities in future periods will be
impacted by this purchase.
In March 2012, U.S. Cellular sold the majority of the assets
and liabilities of a wireless market for $49.8 million in cash.
In 2012, TDS invested $45.0 million in U.S. Treasury Notes
with maturities of greater than three months from the acquisition date. TDS
realized proceeds of $15.0 million and $128.4 million in 2013 and 2012,
respectively, related to the maturities of its investments in U.S. Treasury
Notes, corporate notes, and certificates of deposit.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Cash flows from financing activities primarily reflect
repayments of and proceeds from short-term and long-term debt balances,
dividends to shareholders, distributions to noncontrolling interests, cash used
to repurchase Common Shares and cash proceeds from reissuance of Common Shares
pursuant to stock-based compensation plans.
TDS did not repurchase any Common Shares in the six months
ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Payments for repurchases of U.S.
Cellular Common Shares required $18.4 million in 2013. U.S. Cellular did not
repurchase any Common Shares in the six months ended June 30, 2012. See Note 10
— Common Share Repurchases in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
for additional information related to these transactions.
On June 25, 2013, U.S. Cellular paid a special cash dividend
of $5.75 per share, for an aggregate amount of $482.3 million, to all holders
of U.S. Cellular Common Shares and Series A Common Shares. Of the $482.3
million paid, TDS received $407.1 million while external shareholders received
$75.2 million. The cash paid to external shareholders is presented as U.S.
Cellular dividends paid to noncontrolling public shareholders on the
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.
Free Cash Flow
The following table presents Free cash flow. Free cash flow
is defined as Cash flows from operating activities less Cash used for additions
to property, plant and equipment. Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial
measure. TDS believes that Free cash flow as reported by TDS may be useful to
investors and other users of its financial information in evaluating the amount
of cash generated by business operations, after Cash used for additions to
property, plant and equipment.
Six
Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
2012
|
(Dollars in
thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from
operating activities
|
|
$
|
521,492
|
|
$
|
506,910
|
Cash used for
additions to property, plant and equipment
|
|
|
(384,281)
|
|
|
(501,211)
|
Free cash flow
|
|
$
|
137,211
|
|
$
|
5,699
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See Cash Flows from
Operating Activities and Cash Flows from Investing Activities for additional
information related to the components of Free cash flow.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
TDS believes that existing cash and investments balances,
funds available under its revolving credit facilities and expected Cash flows
from operating and investing activities provide substantial liquidity and
financial flexibility for TDS to meet its normal financing needs (including
working capital, construction and development expenditures and share
repurchases under approved programs) for the foreseeable future. In addition,
TDS and its subsidiaries may access public and private capital markets to help
meet their financing needs.
TDS cannot provide assurances that circumstances that could
have a material adverse effect on its liquidity or capital resources will not
occur. Economic conditions, changes in financial markets or other factors could
restrict TDS’ liquidity and availability of financing on terms and prices
acceptable to TDS, which could require TDS to reduce its construction,
development, acquisition or share repurchase programs. Such reductions could
have a material adverse effect on TDS’ business, financial condition or results
of operations.
The following table
summarizes TDS’ and U.S. Cellular’s cash and investments as of June 30, 2013.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Dollars in
thousands)
|
TDS
|
|
U.S. Cellular (1)
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
1,246,400
|
|
$
|
467,400
|
|
|
Short-term
investments
|
$
|
110,400
|
|
$
|
110,400
|
|
|
Long-term
investments
|
$
|
40,100
|
|
$
|
40,100
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Also included as a
component of the TDS column.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See Financial Resources for more information about Cash flows
from operating activities and Cash flows from investing activities.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash and short-term, highly
liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less. The
primary objective of TDS’ Cash and cash equivalents investment activities is to
preserve principal. At June 30, 2013, the majority of TDS’ Cash and cash
equivalents was held in bank deposit accounts and in money market funds that
invest exclusively in U.S. Treasury securities or in repurchase agreements
fully collateralized by such obligations. TDS monitors the financial viability
of the money market funds and direct investments in which it invests and
believes that the credit risk associated with these investments is low.
Short-term
and Long-term Investments
Short-term and Long-term
investments consist primarily of U.S. Treasury securities which are designated
as held-to-maturity investments and are recorded at amortized cost in the
Consolidated Balance Sheet. For these investments, TDS’ objective is to earn a
higher rate of return on funds that are not anticipated to be required to meet
liquidity needs in the near term, while maintaining a low level of investment
risk. See Note 2 — Fair Value Measurements in the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements for additional information on Short-term and Long-term
investments.
Revolving Credit Facilities
TDS and U.S. Cellular have revolving credit facilities
available for general corporate purposes.
In connection with U.S. Cellular’s revolving credit facility,
TDS and U.S. Cellular entered into a subordination agreement dated December 17,
2010 together with the administrative agent for the lenders under U.S.
Cellular’s revolving credit facility. At June 30, 2013, no U.S. Cellular debt
was subordinated pursuant to this subordination agreement.
TDS’ and U.S. Cellular’s interest cost on their revolving
credit facilities is subject to increase if their current credit ratings from
nationally recognized credit rating agencies are lowered, and is subject to
decrease if the ratings are raised. The credit facilities would not cease to
be available nor would the maturity date accelerate solely as a result of a
downgrade in TDS’ or U.S. Cellular’s credit rating. However, a downgrade in
TDS’ or U.S. Cellular’s credit rating could adversely affect their ability to
renew the credit facilities or obtain access to other credit facilities in the
future.
As of June 30, 2013, TDS’ and U.S. Cellular’s senior debt credit
ratings from nationally recognized credit rating agencies remained at
investment grade.
The following table
summarizes the terms of such revolving credit facilities as of June 30, 2013:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Dollars in
millions)
|
|
TDS
|
|
U.S. Cellular
|
|
Maximum borrowing
capacity
|
$
|
400.0
|
|
$
|
300.0
|
|
Letters of credit
outstanding
|
$
|
0.2
|
|
$
|
17.6
|
|
Amount borrowed
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Amount available
for use
|
$
|
399.8
|
|
$
|
282.4
|
|
Agreement date
|
|
December
2010
|
|
|
December
2010
|
|
Maturity date
|
|
December
2017
|
|
|
December
2017
|
|
In June 2013, U.S. Cellular was granted contingent approval
of its winning bids in Auction 901 and provided $17.4 million in letters of
credit to the FCC. See FCC Reform Order – Auction 901 above in this
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations.
The continued availability of the revolving credit facilities
requires TDS and U.S. Cellular to comply with certain negative and affirmative
covenants, maintain certain financial ratios and make representations regarding
certain matters at the time of each borrowing. TDS and U.S. Cellular believe that
they were in compliance as of June 30, 2013 with all of the covenants and
requirements set forth in their revolving credit facilities. TDS also has
certain other non-material credit facilities from time to time.
Long-Term Financing
There were no material changes to Long-Term Financing as
disclosed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations included in TDS’ Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2012.
TDS and its subsidiaries’ long-term debt indentures do not
contain any provisions resulting in acceleration of the maturities of
outstanding debt in the event of a change in TDS’ credit rating. However, a
downgrade in TDS’ credit rating could adversely affect its ability to obtain
long-term debt financing in the future. TDS believes that it and its
subsidiaries were in compliance as of June 30, 2013 with all covenants and
other requirements set forth in its long-term debt indentures. TDS and U.S.
Cellular have not failed to make nor do they expect to fail to make any
scheduled payment of principal or interest under such indentures.
The long-term debt principal payments due for the remainder
of 2013 and the next four years represent less than 1% of the total long-term
debt obligation at June 30, 2013. Refer to Market Risk — Long-Term Debt in
TDS’ Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 for additional information
regarding required principal payments and the weighted average interest rates
related to TDS’ Long-term debt.
TDS
and U.S. Cellular, at their discretion, may from time to time seek to retire or
purchase their outstanding debt through cash purchases and/or exchanges for
other securities, in open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions,
tender offers, exchange offers or otherwise. Such repurchases or exchanges, if
any, will depend on prevailing market conditions, liquidity requirements,
contractual restrictions and other factors. The amounts involved may be material.
In May 2013, TDS and U.S.
Cellular each filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 to issue senior or
subordinated debt securities. The proceeds from any such issuances may be used
for general corporate purposes, including: the possible reduction of other
long-term debt; in connection with acquisition, construction and development
programs; the reduction of short-term debt; for working capital; to provide
additional investments in subsidiaries; or the repurchase of shares. The TDS
shelf registration statement is an automatic shelf registration that has become
effective and permits TDS to issue at any time and from time to time senior or
subordinated debt securities in one or more offerings in an indeterminate
amount. After it is effective, the U.S. Cellular shelf registration statement will
permit U.S. Cellular to issue at any time and from time to time senior or
subordinated debt securities in one or more offerings up to an aggregate
principal amount of $500 million. The ability of TDS or U.S. Cellular to
complete an offering pursuant to such shelf registration statements is subject
to market conditions and other factors at the time.
Capital
Expenditures
U.S.
Cellular’s capital expenditures for 2013 are expected to be approximately $735 million.
These expenditures are expected to be for the following general purposes:
·
Expand
and enhance U.S. Cellular’s network coverage in its service areas, including
providing additional capacity to accommodate increased network usage,
principally data usage, by current customers;
·
Continue
to deploy 4G LTE technology in certain markets;
·
Enhance
U.S. Cellular’s retail store network;
·
Develop
and enhance office systems; and
·
Develop
new billing and other customer management related systems and platforms.
TDS Telecom’s capital expenditures for 2013 are expected to be
approximately $165 million. These expenditures are expected to be for the
following general purposes:
·
Process and productivity initiatives;
·
Increased network and product capabilities for broadband services;
·
Expansion of IPTV;
·
Success-based spending to sustain managedIP, IPTV and HMS growth;
·
Fund its share for projects approved under the Recovery Act; and
·
Plant upgrades and success-based spending at Baja.
TDS plans to finance its capital expenditures program for
2013 using primarily Cash flows from operating activities, and as necessary,
existing cash balances and short-term investments.
Acquisitions, Divestitures and Exchanges
TDS assesses its business interests on an ongoing basis with
a goal of improving the competitiveness of its operations and maximizing its
long-term return on investment. As part of this strategy, TDS reviews
attractive opportunities to acquire additional wireless operating markets and
wireless spectrum; and telecommunications companies, cable, HMS or other
possible businesses. In addition, TDS may seek to divest outright or include
in exchanges for other interests those interests that are not strategic to its
long-term success.
TDS also may be engaged from time to time in negotiations
relating to the acquisition, divestiture or exchange of companies, properties,
wireless spectrum and other possible businesses. In general, TDS may not
disclose such transactions until there is a definitive agreement. See Note 5 —
Acquisitions, Divestitures and Exchanges and Note 7 — Investments in
Unconsolidated Entities in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional
information related to significant transactions.
Variable Interest Entities
TDS consolidates certain entities because they are “variable
interest entities” under accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America (“GAAP”). See Note 9 — Variable Interest Entities (VIEs) in
the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information
related to these variable interest entities. TDS may elect to make additional
capital contributions and/or advances to these variable interest entities in
future periods in order to fund their operations.
Share
Repurchase Programs
In the past year, TDS and U.S.
Cellular have repurchased and expect to continue to purchase their Common
Shares, in each case subject to any available repurchase program. For
additional information related to the current TDS and U.S. Cellular repurchase
authorizations and repurchases made during 2013 and 2012, see Note 10 — Common
Share Repurchases in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Contractual and Other
Obligations
There were no material changes
outside the ordinary course of business between December 31, 2012 and June 30,
2013 to the Contractual and Other Obligations disclosed in Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
included in TDS’ Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.
Agreements
As previously disclosed, on
August 17, 2010, U.S. Cellular and Amdocs Software Systems Limited
(“Amdocs”) entered into a Software License and Maintenance Agreement (“SLMA”)
and a Master Service Agreement (“MSA”) (collectively, the “Amdocs Agreements”)
to develop a Billing and Operational Support System (“B/OSS”). Pursuant
to an updated Statement of Work dated June 29, 2012, the initial implementation
of B/OSS is expected to take until the third quarter of 2013 to complete and
total payments to Amdocs are estimated to be approximately $190.1 million
(subject to certain potential adjustments) over the period from commencement of
the SLMA in 2010 through the end of 2013. As of June 30, 2013, $116.3 million
had been paid to Amdocs.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
TDS had no transactions, agreements or other contractual
arrangements with unconsolidated entities involving “off-balance sheet
arrangements,” as defined by SEC rules, that had or are reasonably likely to
have a material current or future effect on its financial condition, changes in
financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity,
capital expenditures or capital resources.
APPLICATION OF CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
TDS prepares its consolidated
financial statements in accordance with GAAP. TDS’ significant accounting
policies are discussed in detail in Note 1
—
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Pronouncements
in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and TDS’ Application of Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates is discussed in detail in Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, both
of which are included in TDS’ Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2012. There were no material changes to TDS’ application of
critical accounting policies and estimates during the three and six months
ended June 30, 2013.
Goodwill and Licenses
Impairment Assessment
TDS
has significant amounts recorded as Licenses and Goodwill in its Consolidated
Balance Sheet. Licenses and Goodwill must be assessed for impairment annually
or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that such
assets might be impaired. TDS performs annual impairment testing of Licenses
and Goodwill, as required by GAAP, in the fourth quarter of its fiscal year,
based on fair values and net carrying values determined as of November 1. The
estimated fair values are dependent on key assumptions including expected
revenue growth rates, terminal growth rates, discount rates and capital
expenditures. Significant changes in these and other assumptions, as well as
market participant information could cause estimated fair values to decline
resulting in potential impairments of licenses and/or goodwill.
The estimated fair value of two recently acquired HMS
reporting units exceeded the corresponding carrying value by 20% or less as of
the November 1, 2012 goodwill impairment testing date. Recent acquisitions
inherently have a higher impairment risk since carrying value is often
proximate to fair value in the years immediately after the respective
acquisitions. Therefore, these two HMS reporting units have a heightened
risk of goodwill impairment relative to TDS’ other reporting units in future
periods.
PRIVATE
SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995
SAFE HARBOR CAUTIONARY STATEMENT
This Form 10-Q, including exhibits, contains statements that
are not based on historical facts and represent forward-looking statements, as
this term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
All statements, other than statements of historical facts, that address
activities, events or developments that TDS intends, expects, projects,
believes, estimates, plans or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking
statements. The words “believes,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “expects,”
“plans,” “intends,” “projects” and similar expressions are intended to identify
these forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of
identifying them. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, events or
developments to be significantly different from any future results, events or
developments expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such
risks, uncertainties and other factors include those set forth below, as more
fully described under “Risk Factors” in TDS’ Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2012. However, such factors are not necessarily all of the
important factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements
to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, the
forward-looking statements contained in this document. Other unknown or
unpredictable factors also could have material adverse effects on future
results, performance or achievements. TDS undertakes no obligation to
update publicly any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise. You should carefully consider the
Risk Factors in TDS’ Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, the
following factors and other information contained in, or incorporated by
reference into, this Form 10-Q to understand the material risks relating to
TDS’ business.
·
Intense competition in the markets in which TDS operates could
adversely affect TDS’ revenues or increase its costs to compete.
·
A failure by TDS to successfully execute its business strategy
(including planned acquisitions, divestitures and exchanges) or allocate resources
or capital could have an adverse effect on TDS’ business, financial condition
or results of operations.
·
A failure by TDS’ service offerings to meet customer
expectations could limit TDS’ ability to attract and retain customers and could
have an adverse effect on TDS’ business, financial condition or results of
operations.
·
TDS’ system infrastructure may not be capable of supporting
changes in technologies and services expected by customers, which could result
in lost customers and revenues.
·
An inability to obtain or maintain roaming arrangements with
other carriers on terms that are acceptable to TDS could have an adverse effect
on TDS’ business, financial condition or results of operations.
·
TDS currently receives a significant amount of roaming revenues
from its wireless business. Further consolidation within the wireless
industry, continued network build-outs by other wireless carriers and/or the
inability to negotiate 4G LTE roaming agreements with other operators could
cause roaming revenues to decline from current levels, which would have an
adverse effect on TDS' business, financial condition or results of operations.
·
A failure by TDS to obtain access to adequate radio spectrum
to meet current or anticipated future needs and/or to accurately predict future
needs for radio spectrum could have an adverse effect on TDS’ business,
financial condition or results of operations.
·
To the extent conducted by the Federal Communications
Commission (“FCC”), TDS is likely to participate in FCC auctions of additional
spectrum in the future as an applicant or as a noncontrolling partner in
another auction applicant and, during certain periods, will be subject to the
FCC’s anti-collusion rules, which could have an adverse effect on TDS.
·
Changes in the regulatory environment or a failure by TDS to
timely or fully comply with any applicable regulatory requirements could
adversely affect TDS’ business, financial condition or results of operations.
·
Changes in Universal Service Fund (“USF”) funding and/or
intercarrier compensation could have an adverse impact on TDS' business,
financial condition or results of operations.
·
An inability to attract and/or retain highly competent
management, technical, sales and other personnel could have an adverse effect
on TDS’ business, financial condition or results of operations.
·
TDS’ assets are concentrated primarily in the U.S.
telecommunications industry. As a result, its results of operations may
fluctuate based on factors related primarily to conditions in this industry.
·
TDS' lower scale relative to larger competitors could
adversely affect its business, financial condition or results of operations.
·
Changes in various business factors could have an adverse
effect on TDS’ business, financial condition or results of operations.
·
Advances or changes in technology could render certain
technologies used by TDS obsolete, could put TDS at a competitive disadvantage,
could reduce TDS’ revenues or could increase its costs of doing business.
·
Complexities associated with deploying new technologies
present substantial risk.
·
TDS is subject to numerous surcharges and fees from federal,
state and local governments, and the applicability and the amount of these fees
are subject to great uncertainty.
·
Changes in TDS’ enterprise value, changes in the market supply
or demand for wireless licenses, wireline markets or IT service providers,
adverse developments in the businesses or the industries in which TDS is
involved and/or other factors could require TDS to recognize impairments in the
carrying value of its license costs, goodwill and/or physical assets.
·
TDS enters into commitments to purchase devices from vendors,
the terms of which may span multiple years. If TDS is unable to sell such
committed devices at the rates and prices it projects, such differences could
have a material adverse impact on TDS' business, financial condition or results
of operations.
·
Costs, integration problems or other factors associated with
acquisitions/divestitures of properties or licenses and/or expansion of TDS’
businesses could have an adverse effect on TDS’ business, financial condition
or results of operations.
·
A significant portion of TDS’ wireless revenues is derived
from customers who buy services through independent agents who market TDS’
services on a commission basis. If TDS’ relationships with these agents are
seriously harmed, its business, financial condition or results of operations
could be adversely affected.
·
TDS’ investments in technologies which are unproven may not
produce the benefits that TDS expects.
·
A failure by TDS to complete significant network construction
and systems implementation activities as part of its plans to improve the
quality, coverage, capabilities and capacity of its network and support systems
could have an adverse effect on its operations.
·
Financial difficulties (including bankruptcy proceedings) or
other operational difficulties of TDS’ key suppliers, termination or impairment
of TDS’ relationships with such suppliers, or a failure by TDS to manage its
supply chain effectively could result in delays or termination of TDS’ receipt
of required equipment or services, or could result in excess quantities of
required equipment or services, any of which could adversely affect TDS’
business, financial condition or results of operations.
·
TDS has significant investments in entities that it does not
control. Losses in the value of such investments could have an adverse effect
on TDS’ financial condition or results of operations.
·
A failure by TDS to maintain flexible and capable
telecommunication networks or information technology, or a material disruption
thereof, including breaches of network or information technology security,
could have an adverse effect on TDS' business, financial condition or results
of operations.
·
Wars, conflicts, hostilities and/or terrorist attacks or
equipment failures, power outages, natural disasters or other events could have
an adverse effect on TDS’ business, financial condition or results of
operations.
·
The market price of TDS’ Common Shares is subject to
fluctuations due to a variety of factors.
·
Identification of errors in financial information or
disclosures could require amendments to or restatements of financial
information or disclosures included in this or prior filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Such amendments or restatements and related
matters, including resulting delays in filing periodic reports with the SEC,
could have an adverse effect on TDS’ business, financial condition or results
of operations.
·
The existence of material weaknesses in the effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting could result in inaccurate financial
statements or other disclosures or failure to prevent fraud, which could have
an adverse effect on TDS’ business, financial condition or results of
operations.
·
Changes in facts or circumstances, including new or additional
information that affects the calculation of potential liabilities for
contingent obligations under guarantees, indemnities, claims, litigation or
otherwise, could require TDS to record charges in excess of amounts accrued in
the financial statements, if any, which could have an adverse effect on TDS’
business, financial condition or results of operations.
·
Disruption in credit or other financial markets, a deterioration
of U.S. or global economic conditions or other events could, among other
things, impede TDS' access to or increase the cost of financing its operating
and investment activities and/or result in reduced revenues and lower operating
income and cash flows, which would have an adverse effect on TDS' business,
financial condition or results of operations.
·
Uncertainty of TDS' ability to access capital, deterioration
in the capital markets, other changes in market conditions, changes in TDS’
credit ratings or other factors could limit or restrict the availability of
financing on terms and prices acceptable to TDS, which could require TDS to
reduce its construction, development or acquisition programs.
·
Settlements, judgments, restraints on its current or future
manner of doing business and/or legal costs resulting from pending and future
litigation could have an adverse effect on TDS’ business, financial condition
or results of operations.
·
The possible development of adverse precedent in litigation or
conclusions in professional studies to the effect that radio frequency
emissions from wireless devices and/or cell sites cause harmful health
consequences, including cancer or tumors, or may interfere with various
electronic medical devices such as pacemakers, could have an adverse effect on
TDS’ wireless business, financial condition or results of operations.
·
Claims of infringement of intellectual property and
proprietary rights of others, primarily involving patent infringement claims,
could prevent TDS from using necessary technology to provide products or
services or subject TDS to expensive intellectual property litigation or
monetary penalties, which could have an adverse effect on TDS' business,
financial condition or results of operations.
·
Certain matters, such as control by the TDS Voting Trust and
provisions in the TDS Restated Certificate of Incorporation, may serve to
discourage or make more difficult a change in control of TDS.
·
Any of the foregoing events or other events could cause
revenues, earnings, capital expenditures and/or any other financial or
statistical information to vary from TDS’ forward-looking estimates by a
material amount.
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
MARKET RISK
Refer to the disclosure under
Market Risk in TDS’ Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 for
additional information, including information regarding required principal
payments and the weighted average interest rates related to TDS’ Long-term
debt. There have been no material changes to such information since December
31, 2012.
See Note 2 — Fair Value
Measurements in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional
information related to the fair value of TDS’ Long-term debt as of June 30,
2013.
Item
4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure
Controls and Procedures
TDS maintains disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) that are
designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in its reports
filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is processed, recorded, summarized
and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s
(“SEC”) rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and
communicated to TDS’ management, including its principal executive officer and principal
financial officer, 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.
As required by SEC Rule
13a-15(b), TDS carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the
participation of management, including its principal executive officer and principal
financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of TDS’
disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this
Quarterly Report. Based on this evaluation, TDS’ principal executive officer
and principal financial officer concluded that TDS' disclosure controls and procedures
were effective as of June 30, 2013, at the reasonable assurance level.
Changes in Internal Control
Over Financial Reporting
Internal controls over
financial reporting are updated as necessary to accommodate modifications to
our business processes and accounting procedures. During the second quarter of
2013, U.S. Cellular initiated the migration of its customers to a new billing
and operational support system. The migration is expected to be completed
during the third quarter of 2013. There have been no other changes in TDS’
internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30,
2013 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially
affect TDS’ internal control over financial reporting.