10-Q 1 usmo-9302013x10q.htm FORM 10-Q USMO-9.30.2013-10Q
 
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 September 30, 2013
 
¨
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: 001-32358
  
USA MOBILITY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE
 
16-1694797
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
6850 Versar Center, Suite 420
 
 
Springfield, Virginia
 
22151-4148
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
(800) 611-8488
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year if changed since last report)
 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
Large accelerated filer
¨
Accelerated filer
x
 
 
 
 
Non-accelerated filer
¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x
21,652,341 shares of the registrant’s common stock ($0.0001 par value per share) were outstanding as of November 1, 2013.
 




USA MOBILITY, INC.
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
INDEX




PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
USA MOBILITY, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
 
September 30, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
 
(In thousands)
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
ASSETS
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
82,982

 
$
61,046

Accounts receivable, net
17,114

 
21,580

Prepaid expenses and other
6,156

 
5,836

Inventory
2,544

 
3,257

Escrow receivables

 
275

Deferred income tax assets, net
3,817

 
3,915

Total current assets
112,613

 
95,909

Property and equipment, net
21,247

 
20,809

Goodwill
133,031

 
133,031

Other intangible assets, net
26,584

 
30,333

Deferred income tax assets, net
29,765

 
41,239

Other assets
1,123

 
1,306

TOTAL ASSETS
$
324,363

 
$
322,627

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
$
10,805

 
$
12,659

Accrued compensation and benefits
11,863

 
17,806

Consideration payable

 
275

Deferred revenue
27,966

 
29,986

Total current liabilities
50,634

 
60,726

Deferred revenue
421

 
693

Other long-term liabilities
9,469

 
9,789

TOTAL LIABILITIES
60,524

 
71,208

Commitments and contingencies


 


Stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
Preferred stock

 

Common stock
2

 
2

Additional paid-in capital
126,432

 
125,212

Retained earnings
137,405

 
126,205

TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
263,839

 
251,419

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
$
324,363

 
$
322,627



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

2



USA MOBILITY, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 
 
For the Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
(Unaudited and in thousands except share and per share amounts)
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service, rental and maintenance, net of service credits
 
$
35,541

 
$
39,795

 
$
109,318

 
$
123,387

Software revenue and other
 
14,128

 
15,321

 
45,749

 
44,425

Total revenues
 
49,669

 
55,116

 
155,067

 
167,812

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of revenue
 
5,359

 
5,105

 
16,027

 
15,137

Service, rental and maintenance
 
12,552

 
13,731

 
38,406

 
41,926

Selling and marketing
 
6,235

 
6,043

 
18,798

 
17,615

General and administrative
 
12,131

 
12,466

 
37,168

 
38,129

Severance and restructuring
 

 

 
2

 
46

Depreciation, amortization and accretion
 
3,858

 
4,724

 
11,487

 
13,845

Total operating expenses
 
40,135

 
42,069

 
121,888

 
126,698

Operating income
 
9,534

 
13,047

 
33,179

 
41,114

Interest expense, net
 
(68
)
 
(64
)
 
(196
)
 
(318
)
Other income, net
 
84

 
52

 
90

 
426

Income before income tax expense
 
9,550

 
13,035

 
33,073

 
41,222

Income tax expense
 
(3,788
)
 
(4,987
)
 
(13,558
)
 
(16,265
)
Net income
 
$
5,762

 
$
8,048

 
$
19,515

 
$
24,957

Basic net income per common share
 
$
0.27

 
$
0.37

 
$
0.90

 
$
1.13

Diluted net income per common share
 
$
0.26

 
$
0.36

 
$
0.89

 
$
1.11

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding
 
21,629,289

 
21,973,473

 
21,653,692

 
22,069,785

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding
 
21,919,238

 
22,399,934

 
21,916,063

 
22,534,127

Cash dividends declared per common share
 
$
0.125

 
$
0.125

 
$
0.375

 
$
0.625





The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

3



USA MOBILITY, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
 
For the Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
(Unaudited and
in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
19,515

 
$
24,957

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
 
11,487

 
13,845

Amortization of deferred financing costs
 
194

 
194

Deferred income tax expense
 
12,226

 
15,239

Amortization of stock based compensation
 
2,200

 
902

Provision for doubtful accounts, service credits and other
 
1,337

 
1,239

Adjustment of non-cash transaction taxes
 
(354
)
 
(366
)
Loss/(Gain) on disposals of property and equipment
 
172

 
(159
)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
 
3,129

 
(2,062
)
Prepaid expenses and other assets
 
(285
)
 
(531
)
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and accrued compensation and benefits
 
(8,025
)
 
(1,788
)
Deferred revenue
 
(2,292
)
 
1,235

Net cash provided by operating activities
 
39,304

 
52,705

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
 
Purchase of property and equipment
 
(7,772
)
 
(7,135
)
Proceeds from disposals of property and equipment
 
10

 
332

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
 

 
(3,000
)
Net cash used in investing activities
 
(7,762
)
 
(9,803
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
 
Repayment of debt
 

 
(28,250
)
Cash dividends to stockholders
 
(9,606
)
 
(13,829
)
Purchase of common stock
 

 
(4,933
)
Net cash used in financing activities
 
(9,606
)
 
(47,012
)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
 
21,936

 
(4,110
)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
 
61,046

 
53,655

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
 
$
82,982

 
$
49,545

Supplemental disclosure:
 
 
 
 
Interest paid
 
$
9

 
$
285

Income taxes paid
 
$
926

 
$
1,376




The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

4

USA MOBILITY, INC.
UNAUDITED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



(1) Business — USA Mobility, Inc. and subsidiaries (“USA Mobility” or the “Company”), through its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, USA Mobility Wireless, Inc. (“wireless operations”) is a leading provider of wireless messaging, mobile voice and data and unified communications solutions in the United States. We provide one-way and two-way messaging services. One-way messaging consists of numeric and alphanumeric messaging services. Numeric messaging services enable subscribers to receive messages that are composed entirely of numbers, such as a phone number, while alphanumeric messages may include numbers and letters which enable subscribers to receive text messages. Two-way messaging services enable subscribers to send and receive messages to and from other wireless messaging devices, including pagers, personal digital assistants and personal computers. We also offer voice mail, personalized greeting, message storage and retrieval and equipment loss and/or maintenance protection to both one-way and two-way messaging subscribers. These services are commonly referred to as wireless messaging and information services.
In addition, the Company, through its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Amcom Software, Inc. (“Amcom” or “software operations”), provides mission critical unified communications solutions for contact centers, emergency management, mobile event notification and Smartphone messaging. The combined product offering is capable of addressing a customer’s mission critical communication needs. Amcom delivers software solutions, which enable seamless, critical communications. Amcom’s unified communications suite (includes solutions for contact centers, emergency management, mobile event notification, and messaging) connects people across a changing complement of communication devices.

(2) Preparation of Interim Financial Statements — Our condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) and the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Amounts shown on the condensed consolidated statements of income within the operating expense categories of cost of revenue; service, rental and maintenance; selling and marketing; and general and administrative are recorded exclusive of severance and restructuring costs, depreciation, amortization and accretion. These items are shown separately on the condensed consolidated statements of income within operating expenses. Foreign currency translation adjustments were deemed immaterial and consequently, no statements of comprehensive income are presented.
The financial information included herein, other than the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2012, is unaudited. The condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2012 has been derived from, but does not include all the disclosures contained in the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012. In management’s opinion, our unaudited condensed consolidated statements include all adjustments and accruals that are necessary for a fair presentation of the results of all interim periods reported herein.
These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in USA Mobility’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 (the “2012 Annual Report”). The condensed consolidated statements of income for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for a full year.
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include our accounts and the accounts of our wholly owned direct and indirect subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements requires management to make judgments and estimates that affect the amounts reported in our condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

(3) Risks and Other Important Factors — See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of Part II of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Quarterly Report”) and "Item 1A. Risk Factors" of Part I of the 2012 Annual Report, which describes key risks associated with our operations and industry.
 
(4) Recent and New Accounting Pronouncements — Accounting pronouncements issued or effective during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 were not applicable to us and are not anticipated to have an effect on our financial position or statement of income.





5

USA MOBILITY, INC.
UNAUDITED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)


(5) Prepaid Expenses and Other — Prepaid expenses and other consisted of the following for the periods stated:
 
 
September 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Other receivables
 
$
830

 
$
864

Tax receivables
 
158

 
429

Deposits
 
60

 
64

Prepaid insurance
 
214

 
551

Prepaid rent
 
192

 
297

Prepaid repairs and maintenance
 
688

 
698

Prepaid taxes
 
94

 
508

Prepaid commissions
 
3,062

 
1,510

Prepaid inventory
 
412

 
278

Prepaid expenses
 
417

 
605

Prepaid royalty
 
29

 
32

Total prepaid expenses and other
 
$
6,156

 
$
5,836

Prepaid commissions increased by $1.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 due to a change in our commissions plan for the software operations which allows for advanced commission payments.

(6) Inventory — Inventory of $2.5 million and $3.3 million at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, consisted of third party hardware and software held for resale. We use the first in, first out cost method.

(7) Depreciation, Amortization and Accretion — The total depreciation, amortization and accretion expenses related primarily to property and equipment, amortizable intangible assets, and asset retirement obligations for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were $2.5 million and $2.9 million, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were $7.2 million and $8.6 million, respectively, for wireless operations; and $1.4 million and $1.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $4.3 million and $5.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, for software operations. The consolidated balances consisted of the following for the periods stated:
 

For the Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 

2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 

(Dollars in thousands)
Depreciation

$
2,451

 
$
2,910

 
$
7,278

 
$
8,507

Amortization

1,252

 
1,625

 
3,749

 
4,780

Accretion

155

 
189

 
460

 
558

Total depreciation, amortization and accretion

$
3,858

 
$
4,724

 
$
11,487

 
$
13,845


(8) Goodwill and Amortizable Intangible Assets — Goodwill at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was $133.0 million, which is all attributed to our software operations. Goodwill is not amortized but is evaluated for impairment at least annually, or when events or circumstances suggest a potential impairment has occurred. We have selected the fourth quarter to perform this annual impairment test. GAAP requires the comparison of the fair value of the reporting unit to the carrying amount to determine if there is potential impairment. For this determination, all of our goodwill has been assigned to our software segment, which is also deemed to be the reporting unit. The first step of the impairment test involves comparing the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying value. If the reporting unit’s fair value is less than the carrying amount of the reporting unit, we perform the second step of the goodwill impairment test. The second step of the goodwill impairment test involves comparing the implied fair value of the affected reporting unit’s goodwill with the carrying value of that goodwill. The amount, by which the implied fair value is less than the carrying value of the goodwill, if any, is recognized as an impairment loss. The fair value of the reporting unit is estimated using a discounted cash flow methodology. This analysis requires significant judgments, including estimation of future cash flows, which is dependent on internal forecasts, estimation of the long-term rate of growth for our business, estimation of the useful life over which cash flows will occur, and determination of our weighted average cost of capital. There were no indicators of impairment for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

6

USA MOBILITY, INC.
UNAUDITED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)


Amortizable intangible assets for software operations include customer related intangibles, technology based intangibles, contract based intangibles and marketing intangibles and resulted from our acquisition of Amcom in 2011 and IMCO Technologies Corporation (“IMCO”) in 2012. Such intangibles are being amortized over periods ranging from two to fifteen years. The amortization related to the non-compete agreement for a former executive in our wireless operations was fully recognized at September 30, 2013.
The gross carrying amount of amortizable intangible assets was $41.5 million at September 30, 2013 and the accumulated amortization was $14.9 million. The net consolidated balance of amortizable intangible assets consisted of the following:
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2013
 
 
Useful Life
(In Years)
 
Gross Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net Balance
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Customer relationships
 
10
 
$
25,002

 
$
(6,459
)
 
$
18,543

Acquired technology
 
2 - 4
 
8,452

 
(5,396
)
 
3,056

Non-compete agreements
 
5
 
2,370

 
(2,105
)
 
265

Trademarks
 
15
 
5,702

 
(982
)
 
4,720

Total amortizable intangible assets
 

 
$
41,526

 
$
(14,942
)
 
$
26,584

Estimated amortization of intangible assets for future periods was as follows:
 
(Dollars  in thousands)
For the remaining three months ending December 31, 2013
$
1,216

For the year ending December 31:

2014
4,866

2015
3,588

2016
3,013

2017
2,880

Thereafter
11,021

Total amortizable intangible assets
$
26,584


(9) Other Assets — Other assets were as follows for the periods stated:

 
September 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Deferred financing costs
 
$
521

 
$
714

Deposits
 
309

 
318

Prepaid royalty
 
140

 
140

Other assets
 
153

 
134

Total other assets
 
$
1,123

 
$
1,306












7

USA MOBILITY, INC.
UNAUDITED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)


(10) Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities — Accounts payable and accrued liabilities were as follows for the periods stated:

 
September 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Accounts payable
 
$
1,637

 
$
2,205

Accrued network costs
 
1,338

 
1,388

Accrued taxes
 
4,289

 
4,171

Asset retirement obligations
 
663

 
379

Accrued outside services
 
1,042

 
869

Accrued accounting and legal
 
447

 
653

Accrued recognition awards
 
241

 
294

Accrued other
 
789

 
852

Deferred rent
 
77

 
88

Escheat liability
 
25

 
78

Lease incentive
 
142

 
87

Dividends payable for LTIP and to Board of Directors
 
5

 
1,484

Royalty payable
 
110

 
111

Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities
 
$
10,805

 
$
12,659

Accrued taxes are based on our estimate of outstanding state and local taxes. This balance may be adjusted in the future as we settle with various taxing jurisdictions. The issuance of common stock for vested restricted stock units (“RSUs”) awarded under the 2009 Long-term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”) was made on April 19, 2013 and the accumulated dividends earned on the RSUs of $1.5 million as of December 31, 2012 included above in “Dividends payable for LTIP and to Board of Directors” were paid on April 26, 2013.

(11) Asset Retirement Obligations — We recognize liabilities and corresponding assets for future obligations associated with the retirement of assets. We have paging equipment assets, principally transmitters, which are located on leased locations. The underlying leases generally require the removal of equipment at the end of the lease term; therefore, a future obligation exists.
At January 1, 2013, we had recognized cumulative asset retirement costs of $1.7 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we recorded an increase of $0.1 million in asset retirement costs for a total of $1.8 million at September 30, 2013. The asset retirement cost additions during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 increased paging equipment assets and are being depreciated over the related estimated lives of 51 to 57 months. The asset retirement costs and the corresponding liabilities that have been recorded to date generally relate to either current plans to consolidate networks or to the removal of assets at an estimated future terminal date.
The components of the changes in the asset retirement obligation liabilities were:
 
 
Short-Term
Portion
 
Long-Term
Portion
 
Total
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Balance at January 1, 2013
 
$
379

 
$
7,557

 
$
7,936

Accretion (1)
 
(85
)
 
508

 
423

Additions
 

 
112

 
112

Reclassifications
 
693

 
(693
)
 

Amounts paid
 
(324
)
 

 
(324
)
Balance at September 30, 2013
 
$
663

 
$
7,484

 
$
8,147

 
(1) 
Difference in accretion from accretion expense in Note 7 is due to accretion on the IMCO royalty payable.
The balances above were included with accounts payable and accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities, respectively, at September 30, 2013.


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USA MOBILITY, INC.
UNAUDITED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)


(12) Deferred Revenue — Deferred revenue on a consolidated basis at September 30, 2013 was $28.0 million for the current portion and $0.4 million for the non-current portion. Deferred revenue at September 30, 2013 primarily consisted of unearned maintenance, license and professional services revenue and customer deposits for installation services related to our software operations. Unearned maintenance revenue represented a contractual liability to provide maintenance support over a defined period of time for which payment has generally been received. Unearned license and professional services revenue represented a contractual liability to provide professional services more substantive than post contract support. At September 30, 2013, we had received $5.8 million in customer deposits for future installation services. We will recognize revenue when the service or software is delivered and all other revenue recognition criteria have been satisfied.

(13) Long-Term Debt — On November 8, 2011, we executed the First Amendment to our Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (“Amended Credit Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC (“Wells Fargo”). The Amended Credit Agreement increased the amount of the revolving credit facility to $40.0 million. The maturity date for the revolving credit facility is September 3, 2015. We may make a London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) election for any amount of our debt for a period of one, two or three months at a time; however, we may not have more than five individual LIBOR loans in effect at any given time. We may only exercise the LIBOR rate election for an amount of at least $1.0 million.
Borrowings under this facility are secured by a lien on substantially all of our existing assets, interests in assets and proceeds owned or acquired by us. We had no outstanding borrowings under this revolving credit facility as of September 30, 2013.
We are exposed to changes in interest rates should we have borrowings under the revolving credit facility. The floating interest rate debt exposes us to interest rate risk, with the primary interest rate exposure resulting from changes in LIBOR.
We are subject to certain financial covenants on a quarterly basis under the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement. These financial covenants consist of a leverage ratio and a fixed charge coverage ratio. We were in compliance with all of the required financial covenants as of September 30, 2013.
We have also established control agreements with the financial institutions that maintain our cash and investment accounts. These agreements permit Wells Fargo to exercise control over our cash and investment accounts should we default under provisions of the Amended Credit Agreement. We are not in default under the Amended Credit Agreement and do not anticipate that Wells Fargo would need to exercise its rights under these control agreements during the term of the Amended Credit Agreement.
 
(14) Other Long-Term Liabilities — Other long-term liabilities consisted of the following for the periods stated:
 
 
September 30, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Asset retirement obligations
 
$
7,484

 
$
7,557

Dividends payable — 2011 LTIP
 
380

 
186

Escheat liability
 
650

 
926

Capital lease payable
 
27

 
53

Lease incentive
 
225

 
332

Deferred rent
 
281

 
341

Royalty payable
 
422

 
394

Total other long-term liabilities
 
$
9,469

 
$
9,789


(15) Stockholders’ Equity — Our authorized capital stock consists of 75 million shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 25 million shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share.
Changes in Stockholders’ Equity. Changes in stockholders’ equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 consisted of:

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USA MOBILITY, INC.
UNAUDITED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)


 
(Dollars
in thousands)
Balance at January 1, 2013
$
251,419

Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2013
19,515

Cash dividends declared
(8,323
)
Amortization of stock based compensation
2,200

Issued, purchased, retired common stock, and other
(972
)
Balance at September 30, 2013
$
263,839

General. At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, there were 21,646,075 and 21,701,353 shares of common stock outstanding, respectively, and no shares of preferred stock outstanding.
At September 30, 2013 and 2012, we had no stock options outstanding.
The following table summarizes the activities under the 2012 Equity Plan from inception through September 30, 2013:
 
Activity
Total equity securities available at May 16, 2012
2,194,986

Add: 2011 LTIP RSUs forfeited by eligible employees
126,489

Add: Restricted Stock forfeited by non-executive members of the Board of Directors
2,452

Less: 2011 LTIP RSUs awarded to eligible employees
 
Wireless operations
(392,719
)
Software operations
(164,765
)
Less: Restricted Stock awarded to non-executive members of the Board of Directors
(23,278
)
Less: Short-Term Incentive Plan (“STIP”) common stock awarded to an eligible employee
(41,702
)
Total equity securities available at September 30, 2013
1,701,463

2009 LTIP. On December 31, 2012, the cash and equity awards under the 2009 LTIP vested when the pre-established performance goals were achieved. After the filing of the 2012 Annual Report, the Company converted 258,730 RSUs into shares of common stock under the 2004 Equity Plan on April 19, 2013 and paid $1.5 million in accumulated cash dividends earned on the RSUs to the eligible employees on April 26, 2013. The cash awards totaling $3.0 million under the 2009 LTIP were also paid to the eligible employees on April 26, 2013. These amounts were reflected in accounts payable and accrued liabilities and accrued compensation and benefits, respectively, as of December 31, 2012.
2011 LTIP. During the first quarter of 2013, our Board of Directors awarded 20,676 RSUs to eligible employees in the software operations, partially offset by 2,781 RSUs forfeited by a former employee in the software operations. During the second quarter of 2013, our Board of Directors awarded 3,518 RSUs to an eligible employee in the software operations. During the third quarter of 2013, our Board of Directors awarded 17,898 RSUs to eligible employees in the software operations, offset by 19,725 RSUs forfeited by former employees in the software operations under the 2011 LTIP. The Board of Directors granted these RSUs under the 2012 Equity Plan pursuant to a Restricted Stock Agreement. At September 30, 2013, 252,552 RSUs were outstanding for the software operations.
On January 22, 2013 (the grant date) and effective for January 1, 2013, our Board of Directors awarded 253,739 RSUs to eligible employees in the wireless operations under the 2011 LTIP. The Board of Directors granted these RSUs under the 2012 Equity Plan pursuant to a Restricted Stock Agreement.
On July 23, 2013 (the grant date), the Board of Directors awarded the President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) an additional 138,980 RSUs under the 2011 LTIP pursuant to his amended employment agreement dated July 29, 2013. The RSUs were granted under the 2012 Equity Plan.
On July 26, 2013, 2,689 RSUs were forfeited by a former employee in the wireless operations. At September 30, 2013, 390,030 RSUs were outstanding for the wireless operations.
The following table details activities with respect to outstanding RSUs under the 2011 LTIP for the three months ended September 30, 2013:

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Shares
 
Weighted-
Average Grant
Date Fair Value
 
Total Unrecognized Compensation Cost (net of estimated forfeitures)
(In thousands)
 
Weighted-Average
Period Over Which
Cost is  Expected to
be Recognized
(In months)
Non-vested RSUs at July 1, 2013
 
508,118

 
$
11.23

 
 
 
 
Granted
 
156,878

 
15.44

 
 
 
 
Vested
 

 

 
 
 
 
Forfeited
 
(22,414
)
 
11.20

 
 
 
 
Non-vested RSUs at September 30, 2013
 
642,582

 
$
12.26

 
$
4,598

 
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Board of Directors Equity Compensation. On August 1, 2007, for periods of service beginning on July 1, 2007, our Board of Directors approved that, in lieu of RSUs, each non-executive director will be granted in arrears on the first business day following the quarter of service, restricted stock under the 2004 Equity Plan or the 2012 Equity Plan for their service on the Board of Directors and committees thereof. The restricted stock will be granted quarterly based upon the closing price per share of our common stock at the end of each quarter, such that each non-executive director will receive $40,000 per year of restricted stock ($50,000 for the Chair of the Audit Committee). The restricted stock will vest on the earlier of a change in control of the Company (as defined in the 2004 Equity Plan for restricted stock granted before May 16, 2012 or the 2012 Equity Plan for grants on or after May 16, 2012) or one year from the date of grant, provided, in each case, that the non-executive director maintains continuous service on the Board of Directors. Future cash dividends related to the restricted stock will be set aside and paid in cash to each non-executive director on the date the restricted stock vests. In addition to the quarterly restricted stock grants, the non-executive directors will be entitled to cash compensation of $40,000 per year ($50,000 for the Chair of the Audit Committee), also payable quarterly. These sums are payable, at the election of the non-executive director, in the form of cash, shares of common stock, or any combination thereof.
On July 23, 2013, for the period of service beginning on July 1, 2013, our Board of Directors approved a change in the non-executive directors’ compensation plan. The non-executive directors will receive restricted stock quarterly based upon the closing price per share of our common stock at the end of each quarter, such that each non-executive director will receive $60,000 per year of restricted stock ($70,000 for the Chair of the Audit Committee). The restricted stock will vest on the earlier of a change in control of the Company (as defined in the 2012 Equity Plan) or one year from the date of grant, provided, in each case, that the non-executive director maintains continuous service on the Board of Directors. Future cash dividends related to the restricted stock will be set aside and paid in cash to each non-executive director on the date the restricted stock vests. The non-executive directors are required to hold shares of common stock and/or restricted stock equal to three times their annual cash compensation ($135,000 for each non-executive director and $165,000 for the Chair of the Audit Committee) as measured on June 30th of each year. Should the value of the non-executive director’s holdings fall below the established minimum, the non-executive director will be deemed in compliance with the requirement provided that the non-executive director retained shares equal to the total number of restricted stock granted during the preceding three years. All non-executive directors will have a three year grace period to reach this ownership threshold. In addition to the quarterly restricted stock grants, the non-executive directors will be entitled to cash compensation of $45,000 per year ($55,000 for the Chair of the Audit Committee), also payable quarterly. These sums are payable, at the election of the non-executive director, in the form of cash, shares of common stock, or any combination thereof.
The following table details information on the restricted stock awarded to or vested by the non-executive directors in 2012 and 2013:
Service for the
three months ended
 
Grant Date
 
Price  Per
Share
(1)
 
Restricted
Stock
Awarded
 
Restricted
Stock
Vested
 (2)
 
Vesting Date
 
Restricted Stock
Awarded and
Outstanding
(2)
 
Cash
Dividends
Paid
(3)
December 31, 2011
 
January 3, 2012
 
$
13.87

 
3,785

 
(3,785
)
 
January 2, 2013
 

 
$
2,839

March 31, 2012
 
April 2, 2012
 
13.93

 
3,769

 
(3,769
)
 
April 1, 2013
 

 
2,356

June 30, 2012
 
July 2, 2012
 
12.86

 
4,084

 
(4,084
)
 
July 1, 2013
 

 
2,042

September 30, 2012
 
October 1, 2012
 
11.87

 
5,263

 
(4,421
)
 
October 1, 2013
 

 
2,211

December 31, 2012
 
January 2, 2013
 
11.68

 
5,350

 

 
 
 
4,494

 

March 31, 2013
 
April 1, 2013
 
13.27

 
4,712

 

 
 
 
3,958

 

June 30, 2013
 
July 1, 2013
 
13.57

 
4,606

 

 
 
 
3,869

 

September 30, 2013
 
October 1, 2014
 
14.16

 
6,266

 

 
 
 
6,266

 

Total
 
 
 
 
 
37,835

 
(16,059
)
 
 
 
18,587

 
$
9,448

 
(1)The quarterly restricted stock awarded is based on the price per share of our common stock on the last trading day prior to the quarterly award date.
(2)The difference between restricted stock awarded and restricted stock awarded and outstanding is due to Mr. Heim's forfeitures of 2,452 restricted stock

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due to his voluntary resignation to the Board.
(3)Amount excludes interest earned and paid upon vesting of shares of restricted stock.
Board of Directors Common Stock. No directors have elected common stock in lieu of cash payments for their services during the nine months ended September 30, 2013.
The following table reflects the stock based compensation expense for the awards under the Equity Plans:
 
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
Equity Awards
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
2009 LTIP
 
$

 
$
241

 
$

 
$
655

2011 LTIP - Wireless Operations
 
702

 

 
1,378

 

2011 LTIP - Software Operations
 
204

 
167

 
662

 
90

Board of Directors Compensation
 
40

 
52

 
160

 
157

Total stock based compensation
 
$
946

 
$
460

 
$
2,200

 
$
902

The 2009 LTIP vested on December 31, 2012, as such, no stock based compensation expense was incurred in 2013. The 2011 LTIP was awarded to the eligible employees in the wireless operations effective for January 1, 2013, which resulted in an increase in stock based compensation expense in 2013. Stock based compensation expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 in software operations reflects forfeitures under the 2011 LTIP associated with the departure of two former executives.
Cash Dividends to Stockholders. The following table details our cash dividend payments made in 2013. Cash dividends paid as disclosed in the statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 included previously declared cash dividends on shares of vested restricted stock issued to our non-executive directors and vested RSUs issued to eligible employees under the 2009 LTIP. Cash dividends on the RSUs and restricted stock have been accrued and are paid when the applicable vesting conditions are met. Accrued cash dividends on forfeited restricted stock and RSUs are also forfeited.
Declaration Date
 
Record Date
 
Payment Date
 
Per Share Amount
 
Total  Payment(1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
March 4
 
March 15
 
March 29
 
$
0.125

 
$
2,682

 
 
 
 
 
April 26
 
 
 
1,513

(2) 
May 9
 
May 20
 
June 25
 
0.125

 
2,705

 
August 1
 
August 19
 
September 10
 
0.125

 
2,706

 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
$
0.375

 
$
9,606

 
 
 
(1) 
The total payment reflects the cash dividends paid in relation to common stock, vested restricted stock and vested RSUs.
(2) 
The payment reflects the accumulated cash dividends earned on vested RSUs associated with the 2009 LTIP.
Future Cash Dividends to Stockholders. On November 5, 2013, our Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.125 per share of common stock, with a record date of November 20, 2013, and a payment date of December 10, 2013. This cash dividend of approximately $2.7 million will be paid from available cash on hand.
Common Stock Repurchase Program. On July 31, 2008, our Board of Directors approved a program to repurchase up to $50.0 million of our common stock in the open market during the twelve-month period commencing on or about August 5, 2008. This program has been extended at various times, most recently through December 31, 2013 with a repurchase authority of $25.0 million. We made no common stock repurchases during the nine months ended September 30, 2013. There is approximately $17.0 million of common stock repurchase authority remaining under the program as of September 30, 2013.
Repurchased shares of our common stock were accounted for as a reduction to common stock and additional paid-in-capital in the period in which the repurchase occurred. All repurchased shares of common stock are returned to the status of authorized, but unissued, shares of the Company.
Additional Paid-in Capital. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, additional paid-in capital increased by $1.2 million to $126.4 million at September 30, 2013 from $125.2 million at December 31, 2012. The increase in the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was due primarily to amortization of stock based compensation and a net settlement of common stock awards under the 2012 STIP and the 2009 LTIP.

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Net Income per Common Share. Basic net income per common share is computed on the basis of the weighted average common shares outstanding. Diluted net income per common share is computed on the basis of the weighted average common shares outstanding plus the effect of all potentially dilutive common shares including outstanding restricted stock and RSUs, which are treated as contingently issuable shares, using the “treasury stock” method. During the second quarter of 2013, we acquired a net total of 108,459 shares of common stock after settling vested awards under the 2012 STIP and the 2009 LTIP. These shares of common stock acquired were retired and excluded from our reported outstanding share balance as of September 30, 2013. The components of basic and diluted net income per common share were as follows for the periods stated:
 
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Net income
 
$
5,762

 
$
8,048

 
$
19,515

 
$
24,957

Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding
 
21,629,289

 
21,973,473

 
21,653,692

 
22,069,785

Dilutive effect of restricted stock and RSUs
 
289,949

 
426,461

 
262,371

 
464,342

Weighted average shares of common stock and common stock equivalents
 
21,919,238

 
22,399,934

 
21,916,063

 
22,534,127

Net income per common share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
$
0.27

 
$
0.37

 
$
0.90

 
$
1.13

Diluted
 
$
0.26

 
$
0.36

 
$
0.89

 
$
1.11


(16) Stock Based Compensation — Compensation expense associated with RSUs and restricted stock was recognized based on the fair value of the instruments, over the instruments’ vesting period. Stock based compensation expense was $0.7 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $1.5 million and $0.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, for wireless operations. Stock based compensation expense for the software operations was $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $0.7 million and $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The following table reflects the statements of income line items for stock based compensation expense for the periods stated:
 
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
Operating Expense Category
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Service, rental and maintenance
 
$
34

 
$
6

 
$
54

 
$
18

Selling and marketing
 
18

 
19

 
52

 
53

General and administrative
 
894

 
435

 
2,094

 
831

Total stock based compensation
 
$
946

 
$
460

 
$
2,200

 
$
902


(17) Research and Product Development — Development costs incurred in the research and development of new software products and enhancements to existing software products for external use are expensed as incurred until technological feasibility has been established. Costs incurred after technological feasibility is established and before the product is ready for general release would be capitalized. Costs eligible for capitalization were not material to the consolidated condensed financial statements and were expensed as incurred to service, rental and maintenance expense.

(18) Advertising Costs Advertising costs are charged to operations when incurred because they occur in the same period as the benefit is derived. These costs are included in selling and marketing expenses. We do not incur any direct response advertising costs. Advertising expenses were $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $0.7 million and $0.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, for software operations. Wireless operations had nominal advertising costs over these same periods.


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(19) Income Taxes — We file a consolidated U.S. Federal income tax return and income tax returns in state, local and foreign jurisdictions (Canada and Australia) as required.
At September 30, 2013, we had total deferred income tax assets of $152.3 million and a valuation allowance of $118.7 million resulting in an estimated recoverable amount of deferred income tax assets of $33.6 million. This reflected a change from the December 31, 2012 balance of deferred income tax assets of $163.9 million and a valuation allowance of $118.7 million resulting in an estimated recoverable amount of $45.2 million. The change reflects the expected usage of the deferred income tax assets based on estimated 2013 taxable income.
At both September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the balance of the valuation allowance was $118.7 million, respectively, which did not include any valuation allowance for foreign operations.
We consider both positive and negative evidence when evaluating the recoverability of our deferred income tax assets. The assessment is required to determine whether based on all available evidence, it is more likely than not (i.e., greater than a 50% probability) whether all or some portion of the deferred income tax assets will be realized in the future. During the fourth quarter of each year, we prepare a multi-year forecast of taxable income for our operations. The wireless operations have experienced a continuing decline in revenues and taxable income as subscribers switch to other communication solutions. The software operations have been impacted by the economic uncertainty of the past several years which has impacted customer purchase and implementation decisions. The forecasts of taxable income are not sufficient to result in the full realization of our deferred income tax assets.
The anticipated effective income tax rate is expected to continue to differ from the Federal statutory rate of 35% primarily due to the effect of state income taxes, the effect of changes to the deferred income tax asset valuation allowance, permanent differences between book and taxable income and certain discrete items.
As of January 1, 2013, we had approximately $389.1 million of Federal net operating losses (“NOLs”) available to offset future taxable income. The IRC Section 382 limited NOLs as of January 1, 2013 totaled $56.5 million which may be used at a rate of $6.1 million per year. The 2012 NOL utilized was $41.3 million, which is net of the Internal Revenue Code Section 382 (“IRC Section 382”) limitation.

(20) Related Party Transactions — A member of our Board of Directors also served as a director for an entity that leases transmission tower sites to the Company. For the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, we incurred $1.0 million, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, we incurred $3.0 million and $3.3 million, respectively, in site rent expenses that were included in service, rental and maintenance expenses.

(21) Commitments and Contingencies — We are involved, from time to time, in lawsuits arising in the normal course of business. We believe these pending lawsuits will not have a material adverse impact on our financial results or operations.

(22) Segment Reporting — Currently, we have two reportable operating segments: a Wireless segment and a Software segment. These segments are operated and managed as strategic business units and are organized by products and services. We measure and evaluate our segments based on segment operating income, consistent with the chief operating decision maker’s assessment of segment performance.
Our segments and their principal activities consist of the following:
Wireless
  
Provides local, regional and nationwide one-way paging and advanced two-way messaging services and mobile voice and data services through third party providers.
Software
  
Provides mission critical unified communications solutions for contact centers, emergency management, mobile event notification and messaging.
We use a non-GAAP financial measure as a key element in determining performance for purposes of incentive compensation under our annual STIP. That non-GAAP financial measure is operating cash flow (“OCF”), defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and accretion (“EBITDA”) less purchases of property and equipment. (EBITDA is defined as operating income plus depreciation, amortization and accretion, each determined in accordance with GAAP). The following table presents the key financial metrics of our segments for the periods stated:

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For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wireless
 
$
37,067

 
$
41,440

 
$
113,617

 
$
128,488

Software
 
12,602

 
13,676

 
41,450

 
39,324

Total revenues
 
49,669

 
55,116

 
155,067

 
167,812

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wireless
 
$
25,685

 
28,079

 
78,358

 
86,538

Software
 
14,450

 
13,990

 
43,530

 
40,160

Total operating expenses
 
40,135

 
42,069

 
121,888

 
126,698

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income (loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wireless
 
11,382

 
13,361

 
35,259

 
41,950

Software
 
(1,848
)
 
(314
)
 
(2,080
)
 
(836
)
Total operating income
 
$
9,534

 
$
13,047

 
$
33,179

 
$
41,114

 
 
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
EBITDA (as defined by the Company):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wireless
 
$
13,819

 
$
16,305

 
$
42,472

 
$
50,563

Software
 
(427
)
 
1,466

 
2,194

 
4,396

Total EBITDA
 
13,392

 
17,771

 
44,666

 
54,959

% of revenue
 
27.0
%
 
32.2
%
 
28.8
%
 
32.8
%
Capital expenditures:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wireless
 
2,509

 
2,658

 
7,586

 
7,031

Software
 
(5
)
 
38

 
186

 
104

Total capital expenditures
 
2,504

 
2,696

 
7,772

 
7,135

OCF (as defined by the Company):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wireless
 
11,310

 
13,647

 
34,886

 
43,532

Software
 
(422
)
 
1,428

 
2,008

 
4,292

Total OCF
 
$
10,888

 
$
15,075

 
$
36,894

 
$
47,824

% of revenue
 
21.9
%
 
27.4
%
 
23.8
%
 
28.5
%
Segment information for total assets is as follows for the periods stated:
 
 
September 30, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
 
 
(In thousands)
 
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
Wireless(1)
 
$
165,267

 
$
158,261

Software
 
159,096

 
164,366

Total assets
 
$
324,363

 
$
322,627

 
 
(1) 
Includes elimination of $141.6 million in investment in software operations recorded upon the acquisition of Amcom.

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Below is a reconciliation of our non-GAAP measure for the periods stated:
 
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
Operating income
 
$
9,534

 
$
13,047

 
$
33,179

 
$
41,114

Plus: Depreciation, amortization and accretion
 
3,858

 
4,724

 
11,487

 
13,845

EBITDA (as defined by the Company)
 
13,392

 
17,771

 
44,666

 
54,959

Less: Purchases of property and equipment
 
(2,504
)
 
(2,696
)
 
(7,772
)
 
(7,135
)
OCF (as defined by the Company)
 
$
10,888

 
$
15,075

 
$
36,894

 
$
47,824



Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Statements of Income
Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report contains forward-looking statements and information relating to USA Mobility, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“USA Mobility” or the “Company”) that set forth anticipated results based on management’s current plans, known trends and assumptions. These statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are predictive in nature, that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, or that include words such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “will”, “target”, “forecast” and similar expressions, as they relate to USA Mobility are forward-looking statements.
Although these statements are based upon current plans, known trends and assumptions that management considers reasonable, they are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including but not limited to those discussed below and under the captions “Business,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Statements of Income (“MD&A”),” and “Part I – Item 1A – Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 15, 2013 (the “2012 Annual Report”). Should known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, known trends change, or underlying assumptions prove inaccurate, actual results or outcomes may differ materially from past results and those described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended, targeted or forecasted. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements. Investors are advised to consult all further disclosures the Company makes in its subsequent reports on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K that it will file with the SEC. Also note that, in the risk factors disclosed in the Company’s 2012 Annual Report, the Company provides a cautionary discussion of risks, uncertainties and possibly inaccurate assumptions relevant to its business. These are factors that, individually or in the aggregate, could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from past results as well as those results that may be anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended, targeted or forecasted. It is not possible to predict or identify all such risk factors. Consequently, investors should not consider the risk factor discussion to be a complete discussion of all of the potential risks or uncertainties that could affect USA Mobility’s business, statement of income or financial condition, subsequent to the filing of this Quarterly Report.
Overview
The following MD&A is intended to help the reader understand the statements of income and financial position of USA Mobility. The MD&A is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, our 2012 Annual Report and our condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. A reference to a “Note” in this section refers to the accompanying Unaudited Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
USA Mobility, Inc., a holding company, which, acting through our indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, USA Mobility Wireless, Inc. (“wireless operations”), is a leading provider of wireless messaging, mobile voice and data and unified communications solutions in the United States. In addition, through our indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Amcom Software, Inc. (“Amcom” or “software operations”), which we acquired on March 3, 2011, we provide mission critical unified communications solutions for contact centers, emergency management, mobile event notification, and Smartphone messaging. Our combined product offerings are capable of addressing a customer’s mission critical communications needs. We provide paging services and selected software solutions in the United States and abroad, in Europe, Australia, Asia and the Middle East. We offer our services and products primarily to three major market segments: healthcare, government, and large enterprise. For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, approximately 70% and 30% of our consolidated revenue was generated by our wireless and software operations, respectively.

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The following table indicates the revenue by key market segments for the periods stated and illustrates the relative significance of these market segments to our wireless operations.
 
 
For the Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
Market Segment
 
2013
 
% of Total
 
2012
 
% of Total
 
2013
 
% of Total
 
2012
 
% of Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Healthcare
 
$
24,545

 
66.2
%
 
$
25,340

 
61.1
%
 
$
73,540

 
64.7
%
 
$
77,065

 
60.0
%
Government
 
2,873

 
7.8
%
 
3,722

 
9.0
%
 
9,234

 
8.1
%
 
11,773

 
9.1
%
Large Enterprise
 
4,157

 
11.2
%
 
5,074

 
12.3
%
 
13,045

 
11.5
%
 
16,074

 
12.6
%
Other
 
4,205

 
11.3
%
 
5,502

 
13.3
%
 
13,530

 
11.9
%
 
17,695

 
13.7
%
Total Direct
 
35,780

 
96.5
%
 
39,638

 
95.7
%
 
109,349

 
96.2
%
 
122,607

 
95.4
%
Total Indirect
 
1,287

 
3.5
%
 
1,802

 
4.3
%
 
4,268

 
3.8
%
 
5,881

 
4.6
%
Total
 
$
37,067

 
100.0
%
 
$
41,440

 
100.0
%
 
$
113,617

 
100.0
%
 
$
128,488

 
100.0
%
Our software operations focus primarily on the healthcare and government market segments, but with a greater emphasis on the healthcare market segment.
 
 
For the Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
Market Segment
 
2013
 
% of Total
 
2012
 
% of Total
 
2013
 
% of Total
 
2012
 
% of Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Healthcare
 
$
8,502

 
67.5
%
 
$
9,082

 
66.4
%
 
$
27,872

 
67.2
%
 
$
25,408

 
64.6
%
Government
 
1,163

 
9.2
%
 
1,175

 
8.6
%
 
4,212

 
10.2
%
 
3,748

 
9.5
%
Large Enterprise
 
490

 
3.9
%
 
583

 
4.3
%
 
2,171

 
5.2
%
 
1,766

 
4.5
%
Other(1)
 
1,031

 
8.2
%
 
908

 
6.6
%
 
2,379

 
5.8
%
 
2,362

 
6.0
%
Total Direct
 
11,186

 
88.8
%
 
11,748

 
85.9
%
 
36,634

 
88.4
%
 
33,284

 
84.6
%
Total Indirect
 
1,416

 
11.2
%
 
1,928

 
14.1
%
 
4,816

 
11.6
%
 
6,040

 
15.4
%
Total
 
$
12,602

 
100.0
%
 
$
13,676

 
100.0
%
 
$
41,450

 
100.0
%
 
$
39,324

 
100.0
%
 
 
(1) 
Other includes hospitality, resort and billable travel revenue.
Wireless Operations
Our wireless operations provide one-way and advanced two-way wireless messaging services including information services throughout the United States. We also offer voice mail, personalized greeting, message storage and retrieval, and equipment loss and/or maintenance protection to both one-way and two-way messaging subscribers.
We market and distribute our wireless services through a direct sales force and a small indirect sales channel.
Direct. The direct sales force rents or sells products and messaging services directly to customers ranging from small and medium-sized businesses to companies in the Fortune 1000, healthcare and related businesses, and Federal, state and local government agencies. We will continue to market to commercial enterprises, especially healthcare organizations, that are interested in low cost, highly reliable critical messaging. We maintain a sales presence in key markets throughout the United States in an effort to gain new customers and to retain and increase sales to existing customers. We also maintain several corporate groups, such as our Key Account Management team, focused on retaining and selling additional services to our key healthcare accounts as well as a team selling to government and national accounts. Our direct sales efforts also include a focus on cross-selling Amcom services to our extensive list of wireless customers.
Indirect. Within the indirect channel, we contract with and invoice an intermediary for airtime services. The intermediary or “reseller” in turn markets, sells, and provides customer service to the end user. Generally, there is no contractual relationship that exists between us and the end subscriber. Therefore, operating costs per unit to provide these services are lower than those required in the direct distribution channel. Indirect units in service typically have lower average revenue per unit (“ARPU”) than direct units in service. The rate at which subscribers disconnect service in the indirect distribution channel has generally been higher than the rate experienced with direct customers, and we expect this trend to continue in the foreseeable future.


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The following table summarizes the breakdown of our direct and indirect units in service at specified dates:
 
 
As of September 30, 2013
 
As of June 30, 2013
 
As of September 30, 2012
Distribution Channel
 
Units
 
% of Total
 
Units
 
% of Total
 
Units
 
% of Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Units in thousands)
 
 
 
 
Direct
 
1,345

 
95.5
%
 
1,380

 
95.4
%
 
1,445

 
93.5
%
Indirect
 
63

 
4.5
%
 
65

 
4.6
%
 
101

 
6.5
%
Total
 
1,408

 
100.0
%
 
1,445

 
100.0
%
 
1,546

 
100.0
%
As noted above in the “Overview”, our key market segments are healthcare, government and large enterprise. The following table indicates the percentage of our units in service by key market segments for the periods stated and illustrates the relative significance of these market segments to our wireless operations.
Market Segment
 
As of September 30, 2013
 
As of June 30, 2013
 
As of September 30, 2012
Healthcare
 
71.4
%
 
70.9
%
 
65.9
%
Government
 
8.8
%
 
9.1
%
 
10.8
%
Large Enterprise
 
8.2
%
 
8.1
%
 
8.6
%
Other
 
7.1
%
 
7.3
%
 
8.1
%
Total Direct
 
95.5
%
 
95.4
%
 
93.4
%
Total Indirect
 
4.5
%
 
4.6
%
 
6.6
%
Total
 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
The following table sets forth information on our direct units in service by account size for the periods stated:
 
 
As of September 30, 2013
 
As of June 30, 2013
 
As of September 30, 2012
Account Size
 
Units
 
% of Total
 
Units
 
% of Total
 
Units
 
% of Total
 
 
(Units in thousands)
1 to 3 Units
 
45

 
3.3
%
 
47

 
3.4
%
 
55

 
3.8
%
4 to 10 Units
 
26

 
1.9
%
 
28

 
2.0
%
 
33

 
2.3
%
11 to 50 Units
 
64

 
4.8
%
 
67

 
4.9
%
 
78

 
5.4
%
51 to 100 Units
 
43

 
3.2
%
 
45

 
3.3
%
 
50

 
3.5
%
101 to 1000 Units
 
293

 
21.8
%
 
305

 
22.1
%
 
343

 
23.7
%
> 1000 Units
 
874

 
65.0
%
 
888

 
64.3
%
 
886

 
61.3
%
Total direct units in service
 
1,345

 
100.0
%
 
1,380

 
100.0
%
 
1,445

 
100.0
%
Our core offering includes subscriptions to one-way or two-way messaging services for a periodic (monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, or annual) service fee. This is generally based upon the type of service provided, the geographic area covered, the number of devices provided to the customer and the period of commitment. A subscriber to one-way messaging services may select coverage on a local, regional or nationwide basis to best meet their messaging needs. Two-way messaging is generally offered on a nationwide basis. We offer ancillary services, such as voicemail and equipment loss/maintenance protection, which help increase the monthly recurring revenue we receive along with these traditional messaging services.
The following table summarizes the breakdown of our one-way and two-way units in service at specified dates:
 
 
As of September 30, 2013
 
As of June 30, 2013
 
As of September 30, 2012
Service Type
 
Units    
 
% of Total    
 
Units    
 
% of Total    
 
Units    
 
% of Total    
 
 
(Units in thousands)
One-way messaging
 
1,310

 
93.0
%
 
1,343

 
92.9
%
 
1,421

 
91.9
%
Two-way messaging
 
98

 
7.0
%
 
102

 
7.1
%
 
125

 
8.1
%
Total
 
1,408

 
100.0
%
 
1,445

 
100.0
%
 
1,546

 
100.0
%
The demand for one-way and two-way messaging declined at each specified date and we believe demand will continue to decline for the foreseeable future. Demand for our services has also been impacted by the uncertainty in the United States economy and high unemployment rates nationwide.

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As demand for one and two messaging has declined, we have developed or added service offerings in order to increase our revenue potential and mitigate the decline in our wireless business. During 2012, we launched a new service called Amcom Mobile Connect Select that allows our paging numbers and network to integrate with smartphones to deliver a paging experience via a smartphone application. We will continue to look for ways to innovate and provide customers the highest value possible.
We provide wireless messaging services to subscribers for a periodic fee, as described above. In addition, subscribers either lease a messaging device from us for an additional fixed monthly fee or they own a device, having purchased it either from us or from another vendor. We also sell devices to resellers who lease or resell devices to their subscribers and then sell messaging services utilizing our networks.
We derive the majority of our revenues from fixed monthly or other periodic fees, charged to subscribers for wireless messaging services. Such fees are not generally dependent on usage. As long as a subscriber maintains service, operating results benefit from recurring payment of these fees. Revenues are generally based upon the number of units in service and the monthly charge per unit. The number of units in service changes based on subscribers added, referred to as gross placements, less subscriber cancellations, or disconnects. The net of gross placements and disconnects is commonly referred to as net gains or losses of units in service or net disconnect rate. The absolute number of gross placements as well as the number of gross placements relative to average units in service in a period, referred to as the gross placement rate, is monitored on a monthly basis. Disconnects are also monitored on a monthly basis. The ratio of units disconnected in a period to average units in service for the same period, called the disconnect rate, is an indicator of our success at retaining subscribers, which is important in order to maintain recurring revenues and to control operating expenses.
The following table sets forth our gross placements and disconnects for the periods stated:
 
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
 
September 30, 2013
 
June 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
Distribution Channel
 
Gross
Placements
 
Disconnects
 
Gross
Placements
 
Disconnects
 
Gross
Placements
 
Disconnects
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Units in thousands)
 
 
 
 
Direct
 
43

 
78

 
54

 
71

 
48

 
80

Indirect
 
1

 
3

 
1

 
19

 
1

 
6

Total
 
44

 
81

 
55

 
90

 
49

 
86

The following table sets forth information on the direct net disconnect rate by account size for our direct customers for the periods stated:
 
 
For the Three Months Ended
Account Size
 
September 30, 2013
 
June 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
1 to 3 Units
 
(4.6
)%
 
(5.1
)%
 
(5.3
)%
4 to 10 Units
 
(5.3
)%
 
(5.3
)%
 
(4.8
)%
11 to 50 Units
 
(3.9
)%
 
(6.4
)%
 
(4.8
)%
51 to 100 Units
 
(2.8
)%
 
(5.3
)%
 
(3.9
)%
101 to 1000 Units
 
(4.0
)%
 
(5.0
)%
 
(3.8
)%
> 1000 Units
 
(1.7
)%
 
1.1
 %
 
(1.0
)%
Total direct net unit loss %
 
(2.5
)%
 
(1.3
)%
 
(2.2
)%
The other factor that contributes to revenue, in addition to the number of units in service, is the monthly charge per unit. As previously discussed, the monthly charge per unit is dependent on the subscriber’s service, extent of geographic coverage, whether the subscriber leases or owns the messaging device, and the number of units the customer has in the account. The ratio of revenues for a period to the average units in service, for the same period, commonly referred to as ARPU, is a key revenue measurement as it indicates whether charges for similar services and distribution channels are increasing or decreasing. ARPU by distribution channel and messaging service are monitored regularly.






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The following table sets forth ARPU by distribution channel for the periods stated:
 
 
ARPU For the Three Months Ended
Distribution Channel
 
September 30, 2013
 
June 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
Direct
 
$
8.29

 
$
8.33

 
$
8.54

Indirect
 
6.57

 
6.31

 
5.77

Total
 
8.22

 
8.22

 
8.36

While ARPU for similar services and distribution channels is indicative of changes in monthly charges and the revenue rate applicable to new subscribers, this measurement on a consolidated basis is affected by several factors, including the mix of units in service and the pricing of the various components of our services. Gross revenues decreased year over year but at a slower rate than previous years. We expect future sequential annual revenues to decline in line with recent trends. The change in ARPU in the direct distribution channel is the most significant indicator of rate-related changes in our revenues. The decrease in consolidated ARPU for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 from the quarter ended September 30, 2012 was due to the change in composition of our customer base as the percentage of units in service attributable to larger customers continues to increase. These larger customers benefit from lower pricing associated with their larger number of units-in-service. We believe that without further price adjustments, ARPU would trend lower for both the direct and indirect distribution channels in 2013 and that price increases could mitigate, but not completely offset, the expected declines in both ARPU and revenues.
The following table sets forth information on direct ARPU by account size for the periods stated:
 
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
Account Size
 
September 30, 2013
 
June 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
1 to 3 Units
 
$
15.13

 
$
15.12

 
$
15.43

4 to 10 Units
 
14.38

 
14.29

 
14.42

11 to 50 Units
 
12.06

 
11.96

 
12.11

51 to 100 Units
 
10.66

 
10.42

 
10.48

101 to 1000 Units
 
8.85

 
8.84

 
8.97

> 1000 Units
 
7.17

 
7.19

 
7.28

Total direct ARPU
 
$
8.29

 
$
8.33

 
$
8.54

Software Operations
Our software operations offer a focused suite of unified communications solutions that include call center operations, clinical alerting and notifications, mobile communications and public safety solutions. Given the focused nature of our software products, our primary market has been the healthcare industry, particularly hospitals. We have identified hospitals with 200 or more beds as the primary targets for our software solutions.
We develop, sell, and support enterprise-wide systems for hospitals and other organizations needing to automate, centralize, and standardize mission critical communications. These solutions are used for contact centers, clinical alerting and notification, mobile communications and messaging and for public safety notifications. These areas of market focus compliment the market focus of our wireless operations outlined above. We have a sales presence and customer base both domestically, throughout the United States, and internationally, in Europe, Australia, Asia and the Middle East.
Our software operations have established solutions for:
Hospital Call Centers — These solutions encompass operator and answering services along with call recording, scheduling and selective additional support modules.
Clinical Workflow Communication — These solutions address hospital code processing as well as physician support tools.
Communication Applications — These solutions support hospital notification and appointment support.
Communications Infrastructure — These solutions support the wireless messaging infrastructure and offer a software product that can link disparate communications software (“middleware”).
Public Safety — These solutions implement and support emergency communication systems.
In our software operations we sell software solutions, professional services (installation and training), equipment (to be used in conjunction with the software) and post-contract support (on-going maintenance). Our software is licensed to end users under an industry standard software license agreement. Our software operations are organized as follows to support this business.

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Marketing. We have a centralized marketing function which is focused on supporting our software products and vertical sales efforts by strengthening our Amcom brand, generating sales leads, and facilitating the sales process. These marketing functions are accomplished through targeted email campaigns, webinars, regional and national user conferences, monthly newsletters, and participation at industry trade shows.
Sales. We have organized our global sales organization into two theaters: the Americas and International. We sell our software products through a direct and channel sales force. The direct sales effort is geographically focused with the exception of dedicated government specialists. The direct sales force targets unified communication leadership such as chief information officers, information technology directors, telecommunications directors and contact center managers. Additionally, we target clinical leadership including chief medical officers and chief nursing officers. The timing for a direct sale from initial contact to final sale ranges from 6 to 18 months depending on the type of software solution.
The direct sales force is complemented by a channel sales force consisting of a dedicated team of managers. These managers coordinate relationships with alliance partners who provide sales introductions for our direct sales force.
Professional Services. We offer implementation services for our software products. These implementation services are provided by a dedicated group of professional service employees. Our professional services staff uses a branded, consistent methodology that provides a comprehensive phased work plan for both new software installations and/or upgrades. In support of our implementation methodology, we manage the various aspects of the process through a professional services automation tool. A typical implementation process ranges from 30 to 180 days depending on the type of implementation. We may also use professional services partners to implement our solutions for customers.
Customer Support. To support our software products, we have established a dedicated customer support organization. Due to the mission critical nature of our software products, we provide 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year customer support that customers can access via telephone, email or the Internet.
Product Development. We maintain a product development group focused on developing new software products along with ongoing maintenance and enhancement of existing products. Our product development group uses a methodology that balances enhancement requests from a number of sources including customers, the professional services staff, customer support incidents, known defects, market and technology trends, and competitive requirements. These requests are reviewed and prioritized based on criteria that include the potential for increased revenues, customer/employee satisfaction, possible cost savings and development time and expense.
Revenue from software operations is included in software revenue and other in the condensed consolidated statements of income. For purposes of MD&A, we break out revenue from software operations into two primary components: operations revenue and maintenance revenue.
Operations revenue in software operations consists of license revenue, professional services revenue, and equipment sales. In most instances, we recognize equipment revenue when it is delivered to the customer, and license revenue and professional services revenue when the application is ready for use at the customer location and all service obligations are satisfied under such arrangements.
Maintenance revenue in software operations is for ongoing support of a software application or equipment and is recognized ratably over the period of coverage, typically one year. The maintenance renewal rates for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were 99.0% and 97.6%, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were 99.1% and 99.0%, respectively.
The breakout of revenue by component from software operations was as follows for the periods stated:
Revenue
 
For the Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Operations revenue
 
$
5,551

 
$
7,104

 
$
20,693

 
$
19,856

Maintenance revenue
 
7,051

 
6,572

 
20,757

 
19,468

Total revenue
 
$
12,602

 
$
13,676

 
$
41,450

 
$
39,324

On a regular basis, our software operations engage in contractual arrangements with our customers to provide licenses, professional services, and equipment sales. In addition, we enter into contractual arrangements for maintenance with our customers on new solutions or renewals on existing solutions. These contractual arrangements are reported as bookings and represent future revenue. Bookings increased by 10.4% and 9.3% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared to the same periods in 2012, respectively. The increase reflects the continuing success of our expanding software sales force, in both the Americas and International theaters, in closing business and expanding market penetration with new customers, as well as selling

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additional solutions to our installed customer base. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we received orders for our newest software products, Amcom Care Connect and Amcom Critical Test Results Management, as the Company continues to develop additional value to provide to our customers. Amcom Care Connect helps doctors communicate with each other more easily by using the right device at the right time which ultimately improves patient care. Amcom Critical Test Results Management streamlines the communication of critical test results for doctors which also expedites patient care.
The following table summarizes total bookings for the periods stated:
Bookings
 
For the Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Operations and maintenance new orders
 
$
9,086

 
$
9,476

 
$
26,466

 
$
23,771

Maintenance and other recurring revenue
 
8,216

 
6,194

 
20,715

 
19,402

Total bookings
 
$
17,302


$
15,670

 
$
47,181

 
$
43,173

Software operations reported a backlog of $43.8 million at September 30, 2013, which represented all purchase orders received from customers not yet recognized as revenue. The following table reconciles the Company’s reported backlog at September 30, 2013:
Backlog
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
Beginning balance at January 1, 2013
 
$
40,626

Bookings
 
47,181

Available
 
$
87,807

Recognized revenue
 
(41,450
)
Other(1) 
 
(2,526
)
Total backlog at September 30, 2013
 
$
43,831

 
 
(1) 
Other reflects cancellations and other adjustments related to aged orders not likely to be completed.
Operations — Consolidated
Our operating expenses are presented in functional categories. Certain of our functional categories are especially important to overall expense control and management; these operating expenses are categorized as follows:
Cost of revenue. These are expenses associated with costs for pagers for the wireless operations and hardware, third-party software, payroll and related expenses for our professional services and maintenance staff, and various other expenses associated with the software operations for professional services and maintenance support.
Service, rental, and maintenance. These are expenses associated with the operation of our networks and the provision of messaging services. Expenses consist largely of site rent expenses for transmitter locations, telecommunication expenses to deliver messages over our networks, and payroll and related expenses for our engineering and pager repair functions. Expenses related to the development and maintenance of our software products are included in this category.
Selling and marketing. These are expenses associated with our direct sales force and indirect sales channel and marketing expenses in support of those sales groups. This classification consists primarily of payroll and related expenses and commission expenses.
General and administrative. These are expenses associated with customer service for wireless operations, inventory management, billing, collections, bad debt, and other administrative functions. This classification consists primarily of payroll and related expenses, outside service expenses, tax, license and permit expenses, and facility rent expenses.
We review the percentages of these operating expenses to revenues on a regular basis. Even though the operating expenses are classified as described above, expense control and management are also performed by expense category. Approximately 70% of the operating expenses referred to above were incurred in payroll and related expenses, site and facility rent expenses and telecommunication expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
Payroll and related expenses include wages, incentives, employee benefits and related taxes. On a monthly basis, we review the number of employees in major functional categories such as professional services, product development, direct sales, engineering and technical staff and customer service. We also review the design and physical locations of functional groups to continuously

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improve efficiency, to simplify organizational structures, and to minimize the number of physical locations for the wireless operations.
We have reduced our wireless employee base by approximately 10.4% to 355 full-time equivalent employees (“FTEs”) at September 30, 2013 from 396 FTEs at September 30, 2012. We anticipate continued staffing reductions in the remainder of 2013 for wireless operations, consistent with the declining subscriber and revenue trends. For our software operations, we expect staffing increases to support our revenue growth. The software operations had 297 FTEs at September 30, 2013, an increase of 6.1% from 280 FTEs at September 30, 2012.
Site rent expenses for transmitter locations are largely dependent on our paging networks. We operate local, regional, and nationwide one-way and two-way paging networks. These networks each require locations on which to place transmitters, receivers, and antennae. Site rent expenses for transmitter locations are highly dependent on the number of transmitters, which in turn is dependent on the number of networks. In addition, these expenses generally do not vary directly with the number of subscribers or units in service, which is detrimental to our operating margins as revenues decline. In order to reduce these expenses, we have an active program to consolidate the number of networks, and thus transmitter locations, which we refer to as network rationalization. We have reduced the number of active transmitters by 4.1% to 4,572 active transmitters at September 30, 2013 from 4,769 active transmitters at September 30, 2012.
Telecommunication expenses are incurred to interconnect our paging networks and to provide telephone numbers for customer use, points of contact for customer service, and connectivity among our offices. These expenses for wireless operations are dependent on the number of units in service and the number of office and network locations that we maintain. The dependence on units in service is related to the number of telephone numbers provided to customers and the number of telephone calls made to our call centers, though this is not always a direct dependency. For example, the number or duration of telephone calls to call centers may vary from period to period based on factors other than the number of units in service, which could cause telecommunication expenses to vary regardless of the number of units in service. In addition, certain phone numbers we provide to our customers may have a usage component based on the number and duration of calls to the subscriber’s messaging device. Telecommunication expenses do not necessarily vary in direct relationship to units in service. Therefore, based on the factors discussed above, efforts are underway to review and reduce telephone circuit inventories for wireless operations. Telecommunication expenses are also incurred for our offices and call centers for software operations.
Statements of Income
Comparison of the Statements of Income for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012
 
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Change Between
2013 and 2012
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
Wireless
 
Software
 
Total
 
Wireless
 
Software
 
Total
 
Total
 
%
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service, rental and maintenance, net
 
$
35,541

 
$

 
$
35,541

 
$
39,795

 
$

 
$
39,795

 
$
(4,254
)
 
(10.7
)%
Software revenue and other, net
 
1,526

 
12,602

 
14,128

 
1,645

 
13,676

 
15,321

 
(1,193
)
 
(7.8
)%
Total
 
$
37,067

 
$
12,602

 
$
49,669

 
$
41,440

 
$
13,676

 
$
55,116

 
$
(5,447
)
 
(9.9
)%
Selected operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of revenue
 
$
220

 
$
5,139

 
$
5,359

 
$
187

 
$
4,918

 
$
5,105

 
$
254

 
5.0
 %
Service, rental and maintenance
 
10,307

 
2,245

 
12,552

 
11,239

 
2,492

 
13,731

 
(1,179
)
 
(8.6
)%
Selling and marketing
 
2,350

 
3,885

 
6,235

 
2,774

 
3,269

 
6,043

 
192

 
3.2
 %
General and administrative
 
10,371

 
1,760

 
12,131

 
10,935

 
1,531

 
12,466

 
(335
)
 
(2.7
)%
Total
 
$
23,248

 
$
13,029

 
$
36,277

 
$
25,135

 
$
12,210

 
$
37,345

 
$
(1,068
)
 
(2.9
)%
FTEs
 
355

 
297

 
652

 
396

 
280

 
676

 
(24
)
 
(3.6
)%
Active transmitters
 
4,572

 

 
4,572

 
4,769

 

 
4,769

 
(197
)
 
(4.1
)%



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Revenues — Wireless
Our total revenues were $37.1 million and $41.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The decrease in total revenues reflected the decrease in demand for our wireless services. Service, rental and maintenance revenues, net of $35.5 million and $39.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, consist primarily of recurring fees associated with the provision of messaging services and rental of leased units and is net of a provision for service credits. Included in software revenue and other, net was $1.5 million and $1.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, of revenues associated with system sales, the sale of devices and charges for leased devices that are not returned and are net of anticipated credits. The table below details total service, rental and maintenance revenues, net for the periods stated:
 
 
For the Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Service, rental and maintenance revenues, net:
 
 
 
 
Paging:
 
 
 
 
Direct:
 
 
 
 
One-way messaging
 
$
29,555

 
$
32,464

Two-way messaging
 
4,313

 
4,974

 
 
$
33,868

 
$
37,438

Indirect:
 
 
 
 
One-way messaging
 
$
911

 
$
1,202

Two-way messaging
 
362

 
595

 
 
$
1,273

 
$
1,797

Total paging:
 
 
 
 
One-way messaging
 
$
30,466

 
$
33,666

Two-way messaging
 
4,675

 
5,569

Total paging revenue
 
35,141

 
39,235

Non-paging revenue
 
400

 
560

Total service, rental and maintenance revenues, net
 
$
35,541

 
$
39,795

The table below sets forth units in service and service revenues, the changes in each between the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 and the changes in revenues associated with differences in ARPU and the number of units in service:
 
 
Units in Service
 
Revenues
 
 
 
 
As of September 30,
 
For the Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
Change Due To:
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
Change    
 
2013 (1)      
 
2012 (1)      
 
Change      
 
ARPU    
 
Units    
 
 
(Units in thousands)
 
(Dollars in thousands)
One-way messaging
 
1,310

 
1,421

 
(111
)
 
$
30,466

 
$
33,666

 
$
(3,200
)
 
$
(560
)
 
$
(2,640
)
Two-way messaging
 
98

 
125

 
(27
)
 
4,675

 
5,569

 
(894
)
 
259

 
(1,153
)
Total
 
1,408

 
1,546

 
(138
)
 
$
35,141

 
$
39,235

 
$
(4,094
)
 
$
(301
)
 
$
(3,793
)
 
 
(1) 
Amounts shown exclude non-paging revenue.
As previously discussed, demand for messaging services has declined over the past several years and we anticipate that it will continue to decline for the foreseeable future, which would result in reductions in service, rental and maintenance revenues, net due to the lower number of subscribers and related units in service.
Revenues — Software
Revenue for software operations was $12.6 million and $13.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, which consisted of operations revenue from license revenue, professional services revenue, equipment sales, and maintenance revenue. The table below details total revenue for software operations for the periods stated:

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For the Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Operations revenue
 
$
5,551

 
$
7,104

Maintenance revenue
 
7,051

 
6,572

Total revenue
 
$
12,602

 
$
13,676

Operating Expenses — Consolidated
Cost of revenue. Cost of revenue consisted primarily of the following items:
 
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Change Between
2013 and 2012
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
Wireless
 
Software
 
Total
 
Wireless
 
Software
 
Total
 
Total
 
%
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Payroll and related
 
$

 
$
2,898

 
$
2,898

 
$

 
$
2,427

 
$
2,427

 
$
471

 
19.4
 %
Cost of sales
 
220

 
1,772

 
1,992

 
187

 
2,008

 
2,195

 
(203
)
 
(9.2
)%
Other
 

 
469

 
469

 

 
483

 
483

 
(14
)
 
(2.9
)%
Total cost of revenue
 
$
220

 
$
5,139

 
$
5,359

 
$
187

 
$
4,918

 
$
5,105

 
$
254

 
5.0
 %
FTEs
 

 
126

 
126

 

 
113

 
113

 
13

 
11.5
 %
As illustrated in the table above, cost of revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2013 increased $0.3 million or 5.0% from the same period in 2012 due to the following variances:
Payroll and related — The increase of $0.5 million in payroll and related expenses was due primarily to professional services costs associated with the software operations. Total FTEs who provided professional services and maintenance support as of September 30, 2013 and 2012 were 126 FTEs and 113 FTEs, respectively.
Cost of sales — The decrease of $0.2 million in cost of sales was primarily due to a reduction in software operations’ costs resulting from the lower cost of third party hardware.
Service, Rental and Maintenance. Service, rental and maintenance expenses consisted primarily of the following items:
 
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Change Between
2013 and 2012
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
Wireless
 
Software
 
Total
 
Wireless
 
Software
 
Total
 
Total
 
%
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Site rent
 
$
4,142

 
$

 
$
4,142

 
$
4,326

 
$

 
$
4,326

 
$
(184
)
 
(4.3
)%
Telecommunications
 
1,832

 

 
1,832

 
2,257

 

 
2,257

 
(425
)
 
(18.8
)%
Payroll and related
 
3,367

 
1,686

 
5,053

 
3,464

 
1,845

 
5,309

 
(256
)
 
(4.8
)%
Stock based compensation
 
34

 

 
34

 
6

 

 
6

 
28

 
466.7
 %
Other
 
932

 
559

 
1,491

 
1,186

 
647

 
1,833

 
(342
)
 
(18.7
)%
Total service, rental and maintenance
 
$
10,307

 
$
2,245

 
$
12,552

 
$
11,239

 
$
2,492

 
$
13,731

 
$
(1,179
)
 
(8.6
)%
FTEs
 
138

 
60

 
198

 
152

 
65

 
217

 
(19
)
 
(8.8
)%
As illustrated in the table above, service, rental and maintenance expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2013 decreased $1.2 million or 8.6% from the same period in 2012 due to the following variances:
Site rent — The decrease of $0.2 million in site rent expenses was primarily due to the rationalization of our networks, which has decreased the number of transmitters required to provide service to our customers. The reduction in transmitters has, in turn, reduced the number of lease locations required for the wireless operations. Active transmitters declined 4.1% in the third quarter of 2013 from the same period in 2012.
Telecommunications — The decrease of $0.4 million in telecommunication expenses was due to the consolidation of our networks. We believe continued reductions in these expenses will occur as our networks continue to be consolidated as anticipated through the remainder of 2013 for our wireless operations.

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Payroll and related — Payroll and related expenses for wireless operations were incurred largely for field technicians, their managers, and in-house repair personnel, and payroll and related expenses for software operations were incurred for product development, product strategy and quality assurance personnel. The decrease in payroll and related expenses of $0.3 million was due to reductions of $0.1 million and $0.2 million in payroll and related expenses for wireless and software operations, respectively. Wireless operations FTEs decreased by 14 FTEs to 138 FTEs at September 30, 2013 from 152 FTEs at September 30, 2012. Software operations FTEs decreased by 5 FTEs to 60 FTEs at September 30, 2013 from 65 FTEs at September 30, 2012.
Other — The decrease of $0.3 million in other expenses was due primarily to lower employee and personnel training expenses of $0.1 million for the software operations and lower repairs and maintenance expenses of $0.2 million for the wireless operations.
Selling and Marketing. Selling and marketing expenses consisted of the following items:
 
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Change Between
2013 and 2012
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
Wireless
 
Software
 
Total
 
Wireless
 
Software
 
Total
 
Total
 
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payroll and related
 
$
1,520

 
$
2,182

 
$
3,702

 
$
1,757

 
$
1,747

 
$
3,504

 
$
198

 
5.7
 %
Commissions
 
579

 
731

 
1,310

 
730

 
605

 
1,335

 
(25
)
 
(1.9
)%
Stock based compensation
 
18

 

 
18

 
19

 

 
19

 
(1
)
 
(5.3
)%
Other
 
233

 
972

 
1,205

 
268

 
917

 
1,185

 
20

 
1.7
 %
Total selling and marketing
 
$
2,350

 
$
3,885

 
$
6,235

 
$
2,774

 
$
3,269

 
$
6,043

 
$
192

 
3.2
 %
FTEs
 
69

 
85

 
154

 
83

 
68

 
151

 
3

 
2.0
 %
As indicated in the table above, selling and marketing expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2013 increased by $0.2 million, or 3.2%, from the same period in 2012. Selling and marketing expenses consisted primarily of payroll and related expenses, which increased by $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012. This increase was due to an increase in payroll and related expenses of $0.4 million for the software operations reflecting headcount increases of 17 FTEs to 85 FTEs at September 30, 2013 from 68 FTEs at September 30, 2012, offset by a reduction of $0.2 million in payroll and related expenses for the wireless operations reflecting headcount reductions of 14 FTEs to 69 FTEs at September 30, 2013 from 83 FTEs at September 30, 2012.
The sales and marketing staff are all involved in selling our paging and software products and services domestically and internationally, as well as reselling other wireless products and services such as cellular phones and email devices under authorized agent agreements. These expenses support our efforts to maintain gross placements of units in service, which mitigated the impact of disconnects on our revenue base for wireless operations, and to identify business opportunities for additional or future software sales. We have a centralized marketing function which is focused on supporting our software products and vertical sales efforts by strengthening our brand, generating sales leads and facilitating the sales process. These marketing functions are accomplished through targeted email campaigns, webinars, regional and national user conferences, monthly newsletters and participation at industry trade shows. We sell our software products through a direct and channel sales force that consists of a dedicated team of managers. We have increased the number of software sales and marketing staff with the intention of increasing our potential sales opportunities. We have reduced the overall cost of our selling and marketing activities on the wireless operations by focusing on the most productive sales and marketing employees.










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General and Administrative. General and administrative expenses consisted of the following items:
 
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Change Between
2013 and 2012
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
Wireless
 
Software
 
Total
 
Wireless
 
Software
 
Total
 
Total
 
%
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Payroll and related
 
$
4,269

 
$
1,012

 
$
5,281

 
$
4,892

 
$
959

 
$
5,851

 
$
(570
)
 
(9.7
)%
Stock based compensation
 
691

 
203

 
894

 
268

 
167

 
435

 
459

 
105.5
 %
Bad debt
 
185

 
89

 
274

 
168

 
107

 
275

 
(1
)
 
(0.4
)%
Facility rent
 
505

 
378

 
883

 
548

 
355

 
903

 
(20
)
 
(2.2
)%
Telecommunications
 
302

 
86

 
388

 
301

 
89

 
390

 
(2
)
 
(0.5
)%
Outside services
 
2,128

 
281

 
2,409

 
2,202

 
151

 
2,353

 
56

 
2.4
 %
Taxes, licenses and permits
 
1,086

 
20

 
1,106

 
1,185

 
64

 
1,249

 
(143
)
 
(11.4
)%
Other
 
1,205

 
(309
)
 
896

 
1,371

 
(361
)
 
1,010

 
(114
)
 
(11.3
)%
Total general and administrative
 
$
10,371

 
$
1,760

 
$
12,131

 
$
10,935

 
$
1,531

 
$
12,466

 
$
(335
)
 
(2.7
)%
FTEs
 
148

 
26

 
174

 
162

 
34

 
196

 
(22
)
 
(11.2
)%
As illustrated in the table above, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2013 decreased by $0.3 million, or 2.7%, from the same period in 2012 due to the following variances:
Payroll and related — Payroll and related expenses were incurred mainly for employees in customer service, information technology, inventory, finance and other support functions as well as executive management. Payroll and related expenses decreased by $0.6 million due primarily to lower payroll and related expenses for wireless operations reflecting headcount reductions of 14 FTEs to 148 FTEs at September 30, 2013 from 162 FTEs at September 30, 2012. Payroll and related expenses for software operations were slightly higher during the three months ended September 30, 2013 despite a reduction of 8 FTEs to 26 FTEs at September 30, 2013 from 34 FTEs at September 30, 2012 primarily due to more senior level positions in 2013 than 2012.
Stock based compensation — Stock based compensation expenses consisted primarily of amortization of compensation expense associated with restricted stock units (“RSUs”) awarded to certain eligible employees for both wireless and software operations and amortization of compensation expense for restricted stock awarded to non-executive members of our Board of Directors under the Equity Plans (see Note 15). Stock based compensation expenses increased by $0.5 million due to higher amortization of compensation expense of $0.4 million and $0.1 million for the wireless and software operations, respectively, during the three months ended September 30, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012 for the 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”).
Taxes, licenses and permits — Taxes, license and permit expenses consist of property, franchise, gross receipts and transactional taxes. The decrease in tax, license and permit expenses of $0.1 million was primarily due to lower universal service fund (“USF”) fees.
Other — The decrease of $0.1 million in other expenses was due primarily to lower recruiting and relocation expenses of $0.3 million, partially offset by higher travel and entertainment expenses of $0.1 million for the wireless operations, and higher repairs and maintenance expenses of $0.1 million for the software operations.
Depreciation, Amortization and Accretion. Depreciation, amortization and accretion expenses were $3.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 compared to $4.7 million for the same period in 2012. There was $0.3 million in lower depreciation expense for the period from fully depreciated paging infrastructure and other assets, $0.1 million in lower depreciation expense on paging devices resulting from fewer purchases of paging devices and from fully depreciated paging devices, and $0.4 million in lower amortization expense for the software operations. Depreciation, amortization and accretion expenses for software operations represented $1.4 million of the total $3.9 million in depreciation, amortization and accretion expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and $1.8 million of the total $4.7 million in depreciation, amortization and accretion expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2012.
Interest Expense, Net; Other Income, Net and Income Tax Expense
Interest Expense, Net. Net interest expense was unchanged at $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 from the same period in 2012.

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Other Income, Net. Net other income increased slightly to $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 from the same period in 2012.
Income Tax Expense. Income tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2013 was $3.8 million, a decrease of $1.2 million from the $5.0 million income tax expense for the same period in 2012 and was primarily a result of lower pre-tax income. We did not adjust the deferred income tax asset valuation allowance as of September 30, 2013. The following is the effective tax rate reconciliation for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively:
 
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Income before income tax expense
 
$
9,550

 
 
 
$
13,035

 
 
Income tax expense at the Federal statutory rate
 
$
3,343

 
35.0
 %
 
$
4,562

 
35.0
 %
State income taxes, net of Federal benefit
 
454

 
4.8
 %
 
448

 
3.4
 %
Change in valuation allowance
 

 
 %
 
(16
)
 
(0.1
)%
State income tax audit
 

 
 %
 
(57
)
 
(0.4
)%
Change in the deferred tax rate
 
(206
)
 
(2.2
)%
 

 
 %
Permanent differences and other
 
197

 
2.1
 %
 
50

 
0.4
 %
Income tax expense
 
$
3,788

 
39.7
 %
 
$
4,987

 
38.3
 %
The increase in the effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2013 results from an increase in state income taxes and items that are not deductible for income tax purposes.
Statements of Income
Comparison of the Statements of Income for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012
 
 
For the Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
Change Between
2013 and 2012
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
Wireless
 
Software
 
Total
 
Wireless
 
Software
 
Total
 
Total
 
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service, rental and maintenance, net
 
$
109,318

 
$

 
$
109,318

 
$
123,387

 
$

 
$
123,387

 
$
(14,069
)
 
(11.4
)%
Software revenue and other, net
 
4,299

 
41,450

 
45,749

 
5,101

 
39,324

 
44,425

 
1,324

 
3.0
 %
Total
 
$
113,617

 
$
41,450

 
$
155,067

 
$
128,488

 
$
39,324

 
$
167,812

 
$
(12,745
)
 
(7.6
)%
Selected operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of revenue
 
$
327

 
$
15,700

 
$
16,027

 
$
516

 
$
14,621

 
$
15,137

 
$
890

 
5.9
 %
Service, rental and maintenance
 
31,674

 
6,732

 
38,406

 
34,737

 
7,189

 
41,926

 
(3,520
)
 
(8.4
)%
Selling and marketing
 
7,389

 
11,409

 
18,798

 
8,794

 
8,821

 
17,615

 
1,183

 
6.7
 %
General and administrative
 
31,753

 
5,415

 
37,168

 
33,869

 
4,260

 
38,129

 
(961
)
 
(2.5
)%
Severance and restructuring
 
2

 

 
2

 
9

 
37

 
46

 
(44
)
 
(95.7
)%
Total
 
$
71,145

 
$
39,256

 
$
110,401

 
$
77,925

 
$
34,928

 
$
112,853

 
$
(2,452
)
 
(2.2
)%
FTEs
 
355

 
297

 
652

 
396

 
280

 
676

 
(24
)
 
(3.6
)%
Active transmitters
 
4,572

 

 
4,572

 
4,769

 

 
4,769

 
(197
)
 
(4.1
)%
Revenues — Wireless
Our total revenues were $113.6 million and $128.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The decrease in total revenues reflected the decrease in demand for our wireless services. Service, rental and maintenance revenues, net of $109.3 million and $123.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012,

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respectively, consist primarily of recurring fees associated with the provision of messaging services and rental of leased units and is net of a provision for service credits. Included in software revenue and other, net was $4.3 million and $5.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, of revenues associated with system sales, the sale of devices and charges for leased devices that are not returned and are net of anticipated credits. The table below details total service, rental and maintenance revenues, net for the periods stated:
 
 
For the Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Service, rental and maintenance revenues, net:
 
 
 
 
Paging:
 
 
 
 
Direct:
 
 
 
 
One-way messaging
 
$
90,738

 
$
100,079

Two-way messaging
 
13,282

 
15,798

 
 
$
104,020

 
$
115,877

Indirect:
 
 
 
 
One-way messaging
 
$
2,890

 
$
3,913

Two-way messaging
 
1,346

 
1,868

 
 
$
4,236

 
$
5,781

Total paging:
 
 
 
 
One-way messaging
 
$
93,628

 
$
103,992

Two-way messaging
 
14,628

 
17,666

Total paging revenue
 
108,256

 
121,658

Non-paging revenue
 
1,062

 
1,729

Total service, rental and maintenance revenues, net
 
$
109,318

 
$
123,387

The table below sets forth units in service and service revenues, the changes in each between the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 and the changes in revenues associated with differences in ARPU and the number of units in service:
 
 
Units in Service
 
Revenues
 
 
 
 
As of September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
Change Due To:
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
Change
 
2013(1)
 
2012(1)
 
Change
 
ARPU
 
Units
 
 
(Units in thousands)
 
(Dollars in thousands)
One-way messaging
 
1,310

 
1,421

 
(111
)
 
$
93,628

 
$
103,992

 
$
(10,364
)
 
$
(1,597
)
 
$
(8,767
)
Two-way messaging
 
98

 
125

 
(27
)
 
14,628

 
17,666

 
(3,038
)
 
(111
)
 
(2,927
)
Total
 
1,408

 
1,546

 
(138
)
 
$
108,256

 
$
121,658

 
$
(13,402
)
 
$
(1,708
)
 
$
(11,694
)
 
 
(1) 
Amounts shown exclude non-paging revenue.
As previously discussed, demand for messaging services has declined over the past several years and we anticipate that it will continue to decline for the foreseeable future, which would result in reductions in service, rental and maintenance revenues, net due to the lower number of subscribers and related units in service.
Revenues — Software
Revenue for software operations was $41.5 million and $39.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, which consisted of operations revenue from license revenue, professional services revenue, equipment sales, and maintenance revenue. The table below details total revenue for software operations for the periods stated:

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For the Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Operations revenue
 
$
20,693

 
$
19,856

Maintenance revenue
 
20,757

 
19,468

Total revenue
 
$
41,450

 
$
39,324

Operating Expenses — Consolidated
Cost of revenue. Cost of revenue consisted primarily of the following items:
 
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
Change Between
2013 and 2012
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
Wireless
 
Software
 
Total
 
Wireless
 
Software
 
Total
 
Total
 
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payroll and related
 
$

 
$
8,653

 
$
8,653

 
$

 
$
7,119

 
$
7,119

 
$
1,534

 
21.5
 %
Cost of sales
 
327

 
5,688

 
6,015

 
516

 
6,150

 
6,666

 
(651
)
 
(9.8
)%
Other
 

 
1,359

 
1,359

 

 
1,352

 
1,352

 
7

 
0.5
 %
Total cost of revenue
 
$
327

 
$
15,700

 
$
16,027

 
$
516

 
$
14,621

 
$
15,137

 
$
890

 
5.9
 %
FTEs
 

 
126

 
126

 

 
113

 
113

 
13

 
11.5
 %
As illustrated in the table above, cost of revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 increased $0.9 million or 5.9% from the same period in 2012 due to the following variances:
Payroll and related — The increase of $1.5 million in payroll and related expenses was due primarily to higher professional services costs associated with the software operations. Total FTEs who provided professional services and maintenance support as of September 30, 2013 and 2012 were 126 FTEs and 113 FTEs, respectively.
Cost of sales — The decrease of $0.7 million in cost of sales was due to the reduction to wireless operations’ costs of $0.2 million related primarily to a credit issued for a previously reported cost of a systems sale and due to a reduction in software operations’ costs of $0.5 million resulting from the lower cost of third party hardware.
Service, Rental and Maintenance. Service, rental and maintenance expenses consisted primarily of the following items:
 
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
Change Between
2013 and 2012
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
Wireless
 
Software
 
Total
 
Wireless
 
Software
 
Total
 
Total
 
%
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Site rent
 
$
12,614

 
$

 
$
12,614

 
$
13,538

 
$

 
$
13,538

 
$
(924
)
 
(6.8
)%
Telecommunications
 
5,606

 

 
5,606

 
6,915

 

 
6,915

 
(1,309
)
 
(18.9
)%
Payroll and related
 
10,312

 
5,018

 
15,330

 
10,908

 
5,290

 
16,198

 
(868
)
 
(5.4
)%
Stock based compensation
 
54

 

 
54

 
18

 

 
18

 
36

 
200.0
 %
Other
 
3,088

 
1,714

 
4,802

 
3,358

 
1,899

 
5,257

 
(455
)
 
(8.7
)%
Total service, rental and maintenance
 
$
31,674

 
$
6,732

 
$
38,406

 
$
34,737

 
$
7,189

 
$
41,926

 
$
(3,520
)
 
(8.4
)%
FTEs
 
138

 
60

 
198

 
152

 
65

 
217

 
(19
)
 
(8.8
)%
As illustrated in the table above, service, rental and maintenance expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 decreased $3.5 million or 8.4% from the same period in 2012 due to the following variances:
Site rent — The decrease of $0.9 million in site rent expenses was primarily due to the rationalization of our networks, which has decreased the number of transmitters required to provide service to our customers. The reduction in transmitters has, in turn, reduced the number of lease locations required for the wireless operations. Active transmitters declined 4.1% in the nine months ended September 30, 2013 from the same period in 2012.
Telecommunications — The decrease of $1.3 million in telecommunication expenses was due to the consolidation of our networks. We believe continued reductions in these expenses will occur as our networks continue to be consolidated as anticipated through the remainder of 2013 for our wireless operations.

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Payroll and related — Payroll and related expenses for wireless operations were incurred largely for field technicians, their managers, and in-house repair personnel, and payroll and related expenses for software operations were incurred for product development, product strategy and quality assurance personnel. The decrease in payroll and related expenses of $0.9 million was due to reductions of $0.6 million and $0.3 million in payroll and related expenses for wireless and software operations, respectively. Wireless operations FTEs decreased by 14 FTEs to 138 FTEs at September 30, 2013 from 152 FTEs at September 30, 2012. Software operations FTEs decreased by 5 FTEs to 60 FTEs at September 30, 2013 from 65 FTEs at September 30, 2012.
Other — The decrease of $0.5 million in other expenses was due primarily to lower outside services expenses of $0.1 million and employee and personnel training expenses of $0.1 million for the software operations, and lower outside services expenses of $0.1 million and repairs and maintenance expenses of $0.2 million for the wireless operations.
Selling and Marketing. Selling and marketing expenses consisted of the following items:
 
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
Change Between
2013 and 2012
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
Wireless
 
Software
 
Total
 
Wireless
 
Software
 
Total
 
Total
 
%
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Payroll and related
 
$
4,631

 
$
6,337

 
$
10,968

 
$
5,729

 
$
4,878

 
$
10,607

 
$
361

 
3.4
 %
Commissions
 
2,001

 
2,215

 
4,216

 
2,276

 
1,655

 
3,931

 
285

 
7.3
 %
Stock based compensation
 
52

 

 
52

 
53

 

 
53

 
(1
)
 
(1.9
)%
Other
 
705

 
2,857

 
3,562

 
736

 
2,288

 
3,024

 
538

 
17.8
 %
Total selling and marketing
 
$
7,389

 
$
11,409

 
$
18,798

 
$
8,794

 
$
8,821

 
$
17,615

 
$
1,183

 
6.7
 %
FTEs
 
69

 
85

 
154

 
83

 
68

 
151

 
3

 
2.0
 %
As indicated in the table above, selling and marketing expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 increased by $1.2 million, or 6.7%, from the same period in 2012. Selling and marketing expenses consisted primarily of payroll and related expenses, which increased $0.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012 due to the increase of payroll and related expenses of $1.5 million for the software operations, offset by a reduction of $1.1 million in payroll and related expenses for the wireless operations due to headcount reductions of 14 FTEs to 69 FTEs at September 30, 2013 from 83 FTEs at September 30, 2012. Software operations FTEs increased by 17 FTEs to 85 FTEs at September 30, 2013 from 68 FTEs at September 30, 2012.
The sales and marketing staff are all involved in selling our paging and software products and services domestically and internationally, as well as reselling other wireless products and services such as cellular phones and email devices under authorized agent agreements. These expenses support our efforts to maintain gross placements of units in service, which mitigated the impact of disconnects on our revenue base for wireless operations, and to identify business opportunities for additional or future software sales. We have a centralized marketing function which is focused on supporting our software products and vertical sales efforts by strengthening our brand, generating sales leads and facilitating the sales process. These marketing functions are accomplished through targeted email campaigns, webinars, regional and national user conferences, monthly newsletters and participation at industry trade shows. We sell our software products through a direct and channel sales force that consists of a dedicated team of managers. We have increased the number of software sales and marketing staff with the intention of increasing our potential sales opportunities. We have reduced the overall cost of our selling and marketing activities on the wireless operations by focusing on the most productive sales and marketing employees.
Commission expenses increased by $0.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012 due primarily to an increase in commission expenses for software operations of $0.6 million, offset by a reduction of commission expenses for wireless operations of $0.3 million in line with the revenue and subscriber erosion.
Other expenses increased by $0.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012 due primarily to increases in travel and entertainment expenses of $0.2 million, advertising expenses of $0.1 million, outside services expenses of $0.1 million and other miscellaneous expenses, net of $0.1 million for the software operations.





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General and Administrative. General and administrative expenses consisted of the following items:
 
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
Change Between
2013 and 2012
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
Wireless
 
Software
 
Total
 
Wireless
 
Software
 
Total
 
Total
 
%
Payroll and related
 
$
13,659

 
$
3,310

 
$
16,969

 
$
15,335

 
$
2,978

 
$
18,313

 
$
(1,344
)
 
(7.3
)%
Stock based compensation
 
1,433

 
661

 
2,094

 
741

 
90

 
831

 
1,263

 
152.0
 %
Bad debt
 
568

 
246

 
814

 
516

 
263

 
779

 
35

 
4.5
 %
Facility rent
 
1,469

 
1,097

 
2,566

 
1,547

 
1,030

 
2,577

 
(11
)
 
(0.4
)%
Telecommunications
 
828

 
278

 
1,106

 
983

 
262

 
1,245

 
(139
)
 
(11.2
)%
Outside services
 
6,736

 
861

 
7,597

 
6,867

 
391

 
7,258

 
339

 
4.7
 %
Taxes, licenses and permits
 
3,462

 
43

 
3,505

 
4,040

 
136

 
4,176

 
(671
)
 
(16.1
)%
Other
 
3,598

 
(1,081
)
 
2,517

 
3,840

 
(890
)
 
2,950

 
(433
)
 
(14.7
)%
Total general and administrative
 
$
31,753

 
$
5,415

 
$
37,168

 
$
33,869

 
$
4,260

 
$
38,129

 
$
(961
)
 
(2.5
)%
FTEs
 
148

 
26

 
174

 
162

 
34

 
196

 
(22
)
 
(11.2
)%
As illustrated in the table above, general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 decreased by $1.0 million, or 2.5%, from the same period in 2012 due to the following variances:
Payroll and related — Payroll and related expenses were incurred mainly for employees in customer service, information technology, inventory, finance and other support functions as well as executive management. Payroll and related expenses decreased by $1.3 million due primarily to lower payroll and related expenses of $1.7 million for wireless operations reflecting headcount reductions of 14 FTEs to 148 FTEs at September 30, 2013 from 162 FTEs at September 30, 2012 for wireless operations, partially offset by higher payroll and related expenses of $0.4 million for software operations despite a reduction of 8 FTEs to 26 FTEs at September 30, 2013 from 34 FTEs at September 30, 2012. The increase in payroll and related expenses for the software operations was primarily due to more senior level positions in 2013 than 2012 and due to the benefit in 2012 to payroll and related expense for forfeitures under the 2012 Short-Term Incentive Plan (“STIP”) associated with the departure of former executives in the software operations.
Stock based compensation — Stock based compensation expenses consisted primarily of amortization of compensation expense associated with RSUs awarded to certain eligible employees for both wireless and software operations and amortization of compensation expense for restricted stock awarded to non-executive members of our Board of Directors under the Equity Plans (see Note 15). Stock based compensation expenses increased by $1.3 million due to higher amortization of compensation expense of $0.7 million related to the 2011 LTIP for the wireless operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012 since the 2011 LTIP award was effective on January 1, 2013 while 2012 included amortization of compensation expense for the 2009 LTIP. Stock based compensation expenses increased by $0.6 million for the software operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012 due to the benefit to stock based compensation in 2012 related to the forfeiture under the 2011 LTIP associated with the departure of former executives in the software operations.
Telecommunications — The decrease of $0.1 million in telecommunication expenses reflected continued office and staffing reductions as we continue to streamline our operations and reduce our telecommunication requirements for the wireless operations.
Outside services — Outside services expenses consisted primarily of costs associated with printing and mailing invoices, outsourced customer service, temporary help, and various professional fees. The increase of $0.3 million in outside services expenses was due primarily to higher professional services fees for external accounting and legal support.
Taxes, licenses and permits — Taxes, license and permit expenses consist of property, franchise, gross receipts and transactional taxes. The decrease in tax, license and permit expenses of $0.7 million was primarily due to lower USF fees of $0.4 million and lower transactional taxes of $0.3 million due to the resolution of various state and local tax audits at amounts lower than the originally estimated liabilities for the wireless operations.
Other — The decrease of $0.4 million in other expenses was due primarily to an increase in net credits of $0.2 million for the software operations shared costs that have been allocated to cost of revenue, service, rental and maintenance and selling and marketing categories and a decrease in repairs and maintenances expenses of $0.2 million for the wireless operations.

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Severance and Restructuring. We incurred severance and restructuring expenses of $2,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared to $46,000 for the same period in 2012. The expenses related to lease restructuring.
Depreciation, Amortization and Accretion. Depreciation, amortization and accretion expenses were $11.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared to $13.8 million for the same period in 2012. There was $0.9 million in lower depreciation expense for the period from fully depreciated paging infrastructure and other assets, $0.3 million in lower depreciation expense on paging devices resulting from fewer purchases of paging devices and from fully depreciated paging devices, $1.0 million in lower amortization expense for the software operations and $0.1 million in lower accretion expense. Depreciation, amortization and accretion expenses for software operations represented $4.3 million of the total $11.5 million in depreciation, amortization and accretion expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and $5.2 million of the total $13.8 million in depreciation, amortization and accretion expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.
Interest Expense, Net; Other Income, Net and Income Tax Expense
Interest Expense, Net. Net interest expense decreased to $0.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 from $0.3 million for the same period in 2012. This decrease was primarily due to less interest on debt associated with the Amcom acquisition as the debt was completely repaid on April 6, 2012.
Other Income, Net. Net other income decreased to $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 from $0.4 million for the same period in 2012. The decrease in net other income in 2013 was primarily due to a net loss of $0.2 million on asset disposals compared to a net gain of $0.1 million on asset disposals in 2012 in our wireless operations.
Income Tax Expense. Income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was $13.6 million, a decrease of $2.7 million from the $16.3 million income tax expense for the same period in 2012 and was primarily a result of lower pre-tax income. We did not adjust the deferred income tax asset valuation allowance as of September 30, 2013. The following is the effective tax rate reconciliation for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively:
 
 
For the Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Income before income tax expense
 
$
33,073

 
 
 
$
41,222

 
 
Income tax expense at the Federal statutory rate
 
$
11,576

 
35.0
 %
 
$
14,428

 
35.0
 %
State income taxes, net of Federal benefit
 
1,435

 
4.3
 %
 
1,344

 
3.3
 %
Change in valuation allowance
 

 
 %
 
(43
)
 
(0.1
)%
State income tax audit
 

 
 %
 
191

 
0.5
 %
Change in the deferred tax rate
 
(206
)
 
(0.6
)%
 

 
 %
Permanent differences and other
 
753

 
2.3
 %
 
345

 
0.8
 %
Income tax expense
 
$
13,558

 
41.0
 %
 
$
16,265

 
39.5
 %
The increase in the effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 results from an increase in state income taxes and items that are not deductible for income tax purposes.
Liquidity and Capital Resources — Consolidated
Cash and Cash Equivalents
At September 30, 2013, we had cash and cash equivalents of $83.0 million. The available cash and cash equivalents are held in accounts managed by third-party financial institutions and consist of invested cash and cash in our operating accounts. The invested cash is invested in interest bearing funds managed by third-party financial institutions. These funds invest in direct obligations of the government of the United States. To date, we have experienced no loss or lack of access to our invested cash or cash equivalents; however, we can provide no assurance that access to our invested cash and cash equivalents will not be impacted by adverse conditions in the financial markets.
At any point in time, we have approximately $3.0 to $5.0 million in our operating accounts that are with third-party financial institutions. While we monitor daily the cash balances in our operating accounts and adjust the cash balances as appropriate, these cash balances could be impacted if the underlying financial institutions fail or are subject to other adverse conditions in the financial markets. To date, we have experienced no loss or lack of access to cash in our operating accounts.
We intend to use our cash on hand to provide working capital, to support operations, and to return value to stockholders through cash dividends and repurchases of our common stock. We may also consider using cash to fund acquisitions of assets of other businesses that we believe will provide a measure of growth or revenue stability while supporting our operating structure.


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Overview
In the event that net cash provided by operating activities and cash on hand are not sufficient to meet future cash requirements, we may be required to reduce planned capital expenses, reduce or eliminate our cash dividends to stockholders, reduce or eliminate our common stock repurchase program, and/or sell assets or seek additional financing beyond the availability on our revolving credit facility. We can provide no assurance that reductions in planned capital expenses or proceeds from asset sales would be sufficient to cover shortfalls in available cash or that additional financing would be available on acceptable terms. As of September 30, 2013, our available cash on hand was $83.0 million and our available borrowing capacity under our revolving credit facility was approximately $40.0 million (see “Borrowings” below).
Based on current and anticipated levels of operations, we anticipate net cash provided by operating activities, together with the available cash on hand at September 30, 2013, should be adequate to meet anticipated cash requirements for both our wireless and software operations for the foreseeable future.
The following table sets forth information on our net cash flows from operating, investing, and financing activities for the periods stated:
 
 
For the Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
Change
Between
2013 and 2012
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
$
39,304

 
$
52,705

 
$
(13,401
)
Net cash used in investing activities
 
(7,762
)
 
(9,803
)
 
(2,041
)
Net cash used in financing activities
 
(9,606
)
 
(47,012
)
 
(37,406
)
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities. As discussed above, we are dependent on cash flows from operating activities to meet our cash requirements. Cash from operations varies depending on changes in various working capital items including deferred revenues, accounts payable, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and various accrued expenses. The following table includes the cash receipt and expenditure components of our cash flows from operating activities for the periods indicated, and sets forth the change between the stated periods:
 
 
For the Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
Change
Between
2013 and 2012
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Cash received from customers
 
$
157,236

 
$
167,734

 
$
(10,498
)
Cash paid for —
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payroll and related costs
 
61,972

 
55,837

 
6,135

Site rent costs
 
12,598

 
13,640

 
(1,042
)
Telecommunication costs
 
6,739

 
7,890

 
(1,151
)
Interest costs
 
9

 
129

 
(120
)
Other operating costs
 
36,614

 
37,533

 
(919
)
 
 
117,932

 
115,029

 
2,903

Net cash provided by operating activities
 
$
39,304

 
$
52,705

 
$
(13,401
)
Net cash provided by operating activities decreased $13.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012 due to lower cash received from customers by $10.5 million and an increase in cash paid for operating activities of $2.9 million. Cash received from customers consisted of revenues and direct taxes billed to customers adjusted for changes in accounts receivable, deferred revenue and tax withholding amounts. The decrease of $10.5 million was due to lower revenue of $12.7 million and lower deferred revenue of $3.5 million, offset by lower accounts receivable of $5.3 million and higher accrued sales taxes of $0.5 million.
The increase in cash paid for operating activities of $2.9 million was as follows:
Cash payments for payroll and related costs increased $6.1 million due to higher costs of $2.1 million in payroll and related costs for wireless operations primarily due to the payment of the cash award under the 2009 LTIP during the second quarter of 2013 and higher payroll costs of $4.0 million for software operations, in line with headcount trends.
Cash payments for site rent costs decreased $1.0 million. This decrease was due primarily to lower site rent expenses for leased locations as we rationalized our network and incurred lower payments in 2013 for wireless operations.

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Cash payments for telecommunication costs decreased $1.2 million. This decrease was due primarily to the consolidation of our networks and reflects continued office and staffing reductions to support our smaller customer base for wireless operations.
Cash payments for interest costs decreased $0.1 million primarily due to less interest on debt associated with the Amcom acquisition as the debt was completely repaid on April 6, 2012.
Cash payments for other operating costs decreased $0.9 million. The decrease was due primarily to lower taxes, licenses and permits costs of $0.7 million, lower repair and maintenance costs of $0.3 million, lower office costs of $0.2 million and lower various other costs of $0.1 million, offset by higher travel and entertainment costs of $0.2 million and outside services costs of $0.2 million.
Net Cash Used In Investing Activities. Net cash used in investing activities decreased $2.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 due to lower acquisition costs of $3.0 million compared to the same period in 2012, offset by higher capital expenses for property and equipment for both operations of $1.0 million.
Net Cash Used In Financing Activities. Net cash used in financing activities decreased $37.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 from the same period in 2012 due to the prepayment of debt of $28.3 million and stock repurchase of $4.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012. In addition, we paid $4.2 million less in cash dividends to stockholders during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we paid a total of $8.1 million (or $0.375 per share of common stock) in quarterly cash dividends and accumulated cash dividends of $1.5 million earned on vested RSUs associated with 2009 LTIP compared to $13.8 million (or $0.625 per share of common stock) in quarterly cash dividends for the same period in 2012.
Future Cash Dividends to Stockholders. On November 5, 2013, our Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.125 per share of common stock, with a record date of November 20, 2013, and a payment date of December 10, 2013. This cash dividend of approximately $2.7 million will be paid from available cash on hand.
Common Stock Repurchase Program. On July 31, 2008, our Board of Directors approved a program to repurchase our common stock in the open market. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC administers such purchases. We expect to use available cash on hand and net cash provided by operating activities to fund the common stock repurchase program.
The Company’s stock repurchase program has been extended at various dates between 2009 through 2012 by our Board of Directors. On July 24, 2012, our Board of Directors approved a fifth supplement to the common stock repurchase program effective August 1, 2012 which reset the repurchase authority to $25.0 million as of August 1, 2012 and extended the purchase period through December 31, 2013. This repurchase authority allows us, at management’s discretion, to selectively repurchase shares of our common stock from time to time in the open market depending upon market price and other factors.
We made no common stock repurchases during the nine months ended September 30, 2013. (See Note 15 for further discussion on our common stock repurchase program.)
Borrowings. On November 8, 2011 we executed the First Amendment to our Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (“Amended Credit Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC (“Wells Fargo”). The Amended Credit Agreement increased the amount of the revolving credit facility to $40.0 million. The maturity date for the revolving credit facility is September 3, 2015. The Amended Credit Agreement also revised the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) definition to eliminate the LIBOR floor and reduced the interest rate margin to 3.25%. Borrowings under this facility are secured by a lien on substantially all of the existing assets, interests in assets and proceeds owned or acquired by us.
At September 30, 2013, we had no outstanding debt. (See Note 13 for further discussion on our long-term debt.)
We are subject to certain financial covenants on a quarterly basis under the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement. These financial covenants consist of a leverage ratio and a fixed charge coverage ratio. We were in compliance with all of the required financial covenants as of September 30, 2013.
Commitments and Contingencies
Operating Leases. We have operating leases for office and transmitter locations. Substantially all of these leases have lease terms ranging from one month to six years. We continue to review our office and transmitter locations, and intend to replace, reduce or consolidate leases, where possible. Total rent expense under operating leases for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 was approximately $4.4 million and $4.6 million, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 was approximately $13.5 million and $14.4 million, respectively, for the wireless operations. Total rent expense under operating leases for the software operations for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 was $0.4 million and $0.3 million, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 was approximately $1.0 million, respectively.

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Other Commitments. We have various Letter of Credits (“LOCs”) outstanding with multiple state agencies. The LOCs typically have one to three-year contract requirements and contain automatic renewal terms. The deposits of $0.1 million related to the LOCs are included within other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements. We do not have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes. As such, we are not exposed to any financing, liquidity, market or credit risk that could arise if we had engaged in such relationships.
Contingencies. See Note 21 for further discussion on our contingencies.
Related Party Transactions
See Note 20 for further discussion on our related party transactions.
Application of Critical Accounting Policies
The preceding discussion and analysis of financial condition and statement of income are based on our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses, and related disclosures. On an on-going basis, we evaluate estimates and assumptions, including but not limited to those related to the impairment of long-lived assets and intangible assets subject to amortization and goodwill, accounts receivable allowances, revenue recognition, asset retirement obligations, and income taxes. We base our estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
There have been no changes to the critical accounting policies reported in the 2012 Annual Report that affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We use a non-GAAP financial measure as a key element in determining performance for purposes of incentive compensation under our annual STIP for our wireless and software operations. That non-GAAP financial measure is operating cash flow (“OCF”), defined as EBITDA less purchases of property and equipment. (EBITDA is defined as operating income or loss plus depreciation, amortization and accretion, each determined in accordance with GAAP). Purchases of property and equipment are also determined in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of STIP performance, OCF was as follows for the periods stated:
 
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
Wireless
 
Software
 
Total
 
Wireless
 
Software
 
Total
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Operating income (loss)
 
$
11,382

 
$
(1,848
)
 
$
9,534

 
$
13,361

 
$
(314
)
 
$
13,047

Plus: Depreciation, amortization and accretion
 
2,437

 
1,421

 
3,858

 
2,944

 
1,780

 
4,724

EBITDA (as defined by the Company)
 
13,819

 
(427
)
 
13,392

 
16,305

 
1,466

 
17,771

Less: Purchases of property and equipment
 
(2,509
)
 
5

 
(2,504
)
 
(2,658
)
 
(38
)
 
(2,696
)
OCF (as defined by the Company)
 
$
11,310

 
$
(422
)
 
$
10,888

 
$
13,647

 
$
1,428

 
$
15,075

 
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
Wireless
 
Software
 
Total
 
Wireless
 
Software
 
Total
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Operating income (loss)
 
$
35,259

 
$
(2,080
)
 
$
33,179

 
$
41,950

 
$
(836
)
 
$
41,114

Plus: Depreciation, amortization and accretion
 
7,213

 
4,274

 
11,487

 
8,613

 
5,232

 
13,845

EBITDA (as defined by the Company)
 
42,472

 
2,194

 
44,666

 
50,563

 
4,396

 
54,959

Less: Purchases of property and equipment
 
(7,586
)
 
(186
)
 
(7,772
)
 
(7,031
)
 
(104
)
 
(7,135
)
OCF (as defined by the Company)
 
$
34,886

 
$
2,008

 
$
36,894

 
$
43,532

 
$
4,292

 
$
47,824




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Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Long-term Debt
As of September 30, 2013, we had no outstanding borrowings and the Amended Credit Agreement remains in effect with approximately $40.0 million of available borrowing capacity. We will be exposed to changes in interest rates should we undertake new borrowings under the Amended Credit Agreement (see Note 13 for further discussion on our long-term debt). The floating interest rate debt exposes us to interest rate risk, with the primary interest rate exposure resulting from changes in LIBOR.
The definitive extent of the interest rate risk is not quantifiable or predictable because of the variability of future interest rates and business financing requirements. We do not customarily use derivative instruments to manage our interest rate risk profile.
We conduct a limited amount of business outside the United States. Currently, most transactions are billed and denominated in United States dollars and, consequently, we do not currently have any material exposure to the risk of foreign exchange rate fluctuations.

Item 4.   Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
On March 28, 2013, we reported that management had identified a material weakness related to the design over revenue recognition processes as further described in Item 9A of our 2012 Annual Report filed with the SEC on April 15, 2013. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s (PCAOB) Auditing Standard No. 5 defines a material weakness as a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, that result in a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Our material weakness resulted in a restatement of our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011 and the unaudited interim financial statements for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2011, June 30, 2011, and September 30, 2011 as further discussed in Note 2 – Restatement of Consolidated Financial Statements in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our 2012 Annual Report.
To remediate the material weakness, we implemented a number of measures which include: (1) staffing and organizational changes, (2) adopting new revenue recognition processes and controls, (3) conducting revenue recognition training programs, and (4) implementing standardized global contracts. For additional details on our remediation plan, see “Management’s Remediation Initiatives and Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting” included in Item 9A of our 2012 Annual Report. Our new processes and controls will be required to have operated for a sufficient period of time to provide reasonable assurance as to their effectiveness. The material weakness will be remediated when, in the opinion of management, the control procedures have been operating for a sufficient period of time and testing can be completed as to operating effectiveness.
As of the end of the quarterly period ended September 30, 2013, our management carried out an evaluation, as required by Rule 13a-15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), with the participation of our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. As part of this evaluation, we have considered whether the internal control deficiencies as discussed above continued to exist. Although we have devoted time and resources toward remediating the material weakness as described above and made progress in that regard, our management has concluded that the internal control deficiencies related to the material weakness had not been remediated as of September 30, 2013. Based on the foregoing, management has concluded that due to the material weakness described in our 2012 Annual Report, our disclosure controls and procedures as defined under Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act were not effective as of September 30, 2013.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Other than as described above, there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2013 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. We expect to continue to undertake changes in our operations and procedures throughout 2013 to remediate the material weakness identified in our 2012 Annual Report.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.  Legal Proceedings
We are involved, from time to time, in lawsuits arising in the normal course of business. We believe these pending lawsuits will not have a material adverse impact on our financial results or operations.


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Item 1A.  Risk Factors
The risk factors included in “Part I – Item 1A – Risk Factors” of the 2012 Annual Report have not materially changed during the quarter ended September 30, 2013.

Item 6.  Exhibits
Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
 
 
10.1
 
First Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated as of July 29, 2013(1)
 
 
31.1
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, dated November 6, 2013(2)
 
 
31.2
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, dated November 6, 2013(2)
 
 
32.1
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 dated November 6, 2013(2)
 
 
32.2
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 dated November 6, 2013(2)
(1) 
Incorporated by reference to USA Mobility’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013.
(2) 
Filed herewith.
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document*
 
 
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema*
 
 
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation*
 
 
 
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition*
 
 
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels*
 
 
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation*
*
The financial information contained in these XBRL documents is unaudited. The information in these exhibits shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of Section 18, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference into any disclosure document relating to USA Mobility, Inc., except to the extent, if any, expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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

 
 
USA MOBILITY, INC.
 
 
Dated: November 6, 2013
 
/s/ Shawn E. Endsley
 
 
Name:
 
Shawn E. Endsley
 
 
Title:
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
(Principal Financial Officer and duly authorized officer)


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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
 
 
10.1
 
First Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated as of July 29, 2013(1)
 
 
31.1
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, dated November 6, 2013(2)
 
 
31.2
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, dated November 6, 2013(2)
 
 
32.1
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 dated November 6, 2013(2)
 
 
32.2
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 dated November 6, 2013(2)
(1) 
Incorporated by reference to USA Mobility’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013.
(2) 
Filed herewith.
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document*
 
 
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema*
 
 
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation*
 
 
 
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition*
 
 
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels*
 
 
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation*
*
The financial information contained in these XBRL documents is unaudited. The information in these exhibits shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of Section 18, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference into any disclosure document relating to USA Mobility, Inc., except to the extent, if any, expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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