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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 13, 2004
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004
OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission File No. 0-5890
GCI, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
STATE OF ALASKA 91-1820757
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
2550 Denali Street
Suite 1000
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (907) 868-5600
Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (l) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No .
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as
defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes No X .
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GCI, INC.
A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC.
FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2004
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page No.
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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.................................................3
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item l. Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2004
(unaudited) and December 31, 2003..................................................6
Consolidated Statements of Income for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2004
(unaudited) and 2003 (unaudited)...................................................8
Consolidated Statements of Stockholder's Equity
for the six months ended June 30, 2004
(unaudited) and 2003 (unaudited)...................................................9
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six
months ended June 30, 2004 (unaudited)
and 2003 (unaudited)...............................................................10
Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements.........................................................................11
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations...................................................24
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About
Market Risk...........................................................................53
Item 4. Controls and Procedures...............................................................53
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.....................................................................54
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders...................................54
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K......................................................55
Other items are omitted, as they are not applicable.
SIGNATURES................................................................................................56
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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
You should carefully review the information contained in this Quarterly Report,
but should particularly consider any risk factors that we set forth in this
Quarterly Report and in other reports or documents that we file from time to
time with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). In this Quarterly
Report, in addition to historical information, we state our future strategies,
plans, objectives or goals and our beliefs of future events and of our future
operating results, financial position and cash flows. In some cases, you can
identify those so-called "forward-looking statements" by words such as "may,"
"will," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates,"
"predicts," "potential," "project," or "continue" or the negative of those words
and other comparable words. All forward-looking statements involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our
actual results, performance, achievements, plans and objectives to differ
materially from any future results, performance, achievements, plans and
objectives expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. In
evaluating those statements, you should specifically consider various factors,
including those outlined below. Those factors may cause our actual results to
differ materially from any of our forward-looking statements. For these
statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking
statements provided by The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include but are not limited to those
identified below and those further described in Part I, Item 1. Factors That May
Affect Our Business and Future Results of our annual report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2003.
o Material adverse changes in the economic conditions in the markets we
serve and in general economic conditions, including the continuing
impact of the following on the communications industry: high levels of
competition in the long-distance market resulting in pressures to
reduce prices; an oversupply of long-haul capacity; excessive debt
loads; and several high-profile company failures and potentially
fraudulent accounting practices by some companies;
o The efficacy of laws enacted by Congress and the State of Alaska
legislature; rules and regulations to be adopted by the Federal
Communications Commission ("FCC") and state public regulatory agencies
to implement the provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996
("1996 Telecom Act"); the outcome of litigation relative thereto; and
the impact of regulatory changes relating to access reform;
o Our responses to competitive products, services and pricing, including
pricing pressures, technological developments, alternative routing
developments, and the ability to offer combined service packages that
include long-distance, local, cable and Internet services;
o The extent and pace at which different competitive environments develop
for each segment of our business;
o The extent and duration for which competitors from each segment of the
communications industries are able to offer combined or full service
packages prior to our being able to do so;
o The degree to which we experience material competitive impacts to our
traditional service offerings prior to achieving adequate local service
entry;
o Competitor responses to our products and services and overall market
acceptance of such products and services;
o The outcome of our negotiations with Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers
("ILECs") and state regulatory arbitrations and approvals with respect
to interconnection agreements;
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o Our ability to purchase network elements or wholesale services from
ILECs at a price sufficient to permit the profitable offering of local
telephone service at competitive rates;
o Success and market acceptance for new initiatives, many of which are
untested;
o The level and timing of the growth and profitability of existing and
new initiatives, particularly yellow page directories, local telephone
services expansion including deploying digital local phone service
("DLPS") and wireless services;
o Start-up costs associated with entering new markets, including
advertising and promotional efforts;
o Risks relating to the operations of new systems and technologies and
applications to support new initiatives;
o Local conditions and obstacles;
o The impact on our industry and indirectly on us of oversupply of
capacity resulting from excessive deployment of network capacity in
certain markets we do not serve;
o Uncertainties inherent in new business strategies, new product launches
and development plans, including local telephone services, wireless
services, and yellow page directories, and the offering of these
services in geographic areas with which we are unfamiliar;
o The risks associated with technological requirements, technology
substitution and changes and other technological developments;
o Prolonged service interruptions which could affect our business;
o Development and financing of communications, local telephone, wireless,
Internet and cable networks and services;
o Future financial performance, including the availability, terms and
deployment of capital; the impact of regulatory and competitive
developments on capital outlays, and the ability to achieve cost
savings and realize productivity improvements and the consequences of
increased leverage;
o Availability of qualified personnel;
o Changes in, or failure, or inability, to comply with, government
regulations, including, without limitation, regulations of the FCC, the
Regulatory Commission of Alaska ("RCA"), the SEC, and adverse outcomes
from regulatory proceedings;
o Changes in regulations governing unbundled network elements ("UNEs");
o Uncertainties in federal military spending levels and military base
closures in markets in which we operate;
o The ongoing global and domestic trend towards consolidation in the
communications industry, which may result in our competitors being
larger and better financed, and provide these competitors with
extensive resources and greater geographic reach, allowing them to
compete more effectively;
o Any continuing financial, credit and economic impacts of the MCI, Inc.
("MCI") bankruptcy filing on the industry in general and on us in
particular;
o The success of MCI's emergence from bankruptcy protection,
o A migration of MCI's or Sprint Corporation's ("Sprint") traffic off our
network without it being replaced by other common carriers that
interconnect with our network;
o The effect on us of pricing pressures, new program offerings and market
consolidation in the markets served by our significant customers, MCI
and Sprint;
o The effect on us of industry consolidation including the potential
acquisition of one or more of our large wholesale customers by a
company with commercial relationships with other providers;
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o Under Statement of Financial Accounting Standard ("SFAS") 142, we must
test our intangibles for impairment at least annually, which may result
in a material, non-cash write-down of our cable certificates or
goodwill and could have a material adverse impact on our financial
position, results of operations or liquidity; and
o Other risks detailed from time to time in our periodic reports filed
with the SEC.
You should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements.
Further, any forward-looking statement, and such risks, uncertainties and other
factors speak only as of the date on which they were originally made and we
expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or
revisions to any forward-looking statement to reflect any change in our
expectations with regard to those statements or any other change in events,
conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as
required by law. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible
for us to predict what factors will arise or when. In addition, we cannot assess
the impact of each factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or
combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those
contained in any forward-looking statements.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
GCI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts in thousands) (Unaudited)
June 30, December 31,
ASSETS 2004 2003
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Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 4,041 10,435
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Receivables 73,407 70,235
Less allowance for doubtful receivables 2,034 1,954
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Net receivables 71,373 68,281
Deferred income taxes, net 6,260 7,195
Prepaid and other current assets 4,898 12,159
Inventories 1,595 1,513
Property held for sale 1,253 2,173
Notes receivable from related parties 1,197 1,885
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Total current assets 90,617 103,641
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Property and equipment in service, net of depreciation 419,098 369,039
Construction in progress 16,512 33,618
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Net property and equipment 435,610 402,657
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Cable certificates 191,241 191,241
Goodwill 41,972 41,972
Other intangible assets, net of amortization of $1,960 and $1,656 at June 30, 2004
and December 31, 2003, respectively 4,534 3,895
Deferred loan and senior notes costs, net of amortization of $1,826 and $5,308 at
June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively 9,350 5,757
Notes receivable from related parties 4,370 4,281
Other assets 8,919 9,576
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Total other assets 260,386 256,722
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Total assets $ 786,613 763,020
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See accompanying notes to interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
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GCI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Continued)
(Amounts in thousands) (Unaudited)
June 30, December 31,
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY 2004 2003
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Current liabilities:
Current maturities of obligations under capital leases $ 6,318 5,139
Accounts payable 27,367 34,133
Deferred revenue 14,744 21,275
Accrued payroll and payroll related obligations 14,316 17,545
Due to related party 7,731 6,258
Accrued liabilities 7,595 7,933
Accrued interest 6,843 8,645
Subscriber deposits 518 651
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Total current liabilities 85,432 101,579
Long-term debt 371,986 345,000
Obligations under capital leases, excluding current maturities 35,802 38,959
Obligation under capital lease due to related party, excluding current maturity 688 677
Deferred income taxes, net of deferred income tax benefit 29,318 24,168
Other liabilities 6,599 6,366
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Total liabilities 529,825 516,749
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Stockholder's equity:
Class A common stock. Authorized 10 shares; issued 0.01 shares
at June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003 206,622 206,622
Paid-in capital 45,557 44,904
Retained earnings (deficit) 4,703 (4,947)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (94) (308)
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Total stockholder's equity 256,788 246,271
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Commitments and contingencies
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity $ 786,613 763,020
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See accompanying notes to interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
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GCI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
(Amounts in thousands) 2004 2003 2004 2003
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Revenues $ 103,786 95,939 212,702 188,716
Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation,
amortization and accretion shown separately below) 33,257 30,071 72,002 60,319
Selling, general and administrative expenses 36,102 34,294 71,506 67,287
Bad debt expense (recovery) (487) 802 (884) 1,399
Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense 15,704 12,800 31,462 26,301
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Operating income 19,210 17,972 38,616 33,410
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Other income (expense):
Interest expense (6,036) (9,138) (13,553) (18,292)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt --- --- (6,136) ---
Amortization and write-off of loan and senior
notes fees (387) (625) (3,014) (1,698)
Interest income 79 165 187 331
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Other expense, net (6,344) (9,598) (22,516) (19,659)
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Net income before income taxes and cumulative
effect of a change in accounting principle 12,866 8,374 16,100 13,751
Income tax expense 5,141 3,564 6,450 5,846
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Net income (loss) before cumulative effect of a
change in accounting principle 7,725 4,810 9,650 7,905
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting
principle, net of income tax benefit of $367 --- --- --- (544)
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Net income $ 7,725 4,810 9,650 7,361
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See accompanying notes to interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
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GCI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2004 AND 2003
(Unaudited)
Shares of Accumulated
Class A Class A Retained Other
Common Common Paid-in Earnings Comprehensive
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts) Stock Stock Capital (Deficit) Loss Total
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Balances at December 31, 2002 100 $ 206,622 44,904 (20,489) (540) 230,497
Components of comprehensive income:
Net income --- --- --- 7,361 --- 7,361
Change in fair value of cash flow hedge, net of
change in income tax benefit of $105 --- --- --- --- 13 13
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Comprehensive income 7,374
Contribution to General Communication, Inc. --- --- (757) --- --- (757)
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Balances at June 30, 2003 100 $ 206,622 44,147 (13,128) (527) 237,114
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Balances at December 31, 2003 100 $ 206,622 44,904 (4,947) (308) 246,271
Net income --- --- --- 9,650 --- 9,650
Change in fair value of cash flow hedge, net of
change in income tax effect of $83 --- --- --- --- 214 214
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Comprehensive income 9,864
Contribution from General Communication, Inc. --- --- 653 --- --- 653
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Balances at June 30, 2004 100 $ 206,622 45,557 4,703 (94) 256,788
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See accompanying notes to interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
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GCI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
SIX MONTHS ended JUNE 30, 2004 AND 2003
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands) 2004 2003
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Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income $ 9,650 7,361
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating
activities:
Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense 31,462 26,301
Loss on early extinguishment of debt 6,136 ---
Deferred income tax expense 6,420 5,846
Amortization and write-off of loan and senior notes fees 3,014 1,698
Compensatory stock options 152 269
Bad debt expense (recovery), net of write-offs 80 (488)
Deferred compensation 332 298
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net --- 544
Other noncash income and expense items 338 (254)
Change in operating assets and liabilities (13,166) (9,702)
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Net cash provided by operating activities 44,418 31,873
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Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment, including construction period interest (64,147) (17,375)
Proceeds from sales of assets 859 ---
Purchases of other assets and intangible assets (1,032) (1,124)
Refund of deposit 699 ---
Payments received on notes receivable from related parties 786 22
Additions to property held for sale (158) ---
Notes receivable issued to related parties (27) (48)
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Net cash used in investing activities (63,020) (18,525)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuance of new Senior Notes 245,720 ---
Repayment of old Senior Notes (180,000) ---
Borrowing on Senior Credit Facility 15,000 ---
Repayment of Senior Credit Facility (53,832) (2,700)
Repayments of capital lease obligations (1,967) (947)
Payment of debt issuance costs (6,607) (2,575)
Payment of bond call premiums (6,136) ---
Contribution (to) from General Communication, Inc. 30 (1,089)
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 12,208 (7,311)
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (6,394) 6,037
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 10,435 11,940
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 4,041 17,977
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See accompanying notes to interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
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GCI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements
include the accounts of GCI, Inc. and its subsidiaries and have been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial
information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and
footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America for complete financial statements. They should be read in
conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements for the year
ended December 31, 2003, filed as part of our annual report on Form 10-K. In the
opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals)
considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The results of
operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results
that may be expected for an entire year or any other period.
(l) Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Principles
In the following discussion, GCI, Inc. and its direct and indirect
subsidiaries are referred to as "we," "us" and "our".
Basis of Presentation
We were incorporated in Alaska in 1997 to effect the issuance of senior
notes. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Communication, Inc.
("GCI"), we received through our initial capitalization all ownership
interests in subsidiaries previously held by GCI.
(a) Business
We offer the following services:
o Long-distance telephone service between Alaska and the
remaining United States and foreign countries,
o Cable television services throughout Alaska,
o Facilities-based competitive local access services in
Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau, Alaska,
o Internet access services,
o Origination and termination of traffic in Alaska for certain
common carriers,
o Private line and private network services,
o Managed services to certain commercial customers,
o Broadband services, including our SchoolAccess(TM) offering to
rural school districts and a similar offering to rural
hospitals and health clinics,
o Sales and service of dedicated communications systems and
related equipment,
o Lease and sales of capacity on an undersea fiber optic cable
system used in the transmission of interstate and intrastate
private line, switched message long-distance and Internet
services between Alaska and the remaining United States and
foreign countries, and
o Distribution of a white and yellow pages directory to
residential and business customers in Anchorage and an on-line
directory product
(b) Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the consolidated
accounts of GCI, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries with all
significant intercompany transactions eliminated.
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GCI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
(c) Earnings per Share and Common Stock
We are a wholly owned subsidiary of GCI and, accordingly, are not
required to present earnings per share. Our common stock is not
publicly traded.
(d) Asset Retirement Obligations
Upon adoption of SFAS No. 143, "Accounting for Asset Retirement
Obligations," we recorded the cumulative effect of accretion and
depreciation expense as a cumulative effect of a change in
accounting principle of approximately $544,000, net of income tax
benefit of $367,000, during the six months ended June 30, 2003.
Following is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending aggregate
carrying amount of our asset retirement obligations at June 30,
2004 and 2003 (amounts in thousands):
Balance at December 31, 2002 $ ---
Liability recognized upon adoption of SFAS
No. 143 1,565
Accretion expense for the six months ended
June 30, 2003 64
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Balance at June 30, 2003 $ 1,629
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Balance at December 31, 2003 $ 2,005
Accretion expense for the six months ended
June 30, 2004 97
Other (43)
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Balance at June 30, 2004 $ 2,059
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(e) Stock Option Plan
At June 30, 2004, we had one stock-based employee compensation
plan. We account for this plan under the recognition and
measurement principles of Accounting Principles Board ("APB")
Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees," and
related interpretations. We use the intrinsic-value method and
compensation expense is recorded on the date of grant only if the
current market price of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise
price. We have adopted SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation," and SFAS No. 148, "Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation-Transition and Disclosure." We have elected to
continue to apply the provisions of APB Opinion No. 25 and provide
the pro forma disclosure as required by SFAS No. 148.
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GCI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Stock-based employee compensation cost is reflected over the
options' vesting period of generally five years and compensation
cost for options granted prior to January 1, 1996 is not
considered. The following table illustrates the effect on net
income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003,
if we had applied the fair-value recognition provisions of SFAS No.
123 to stock-based employee compensation (amounts in thousands):
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
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2004 2003 2004 2003
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Net income, as reported $ 7,725 4,810 9,650 7,361
Total stock-based employee
compensation expense included in
reported net income, net of related
tax effects 44 91 89 159
Total stock-based employee
compensation expense under the
fair-value based method for all
awards, net of related tax effects (484) (451) (1,040) (925)
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Pro forma net income $ 7,285 4,450 8,699 6,595
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The calculation of total stock-based employee compensation expense
under the fair-value based method includes weighted-average
assumptions of a risk-free interest rate, volatility and an
expected life.
(f) Variable Interest Entities
In December 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB")
issued FASB Interpretation No. ("FIN") 46 (revised December 2003),
"Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities," which addresses how
a business enterprise should evaluate whether it has a controlling
financial interest in an entity through means other than voting
rights and accordingly should consolidate the entity. FIN 46R,
which was issued in January 2003, replaces FIN 46. We will be
required to apply FIN 46R to variable interests in Variable
Interest Entities ("VIEs") created after December 31, 2003. For
variable interests in VIEs created before January 1, 2004, the
Interpretation will be applied beginning on January 1, 2005. For
any VIEs that must be consolidated under FIN 46R that were created
before January 1, 2004, the assets, liabilities and non-controlling
interests of the VIE initially would be measured at their carrying
amounts with any difference between the net amount added to the
balance sheet and any previously recognized interest being
recognized as the cumulative effect of an accounting change. If
determining the carrying amounts is not practicable, fair value at
the date FIN 46R first applies may be used to measure the assets,
liabilities and non-controlling interest of the VIE. At December
31, 2003, we did not have VIEs. Adoption of this statement on
January 1, 2004 did not have a material effect on our results of
operations, financial position and cash flows.
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GCI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
(g) Reclassifications
Reclassifications have been made to the 2003 financial statements
to make them comparable with the 2004 presentation.
(2) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Supplemental Disclosures
Changes in operating assets and liabilities consist of (amounts in
thousands):
Six month periods ended June 30, 2004 2003
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Increase in accounts receivable $ (3,172) (6,894)
Increase in inventories (82) (8)
(Increase) decrease in prepaid and other current assets 7,261 (767)
Decrease in accounts payable (6,766) (4,379)
Decrease in deferred revenues (6,531) (196)
Increase (decrease) in accrued payroll and payroll
related obligations (3,229) 2,112
Increase in due to related party 1,473 233
Increase (decrease) in accrued interest (1,802) 62
Increase (decrease) in accrued liabilities (26) 224
Decrease in subscriber deposits (133) (130)
Increase (decrease) in components of other long-term
liabilities (159) 41
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$ (13,166) (9,702)
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We paid interest totaling approximately $16,408,000 and $18,230,000
during the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively. We
capitalized interest of approximately $1,053,000 and $0 during the six
months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
(3) Intangible Assets
Cable certificates are allocated to our cable services segment. Goodwill
of approximately $41.0 million is allocated to the cable services segment
and approximately $1.0 million is allocated to the long-distance services
segment.
Amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets was as follows:
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
2004 2003 2004 2003
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Amortization expense $ 191 132 351 332
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GCI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets for each of the
five succeeding fiscal years is estimated to be (amounts in thousands):
Years Ending
December 31,
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2004 $ 789
2005 713
2006 708
2007 646
2008 396
No indicators of impairment have occurred since the impairment testing
was performed as of December 31, 2003.
(4) MCI Settlement and Release Agreement
On July 21, 2002 MCI and substantially all of its active United States
subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter
11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy
Court. On July 22, 2003, the United States Bankruptcy Court approved a
settlement agreement for pre-petition amounts owed to us by MCI and
affirmed all of our existing contracts with MCI. MCI emerged from
bankruptcy protection on April 20, 2004.The remaining pre-petition
accounts receivable balance owed by MCI to us after this settlement was
$11.1 million ("MCI credit") which we have used and will continue to use
as a credit against amounts payable for services purchased from MCI.
After settlement, we began reducing the MCI credit as we utilized it for
services otherwise payable to MCI. Uncertainties exist with respect to
the potential realization and the timing of our utilization of the MCI
credit. We have accounted for our use of the MCI credit as a gain
contingency, and, accordingly, will recognize a reduction of bad debt
expense as services are provided by MCI and the credit is realized. The
use of the credit is recorded as a reduction of bad debt expense. We have
realized the following amounts of the MCI credit against amounts payable
for services received from MCI (amounts in thousands):
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
2004 2003 2004 2003
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MCI credit realized $ 1,109 --- 2,296 ---
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The remaining unused MCI credit totaled $5.6 million and $7.9 million at
June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively. The credit balance is
not recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as we are recognizing
recovery of bad debt expense as the credit is realized.
(5) Long-term Debt
Draws on New Senior Credit Facility
In January and May 2004 we drew $10.0 million and $5.0 million,
respectively, under the revolving credit portion of our new Senior Credit
Facility. The $10.0 million draw was re-paid in February 2004 from
proceeds of our new Senior Notes offering discussed below.
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Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Senior Notes Refinancing
In February 2004 GCI, Inc. sold $250 million in aggregate principal
amount of senior debt securities due in 2014 ("new Senior Notes"). The
new Senior Notes are an unsecured senior obligation. We pay interest of
7.25% on the new Senior Notes. The new Senior Notes were sold at a
discount of $4.3 million. The Senior Notes are carried on our
Consolidated Balance Sheet net of the unamortized portion of the discount
of $4.2 million at June 30, 2004, which is being amortized to Interest
Expense over the life of the new Senior Notes.
The net proceeds of the offering were primarily used to repay our
existing $180.0 million 9.75% Senior Notes ("old Senior Notes") and to
repay approximately $43.8 million of the term portion and $10.0 million
of the revolving portion of our new Senior Credit Facility. Semi-annual
interest payments of approximately $9.1 million will be due beginning
August 15, 2004. In connection with the issuance, we paid fees and other
expenses of approximately $6.4 million which are being amortized over the
life of the new Senior Notes.
The new Senior Notes sold in February 2004 were offered only to qualified
institutional buyers pursuant to exemptions from registration under the
Securities Act. On July 7, 2004, GCI, Inc. commenced an offer to exchange
the privately issued new Senior Notes for a like amount of new Senior
Notes that have been registered under the Securities Act and have
otherwise identical terms to the privately issued new Senior Notes
(except for provisions relating to GCI, Inc.'s obligations to consummate
the exchange offer). As of the expiration of the offer on August 5, 2004,
of the $250 million in aggregate principal amount of new Senior Notes,
$248.8 million have been tendered. The exchange offer is expected to
close on August 11, 2004.
The new Senior Notes are not redeemable prior to February 15, 2009. At
any time on or after February 15, 2009, the new Senior Notes are
redeemable at our option, in whole or in part, on not less than thirty
days nor more than sixty days notice, at the following redemption prices,
plus accrued and unpaid interest (if any) to the date of redemption:
If redeemed during the twelve month period
commencing February 1 of the year indicated: Redemption Price
-------------------------------------------- ----------------
2009 103.625%
2010 102.417%
2011 101.208%
2012 and thereafter 100.000%
We may, on or prior to February 17, 2007, at our option, use the net
cash proceeds of one or more underwritten public offerings of our
qualified stock to redeem up to a maximum of 35% of the initially
outstanding aggregate principal amount of our new Senior Notes at a
redemption price equal to 107.25% of the principal amount of the new
Senior Notes, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon
to the date of redemption, provided that not less than 65% of the
principal amount of the new Senior Notes originally issued remain
outstanding following such a redemption.
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GCI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
The new Senior Notes restrict GCI, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries
from incurring debt in most circumstances unless the result of incurring
debt does not cause our leverage ratio to exceed 6.0 to one. The new
Senior Notes do not allow debt under the new Senior Credit Facility to
exceed the greater of (and reduced by certain stated items):
o $250 million, reduced by the amount of any prepayments, or
o 3.0 times earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization for the last four full fiscal quarters of GCI, Inc.
and certain of its subsidiaries.
The new Senior Notes limit our ability to make cash dividend payments.
We conducted a Consent Solicitation and Tender Offer for the old Senior
Notes. Through February 13, 2004 we accepted for payment $114.6 million
principal amount of notes which were validly tendered. Such notes
accepted for payment received additional consideration as follows:
o $4.0 million based upon a payment of $1,035 per $1,000 principal
amount, consisting of the purchase price of $1,025 per $1,000
principal amount and the consent payment of $10 per $1,000
principal amount, and
o $497,000 in accrued and unpaid interest through February 16, 2004.
The remaining principal amount of $65.4 million was redeemed on March 18,
2004 for additional consideration as follows:
o $2.1 million based upon a payment of $1,032.50 per $1,000
principal amount, and
o $833,000 in accrued and unpaid interest through March 18, 2004.
The total redemption cost was $186.1 million. The premium to redeem our
old Senior Notes was $6.1 million (excluding interest cost of $1.3
million) and was recognized as a loss on early extinguishment of debt, a
component of Other Income (Expense), during the six months ended June 30,
2004.
Compliance with the redemption notice requirements in the Indenture
resulted in a delay before final payment of some of the old Senior Notes.
As a result of such delay, our total debt increased during the overlap
period between the redemption of the old Senior Notes and the issuance of
the new Senior Notes making us out of compliance with Section 6.11 of our
Credit, Guaranty, Security and Pledge Agreement, dated as of October 30,
2003. We received a waiver from compliance with Section 6.11 until April
30, 2004. After the final redemption payment on March 18, 2004 we were in
compliance with Section 6.11.
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GCI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
New Senior Credit Facility Amendment
On May 21, 2004 we amended our $220.0 million new Senior Credit Facility.
The amendment reduces the interest rate on the $170.0 million term
portion of the credit facility from LIBOR plus 3.25% to LIBOR plus 2.25%.
The amendment reduces the interest rate on the $50.0 million revolving
portion of the credit facility from LIBOR plus 3.25% to LIBOR plus a
margin dependent upon our Total Leverage Ratio (as defined) as follows:
Total Leverage Ratio
(as defined) LIBOR Plus:
---------------------- -----------------
>3.75 2.50%
-
>3.25 but <3.75 2.25%
-
>2.75 but <3.25 2.00%
-
< 2.75 1.75%
The commitment fee we are required to pay on the unused portion of the
commitment was amended as follows:
Total Leverage Ratio
(as defined) Commitment Fee
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>3.75 0.625%
-
>3.25 but <3.75 0.50%
-
>2.75 but <3.25 0.50%
-
< 2.75 0.375%
Under certain circumstances the amendment allows for an increase in the
term and revolving commitments not to exceed an aggregate commitment
increase of $50.0 million. Any additional term and revolving credit
facility commitments are payable in full on October 31, 2007.
In connection with the May 21, 2004 amended Senior Credit Facility, we
paid bank fees and other expenses of approximately $150,000 during the
three and six months ended June 30, 2004.
(6) Industry Segments Data
Our reportable segments are business units that offer different products.
The reportable segments are each managed separately and offer distinct
products with different production and delivery processes.
We have four reportable segments as follows:
Long-distance services. We offer a full range of common carrier
long-distance services to commercial, government, other
telecommunications companies and residential customers, through our
networks of fiber optic cables, digital microwave, and fixed and
transportable satellite earth stations and our SchoolAccess(TM)
offering to rural school districts and a similar offering to rural
hospitals and health clinics.
Cable services. We provide cable television services to residential,
commercial and government users in the State of Alaska. Our cable
systems serve 35 communities and areas in Alaska,
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GCI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
including the state's four largest urban areas, Anchorage, Fairbanks,
the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, and Juneau. We offer digital cable
television services in Anchorage, the Matanuska-Susitna Valley,
Fairbanks, Juneau, Ketchikan, Kenai, Soldotna, Kodiak, Seward and
Cordova and retail cable modem service (through our Internet services
segment) in all of our locations in Alaska except Kotzebue.
Local access services. We offer facilities based competitive local
exchange services in Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau and plan to
provide similar competitive local exchange services in other locations
pending regulatory approval and subject to availability of capital.
Revenue, costs of sales and service and operating expenses for our new
phone directory are included in the local access services segment.
Internet services. We offer wholesale and retail Internet services to
both consumer and commercial customers. We offer cable modem service as
further described in Cable services above. Our undersea fiber optic
cable system allows us to offer enhanced services with high-bandwidth
requirements.
Included in the "All Other" category in the tables that follow are our
managed services, product sales and cellular telephone services. None of
these business units has ever met the quantitative thresholds for
determining reportable segments. Also included in the All Other category
are corporate related expenses including information technology,
accounting, legal and regulatory, human resources and other general and
administrative expenses.
We evaluate performance and allocate resources based on (1) earnings or
loss from operations before depreciation, amortization and accretion
expense, net other expense and income taxes, and (2) operating income or
loss. The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as
those described in the summary of significant accounting policies in note
1. Intersegment sales are recorded at cost plus an agreed upon
intercompany profit.
We earn all revenues through sales of services and products within the
United States. All of our long-lived assets are located within the United
States of America, except approximately 82% of our undersea fiber optic
cable system which transits international waters.
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GCI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Summarized financial information for our reportable segments for the six
months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 follows (amounts in thousands):
Reportable Segments
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Long- Local Total
Distance Cable Access Internet Reportable All
Services Services Services Services Segments Other Total
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2004
Revenues:
Intersegment $ 6,888 1,232 4,550 1,696 14,366 372 14,738
External 104,560 50,033 23,010 12,923 190,526 22,176 212,702
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Total revenues $ 111,448 51,265 27,560 14,619 204,892 22,548 227,440
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Earnings (loss) from
operations before
depreciation,
amortization, accretion,
net interest expense and
income taxes $ 57,373 22,551 641 4,057 84,622 (14,544) 70,078
===============================================================================
Operating income (loss) $ 44,021 13,181 (1,322) 2,194 58,074 (19,458) 38,616
===============================================================================
2003
Revenues:
Intersegment $ 7,251 1,258 5,015 6,382 19,906 372 20,278
External 100,056 47,310 17,671 9,380 174,417 14,299 188,716
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Total revenues $ 107,307 48,568 22,686 15,762 194,323 14,671 208,994
===============================================================================
Earnings (loss) from
operations before
depreciation,
amortization, accretion,
net interest expense and
income taxes $ 56,060 21,548 (2,351) 2,376 77,633 (17,922) 59,711
===============================================================================
Operating income (loss) $ 46,303 12,486 (4,087) 676 55,378 (21,968) 33,410
===============================================================================
A reconciliation of reportable segment revenues to consolidated revenues
follows (amounts in thousands):
Six months ended June 30, 2004 2003
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Reportable segment revenues $ 204,892 194,323
Plus All Other revenues 22,548 14,671
Less intersegment revenues eliminated in consolidation 14,738 20,278
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Consolidated revenues $ 212,702 188,716
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GCI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
A reconciliation of reportable segment earnings from operations before
depreciation, amortization and accretion expense, net other expense and
income taxes to consolidated net income before income taxes and
cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle follows (amounts in
thousands):
Six months ended June 30, 2004 2003
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Reportable segment earnings from operations before
depreciation, amortization and accretion expense, net other
expense and income taxes $ 84,622 77,633
Less All Other loss from operations before depreciation,
amortization and accretion expense, net other expense and
income taxes 14,544 17,922
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Consolidated earnings from operations before
depreciation, amortization and accretion expense, net
other expense and income taxes 70,078 59,711
Less depreciation, amortization and accretion expense 31,462 26,301
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Consolidated operating income 38,616 33,410
Less other expense, net 22,516 19,659
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Consolidated net income before income taxes and
cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle $ 16,100 13,751
============== ===============
A reconciliation of reportable segment operating income to consolidated
net income before income taxes and cumulative effect of a change in
accounting principle follows (amounts in thousands):
Six months ended June 30, 2004 2003
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Reportable segment operating income $ 58,074 55,378
Less All Other operating loss 19,458 21,968
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Consolidated operating income 38,616 33,410
Less other expense, net 22,516 19,659
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Consolidated net income before income taxes and cumulative
effect of a change in accounting principle $ 16,100 13,751
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(7) Commitments and Contingencies
Litigation and Disputes
We are routinely involved in various lawsuits, billing disputes, legal
proceedings and regulatory matters that have arisen in the normal course
of business. While the ultimate results of these items cannot be
predicted with certainty we do not expect at this time the resolution of
them to have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results
of operations or liquidity.
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GCI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Guarantor's Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees,
Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others
Certain customers have guaranteed levels of service. In the event we are
unable to provide the minimum service levels we may incur penalties or
issue credits to customers.
Fiber Optic Cable System Construction Commitment
In June 2003 we began work on the construction of a fiber optic cable
system connecting Seward, Alaska and Warrenton, Oregon, with leased
backhaul facilities to connect it to our switching and distribution
centers in Anchorage, Alaska and Seattle, Washington ("AULP West"). A
consortium of companies was selected to design, engineer, manufacture and
install the undersea fiber optic cable system and a contract was signed
at a total cost to us of $35.2 million. In July 2004 we made our final
payment on the contract.
From inception through June 30, 2004 our capital expenditures for this
project have totaled approximately $49.7 million, most of which was
funded through our operating cash flows. We placed AULP West into service
in June 2004.
Fiber Optic Cable System Repair
Our undersea fiber optic cable system connecting Whittier, Valdez and
Juneau, Alaska and Seattle, Washington ("AULP East") began experiencing
powering irregularities during the first quarter of 2004. We completed
the repair of AULP East in July 2004 and expect the total repair costs to
range between $400,000 and $500,000.
Internal Revenue Service Examination
GCI, Inc., as a wholly owned subsidiary and member of the GCI controlled
group of corporations, files its income tax returns as part of the
consolidated group of corporations under GCI. Accordingly, the following
discussion reflects the consolidated group's activity. Our United States
income tax return for 2000 was selected for examination by the Internal
Revenue Service during 2003. The examination was completed in July 2004
and did not have a material adverse effect on our financial position,
results of operations or our liquidity.
Our United States income tax return for 2001 was selected for examination
by the Internal Revenue Service during 2004. The examination began during
the second quarter of 2004. We believe this examination will not have a
material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations
or our liquidity.
Anchorage Unbundled Network Elements Arbitration
In June 2004 the RCA issued an order in our arbitration to revise the
rates, terms, and conditions that govern our access to unbundled network
elements in Anchorage. The RCA's ruling set rates for numerous elements
of Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc.'s ("ACS") network, the most
significant being the lease rate for local lines. The order increases the
lease rate from $14.92 to $19.15 per line per month. We estimate the
ruling will increase our local access services segment Cost of Goods Sold
(exclusive of depreciation, amortization and accretion shown separately)
by as much as approximately $1.6 million and $3.5 million during the
years ended December 31, 2004 and 2005, respectively. We have filed a
petition for reconsideration with the RCA. We cannot predict at this time
the outcome of the petition for reconsideration.
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GCI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Rural Exemption
ACS, through subsidiary companies, provides local services in Fairbanks
and Juneau, Alaska. These ACS subsidiaries are classified as Rural
Telephone Companies under the 1996 Telecom Act, which entitles them to an
exemption of certain material interconnection terms of the 1996 Telecom
Act, until and unless such "rural exemption" is examined and discontinued
by the RCA. An April 2004 proceeding to decide the matter of rural
exemption was canceled upon our and ACS' joint settlement. The settlement
agreement includes the following terms, among others:
o ACS relinquishes all claims to exemptions from full local
telephone competition in Fairbanks and Juneau,
o New rates for unbundled loops in Fairbanks and Juneau will begin
January 1, 2005. We estimate the agreed upon rates will increase
our local services segment cost of sales and service
approximately $600,000 to $700,000 during the year ended
December 31, 2005,
o Extension of existing interconnection agreements between ACS and
us for Fairbanks and Juneau until January 1, 2008, and
o Resolution of unbundled network element leasing issues for the
Fairbanks and Juneau markets.
(8) Subsequent Event
On August 3, 2004 Galaxy XR, our primary satellite used to provide voice,
data and Internet services to our rural Alaska customers, experienced a
failure of its secondary xenon ion propulsion system ("XIPS") that
maintains the satellite's proper orbital position. The primary XIPS had
previously failed in February 2004. The satellite is now using its backup
bi-propellant thrusters to maintain its orbital position; which are a
space flight proven technology. The failure of the primary and secondary
XIPS had no impact on service to our customers. PanAmSat Corporation
("PanAmSat"), the owner and operator of Galaxy XR, believes there is
sufficient bi-propellant fuel on board the spacecraft to continue normal
operations until November 2007. The term of our Galaxy XR transponder
purchase agreement extends through March 2012. PanAmSat intends to
replace the satellite prior to its November 2007 estimated end-of-life.
We purchased a warranty as part of the original agreement to cover a
potential loss of this nature. We have an agreement in place that
provides backup transponder capacity on Galaxy XIII in the event of a
catastrophic failure of GXR. We do not believe failure of the primary and
secondary XIPS systems will have a material adverse effect on our
financial position, results of operations or our liquidity.
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PART I.
ITEM 2.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
In the following discussion, GCI, Inc. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries
are referred to as "we," "us" and "our."
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations discusses our consolidated financial statements, which have been
prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires
us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets
and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the
date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and
expenses during the reporting period. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our
estimates and judgments, including those related to unbilled revenues, Cost of
Goods Sold (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and accretion shown
separately) ("Cost of Goods Sold") accruals, allowance for doubtful accounts,
depreciation, amortization and accretion periods, intangible assets, income
taxes, and contingencies and litigation. We base our estimates and judgments on
historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be
reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for
making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are
not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these
estimates under different assumptions or conditions. See also our "Cautionary
Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements."
GCI, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 to affect the issuance of senior notes. GCI,
Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of GCI, received through its initial
capitalization all ownership interests in subsidiaries previously held by GCI.
Shares of GCI's Class A common stock are traded on the Nasdaq National Market
tier of the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol GNCMA. Shares of GCI's Class B
common stock are traded on the Over-the-Counter market. Shares of GCI, Inc.'s
common stock are not publicly traded.
General Overview
Through our focus on long-term results, acquisitions, and strategic capital
investments, we strive to consistently grow our revenues and expand our margins.
We have historically met our cash needs for operations, regular capital
expenditures and maintenance capital expenditures through our cash flows from
operating activities. Historically, cash requirements for significant
acquisitions and major capital expenditures have been provided largely through
our financing activities. We funded the construction of a new fiber optic cable
system through our operating cash flows and, to the extent necessary, with draws
on our new Senior Credit Facility, as further discussed in Liquidity and Capital
Resources in this report.
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Results of Operations
The following table sets forth selected Statement of Income data as a percentage
of total revenues for the periods indicated (underlying data rounded to the
nearest thousands):
Percentage Percentage
Change (1) Change (1)
Three Months Ended 2004 Six Months Ended 2004
June 30, vs. June 30, vs.
(Unaudited) 2004 2003 2003 2004 2003 2003
---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
Statement of Income Data:
Revenues:
Long-distance services segment 50.7% 53.8% 2.1% 49.2% 53.0% 4.5%
Cable services segment 24.3% 24.9% 5.5% 23.5% 25.1% 5.8%
Local access services segment 10.8% 9.6% 21.3% 10.8% 9.4% 30.2%
Internet services segment 6.3% 5.0% 36.1% 6.1% 5.0% 37.8%
All other 7.9% 6.7% 27.0% 10.4% 7.5% 55.1%
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Total revenues 100.0% 100.0% 8.2% 100.0% 100.0% 12.7%
Selling, general and administrative
expenses 34.8% 35.8% 5.3% 33.6% 35.7% 6.3%
Bad debt expense (recovery) (0.4%) 0.8% (160.7%) (0.4%) 0.7% (163.2%)
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
expense 15.1% 13.3% 22.7% 14.8% 13.9% 19.6%
Operating income 18.5% 18.8% 6.9% 18.2% 17.7% 15.6%
Net income before income taxes and
cumulative effect of a change in
accounting principle in 2003 12.4% 8.7% 53.6% 7.6% 7.3% 17.1%
Net income before cumulative effect of a
change in accounting principle in 2003 7.4% 5.0% 60.6% 4.5% 4.2% 22.1%
Net income 7.4% 5.0% 60.6% 4.5% 3.9% 31.1%
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Percentage Percentage
Change (1) Change (1)
Three Months Ended 2004 Six Months Ended 2004
June 30, vs. June 30, vs.
(Unaudited) 2004 2003 2003 2004 2003 2003
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Other Operating Data:
Long-distance services segment
operating income (2) 42.9% 45.9% (4.6%) 42.1% 46.3% (4.9%)
Cable services segment operating income (3) 27.1% 27.9% 2.4% 26.3% 26.4% 5.6%
Local access services segment operating
loss (4) (8.4%) (25.6%) 60.1% (5.7%) (23.1%) 67.6%
Internet services segment operating
income (5) 19.6% 32.2% (16.9%) 17.0% 7.2% 224.4%
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1 Percentage change in underlying data.
2 Computed by dividing total external long-distance services segment operating
income by total external long-distance services segment revenues.
3 Computed by dividing total external cable services segment operating income
by total external cable services segment revenues.
4 Computed by dividing total external local access services segment operating
loss by total external local access services segment revenues.
5 Computed by dividing total external Internet services segment operating
income by total external Internet services segment revenues.
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Three Months Ended June 30, 2004 ("2004") Compared To Three Months Ended
June 30, 2003 ("2003")
Overview of Revenues and Cost of Goods Sold
Total revenues increased 8.2% from $95.9 million in 2003 to $103.8 million in
2004. All of our segments and All Other Services contributed to the increase in
total revenues. See the discussion below for more information by segment.
Total Cost of Goods Sold increased 10.6% from $30.1 million in 2003 to $33.3
million in 2004. Our long-distance services, local access services and Internet
services segments and All Other Services contributed to the increase in total
Cost of Goods Sold, partially off-set by a decrease in cable services Cost of
Goods Sold. See the discussion below for more information by segment.
Long-Distance Services Segment Overview
Long-distance services segment revenue in 2004 represented 50.7% of consolidated
revenues. Our provision of interstate and intrastate long-distance services,
private line and leased dedicated capacity services, and broadband services
accounted for 93.4% of our total long-distance services segment revenues during
2004.
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Factors that have the greatest impact on year-to-year changes in long-distance
services revenues include the rate per minute charged to customers, usage
volumes expressed as minutes of use, and the number of private line, leased
dedicated service and broadband products in use.
Due in large part to the favorable synergistic effects of our bundling strategy,
the long-distance services segment continues to be a significant contributor to
our overall performance, although the migration of traffic from voice to data
and from fixed to mobile wireless continues.
Our long-distance services segment faces significant competition from AT&T
Alascom, long-distance resellers, and local telephone companies that have
entered the long-distance market. We believe our approach to developing,
pricing, and providing long-distance services and bundling different business
segment services will continue to allow us to be competitive in providing those
services.
The initial term of our contract to provide interstate and intrastate
long-distance services to Sprint ends in March 2007 with two one-year automatic
extensions to March 2009. Contractual rate reductions occur annually through the
end of the initial term of the contract. In June 2004 we amended the original
agreement resulting in additional annual rate reductions beginning July 2004.
On July 21, 2002 MCI and substantially all of its active United States
subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of
the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court. On July
22, 2003, the United States Bankruptcy Court approved a settlement agreement for
pre-petition amounts owed to us by MCI and affirmed all of our existing
contracts with MCI. MCI emerged from bankruptcy protection on April 20, 2004.
The remaining pre-petition accounts receivable balance owed by MCI to us after
this settlement was $11.1 million ("MCI credit") which we have used and will
continue to use as a credit against amounts payable for services purchased from
MCI.
After settlement, we began reducing the MCI credit as we utilized it for
services otherwise payable to MCI. We have accounted for our use of the MCI
credit as a gain contingency, and, accordingly, are recognizing a reduction of
bad debt expense as services are provided by MCI and the credit is realized.
During 2004 and 2003 we realized approximately $1.1 million and $0,
respectively, of the MCI credit against amounts payable for services received
from MCI.
The remaining unused MCI credit totaled $5.6 million and $7.9 million at June
30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively. The credit balance is not recorded
on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as we are recognizing recovery of bad debt
expense as the credit is realized.
Other common carrier traffic routed to us for termination in Alaska is largely
dependent on traffic routed to MCI and Sprint by their customers. Pricing
pressures, new program offerings, business failures, and market and business
consolidations continue to evolve in the markets served by MCI and Sprint. If,
as a result, their traffic is reduced, or if their competitors' costs to
terminate or originate traffic in Alaska are reduced, our traffic will also
likely be reduced, and our pricing may be reduced to respond to competitive
pressures. Additionally, a protracted economic malaise in the 48 contiguous
states south of or below Alaska ("Lower 48 States") or a further disruption in
the economy resulting from terrorist attacks and other attacks or acts of war
could affect our carrier customers. We are unable to predict the effect on us of
such changes, however given the materiality of other common carrier revenues to
us, a significant reduction in traffic or pricing could have a material adverse
effect on our financial position, results of operations and liquidity.
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Long-distance Services Segment Revenues
Total long-distance services segment revenues increased 2.1% to $52.7 million in
2004. The components of long-distance services segment revenues are as follows
(amounts in thousands):
2004 2003 Percentage Change
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Common carrier message telephone services $ 21,318 22,975 (7.2%)
Residential, commercial and governmental message telephone
services 9,713 10,183 (4.6%)
Private line and private network services 10,669 9,379 13.8%
Broadband services 7,471 6,269 19.2%
Lease of fiber optic cable system capacity 3,493 2,764 26.4%
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Total long-distance services segment revenue $ 52,664 51,570 2.1%
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Common Carrier Message Telephone Services Revenue
The 2004 decrease in message telephone service revenues from other common
carriers (principally MCI and Sprint) resulted from the following:
o A 9.5% decrease in the average rate per minute on minutes carried for
other common carriers primarily due to the decreased average rate per
minute as agreed to in the July 2003 extension of our contract to
provide interstate and intrastate long-distance services to MCI, and
o A discount given to a certain other common carrier customer starting in
the third quarter of 2003.
The decrease in message telephone service revenues from other common carriers in
2004 was partially off-set by a 3.8% increase in wholesale minutes carried to
216.6 million minutes.
Residential, Commercial and Governmental Message Telephone Services Revenue
Selected key performance indicators for our offering of message telephone
service to residential, commercial and governmental customers follow:
2004 2003 Percentage Change
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Retail minutes carried 77.1 million 72.4 million 6.5%
Average rate per minute (1) $0.133 $0.140 (5.0%)
Number of active residential,
commercial and governmental
customers (2) 90,700 88,300 2.7%
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1 Residential, commercial and governmental message telephone services
revenues net of plan fees divided by the retail minutes carried.
2 All current subscribers who have had calling activity during June 2004 and
2003, respectively.
The decrease in message telephone service revenues from residential, commercial,
and governmental customers in 2004 is primarily due to a decrease in the average
rate per minute. Our average rate per
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minute decrease is primarily due to our promotion of and customers' enrollment
in calling plans offering a certain number of minutes for a flat monthly fee.
The decrease in message telephone service to residential, commercial and
governmental customers in 2004 is partially off-set by the following:
o Increased minutes carried for these customers primarily due to our
contract to provide services to the State of Alaska starting in the
first quarter of 2004, and
o An increase in the number of active residential, commercial, and
governmental customers billed primarily due to our promotion of and our
customers' enrollment in a new bundled offering to our residential
customers, partially off-set by the effect of customers substituting
cellular phone, prepaid calling card, and email usage for direct dial
minutes.
Broadband Services Revenue
The increase in revenues from our packaged telecommunications offerings to rural
hospitals and health clinics and our SchoolAccess(TM) offering to rural school
districts in 2004 is primarily due to the following:
o An increased number of circuits leased to rural hospitals and health
clinics in Alaska to both existing and a new customer resulting in
increased revenue of $318,000, and
o A $291,000 increase in special project revenue for services sold to the
federal government.
Long-distance Services Segment Cost of Goods Sold
Long-distance services segment Cost of Goods Sold increased 9.8% to $14.3
million in 2004 primarily due to the following:
o A 6.5% increase in retail minutes carried,
o A 3.8% increase in wholesale minutes carried, and
o A $861,000 refund in 2003 from an intrastate access cost pool that
previously overcharged us for access services. We received a similar
refund of $400,000 in 2004.
The increase in the long-distance services segment Cost of Goods Sold is
partially off-set by reductions in access costs due to distribution and
termination of our traffic on our own local access services network instead of
paying other carriers to distribute and terminate our traffic. The statewide
average cost savings is approximately $.011 and $.051 per minute for interstate
and intrastate traffic, respectively. We expect cost savings to continue to
occur as long-distance traffic originated, carried, and terminated on our own
facilities grows.
Long-distance Services Segment Operating Income
Long-distance services segment operating income decreased 4.6% to $22.6 million
from 2003 to 2004 primarily due to the following:
o The 9.8% increase in long-distance services segment Cost of Goods Sold
to $14.3 million in 2004, and
o An 11.4% increase in long-distance services segment selling, general
and administrative expenses to $10.1 million primarily due to an
increase of approximately $298,000 in facilities lease expense and an
increase of approximately $303,000 in promotion expense in 2004 as
compared to 2003.
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The long-distance services operating income decrease was partially off-set by
the following:
o The 2.1% increase in long-distance services segment revenues to $52.7
million in 2004, and
o Realization of approximately $1.1 million of the MCI credit through a
reduction to bad debt expense in 2004.
Cable Services Segment Overview
Cable television revenues in 2004 represented 24.3% of consolidated revenues.
Our cable systems serve 35 communities and areas in Alaska, including the
state's four largest population centers, Anchorage, Fairbanks, the
Matanuska-Susitna Valley and Juneau.
We generate cable services revenues from four primary sources: (1) digital and
analog programming services, including monthly basic and premium subscriptions,
pay-per-view movies and other one-time events, such as sporting events; (2)
equipment rentals and installation; (3) cable modem services (shared with our
Internet services segment); and (4) advertising sales. During 2004 programming
services generated 73.7% of total cable services revenues, cable services'
allocable share of cable modem services accounted for 12.5% of such revenues,
equipment rental and installation fees accounted for 9.4% of such revenues,
advertising sales accounted for 3.5% of such revenues, and other services
accounted for the remaining 0.9% of total cable services revenues.
The primary factors that contribute to year-to-year changes in cable services
revenues include average monthly subscription and pay-per-view rates, the mix
among basic, premium and pay-per-view services and digital and analog services,
the average number of cable television and cable modem subscribers during a
given reporting period, revenues generated from new product offerings, and sales
of cable advertising services.
We distribute local Anchorage programming to all of our cable systems. This
local programming provides additional value to our cable subscribers that not
all our Direct Broadcast Satellite ("DBS") competitors can provide. In the third
quarter of 2003 DBS service provider Dish Network (EchoStar Communications
Corporation) began providing, for an additional fee, Anchorage based broadcaster
programming in Anchorage and in other Alaska communities where there is not a
similar local broadcast affiliate.
Cable Services Segment Revenues and Cost of Goods Sold Selected key performance
indicators for our cable services segment follow:
June 30, Percentage
2004 2003 Change
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Basic subscribers 135,200 137,200 (1.5%)
Digital special interest subscribers 38,800 30,700 26.4%
Cable modem subscribers 56,800 40,500 40.2%
Homes passed 204,500 200,400 2.0%
A basic cable subscriber is defined as one basic tier of service delivered to an
address or separate subunits thereof regardless of the number of outlets
purchased. A digital special interest subscriber is defined as one digital
special interest tier of service delivered to an address or separate subunits
thereof regardless of the number of outlets purchased.
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A cable modem subscriber is defined by the purchase of cable modem service
regardless of the level of service purchased. If one entity purchases multiple
cable modem service access points, that entity is included in our cable modem
subscriber count at a rate equal to the number of access points purchased.
Total cable services segment revenues increased 5.5% to $25.2 million and
average gross revenue per average basic subscriber per month increased $3.75 or
6.3% in 2004.
The increase in cable services segment revenues is primarily due to the
following:
o A 128.9% increase in digital equipment rental revenue to $1.9 million
in 2004 primarily caused by the increase in digital converter usage,
and
o A 16.2% increase to $3.2 million in 2004 in its share of cable modem
revenue (offered through our Internet services segment) due to an
increased number of cable modems deployed. Approximately 99% of our
cable homes passed are able to subscribe to our cable modem service. In
the second quarter of 2003 we completed our upgrade of the Ketchikan
cable system allowing customers in this system to subscribe to cable
modem service.
We now offer digital cable television service in Anchorage, the
Matanuska-Susitna Valley, Fairbanks, Juneau, Ketchikan, Kenai, Soldotna, Kodiak,
Seward and Cordova, representing approximately 93% of our total homes passed at
June 30, 2004. We launched digital cable television services in the
Matanuska-Susitna Valley cable system during the first and second quarters of
2003, in the Ketchikan cable system in the third quarter of 2003, in the Kodiak
cable system in the first quarter of 2004, and in the Cordova and Seward cable
systems in the second quarter of 2004. Our digital service offering varies among
cable systems with the digital special interest programming tier only available
in Anchorage, the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, Fairbanks, Juneau, Ketchikan, Kenai
and Soldotna.
Cable services Cost of Goods Sold decreased 0.4% to $6.4 million in 2004 due to
a refund received from a supplier retroactive to August 2003 and an arrangement
with a supplier in which we received a rebate upon us meeting a specified goal.
The decrease in Cable services Cost of Goods Sold was partially off-set by
programming cost increases for most of our cable programming services offerings.
Cable Services Segment Operating Income
Cable services segment operating income increased $163,000 to $6.8 million from
2003 to 2004. Increased revenues of approximately $1.3 million were partially
off-set by increases in cable services segment selling, general and
administrative expenses of approximately $800,000 and depreciation, amortization
and accretion expense of approximately $395,000.
Local Access Services Segment Overview
We generate local access services revenues from three primary sources: (1)
business and residential basic dial tone services; (2) business private line and
special access services; and (3) business and residential features and other
charges, including voice mail, caller ID, distinctive ring, inside wiring and
subscriber line charges. During 2004 local access services revenues represented
10.8% of consolidated revenues.
The primary factors that contribute to year-to-year changes in local access
services revenues include the average number of business and residential
subscribers to our services during a given reporting period, the average monthly
rates charged for non-traffic sensitive services, the number and type of
additional
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premium features selected, the traffic sensitive access rates charged to
carriers and the Universal Service Program.
Our local access services segment faces significant competition in Anchorage,
Fairbanks, and Juneau from ACS, which is the largest ILEC in Alaska, and from
AT&T Alascom, Inc. in Anchorage for residential services. We believe our
approach to developing, pricing, and providing local access services and
bundling different business segment services will allow us to be competitive in
providing those services.
At June 30, 2004, 110,600 lines were in service as compared to approximately
101,900 lines in service at June 30, 2003. We estimate that our 2004 lines in
service represents a statewide market share of approximately 23%. A line in
service is defined as a circuit or channel connecting a customer to the public
switched telephone network.
Our access line mix at June 30, 2004 follows:
o Residential lines represent approximately 60% of our lines,
o Business customers represent approximately 34% of our lines, and
o Internet access customers represent approximately 6% of our lines.
In April 2004 we successfully launched our Digital Local Phone Service ("DLPS")
deployment utilizing our Anchorage coaxial cable facilities. This service
delivery method allows us to utilize our own cable facilities to provide local
access service to our customers and avoid paying local loop charges to the ILEC.
To ensure the necessary equipment is available to us, we have committed to
purchase a certain number of outdoor, network powered multi-media adapters. At
June 30, 2004 we had approximately 840 DLPS lines in service.
Approximately 84% of our lines are provided on our own facilities and leased
local loops. Approximately 5% of our lines are provided using UNE platform.
In December 2003 we distributed our new phone directory and began recognizing
revenue and Cost of Goods Sold in the local access services segment. We
recognized one month of revenue and Cost of Goods Sold in the fourth quarter of
2003 and are recognizing the remaining eleven months of revenue and Cost of
Goods Sold in 2004.
Local Access Services Segment Revenues and Cost of Goods Sold
Local access services segment revenues increased 21.3% in 2004 to $11.2 million
primarily due to the following:
o Growth in the average number of lines in service,
o $647,000 increase in support from the Universal Service Program, and
o Revenues of $576,000 from our new phone directory distributed in
December 2003.
The increase in local access services segment revenue is partially off-set by
access rate decreases.
Local access services segment Cost of Goods Sold increased 16.4% to $6.8 million
in 2004 primarily due to the growth in the average number of lines in service.
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Local Access Services Segment Operating Loss
Local access services segment operating loss decreased 60.1% to ($942,000) from
2003 to 2004. Increased revenues of approximately $2.0 million were partially
off-set by increased Cost of Goods Sold of approximately $959,000 as previously
described.
The local access services segment operating results are negatively affected by
the allocation of the benefit of access cost savings to the long-distance
services segment. If the local access services segment received credit for the
access charge reductions recorded by the long distance services segment, the
local access services segment operating loss would have improved by
approximately $1.6 million and the long distance services segment operating
income would have been reduced by an equal amount in 2004. Avoided access
charges totaled approximately $1.7 million in 2003. The amount of allocated
access cost savings is affected by access rate decreases from 2003 to 2004.
Internet Services Segment Overview
We generate Internet services revenues from three primary sources: (1) access
product services, including commercial, Internet service provider, and retail
dial-up access; (2) network management services; and (3) Internet services'
allocable share of cable modem revenue (a portion of cable modem revenue is also
recognized by our cable services segment). During 2004 Internet services segment
revenues represented 6.3% of consolidated revenues.
The primary factors that contribute to year-to-year changes in Internet services
revenues include the average number of subscribers to our services during a
given reporting period, the average monthly subscription rates, the amount of
bandwidth purchased by large commercial customers, and the number and type of
additional premium features selected.
Marketing campaigns continue to be deployed targeting residential and commercial
customers featuring bundled products. Our Internet offerings are bundled with
various combinations of our long-distance, cable, and local access services
offerings and provide free or discounted basic or premium Internet services.
Value-added premium Internet features are available for additional charges.
We compete with a number of Internet service providers in our markets. We
believe our approach to developing, pricing, and providing Internet services
allows us to be competitive in providing those services.
Internet Services Segment Revenues and Cost of Goods Sold
Selected key performance indicators for our Internet services segment follow:
June 30, Percentage
2004 2003 Change
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Total Internet subscribers 100,300 92,200 8.8%
Cable modem subscribers 56,800 40,500 40.2%
Dial-up subscribers 43,500 51,700 (15.9%)
Total Internet subscribers are defined by the purchase of Internet access
service regardless of the level of service purchased. If one entity purchases
multiple Internet access service points, that entity is included in our total
Internet subscriber count at a rate equal to the number of access points
purchased. A subscriber with both cable modem and dial-up service is included
once as a cable modem subscriber.
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A dial-up subscriber is defined by the purchase of dial-up Internet service
regardless of the level of service purchased. If one entity purchases multiple
dial-up service access points, that entity is included in our dial-up subscriber
count at a rate equal to the number of access points purchased.
Total Internet services segment revenues increased 36.1% to $6.5 million in 2004
primarily due to the 26.4% increase in its allocable share of cable modem
revenues to $2.8 million in 2004 as compared to 2003. The increase in cable
modem revenues is primarily due to growth in cable modem subscribers.
The decrease in dial-up subscribers from 2003 to 2004 is primarily due to the
migration of existing dial-up subscribers to our cable modem access service.
Internet services segment Cost of Goods Sold increased 27.2% to $1.8 million in
2004 associated with increased Internet services segment revenues.
Internet Services Segment Operating Income
Internet services segment operating income decreased 16.9% to $1.3 million from
2003 to 2004. Increased revenues of approximately $1.7 million were partially
off-set by increased Cost of Goods Sold of approximately $387,000, increased
selling, general and administrative expenses of $512,000 and increased
depreciation, amortization and accretion expense of approximately $1.1 million.
All Other Overview
Revenues reported in the All Other category as described in note 6 in the
accompanying "Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements"
include our managed services, product sales, and cellular telephone services.
Revenues included in the All Other category represented 7.9% and 6.7% of total
revenues in 2004 and 2003, respectively.
All Other Revenues and Cost of Goods Sold
All Other revenues increased 27.0% to $8.2 million in 2004. The increase is
primarily due to increased monthly revenue earned from our fiber system that
transits the Trans Alaska oil pipeline corridor and revenue generated from our
contract to provide services to the State of Alaska starting in the first
quarter of 2004.
All Other Cost of Goods Sold increased 17.2% to $4.0 million in 2004. The
increase is primarily due to costs associated with the increased monthly revenue
earned from our recurring service contracts in 2004.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 5.3% to $36.1 million in
2004 primarily due to a $1.2 million increase in labor and health insurance
costs. As a percentage of total revenues, selling, general and administrative
expenses decreased to 34.8% in 2004 from 35.8% in 2003, primarily due to an
increase in revenues without a corresponding proportional increase in selling,
general and administrative expenses.
Marketing and advertising expenses as a percentage of total revenues decreased
from 2.3% in 2003 to 1.5% in 2004.
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Bad Debt Expense (Recovery)
Bad debt expense (recovery) decreased 160.7% to ($487,000) in 2004. The 2004
decrease is primarily due to realization of approximately $1.1 million of the
MCI credit through a reduction to bad debt expense in 2004, as further discussed
in the "Long Distance Service Segment Overview" above.
Depreciation, Amortization and Accretion Expense
Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense increased 22.7% to $15.7
million in 2004. The increase is primarily attributed to our $45.8 million
investment in equipment and facilities placed into service during 2003 for which
a full year of depreciation will be recorded in 2004, and the $81.3 million
investment in equipment and facilities placed into service during 2004 for which
a partial year of depreciation will be recorded in 2004.
Other Expense, Net
Other expense, net of other income, decreased 33.9% to $6.3 million in 2004. The
decrease is primarily due to a $2.9 million decrease in interest expense in 2004
on our new Senior Credit Facility due to a decrease in the average outstanding
balance owed and a decreased interest rate as compared to 2003.
Income Tax Expense
GCI, Inc., as a wholly owned subsidiary and member of the GCI controlled group
of corporations, files its income tax returns as part of the consolidated group
of corporations under GCI. Accordingly, the following discussion reflects the
consolidated group's activity and balances.
Income tax expense was $5.1 million in 2004 and $3.6 million in 2003. The change
was due to increased net income before income taxes in 2004 as compared to 2003.
Our effective income tax rate decreased from 42.6% in 2003 to 40.0% in 2004 due
to the decreasing proportion of items that are nondeductible for income tax
purposes and adjustment of deferred tax liabilities in 2004.
At June 30, 2004, we have (1) tax net operating loss carryforwards of
approximately $185.4 million that will begin expiring in 2005 if not utilized,
and (2) alternative minimum tax credit carryforwards of approximately $1.9
million available to offset regular income taxes payable in future years. Our
utilization of certain net operating loss carryforwards is subject to
limitations pursuant to Internal Revenue Code section 382.
Tax benefits associated with recorded deferred tax assets are considered to be
more likely than not realizable through future reversals of existing taxable
temporary differences and future taxable income exclusive of reversing temporary
differences and carryforwards. The amount of deferred tax asset considered
realizable, however, could be reduced in the near term if estimates of future
taxable income during the carryforward period are reduced which would result in
additional income tax expense. We estimate that our effective annual income tax
rate for financial statement purposes will be 38% to 41% in 2004.
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2004 ("2004") Compared To Six Months Ended June 30,
2003 ("2003")
Overview of Revenues and Cost of Goods Sold
Total revenues increased 12.7% from $188.7 million in 2003 to $212.7 million in
2004. All of our segments and All Other Services contributed to the increase in
total revenues. See the discussion below for more information by segment.
Total Cost of Goods Sold increased 19.4% from $60.3 million in 2003 to $72.0
million in 2004. All of our segments and All Other Services contributed to the
increase in total Cost of Goods Sold. See the discussion below for more
information by segment.
Long-Distance Services Segment Overview
Long-distance services revenue in 2004 represented 49.2% of consolidated
revenues. Our provision of interstate and intrastate long-distance services,
private line and leased dedicated capacity services, and broadband services
accounted for 93.7% of our total long-distance services segment revenues during
2004.
Long-distance Services Segment Revenues
Total long-distance services segment revenues increased 4.5% to $104.6 million
in 2004. The components of long-distance services segment revenues are as
follows (amounts in thousands):
2004 2003 Percentage Change
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Common carrier message telephone services $ 42,396 44,037 (3.7%)
Residential, commercial and governmental message telephone
services 19,700 20,394 (3.4%)
Private line and private network services 21,035 18,217 15.5%
Broadband services 14,840 12,016 23.5%
Lease of fiber optic cable system capacity 6,589 5,392 22.2%
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Total long-distance services segment revenue $ 104,560 100,056 4.5%
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Common Carrier Message Telephone Services Revenue
The 2004 decrease in message telephone service revenues from other common
carriers (principally MCI and Sprint) resulted from the following:
o A 12.5% decrease in the average rate per minute on minutes carried for
other common carriers primarily due to the decreased average rate per
minute as agreed to in the July 2003 extension of our contract to
provide interstate and intrastate long-distance services to MCI, and
o A discount given to a certain other common carrier customer starting in
the third quarter of 2003.
The increase in message telephone service revenues from other common carriers in
2004 was partially off-set by a 11.7% increase in wholesale minutes carried to
442.2 million minutes.
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Residential, Commercial and Governmental Message Telephone Services Revenue
Selected key performance indicators for our offering of message telephone
service to residential, commercial and governmental customers follow:
2004 2003 Percentage Change
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Retail minutes carried 153.0 million 144.4 million 6.0%
Average rate per minute (1) $0.131 $0.139 (5.8%)
Number of active residential,
commercial and governmental
customers (2) 90,700 88,300 2.7%
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1 Residential, commercial and governmental message telephone services net of
plan fees divided by the retail minutes carried
2 All current subscribers who have had calling activity during June 2004 and
2003, respectively.
The decrease in message telephone service revenues from residential, commercial,
and governmental customers in 2004 is primarily due to a decrease in the average
rate per minute. Our average rate per minute decrease is primarily due to our
promotion of and customers' enrollment in calling plans offering a certain
number of minutes for a flat monthly fee.
The decrease in message telephone service to residential, commercial and
governmental customers in 2004 is partially off-set by the following:
o Increased minutes carried for these customers primarily due to our
contract to provide services to the State of Alaska starting in the
first quarter of 2004, and
o An increase in the number of active residential, commercial, and
governmental customers billed primarily due to our promotion of and our
customers' enrollment in a new bundled offering to our residential
customers, partially off-set by the effect of customers substituting
cellular phone, prepaid calling card, and email usage for direct dial
minutes.
Broadband Services Revenue
The increase in revenues from our packaged telecommunications offering to rural
hospitals and health clinics and our SchoolAccess(TM) offering to rural school
districts in 2004 is primarily due to the following:
o An increased number of circuits leased to rural hospitals and health
clinics in Alaska to both existing and a new customer resulting in
increased revenue of $784,000, and
o A $748,000 increase in special project revenue for services sold to the
federal government.
Long-distance Services Segment Cost of Goods Sold
Long-distance services segment Cost of Goods Sold increased 14.0% to $28.6
million in 2004 primarily due to the following:
o A 6.0% increase in retail minutes carried,
o A 11.7% increase in wholesale minutes carried,
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o A $2.3 million refund ($1.9 million after deducting certain direct
costs) in 2003 from a local exchange carrier in respect of its earnings
that exceeded regulatory requirements that did not recur in 2004, and
o In the course of business we estimate unbilled long-distance services
Cost of Goods Sold based upon minutes of use processed through our
network and established rates. Such estimates are revised when
subsequent billings are received, payments are made, billing matters
are researched and resolved, tariffed billing periods lapse, or when
disputed charges are resolved. In 2004 and 2003, we had favorable
adjustments of $0 and $749,000, respectively.
The increase in the long-distance services segment Cost of Goods Sold is
partially off-set by reductions in access costs due to distribution and
termination of our traffic on our own local access services network instead of
paying other carriers to distribute and terminate our traffic. The statewide
average cost savings is approximately $.011 and $.052 per minute for interstate
and intrastate traffic, respectively. We expect cost savings to continue to
occur as long-distance traffic originated, carried, and terminated on our own
facilities grows.
Long-distance Services Segment Operating Income
Long-distance services segment operating income decreased 4.9% to $44.0 million
from 2003 to 2004 primarily due to the following:
o The 14.0% increase in long-distance services segment costs of goods
sold to $28.6 million in 2004,
o An 11.3% increase in long-distance services segment selling, general
and administrative expenses to $20.1 million primarily due to an
increase of approximately $571,000 in promotion expenses in 2004 and
compared to 2003, and
o A 36.8% increase in long-distance services segment depreciation,
amortization and accretion expense to $13.4 million in 2004 as compared
to 2003 primarily due to our investment in long-distance services
segment equipment and facilities placed into service during 2003 for
which a full year of depreciation will be recorded in 2004, and our
investment in long-distance services segment equipment and facilities
placed into service during 2004 for which a partial year of
depreciation will be recorded in 2004.
The long-distance services segment operating income decrease was partially
off-set by the following:
o The 4.5% increase in long-distance services segment revenues to $104.6
million in 2004, and
o Realization of approximately $2.3 million of the MCI credit through a
reduction to bad debt expense in 2004 as compared to $0 in 2003.
Cable Services Segment Overview
Cable services segment revenues in 2004 represented 23.5% of consolidated
revenues. During 2004 programming services generated 73.6% of total cable
services segment revenues, cable services' allocable share of cable modem
services accounted for 12.9% of such revenues, equipment rental and installation
fees accounted for 9.4% of such revenues, advertising sales accounted for 3.2%
of such revenues, and other services accounted for the remaining 0.9% of total
cable services revenues.
Effective February 2003, we increased rates charged for certain cable services
and premium packages in six communities, including Anchorage, Fairbanks and
Juneau. Rates increased approximately 4% for those customers who experienced an
adjustment.
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Cable Services Segment Revenues and Cost of Goods Sold
Total cable services segment revenues increased 5.8% to $50.0 million and
average gross revenue per average basic subscriber per month increased $3.47 or
5.9% in 2004.
The increase in cable services segment revenues is primarily due to the
following:
o A 103.0% increase in digital special interest equipment rental revenue
to $3.6 million in 2004 primarily caused by the increase in digital
special interest subscribers, and
o A 24.2% increase in its share of cable modem revenue (offered through
our Internet services segment) to $6.5 million in 2004 due to an
increased number of cable modems deployed. Approximately 99% of our
cable homes passed are able to subscribe to our cable modem service. In
the second quarter of 2003 we completed our upgrade of the Ketchikan
cable system. Customers in this system are now able to subscribe to
cable modem service.
Cable services segment Cost of Goods Sold increased 4.5% to $13.4 million in
2004 due to programming cost increases for most of our cable programming service
offerings. The increase in Cable services segment Cost of Goods Sold is
partially off-set by a refund received in 2004 from a supplier retroactive to
August 2003 and an arrangement with a supplier in which we received a rebate in
2004 upon us meeting a specified goal.
Cable Services Segment Operating Income
Cable services segment operating income increased 5.6% to $13.2 million from
2003 to 2004. Increased revenues were partially off-set by increases in cable
services segment Cost of Goods Sold, selling, general and administrative
expenses, and depreciation, amortization and accretion expense.
Multiple System Operator ("MSO") Operating Statistics
Our operating statistics include capital expenditures and customer information
from our cable services segment and the components of our local access services
and Internet services segments which offer services utilizing our cable
services' facilities.
Our capital expenditures by standard reporting category for the six month
periods ending June 30, 2004 and 2003 follows (amounts in thousands):
2004 2003
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Customer premise equipment $ 6,970 3,830
Commercial 213 171
Scalable infrastructure 2,805 459
Line extensions 149 243
Upgrade/rebuild 3,355 963
Support capital 595 263
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Sub-total 14,087 5,929
Remaining reportable segments and
All Other capital expenditures 50,060 11,446
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$ 64,147 17,375
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The standardized definition of a customer relationship is the number of
customers that receive at least one level of service utilizing our cable
services segment's facilities, encompassing voice, video, and data services,
without regard to which services customers purchase. At June 30, 2004 and 2003
we had 123,300 and 124,300 customer relationships, respectively.
The standardized definition of a revenue generating unit is the sum of all
primary analog video, digital video, high-speed data, and telephony customers,
not counting additional outlets. At June 30, 2004 and 2003 we had 192,000 and
177,800 revenue generating units, respectively.
Local Access Services Segment Overview
During 2004 local access services revenues represented 10.8% of consolidated
revenues.
Local Access Services Segment Revenues and Cost of Goods Sold
Local access services segment revenues increased 30.2% in 2004 to $23.0 million
primarily due to the following:
o Growth in the average number of lines in service,
o $2.1 million increase in support from the Universal Service Program,
and
o Revenues of $1.2 million from our new phone directory distributed in
December 2003.
The increase in local access services segment revenues is partially off-set by
access rate decreases.
Local access services segment Cost of Goods Sold increased 16.1% to $13.4
million in 2004 primarily due to the growth in the average number of lines in
service.
Local Access Services Segment Operating Loss
Local access services segment operating loss decreased 67.6% to ($1.3) million
from 2003 to 2004 primarily due to the revenue increases partially off-set by
the Cost of Goods Sold increases previously described.
The local access services segment operating results are negatively affected by
the allocation of the benefit of access cost savings to the long-distance
services segment. If the local access services segment received credit for the
access charge reductions recorded by the long distance services segment, the
local access services segment operating loss would have improved by
approximately $3.3 million and the long distance services segment operating
income would have been reduced by an equal amount in 2004. Avoided access
charges totaled approximately $3.5 million in 2003. The amount of allocated
access cost savings is affected by access rate decreases from 2003 to 2004.
Internet Services Segment Overview
During 2004 Internet services segment revenues represented 6.1% of consolidated
revenues.
Internet Services Segment Revenues and Cost of Goods Sold
Total Internet services segment revenues increased 37.8% to $12.9 million in
2004 primarily due to the 30.2% increase in its allocable share of cable modem
revenues to $5.5 million in 2004 as compared to 2003. The increase in cable
modem revenues is primarily due to growth in cable modem subscribers.
Internet services Cost of Goods Sold increased 26.3% to $3.6 million in 2004
associated with increased Internet services segment revenues.
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Internet Services Segment Operating Income
Internet services segment operating income increased 224.4% to $2.2 million from
2003 to 2004 primarily due to the 37.8% increase in Internet services segment
revenues to $12.9 million in 2004 partially off-set by a 26.8% increase in
selling, general and administrative expenses to $5.2 million. The increase in
selling, general and administrative expenses is primarily due to an increase of
approximately $501,000 in promotion expenses in 2004 as compared to 2003.
All Other Overview
Revenues reported in the All Other category as described in note 6 in the
accompanying "Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements"
include our managed services, product sales, and cellular telephone services.
Revenues included in the All Other category represented 10.4% of total revenues
in 2004.
All Other Revenues and Cost of Goods Sold
All Other revenues increased 55.1% to $22.2 million in 2004. The increase is
primarily due to the following:
o $6.1 million in special project revenue earned from our fiber system
that transits the Trans Alaska oil pipeline corridor in 2004,
o Increased monthly revenue earned from our fiber system that transits
the Trans Alaska oil pipeline corridor , and
o Revenue generated from our contract to provide services to the State of
Alaska starting in the first quarter of 2004.
The increase described above is partially off-set by a $681,000 decrease in
product sales revenue to $1.2 million in 2004. The decrease is due to sales of
product to two customers in 2003 that were not repeated in 2004.
All Other Cost of Goods Sold increased 61.8% to $13.0 million in 2004. The
increase in All Other Cost of Goods Sold is primarily due to the recognition of
$5.5 million in costs associated with special project revenue earned from our
fiber system that transits the Trans Alaska oil pipeline corridor in 2004 and
costs associated with increased monthly revenue earned from our recurring
service contracts in 2004.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 6.3% to $71.5 million in
2004 primarily due to a $3.0 million increase in labor and health insurance
costs. As a percentage of total revenues, selling, general and administrative
expenses decreased to 33.6% in 2004 from 35.7% in 2003, primarily due to an
increase in revenues without a corresponding increase in selling, general and
administrative expenses.
Marketing and advertising expenses as a percentage of total revenues decreased
from 2.5% in 2003 to 1.4% in 2004.
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Bad Debt Expense (Recovery)
Bad debt expense (recovery) decreased 163.2% to ($884,000) in 2004. The 2004
decrease is primarily due to realization of approximately $2.3 million of the
MCI credit through a reduction to bad debt expense in 2004, as further discussed
in the "Long Distance Service Overview" above.
Depreciation, Amortization and Accretion Expense
Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense increased 19.6% to $31.5
million in 2004. The increase is primarily attributed to our $45.8 million
investment in equipment and facilities placed into service during 2003 for which
a full year of depreciation will be recorded in 2004, and the $81.3 million
investment in equipment and facilities placed into service during 2004 for which
a partial year of depreciation will be recorded in 2004.
Other Expense, Net
Other expense, net of other income, increased 14.5% to $22.5 million in 2004.
The increase is primarily due to the following:
o In 2004 we paid bond call premiums totaling $6.1 million to redeem our
old Senior Notes, and
o As a result of redeeming our old Senior Notes in 2004 we recognized
$2.3 million in unamortized old Senior Notes fee expense.
Partially offsetting the increases described above was a $5.2 million decrease
in interest expense in 2004 on our new Senior Credit Facility due to a decrease
in the average outstanding balance owed and a decreased interest rate as
compared to 2003.
Income Tax Expense
GCI, Inc., as a wholly owned subsidiary and member of the GCI controlled group
of corporations, files its income tax returns as part of the consolidated group
of corporations under GCI. Accordingly, the following discussion reflects the
consolidated group's activity and balances.
Income tax expense was $6.5 million in 2004 and $5.8 million in 2003. The change
was due to increased net income before income taxes and cumulative effect of a
change in accounting principle in 2004 as compared to 2003. Our effective income
tax rate decreased from 42.5% in 2003 to 40.0% in 2004 due to the decreasing
proportion of items that are nondeductible for income tax purposes and
adjustment of deferred tax liabilities in 2004.
Cumulative Effect of a Change in Accounting Principle
On January 1, 2003 we adopted SFAS No. 143, "Accounting for Asset Retirement
Obligations," and recorded the cumulative effect of accretion and depreciation
expense as a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle of
approximately $544,000, net of income tax benefit of $367,000.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash flows from operating activities totaled $44.4 million in 2004 as compared
to $31.9 million in 2003. The 2004 increase is primarily due to increased cash
flow from all of our reportable segments and All Other Services, partially
off-set by a $4.3 million payment of our company-wide success sharing bonus in
2004 and a $2.3 million refund in 2003 from a local exchange carrier in respect
of its earnings that exceeded regulatory requirements.
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Other sources of cash during 2004 include $245.7 million from the issuance of
our new Senior Notes, draws of $15.0 million under the revolving credit portion
of our new Senior Credit Facility, and $1.8 million from GCI's issuance of its
Class A common stock. Uses of cash during 2004 included expenditures of $64.1
million for property and equipment, including construction in progress, the
$180.0 million repayment of our old Senior Notes, the $53.8 million repayment of
the term and revolving credit portions of our new Senior Credit Facility,
payment of $6.6 million in fees associated with the new Senior Notes and new
Senior Credit Facility, payment of bond call premiums totaling $6.1 million to
redeem our old Senior Notes, and repayment of $2.0 million in capital lease
obligations.
Net receivables increased $3.1 million from December 31, 2003 to June 30, 2004
primarily due to the timing of payments on trade receivables from certain large
customers and an increase in trade receivables for broadband services provided
to hospitals and health clinics. The increase in net receivables is partially
off-set by the February 2004 receipt of $5.6 million on a trade receivable for
broadband services provided to hospitals and health clinics.
Working capital totaled $5.2 million at June 30, 2004, a $3.1 million increase
as compared to $2.1 million at December 31, 2003. The increase is primarily due
to the January 2004 draw on our new Senior Credit Facility that we used to fund
our old Senior Notes interest payment in February 2004 and the May 2004 draw on
the revolving portion of our new Senior Credit Facility that we used to fund our
AULP West capital expenditures. The increase is partially off-set by a decrease
in Cash and Cash Equivalents resulting from AULP West capital expenditures.
In February 2004 GCI, Inc. sold $250 million in aggregate principal amount of
senior unsecured debt securities due in 2014. We pay interest of 7.25% on the
new Senior Notes. The new Senior Notes were sold at a discount of $4.3 million.
The Senior Notes are carried on our Consolidated Balance Sheet net of the
unamortized portion of the discount, which is being amortized to Interest
Expense over the life of the new Senior Notes.
The net proceeds of the offering were primarily used to repay our existing
$180.0 million 9.75% Senior Notes and to repay approximately $43.8 million of
the term portion and $10.0 million of the revolving portion of our new Senior
Credit Facility. Semi-annual interest payments of approximately $9.1 million
will be due beginning August 15, 2004. In connection with the issuance, we paid
fees and other expenses of approximately $6.4 million that are being amortized
over the life of the new Senior Notes.
The new Senior Notes sold in February 2004 were offered only to qualified
institutional buyers pursuant to exemptions from registration under the
Securities Act. On July 7, 2004, GCI, Inc. commenced an offer to exchange the
privately issued new Senior Notes for a like amount of new Senior Notes that
have been registered under the Securities Act and have otherwise identical terms
to the privately issued new Senior Notes (except for provisions relating to GCI,
Inc.'s obligations to consummate the exchange offer). As of the expiration of
the offer on August 5, 2004, of the $250 million in aggregate principal amount
of new Senior Notes, $248.8 million have been tendered. The exchange offer is
expected to close on August 11, 2004.
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The new Senior Notes are not redeemable prior to February 15, 2009. At any time
on or after February 15, 2009, the new Senior Notes are redeemable at our
option, in whole or in part, on not less than thirty days nor more than sixty
days notice, at the following redemption prices, plus accrued and unpaid
interest (if any) to the date of redemption:
If redeemed during the twelve month period
commencing February 1 of the year indicated: Redemption Price
-------------------------------------------- --------------------
2009 103.625%
2010 102.417%
2011 101.208%
2012 and thereafter 100.000%
We may, on or prior to February 17, 2007, at our option, use the net
cash proceeds of one or more underwritten public offerings of our qualified
stock to redeem up to a maximum of 35% of the initially outstanding aggregate
principal amount of our new Senior Notes at a redemption price equal to 107.25%
of the principal amount of the new Senior Notes, together with accrued and
unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the date of redemption, provided that not
less than 65% of the principal amount of the new Senior Notes originally issued
remain outstanding following such a redemption.
The new Senior Notes restrict GCI, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries from
incurring debt in most circumstances unless the result of incurring debt does
not cause our leverage ratio to exceed 6.0 to one. The new Senior Notes do not
allow debt under the new Senior Credit Facility to exceed the greater of (and
reduced by certain stated items):
o $250 million, reduced by the amount of any prepayments, or
o 3.0 times earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization for the last four full fiscal quarters of GCI, Inc. and
certain of its subsidiaries.
The new Senior Notes limit our ability to make cash dividend payments.
We conducted a Consent Solicitation and Tender Offer for the old Senior Notes.
Through February 13, 2004 we accepted for payment $114.6 million principal
amount of notes which were validly tendered. Such notes accepted for payment
received additional consideration as follows:
o $4.0 million based upon a payment of $1,035 per $1,000 principal
amount, consisting of the purchase price of $1,025 per $1,000 principal
amount and the consent payment of $10 per $1,000 principal amount, and
o $497,000 in accrued and unpaid interest through February 16, 2004.
The remaining principal amount of $65.4 million was redeemed on March 18, 2004
for additional consideration as follows:
o $2.1 million based upon a payment of $1,032.50 per $1,000 principal
amount, and
o $833,000 in accrued and unpaid interest through March 18, 2004.
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The total redemption cost was $186.1 million. The premium to redeem our old
Senior Notes was $6.1 million (excluding interest cost of $1.3 million) and was
recognized as a loss on early extinguishment of debt, a component of Other
Income (Expense), during the six months ended June 30, 2004.
Compliance with the redemption notice requirements in the Indenture resulted in
a delay before final payment of some of the old Senior Notes. As a result of
such delay, our total debt increased during the overlap period between the
redemption of the old Senior Notes and the issuance of the new Senior Notes
making us out of compliance with Section 6.11 of our Credit, Guaranty, Security
and Pledge Agreement, dated as of October 30, 2003. We received a waiver from
compliance with Section 6.11 until April 30, 2004. After the final redemption
payment on March 18, 2004 we were in compliance with Section 6.11.
In January and May 2004 we drew $10.0 million and $5.0 million, respectively,
under the revolving portion of our new Senior Credit facility. Our ability to
draw down on the revolving portion of our new Senior Credit Facility could be
diminished if we are not in compliance with all new Senior Credit Facility
covenants or have a material adverse change at the date of the request for the
draw. In February 2004 we used a portion of the proceeds from the issuance of
our new Senior Notes to repay approximately $43.8 million of the term portion
and $10.0 million of the revolving portion of our new Senior Credit Facility.
On May 21, 2004 we amended our $220.0 million new Senior Credit Facility. The
amendment reduces the interest rate on the $170.0 million term portion of the
credit facility from LIBOR plus 3.25% to LIBOR plus 2.25%. The amendment reduces
the interest rate on the $50.0 million revolving portion of the credit facility
from LIBOR plus 3.25% to LIBOR plus a margin dependent upon our Total Leverage
Ratio (as defined) as follows:
Total Leverage Ratio
(as defined) LIBOR Plus:
---------------------- --------------------
>3.75 2.50%
-
>3.25 but <3.75 2.25%
-
>2.75 but <3.25 2.00%
-
< 2.75 1.75%
The commitment fee we are required to pay on the unused portion of the
commitment was amended as follows:
Total Leverage Ratio
(as defined) Commitment Fee
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>3.75 0.625%
-
>3.25 but <3.75 0.50%
-
>2.75 but <3.25 0.50%
-
< 2.75 0.375%
Under certain circumstances the amendment allows for an increase in the term and
revolving commitments not to exceed an aggregate commitment increase of $50.0
million. Any additional term and revolving credit facility commitments are
payable in full on October 31, 2007.
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In connection with the May 21, 2004 amended Senior Credit Facility, we paid bank
fees and other expenses of approximately $150,000 during the three and six
months ended June 30, 2004.
We were in compliance with all loan covenants at June 30, 2004.
Our expenditures for property and equipment, including construction in progress,
totaled $64.1 million and $17.4 million during 2004 and 2003, respectively. Our
capital expenditures requirements in excess of approximately $25 million per
year, excluding the new AULP West fiber optic cable system construction costs,
are largely success driven and are a result of the progress we are making in the
marketplace. We expect our 2004 expenditures for property and equipment for our
core operations, including construction in progress and excluding the new AULP
West fiber optic cable system construction costs and other special projects
described below, to total approximately $65 million, depending on available
opportunities and the amount of cash flow we generate during 2004.
In June 2004 we placed into service our AULP West fiber optic cable system
connecting Seward, Alaska and Warrenton, Oregon, with leased backhaul facilities
to connect it to our switching and distribution centers in Anchorage, Alaska and
Seattle, Washington. The 1,544-statute mile cable system has a total design
capacity of 960 Gigabits per second access speed. The cable complements our
existing fiber optic cable system between Whittier, Alaska and Seattle,
Washington. The two cables provide physically diverse backup to each other in
the event of an outage. During 2004 our capital expenditures for this project
have totaled approximately $31.6 million, and from inception have totaled $49.7
million, most of which have been funded through our operating cash flows.
Planned capital expenditures over the next five years include those necessary
for continued expansion of our long-distance, local exchange and Internet
facilities, supplementing our existing network backup facilities, continuing
development of our Personal Communications Services ("PCS") network, continuing
deployment of DLPS, and upgrades to and expansions of our cable television
plant.
In April 2004 we successfully launched our DLPS service delivery method. To
ensure the necessary equipment is available to us we have entered into an
agreement to purchase a certain number of outdoor, network powered multi-media
adapters. The agreement has a remaining outstanding commitment at June 30, 2004
of $16.2 million.
A migration of MCI's or Sprint's traffic off our network without it being
replaced by other common carriers that interconnect with our network could have
a materially adverse impact on our financial position, results of operations and
liquidity.
Dividends on GCI's Series B preferred stock are payable in cash at the
semi-annual payment dates of April 30 and October 31 of each year. In January
2004, 3,108 shares of its Series B preferred stock were converted to 560,000
shares of its Class A common stock at the stated conversion price of $5.55 per
share. The conversion will reduce its future semi-annual cash dividends. In
April 2004 we paid on behalf of GCI a Series B preferred stock dividend of
approximately $592,000.
Dividends on GCI's Series C preferred stock are payable quarterly in cash.
During the six months ending June 30, 2004 we paid on behalf of GCI a Series C
preferred stock dividend of approximately $299,000.
GCI's board of directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $5.0 million per
quarter of its Class A and Class B common stock. We have obtained permission
from our lenders and GCI's preferred
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shareholders for the first $10.0 million of repurchases on behalf of GCI. We
expect to continue the repurchases on behalf of GCI subject to the availability
of free cash flow, credit facilities, the price of GCI's Class A and Class B
common stock and the requisite consents of lenders and GCI's preferred
shareholders. The repurchase will comply with the restrictions of SEC rule
10b-18.
The long-distance, local access, cable, Internet and wireless services
industries continue to experience substantial competition, regulatory
uncertainty, and continuing technological changes. Our future results of
operations will be affected by our ability to react to changes in the
competitive and regulatory environment and by our ability to fund and implement
new or enhanced technologies. We are unable to determine how competition,
economic conditions, and regulatory and technological changes will affect our
ability to obtain financing under acceptable terms and conditions.
We believe that we will be able to meet our current and long-term liquidity and
capital requirements, and fixed charges through our cash flows from operating
activities, existing cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments, credit
facilities, and other external financing and equity sources. Should cash flows
be insufficient to support additional borrowings and principal payments
scheduled under our existing credit facilities, capital expenditures will likely
be reduced.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our accounting and reporting policies comply with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of financial
statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires
management to make estimates and assumptions. The financial position and results
of operations can be affected by these estimates and assumptions, which are
integral to understanding reported results. Critical accounting policies are
those policies that management believes are the most important to the portrayal
of the Company's financial condition and results, and require management to make
estimates that are difficult, subjective or complex. Most accounting policies
are not considered by management to be critical accounting policies. Several
factors are considered in determining whether or not a policy is critical in the
preparation of financial statements. These factors include, among other things,
whether the estimates are significant to the financial statements, the nature of
the estimates, the ability to readily validate the estimates with other
information including third parties or available prices, and sensitivity of the
estimates to changes in economic conditions and whether alternative accounting
methods may be utilized under accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America. For all of these policies, management cautions that
future events rarely develop exactly as forecast, and the best estimates
routinely require adjustment. Management has discussed the development and the
selection of critical accounting policies with the Company's Audit Committee.
Those policies considered to be critical accounting policies for the six months
ended June 30, 2004 are described below.
o We maintain allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses
resulting from the inability of our customers to make required
payments. We base our estimates on the aging of our accounts receivable
balances, financial health of specific customers, and our historical
write-off experience, net of recoveries. If the financial condition of
our customers were to deteriorate or if they are unable to emerge from
reorganization proceedings, resulting in an impairment of their ability
to make payments, additional allowances may be required. If their
financial condition improves or they emerge successfully from
reorganization proceedings, allowances may be
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reduced. Such allowance changes could have a material effect on our
consolidated financial condition and results of operations.
o We record all assets and liabilities acquired in purchase acquisitions,
including goodwill and other intangibles, at fair value as required by
SFAS No. 141, "Business Combinations." Goodwill and indefinite-lived
assets such as our cable segment franchise agreements are no longer
amortized but are subject, at a minimum, to annual tests for
impairment. Other intangible assets are amortized over their estimated
useful lives using the straight-line method, and are subject to
impairment if events or circumstances indicate a possible inability to
realize the carrying amount. The initial goodwill and other intangibles
recorded and subsequent impairment analysis requires management to make
subjective judgments concerning estimates of the applicability of
quoted market prices in active markets and, if quoted market prices are
not available and/or are not applicable, how the acquired asset will
perform in the future using a discounted cash flow analysis. Estimated
cash flows may extend beyond ten years and, by their nature, are
difficult to determine over an extended timeframe. Events and factors
that may significantly affect the estimates include, among others,
competitive forces, customer behaviors and attrition, changes in
revenue growth trends, cost structures and technology, and changes in
discount rates, performance compared to peers, material and ongoing
negative economic trends, and specific industry or market sector
conditions. In determining the reasonableness of cash flow estimates,
we review historical performance of the underlying asset or similar
assets in an effort to improve assumptions utilized in our estimates.
In assessing the fair value of goodwill and other intangibles, we may
consider other information to validate the reasonableness of our
valuations including third-party assessments. These evaluations could
result in a change in useful lives in future periods and could result
in write-down of the value of intangible assets. Because of the
significance of the identified intangible assets and goodwill to our
consolidated balance sheet, the annual impairment analysis will be
critical. Any changes in key assumptions about the business and its
prospects, or changes in market conditions or other externalities,
could result in an impairment charge and such a charge could have a
material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results
of operations or liquidity. Refer to note 3 in the accompanying "Notes
to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements" for additional
information regarding intangible assets.
o We estimate unbilled long-distance services segment Cost of Goods Sold
based upon minutes of use carried through our network and established
rates. We estimate unbilled costs for new circuits and services, and
when network changes occur that result in traffic routing changes or a
change in carriers. Carriers that provide service to us regularly
change their networks that can lead to new, revised or corrected
billings. Such estimates are revised or removed when subsequent
billings are received, payments are made, billing matters are
researched and resolved, tariffed billing periods lapse, or when
disputed charges are resolved. Revisions to previous estimates could
either increase or decrease costs in the year in which the estimate is
revised which could have a material effect on our consolidated
financial condition and results of operations.
o GCI, Inc., as a wholly owned subsidiary and member of the GCI
controlled group of corporations, files its income tax returns as part
of the consolidated group of corporations under GCI. Accordingly, the
following discussion reflects the consolidated group's activity and
balances. Our income tax policy provides for deferred income taxes to
show the effect of temporary differences between the recognition of
revenue and expenses for financial and income tax
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reporting purposes and between the tax basis of assets and liabilities
and their reported amounts in the financial statements in accordance
with SFAS No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes." We have recorded
deferred tax assets of approximately $75.7 million associated with
income tax net operating losses that were generated from 1990 to 2003,
and that expire from 2007 to 2023. Pre-acquisition income tax net
operating losses associated with acquired companies are subject to
additional deductibility limits. We have recorded deferred tax assets
of approximately $1.9 million associated with alternative minimum tax
credits that do not expire. Significant management judgment is required
in developing our provision for income taxes, including the
determination of deferred tax assets and liabilities and any valuation
allowances that may be required against the deferred tax assets. In
conjunction with certain 1996 acquisitions, we determined that
approximately $20 million of the acquired net operating losses would
not be utilized for income tax purposes, and elected with our December
31, 1996 income tax returns to forego utilization of such acquired
losses. Deferred tax assets were not recorded associated with the
foregone losses and, accordingly, no valuation allowance was provided.
We have not recorded a valuation allowance on the deferred tax assets
as of June 30, 2004 based on management's belief that future reversals
of existing taxable temporary differences and estimated future taxable
income exclusive of reversing temporary differences and carryforwards,
will, more likely than not, be sufficient to realize the benefit of
these assets over time. In the event that actual results differ from
these estimates or if our historical trends change, we may be required
to record a valuation allowance on deferred tax assets, which could
have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position,
results of operations or liquidity.
Other significant accounting policies, not involving the same level of
measurement uncertainties as those discussed above, are nevertheless important
to an understanding of the financial statements. Policies related to revenue
recognition and financial instruments require difficult judgments on complex
matters that are often subject to multiple sources of authoritative guidance.
Certain of these matters, including but not limited to the requirement to
account for the fair value of stock options as compensation expense, are among
topics currently under reexamination by accounting standards setters and
regulators. With the exception of accounting for the cost of stock options, no
specific conclusions reached by these standard setters appear likely to cause a
material change in our accounting policies, although outcomes cannot be
predicted with confidence. A complete discussion of our significant accounting
policies can be found in note 1 in the "Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements" included in our December 31, 2003 annual report on Form 10-K. A
condensed discussion of our significant accounting policies can be found in note
1 in the accompanying "Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements."
Geographic Concentration and the Alaska Economy
We offer voice and data telecommunication and video services to customers
primarily throughout Alaska. Because of this geographic concentration, growth of
our business and of our operations depends upon economic conditions in Alaska.
The economy of Alaska is dependent upon the natural resource industries, and in
particular oil production, as well as investment earnings, tourism, government,
and United States military spending. Any deterioration in these markets could
have an adverse impact on us. All of the federal funding and the majority of
investment revenues are dedicated for specific purposes, leaving oil revenues as
the primary source of general operating revenues. In fiscal 2003 the State's
actual results indicate that Alaska's oil revenues, federal funding and
investment revenues supplied 36%, 30% and 21%, respectively, of the state's
total revenues. In fiscal 2004 state
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economists forecast that Alaska's oil revenues, federal funding and investment
revenues will supply 23%, 25% and 44%, respectively, of the state's total
projected revenues.
The volume of oil transported by the TransAlaska Oil Pipeline System over the
past 20 years has been as high as 2.0 million barrels per day in fiscal 1988.
Production has been declining over the last several years with an average of
0.991 million barrels produced per day in fiscal 2003. The state forecasts the
production rate to decline from 0.985 million barrels produced per day in fiscal
2004 to 0.843 million barrels produced per day in fiscal 2015.
Market prices for North Slope oil averaged $28.15 in fiscal 2003 and are
forecasted to average $31.13 in fiscal 2004. The closing price per barrel was
$40.41 on July 23, 2004. To the extent that actual oil prices vary materially
from the state's projected prices the state's projected revenues and deficits
will change. When the price of oil is greater than $23.00 per barrel, every $1
change in the price per barrel of oil is forecasted to result in a $40.0 to
$70.0 million change in the state's fiscal 2004 revenue. The production policy
of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its ability to continue
to act in concert represents a key uncertainty in the state's revenue forecast.
The State of Alaska maintains the Constitutional Budget Reserve Fund that is
intended to fund budgetary shortfalls. If the state's current projections are
realized, the Constitutional Budget Reserve Fund will be depleted in 2008. The
date the Constitutional Budget Reserve Fund is depleted is highly influenced by
the price of oil. If the fund is depleted, aggressive state action will be
necessary to increase revenues and reduce spending in order to balance the
budget. The governor of the State of Alaska and the Alaska legislature continue
to evaluate cost cutting and revenue enhancing measures.
Should new oil discoveries or developments not materialize or the price of oil
become depressed, the long term trend of continued decline in oil production
from the Prudhoe Bay area is inevitable with a corresponding adverse impact on
the economy of the state, in general, and on demand for telecommunications and
cable television services, and, therefore, on us, in particular. Periodically
there are renewed efforts to allow exploration and development in the Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge ("ANWR"). The United States Energy Information Agency
estimates it could take nine years to begin oil field drilling after approval of
ANWR exploration.
Deployment of a natural gas pipeline from the State of Alaska's North Slope to
the Lower 48 States has been proposed to supplement natural gas supplies. A
competing natural gas pipeline through Canada has also been proposed. The
economic viability of a natural gas pipeline depends upon the price of and
demand for natural gas. Either project could have a positive impact on the State
of Alaska's revenues and could provide a substantial stimulus to the Alaska
economy. The State of Alaska is actively negotiating three applications to
construct a natural gas pipeline. The governor of the State of Alaska has
indicated his desire to have a contract from one or more of these groups to
present to the Alaska legislature in January 2005. The governor of the State of
Alaska and certain natural gas transportation companies continue to support a
natural gas pipeline from Alaska's North Slope by trying to reduce the project's
costs and by advocating for federal tax incentives to further reduce the
project's costs. Energy bills containing incentives for the construction of an
Alaska natural gas pipeline have been introduced in both houses of Congress.
Development of the ballistic missile defense system project may have a
significant impact on Alaskan telecommunication requirements and the Alaska
economy. The system is a fixed, land-based, non-nuclear missile defense system
with a land and space based detection system capable of responding to
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limited strategic ballistic missile threats to the United States. The system
includes deployment of up to 100 ground-based interceptor silos and battle
management command and control facilities at Fort Greely, Alaska.
The United States Army Corps of Engineers awarded a construction contract in
2002 for test bed facilities. The contract is reported to contain basic
requirements and various options that could amount to $250 million in
construction, or possibly more, if all items are executed. Construction began on
the Fort Greely test bed in 2002. The first ground-based missile interceptor was
placed in an underground silo on July 22, 2004. The Missile Defense Agency is
reported to expect to have up to ten more interceptors emplaced by the end of
2005.
Tourism, air cargo, and service sectors have helped offset the prevailing
pattern of oil industry downsizing that has occurred during much of the last
several years.
We have, since our entry into the telecommunication marketplace, aggressively
marketed our services to seek a larger share of the available market. The
customer base in Alaska is limited, however, with a population of approximately
644,000 people. The State of Alaska's population is distributed as follows:
o 42% are located in the Municipality of Anchorage,
o 13% are located in the Fairbanks North Star Borough,
o 10% are located in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough,
o 5% are located in the City and Borough of Juneau, and
o The remaining 30% are located in other communities across the State of
Alaska.
No assurance can be given that the driving forces in the Alaska economy, and in
particular, oil production, will continue at appropriate levels to provide an
environment for expanded economic activity.
No assurance can be given that oil companies doing business in Alaska will be
successful in discovering new fields or further developing existing fields which
are economic to develop and produce oil with access to the pipeline or other
means of transport to market, even with a reduced level of royalties. We are not
able to predict the effect of changes in the price and production volumes of
North Slope oil on Alaska's economy or on us.
Seasonality
Long-distance revenues (primarily those derived from our other common carrier
customers) have historically been highest in the summer months because of
temporary population increases attributable to tourism and increased seasonal
economic activity such as construction, commercial fishing, and oil and gas
activities. Cable television revenues are higher in the winter months because
consumers spend more time at home and tend to watch more television during these
months. Local access and Internet services do not exhibit significant
seasonality. Our ability to implement construction projects is also hampered
during the winter months because of cold temperatures, snow and short daylight
hours.
Schedule of Certain Known Contractual Obligations
The following table details future projected payments associated with our
certain known contractual obligations as of December 31, 2003, the date of our
most recent fiscal year-end balance sheet. Our
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schedule of certain known contractual obligations has been updated to reflect
our issuance of new Senior Notes and redemption of our old Senior Notes.
Payments Due by Period
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Less than 1 to 3 4 to 5 More Than 5
Total 1 Year Years Years Years
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(Amounts in thousands)
Long-term debt $ 366,914 --- 32,168 89,002 245,744
Interest on long-term debt 190,026 17,838 36,250 36,250 99,688
Capital lease obligations, including
interest 61,902 8,448 19,201 15,775 18,478
Operating lease commitments 69,473 12,357 20,787 13,230 23,099
Purchase obligations 71,038 45,024 20,303 5,711 ---
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Total contractual obligations $ 759,353 83,667 128,709 159,968 387,009
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For long-term debt included in the above table, we have included principal
payments on our new Senior Credit Facility and on our new Senior Notes. Interest
on amounts outstanding under our new Senior Credit Facility is based on variable
rates and therefore the amount is not determinable. Our old Senior Notes
required semi-annual interest payments of approximately $8.8 million through
February 2004, after which they were repaid using funds from the issuance of our
new Senior Notes. Our new Senior Notes require semi-annual interest payments of
approximately $9.1 million through February 2014. For a discussion of our
long-term debt, including the redemption of our old Senior Notes, issuance of
new Senior Notes and the use of proceeds from the issuance of new Senior Notes
to pay down our new Senior Credit Facility, see note 5 to the accompanying
"Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements."
For a discussion of our capital and operating leases, see note 16 to the "Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements" included in Part II of our December 31,
2003 annual report on Form 10-K.
Purchase obligations at December 31, 2003 are further described in note 16 to
the "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements" included in Part II of our
December 31, 2003 annual report on Form 10-K and include the following:
o The remaining construction commitment for our fiber optic cable system
of $17.6 million,
o The remaining DLPS equipment purchase commitment of $17.4 million, and
o The remaining $16.0 million commitment for our Alaska Airlines
agreement.
The contracts associated with these commitments are non-cancelable. Purchase
obligations also include other commitments for goods and services for capital
projects and normal operations which are not included in our Consolidated
Balance Sheets at December 31, 2003, because the goods had not been received or
the services had not been performed at December 31, 2003.
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PART I.
ITEM 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are exposed to various types of market risk in the normal course of business,
including the impact of interest rate changes. We do not hold derivatives for
trading purposes.
Our new Senior Credit Facility carries interest rate risk. Amounts borrowed
under this Agreement bear interest at Libor plus 2.25% or less depending upon
our Total Leverage Ratio (as defined). Should the Libor rate change, our
interest expense will increase or decrease accordingly. On September 21, 2001,
we entered into an interest rate swap agreement to convert $25.0 million of
variable interest rate debt to 3.98% fixed rate debt plus applicable margin. As
of June 30, 2004, we have borrowed $126.2 million of which $101.2 million is
subject to interest rate risk. On this amount, a 1% increase in the interest
rate would result in $1,012,000 in additional gross interest cost on an
annualized basis.
Our Satellite Transponder Capital Lease carries interest rate risk. Amounts
borrowed under this Agreement bear interest at Libor plus 3.25%. Should the
Libor rate change, our interest expense will increase or decrease accordingly.
As of June 30, 2004, we have borrowed $41.7 million subject to interest rate
risk. On this amount, a 1% increase in the interest rate would result in
$417,000 in additional gross interest cost on an annualized basis.
PART I.
ITEM 4.
Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation
of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our "disclosure controls and
procedures" (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act")
Rule 13a-15(e)) under the supervision and with the participation of our
management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial
Officer. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief
Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are
effective.
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are
designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports
filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and
reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms.
Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and
procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our
reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to
management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Controls
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during
the second quarter of 2004 that have materially affected, or are reasonably
likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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There were no significant changes in our internal controls or, to our knowledge,
in other factors that could significantly affect our disclosure controls and
procedures subsequent to the date we carried out this evaluation.
We may enhance, modify, and supplement internal controls and disclosure controls
and procedures based on experience.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Information regarding pending legal proceedings to which we are a party is
included in note 7 to the accompanying "Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements" and is incorporated herein by reference.
PART II.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
(a) Date of the meeting: June 24, 2004
Purpose of meeting: Annual Meeting of the Shareholder
(b) Name of each director elected at the meeting by the sole
shareholder General Communication, Inc. and the name of each
other director whose term of office as a director continued
after the meeting until the next annual meeting in June
2005:
Ronald A. Duncan
Wilson Hughes
John M. Lowber
Directors, in addition to those listed above, whose term of
office as director continued after the meeting:
None
(c) Other matters voted upon:
Ratification nunc pro tunc of other significant and material
actions that may have been taken by the shareholder General
Communication, Inc. on behalf of GCI, Inc. at the meetings
during 2003 - 2004.
(d) Not applicable
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PART II.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
Exhibit No. Description
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10.119 Amendment No. 1 dated February 2, 2004 to the Credit, Guaranty, Security and
Pledge Agreement between GCI Holdings, Inc. and Credit Lyonnais New York Branch
as administrative agent for the Lenders, issuing bank, co-bookrunner and
co-arranger (the "Administrative Agent"), General Electric Capital
Corporation as documentation agent, co-arranger and co-bookrunner and CIT
Lending Services Corporation as Syndication Agent
10.120 Amendment No. 2 dated May 21, 2004 to
the Credit, Guaranty, Security and Pledge Agreement between GCI Holdings,
Inc. and Calyon New York Branch (successor-in-interest to Credit
Lyonnais New York Branch) as administrative agent for the Lenders,
issuing bank, co-bookrunner and co-arranger (the "Administrative
Agent"), General Electric Capital Corporation as documentation agent,
co-arranger and co-bookrunner and CIT Lending Services Corporation as
Syndication Agent
10.121 First amendment to contract for Alaska Access Services between Sprint Communications
Company L.P. and General Communication, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary GCI
Communication Corp. dated July 24, 2002 *
10.122 Second amendment to contract for Alaska Access Services between Sprint
Communications Company L.P. and General Communication, Inc. and its wholly owned
subsidiary GCI Communication Corp. dated December 31, 2003
10.123 Third amendment to contract for Alaska Access Services between Sprint
Communications Company L.P. and General Communication, Inc. and its wholly owned
subsidiary GCI Communication Corp. dated February 19, 2004 *
10.124 Fourth amendment to contract for Alaska Access Services between Sprint
Communications Company L.P. and General Communication, Inc. and its wholly
owned subsidiary GCI Communication Corp. dated June 30, 2004 *
31 Certifications Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section
302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32 Certifications Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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* Certain information has been redacted from this document
which we desire to keep undisclosed.
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(b) Reports on Form 8-K filed during the quarter ended June 30,
2004 - None
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
GCI, INC.
Signature Title Date
- -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- -----------------------
/s/ Ronald A. Duncan August 11, 2004
- -------------------------------------- President and Director -----------------------
Ronald A. Duncan (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ G. Wilson Hughes August 11, 2004
- -------------------------------------- Vice President and Director -----------------------
G. Wilson Hughes
/s/ John M. Lowber August 11, 2004
- -------------------------------------- Secretary, Treasurer and Director -----------------------
John M. Lowber (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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