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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


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 March 31, 2007

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 NUMBER: 333-57715

 


SUNCOM WIRELESS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   23-2930873

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. employer

identification no.)

1100 Cassatt Road

Berwyn, Pennsylvania 19312

(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)

(610) 651-5900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 


Indicate by a check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by a check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer  ¨    Accelerated filer  ¨    Non-accelerated filer  x

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

As of April 30, 2007, 100 shares of the registrant’s common stock were outstanding.

 



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SUNCOM WIRELESS, INC.

FIRST QUARTER REPORT

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          Page No.
   Part I. Financial Information   

Item 1

   Financial Statements (unaudited)   
   Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006    3
   Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 and 2006    4
   Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 and 2006    5
   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements    6

Item 2

   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    19

Item 3

   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk    27

Item 4

   Controls and Procedures    27
   Part II. Other Information   

Item 1

   Legal Proceedings    28

Item 1A

   Risk Factors    28

Item 2

   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds    28

Item 3

   Defaults Upon Senior Securities    28

Item 4

   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders    28

Item 5

   Other Information    28

Item 6

   Exhibits    28

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SUNCOM WIRELESS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands, except par value)

(Unaudited)

 

     March 31,
2007
    December 31,
2006
 

ASSETS:

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 33,679     $ 36,926  

Short-term investments

     171,350       154,600  

Restricted cash and restricted short-term investments

     1,689       1,668  

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $8,291 and $8,895, respectively

     88,687       96,213  

Accounts receivable – roaming partners

     15,489       14,811  

Due from related parties

     404       404  

Inventory, net

     25,668       27,441  

Prepaid expenses

     24,217       16,446  

Assets held for sale

     377       11,446  

Other current assets

     19,385       11,952  
                

Total current assets

     380,945       371,907  

Long term assets:

    

Property and equipment, net

     462,918       480,880  

Intangible assets, net

     786,160       794,250  

Other long-term assets

     8,988       4,419  
                

Total assets

   $ 1,639,011     $ 1,651,456  
                

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S DEFICIT:

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 74,644     $ 71,544  

Accrued liabilities

     67,112       71,700  

Current portion of long-term debt

     2,809       2,810  

Other current liabilities

     27,266       24,937  
                

Total current liabilities

     171,831       170,991  

Long-term debt:

    

Capital lease obligations

     454       531  

Senior secured term loan

     241,875       242,500  

Senior notes

     714,657       714,341  
                

Senior long-term debt

     956,986       957,372  

Subordinated notes

     732,904       732,365  
                

Total long-term debt

     1,689,890       1,689,737  

Deferred income taxes, net

     145,620       145,508  

Deferred revenue

     1,638       1,766  

Deferred gain on sale of property and equipment

     57,686       46,173  

Other

     5,429       2,468  
                

Total liabilities

     2,072,094       2,056,643  

Commitments and contingencies

     —         —    

Stockholder’s deficit

    

Common Stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000 shares authorized; 100 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006

     —         —    

Additional paid-in capital

     748,873       748,309  

Accumulated deficit

     (1,181,956 )     (1,153,496 )

SunCom Wireless Holdings, Inc. Class A common stock held in trust

     —         (173 )

Deferred compensation

     —         173  
                

Total stockholder’s deficit

     (433,083 )     (405,187 )
                

Total liabilities and stockholder’s deficit

   $ 1,639,011     $ 1,651,456  
                

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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SUNCOM WIRELESS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2007     2006  

Revenues:

    

Service

   $ 186,435     $ 155,467  

Roaming

     22,002       21,466  

Equipment

     24,483       24,959  
                

Total revenue

     232,920       201,892  

Operating Expenses:

    

Cost of service (excluding the below amortization and excluding depreciation and asset disposal of $21,013 and $101,671 for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively)

     62,932       67,948  

Cost of equipment

     38,867       39,221  

Selling, general and administrative (excluding depreciation and asset disposal of $3,133 and $1,828 for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively)

     88,425       88,594  

Termination benefits and other related charges

     —         898  

Depreciation and asset disposal

     24,146       103,499  

Amortization

     7,834       11,504  
                

Total operating expenses

     222,204       311,664  
                

Income (loss) from operations

     10,716       (109,772 )

Interest expense

     (38,334 )     (37,742 )

Interest and other income

     2,360       1,540  
                

Loss before taxes

     (25,258 )     (145,974 )

Income tax provision

     (2,791 )     (3,351 )
                

Net loss

   ($ 28,049 )   ($ 149,325 )
                

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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SUNCOM WIRELESS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2007     2006  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net loss

   $ (28,049 )   $ (149,325 )

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

    

Depreciation, asset disposal and amortization

     31,980       115,003  

Deferred income taxes

     2,732       3,351  

Accretion of interest

     1,189       1,100  

Bad debt expense

     6,532       5,938  

Non-cash compensation

     564       2,196  

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable

     (1,871 )     (2,630 )

Inventory

     1,773       3,668  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     (8,917 )     (6,453 )

Intangible and other assets

     (3,299 )     (33 )

Accounts payable

     1,294       (1,724 )

Accrued payroll and liabilities

     (11,631 )     (11,781 )

Deferred revenue

     1,437       1,712  

Accrued interest

     15,898       15,908  

Other liabilities

     (411 )     (994 )
                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     9,221       (24,064 )

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Purchase of available for sale securities

     (230,550 )     (121,200 )

Proceeds from sale of available for sale securities

     213,800       167,049  

Capital expenditures

     (5,319 )     (11,302 )

Proceeds from sale of assets

     26,274       1,548  

Payment of direct costs on business transactions

     (428 )     —    

Other

     —         (26 )
                

Net cash provided by investing activities

     3,777       36,069  

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Payments under senior secured term loan

     (625 )     (625 )

Change in bank overdraft

     (8,316 )     (12,031 )

Principal payments under capital lease obligations

     (77 )     (76 )

Payment of direct costs on business transactions

     (7,227 )     (804 )

Advances to related party

     —         (33 )
                

Net cash used in financing activities

     (16,245 )     (13,569 )

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (3,247 )     (1,564 )

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     36,926       15,800  
                

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 33,679     $ 14,236  
                

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

    

Change in capital expenditures included in accounts payable

   $ 2,145     $ (1,839 )

Change in direct transaction costs included in accrued expenses

     (517 )     —    

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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SUNCOM WIRELESS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2007

 

  1. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are unaudited and have been prepared by management. In the opinion of management, these consolidated financial statements contain all of the adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to state fairly, in summarized form, the financial position and the results of operations of SunCom Wireless, Inc. (“SunCom”). SunCom and its wholly-owned subsidiaries are collectively referred to as the “Company”. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2007 may not be indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2007. The financial information presented herein should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2006, which include information and disclosures not included herein.

SunCom is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of SunCom Wireless Investment Co., LLC. (“SunCom Investment Company”). SunCom Investment Company is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of SunCom Wireless Holdings, Inc. (“Holdings”). Accordingly, SunCom and its subsidiaries are indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Holdings. SunCom has no independent assets or operations, and all of SunCom’s subsidiaries, other than SunCom Wireless Property Company L.L.C. and Triton PCS License Company L.L.C., have guaranteed on a full, unconditional and joint and several basis SunCom’s 8 1/2% senior notes due 2013 (the “8 1/2% Notes”), its 9 3/8% senior subordinated notes due 2011 (the “9 3/8% Notes”) and its 8 3/4% senior subordinated notes due 2011 (the “8 3/4% Notes”). The 8 1/2% Notes are effectively subordinated in right of payment to all of SunCom’s senior secured debt, including its senior secured term loan (the “Term Loan”). The 9 3/8% Notes and the 8 3/4% Notes constitute unsecured obligations of SunCom and rank subordinate in right of payment to all of SunCom’s existing and future senior debt, including the 8 1/2% Notes and the Term Loan.

All significant intercompany accounts or balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period financial statements to conform to the current period presentation.

 

  2. New Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standard Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements”, which is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The statement was issued to define fair value, establish a framework for measuring fair value, and expand disclosures about fair value measurements. The Company is currently assessing the effect, if any, this statement will have on its financial statements or its results of operations.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115”. This statement permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected are reported in earnings. This statement does not affect any existing accounting literature that requires certain assets and liabilities to be carried at fair value. This statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company does not expect this statement to have a material effect on its financial statements or its results of operations.

 

  3. Stock-based Compensation

Holdings makes grants of restricted stock under its Amended and Restated Stock and Incentive Plan and its Directors’ Stock and Incentive Plan to provide incentives to key employees and non-management directors and to further align the interests of such individuals with those of its stockholders. Grants of restricted stock generally are made annually under these stock and incentive plans, and the grants generally vest over a four-or-five-year period.

The Company measures the fair value of restricted stock awards based upon the market price of Holdings’ common stock as of the date of grant, and these grants are amortized over their applicable vesting period using the straight-line method. In accordance with SFAS No. 123(R) “Share-Based Payment”, the Company has estimated that its forfeiture rate is 3% based on historical experience. The Company’s net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 included approximately $0.6 million and $2.2 million, respectively, of stock-based compensation expense. The following table summarizes the allocation of this compensation expense.

 

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SUNCOM WIRELESS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)

 

     For the three months ended March 31,
     2007    2006
     (Dollars in thousands)

Cost of service

   $ 56    $ 148

Selling, general and administrative

     508      2,048
             

Total stock-based compensation expense

   $ 564    $ 2,196
             

The following activity occurred under Holdings’ restricted stock plans for the three months ended March 31, 2007:

 

     Shares     Weighted-Average
Grant-Date Fair Value

Unvested balance at December 31, 2006

   2,302,133     $ 2.31

Forfeited

   (4,835 )     1.72
            

Unvested balance at March 31, 2007

   2,297,298     $ 2.31

As of March 31, 2007, there was approximately $2.3 million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to Holdings’ stock plans. These costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.0 years. In addition, an aggregate of 1,708,500 shares were authorized for future grants under Holdings’ stock plans as of March 31, 2007.

During the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, no stock awards were granted under Holdings’ stock plans. The total fair value of shares that vested during the three months ended March 31, 2006 was $0.7 million. No shares vested during the three months ended March 31, 2007.

 

  4. Restricted Cash and Restricted Short-term Investments

Restricted cash and restricted short-term investments represent deposits that are pledged as collateral for the Company’s surety bonds on its cell site leases. As of March 31, 2007, the Company had total restricted cash and short-term investments of $1.7 million.

 

  5. Property and Equipment

The following table summarizes the Company’s property and equipment as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively.

 

     March 31,     December 31,  
     2007     2006  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Property and equipment:

    

Land

   $ 313     $ 313  

Network infrastructure and equipment

     796,996       792,356  

Furniture, fixtures and computer equipment

     113,756       111,852  

Capital lease assets

     1,424       1,424  

Construction in progress

     12,612       16,839  
                
     925,101       922,784  

Less accumulated depreciation

     (462,183 )     (441,904 )
                

Property and equipment, net

   $ 462,918     $ 480,880  
                

 

  6. Detail of Certain Liabilities

The following table summarizes certain current liabilities as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively:

 

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SUNCOM WIRELESS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)

 

     March 31,    December 31,
     2007    2006
     (Dollars in thousands)

Accrued liabilities:

     

Bank overdraft liability

   $ 6,425    $ 14,741

Accrued payroll and related expenses

     12,268      20,255

Accrued expenses

     9,313      13,496

Accrued interest

     39,106      23,208
             

Total accrued liabilities

   $ 67,112    $ 71,700
             

Other current liabilities:

     

Deferred revenue

   $ 19,203    $ 17,638

Deferred gain on sale of property and equipment

     2,709      2,205

Security deposits

     5,354      5,094
             

Total other current liabilities

   $ 27,266    $ 24,937
             

 

  7. Long-term Debt

The following table summarizes the Company’s indebtedness as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively:

 

     March 31,    December 31,
     2007    2006
     (Dollars in thousands)

Current portion of long-term debt:

     

Current portion of capital lease obligations

   $ 309    $ 310

Current portion of senior secured term loan

     2,500      2,500
             

Total current portion of long-term debt

     2,809      2,810

Long-term debt:

     

Capital lease obligations

   $ 454    $ 531

Senior secured term loan

     241,875      242,500

81/2% senior notes

     714,657      714,341

93/8% senior subordinated notes

     341,053      340,735

83/4% senior subordinated notes

     391,851      391,630
             

Total long-term debt

     1,689,890      1,689,737

Total debt

   $ 1,692,699    $ 1,692,547
             

 

  8. Debt for Equity Exchange

On January 31, 2007, Holdings, SunCom, SunCom Investment Company and certain holders of the 9 3/8% Notes and the 8 3/4% Notes (the “SunCom Wireless Subordinated Notes”) entered into an Exchange Agreement, pursuant to which the holders of the SunCom Wireless Subordinated Notes that are parties thereto will exchange all of their outstanding SunCom Wireless Subordinated Notes (subject to certain contractual constraints) in exchange for shares of Holdings’ Class A common stock. This exchange will be effected by SunCom Investment Company. Immediately prior to the exchange, Holdings will contribute to SunCom Investment Company the new shares of its Class A common stock necessary to complete the exchange.

 

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SUNCOM WIRELESS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)

 

The Exchange Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants. In connection with the Exchange Agreement, the holders of the SunCom Wireless Subordinated Notes have agreed to “exit consents” that will remove, effective as of the closing of the exchange, substantially all of the restrictive covenants and certain of the events of default from the indentures governing the SunCom Wireless Subordinated Notes.

The Exchange Agreement contains covenants of the parties calling for the board of directors of Holdings to be reconstituted immediately following the closing of the exchange, to include Michael Kalogris and Scott Anderson, both current directors of Holdings, as well as eight new directors to be designated by various of the holders of the SunCom Wireless Subordinated Notes that are parties to the Exchange Agreement. Also pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, Holdings has agreed, following the closing of the exchange, to pursue strategic alternatives, including the potential sale of substantially all of its business.

Under the terms of the Exchange Agreement, Holdings may not initiate or solicit alternative proposals prior to the closing of the exchange, subject to exceptions that permit Holdings’ board of directors to respond to unsolicited proposals and take actions required by their fiduciary duties.

The Exchange Agreement and the related merger (described below) have been approved by Holdings’ stockholders. See Note 15 for more information.

The Exchange Agreement contains termination rights, including Holdings’ right to terminate the Exchange Agreement if Holdings’ board of directors accepts a superior proposal, and provides that, upon the termination of the Exchange Agreement under specified circumstances, Holdings will be required to pay each holder of SunCom Wireless Subordinated Notes that is a party to the Exchange Agreement a break-up fee equal to 2% of the total outstanding principal amount of the SunCom Wireless Subordinated Notes held by such holder as of the date of the Exchange Agreement, or approximately $14.2 million in the aggregate. Whether or not the exchange transaction is consummated, Holdings is obligated to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the holders of the SunCom Wireless Subordinated Notes participating in the exchange, up to $1.0 million in the aggregate. As of March 31, 2007, the Company had recorded $12.4 million of deferred transaction costs, which consisted primarily of legal and financial advisory fees related to the exchange. These costs are included within other current assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.

Also on January 31, 2007, simultaneously with the execution of the Exchange Agreement, Holdings entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with SunCom Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation and direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings formed for the purpose of entering into the merger agreement (“Merger Sub”). Pursuant to the merger agreement, Merger Sub will be merged with and into Holdings, with Holdings continuing as the surviving corporation in the merger. In the merger, each issued and outstanding share of Class A common stock of Holdings will be converted into 0.1 share of Class A common stock of Holdings, as the surviving corporation in the merger, plus the contingent right to receive additional shares of Class A common stock of Holdings, as the surviving corporation in the merger, totaling up to a maximum of 3% of the fully-diluted Class A common stock of Holdings (after giving effect to the exchange transaction assuming full participation by the SunCom Wireless Subordinated Notes) in the aggregate to all holders prior to the merger, in the event Holdings fails to undertake certain actions related to a potential sale of Holdings following the exchange and the merger. Each issued and outstanding share of common stock of Merger Sub will be cancelled in the exchange for no consideration. The merger will be consummated prior to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Exchange Agreement. The merger is being effected, among other reasons, to implement a 1-for-10 reverse stock split and to ensure that Holdings has sufficient authorized shares of its Class A common stock to complete the exchange.

In connection with the exchange, J.P. Morgan SBIC LLC and Sixty Wall Street SBIC Fund L.P. transferred all of their shares of Holdings’ Class B non-voting common stock (which constituted all remaining outstanding Class B shares of Holdings) to their affiliates, J.P. Morgan Capital, L.P. and Sixty Wall Street Fund, L.P., respectively. Such entities then converted all of such shares of Holdings’ Class B non-voting common stock into shares of Holdings’ Class A common stock.

 

  9. Athens Sale

In August 2006, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell to Cingular Wireless substantially all of the assets of its wireless communications network and FCC licenses relating to its Athens, Georgia market. The closing of the sale was substantially completed on January 31, 2007. The carrying values of the network and related assets and FCC licenses sold as part of this agreement were $2.1 million and $8.9 million, respectively, and total proceeds for the fair value of the assets sold was

 

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approximately $10.9 million. After deducting $0.3 million of transaction costs, the loss on the Athens sale was approximately $0.4 million. This loss is included within depreciation and asset disposal expense on the consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2007.

Pending the successful assignment of six cell sites related to the Athens sale, Cingular Wireless will pay the Company an additional $0.9 million of cash, and the related assets, which have a carrying value of approximately $0.4 million, will be transferred to Cingular Wireless. This transaction is expected to be completed during the second half of 2007. In accordance with SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”, these pending assets have been classified in assets held for sale on the consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2007.

 

  10. Tower Sale

On November 13, 2006, the Company agreed to sell 69 wireless communications towers located in its continental United States business segment to SBA Towers II LLC (“SBA”) for approximately $17.0 million, reflecting a price of approximately $0.3 million per tower. The closing of 58 of the 69 towers occurred during the first quarter of 2007. The remaining eleven sites are expected to close during the second quarter of 2007 (see Note 15 “Subsequent Events”).

In connection with the sale of the towers, the Company has entered into site lease agreements with SBA, under which it will pay SBA monthly rent for the continued use of space that the Company occupied on the towers prior to their sale. The leases have an initial term of 10 years, and the monthly rental amount are subject to certain escalation clauses over the life of the lease. The Company is required to prepay the first four years’ rent under each site agreement at each closing, and during the first quarter of 2007, the Company paid approximately $4.8 million in connection with the closings.

The Company accounted for this sale-leaseback transaction in accordance with SFAS No. 98 “Accounting for Leases” and SFAS No. 28 “Accounting for Sales with Leasebacks”. The carrying value of the towers sold was approximately $1.6 million. After deducting $0.3 million of selling costs, the gain on the sale of the towers was approximately $12.5 million, all of which was deferred and is being recognized over the remaining operating lease terms of the towers that are leased-back to the Company.

 

  11. Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

The Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”) on January 1, 2007. As a result of the implementation of FIN 48, the Company recognized a $2.9 million alternative minimum income tax liability and interest expense for unrecognized tax benefits, of which $2.5 million was recorded as a deferred tax asset and the remaining $0.4 million was accounted for as an adjustment to the beginning balance of retained earnings on the consolidated balance sheet. As of the date of adoption and after the impact of recognizing the increase in liabilities noted above, the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits totaled $2.9 million, the disallowance of which would not affect the annual effective income tax rate. The Company does not expect the unrecognized tax benefit to change significantly during the next twelve months.

The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as income tax of multiple state and foreign jurisdictions. The Company is subject to U.S. federal income tax and state and local income tax examination for all years since 1997. The Company is subject to foreign income tax examination for all years since 2004.

The Company’s continuing practice is to recognize interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. During the three months ended March 31, 2007, the Company recognized approximately $0.1 million in potential interest associated with uncertain tax positions, which increased the Company’s unrecognized tax benefit to $3.0 million as of March 31, 2007. Accrued interest and penalties were $0.4 million and $0.5 million as of January 1, 2007 and March 31, 2007, respectively. To the extent interest is not assessed with respect to uncertain tax positions, amounts accrued will be reduced and reflected as a reduction of the overall income tax provision.

In June 2006, the FASB ratified the Emerging Issues Task Force issue 06-3, “How Taxes Collected From Customers and Remitted to Governmental Authorities Should Be Presented in the Income Statement (Gross Versus Net Presentation)” (“EITF 06-3”). EITF 06-3 addresses income statement presentation and disclosure requirements for taxes assessed by a governmental authority that are directly imposed on and concurrent with a revenue-producing transaction between a seller and a customer, including sales and use taxes. EITF 06-3 permits such taxes to be presented on either a gross basis (included in revenues and costs) or on a net basis (excluded from revenues). The Company has historically presented, and will continue to present, such taxes on a net basis.

 

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  12. Related Party Transactions

The Company has made payments on behalf of SunCom Investment Company and Holdings for certain business activities, including, but not limited to, administrative expenses and tax payments. As of March 31, 2007, total receivables outstanding from SunCom Investment Company and Holdings were $0.4 million. These payments are due on demand.

 

  13. Segment Information

The Company has two reportable segments, which it operates and manages as strategic business units. Reportable segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available and is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision makers in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company’s reporting segments are based upon geographic area of operation; one segment consists of the Company’s operations in the continental United States and the other consists of the Company’s operations in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The “Corporate and other” segment column below includes centralized services that largely support both segments. The Company’s reporting segments follow the same accounting policies used for the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Financial information by reportable business segment is as follows:

 

    

As of and for the three months

ended March 31, 2007

  

As of and for the three months

ended March 31, 2006

 
     Continental
United
States
   Puerto Rico
and U.S.
Virgin Islands
   Corporate
and other
    Consolidated   

Continental
United

States

    Puerto Rico
and U.S.
Virgin Islands
    Corporate
and other
    Consolidated  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Revenues:

                        

Service

   $ 132,960    $ 53,475    $ —       $ 186,435    $ 110,057     $ 45,410     $ —       $ 155,467  

Roaming

     18,773      3,229      —         22,002      17,855       3,611       —         21,466  

Equipment

     18,210      6,273      —         24,483      20,125       4,834       —         24,959  
                                                             

Total revenue

     169,943      62,977      —         232,920      148,037       53,855       —         201,892  

Depreciation, asset disposal and amortization

     19,130      6,937      5,913       31,980      83,874       26,527       4,602       115,003  

Income (loss) from operations

   $ 15,657    $ 7,975    ($ 12,916 )   $ 10,716    ($ 76,825 )   ($ 19,307 )   ($ 13,640 )   ($ 109,772 )
                                                             

Total assets

   $ 1,071,882    $ 352,673    $ 214,456     $ 1,639,011    $ 1,162,586     $ 342,458     $ 150,338     $ 1,655,382  

Capital expenditures

     2,007      2,106      1,206       5,319      5,653       4,551       1,098       11,302  

A reconciliation from segment income (loss) from operations to consolidated loss before taxes is set forth below:

 

     For the three months ended March 31,  
     2007     2006  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Total segment income (loss) from operations

   $ 10,716     ($ 109,772 )

Unallocated amounts:

    

Interest expense

     (38,334 )     (37,742 )

Interest and other income

     2,360       1,540  
                

Consolidated loss before taxes

   ($ 25,258 )   ($ 145,974 )

 

  14. Guarantor Financial Information

The following tables set forth condensed consolidating financial information of SunCom (the “Parent Company”), for all of SunCom’s subsidiaries other than Triton PCS License Company L.L.C. and SunCom Wireless Property Company L.L.C. (collectively, the “Subsidiary Guarantors”), and Triton PCS License Company L.L.C. and SunCom Wireless Property Company L.L.C. (together, the “Subsidiary Non-Guarantors”). Set forth below are the balance sheets as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 and the statements of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 for the Parent Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Subsidiary Non-Guarantors.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)

 

Consolidating Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2007

(Dollars in thousands)

 

     Parent
Company
    Subsidiary
Guarantors
   

Subsidiary

Non-Guarantors

    Eliminations     Consolidated  

ASSETS:

          

Current assets:

          

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 7,054     $ 26,625     $ —       $ —       $ 33,679  

Short-term investments

     171,350       —         —         —         171,350  

Restricted cash and short-term investments

     1,689       —         —         —         1,689  

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts

     —         88,687       —         —         88,687  

Accounts receivable – roaming partners

     —         15,489       —         —         15,489  

Due from related parties

     —         404       —         —         404  

Inventory, net

     —         25,668       —         —         25,668  

Prepaid expenses

     53       14,756       9,408       —         24,217  

Assets held for sale

     —         377       —         —         377  

Intercompany receivable

     46,480       344,088       —         (390,568 )     —    

Other current assets

     336       19,049       —         —         19,385  
                                        

Total current assets

     226,962       535,143       9,408       (390,568 )     380,945  

Long-term assets:

          

Property and equipment, net

     —         462,605       313       —         462,918  

Investments in subsidiaries

     1,066,729       175,025       —         (1,241,754 )     —    

Intangible assets, net

     4,268       60,030       721,862       —         786,160  

Other long-term assets

     —         5,663       4,278       (953 )     8,988  
                                        

Total assets

   $ 1,297,959     $ 1,238,466     $ 735,861     ($ 1,633,275 )   $ 1,639,011  
                                        

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY (DEFICIT):

          

Current liabilities:

          

Accounts payable

   $ —       $ 52,653     $ 21,991     $ —       $ 74,644  

Accrued liabilities

     39,106       27,859       147       —         67,112  

Current portion of long-term debt

     2,500       309       —         —         2,809  

Other current liabilities

     —         27,266       390,568       (390,568 )     27,266  
                                        

Total current liabilities

     41,606       108,087       412,706       (390,568 )     171,831  

Long-term debt:

          

Capital lease obligations

     —         454       —         —         454  

Senior secured term loan

     241,875       —         —         —         241,875  

Senior notes

     714,657       —         —         —         714,657  
                                        

Total senior long-term debt

     956,532       454       —         —         956,986  

Subordinated notes

     732,904       —         —         —         732,904  
                                        

Total long-term debt

     1,689,436       454       —         —         1,689,890  

Deferred income taxes, net

     —         —         146,573       (953 )     145,620  

Deferred revenue

     —         1,638       —         —         1,638  

Deferred gain on sale of property and equipment

     —         57,686       —         —         57,686  

Other long-term liabilities

     —         3,619       1,810       —         5,429  
                                        

Total liabilities

     1,731,042       171,484       561,089       (391,521 )     2,072,094  

Commitments and contingencies

     —         —         —         —         —    

Stockholder’s equity (deficit):

          

Common Stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000 shares authorized; 100 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2007

     —         —         —         —         —    

Additional paid-in-capital

     748,873       1,628,088       495,456       (2,123,544 )     748,873  

Accumulated deficit

     (1,181,956 )     (561,106 )     (320,684 )     881,790       (1,181,956 )
                                        

Total stockholder’s equity (deficit)

     (433,083 )     1,066,982       174,772       (1,241,754 )     (433,083 )
                                        

Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity (deficit)

   $ 1,297,959     $ 1,238,466     $ 735,861     ($ 1,633,275 )   $ 1,639,011  
                                        

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)

 

Consolidating Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2007

(Dollars in thousands)

 

     Parent
Company
    Subsidiary
Guarantors
   

Subsidiary

Non-Guarantors

    Eliminations    Consolidated  

Revenues:

           

Service

   $ —       $ 186,435     $ —       $ —      $ 186,435  

Roaming

     —         22,002       —         —        22,002  

Equipment

     —         24,483       —         —        24,483  
                                       

Total revenue

     —         232,920       —         —        232,920  

Expenses:

           

Cost of service

     —         48,029       14,903       —        62,932  

Cost of equipment

     —         38,867       —         —        38,867  

Selling, general and administrative

     24       84,708       3,693       —        88,425  

Depreciation and asset disposal

     —         24,146       —         —        24,146  

Amortization

     —         7,834       —         —        7,834  
                                       

Total operating expenses

     24       203,584       18,596          222,204  
                                       

Income (loss) from operations

     (24 )     29,336       (18,596 )     —        10,716  

Interest expense

     (38,328 )     (6 )     —         —        (38,334 )

Interest and other income

     2,337       23       —         —        2,360  
                                       

Income (loss) before taxes

     (36,015 )     29,353       (18,596 )     —        (25,258 )

Income tax provision

     —         (23 )     (2,768 )     —        (2,791 )
                                       

Income (loss) before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

     (36,015 )     29,330       (21,364 )     —        (28,049 )

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries

     7,966       (21,364 )     —         13,398      —    
                                       

Net income (loss)

   $ (28,049 )   $ 7,966     $ (21,364 )   $ 13,398    $ (28,049 )
                                       

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)

 

Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2007

(Dollars in thousands)

 

     Parent
Company
    Subsidiary
Guarantors
   

Subsidiary

Non-Guarantors

    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Cash flows from operating activities:

          

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

   ($ 18,769 )   $ 50,397     ($ 22,407 )   $ —       $ 9,221  
                                        

Cash flows from investing activities:

          

Purchase of available for sale securities

     (230,550 )     —         —         —         (230,550 )

Proceeds from sale of available for sale securities

     213,800       —         —         —         213,800  

Capital expenditures

     —         (5,319 )     —         —         (5,319 )

Proceeds from sale of assets

     —         17,037       9,237       —         26,274  

Payment of direct costs on business transactions

     —         (122 )     (306 )     —         (428 )

Investment in subsidiaries

     (21,769 )     —         —         21,769       —    

Dividends received

     21,769       —         —         (21,769 )     —    

Net intercompany loans

     —         (38,511 )     —         38,511       —    
                                        

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     (16,750 )     (26,915 )     8,931       38,511       3,777  
                                        

Cash flows from financing activities:

          

Dividends paid

     —         (21,769 )     —         21,769       —    

Payments under senior secured term loan

     (625 )     —         —         —         (625 )

Change in bank overdraft

     —         (8,316 )     —         —         (8,316 )

Principal payment under capital lease obligations

     —         (77 )     —         —         (77 )

Payment of direct costs on business transactions

     —         (7,227 )     —         —         (7,227 )

Capital contribution from parent

     —         21,769       —         (21,769 )     —    

Net intercompany loans

     25,035       —         13,476       (38,511 )     —    
                                        

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     24,410       (15,620 )     13,476       (38,511 )     (16,245 )
                                        

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (11,109 )     7,862       —         —         (3,247 )

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     18,163       18,763       —         —         36,926  
                                        

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 7,054     $ 26,625     $ —       $ —       $ 33,679  
                                        

 

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Consolidating Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2006

(Dollars in thousands)

 

     Parent
Company
    Subsidiary
Guarantors
   

Subsidiary

Non-Guarantors

    Eliminations     Consolidated  

ASSETS:

          

Current assets:

          

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 18,163     $ 18,763     $ —       $ —       $ 36,926  

Short-term investments

     154,600       —         —         —         154,600  

Restricted cash and short-term investments

     1,668       —         —         —         1,668  

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for

doubtful accounts

     —         96,213       —         —         96,213  

Accounts receivable – roaming partners

     —         14,811       —         —         14,811  

Due from related parties

     —         404       —         —         404  

Inventory, net

     —         27,441       —         —         27,441  

Prepaid expenses

     72       7,972       8,402       —         16,446  

Assets held for sale

     —         2,515       8,931       —         11,446  

Intercompany receivable

     70,955       306,137       —         (377,092 )     —    

Other current assets

     497       11,455       —         —         11,952  
                                        

Total current assets

     245,955       485,711       17,333       (377,092 )     371,907  

Long-term assets:

          

Property and equipment, net

     —         480,567       313       —         480,880  

Investments in subsidiaries

     1,059,174       196,389       —         (1,255,563 )     —    

Intangible assets, net

     4,598       67,790       721,862       —         794,250  

Other long-term assets

     —         3,729       690       —         4,419  
                                        

Total assets

   $ 1,309,727     $ 1,234,186     $ 740,198     $ (1,632,655 )   $ 1,651,456  
                                        

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY (DEFICIT):

          

Current liabilities:

          

Accounts payable

   $ —       $ 50,335     $ 21,209     $ —       $ 71,544  

Accrued liabilities

     23,208       48,492       —         —         71,700  

Current portion of long-term debt

     2,500       310       —         —         2,810  

Other current liabilities

     —         24,937       377,092       (377,092 )     24,937  
                                        

Total current liabilities

     25,708       124,074       398,301       (377,092 )     170,991  

Long-term debt:

          

Capital lease obligations

     —         531       —         —         531  

Senior secured term loan

     242,500       —         —         —         242,500  

Senior notes

     714,341       —         —         —         714,341  
                                        

Senior long-term debt

     956,841       531       —         —         957,372  

Subordinated notes

     732,365       —         —         —         732,365  
                                        

Total long-term debt

     1,689,206       531       —         —         1,689,737  
                                        

Deferred income taxes, net

     —         —         145,508       —         145,508  

Deferred revenue

     —         1,766       —         —         1,766  

Deferred gain on sale of property and equipment

     —         46,173       —         —         46,173  

Other

     —         2,468       —         —         2,468  
                                        

Total liabilities

     1,714,914       175,012       543,809       (377,092 )     2,056,643  

Commitments and contingencies

     —         —         —         —         —    

Stockholder’s equity (deficit):

          

Common Stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000 shares authorized; 100 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2006

     —         —         —         —         —    

Additional paid-in-capital

     748,309       1,606,319       495,456       (2,101,775 )     748,309  

Accumulated deficit

     (1,153,496 )     (547,145 )     (299,067 )     846,212       (1,153,496 )

SunCom Wireless Holdings, Inc. Class A common

stock held in trust

     (173 )     —         —         —         (173 )

Deferred compensation

     173       —         —         —         173  
                                        

Total stockholder’s equity (deficit)

     (405,187 )     1,059,174       196,389       (1,255,563 )     (405,187 )
                                        

Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity (deficit)

   $ 1,309,727     $ 1,234,186     $ 740,198     $ (1,632,655 )   $ 1,651,456  
                                        

 

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SUNCOM WIRELESS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)

 

Consolidating Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2006

(Dollars in thousands)

 

     Parent
Company
    Subsidiary
Guarantors
    Subsidiary
Non-Guarantors
    Eliminations    Consolidated  

Revenues:

           

Service

   $ —       $ 155,467     $ —       $ —      $ 155,467  

Roaming

     —         21,466       —         —        21,466  

Equipment

     —         24,959       —         —        24,959  
                                       

Total revenue

     —         201,892       —         —        201,892  

Expenses:

           

Cost of service

     —         53,504       14,444       —        67,948  

Cost of equipment

     —         39,221       —         —        39,221  

Selling, general and administrative

     24       85,026       3,544       —        88,594  

Termination benefits and other related charges

     —         898       —         —        898  

Depreciation and asset disposal

     —         103,499       —         —        103,499  

Amortization

     —         11,504       —         —        11,504  
                                       

Total operating expenses

     24       293,652       17,988          311,664  
                                       

Loss from operations

     (24 )     (91,760 )     (17,988 )     —        (109,772 )

Interest expense

     (37,732 )     (10 )     —         —        (37,742 )

Interest and other income

     1,495       45       —         —        1,540  
                                       

Loss before taxes

     (36,261 )     (91,725 )     (17,988 )     —        (145,974 )

Income tax provision

     —         —         (3,351 )     —        (3,351 )
                                       

Loss before equity in earnings of subsidiaries

     (36,261 )     (91,725 )     (21,339 )     —        (149,325 )

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries

     (113,064 )     (21,339 )     —         134,403      —    
                                       

Net income (loss)

   $ (149,325 )   $ (113,064 )   $ (21,339 )   $ 134,403    $ (149,325 )
                                       

 

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SUNCOM WIRELESS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)

 

Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2006

(Dollars in thousands)

 

     Parent
Company
    Subsidiary
Guarantors
   

Subsidiary

Non-Guarantors

    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Cash flows from operating activities:

          

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

   $ (19,677 )   $ 13,315     $ (17,702 )   $ —       $ (24,064 )
                                        

Cash flows from investing activities:

          

Purchase of available for sale securities

     (121,200 )     —         —         —         (121,200 )

Proceeds from sale of available for sale securities

     167,049       —         —         —         167,049  

Capital expenditures

     —         (11,302 )     —         —         (11,302 )

Proceeds from sale of assets

     —         1,278       270       —         1,548  

Other

     —         (26 )     —         —         (26 )

Net intercompany loans

     (30,961 )     —         —         30,961       —    
                                        

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     14,888       (10,050 )     270       30,961       36,069  
                                        

Cash flows from financing activities:

          

Payments under senior secured term loan

     (625 )     —         —         —         (625 )

Change in bank overdraft

     —         (12,031 )     —         —         (12,031 )

Principal payment under capital lease obligations

     —         (76 )     —         —         (76 )

Advances to related parties

     —         (33 )     —         —         (33 )

Payment of direct costs on business transactions

     —         (804 )     —         —         (804 )

Net intercompany loans

     —         13,529       17,432       (30,961 )     —    
                                        

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (625 )     585       17,432       (30,961 )     (13,569 )
                                        

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (5,414 )     3,850       —         —         (1,564 )

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     12,729       3,071       —         —         15,800  
                                        

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 7,315     $ 6,921     $ —       $ —       $ 14,236  
                                        

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)

 

  15. Subsequent Events

Tower Sale. On November 13, 2006, the Company agreed to sell 69 wireless communications towers located in its continental United States business segment to SBA for approximately $17.0 million, reflecting a price of approximately $0.3 million per tower. The closing of 58 of the 69 towers occurred during the first quarter of 2007. The closing of an additional five towers occurred on April 25, 2007 for a purchase price of approximately $1.1 million. The remaining six sites are expected to close during the second quarter of 2007.

Debt-for-Equity Exchange. The Company has received the FCC approvals necessary to complete the transactions contemplated by the Exchange Agreement described in Note 8, and while the exchange transaction and the related merger remain subject to customary closing conditions, the Company expects to close these transaction on or about May 15, 2007.

 

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

General

In this section, the terms SunCom, we, us, our and similar terms refer collectively to SunCom Wireless, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries. Holdings refers to our parent corporation, Suncom Wireless Holdings, Inc., and SunCom Wireless refers to SunCom Wireless, Inc. The following discussion and analysis is based upon our financial statements as of the dates and for the periods presented in this section. You should read this discussion and analysis in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes contained elsewhere in this report.

Forward-looking Statements

When used in this Form 10-Q and in future filings by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in our press releases and in oral statements made with the approval of an authorized executive officer of SunCom, statements concerning possible or assumed future results of operations of SunCom and those preceded by, followed by or that include the words “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of such terms and other comparable terminology (including confirmations by an authorized executive officer of SunCom or any such expressions made by a third party with respect to SunCom) are intended to identify “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, each of which speaks only as of the date made. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical earnings and those presently anticipated or projected. For a discussion of certain risks and uncertainties that could affect our results of operations, liquidity and capital resources, see the “Risk Factors” section of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 and our other Securities and Exchange Commission filings. We have no obligation to release publicly the result of any revisions, which may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances occurring after the date of such statements.

Overview

We are a provider of digital wireless communications services in the southeastern United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. We provide wireless communications services under the SunCom Wireless brand name. As of March 31, 2007, our wireless communications network covered a population of approximately 14.8 million potential customers in a contiguous geographic area encompassing portions of North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia. In addition, we operate a wireless communications network covering a population of approximately 4.1 million potential customers in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Our strategy is to provide extensive coverage to customers within our regions, to offer our customers high-quality, innovative voice and data services with coast-to-coast coverage via compelling rate plans and to benefit from roaming revenues generated by other carriers’ wireless customers who roam into our covered area.

We believe our markets are strategically attractive because of their strong demographic characteristics for wireless communications services. According to the 2005 Paul Kagan Associates Report, our service area includes 11 of the top 100 markets in the country with population densities that are higher than the national average. We currently provide wireless voice and data services utilizing global system for mobile communications and general packet radio service, or GSM/GPRS, technology, which is capable of providing enhanced voice and data services.

Results of Operations

We have two reportable segments, which we operate and manage as strategic business units. Our reporting segments are based upon geographic area of operation; one segment consists of our operations in the continental United States, and the other consists of our operations in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Each reporting segment markets wireless rate plans to consumers that are specific to its respective geographic area. For purposes of this discussion, corporate expenses are included in the continental United States segment results.

Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2006

Consolidated operations

The table below summarizes the consolidated key metrics of our operations as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006. These results are further described in our segment discussions.

 

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     As of and for the three months ended March 31,  
     2007     2006     Change     Change %  

Gross additions

     107,851       116,315       (8,464 )   (7.3 )%

Net additions

     33,646       41,292       (7,646 )   (18.5 )%

Subscribers (end of period)

     1,120,838       1,007,114       113,724     11.3 %

Monthly subscriber churn

     2.2 %     2.5 %     0.3 %   12.0 %

Average revenue per user

   $ 55.70     $ 51.55     $ 4.15     8.1 %

Cost per gross addition

   $ 402     $ 382     $ (20 )   (5.2 )%

Gross additions are new subscriber activations, and net additions are gross additions less subscriber deactivations. Monthly subscriber churn is calculated by dividing subscriber deactivations by our average subscriber base for the period. These statistical measures may not be compiled in the same manner as similarly titled measures of other companies. In addition, average revenue per user, or ARPU, and cost per gross addition, or CPGA, are performance measures not calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP. For more information about ARPU and CPGA, see “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.

Continental United States segment operations

The table below summarizes the key metrics in the operations of our continental United States segment as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006.

 

     As of and for the three months ended March 31,  
     2007     2006     Change     Change %  

Gross additions

     68,106       78,960       (10,854 )   (13.7 )%

Net additions

     20,136       35,982       (15,846 )   (44.0 )%

Subscribers (end of period)

     793,120       734,953       58,167     7.9 %

Monthly subscriber churn

     2.0 %     2.0 %     —       —    

Average revenue per user

   $ 56.68     $ 51.21     $ 5.47     10.7 %

Cost per gross addition

   $ 424     $ 406     ($ 18 )   (4.4 )%

Subscribers. The decrease in net subscriber additions of 15,846 was driven by lower subscriber gross additions and higher involuntary subscriber deactivations due to non-payment for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, compared to the same period of last year. We believe the lower year-over-year gross subscriber additions were the result of our strategy to pursue higher ARPU subscribers as well as increased competitive pressure for a diminishing pool of potential subscribers. The 58,167 increase in total subscribers was attributable to net subscriber additions from April 1, 2006 through March 31, 2007.

Monthly Subscriber Churn. The monthly subscriber churn was flat due to decreased voluntary subscriber deactivations resulting from the reduced impact of the migration of our subscribers from TDMA to GSM/GPRS technology in 2006, offset by increased involuntary subscriber deactivations due to non-payment by a higher credit challenged customer mix. We believe that churn in the continental United States segment may increase slightly in the near term due to increased involuntary churn as a result of rate plan offerings to more credit challenged customers.

Average Revenue Per User. ARPU reflects the average amount billed to subscribers based on rate plan and calling feature offerings. ARPU is calculated by dividing service revenue, excluding service revenue credits made to existing subscribers and revenue not generated by wireless subscribers, by our average subscriber base for the respective period. The ARPU increase of $5.47 was primarily the result of an increase in average revenue from usage of features offered for additional fees and an increase in average access revenue per subscriber. The increase in average feature revenue was primarily the result of subscribers increased usage of our data offerings, such as short message service, or SMS, and downloadable ring tones. The increase in average access revenue was primarily the result of higher access points on add-a-line activations. In addition, miscellaneous revenue also increased due to higher fees charged to delinquent paying subscribers. As a result of an anticipated mix of new rate plan offerings, we expect ARPU to remain relatively flat in the foreseeable future. For more details regarding our calculation of ARPU, refer to “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.

Cost Per Gross Addition. CPGA is calculated by dividing the sum of equipment margin for handsets sold to new subscribers (equipment revenue less cost of equipment, which costs have historically exceeded the related revenues) and selling expenses (exclusive of the non-cash compensation portion of the selling expenses) related to adding new subscribers by total gross subscriber additions during the relevant period. The CPGA increase of $18, or 4.4%, was primarily the result of lower gross additions to leverage the fixed selling costs for the period, partially offset by lower advertising and promotional spending and lower commission expense per gross addition due to a shift in the distribution channel mix favoring company-owned channels, which historically have a lower commission expense. For more details regarding our calculation of CPGA, refer to “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.

 

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Results from Operations

 

     For the three months ended March 31,  

(Dollars in thousands)

   2007    2006     Change $     Change %  

Revenues:

         

Service

   $ 132,960    $ 110,057     $ 22,903     20.8 %

Roaming

     18,773      17,855       918     5.1 %

Equipment

     18,210      20,125       (1,915 )   (9.5 )%
                             

Total revenue

     169,943      148,037       21,906     14.8 %

Operating expenses

         

Cost of service

     52,079      56,930       4,851     8.5 %

Cost of equipment

     26,400      28,527       2,127     7.5 %

Selling, general and administrative

     63,680      63,671       (9 )   —    

Termination benefits and other related charges

     —        898       898     100.0 %

Depreciation, asset disposal and amortization

     25,043      88,476       63,433     71.7 %
                             

Total operating expenses

     167,202      238,502       71,300     29.9 %

Income (loss) from operations

     2,741    $ (90,465 )   $ 93,206     103.0 %

Revenue. Service revenue increased by $22.9 million, or 20.8%, for the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2006, primarily as a result of an $11.6 million increase in access revenue resulting primarily from a larger subscriber base, increased revenue of $6.9 million generated from enhanced features offered for a fee, such as SMS messaging and downloadable ring tones and a $1.7 million increase in miscellaneous revenue attributable to higher late fees charged to delinquent paying subscribers. We expect subscriber growth to continue and hence, we expect service revenue to increase in the foreseeable future. The increase in roaming revenue was primarily due to increased roaming minutes of use period over period. We expect roaming revenue to increase slightly in the foreseeable future. Equipment revenue includes the revenue earned on the sale of a handset and handset accessories to new and existing subscribers. The equipment revenue decrease was primarily due to lower new activations.

Cost of Service. Cost of service for the three months ended March 31, 2007 decreased by $4.9 million, or 8.5%, compared to the same period of 2006. This decrease was largely the result of a $1.9 million decrease in interconnect costs as a result of decommissioning our TDMA network during 2006, which resulted in network efficiencies, a $1.6 million decrease in incollect roaming costs (costs associated with our subscribers roaming on other carriers’ networks) attributable to less minutes of use and a $1.1 million decrease in toll costs due to a lower rate per minute of use. As a result of the variable components of cost of service, such as interconnect and toll, our cost of service may increase in conjunction with the growth of our subscriber base. Cost of service as a percentage of service revenue was 39.2% and 51.7% for the quarters ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. This decrease of 12.5% was primarily attributable to increased service revenue and the above-mentioned declines in interconnect, incollect and toll costs. Cost of service as a percentage of service revenue may decline in the future, as we expect to continue to leverage the fixed components of cost of service, such as cell site rent, against increased revenue.

Cost of Equipment. Cost of equipment decreased $2.1 million, or 7.5% in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the same period of 2006. The decrease was due to lower gross subscriber additions and the absence of costs incurred during the first quarter of 2006 to migrate subscribers from TDMA to GSM/GPRS technology. These decreases were partially offset by increased transactions with existing subscribers.

Selling, General and Administrative Expense. Selling, general and administrative expenses were flat for the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared to the same period of 2006. The increase was primarily due to a $3.8 million increase in general and administrative expenses (excluding non-cash compensation), which resulted from higher bad debt expense of $2.1 million due to a larger subscriber base and rate plan offerings to more credit-challenged customers. In addition, handset upgrades provided to existing subscribers in exchange for a contract extension increased, which resulted in $0.9 million of incremental commission expense. This increase was partially offset by a $1.6 million decrease in non-cash compensation expense due to the lower market price of stock grants and a $1.3 million decrease in commissions as the result of lower gross subscriber additions and a shift in the distribution mix favoring company-owned channels. In addition, advertising and promotional expense decreased $1.1 million. Our selling, general and administrative expenses may increase as a function of the growth of our subscriber base. General and administrative expense as a percentage of service revenue was 28.7% and 32.5% for the quarters ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. This decrease was primarily the result of greater service revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2007. This percentage may continue to decline in the future as we expect to leverage our fixed general and administrative costs, such as headcount and facilities costs, against increased revenue.

 

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Termination Benefit Expense. We incurred termination benefit expense of $0.9 million for the first quarter of 2006 related to the reorganization of our continental United States operations. We did not incur any termination benefit expense for the same period of 2007.

Depreciation, Asset Disposal and Amortization Expense. Depreciation, asset disposal and amortization expense decreased by $63.4 million, or 71.7%, for the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared to the same period of 2006. This decrease was primarily due to there being no incremental depreciation expense on our TDMA equipment, which was fully depreciated as of June 30, 2006 and was decommissioned during the fourth quarter of 2006.

Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands segment operations

The table below summarizes the key metrics in the operations of our Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands segment as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006.

 

     As of and for the three months ended March 31,  
     2007     2006     Change     Change %  

Gross additions

     39,745       37,355       2,390     6.4 %

Net additions

     13,510       5,310       8,200     154.4 %

Subscribers (end of period)

     327,718       272,161       55,557     20.4 %

Monthly subscriber churn

     2.7 %     4.0 %     1.3 %   32.5 %

Average revenue per user

   $ 53.30     $ 52.45     $ 0.85     1.6 %

Cost per gross addition

   $ 364     $ 332     $ (32 )   (9.6 )%

Subscribers. The increase in net subscribers additions of 8,200 was due to a 2,390 increase in gross subscriber additions and lower subscriber churn. The year-over-year gross subscriber addition increase was the result of the cumulative effect of a significant marketing and branding initiative associated with the SunCom brand and the brand erosion of several key competitors. The lower year-over-year subscriber churn was the result of decreased voluntary and involuntary deactivations. The increase in total subscribers was attributable to net subscriber additions resulting from April 1, 2006 through March 31, 2007.

Monthly Subscriber Churn. The decrease in monthly subscriber churn stemmed from decreased voluntary subscriber deactivations resulting from the reduced impact of migrating our remaining Puerto Rico TDMA subscribers to our GSM/GPRS technology during the first quarter of 2006. In addition, involuntary subscriber deactivations decreased due to improved collection efforts and the stabilization of our subscriber base during the three months ended March 31, 2007, as compared to the same period of 2006. As a result of contractual obligations with customers, we expect that the subscriber churn of our Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands segment may remain relatively flat in the near term.

Average Revenue Per User. The ARPU increase was primarily the result of an increase in the usage of features for additional fees, partially offset by a decrease in average billed access and airtime revenue per subscriber. The increase in average feature revenue was primarily the result of subscribers increased usage of our data offerings, such as SMS and downloadable ring tones. The decline in average access revenue was the result of adding new subscribers on lower-priced rate plans. The decline in average airtime revenue was the result of adding new subscribers on rate plans that included more minutes of use, such as included nights and weekends and mobile to mobile, than previously offered rate plans. In addition, average airtime revenue has also declined as a result of existing subscribers migrating to plans with more included minutes and higher use subscribers deactivating service. As a result of anticipated mix of new rate plan offerings, we expect ARPU to remain relatively flat in the foreseeable future.

Cost Per Gross Addition. The CPGA increase of $32, or 9.6%, was primarily due to higher spending on advertising and promotional costs and higher equipment margin, partially offset by higher gross additions to leverage our fixed selling costs for the period ended March 31, 2007 as compared to the same period of last year.

Results from Operations

 

      For the three months ended March 31,  

(Dollars in thousands)

   2007    2006    Change $     Change %  

Revenues:

          

Service

   $ 53,475    $ 45,410    $ 8,065     17.8 %

Roaming

     3,229      3,611      (382 )   (10.6 )%

Equipment

     6,273      4,834      1,439     29.8 %
                            

Total revenue

     62,977      53,855      9,122     16.9 %

 

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Operating expenses

         

Cost of service

     10,853      11,018       165     1.5 %

Cost of equipment

     12,467      10,694       (1,773 )   (16.6 )%

Selling, general and administrative

     24,745      24,923       178     0.7 %

Depreciation, asset disposal and amortization

     6,937      26,527       19,590     73.8 %
                             

Total operating expenses

     55,002      73,162       18,160     24.8 %

Income (loss) from operations

   $ 7,975    $ (19,307 )   $ 27,282     141.3 %

Revenue. Service revenue increased $8.1 million, or 17.8%, for the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared to the same period of 2006 primarily due to an increased number of subscribers, which resulted in increased access revenue of $4.8 million. In addition, feature revenue increased by $2.2 million as a result of additional usage of features offered for an additional fee, such as SMS messaging and downloadable ring tones. The decrease in roaming revenue was due to a lower rate per minute of use, partially offset by increased minutes of use on our network. Equipment sales revenue increased due to increased transactions with existing and new subscribers.

Cost of Service. Cost of service decreased by $0.2 million, or 1.5%, for the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared to the same period of 2006. The decrease was the result of reduced interconnect expenses of $1.3 million due to decommissioning our Puerto Rico TDMA network during the first quarter of 2006, which resulted in network efficiencies. This decrease was partially offset by increased incollect costs of $0.6 million due to higher minutes of use and increased handset insurance costs of $0.6 million resulting from a larger subscriber base. As a result of the variable components of cost of service, such as interconnect and toll, our cost of service may increase in conjunction with the growth of our subscriber base. Cost of service as a percentage of service revenue was 20.3% and 24.3% for the quarters ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The decrease of 4.0% was primarily attributable to increased service revenue. Cost of service as a percentage of service revenue may decline in the future, as we expect to continue to leverage the fixed components of cost of service, such as cell site rent, against increased revenue.

Cost of Equipment. Cost of equipment increased $1.8 million, or 16.6%, for the first quarter of 2007 compared to the same period of last year. This increase was primarily due to higher equipment costs for new activations due to increased gross subscriber additions period over period and increased transactions with existing subscribers, such as upgrades.

Selling, General and Administrative Expense. Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased slightly for the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared to the same period of 2006. The decrease was primarily due to decreased bad debt expense of $1.5 million due to lower involuntary deactivations, partially offset by increased advertising and promotional costs of $1.3 million. As a result of the variable components of selling, general and administrative expense, such as customer care personnel and billing costs, our selling, general and administrative expenses may increase as a function of the growth of our subscriber base. General and administrative expense as a percentage of service revenue was 26.0% and 34.5% for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The decline of 8.5 % was due primarily to increased service revenue. This percentage may continue to decline in the future as we expect to leverage our fixed general and administrative costs, such as headcount and facilities costs, against increased revenue.

Depreciation, Asset Disposal and Amortization Expense. Depreciation, asset disposal and amortization expense decreased by $19.6 million, or 73.8%, for the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared to the same period of 2006. This decrease was primarily due to there being no depreciation expense on our TDMA equipment, which was decommissioned during the first quarter of 2006, and fully depreciated as of March 31, 2006.

Consolidated operations

Interest Expense. Interest expense was $38.3 million, net of capitalized interest of $0.3 million, for the three months ended March 31, 2007. Interest expense was $37.7 million, net of capitalized interest of $0.4 million, for the three months ended March 31, 2006. The increase of $0.6 million, or 1.6%, primarily related to an increase of $0.5 million on our senior secured term loan resulting from rising interest rates quarter-over-quarter. We had a weighted average interest rate of 8.75% and 8.63% for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, on our average obligation for our senior and subordinated debt as well as our senior secured term loan.

Interest and Other Income. Interest and other income was $2.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007, an increase of $0.9 million, compared to $1.5 million for the same period of 2006. This increase was primarily due to higher average daily cash and short-term investment balances for the quarter ended March 31, 2007.

 

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Income Tax Expense. Income tax expense was $2.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007, a decrease of $0.6 million, or 17.6%, compared to $3.4 million for the same period of 2006. The decrease was primarily the result of selling FCC licenses related to our Athens sale, which decreased the difference between the book basis and tax basis of our licensing costs, which reduced our deferred tax liability. We continue to recognize a deferred tax liability associated with our licensing costs. Pursuant to our adoption of SFAS No. 142, we can no longer reasonably estimate the period of reversal, if any, for the deferred tax liabilities related to our licensing costs. Therefore, we will continue to incur deferred tax expense as additional deferred tax liabilities associated with the amortization of the tax basis of our FCC licenses are incurred.

Net Loss. Net loss was $28.0 million and $149.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The net loss decrease of $121.3 million resulted from the items discussed above.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of March 31, 2007, we had $33.7 million in cash and cash equivalents compared to $36.9 million as of December 31, 2006. In addition, we had $171.4 million of short-term investments as of March 31, 2007, compared to $154.6 million as of December 31, 2006. We also held $1.7 million of restricted cash and short-term investments as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, which is pledged as collateral for our surety bonds on our cell site lease agreements. Net working capital was $194.6 million as of March 31, 2007 and $181.8 million as of December 31, 2006. Cash provided by operating activities was $9.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007, an increase of $33.3 million, compared to $24.1 million of cash used in operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2006. The increase in cash provided by operating activities was primarily due to increased revenue of $31.0 million and decreased cost of service of $5.0 million, partially offset by an increase in cash used in working capital of $3.4 million and increased selling, general and administrative expense (excluding non-cash compensation) of $1.4 million. Cash provided by investing activities was $3.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007, a decrease of $32.3 million, or 89.5%, compared to $36.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006. The decrease in cash provided by investing activities was primarily related to a $62.6 million increase in the net purchases of auction rate securities. This decline was partially offset by a net increase in proceeds from asset sales of $24.7 million, which related primarily to our tower sales and Athens sale, and a $6.0 million reduction in capital expenditures. Cash used in financing activities was $16.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007, an increase of $2.6 million, compared to $13.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006. The increase in cash used by financing activities relates primarily to a $6.4 million increase in deferred transaction costs related to our efforts to complete a restructuring of our long-term debt obligations, partially offset by $3.7 million decrease in the change in bank overdraft.

Liquidity

The construction of our network and the marketing and distribution of wireless communications products and services have required, and will continue to require, substantial capital. Our capital outlays have included license acquisition costs, capital expenditures for network construction, funding of operating cash flow losses and other working capital costs, debt service and financing fees and expenses. We will have additional capital requirements, which could be substantial, for future upgrades and advances in new technology. We believe that cash on hand and short-term investments will be sufficient to meet our projected capital and operational requirements for at least the next twelve months.

In order to improve our capital structure, we entered into an exchange agreement with certain holders of our subordinated notes pursuant to which such notes will be exchanged for shares of Holdings Class A common stock. The exchange agreement and the related merger have been approved by Holdings’ stockholders, and we recently received the FCC approvals necessary to complete the transactions contemplated by the exchange agreement, including the related 1-for-10 reverse stock-split to be effected through a merger of Holdings with a wholly-owned subsidiary. While the exchange and related merger remain subject to customary closing conditions, we expect to close these transactions on or about May 15, 2007. For more information about the exchange agreement and the related merger agreement, see Note 8 to our consolidated financial statements.

We currently expect subordinated note holders to exchange approximately $734 million aggregate principal amount of notes, representing 98.7% of the outstanding subordinated notes, for approximately 52.2 million shares of Holdings’ Class A common stock after giving effect to the reverse stock split. As a result of the exchange, the holders of the outstanding subordinated notes participating in the exchange will receive in the aggregate (in respect of their subordinated notes tendered in the exchange) approximately 87.9% of Holdings’ outstanding Class A common stock on a fully-diluted basis and, therefore, the existing holders of Holdings’ Class A common stock will own approximately 12.1% of Holdings’ Class A common stock on a fully-diluted basis following the exchange.

Following the exchange, we expect to still have approximately $1.0 billion of debt held by non-affiliates, represented by a senior secured term loan, our 8½% senior notes and approximately $10 million aggregate remaining principal amount of our subordinated notes held by non-affiliates. An inability to pay our debt service because of insufficient liquidity could result in a default on such indebtedness which, unless cured or waived, would have a material adverse effect on our liquidity and financial position.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We utilize certain financial measures that are not calculated in accordance with GAAP, to assess our financial performance. A non-GAAP financial measure is defined as a numerical measure of a company’s financial performance that (i) excludes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of excluding amounts, that are included in the comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP in the statement of income or statement of cash flows; or (ii) includes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of including amounts, that are excluded from the comparable measure so calculated and presented. The discussion of each non-GAAP financial measure we use in this report appear above under “Results of Operations”. A brief description of the calculation of each measure is included where the particular measure is first discussed.

 

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Our method of computation may or may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. The following tables reconcile our non-GAAP financial measures with our financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP.

Average revenue per user

We believe ARPU, which calculates the average service revenue billed to an individual subscriber, is a useful measure to evaluate our past billable service revenue and assist in forecasting our future billable service revenue. ARPU is exclusive of service revenue credits made to retain existing subscribers and revenue not generated by wireless subscribers. Service revenue credits are discretionary reductions of the amount billed to a subscriber. We have no contractual obligation to issue these credits; therefore, ARPU reflects the amount subscribers have contractually agreed to pay us based on their specific usage pattern. Revenue not generated by wireless subscribers, which primarily consists of Universal Service Fund program revenue, is excluded from our calculation of ARPU, as this revenue does not reflect amounts billed to subscribers. ARPU is calculated by dividing service revenue, exclusive of service revenue credits made to existing subscribers and revenue not generated by wireless subscribers, by our average subscriber base for the respective period. For quarterly periods, average subscribers is calculated by adding subscribers at the beginning of the quarter to subscribers at the end of the quarter and dividing by two.

Consolidated ARPU

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  

Average revenue per user (ARPU)

   2007     2006  
     (Dollars in thousands, except ARPU)  

Service revenue

   $ 186,435     $ 155,467  

Subscriber retention credits

     358       256  

Revenue not generated by wireless subscribers

     (2,309 )     (3,175 )
                

Adjusted service revenue

   $ 184,484     $ 152,548  

Average subscribers

     1,104,015       986,468  

ARPU

   $ 55.70     $ 51.55  

Segment ARPU

 

      Continental United States     Puerto Rico and U.S.
Virgin Islands
 
     Three Months Ended March 31,  

Average revenue per user (ARPU)

   2007     2006     2007     2006  
     (Dollars in thousands, except ARPU)  

Service revenue

   $ 132,960     $ 110,057     $ 53,475     $ 45,410  

Subscriber retention credits

     329       203       29       53  

Revenue not generated by wireless subscribers

     (131 )     (116 )     (2,178 )     (3,059 )
                                

Adjusted service revenue

     133,158       110,144       51,326       42,404  

Average subscribers

     783,052       716,962       320,963       269,506  

ARPU

   $ 56.68     $ 51.21     $ 53.30     $ 52.45  

Cost per gross addition

We believe CPGA is a useful measure that quantifies the costs to acquire a new subscriber. This measure also provides a gauge to compare our average acquisition costs per new subscriber to that of other wireless communication providers. CPGA is calculated by dividing the sum of equipment margin for handsets sold to new subscribers (equipment revenue less cost of equipment, which costs have historically exceeded the related revenue) and selling expenses, exclusive of non-cash compensation, related to adding new subscribers by total gross subscriber additions during the relevant period. Retail customer service expenses are excluded from CPGA, as these costs are incurred specifically for existing subscribers.

 

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Consolidated CPGA

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  

Cost per gross addition (CPGA)

   2007     2006  
     (Dollars in thousands, except CPGA)  

Selling expenses

   $ 36,295     $ 37,196  

Less: non-cash compensation included in selling expenses

     (76 )     (264 )

Plus: termination benefits allocated to selling expense

     —         56  

Total cost of equipment – transactions with new subscribers

     18,229       19,741  
                

CPGA operating expenses

     54,448       56,729  

Cost of service

   $ 62,932     $ 67,948  

Non-cash compensation included in selling expenses

     76       264  

Total cost of equipment – transactions with existing subscribers

     20,638       19,480  

General and administrative expense

     52,130       51,398  

Termination benefits other than selling expense portion

     —         842  

Depreciation and asset disposal

     24,146       103,499  

Amortization

     7,834       11,504  
                

Total operating expenses

     222,204       311,664  

CPGA operating expenses (from above)

     54,448       56,729  

Equipment revenue – transactions with new subscribers

     (11,092 )     (12,311 )
                

CPGA costs, net

   $ 43,356     $ 44,418  

Gross subscriber additions

     107,851       116,315  

CPGA

   $ 402     $ 382  

Segment CPGA

 

      Continental United
States
    Puerto Rico and U.S.
Virgin Islands
 
     Three Months Ended March 31,  

Cost per gross addition (CPGA)

   2007     2006     2007     2006  
     (Dollars in thousands, except CPGA)  

Selling expenses

   $ 25,459     $ 27,943     $ 10,836     $ 9,253  

Less: non-cash compensation included in selling expenses

     (33 )     (247 )     (43 )     (17 )

Plus: termination benefits allocated to selling expense

     —         56       —         —    

Total cost of equipment – transactions with new subscribers

     10,742       13,136       7,487       6,605  
                                

CPGA operating expenses

     36,168       40,888       18,280       15,841  

Cost of service

     52,079       56,930       10,853       11,018  

Non-cash compensation included in selling expenses

     33       247       43       17  

Total cost of equipment – transactions with existing subscribers

     15,658       15,391       4,980       4,089  

General and administrative expense

     38,221       35,728       13,909       15,670  

Termination benefits other than selling expense portion

     —         842       —         —    

Depreciation and asset disposal

     21,645       83,438       2,501       20,061  

Amortization

     3,398       5,038       4,436       6,466  
                                

Total operating expenses

     167,202       238,502       55,002       73,162  

CPGA operating expenses (from above)

     36,168       40,888       18,280       15,841  

Equipment revenue – transactions with new subscribers

     (7,286 )     (8,855 )     (3,806 )     (3,456 )
                                

CPGA costs, net

   $ 28,882     $ 32,033     $ 14,474     $ 12,385  

Gross subscriber additions

     68,106       78,960       39,745       37,355  

CPGA

   $ 424     $ 406     $ 364     $ 332  

Inflation

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We are highly leveraged and, as a result, our cash flows and earnings are exposed to fluctuations in interest rates. SunCom Wireless’ debt obligations are U.S. dollar denominated. Our market risk, therefore, is the potential loss arising from adverse changes in interest rates. As of March 31, 2007, SunCom Wireless’ debt can be categorized as follows (in thousands):

 

Fixed interest rates:

  

Senior notes

   $ 714,657

Senior subordinated notes

   $ 732,904

Subject to interest rate fluctuations:

  

Senior secured term loan

   $ 244,375

Our interest rate risk management program focuses on minimizing exposure to interest rate movements, setting an optimal mixture of floating and fixed rate debt and minimizing liquidity risk.

Our cash and cash equivalents consist of short-term assets having initial maturities of three months or less, and our investments consist of auction rate securities with maturities of one year or less. While these investments are subject to a degree of interest rate risk, this risk is not considered to be material relative to our overall investment income position.

If interest rates rise over the remaining term of the senior secured term loan at the March 31, 2007 outstanding principal balance, we would realize increased annual interest expense of approximately $1.2 million for each 50 basis point increase in rates. If interest rates decline over the remaining term of the senior secured term loan, we would realize decreased annual interest expense of approximately $1.2 million for each 50 basis point decrease in rates.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Controls and Procedures.

We have carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. As a result of this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that as of March 31, 2007, SunCom’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by SunCom in the reports filed or submitted by it under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by SunCom in such reports is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Controls.

There were no changes in SunCom’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2007 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, SunCom’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

None.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

None

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

None

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

 

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

None.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit

Number

 

Description

  2.1   Exchange Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2007, among SunCom Wireless Holdings, Inc., SunCom Wireless Investment Co., LLC, SunCom Wireless, Inc. and the holders of the 9 3/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011 and 8 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011 of SunCom Wireless, Inc. party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Form 8-K of SunCom Wireless Holdings, Inc. filed January 31, 2007).
  3.1   Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Triton PCS Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Form 10-Q of Triton PCS Holdings, Inc. for the quarter ended September 30, 1999).
  3.2   Amendment to Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Triton PCS Holdings, Inc. changing the company’s corporate name to SunCom Wireless Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Form 10-Q of SunCom Wireless Holdings, Inc. for the quarter ended March 31, 2005).
  3.3   Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Triton PCS Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.6 to the Form 10-Q of Triton PCS Holdings, Inc. for the quarter ended September 30, 1999).
  4.1   Specimen Stock Certificate. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 10-Q of SunCom Wireless Holdings, Inc. for the quarter ended March 31, 2005).
  4.2   Indenture, dated as of January 19, 2001, among Triton PCS, Inc., the Guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to Amendment No. 2 to the Form S-3 Registration Statement of Triton PCS Holdings, Inc., File No. 333-49974).
  4.3   Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 18, 2004, by and among Triton PCS, Inc., Affiliate License Co., L.L.C. and The Bank of New York, to the Indenture, dated as of January 19, 2001, among Triton PCS, Inc., the Guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Form 10-K of Triton PCS Holdings, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2004).
  4.4   Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 27, 2005, by and among Triton PCS, Inc., AWS Network Newco, LLC, SunCom Wireless International, LLC, SunCom Wireless Puerto Rico Operating Company, LLC, Triton Network Newco, LLC and The Bank of New York to the Indenture, dated as of January 19, 2001, among Triton PCS, Inc., the Guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Form 10-K of Triton PCS Holdings, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2004).

 

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  4.5   Indenture, dated as of November 14, 2001, among Triton PCS, Inc., the Guarantors thereto and The Bank of New York, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 8-K/A of Triton PCS Holdings, Inc. filed November 15, 2001).
  4.6   Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 18, 2004, by and among Triton PCS, Inc., Affiliate License Co., L.L.C. and The Bank of New York to the Indenture, dated as of November 14, 2001, among Triton PCS, Inc., the Guarantors thereto and The Bank of New York, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Form 10-K of Triton PCS Holdings, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2004).
  4.7   Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 27, 2005, by and among Triton PCS, Inc., AWS Network Newco, LLC, SunCom Wireless International, LLC, SunCom Wireless Puerto Rico Operating Company, LLC, Triton Network Newco, LLC and The Bank of New York to the Indenture, dated as of November 14, 2001, among Triton PCS, Inc., the Guarantors thereto and The Bank of New York, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to the Form 10-K of Triton PCS Holdings, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2004).
  4.8   Indenture, dated as of June 13, 2003, among Triton PCS, Inc., the Guarantors thereto and The Bank of New York, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 8-K/A of Triton PCS Holdings, Inc. filed June 16, 2003).
  4.9   Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 18, 2004, by and among Triton PCS, Inc., Affiliate License Co., L.L.C. and The Bank of New York, to the Indenture, dated as of June 13, 2003, among Triton PCS, Inc., the Guarantors thereto and The Bank of New York, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9 to the Form 10-K of Triton PCS Holdings, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2004).
  4.10   Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 27, 2005, by and among Triton PCS, Inc., AWS Network Newco, LLC, SunCom Wireless International, LLC, SunCom Wireless Puerto Rico Operating Company, LLC, Triton Network Newco, LLC and The Bank of New York, to the Indenture, dated as of June 13, 2003, among Triton PCS, Inc., the Guarantors thereto and The Bank of New York, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.10 to the Form 10- K of Triton PCS Holdings, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2004).
10.1   Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of January 31 2007, by and among SunCom Wireless Holdings, Inc., SunCom Wireless Management Company, Inc. and Michael Kalogris (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K of SunCom Wireless Holdings, Inc. filed February 1, 2007).*
10.2   Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2007, by and among SunCom Wireless Holdings, Inc., SunCom Wireless Management Company, Inc. and William Robinson (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Form 8-K of SunCom Wireless Holdings, Inc. filed February 1, 2007).*
10.3   Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2007, by and among SunCom Wireless Holdings, Inc., SunCom Wireless Management Company, Inc. and Eric Haskell (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Form 8-K of SunCom Wireless Holdings, Inc. filed February 1, 2007).*
10.4   Letter Agreement, dated as of March 26, 2007, between SunCom Wireless Holdings, Inc. and Laura Show-Porter (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Form 10-Q of SunCom Wireless Holdings, Inc. for the quarter ended March 31, 2007).*
31.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
31.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
31.3   Certification of Vice President of Accounting and Controller pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
32.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
32.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

* Management contract or compensatory plan.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this amended report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

  SUNCOM WIRELESS, INC.
Date: May 14, 2007   By:  

/s/ Michael E. Kalogris

    Michael E. Kalogris
    Chief Executive Officer
    (principal executive officer)
Date: May 14, 2007   By:  

/s/ Eric Haskell

    Eric Haskell
    Chief Financial Officer
    (principal financial officer)
EX-31.1 2 dex311.htm SECTION 302 CEO CERTIFICATION Section 302 CEO Certification

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Michael E. Kalogris, Chief Executive Officer of SunCom Wireless, Inc., certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of SunCom Wireless, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) [omitted in accordance with Section III E. of SEC Release No. 34-47986 and SEC Release No. 34-51293] for the registrant and have:

(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) [omitted in accordance with Section III.E. of SEC Release No. 34-47986 and SEC Release No. 34-51293];

(c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors:

(a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: May 14, 2007    
 

/s/ Michael E. Kalogris

  Name: Michael E. Kalogris
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
EX-31.2 3 dex312.htm SECTION 302 CFO CERTIFICATION Section 302 CFO Certification

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Eric Haskell, Chief Financial Officer of SunCom Wireless, Inc., certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of SunCom Wireless, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) [omitted in accordance with Section III.E. of SEC Release No. 34-47986 and SEC Release No. 34-51293] for the registrant and have:

(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) [omitted in accordance with Section III.E. of SEC Release No. 34-47986 and SEC Release No. 34-51293];

(c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors:

(a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: May 14, 2007  
 

/s/ Eric Haskell

  Name: Eric Haskell
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
EX-31.3 4 dex313.htm CERTIFICATION OF VICE PRESIDENT OF ACCOUNTING AND CONTROLLER Certification of Vice President of Accounting and Controller

Exhibit 31.3

CERTIFICATION

I, Harry Roessner, Vice President of Accounting and Controller of SunCom Wireless, Inc., certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of SunCom Wireless, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) [omitted in accordance with Section III E. of SEC Release No. 34-47986 and SEC Release No. 34-51293] for the registrant and have:

(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) [omitted in accordance with Section III E. of SEC Release No. 34-47986 and SEC Release No. 34-51293];

(c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors:

(a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: May 14, 2007  
 

/s/ Harry Roessner

  Name: Harry Roessner
  Title: Vice President of Accounting and Controller
EX-32.1 5 dex321.htm SECTION 906 CEO CERTIFICATION Section 906 CEO Certification

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

RULE 13a-14(b) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

In connection with the quarterly report on Form 10-Q, (the “Report”), of SunCom Wireless, Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended March 31, 2007, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as of the date hereof, I, Michael E. Kalogris, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as appropriate, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

/s/ Michael E. Kalogris

 
  Name: Michael E. Kalogris  
  Title: Chief Executive Officer  
  Date: May 14, 2007  

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

This certification “accompanies” the Report, is not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (whether made before or after the date of the Report, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing).

EX-32.2 6 dex322.htm SECTION 906 CFO CERTIFICATION Section 906 CFO Certification

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

RULE 13a-14(b) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

In connection with the quarterly report on Form 10-Q, (the “Report”), of SunCom Wireless, Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended March 31, 2007, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as of the date hereof, I, Eric Haskell, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as appropriate, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

/s/ Eric Haskell

 
  Name: Eric Haskell  
  Title: Chief Financial Officer  
  Date: May 14, 2007  

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

This certification “accompanies” the Report, is not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (whether made before or after the date of the Report, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing).

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