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x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
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SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
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SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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State of Alaska
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92-0072737
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(State or other jurisdiction of
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Identification No.)
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2550 Denali Street
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Suite 1000
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Anchorage, Alaska
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99503
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(Address of principal
executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (907) 868-5600
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Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report
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Large accelerated filer o
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Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item I.
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Financial Statements
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Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010
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Consolidated Income Statements (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010
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Condensed Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
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Item 2.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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Item 3.
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Item 4.
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Controls and Procedures
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Part II. OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 1.
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Legal Proceedings
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Item 2.
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Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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Item 6.
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Exhibits
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SIGNATURES
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ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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(Amounts in thousands)
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December 31,
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ASSETS
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Current assets:
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$ | 29,253 | 33,070 | |||||
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Receivables
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138,328 | 132,856 | ||||||
Less allowance for doubtful receivables
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8,374 | 9,189 | ||||||
Net receivables
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129,954 | 123,667 | ||||||
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Deferred income taxes
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10,145 | 10,145 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses
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7,861 | 5,950 | ||||||
Inventories
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6,796 | 5,804 | ||||||
Other current assets
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3,881 | 3,940 | ||||||
Total current assets
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187,890 | 182,576 | ||||||
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Property and equipment in service, net of depreciation
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779,439 | 798,278 | ||||||
Construction in progress
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47,817 | 31,144 | ||||||
Net property and equipment
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827,256 | 829,422 | ||||||
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Cable certificates
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191,635 | 191,635 | ||||||
Goodwill
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73,932 | 73,932 | ||||||
Wireless licenses
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25,967 | 25,967 | ||||||
Other intangible assets, net of amortization
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16,695 | 17,717 | ||||||
Deferred loan and senior notes costs, net of amortization
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13,171 | 13,661 | ||||||
Other assets
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17,616 | 16,850 | ||||||
Total other assets
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339,016 | 339,762 | ||||||
Total assets
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$ | 1,354,162 | 1,351,760 | |||||
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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Current liabilities:
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Current maturities of obligations under long-term debt and
capital leases
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$ | 7,609 | 7,652 | |||||
Accounts payable
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35,486 | 35,589 | ||||||
Deferred revenue
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17,540 | 17,296 | ||||||
Accrued payroll and payroll related obligations
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19,905 | 22,132 | ||||||
Accrued interest
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17,007 | 13,456 | ||||||
Accrued liabilities
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12,458 | 12,557 | ||||||
Subscriber deposits
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1,218 | 1,271 | ||||||
Total current liabilities
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111,223 | 109,953 | ||||||
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Long-term debt, net
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786,753 | 779,201 | ||||||
Obligations under capital leases, excluding current maturities
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82,804 | 84,144 | ||||||
Obligation under capital lease due to related party
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1,888 | 1,885 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes
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103,852 | 102,401 | ||||||
Long-term deferred revenue
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48,816 | 49,175 | ||||||
Other liabilities
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22,387 | 24,495 | ||||||
Total liabilities
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1,157,723 | 1,151,254 | ||||||
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Commitments and contingencies
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Stockholders’ equity:
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Common stock (no par):
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Class A. Authorized 100,000 shares; issued 43,910 and
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44,213 shares at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively; outstanding 43,655 and 43,958 shares at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively
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62,293 | 69,396 | ||||||
Class B. Authorized 10,000 shares; issued and
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outstanding 3,177 and 3,178 shares at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively; convertible on a share-per-share basis into Class A common stock
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2,684 | 2,677 | ||||||
Less cost of 255 Class A common shares
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held in treasury at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010
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(2,249 | ) | (2,249 | ) | ||||
Paid-in capital
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38,619 | 37,075 | ||||||
Retained earnings
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95,092 | 93,607 | ||||||
Total stockholders’ equity
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196,439 | 200,506 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
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$ | 1,354,162 | 1,351,760 | |||||
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2010
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Revenues
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$ | 164,777 | 152,419 | |||||
Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)
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53,756 | 48,907 | ||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses
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58,893 | 53,257 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense
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31,720 | 31,126 | ||||||
Operating income
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20,408 | 19,129 | ||||||
Other income (expense):
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Interest expense (including amortization of deferred loan fees)
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(17,452 | ) | (17,680 | ) | ||||
Interest income
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4 | 61 | ||||||
Other | (24 | ) | - | |||||
Other expense, net
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(17,472 | ) | (17,619 | ) | ||||
Income before income tax expense or benefit
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2,936 | 1,510 | ||||||
Income tax (expense) benefit
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(1,451 | ) | 164 | |||||
Net income
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$ | 1,485 | 1,674 | |||||
Basic net income per Class A common share
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$ | 0.03 | 0.03 | |||||
Basic net income per Class B common share
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$ | 0.03 | 0.03 | |||||
Diluted net income per Class A common share
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$ | 0.03 | 0.03 | |||||
Diluted net income per Class B common share
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$ | 0.03 | 0.03 |
(Amounts in thousands)
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Cash flows from operating activities:
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Net income
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$ | 1,485 | 1,674 | |||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
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Depreciation and amortization expense
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31,720 | 31,126 | ||||||
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)
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1,451 | (164 | ) | |||||
Share-based compensation expense
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1,170 | 803 | ||||||
Other noncash income and expense items
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2,151 | 1,675 | ||||||
Change in operating assets and liabilities
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(9,980 | ) | 4,025 | |||||
Net cash provided by operating activities
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27,997 | 39,139 | ||||||
Cash flows from investing activities:
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Purchases of property and equipment
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(28,824 | ) | (18,480 | ) | ||||
Purchases of other assets and intangible assets
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(1,923 | ) | (784 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in investing activities
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(30,747 | ) | (19,264 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities:
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Borrowing on Senior Credit Facility
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13,000 | - | ||||||
Purchase of treasury stock to be retired
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(7,259 | ) | (303 | ) | ||||
Repayment of debt and capital lease obligations
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(6,971 | ) | (2,393 | ) | ||||
Issuance of long-term debt
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Payment of debt issuance costs | - | (1.981 | ) | |||||
Other
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163 | 59 | ||||||
Net cash used in financing activities
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(1,067 | ) | (86 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
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(3.817 | ) | 19,789 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
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33,070 | 48,776 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
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$ | 29,253 | 68,565 |
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(a)
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Business
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Origination and termination of traffic in Alaska for certain common carriers,
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Cable television services throughout Alaska,
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Competitive local access services throughout Alaska,
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Incumbent local access services in areas of rural Alaska,
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Long-distance telephone service,
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Sale of postpaid and prepaid wireless telephone services and sale of wireless telephone handsets and accessories,
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Data network services,
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Internet access services,
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Wireless roaming for certain wireless carriers,
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Broadband services, including our SchoolAccess® offering to rural school districts, our ConnectMD® offering to rural hospitals and health clinics, and managed video conferencing,
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Managed services to certain commercial customers,
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Sales and service of dedicated communications systems and related equipment, and
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Lease, service arrangements and maintenance of capacity on our fiber optic cable systems used in the transmission of voice and data services within Alaska and between Alaska and the remaining United States and foreign countries.
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(b)
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Principles of Consolidation
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The consolidated financial statements include the consolidated accounts of GCI and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions between non-regulated affiliates of our company are eliminated. Intercompany transactions generated between regulated and non-regulated affiliates of the company are not eliminated in consolidation.
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(d)
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Regulatory Accounting and Regulation
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We account for our regulated operations in accordance with the accounting principles for regulated enterprises. This accounting recognizes the economic effects of rate regulation by recording cost and a return on investment as such amounts are recovered through rates authorized by regulatory authorities. Accordingly, plant and equipment is depreciated over lives approved by regulators and certain costs and obligations are deferred based upon approvals received from regulators to permit recovery of such amounts in future years. Our cost studies and depreciation rates for our regulated operations are subject to periodic audits that could result in a change to recorded revenues.
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(e)
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Earnings per Common Share
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We compute net income per share of Class A and Class B common stock using the “two class” method. Therefore, basic net income per share is computed by dividing net income applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common and dilutive common equivalent shares outstanding during the period. The computation of the dilutive net income per share of Class A common stock assumes the conversion of Class B common stock to Class A common stock, while the dilutive net income per share of Class B common stock does not assume the conversion of those shares. Additionally in applying the “two-class” method, undistributed earnings are allocated to both common shares and participating securities. Our restricted stock grants are entitled to dividends and meet the criteria of a participating security.
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Undistributed earnings for each year are allocated based on the contractual participation rights of Class A and Class B common shares as if the earnings for the year had been distributed. In accordance with our Articles of Incorporation which provide that, if and when dividends are declared on our common stock in accordance with Alaska corporate law, equivalent dividends shall be paid with respect to the shares of Class A and Class B common stock. Both classes of common stock have identical dividend rights and would therefore share equally in our net assets in the event of liquidation. As such, we have allocated undistributed earnings on a proportionate basis.
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Three Months Ended
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Class B
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Class A
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Class B
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Basic net income per share:
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Numerator:
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Allocation of undistributed earnings
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$ | 1,385 | 100 | $ | 1,577 | 97 | ||||||||||
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Denominator:
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Weighted average common shares outstanding
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43,979 | 3,178 | 51,579 | 3,185 | ||||||||||||
Basic net income per share
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$ | 0.03 | 0.03 | $ | 0.03 | 0.03 | ||||||||||
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Diluted net income per share:
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Numerator:
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Allocation of undistributed earnings for basic computation
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$ | 1,385 | 100 | $ | 1,577 | 97 | ||||||||||
Reallocation of undistributed earnings as a result of conversion of Class B to Class A shares
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100 | - | 97 | - | ||||||||||||
Reallocation of undistributed earnings as a result of conversion of Class B to Class A shares outstanding
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- | (1 | ) | - | (5 | ) | ||||||||||
Effect of share based compensation that may be settled in cash or shares
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- | - | (84 | ) | - | |||||||||||
Net income adjusted for allocation of undistributed earnings and effect of share based compensation that
may be settled in cash or shares
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$ | 1,485 | 99 | $ | 1,590 | 92 | ||||||||||
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Denominator:
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Number of shares used in basic computation
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43,979 | 3,178 | 51,579 | 3,185 | ||||||||||||
Conversion of Class B to Class A common shares outstanding
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3,178 | - | 3,185 | - | ||||||||||||
Unexercised stock options
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373 | - | 271 | - | ||||||||||||
Effect of share based compensation that may be settled in cash or shares
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217 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Number of shares used in per share computations
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47,747 | 3,178 | 55,035 | 3,185 | ||||||||||||
Diluted net income per share
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$ | 0.03 | 0.03 | $ | 0.03 | 0.03 |
2011
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2010
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Shares associated with anti-dilutive unexercised stock options
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14
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1,227
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Common Stock
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Following are the changes in issued common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 (shares, in thousands):
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Class A
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Class B
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Balances at December 31, 2009
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51,899 | 3,186 | ||||||
Class B shares converted to Class A
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1 | (1 | ) | |||||
Shares issued upon stock option exercises
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15 | - | ||||||
Share awards issued
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126 | - | ||||||
Shares retired
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(126 | ) | - | |||||
Other
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(2 | ) | - | |||||
Balances at March 31, 2010
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51,913 | 3,185 | ||||||
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Balances at December 31, 2010
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44,213 | 3,178 | ||||||
Class B shares converted to Class A
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1 | (1 | ) | |||||
Shares issued upon stock option exercises
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18 | - | ||||||
Share awards issued
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348 | - | ||||||
Shares retired
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(647 | ) | - | |||||
Other
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(23 | ) | - | |||||
Balances at March 31, 2011
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43,910 | 3,177 |
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The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant items subject to estimates and assumptions include the allowance for doubtful receivables, unbilled revenues, accrual of the Universal Service Fund (“USF”) high cost area program support, share-based compensation, inventory reserves, reserve for future customer credits, valuation allowances for deferred income tax assets, depreciable and amortizable lives of assets, the carrying value of long-lived assets including goodwill, cable certificates and wireless licenses, purchase price allocations, deferred lease expense, asset retirement obligations, the accrual of Cost of Goods Sold, and the accrual of contingencies and litigation. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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2011
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2010
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Surcharges reported gross
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$ | 1,424 | 1,334 |
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Supplemental Disclosures
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities consist of (amounts in thousands):
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Three month period ended March 31,
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2011
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2010
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(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable
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$ | (7,388 | ) | 11,826 | ||||
Increase in prepaid expenses
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(1,911 | ) | (2,726 | ) | ||||
(Increase) decrease in inventories
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(992 | ) | 2,218 | |||||
Decrease in other current assets
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59 | 301 | ||||||
Increase (decrease) in other assets
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582 | (116 | ) | |||||
(Increase) decrease in accounts payable
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772 | (1,710 | ) | |||||
Increase in deferred revenues
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244 | 223 | ||||||
Decrease in accrued payroll and payroll related obligations
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(2,353 | ) | (4,649 | ) | ||||
Decrease in accrued liabilities
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(99 | ) | (3,408 | ) | ||||
Increase in accrued interest
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3,551 | 3,263 | ||||||
Decrease in subscriber deposits
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(53 | ) | (134 | ) | ||||
Decrease in long-term deferred revenue
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(359 | ) | (518 | ) | ||||
Decrease in components of other long-term liabilities
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(2,033 | ) | (545 | ) | ||||
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$ | (9,980 | ) | 4,025 |
Net cash paid or received:
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2011
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2010
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Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized
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$ | 13,664 | 13,825 | |||||
Income tax refund received
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$ | - | 988 |
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2011
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2010
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Non-cash additions for purchases of property and equipment
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$ | 6,872 | 2,354 | |||||
Asset retirement obligation additions to property and equipment
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$ | 116 | 386 | |||||
Asset retirement obligation reductions to property and equipment for revisions to previous estimates
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$ | 294 | - | |||||
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Three Months Ended
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2010
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Amortization expense
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$ | 1,572 | 1,711 |
Years Ending December 31,
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2011
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$ | 5,779 | ||
2012
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3,922 | |||
2013
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2,864 | |||
2014
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2,019 | |||
2015
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1,299 |
(4)
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Long-Term Debt
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(5)
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Financial Instruments
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March 31,
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December 31,
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2010
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Carrying Amount
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Fair Value
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Carrying Amount
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Fair Value
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Current and long-term debt and capital lease obligations
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$ | 879,055 | 921,240 | 872,882 | 908,286 | |||||||||||
Other liabilities
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70,848 | 69,363 | 73,309 | 72,065 |
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Current and long-term debt and capital lease obligations: The fair values of our 2019 Notes, 2014 Notes, Rural Utilities Service (“RUS”) debt, CoBank mortgage note payable, and capital leases are based upon quoted market prices for the same or similar issues or on the current rates offered to us for the same remaining maturities. The fair value of our Senior Credit Facility is estimated to approximate the carrying value because this instrument is subject to variable interest rates.
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Other Liabilities: Lease escalation liabilities are valued at the discounted amount of future cash flows using quoted market prices on current rates offered to us. Deferred compensation liabilities are carried at fair value, which is the amount payable as of the balance sheet date. Asset retirement obligations are recorded at their fair value and, over time, the liability is accreted to its present value each period. Our non-employee share-based compensation awards are reported at their fair value at each reporting period.
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Fair Value Measurement at Reporting Date Using
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March 31, 2011 Assets
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Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
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Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
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Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
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Deferred compensation plan assets
(mutual funds)
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$ | 1,718 | - | - | ||||||||
Total assets at fair value
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$ | 1,718 | - | - | ||||||||
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December 31, 2010 Assets
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Deferred compensation plan assets
(mutual funds)
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$ | 1,678 | - | - | ||||||||
Total assets at fair value
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$ | 1,678 | - | - |
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The following is a summary of our share-based compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 (in thousands):
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2011
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2010
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Employee share-based compensation expense
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$ | 1,544 | 1,066 | |||||
Adjustment to fair value of liability classified awards
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(374 | ) | (263 | ) | ||||
Total share-based compensation expense
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$ | 1,170 | 803 |
Weighted
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Weighted
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Average
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Aggregate
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Average
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Remaining
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Intrinsic
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Exercise
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Contractual
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Value
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Shares
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Price
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Term
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(in thousands)
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Outstanding at December 31, 2010
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1,249 | $ | 7.08 | ||||||||||
Exercised
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(18 | ) | $ | 9.10 |
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Outstanding at March 31, 2011
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1,231 | $ | 7.05 |
4.2 years
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$ | 4,831 | |||||||
Exercisable at March 31, 2011
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910 | $ | 7.28 |
2.9 years
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$ | 3,368 |
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Weighted
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Average
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Grant Date
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Shares
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Fair Value
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Nonvested at December 31, 2010
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2,196 | $ | 5.29 | |||||
Granted
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348 | $ | 12.45 | |||||
Vested
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(75 | ) | $ | 12.99 | ||||
Forfeited
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(11 | ) | $ | 7.18 | ||||
Nonvested at March 31, 2011
|
2,458 | $ | 6.06 |
Weighted
|
||||||||
Average
|
||||||||
Exercise
|
||||||||
Shares
|
Price
|
|||||||
Outstanding at December 31, 2009
|
150 | $ | 6.50 | |||||
Options forfeited and retired
|
(150 | ) | $ | 6.50 | ||||
Outstanding at March 31, 2010 and 2011
|
- | |||||||
Available for grant at March 31, 2011
|
- |
(7)
|
Industry Segments Data
|
|
Corporate related expenses including engineering, information technology, accounting, legal and regulatory, human resources, and other general and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are allocated to our segments using segment margin for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Bad debt expense for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 is allocated to our segments using a combination of specific identification and allocations based upon segment revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Corporate related expenses and bad debt expense are specifically identified for our Regulated Operations segment and therefore, are not included in the allocations.
|
|
We evaluate performance and allocate resources based on earnings before depreciation and amortization expense, net interest expense, income taxes, share-based compensation expense, accretion expense and non-cash contribution adjustment (“Adjusted EBITDA”). Management believes that this measure is useful to investors and other users of our financial information in evaluating operating profitability as an analytical indicator of income generated to service debt and fund capital expenditures. In addition, multiples of current or projected EBITDA are used to estimate current or prospective enterprise value. The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies in note 1 in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” included in Part II of our December 31, 2010 annual report on Form 10-K. Intersegment sales are recorded at cost plus an agreed upon intercompany profit.
|
|
We earn all revenues through sales of services and products within the United States. All of our long-lived assets are located within the United States of America, except approximately 82% of our undersea fiber optic cable systems which transit international waters and all of our satellite transponders.
|
Consumer
|
Network Access
|
Commercial
|
Managed Broadband
|
Regulated Operations
|
Total Reportable Segments
|
|||||||||||||||||||
2011
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Intersegment
|
$ | - | - | 1,409 | - | 69 | 1,478 | |||||||||||||||||
External
|
88,417 | 25,097 | 31,829 | 13,995 | 5,439 | 164,777 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total revenues
|
$ | 88,417 | 25,097 | 33,238 | 13,995 | 5,508 | 166,255 | |||||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA
|
$ | 28,393 | 11,880 | 6,662 | 5,711 | 700 | 53,346 | |||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Intersegment
|
$ | - | 6 | 1,330 | - | 40 | 1,376 | |||||||||||||||||
External
|
80,368 | 26,183 | 27,723 | 12,085 | 6,060 | 152,419 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total revenues
|
$ | 80,368 | 26,189 | 29,053 | 12,085 | 6,100 | 153,795 | |||||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA
|
$ | 25,953 | 11,991 | 6,357 | 4,914 | 1,843 | 51,058 |
|
Three Months Ended
|
|||||||
|
March 31,
|
|||||||
|
2011
|
2010
|
||||||
Reportable segment revenues
|
$ | 166,255 | 153,795 | |||||
Less intersegment revenues eliminated in consolidation
|
1,478 | 1,376 | ||||||
Consolidated revenues
|
$ | 164,777 | 152,419 |
Three Months Ended
|
||||||||
March 31,
|
||||||||
2011
|
2010
|
|||||||
Reportable segment Adjusted EBITDA
|
$ | 53,346 | 51,058 | |||||
Less depreciation and amortization expense
|
(31,720 | ) | (31,126 | ) | ||||
Less share-based compensation expense
|
(1,170 | ) | (803 | ) | ||||
Plus other expense
|
24 | - | ||||||
Less accretion expense
|
(72 | ) | - | |||||
Consolidated operating income
|
20,408 | 19,129 | ||||||
Less other expense, net
|
(17,472 | ) | (17,619 | ) | ||||
Consolidated income before income tax expense
|
$ | 2,936 | 1,510 |
(8)
|
Commitments and Contingencies
|
·
|
In September 2008, the FCC's Office of Inspector General ("OIG") initiated an investigation regarding Alaska DigiTel LLC’s (“Alaska DigiTel”) compliance with program rules and requirements under the Lifeline Program. The request covered the period beginning January 1, 2004 through August 31, 2008 and related to amounts received for Lifeline service. Alaska DigiTel was an Alaska based wireless communications company of which we acquired an 81.9% equity interest on January 2, 2007 and the remaining 18.1% equity interest on August 18, 2008 and was subsequently merged with one of our wholly owned subsidiaries in April 2009. Prior to August 18, 2008, our control over the operations of Alaska DigiTel was limited as required by the FCC upon its approval of our initial acquisition completed in January 2007. We responded to this request on behalf of Alaska DigiTel and the GCI companies as affiliates. On January 18, 2011 we reached an agreement with the FCC and the Department of Justice to settle the matter, which required us to contribute $1.6 million to the United States Treasury and granted us a broad release of claims including those under the False Claims Act. The $1.6 million contribution, which was recognized in selling, general and administrative expense in the Income Statement in prior years, was paid in January 2011; and
|
·
|
In August 2010, a GCI-owned aircraft was involved in an accident resulting in five fatalities and injuries to the remaining four passengers on board. We had aircraft and liability insurance coverage in effect at the time of the accident. We cannot predict the likelihood or nature of any potential claims related to the accident.
|
Reportable Segments
|
||||||
Services and Products
|
Consumer
|
Network Access
|
Commercial
|
Managed Broadband
|
Regulated Operations
|
|
Voice:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-distance
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
Local Access
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Video
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Internet
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Data Networks
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Managed Services
|
|
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Managed Broadband Services
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wireless
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage
|
|||||||||
|
Three Months Ended
|
Change1
|
||||||||||
|
March 31,
|
2011
|
||||||||||
|
2011
|
2010
|
vs. 2010
|
|||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
||||||||||
Selected Financial Data:
|
|
|||||||||||
Revenues:
|
|
|
||||||||||
Consumer segment
|
54 | % | 53 | % | 10 | % | ||||||
Network Access segment
|
15 | % | 17 | % | (4 | %) | ||||||
Commercial segment
|
19 | % | 18 | % | 15 | % | ||||||
Managed Broadband segment
|
9 | % | 8 | % | 16 | % | ||||||
Regulated Operations segment
|
3 | % | 4 | % | (10 | %) | ||||||
Total revenues
|
100 | % | 100 | % | 8 | % | ||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses
|
36 | % | 35 | % | 11 | % | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense
|
19 | % | 20 | % | 2 | % | ||||||
Operating income
|
12 | % | 13 | % | 7 | % | ||||||
Other expense, net
|
11 | % | 12 | % | (1 | %) | ||||||
Income before income tax expense
|
2 | % | 1 | % | 94 | % | ||||||
Net income
|
1 | % | 1 | % | (11 | %) | ||||||
|
||||||||||||
1 Percentage change in underlying data
|
|
|
Percentage
|
||||||||||
|
2011
|
2010
|
Change
|
|||||||||
Voice
|
$ | 13,752 | 13,856 | (1 | %) | |||||||
Video
|
30,339 | 29,024 | 5 | % | ||||||||
Data
|
16,701 | 14,126 | 18 | % | ||||||||
Wireless
|
27,625 | 23,362 | 18 | % | ||||||||
Total Consumer segment revenue
|
$ | 88,417 | 80,368 | 10 | % |
|
|
Percentage
|
||||||||||
|
2011
|
2010
|
Change
|
|||||||||
Voice
|
$ | 2,928 | 3,335 | (12 | %) | |||||||
Video
|
13,535 | 12,897 | 5 | % | ||||||||
Data
|
1,426 | 899 | 59 | % | ||||||||
Wireless
|
9,419 | 8,502 | 11 | % | ||||||||
Total Consumer segment Cost of Goods Sold
|
$ | 27,308 | 25,633 | 7 | % |
|
|
Percentage
|
||||||||||
|
2011
|
2010
|
Change
|
|||||||||
Consumer segment adjusted EBITDA
|
$ | 28,393 | 25,953 | 9 | % |
March 31,
|
Percentage
|
|||||||||||
2011
|
2010
|
Change
|
||||||||||
Voice:
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Long-distance subscribers1
|
87,900 | 91,200 | (4 | %) | ||||||||
Long-distance minutes carried (in millions)
|
24.4 | 28.3 | (14 | %) | ||||||||
Total local access lines in service2
|
85,100 | 85,800 | (1 | %) | ||||||||
Local access lines in service on GCI facilities2
|
78,000 | 77,300 | 1 | % | ||||||||
Video:
|
||||||||||||
Basic subscribers3
|
130,200 | 131,400 | (1 | %) |
Digital programming tier subscribers4
|
81,600 | 81,400 | 0 | % | ||||||||
HD/DVR converter boxes5
|
89,300 | 86,000 | 4 | % | ||||||||
Homes passed
|
239,000 | 232,900 | 3 | % | ||||||||
Average monthly gross revenue per subscriber6
|
$ | 77.60 | $ | 73.80 | 5 | % | ||||||
Data:
|
||||||||||||
Cable modem subscribers7
|
107,200 | 103,100 | 4 | % | ||||||||
Wireless:
|
||||||||||||
Wireless lines in service8
|
126,500 | 117,500 | 8 | % | ||||||||
Average monthly gross revenue per subscriber9
|
$ | 69.46 | $ | 62.31 | 11 | % | ||||||
1 A long-distance subscriber is defined as a customer account that is invoiced a monthly long-distance plan fee or has made a long-distance call during the month.
|
||||||||||||
2 A local access line in service is defined as a revenue generating circuit or channel connecting a customer to the public switched telephone network.
|
||||||||||||
3 A basic cable subscriber is defined as one basic tier of service delivered to an address or separate subunits thereof regardless of the number of outlets purchased.
|
||||||||||||
4 A digital programming tier subscriber is defined as one digital programming tier of service delivered to an address or separate subunits thereof regardless of the number of outlets or digital programming tiers purchased. Digital programming tier subscribers are a subset of basic subscribers.
|
||||||||||||
5 A high definition/digital video recorder (“HD/DVR”) converter box is defined as one box rented by a digital programming or basic tier subscriber. A digital programming or basic tier subscriber is not required to rent an HD/DVR converter box to receive service.
|
||||||||||||
6 Quarter-to-date average monthly consumer video revenues divided by the average of consumer video basic subscribers at the beginning and end of each month in the period.
|
||||||||||||
7 A cable modem subscriber is defined by the purchase of cable modem service regardless of the level of service purchased. If one entity purchases multiple cable modem service access points, each access point is counted as a subscriber. Cable modem subscribers may also be video basic subscribers though basic cable service is not required to receive cable modem service.
|
||||||||||||
8 A wireless line in service is defined as a revenue generating wireless device.
|
||||||||||||
9 Quarter-to-date average monthly consumer wireless revenues divided by the average of consumer wireless subscribers at the beginning and end of each month in the period.
|
·
|
A $3.1 million increase in USF high cost support. We accrue estimated USF high cost support revenue quarterly and adjust our revenue as we obtain new information that changes the variables used to calculate our estimate. The increase in USF high cost support is primarily due to changes in the variables used to calculate our estimate and an increase in the number of wireless subscribers; and
|
·
|
A $1.7 million increase in plan fee revenue to $10.3 million primarily due to an increase in the number of wireless subscribers.
|
|
|
Percentage
|
||||||||||
|
2011
|
2010
|
Change
|
|||||||||
Voice
|
$ | 6,470 | 6,659 | (3 | %) | |||||||
Data
|
14,972 | 16,329 | (8 | %) | ||||||||
Wireless
|
3,655 | 3,195 | 14 | % | ||||||||
Total Network Access segment revenue
|
$ | 25,097 | 26,183 | (4 | %) |
|
|
Percentage
|
||||||||||
|
2011
|
2010
|
Change
|
|||||||||
Voice
|
$ | 3,250 | 3,484 | (7 | %) | |||||||
Data
|
3,194 | 2,753 | 16 | % | ||||||||
Wireless
|
221 | 291 | (24 | %) | ||||||||
Total Network Access segment Cost of Goods Sold
|
$ | 6,665 | 6,528 | 2 | % |
|
|
Percentage
|
||||||||||
|
2011
|
2010
|
Change
|
|||||||||
Network Access segment adjusted EBITDA
|
$ | 11,880 | 11,991 | (1 | %) |
March 31,
|
Percentage
|
|||||||
2011
|
2010
|
Change
|
||||||
Voice:
|
||||||||
Long-distance minutes carried (in millions)
|
190.7
|
193.6
|
(1%)
|
|||||
Data:
|
||||||||
|
Total Internet service provider access lines in service1
|
|
1,700
|
|
1,700
|
|
0%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
1 An Internet service provider access line in service is defined as a revenue generating circuit or channel connecting a customer to the public switched telephone network.
|
|
|
Percentage
|
||||||||||
|
2011
|
2010
|
Change
|
|||||||||
Voice
|
$ | 7,573 | 7,843 | (3 | %) | |||||||
Video
|
2,840 | 2,317 | 23 | % | ||||||||
Data
|
19,095 | 15,502 | 23 | % | ||||||||
Wireless
|
2,321 | 2,061 | 13 | % | ||||||||
Total Commercial segment revenue
|
$ | 31,829 | 27,723 | 15 | % |
|
|
Percentage
|
||||||||||
|
2011
|
2010
|
Change
|
|||||||||
Voice
|
$ | 3,891 | 4,238 | (8 | %) | |||||||
Video
|
490 | 498 | (2 | %) | ||||||||
Data
|
9,457 | 6,812 | 39 | % | ||||||||
Wireless
|
1,028 | 823 | 25 | % | ||||||||
Total Commercial segment Cost of Goods Sold
|
$ | 14,866 | 12,371 | 20 | % |
|
|
Percentage
|
||||||||||
|
2011
|
2010
|
Change
|
|||||||||
Commercial segment adjusted EBITDA
|
$ | 6,662 | 6,357 | 5 | % |
March 31,
|
Percentage
|
|||||||||||
2011
|
2010
|
Change
|
||||||||||
Voice:
|
||||||||||||
Long-distance subscribers1
|
9,100 | 9,400 | (3 | %) | ||||||||
Long-distance minutes carried (in millions)
|
28.3 | 29.6 | (4 | %) | ||||||||
Total local access lines in service2
|
48,700 | 48,400 | 1 | % | ||||||||
Local access lines in service on GCI facilities2
|
25,200 | 20,400 | 24 | % | ||||||||
Data:
|
||||||||||||
Cable modem subscribers3
|
10,800 | 10,500 | 3 | % | ||||||||
Wireless:
|
||||||||||||
Wireless lines in service4
|
13,700 | 10,600 | 29 | % | ||||||||
1 A long-distance subscriber is defined as a customer account that is invoiced a monthly long-distance plan fee or has made a long-distance call during the month.
|
||||||||||||
2 A local access line in service is defined as a revenue generating circuit or channel connecting a customer to the public switched telephone network. The increase in lines in service on GCI facilities is primarily due to the correction of a classification error in calculating the number of lines on our facilities.
|
||||||||||||
3 A cable modem subscriber is defined by the purchase of cable modem service regardless of the level of service purchased. If one entity purchases multiple cable modem service access points, each access point is counted as a subscriber.
|
||||||||||||
4 A wireless line in service is defined as a revenue generating wireless device.
|
March 31,
|
Percentage
|
|||||||||||
2011
|
2010
|
Change
|
||||||||||
Voice:
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Total local access lines in service on GCI facilities1
|
9,800 | 10,800 | (9 | %) | ||||||||
1 A local access line in service is defined as a revenue generating circuit or channel connecting a customer to the public switched telephone network.
|
·
|
An $861,000 increase in our company-wide success sharing bonus accrual,
|
·
|
A $760,000 increase in health benefit costs, and
|
·
|
A $637,000 increase in labor costs.
|
|
2011
|
2010
|
||||||
Operating activities
|
$ | 27,997 | 39,139 | |||||
Investing activities
|
(30,747 | ) | (19,264 | ) | ||||
Financing activities
|
(1,067 | ) | (86 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
$ | (3,817 | ) | 19,789 |
·
|
In September 2008, the FCC's Office of Inspector General ("OIG") initiated an investigation regarding Alaska DigiTel LLC’s (“Alaska DigiTel”) compliance with program rules and requirements under the Lifeline Program. The request covered the period beginning January 1, 2004 through August 31, 2008 and related to amounts received for Lifeline service. Alaska DigiTel was an Alaska based wireless communications company of which we acquired an 81.9% equity interest on January 2, 2007 and the remaining 18.1% equity interest on August 18, 2008 and was subsequently merged with one of our wholly owned subsidiaries in April 2009. Prior to August 18, 2008, our control over the operations of Alaska DigiTel was limited as required by the FCC upon its approval of our initial acquisition completed in January 2007. We responded to this request on behalf of Alaska DigiTel and the GCI companies as affiliates. On January 18, 2011 we reached an agreement with the FCC and the Department of Justice to settle the matter, which required us to contribute $1.6 million to the United States Treasury and granted us a broad release of claims including those under the False Claims Act. The $1.6 million contribution, which was recognized in selling, general and administrative expense in the Income Statement in prior years, was paid in January 2011; and
|
·
|
In August 2010, a GCI-owned aircraft was involved in an accident resulting in five fatalities and injuries to the remaining four passengers on board. We had aircraft and liability insurance coverage in effect at the time of the accident. We cannot predict the likelihood or nature of any potential claims related to the accident.
|
|
(c) The following table provides information about repurchases of shares of our Class A and Class B common stock during the quarter ended March 31, 2011:
|
|
|
(d) Maximum
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
(c) Total
|
Number (or
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
Number of
|
approximate
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
Shares
|
Dollar Value) of
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
Purchased as
|
Shares that May
|
|||||||||||||
|
(a) Total
|
|
Part of Publicly
|
Yet Be
|
||||||||||||
|
Number of
|
(b) Average
|
Announced
|
Purchased Under
|
||||||||||||
|
Shares
|
Price Paid per
|
Plans or
|
the Plan or
|
||||||||||||
Purchased1
|
Share
|
Programs2
|
Programs3
|
|||||||||||||
January 1, 2011 to
|
|
|||||||||||||||
January 31, 2011
|
83,561 | $ | 12.47 | 83,561 | $ | 129,471,150 | ||||||||||
February 1, 2011 to
|
||||||||||||||||
February 28, 2011
|
76,803 | $ | 11.82 | 53,788 | $ | 128,835,329 | ||||||||||
March 1, 2011 to
|
||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2011
|
483,171 | $ | 10.98 | 483,171 | $ | 123,528,485 | ||||||||||
Total
|
643,535 | |||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
1 Consists of 554,602 open market purchases made under our publicly announced repurchase plan,
|
||||||||||||||||
65,918 private purchases made under our publicly announced repurchase plan and 23,015 private
|
||||||||||||||||
purchases made to settle the minimum statutory tax-withholding requirements pursuant to restricted
|
||||||||||||||||
stock award vesting.
|
||||||||||||||||
2 The repurchase plan was publicly announced on November 3, 2004. Our plan does not have an expiration
|
||||||||||||||||
date, however transactions pursuant to the plan are subject to periodic approval by our Board of Directors.
|
||||||||||||||||
We expect to continue the repurchases for an indefinite period dependent on leverage, liquidity, company
|
||||||||||||||||
performance, market conditions and subject to continued oversight by our Board of Directors.
|
||||||||||||||||
3 The total amount approved by our Board of Directors for repurchase under our publicly announced
|
||||||||||||||||
repurchase plan was $280.2 million through March 31, 2011 consisting of $275.2 million through
|
||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2010 and an additional $5.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2011. We have
|
||||||||||||||||
made total repurchases under the program of $156.7 million through March 31, 2011. If stock repurchases
|
||||||||||||||||
are less than the total approved quarterly amount the difference may be carried forward and used to
|
||||||||||||||||
repurchase additional shares in future quarters, subject to board approval.
|
||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Exhibit No.
|
Description
|
|
|||||||||||||
31.1
|
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by our President and Director *
|
|
||||||||||||
31.2
|
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by our Senior Vice President,
|
|
||||||||||||
|
|
Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer *
|
|
32.1
|
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by our President and Director *
|
|
||||||||||||
32.2
|
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by our Senior Vice President,
|
|
||||||||||||
|
|
Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer *
|
|
||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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*
|
Filed herewith.
|
|
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|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
|
Signature
|
Title
|
Date
|
||
/s/ Ronald A. Duncan |
President and Director
|
May 4, 2011 | ||
Ronald A. Duncan
|
(Principal Executive Officer)
|
|||
/s/ John M. Lowber |
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
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May 4, 2011 | ||
John M. Lowber
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Officer, Secretary and Treasurer
(Principal Financial Officer)
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/s/ Lynda L. Tarbath |
Vice President, Chief Accounting
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May 4, 2011 | ||
Lynda L. Tarbath
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Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)
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I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of General Communication, Inc. for the period ended March 31, 2011;
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
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The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
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Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
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Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
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Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
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Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
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The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
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b)
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Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
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/s/ Ronald A. Duncan | |
Date: May 4, 2011
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Ronald A. Duncan
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President and Director
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I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of General Communication, Inc. for the period ended March 31, 2011;
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
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The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
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a)
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Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
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b)
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Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
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c)
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Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
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d)
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Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
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The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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a)
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All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
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b)
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Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
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/s/ John M. Lowber | |
Date: May 4, 2011
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John M. Lowber
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Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer
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(1)
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The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
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The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.
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Date: May 4, 2011
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/s/ Ronald A. Duncan |
Ronald A. Duncan
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Chief Executive Officer
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General Communication, Inc.
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(1)
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The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
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(2)
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The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.
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Date: May 4, 2011
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/s/ John M. Lowber |
John M. Lowber
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Chief Financial Officer
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General Communication, Inc.
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