Quarterly Report (10-q)
August 04 2017 - 8:47AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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UNITED STATES
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q
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(Mark One)
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the quarterly period ended June 30,
2017
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the transition period from to
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Commission
file number 001-14157
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TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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36-2669023
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 4000, Chicago, Illinois 60602
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 630-1900
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Yes
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No
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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 subj
ect to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
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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 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a
large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth comp
any” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Accelerated filer
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange
Act.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the
latest practicable date.
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Class
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Outstanding at June 30, 2017
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Common Shares, $0.01 par value
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103,371,620 Shares
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Series A Common Shares, $0.01 par value
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7,244,282 Shares
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Telephone and Data Systems,
Inc.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition
and Results of Operations
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Executive Overview
The following
discussion and analysis
compares Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.’s (TDS)
financial results for the
three and six
months ended
June 30, 2017
,
to the
three and six
months ended
June 30, 2016
. It
should be read in conjunction
with
TDS’
interim consolidated financial statements an
d notes included herein
, and with the description of
TDS’
busines
s, its audited consolidated financial statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis
(
MD&A)
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in
TDS’ Annual Report on Form 10-K (Form 10-K
) for the year ended
December 31, 2016
.
Certain numbers included herein are
rounded to millions
for ease of presentation; however, calculated amounts and percentages are determined using the unrounded numbers
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This report contains statements that are not based on his
torical facts, including the words “believes,” “anticipates,”
“estimates,”
“expects
,
”
“plans,”
“intends,”
“projects”
and similar
expressions
. These statements constitute and represent “forward looking statements” as this term is defined in the Private Sec
urities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, events or developments to be significantly different from any future results, events or
developments expressed or implied by such forward looking statements.
See
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
Safe Harbor Cautionary Statement for additional information.
TDS
uses certain “non-GAAP financial measures”
and each such measure i
s identified in
the MD&A. A discussion of the reason
TDS
determines these metrics to be useful
and a reconciliation
of these measures
to their most directly comparable
measures determined in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the
Unit
ed States of America (GAAP) are
included in the Supplemental Information
Relating to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
section w
ithin the MD&A of this Form 10-Q
Report.
General
TDS
is a diversified telecommunications company
that provides high-quality
commu
nications services to approximately
6
million connections nationwide.
TDS provides wireless services through its
83%
-owned
subsidiary, United States Cellular Corporation (U.S. Cellular). TDS also provide
s wireline services, cable services and hosted and managed services (HMS), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, TDS T
elecommunications Corporation (
TDS
Telecom
). TDS’ segments operate almost entirely in the United States. See Note
10
—
Business Segment Information
in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for summary financial information on each business segment.
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TDS Mission and Strategy
TDS’ mission is to provide outstand
ing communications services to its customers and meet the needs of its shareholders, its people, and its communities. In pursuing this mission, TDS seeks to profitably grow its businesses, create opportunities for its associates and employees, and build v
alue over the long
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term for its shareholders. Across all of its businesses, TDS is focused on providing exceptional customer experiences through best-in-class
services
and
products
and superior customer service.
TDS’ long-term
strategy calls for the majority of
its
capital to be reinvested in
its
operating businesses to strengthen their
competitive positions
and financial performance
, while
also
returning value to TDS shareholders through the payment of a regular quarterly cash
dividend and share repurchases.
In 2017, TDS is working to build shareholder value by continuing to execute on its strategies to build strong, compet
itive businesses providing high-quality, data-focused services and products. Strategic efforts include:
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U.S. Cellular continues to devote efforts to enhance its network capabilities. During the second quarter of 2017, U.S. Cellular commercially deployed
VoLTE technology for the first time in one key market and will continue to build out VoLTE services over the next few years. The next commercial launch is expected to occur in several additional operating markets in early 2018. VoLTE technology allows c
ustomers to utilize a 4G LTE network for both voice and data services, and
offers
enhanced services such as
high definition voice, video calling and simultaneous voice and data session
s.
In addition, the deployment of VoLTE technology expands U.S. Cellula
r’s ability to offer roaming services to other carriers.
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U.S. Cellular continues
to enhance its spectrum position
and
monetize non-strategic assets by
participating in auctions and
entering into agreements with third
parties. In April 2017,
the FCC
announced by way of public notice that U.S. Cellular was the winning bidder for 188 licenses
for an aggregate purchase price of $329 million
in the forward auction of 600 MHz spectrum licenses, referred to as Auction 1002. U.S. Cellular made an upfront pa
yment of $143 million to the FCC in June 2016 and paid the remaining balance of $186 million and was granted these licenses during the second quarter of 2017. In addition, U.S. Cellular
closed on certain
license
exchange agreement
s
in the
six months ended
June 30, 2017
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and
received $15 million of cash and recognized gains of $19
million. See Note
5
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Acquisitions, Divestitures and Exchanges
in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Stateme
nts
for additio
nal information related to these transactions
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U.S. Cellular is focused on expanding its solutions available to business and government custo
mers, including a growing suite of
connected
machine-to-machine solutions
and software applications
across various categories.
U.S. Cellular
will continue to enhance its advanced wireless services and connected solutions for consumer, business and
government customers.
Terms Used by TDS
The following is a list of definitions of certain industry terms that are used throughout this document:
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4G LTE
– fourth generation Long-Term Evolution which is a wireless broadband technology.
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Account
– represents an individual or bu
siness
financially responsible for
one or multiple
associated connections.
A
n
account may include
a
variety of
types of connections such as
handsets and connected devices.
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Alternative Connect America Cost Model (A
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CAM)
–
a
USF
support mechan
ism for rate-o
f-return carriers, which provides revenue support annually for ten years beginning in 2017. This support comes with an obligation to build defined broadband speeds to a certain number of locations.
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Auctions 1000, 1001, and 1002 –
Auction 1000 is an FCC a
uction of 600 MHz spectrum licenses that started in 2016 and continued into 2017 involving: (1) a “reverse auction” in which broadcast television licensees submit bids to voluntarily relinquish spectrum usage rights in exchange for payments (referred to as
Auction 1001); (2) a “repacking” of the broadcast television bands in order to free up certain broadcast spectrum for other uses; and (3) a “forward auction” of licenses for spectrum cleared through this process to be used for wireless communications (ref
erred to as Auction 1002).
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Broadband Connections
– refers to the number of Wireline customers provided high-capacity data circuits via various technologies, including DSL and dedicated internet circuit technologies or the Cable billable number of lines in
to a building for high-speed data services.
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Churn Rate
– represents the percentage of the connections that disconnect service each month. These rates represent the average monthly churn rate for each respective period.
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EBITDA
– refers to earnings before
interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and accretion and is used in the non-GAAP metric Adjusted EBITDA throughout this document.
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FCC
– Federal Communications Commission.
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Gross Additions
– represents the total number of new connections added during
the period, without regard to connections that were terminated during that period.
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IPTV Connections
– represents the number of Wireline customers provided video services using IP networking technology.
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Machine-
to-Machin
e or M2M
– technology that involves the transmission of data between networked devices, as well as the performance of actions by devices without human intervention. U.S. Cellular sells and supports M2M solutions to customers, provides connectivity for M2M solutio
ns via the U.S. Cellular network, and has agreements with device manufacturers and software developers which offer M2M solutions.
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ManagedIP Connections
– refers to the number of telephone handsets, data lines and IP trunks providing communications using IP
networking technology.
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Net Additions
– represents the total number of new connections added during the period, net of connections that were terminated during that period.
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OIBDA
– refers to operating income before depreciation, amortization and accretion
and is used in the non-GAAP metric Adjusted OIBDA throughout this document.
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Postpaid Average Billings per Account (Postpaid ABPA
) – non-GAAP metric is calculated by dividing total postpaid service revenues plus equipment installment plan billings by the
average number of postpaid accounts and by the number of months in the period.
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Postpaid Average Billings per User (Postpaid ABPU)
– non-GAAP metric is calculated by dividing total postpaid service revenues plus equipment installment plan billings by the a
verage number of postpaid connections and by the number of months in the period.
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Postpaid Average Revenue per Account (Postpaid ARPA)
– metric is calculated by dividing total postpaid service revenues by the average number of postpaid accounts and by the n
umber of months in the period.
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Postpaid Average Revenue per User (Postpaid ARPU)
– metric is calculated by dividing total postpaid service revenues by the average number of postpaid connections and by the number of months in the period.
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Retail Connections
–
the sum of U.S. Cellular postpaid connections and U.S. Cellular prepaid connections.
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Universal Service Fund (USF)
– a system of telecommunications collected fees and support payments managed by the FCC intended to promote universal access to telecommunic
ations services in the United States.
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U.S. Cellular Connections
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individual line
s
of service associated with each device activated by a customer
. This includes smartphones, feature phones, tablets, modems, and machine-to-machine devices.
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Video Connections
– generally, a home or business receiving video programming counts as one video connection. In counting bulk residential or commercial connections, such as an apartment building or a hotel, connections are counted based
on the number of
units/rooms within the building receiving service.
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Voice Connections
– refers to the individual circuits connecting a customer to Wireline’s central office facilities or the Cable billable number of lines into a building for voice services.
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VoLTE
– Voice
over Long-Term Evolution is a technology specification that defines the standards and procedures for delivering voice communications and related services over 4G LTE networks.
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Wireline Residential Revenue per Connection
– is calculated by dividing total Wireline residential revenue by the average number of Wireline residential connections and by the number of months in the period.
Results of Operations
—
T
DS Consolidated
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Three Months Ended
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Six Months Ended
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June 30,
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June 30,
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2017
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2016
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2017 vs. 2016
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2017
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2016
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2017 vs. 2016
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(Dollars in millions)
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Operating revenues
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U.S.
Cellular
1
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$
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963
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$
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992
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(3)%
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$
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1,899
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$
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1,962
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(3)%
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TDS Telecom
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281
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300
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(6)%
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580
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581
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All other
2
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3
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3
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-
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6
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7
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(4)%
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Total operating revenues
1
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1,247
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1,295
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(4)%
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2,485
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2,550
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(3)%
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Operating expenses
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U.S.
Cellular
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958
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962
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(1)%
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1,840
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1,921
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(4)%
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TDS Telecom
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257
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275
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(7)%
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527
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540
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(2)%
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All other
2
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4
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5
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19%
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8
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8
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(3)%
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Total operating expenses
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1,219
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1,242
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(2)%
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2,375
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2,469
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(4)%
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Operating income
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U.S.
Cellular
1
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5
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30
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(82)%
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59
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41
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45%
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TDS Telecom
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25
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24
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1%
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53
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41
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29%
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All other
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(2)
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(1)
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>(100)%
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(2)
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(1)
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(1)%
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Total operating income
1
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28
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53
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(47)%
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110
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81
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38%
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Investment and other income (expense)
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Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities
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33
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36
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(9)%
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65
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72
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(9)%
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Interest and dividend income
1
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4
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3
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15%
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8
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5
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36%
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Interest expense
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(43)
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(43)
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(85)
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(85)
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(1)%
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Other, net
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–
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1
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>100%
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1
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–
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>100%
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Total investment and other income (expense)
1
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(6)
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(3)
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(78)%
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(11)
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(8)
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(53)%
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Income before income taxes
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22
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50
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(55)%
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99
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73
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36%
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Income tax expense
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10
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18
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(45)%
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44
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31
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43%
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Net income
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12
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32
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(62)%
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55
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42
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31%
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Less: Net income attributable to
noncontrolling interests, net of tax
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2
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4
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(49)%
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8
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6
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24%
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Net income attributable to TDS shareholders
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$
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10
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$
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28
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(63)%
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$
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47
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$
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36
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32%
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Adjusted OIBDA (Non-GAAP)
1,3
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$
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243
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$
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260
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(6)%
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$
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523
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$
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506
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4%
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Adjusted E
BITDA (Non-GAAP)
3
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$
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280
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$
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300
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(6)%
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$
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597
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$
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583
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3%
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Capital ex
penditures
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$
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134
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$
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142
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(5)%
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$
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230
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$
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267
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(14)%
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1
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Equipment installment plan interest income is reflected as a component of Service revenues consistent with an accounting policy change effective January 1, 2017. All prior
period numbers have been recast to conform to this accounting change. See Note 1 — Basis of Presentation in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details.
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Consists of corporate and other operations and intercompany eliminations.
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Refer to Supplemental Information Relating to Non-GAAP Financial Measures within this MD&A for a reconciliation of this measure.
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TDS’
4%
decrease in operating revenues for the three months ended
June 30, 2017
was due primarily to decreases in retail service revenues at U.S. Cellular and equipment and product sales revenues at HMS. TDS’
3%
decrease in operating revenues for the six months ended
June 30, 2017
, was due primarily to a decrease in retail service revenues at U.S. Cellular.
Retail service revenues continue to be im
pacted by industry-wide price competition.
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TDS’
2%
and
4%
decrease in operating expenses for the three and six months ended
June 30, 2017
, respectively, was due pri
marily to a decrease in Cost of equipment sold, advertising and commission expenses.
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Refer to individual segment discussions in this MD&A for additional details on operating revenues and expenses at the segment level.
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated
entities
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities represents TDS’ share of net income from entities in which it has a noncontrolling interest and that are accounted for by the equity method.
TDS’ investment in the Los Ang
eles SMSA Limited Partnershi
p (
LA
Partnership)
contributed $
17
million
and $
20
million in the three months ended
June 30, 2017
and
2016
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respectively, and $
33
million and $
40
million for the six months ended
June 30, 2017
and
2016
, respectively, to Equit
y in earnings of unconsolidated entities.
See Note
7
—
Investments in Unconsolidated Entities
in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
Income tax exp
ense
TDS’ effective tax rate on Income before income taxes for the three and six months ended
June 30, 2017
, was 45.0% and 44.4%, respectively, and for the three and six months ended
June 30, 2016
, was 36.3% and 42.3%, respectively. Due to difficulty in reliably projecting an annual tax rate, TDS calculated income taxes for the six months ended
June 30, 2017
, based on an estim
ated year-to-date tax rate.
The lower effective tax rate for the three months and six months ended
June 30, 2016
, resulted from a decrease in unrecognized tax benefits due to the expiration of statutes of limitat
ion in certain states in the prior year.
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
June 30,
|
|
June 30,
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
(Dollars in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S.
Cellular noncontrolling public shareholders’
|
$
|
2
|
|
$
|
5
|
|
$
|
6
|
|
$
|
6
|
Noncontrolling shareholders’ or partners’
|
|
–
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
–
|
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax
|
$
|
2
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
$
|
8
|
|
$
|
6
|
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax includes the noncontrolling public sh
areholders’ share of U.S. Cellular’s net income and the noncontrolling shareholders’ or partners’ share of certain U.S. Cellular subsidiaries’ net income (loss
).
|
Three Months Ended
Net income and Adjusted EBITDA decreased due primarily to declines in
operating income levels at U.S. Cellular, which is driven by lower retail service revenues, partially offset by cost saving initiatives and improved loss on equipment.
Six Months Ended
Net income and Adjusted EBITDA increased due primarily to cost
savings initiatives and improved loss on equipment outpacing overall declines in retail service revenues at U.S. Cellular.
|
*Represents a non-GAAP financial measure. Refer to Supplemental Information Relating to Non-GAAP Financial Measures within this MD
&A for a reconciliation of this measure.
|
|
U.S. CELLULAR OPERATIONS
|
Business Overview
U.S. Cellular owns, operates, and invests in wireless markets throughout the United States. U.S.
Cellular is an
83%
-owned
subsidiary
of TDS.
U.S. Cellular’s strategy is to
attract and retain wireless customers through a value proposition compr
ised of a high-quality network, outstanding customer service, and
competitive devices, plans, and pricing, all provided with a local focus.
OPERATIONS
|
|
-
Serves
customers with
approximately
5.0
million connections including
4.5
million postpaid,
0.5
million prepaid and 0.1 million reseller and other connections
-
Operates in
23
states
-
Employs a
pproximately
6,100
employees
-
Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois
-
6,421
cell sites including
4,044
owned towers in service
|
Operational Overview
|
|
|
|
|
YTD
2017
|
YTD
2016
|
Postpaid Connections
|
|
|
|
Gross Additions
:
|
320,000
|
412,000
|
|
|
Handsets
|
218,000
|
249,000
|
|
|
Connected Devices
|
102,000
|
163,000
|
|
Net Additions (Losses):
|
(4,000)
|
81,000
|
|
|
Handsets
|
(9,000)
|
(17,000)
|
|
|
Connected Devices
|
5,000
|
98,000
|
|
Churn:
|
1.21%
|
1.24%
|
|
|
Handsets
|
0.99%
|
1.14%
|
|
|
Connected Devices
|
2.45%
|
1.92%
|
|
Connections – end of period
|
4,478,000
|
4,490,000
|
Prepaid connections –
end of period
|
484,000
|
413,000
|
Retail connections –
end of period
|
4,962,000
|
4,903,000
|
The decrease in postpaid net additions for the six months ended June 30, 2017, when compared to
the same period last year, was a result of lower handset
s
and tablet gross additions, partially offset by a decline in postpaid handsets churn due to improvements in both v
oluntary and involuntary churn.
|
Postpaid Revenue
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
Six
Months Ended
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
Average Revenue Per User (ARPU)
|
$
|
44.60
|
|
$
|
47.37
|
|
$
|
45.00
|
|
$
|
47.76
|
Average Billings Per User (ABPU)
1
|
$
|
55.19
|
|
$
|
56.09
|
|
$
|
55.49
|
|
$
|
56.08
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Revenue Per Account (ARPA)
|
$
|
119.73
|
|
$
|
124.91
|
|
$
|
120.46
|
|
$
|
125.13
|
Average Billings Per Account (ABPA)
1
|
$
|
148.15
|
|
$
|
147.90
|
|
$
|
148.54
|
|
$
|
146.95
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Postpaid ABPU and Postpaid ABPA are non-GAAP financial measures. Refer to Supplemental Information Relating to Non-GAAP
Financial Measures within this MD&A for a reconciliation of these measures.
|
Postpaid ARPU
and Postpaid ARPA
decreased for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, due primarily to industry-wide price competition resulting in overall price reductions
on plan offerings.
Equipment installment plans increase equipment sales revenue as customers pay for their wireless devices in installments at a total device price that is generally higher than the device price offered to customers in conjunction with al
ternative plans that are
subject
to a service contract.
Equipment installment plans also have the impact of reducing service revenues as
certain
equipment installment plans provide for reduced monthly access charges.
In order to show the trends in total
service and equipment revenues received, U.S. Cellular has presented Postpaid ABPU and Postpaid ABPA, which are calculated as Postpaid ARPU and Postpaid ARPA plus average monthly equipment installment plan billings per connection and account, respectively.
Equipment installment plan billings increased for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, due to increased adoption of equipment installment plans by postpaid customers.
Postpaid ABPU
decreased for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017,
as t
he increase in equipment installment plan billings was more than offset by the
decline in
Postpaid ARPU
discussed above. Postpaid ABPA, however, increased slightly for the three months ended June 30, 2017, and to a greater extent for the six months ended
June 30, 2017, as the increase in
equipment installment plan billings
more than offset the decline in Postpaid ARPA discussed above. U.S. Cellular expects the penetration of equipment installment plans to continue to increase over time due to the fact tha
t, effective in September 2016, all equipment sales to retail customers are made under installment plans.
Financial Overview — U.S. Cellular
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2017 vs.
|
|
|
|
|
2017 vs.
|
|
|
|
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2016
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2016
|
(Dollars in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retail service
|
|
$
|
647
|
|
$
|
680
|
|
(5)%
|
|
$
|
1,304
|
|
$
|
1,361
|
|
(4)%
|
Inbound roaming
|
|
|
31
|
|
|
38
|
|
(18)%
|
|
|
58
|
|
|
74
|
|
(22)%
|
Other
1
|
|
|
62
|
|
|
56
|
|
9%
|
|
|
124
|
|
|
110
|
|
13%
|
|
Service revenues
1
|
|
|
740
|
|
|
774
|
|
(4)%
|
|
|
1,486
|
|
|
1,545
|
|
(4)%
|
Equipment sales
|
|
|
223
|
|
|
218
|
|
2%
|
|
|
413
|
|
|
417
|
|
(1)%
|
|
Total operating revenues
1
|
|
|
963
|
|
|
992
|
|
(3)%
|
|
|
1,899
|
|
|
1,962
|
|
(3)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
System operations (excluding Depreciation, amortization
and accretion reported below)
|
|
|
189
|
|
|
193
|
|
(2)%
|
|
|
364
|
|
|
376
|
|
(3)%
|
Cost of equ
ipment sold
|
|
|
260
|
|
|
262
|
|
(1)%
|
|
|
488
|
|
|
518
|
|
(6)%
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
|
|
351
|
|
|
357
|
|
(2)%
|
|
|
691
|
|
|
719
|
|
(4)%
|
Depreciation, amortization
and accretion
|
|
|
155
|
|
|
154
|
|
-
|
|
|
307
|
|
|
307
|
|
-
|
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
5
|
|
6%
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
10
|
|
(12)%
|
(Gain) loss
on license sales
and exchanges, net
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
(9)
|
|
81%
|
|
|
(19)
|
|
|
(9)
|
|
>(100)%
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
958
|
|
|
962
|
|
(1)%
|
|
|
1,840
|
|
|
1,921
|
|
(4)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income¹
|
|
$
|
5
|
|
$
|
30
|
|
(82)%
|
|
$
|
59
|
|
$
|
41
|
|
45%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
12
|
|
$
|
27
|
|
(57)%
|
|
$
|
40
|
|
$
|
37
|
|
8%
|
Adjusted OIBDA (Non-GAAP)
1,2
|
|
$
|
163
|
|
$
|
180
|
|
(9)%
|
|
$
|
356
|
|
$
|
349
|
|
2%
|
Adjusted EBI
TDA (Non-GAAP)
2
|
|
$
|
198
|
|
$
|
218
|
|
(9)%
|
|
$
|
426
|
|
$
|
424
|
|
1%
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
$
|
84
|
|
$
|
93
|
|
(9)%
|
|
$
|
145
|
|
$
|
172
|
|
(16)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Equipment installment plan interest income is reflected as a component of Service revenues consistent with an accounting policy change effective January 1, 2017. All prior period numbers have been recast to conform to this accounting
change. See Note 1 — Basis of Presentation in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
Refer to Supplemental Information Relating to Non-GAAP Financial Measures within this MD&
A for a reconciliation of this measure.
|
|
|
|
|
S
ervice revenues consist of:
-
Retail Service -
Charges for access, airtime, roaming, recovery of regulatory costs and value added services, including data
services and
products
-
Inbound Roaming -
Charges to other wireless carriers whose customers use
U.S. Cellular’s wireless systems when roaming
-
Other Service –
Primarily amounts received from the Federal USF, imputed interest recognized on equipment installment plan contracts and tower rental reven
ues
Equipment revenues consist of:
-
Sales of wireless devices and related accessories to new and existing customers, agent
s, and third-party distributors
|
Key components of changes in the statement of operations line items were as follows:
Total
operating revenues
On January 1, 2017, U.S. Cellular elected to change the classification of interest income on equipment installment plan contracts from Interest and dividend income to Service revenues in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
All pri
or period numbers have been recast to conform to this accounting change.
See Note 1 — Basis of Presentation
in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details.
Service revenues
decreased for
the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, as a result of (i) a decrease in retail service revenues
primarily
driven by
industry-wide price competition resulting in overall price reductions on plan offerings
; and (ii) a decrease in inbound roaming reve
nues primarily driven by lower roaming rates. Such reductions were partially offset by an increase in imputed interest income due to an increase in the total number of active equipment installment plans.
Federal USF revenue remained flat
at $23 million
and $46 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively, when compared to the same periods last year. See the Regulatory Matters section in this MD&A for a description of the FCC’s Reform Order (Reform Order) and its expected impact
s on U.S. Cellular’s current Federal USF support.
Equipment sales revenues
increased for the three months ended June 30, 2017, when compared to the same period last year, due to a mix shift from connected devices to smartphones and an increase
in the proportion of new device sales made under equipment installment plans versus subsidy plans. These impacts were partially offset
by
a reduction in guarantee liability amortization for equipment installment contracts as a result of changes in plan o
fferings and a reduction in device activation fees.
Equipment sales revenues
decreased for the six months ended June 30, 2017, when compared to the same period last year, as a result of an overall reduction in the number of devices sold, along with the re
lated impact on accessories revenues, as well as reductions in device activation fees and guarantee liability amortization for equipment installment contracts as a result of changes in plan offerings. These impacts were partially offset by an increase in
the proportion of new device sales made under equipment installment plans and, to a lesser extent, a mix shift from connected devices to smartphones.
System operations expenses
System operations expenses decreased for the six months ended June 30, 2017
, when compared to the same period last year, as a result of (i) a decrease in roaming expenses driven primarily by lower rates for both data and voice traffic, partially offset by increased data roaming usage; and (ii) a decrease in customer usage expense
s primarily driven by decreased circuit costs.
Cost of equipment sold
The decrease in Cost of equipment sold
for the six months ended June 30, 2017, when compared to the same period last year, was mainly due to a reduction in the number of
devices sold, partially offset by a shift in sales from connected devices to higher cost smartphones.
Cost of equipment sold included $200
million
and $174 million
related to equipment installment plan sales
for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2
016, respectively, and $368 million and $334 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Loss on equipment, defined as Equipment sales revenues less
Cost of equipment sold, was $37 million and $44
million
for the three months en
ded June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $75 million and $101 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased
for the six months
ended June 30, 2017, due to lower advertising expenses, lower agent commission expenses driven by fewer activations and renewals, lower phone program expenses and the aggregate impact of modest reductions in numerous other general and administrative categ
ories.
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges
, net
Net gains in 2017 and 2016 were due to gains recognized on license exchange transactions with third
parties.
See
Note 5 —
Acquisitions, Divestitures and Exchanges
in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
|
TDS TELECOM OPERATIONS
|
Business Overview
TDS Telecom operates in
three reportable segments: Wireline, Cable
and
HMS.
The overall strategy for the
W
ireline and
C
able businesses is to
provide the best broadband connection
in
the
market
in order to capitalize on data growth and
customers’
need for higher speeds
and leverage that growth by bundling services with video and voice.
In addition, through its HMS business, TDS Telecom provides a wide range of Information Technology (IT) services including colocation,
cloud and hosting solutions, managed services, appl
ications management, and sales
of IT hardware
and related maintenance and professional services
.
OPERATIONS
|
|
-
TDS Telecom operates in 34 states, and through its Wireline and Cable operations provides
broadband, video and voice serv
ic
e
s to
approximately
1.2
million
connections.
-
Employs approximately
3,300
employees.
-
Wireline operates incumbent local exchange carriers (ILEC) and competitive local exchange carriers (CLEC) in
27
states.
-
Cable operates p
rimarily in
Oregon, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and
Texas.
-
HMS operates a total of eight data centers. It owns two data centers in Iowa, one each in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Colorado and Oregon and it leases two data centers in Arizona.
|
Financial Overview —
TDS Telecom
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2017 vs.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2017 vs.
|
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2016
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2016
|
(Dollars in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wireline
|
|
$
|
181
|
|
$
|
175
|
|
3%
|
|
$
|
360
|
|
$
|
348
|
|
3%
|
|
Cable
|
|
|
51
|
|
|
45
|
|
12%
|
|
|
100
|
|
|
90
|
|
11%
|
|
HMS
|
|
|
51
|
|
|
80
|
|
(37)%
|
|
|
122
|
|
|
144
|
|
(15)%
|
|
Intra-company elimination
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
12%
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
5%
|
|
|
TDS Telecom operating revenues
|
|
|
281
|
|
|
300
|
|
(6)%
|
|
|
580
|
|
|
581
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wireline
|
|
|
152
|
|
|
151
|
|
1%
|
|
|
302
|
|
|
304
|
|
-
|
|
Cable
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
46
|
|
5%
|
|
|
95
|
|
|
90
|
|
6%
|
|
HMS
|
|
|
58
|
|
|
80
|
|
(28)%
|
|
|
131
|
|
|
148
|
|
(12)%
|
|
Intra-company elimination
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
12%
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
5%
|
|
|
TDS Telecom operating expenses
|
|
|
257
|
|
|
275
|
|
(7)%
|
|
|
527
|
|
|
540
|
|
(2)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TDS Telecom operating income
|
|
$
|
25
|
|
$
|
24
|
|
1%
|
|
$
|
53
|
|
$
|
41
|
|
29%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
15
|
|
$
|
15
|
|
5%
|
|
$
|
33
|
|
$
|
25
|
|
32%
|
Adjusted OIBDA (Non-GAAP)
1
|
|
$
|
80
|
|
$
|
79
|
|
2%
|
|
$
|
166
|
|
$
|
155
|
|
7%
|
Adjusted E
BITDA (Non-GAAP)
1
|
|
$
|
82
|
|
$
|
80
|
|
3%
|
|
$
|
168
|
|
$
|
156
|
|
8%
|
Capital ex
penditures
|
|
$
|
49
|
|
$
|
46
|
|
6%
|
|
$
|
81
|
|
$
|
88
|
|
(8)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Numbers may not foot due to rounding.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Refer to Supplemental Information Relating to Non-GAAP Financial Measures within this MD&A for a reconciliation of this measure.
|
|
Three and Six Months Ended
Operating revenues
decreased
for the three and six months
ended
June 30, 2017,
due to lower HMS equipment and product sales revenues offset by higher Wireline support revenue provided through the A-CAM program, IPTV and Cable broadband connection growth, and price increases for video and broadband services.
|
To
tal operating expenses
Operating expenses de
creased
for the three and six months ended
June 30, 2017, due primarily to lower HMS equipment cost of goods sold offset by higher Wireline and Cable video programming costs.
Capital expenditures
C
apital spending will increase throughout the year to support A-CAM build-outs
and
is
expected to
be approximately $225 million for 2017.
|
WIRELINE OPERATIONS
|
Business
Overview
TDS Telecom’s
W
ireline business provides broadband, video and voice services. These services are provided to residential, commercial, and wholesale customers in a mix of rural, small town and suburban markets, with
the largest concentration of it
s
customers in the Uppe
r Midwest and the Southeast. TDS Telecom’s strategy is to offer its
residential customers broadband, video, and voice services throu
gh value-added bundling. In its commercial business, TDS Telecom’s
focus
is
on small
-
to medium
-
siz
ed business
es and its
sales efforts emphasize advanced IP-based
data
and
voice
services.
Operational Overview
|
|
Residential broadband customers are increasingly choosing higher speeds in ILEC markets with 55%
choosing speeds of 10 Mbps or greater and 22% choosing speeds of 50 Mbps or greater.
|
Wireline residential revenue per connection increased for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, due primarily to higher broadband speeds, IPTV connection growth,
and price increases.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total residential connections decreased by 2% as
decline
s
in voice
and broadband
connections
outpaced the growth in IPTV connections.
|
|
Total commercial connections decreased by 4% due primarily to an 8% decrease in voice
connections.
|
Financial Overview
—
Wireline
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2017 vs. 2016
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2017 vs. 2016
|
(Dollars in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residential
|
|
$
|
81
|
|
$
|
77
|
|
5%
|
|
$
|
160
|
|
$
|
153
|
|
4%
|
Commercial
|
|
|
50
|
|
|
53
|
|
(6)%
|
|
|
101
|
|
|
107
|
|
(6)%
|
Wholesale
|
|
|
49
|
|
|
44
|
|
10%
|
|
|
98
|
|
|
87
|
|
12%
|
|
Service r
evenues
|
|
|
180
|
|
|
175
|
|
3%
|
|
|
359
|
|
|
347
|
|
3%
|
Equipment and product sales
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
(36)%
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
(37)%
|
|
Total ope
rating revenues
|
|
|
181
|
|
|
175
|
|
3%
|
|
|
360
|
|
|
348
|
|
3%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of services (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion reported below)
|
|
|
65
|
|
|
64
|
|
3%
|
|
|
129
|
|
|
126
|
|
2%
|
Cost of equipment and products
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
–
|
|
22%
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
13%
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
49
|
|
(2)%
|
|
|
96
|
|
|
98
|
|
(2)%
|
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
37
|
|
1%
|
|
|
76
|
|
|
78
|
|
(3)%
|
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
1
|
|
(46)%
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
(40)%
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
152
|
|
|
151
|
|
1%
|
|
|
302
|
|
|
304
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income
|
|
$
|
29
|
|
$
|
25
|
|
17%
|
|
$
|
57
|
|
$
|
45
|
|
28%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes
|
|
$
|
30
|
|
$
|
25
|
|
18%
|
|
$
|
60
|
|
$
|
46
|
|
29%
|
Adjusted O
IBDA (Non-GAAP)
1
|
|
$
|
66
|
|
$
|
62
|
|
7%
|
|
$
|
134
|
|
$
|
124
|
|
8%
|
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)
1
|
|
$
|
67
|
|
$
|
63
|
|
8%
|
|
$
|
137
|
|
$
|
125
|
|
9%
|
Capital ex
penditures
|
|
$
|
33
|
|
$
|
27
|
|
18%
|
|
$
|
50
|
|
$
|
55
|
|
(9)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Numbers may not foot due to rounding.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Refer to Supplemental Information Relating to Non-GAAP Financial Measures within this MD&A for a reconciliation of this measure.
|
|
Residential revenues consist of:
-
Broadband services, including fiber-based
and
other digital,
pre
mium and enhanced data services
-
IPTV and satellite video
Commercial revenues consist of:
-
TDS managedIP voice and data services
-
High-speed and dedicated business internet services
Wholesale revenues
consist of:
-
Network access services to interexchange carriers for the origination and termination of interstate and intrastate long distance phone calls on
TDS Telecom’s
network and special access
services to carriers and others
-
State and Federal USF supp
ort
|
Key components of changes in the statement of operations items were as follows:
Total operating revenues
Residential revenues increased
for the three and six months ended June 30, 201
7,
as growth in
broadband speeds and
IPTV
connections, price incre
ases for broadband and video services and the effects on revenue from the discontinuation of a customer loyalty program
more than offse
t the decline in voice services. Average I
PTV connections grew
14
%, offset by a
4
% decline in
average
voice connections.
Commercial revenues decreased for the three and six months ended June 30, 201
7,
due to declining
voice and data connections
mostly in CLEC markets.
Wholesale revenues
in
creased for the three and six months ended June 30, 201
7, due primarily to increased s
upport received from the A-CAM program.
Cost of services
Cost of services
increased modestly
for the three and six months ended June 30, 201
7, due to increased charges related to
growth in IPTV
,
offset by reduced costs of provisioning circuits, purchasin
g unbundled network elements and providing long-distance services.
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
decreas
ed
for the three and six months ended June 30, 201
7, as certain assets became fully depreciated. A
$4 million
reduction
recorded in the three months ended June 30, 2016,
for excess depreciation
from prior periods partially offset this decrease.
|
CABLE O
PERATIONS
|
Business Overview
TDS Telecom’s Cable strategy is to expand its
broadba
nd services and leverage that growth by bundling with video and voice services. TDS Telecom
seek
s
to be the leading provider of bro
adband services in its
targeted markets
by leveraging its
core competencies in network m
anagement and customer focus.
Operational Overview
|
Cable connections grew
3%
over
201
6
due to a 12%
increase in broadband
connections
.
|
Financial Overview
—
Cable
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three
Months Ended
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2017 vs. 2016
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2017 vs. 2016
|
(Dollars in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residential
|
|
$
|
41
|
|
$
|
36
|
|
15%
|
|
$
|
82
|
|
$
|
72
|
|
15%
|
Commercial
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
9
|
|
1%
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
19
|
|
(4)%
|
|
Total operating revenues
|
|
|
51
|
|
|
45
|
|
12%
|
|
|
100
|
|
|
90
|
|
11%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of services (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion reported below)
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
24
|
|
1%
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
46
|
|
4%
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
12
|
|
4%
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
24
|
|
3%
|
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
9
|
|
18%
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
18
|
|
14%
|
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
(5)%
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
(15)%
|
|
Total ope
rating expenses
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
46
|
|
5%
|
|
|
95
|
|
|
90
|
|
6%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income (loss)
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
>100%
|
|
$
|
5
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
>100%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) before income taxes
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
>100%
|
|
$
|
5
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
>100%
|
Adjusted OIBDA (Non-GAAP)
1
|
|
$
|
14
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
49%
|
|
$
|
27
|
|
$
|
20
|
|
35%
|
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)
1
|
|
$
|
14
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
49%
|
|
$
|
27
|
|
$
|
20
|
|
36%
|
Capital ex
penditures
|
|
$
|
12
|
|
$
|
17
|
|
(28)%
|
|
$
|
21
|
|
$
|
30
|
|
(29)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Numbers may not foot due to rounding.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Refer to Supplemental Information Relating to Non-GAAP Financial Measures within this MD&A for a reconciliation of this measure.
|
|
Residential
and Commercial
revenues consist of:
-
B
roadband
services, including high-speed internet
,
security and support services
-
Video services, including premium programming in HD, multi-room, and TV Everywhere offerings
-
Voice services
|
Key components of changes in the statement of operations items were as
follows:
Commentary
Residential revenues increased for the three and six months ended June 30,
2017, due primarily to growth in broadband connections and price increases
.
A change in classification of certain bulk broadband and video connections increased residential revenues and reduced commercial revenues by $1 million and $3 million
for the thr
ee and six months
ended June 30, 2017, respectively.
Cost of services increased
for the three and six months ended June 30,
2017,
due primarily to increases in programming
fees
.
Selling, general and administrative expenses
in
creased
for the three and six
months
2017 due to increased employee and
IT-related
expenses, offset by lower property taxes
.
|
HMS OPERATIONS
|
Business Overview
Under
TDS Telecom’s
OneNeck IT Solutions brand, TDS Telecom
offer
s a full
s
uite of IT
solutions ranging from equipment resal
e to full management and hosting of a customer’s IT
infrastructure and applications. The goal of
HMS operations is to create, deliver, and support a platform of IT products and services tailored for mid-
market
business customers.
Financial Overview
—
HMS
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2017 vs. 2016
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2017 vs. 2016
|
(Dollars in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service revenues
|
|
$
|
27
|
|
$
|
33
|
|
(16)%
|
|
$
|
56
|
|
$
|
62
|
|
(9)%
|
Equipment and product sales
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
47
|
|
(51)%
|
|
|
66
|
|
|
82
|
|
(20)%
|
|
Total operating re
venues
|
|
|
51
|
|
|
80
|
|
(37)%
|
|
|
122
|
|
|
144
|
|
(15)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of services (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion reported below)
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
19
|
|
11%
|
|
|
42
|
|
|
40
|
|
4%
|
Cost of equipment and products
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
39
|
|
(51)%
|
|
|
55
|
|
|
68
|
|
(20)%
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
15
|
|
(29)%
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
25
|
|
(16)%
|
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
7
|
|
(7)%
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
15
|
|
(7)%
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
58
|
|
|
80
|
|
(28)%
|
|
|
131
|
|
|
148
|
|
(12)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating loss
|
|
$
|
(7)
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
>(100)%
|
|
$
|
(9)
|
|
$
|
(4)
|
|
>(100)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before income taxes
|
|
$
|
(8)
|
|
$
|
(1)
|
|
>(100)%
|
|
$
|
(11)
|
|
$
|
(6)
|
|
(80)%
|
Adjusted O
IBDA (Non-GAAP)
1
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
$
|
7
|
|
>(100)%
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
(59)%
|
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)
1
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
$
|
7
|
|
>(100)%
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
$
|
11
|
|
(57)%
|
Capital
expenditures
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
>100%
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
>100%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Numbers may not foot due to rounding.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Refer to Supplemental Information Relating to Non-GAAP Financial Measures within this MD&A for a reconciliation of this measure.
|
|
Service revenues consist of:
-
Cloud and hosting solutions
-
Managed services
-
Enterprise Resource Planning (
ERP) application management
-
Professional services
-
Co
location services
-
IT hardware maintenance services
Equipment revenues consist of:
|
Key components of changes in the
statement of operations items were as follows:
Commentary
Declines
in
hardware
maintenance services resulted in a
de
crease in Service revenues for the three
and six months ended June 30, 201
7. Equipment and product sales revenues from sales of IT infrastructure hardware solutions decreased
for the three and six months ended June 30,
2017, due
primarily to
lower
spending by existing customers
in the second qu
arter. There was a corresponding decrease in Cost of equipment and products. Cost of services increased
for the three and six months ended June 30,
2017, due to increased employee expenses and maintenance and support costs.
Selling, general and administ
rative expenses
de
creased due primarily to
lower commissions associated with decreased sales
for the three and
six month periods.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Sources of Liquidity
TDS and its subsidiaries operate capital-intensive businesses. Historica
lly, TDS has used internally-generated funds and also has obtained substantial funds from external sources for general corporate purposes. In the past, TDS’ existing cash and investment balances, funds available under its revolving credit facilities, fund
s from other financing sources, including a term loan and other long-term debt, and cash flows from operating, certain investing and financing activities, including sales of assets or businesses, provided sufficient liquidity and financial flexibility for
TDS to meet its normal day-to-day operating needs and debt service requirements, to finance the build-out and enhancement of markets and to fund acquisitions. There is no assurance that this will be the case in the future. See Market Risk for additional
information regarding maturities of long-term debt.
Although TDS currently has a significant cash balance, in certain recent periods, TDS has incurred negative free cash flow (non-GAAP metric defined as Cash flows from operating activities less Cash paid
for additions to property, plant and equipment) and this will continue in the future if operating results do not improve or capital expenditures are not reduced.
TDS currently expects to have negative free cash flow in 2017.
However, TDS believes that ex
isting cash and investment balances, funds available under its revolving credit facilities, and expected cash flows from operating and investing activities provide liquidity for TDS to meet its normal day-to-day operating needs and debt service requirement
s for the coming year.
TDS may require substantial additional capital for, among other uses, funding day-to-day operating needs including working capital, acquisitions of providers of cable, wireless or wireline telecommunications services, IT services o
r other businesses, spectrum license or system acquisitions, system development and network capacity expansion, debt service requirements, the repurchase of shares, the payment of dividends, or making additional investments. It may be necessary from time
to time to increase the size of the existing revolving credit facilities, to put in place new credit facilities, or to obtain other forms of financing in order to fund potential expenditures. TDS is exploring a potential securitized borrowing using its eq
uipment installment plan receivables, which may occur later in 2017. TDS’ liquidity would be adversely affected if, among other things, TDS is unable to obtain short or long-term financing on acceptable terms, TDS makes significant spectrum license purcha
ses, TDS makes significant business acquisitions, the LA Partnership discontinues or reduces distributions compared to historical levels, or Federal USF and/or other regulatory support payments decline. In addition, although sales of assets or businesses
by TDS have been an important source of liquidity in prior periods, TDS does not expect a similar level of such sales in the future.
TDS’ credit rating has been sub-investment grade since 2014. There can be no assurance that sufficient funds will con
tinue to be available to TDS or its subsidiaries on terms or at prices acceptable to TDS. Insufficient cash flows from operating activities, changes in its credit ratings, defaults of the terms of debt or credit agreements, uncertainty of access to capita
l, deterioration in the capital markets, reduced regulatory capital at banks which in turn limits their ability to borrow and lend, other changes in the performance of TDS or in market conditions or other factors could limit or restrict the availability of
financing on terms and prices acceptable to TDS, which could require TDS to reduce its acquisition, capital expenditure and business development programs, reduce the acquisition of spectrum licenses, and/or reduce or cease share repurchases and/or the pay
ment of dividends. TDS cannot provide assurance that circumstances that could have a material adverse effect on its liquidity or capital resources will not occur. Any of the foregoing would have an adverse impact on TDS’ businesses, financial condition o
r results of operations.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash and money market investments. The primary objective of TDS’ Cash and cash equivalents investment activities is to preserve principal.
Cash held by U.S. Cellular is
for its operational needs and acquisition, capital expenditure and business development programs. TDS does not have direct access to U.S. Cellular cash unless U.S. Cellular pays a dividend on its common stock. U.S. Cellular has no current intention to pa
y a dividend to its shareholders.
|
At
June 30, 2017
, TDS’ consolidated cash and cash equivalents totaled $
791
million compared to $
900
million at December 31, 2016
.
The majority of TDS’ Cash and cash equivalents was held in bank deposit accounts and in money market funds that invest exclusively in U.S. Treasury Notes or in repurchase agreements fully collateralized by such obligations.
TDS monitors the financial viability of the money market funds and direct investments in which it invests and believes that the credit risk associated with these investments is low.
|
Financing
TDS and U.S. Cellular have revolving credit
facilities available for general corporate purposes, including
acquisitions,
spectrum purchases and capital expenditures.
These credit facilities mature in
June 2021
.
TDS and U.S. Cellular’s unused capacity under their revolving credit facilities was
$
399
million and $
298
million,
respectively, a
s of
June 30, 2017
.
TDS and U.S. Cellular believe they were in compliance with all of the financial covenants and
requirements set forth in their revolving credit facilities as of
that date
.
TDS and U.S. Cellular have in place effective shelf registration statements on Form S-3 to issue senior or subordinated debt securities.
L
ong-term debt payments due for the remain
der of
2017
and the next four years represent less than
3%
of TDS’ total long-term debt obligation as of
June 30, 2017
.
Capital Expenditures
Capital expenditures (i.e., additions to property, plant and equipment and system development expenditures), which
in
clude
the effects of
accruals
and capitalized interest
, in
2017
and
2016
were as follows:
|
U.S. Cellular’s capital expenditures for
2017
are expected to be
approximately
$
500
million. These expenditures are expected to be for the following genera
l purposes:
-
Expand and enhance network coverage, including providing additional capacity to accommodate increased network usage, principally data usage, by current customers;
-
D
eploy
ment of
VoLTE technology
in certain markets
;
-
Expand and enhance the retail
store network; and
-
Develop and enhance
office
systems.
TDS Telecom’s capital expenditures for
2017
are expected to be
approximately $225 million
. These expenditures are expected to be for the following general
purposes:
-
Maintain
and enhance existing infrastructure at Wireline, Cable and HMS;
-
Upgrade broadband capacity and speeds; and
-
Support success-based spending to sustain IPTV, Cable and HMS growth.
|
TDS plans to finance its capital expenditures program for
2017
using primarily Cash flows from operating activities, existing cash balances, borrowings under its revolving credit agreements and/or other long-term debt.
Acquisitions, Divestitures and Exchanges
TDS may be engaged from time to time in negotia
tions (subject to all applicable regulations) relating to the acquisition, divestiture or exchange of companies, properties, wireless spectrum and other possible businesses. In general, TDS may not disclose such transactions until there is a definitive ag
reement.
TDS assesses its business interests on an ongoing basis with a goal of improving the competitiveness of its operations and maximizing its long-term return on capital. As part of this strategy, TDS reviews attractive opportunities to acquire addi
tional wireless operating markets
and wireless spectrum; and telecommunications, cable, HMS or other possible businesses. TDS
also
may seek to divest outright or include in exchanges for other interests those
interests that are not strategic to its long-t
erm success.
In July 2016, the FCC announced U.S. Cellular as a qualified bidder in the FCC’s forward auction of 600 MHz spectrum licenses, referred to as Auction 1002
. In April 2017, the FCC announced by way of public notice that U.S. Cellular was the
winning bidder for
188
licenses for an aggregate purchase price of $
329
million.
Prior to commencement of the forward auction, U.S. Cellular made an upfront payment to the FCC of $
143
million in June 2016. U.S. Cellular paid the remaining $
186
million to the FCC
and was granted the licenses during the second quarter of 2017.
In February 2016, U.S. Cellular entered into an agreement with a third par
ty to exchange certain 700 MHz licenses for certain AWS and PCS licenses and $
28
million of cash. This license exchange was accomplished in two closings. The first closing occurred in the second quarter of 2016, at which time
U.S. Cellular received $
13
million of cash and recorded a gain of $
9
million. The second closing occurred in the first quarter of 2017, at which time U.S. Cellular received $
15
million of cash and recorded a gain of $
17
million.
Variable Interest Entities
TDS consolidates certain “variable interest entities” as defined under GAAP. See Note
8
—
Variable Interest Entities
in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information related to these variable interest entities. TDS may elect to make additional capital contributions and/or advances to
these variable interest entities in future periods in order to fund their operations.
During the first quarter of 2017, U.S. Cellular formed USCC EIP LLC, a special purpose entity (SPE), to facilitate a potential securitized borrowing using its equipment i
nstallment plan receivables in the future. During the six months ended June 30, 2017, net equipment installment plan receivables
totaling $
883
m
illion were transferred to the newly formed SPE from affiliated entities. On a cons
olidated basis, the transfer of receivables into this SPE did not have a material impact to the financial condition of TDS.
Common Share Repurchase Programs
TDS and U.S. Cellular have repurchased and expect to continue to repurchase their Common Shares, in each case subject to any available repurchase program. Share repurchases made under these programs in
2017
and
2016
were as follows:
|
Number of
|
|
Average Cost
|
|
Dollar Amount
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
Shares
|
|
Per Share
|
|
(in millions)
|
2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TDS Common Shares
|
–
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
U.S. Cellular Common
Shares
|
–
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TDS Common Shares
|
111,700
|
|
$
|
22.56
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
U.S. Cellular Common Shares
|
46,861
|
|
$
|
34.77
|
|
$
|
2
|
For additional information related to the current TDS repurchase authorization, see
Unregistered Sales of Equity
Securities and Use of Proceeds.
U.S. Cellular also has a share repurchase authorization. A
s of
June 30, 2017
, the total cumulative amount of
U.S. Cellular
Common Shares authorized to be purchased
is
5,900,849
.
All outstanding TDS Preferred Shares were redeemed in April 2017 for $1 million.
Contractual and Other Obligations
There were no material changes outside the ordinary course of business between
December 31, 2016
and
June 30, 2017
to the Contractual and Other Obligations disclosed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations included in TDS’ Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2016
.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
TDS had no transactions, agreements or other contractual arrangements with unconsolidated
entities involving “off-balance sheet arrangements,” as defined by SEC rules, that had or are reasonably likely to have a material current or future effect on its financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resour
ces.
Consolidated Cash Flow Analysis
TDS operates a capital- and marketing-intensive business.
TDS makes substantial investments to acquire wireless lice
nses and properties and to construct and upgrade communications networks and facilities as a basis for creating long-term value for shareholders.
In recent years, rapid changes in technology and new opportunities have required substantial
investments in p
otentially revenue
‑
enhancing and cost-reducing upgrades to TDS’ networks.
TDS utilizes cash on hand, cash from operating activities, cash proceeds from divestitures and dispositions of investments, short-term credit facilities and long-term debt financing
to fund its acquisitions (including spectrum licenses), construction costs, operating expenses and share repurchases. Cash flows may fluctuate from quarter to quarter and year to year due to seasonality, the timing of acquisitions and divestitures, capit
al expenditures and other factors. The following discussion summarizes TDS' cash flow activities for the
six months ended
June 30, 2017
and
2016
.
2017
Commentary
TDS’ Cash and cash equivalents de
creased $
109
million in
2017
. Net cash provided by operating activities was $
358
million in 201
7
due to net income of $
55
million
plus
non-cash items of $
398
million
and distributions received from unconsolidated entities of $
65
million, including $
30
millio
n in distributions from the LA Partnership. This was partially offset by c
hanges in working capital items
which decreased
net cash
by
$
160
million.
The decrease resulting from changes in working capital items was
due in part to a $
107
million increase in equipment installment plan receivables, which are expected to continue to increase and further require the use of working capital in the near term. The decrease was
also a result of a $
59
million decrease in accounts payable.
The net cash provided by operating activities was offset by Cash flows used for investing activities of $
424
million. Cash paid in 201
7
fo
r additions to property, plant and equipment totaled $
242
million. Cash paid for acquisitions and licenses was $
200
million which included the remaining $
186
million due to the FCC for lice
nses U.S. Cellular won in Auction 1002. This was partially offset by Cash received from divestitures and exchanges of $
17
million. See Note 5
—
Acquisitions, Divestitures and Exchanges
in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statemen
ts for additional information related to these transactions.
Cash flows used for financing activities were $
43
million for the six months ended June 30, 2017, reflecting ordinary activity such as the payment of dividends and the
scheduled repayments of debt.
2016
Commentary
T
DS’ Cash and cash equivalents de
creased $
86
million in 2016. Net cash provided by operating activities was $
400
million in 2016 due to net income of $
42
million
plus
non-cash items of $
424
million
and distributions received from unconsolidated entities of $
30
million
.
This wa
s partially offset by changes
in working capital items
which decreased net
cash
by
$
96
million. TDS received a federal tax refund of $
63
million related to an overpayment of the 2015 expected tax liability
,
which resulted from the enactment of federal bonus depreciation in December 2015
. This was offset by a use of cash of $
94
million due to an increase in equipment installment plan receivables
.
The net cash provided by operating act
ivities was offset by Cash flows used for investing activities of $
452
million. Cash paid in 2016 for additions to property, plant and equipment totaled $
281
million.
In June 2016, U.S. Cel
lular made a deposit of $
143
million to the FCC for its participation in Auction 1002. Cash paid for acquisitions and licenses in 2016 was $
46
million partially offset by Cash received from divestitures and exch
anges of $
17
million.
Consolidated Balance Sheet Analysis
The following discussion addresses certain captions in the
consolidated balance sheet and changes therein. This discussion is intended to highlight the significant changes and is not intended to fully reconcile the changes. Changes in financial condition during
2017
are
as follows:
Licenses
Licenses increased $
340
million due primarily to an aggregate winning bid of $
329
million in FCC Auction 1002. These lice
nses were granted by the FCC in the second quarter of 2017. See Note
5
—
Acquisitions, Divestitures and Exchanges
in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information about this transaction.
Other assets and deferred charges
Other assets
and deferred charges decreased $
86
million due primarily to the $
143
million deposit paid to the FCC in June 2016 for participation in Auction 1002, being applied to total amounts due for the licenses
won in said auction
in the second quarter of 2017. This was partially offset by a $
59
million increase in the long-term portion of unbilled equipment installment plan receivables, net, due to the offering of longer term equipmen
t installment plan contracts and the overall increase in the number of such contracts outstanding
.
See Note 3
—
Equipment Installment Plans and
Note
5
—
Acquisitions, Divestitures and Exchanges
in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for
additional information related to these balances.
Accounts p
ayable
Accounts payable
decreased $
70
million due primarily
to reduction of expenses in
2017
as well as payment timing differe
nces
.
Accrued taxes
Accrued taxes increased $
41
million due primarily to the excess of current
income
tax expense over federal estimated payments made during the
six months ended
June 30, 2017
.
Accrued
c
ompensation
Accrued compensation decreased
$
49
million due primarily to
employee
bonus payments in March
2017
.
Supplemental Information Relating to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
TDS
sometimes uses
information derived
from consolidated financial information but not presented in
its
financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S.
GAAP to evaluate the performance of
its
business.
Certain of these measures are considered “non-GAAP financial measures” under U.S. Secu
rities and Exchange Commission Rules.
Specifically,
TDS
has
referred to the following measures in this Form 10-Q Report:
-
EBITDA
-
Adjusted EBITDA
-
Adjusted OIBDA
-
Free cash flow
-
Postpaid ABPU
Following are explanations of each of these measures.
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income adjusted for the items set forth in the reconciliation below.
Adjusted OIBDA is defined as net income adjusted for the items set forth in the reconciliation below.
Adjusted EBIT
DA and Adjusted OIBDA are not measures of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to Net income or Cash flows from operating activities, as indicators of cash flows or as measures of liquidity. TDS does not intend to
imply that any such items set forth in the reconciliation below are non-recurring, infrequent or unusual; such items may occur in the future.
Adjusted EBITDA is a segment measure reported to the chief operating decision maker for purposes of making decisio
ns about allocating resources to the segments and assessing their performance. See Note
10
—
Business Segment Information
in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional
information.
Management uses Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA as measurements of profitability and, therefore, reconciliations to applicable GAAP income measures are deemed appropriate. Management believes Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA are useful m
easures of TDS’ operating results before significant recurring non-cash charges, gains and losses, and other items as presented below as they provide additional relevant and useful information to investors and other users of TDS’ financial data in evaluati
ng the effectiveness of its operations and underlying business trends in a manner that is consistent with management’s evaluation of business performance. Adjusted EBITDA shows adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and accre
tion, and gains and losses, while Adjusted OIBDA reduces this measure further to exclude Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities and Interest and dividend income in order to more effectively show the performance of operating activities excluding inve
stment activities. The following table reconciles Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA to the corresponding GAAP measure, Net income or Income (loss) before income
taxes.
Income tax expense is not provided at the individual segment level for Wireline, Cabl
e and HMS. TDS calculates income tax expense for TDS Telecom in total.
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
June 30,
|
TDS ̶ CONSOLIDATED
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
(Dollars in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net inco
me (GAAP)
|
$
|
12
|
|
$
|
32
|
|
$
|
55
|
|
$
|
42
|
Add back:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
10
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
44
|
|
|
31
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
43
|
|
|
43
|
|
|
85
|
|
|
85
|
|
Deprecia
tion, amortization and accretion
|
|
211
|
|
|
210
|
|
|
422
|
|
|
422
|
EBITDA (Non-GAAP)
|
|
276
|
|
|
303
|
|
|
606
|
|
|
580
|
Add
back or deduct:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
(9)
|
|
|
(19)
|
|
|
(9)
|
|
(Gain) l
oss on asset disposals, net
|
|
6
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
12
|
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)
|
|
280
|
|
|
300
|
|
|
597
|
|
|
583
|
Deduct:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity in earnings of
unconsolidated entities
|
|
33
|
|
|
36
|
|
|
65
|
|
|
72
|
|
Interest and dividend income
1
|
|
4
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
5
|
|
Other, n
et
|
|
–
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
–
|
Adjusted OIBDA (Non-GAAP)
1
|
|
243
|
|
|
260
|
|
|
523
|
|
|
506
|
Deduct:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation,
amortization and accretion
|
|
211
|
|
|
210
|
|
|
422
|
|
|
422
|
|
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
(9)
|
|
|
(19)
|
|
|
(9)
|
|
(Gain) l
oss on asset disposals, net
|
|
6
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
12
|
Operating income (GAAP)¹
|
$
|
28
|
|
$
|
53
|
|
$
|
110
|
|
$
|
81
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
June 30,
|
U.S. CELLULAR
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
(Dollars in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net inco
me (GAAP)
|
$
|
12
|
|
$
|
27
|
|
$
|
40
|
|
$
|
37
|
Add back:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
–
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
33
|
|
|
23
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
28
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
56
|
|
|
56
|
|
Deprecia
tion, amortization and accretion
|
|
155
|
|
|
154
|
|
|
307
|
|
|
307
|
EBITDA (Non-GAAP)
|
|
195
|
|
|
222
|
|
|
436
|
|
|
423
|
Add
back or deduct:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
(9)
|
|
|
(19)
|
|
|
(9)
|
|
(Gain) l
oss on asset disposals, net
|
|
5
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
10
|
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)
|
|
198
|
|
|
218
|
|
|
426
|
|
|
424
|
Deduct:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity in earnings of
unconsolidated entities
|
|
33
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
66
|
|
|
72
|
|
Interest
and dividend income
1
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
3
|
|
Other, n
et
|
|
–
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
–
|
Adjusted OIBDA (Non-GAAP)
1
|
|
163
|
|
|
180
|
|
|
356
|
|
|
349
|
Deduct:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
|
|
155
|
|
|
154
|
|
|
307
|
|
|
307
|
|
(Gain) l
oss on license sales and exchanges, net
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
(9)
|
|
|
(19)
|
|
|
(9)
|
|
(Gain) l
oss on asset disposals, net
|
|
5
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
10
|
Operating income (GAAP)¹
|
$
|
5
|
|
$
|
30
|
|
$
|
59
|
|
$
|
41
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
June 30,
|
TDS TELECOM
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
(Dollars
in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net inco
me (GAAP)
|
$
|
15
|
|
$
|
15
|
|
$
|
33
|
|
$
|
25
|
Add back:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
10
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
16
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
1
|
|
Deprecia
tion, amortization and accretion
|
|
55
|
|
|
54
|
|
|
111
|
|
|
112
|
EBITDA (Non-GAAP)
|
|
81
|
|
|
79
|
|
|
167
|
|
|
154
|
Add back
or deduct:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)
|
|
82
|
|
|
80
|
|
|
168
|
|
|
156
|
Deduct:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest and dividend income
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
Adjusted OIBDA (Non-GAAP)
|
|
80
|
|
|
79
|
|
|
166
|
|
|
155
|
Deduct:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
|
|
55
|
|
|
54
|
|
|
111
|
|
|
112
|
|
(Gain) l
oss on asset disposals, net
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
Operating income (GAAP)
|
$
|
25
|
|
$
|
24
|
|
$
|
53
|
|
$
|
41
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Numbers may not foot due to rounding.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
June 30,
|
WIRELINE
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
(Dollars in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income b
efore income taxes (GAAP)
|
$
|
30
|
|
$
|
25
|
|
$
|
60
|
|
$
|
46
|
Add back:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
Deprecia
tion, amortization and accretion
|
|
37
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
76
|
|
|
78
|
EBITDA (Non-GAAP)
|
|
67
|
|
|
62
|
|
|
136
|
|
|
124
|
Add back or deduct:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Gain) loss on asset disposals,
net
|
|
–
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)
|
|
67
|
|
|
63
|
|
|
137
|
|
|
125
|
Deduct:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest and
dividend income
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
1
|
Adjusted OIBDA (Non-GAAP)
|
|
66
|
|
|
62
|
|
|
134
|
|
|
124
|
Deduct:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
|
|
37
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
76
|
|
|
78
|
|
(Gain) l
oss on asset disposals, net
|
|
–
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
Operating income (GAAP)
|
$
|
29
|
|
$
|
25
|
|
$
|
57
|
|
$
|
45
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Numbers may not foot due to rounding.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
June 30,
|
CABLE
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
(Dollars in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (
loss) before income taxes (GAAP)
|
$
|
3
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
$
|
5
|
|
$
|
1
|
Add back:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
|
|
11
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
18
|
EBITDA (Non-GAAP)
|
|
14
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
26
|
|
|
19
|
Add back or deduct:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Gain) loss on asset disposals,
net
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)
|
|
14
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
20
|
Deduct:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest and
dividend income
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
Adjusted OIBDA (Non-GAAP)
|
|
14
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
20
|
Deduct:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
|
|
11
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
18
|
|
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
Operating income (loss) (GAAP)
|
$
|
3
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
$
|
5
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Numbers may not foot due to rounding.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
June 30,
|
HMS
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
(Dollars in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss bef
ore income taxes (GAAP)
|
$
|
(8)
|
|
$
|
(1)
|
|
$
|
(11)
|
|
$
|
(6)
|
Add back:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
Deprecia
tion, amortization and accretion
|
|
7
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
15
|
EBITDA (Non-GAAP)
|
|
–
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
11
|
Add back or deduct:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)
|
|
–
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
11
|
Deduct:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest and dividend
income
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
Adjusted OIBDA (Non-GAAP)
|
|
–
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
10
|
Deduct:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
|
|
7
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
15
|
|
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
Operating loss (GAAP)
|
$
|
(7)
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
$
|
(9)
|
|
$
|
(4)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Numbers may not foot due to rounding.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Equipment installment plan interest income is reflected as a component of Service
revenues consistent with an accounting policy change effective January 1, 2017. All prior period numbers have been recast to conform to this accounting change. See Note 1 — Basis of Presentation in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for addit
ional details.
|
Free Cash Flow
The following table presents
Free cash flow.
Management uses
Free cash flow as a liquidity measure and it is defined as
Cash flows from operating activities
less Cash paid for additions to property, plant and equipment.
Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure
which TDS believes may be useful to investors and other users of its financial information in evaluating liquidity, specifically, the amount of net cash generated by business operations after deducting Cash pa
id for additions to property, plant and equipment.
|
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
(Dollars in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities (GAAP)
|
$
|
358
|
|
$
|
400
|
Less: Cash paid for additions to property, plant and equipment
|
|
242
|
|
|
281
|
|
Free cash flow (Non-GAAP)
|
$
|
116
|
|
$
|
119
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postpaid
ABPU and
Postpaid
ABPA
U.S. Cellular presents Postpaid ABPU and Postpaid ABPA to reflect the revenue shift from Service revenues to Equipment and product sales resulting from the increased adoption of
equipment installment plans. Postpaid ABPU and Postpaid ABPA, as previously defined, are non-GAAP financial measures which U.S. Cellular believes are useful to investors and other users of its financial information in showing trends in both service and eq
uipment and product sales revenues received from customers.
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
(Dollars and connection counts in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
C
alculation of Postpaid ARPU
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postpaid service revenues
|
$
|
597
|
|
$
|
636
|
|
$
|
1,205
|
|
$
|
1,275
|
Average number of postpaid connections
|
|
4.47
|
|
|
4.48
|
|
|
4.46
|
|
|
4.45
|
Number of months in period
|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
6
|
|
Postpaid ARPU (GAAP metric)
|
$
|
44.60
|
|
$
|
47.37
|
|
$
|
45.00
|
|
$
|
47.76
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Calculation of Postpaid ABPU
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postpaid service
revenues
|
$
|
597
|
|
$
|
636
|
|
$
|
1,205
|
|
$
|
1,275
|
Equipment installment plan billings
|
|
142
|
|
|
118
|
|
|
281
|
|
|
223
|
|
Total billings to postpaid connections
|
$
|
739
|
|
$
|
754
|
|
$
|
1,486
|
|
$
|
1,498
|
Av
erage number of postpaid connections
|
|
4.47
|
|
|
4.48
|
|
|
4.46
|
|
|
4.45
|
Number of months in period
|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
6
|
|
Postpaid ABPU (Non-GAAP metric)
|
$
|
55.19
|
|
$
|
56.09
|
|
$
|
55.49
|
|
$
|
56.08
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Calculation of Postpaid ARPA
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postpaid service revenues
|
$
|
597
|
|
$
|
636
|
|
$
|
1,205
|
|
$
|
1,275
|
Average number of postpaid accounts
|
|
1.66
|
|
|
1.70
|
|
|
1.67
|
|
|
1.70
|
Number of months in period
|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
6
|
|
Postpaid ARPA (GAAP metric)
|
$
|
119.73
|
|
$
|
124.91
|
|
$
|
120.46
|
|
$
|
125.13
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Calculation of Postpaid ABPA
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postpaid service revenues
|
$
|
597
|
|
$
|
636
|
|
$
|
1,205
|
|
$
|
1,275
|
Equipment installment plan billings
|
|
142
|
|
|
118
|
|
|
281
|
|
|
223
|
|
Total billings to postpaid accounts
|
$
|
739
|
|
$
|
754
|
|
$
|
1,486
|
|
$
|
1,498
|
Av
erage number of postpaid accounts
|
|
1.66
|
|
|
1.70
|
|
|
1.67
|
|
|
1.70
|
Number of months in period
|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
6
|
|
Postpaid ABPA (Non-GAAP metric)
|
$
|
148.15
|
|
$
|
147.90
|
|
$
|
148.54
|
|
$
|
146.95
|
Application of Critical Accounting
P
olicies and Estimates
TDS prepares its consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP.
TDS’ significant accounting policies are discussed in detail in Note 1 — Summary of Significant Ac
counting Policies and Recent Accounting Pronouncements in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and TDS’ Application of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates is discussed in detail in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditio
n and Results of Operations, both of which are included in TDS’ Form
10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2016
.
Effective January 1, 2017, TDS elected to change the classification of interest income on equipment
installment plan contracts from Interest and dividend income to Service revenues in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. All prior period numbers have been recast to conform to the current year presentation. See Note
1
—
Basis of Presentation
in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding this accounting change.
There were no
other
material changes to TDS’ application of crit
ical accounting policies and estimates during the
six months ended
June 30, 2017
.
With respect to TDS’ critical accounting policy governing intangible asset impairment, man
agement continues to monitor industry market conditions and changes in interest rates for significant negative trends. Given limited excess of estimated fair value over carrying value of certain of its reporting units as determined in the 2016 annual impa
irment tests, such trends, if identified, could adversely influence future forecasted cash flows and discounted cash flow calculations which could result in possible impairment in future periods.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note
1
—
Basis of Presentation
in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for information on recent accounting pronouncements.
Regulatory Matters
FCC Auction 1002
U.S. Cellular
w
as a bidder in the FCC’s forward auction of 600 MHz spectrum licenses, referred to as Auction 1002
, which concluded in March 2017
. In April 2017, the FCC announced by way of
public notice that U.S. Cellular was the winning bidder for 188 licenses for an aggregate pu
rchase price of $329 million.
Prior to commencement of the forward auction, U.S. Cellular made an upfront payment to the FCC of $143 million in June 2016. U.S. Ce
llular
paid the remaining
$186 million to the
FCC and was granted the licenses during the second quarter of 2017.
FCC Reform Order
Pursuant to the Reform Order, U.S. Cellular’s current Federal USF support was to be phased down at the rate of 20% per year
beginning July 1, 2012.
The Reform Order contemplated the establishment of a new program and provided for a pause in the phase down if that program was not timely implemented by July 2014. The Phase II Connect America Mobility Fund (MF2) was not operati
onal as of July 2014 and, therefore, as provided by the Reform Order, the phase down was suspended at 60% of the baseline amount until such time as the FCC had taken steps to establish the MF2. In February 2017, the FCC adopted an Order concerning MF2 and
the resumption of the phase down. The Order establishes a MF2 support fund of $453 million annually for ten years to be distributed through a market-based, multi-round reverse auction. The Order further states that the phase down of legacy support for ar
eas that do not receive support under MF2 will commence on the first day of the month following the completion of the auction and will conclude two years later.
U.S. Cellular cannot predict at this time when the MF2 auction will occur, when the phase down
period for its existing legacy support from the Federal USF will commence, or whether the MF2 auction will provide opportunities to
U.S. Cellular
to offset any loss in existing support. However, U.S. Cellular currently expects that its legacy support wil
l continue at the current level for 2017.
FCC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
In
May
2017, the FCC
adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing
to
revise
decisions made in the FCC’s 2015 Open Internet and Title II Order
.
If adopted as proposed
, the item would reverse the FCC’s decision to reclassify Broadband Internet Access Services as telecommunications services subject to regulation under Title II of the Telecommunications Act.
The NPRM would also seek comment on blocking, throttling, paid
prioritization, and transparency rules adopted as part of the FCC’s previous rulemaking.
T
he NPRM
is
subject to public comment and further action by the FCC, and any final rules adopted may differ from those proposed in the NPRM.
Also, there may be legal
proceedings challenging any rule changes that are ultimately adopted.
TDS cannot predict the outcome of these proceedings or the impact on its business.
Other Regulatory
Matters
In March 2017, both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives approved a joint resolution under the Congressional Review Act to repeal regulations approved by the FCC in October 2016 governing consumer privacy by broadband
Internet service providers. The President approved the resolution in April 2017. The repeal removed the pending FCC rules, which would have gone into effect later in 2017. The rules would have prohibited broadband internet service providers from sharing
certain sensitive customer information unless customers opted in and expressly agreed to share such information. TDS will continue to protect customer information in accordance with Section 222 of the Telecommunications Act and its publicly available Pri
vacy Statement until such time as regulators adopt other privacy requirements.
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995
Safe Harbor Cautionary Statement
This Form 10-Q, including exhibits, contains statements that are not based on historical facts and represent forward-looking statements, as this term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements,
other than statements of historical facts, that address activities, events or developments that TDS intends, expects, projects, believes, estimates, plans or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. The words “believes,”
“anticipates,” “estimates,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “projects” and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying them. Such forward-looking statements involve known an
d unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, events or developments to be significantly different from any future results, events or developments expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncer
tainties and other factors include those set forth below, as more fully described under “Risk Factors” in TDS’
Form
10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2016
.
Each of the following risks could have a material adve
rse effect on TDS’ business, financial condition or results of operations.
However, such factors are not necessarily all of the important factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed in, or
implied by, the forward-looking statements contained in this document. Other unknown or unpredictable factors also could have material adverse effects on future results, performance or achievements.
TDS undertakes no obligation to update publicly any fo
rward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You should carefully consider the Risk Factors in TDS’ Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2016
, the following fac
tors and other information contained in, or incorporated by reference into, this Form 10-Q to understand the material risks relating to TDS’ business
, financial condition or results of operations
.
-
Intense competition in the markets in which TDS operates co
uld adversely affect TDS’ revenues or increase its costs to compete.
-
A failure by TDS to successfully execute its business strategy (including planned acquisitions, spectrum acquisitions, divestitures and exchanges) or allocate resources or capital could h
ave an adverse effect on TDS’ business, financial condition or results of operations.
-
Uncertainty in TDS’ future cash flow and liquidity or in the ability to access capital, deterioration in the capital markets, other changes in TDS’ performance or market
conditions, changes in TDS’ credit ratings or other factors could limit or restrict the availability of financing on terms and prices acceptable to TDS, which could require TDS to reduce its construction, development or acquisition programs, reduce the acq
uisition of spectrum licenses, and/or reduce or cease share repurchases and/or the payment of dividends.
-
TDS has a significant amount of indebtedness which could adversely affect its financial performance and in turn adversely affect its ability to make pa
yments on its indebtedness, comply with terms of debt covenants and incur additional debt.
-
Changes in roaming practices or other factors could cause TDS’ roaming revenues to decline from current levels, roaming expenses to increase from current levels and/
or impact TDS’ ability to service its customers in geographic areas where TDS does not have its own network, which could have an adverse effect on TDS’ business, financial condition or results of operations.
-
A failure by TDS to obtain access to adequate
radio spectrum to meet current or anticipated future needs and/or to accurately predict future needs for radio spectrum could have an adverse effect on TDS’ business, financial condition or results of operations.
-
To the extent conducted by the FCC, TDS may
participate in FCC auctions of additional spectrum in the future directly or indirectly and, during certain periods, will be subject to the FCC’s anti-collusion rules, which could have an adverse effect on TDS.
-
Failure by TDS to timely or fully comply wit
h any existing applicable legislative and/or regulatory requirements or changes thereto could adversely affect TDS’ business, financial condition or results of operations.
-
An inability to attract people of outstanding potential, to develop their potential
through education and assignments, and to retain them by keeping them engaged, challenged and properly rewarded could have an adverse effect on TDS' business, financial condition or results of operations.
-
TDS’ assets are concentrated primarily in the U.S.
telecommunications industry. Consequently, its operating results may fluctuate based on factors related primarily to conditions in this industry.
-
TDS’ smaller scale relative to larger competitors that may have greater financial and other resources than TD
S could cause TDS to be unable to compete successfully, which could adversely affect its business, financial condition or results of operations.
-
Changes in various business factors, including changes in demand, customer preferences and perceptions, price c
ompetition, churn from customer switching activity and other factors, could have an adverse effect on TDS’ business, financial condition or results of operations.
-
Advances or changes in technology could render certain technologies used by TDS obsolete, cou
ld put TDS at a competitive disadvantage, could reduce TDS’ revenues or could increase its costs of doing business.
-
Complexities associated with deploying new technologies present substantial risk and TDS’ investments in unproven technologies may not produ
ce the benefits that TDS expects.
-
TDS receives regulatory support and is subject to numerous surcharges and fees from federal, state and local governments, and the applicability and the amount of the support and fees are subject to great uncertainty, which
could have an adverse effect on TDS’ business, financial condition or results of operations.
-
Performance under device purchase agreements could have a material adverse impact on TDS' business, financial condition or results of operations.
-
Changes in TDS’
enterprise value, changes in the market supply or demand for wireless licenses, wireline or cable markets or IT service providers, adverse developments in the businesses or the industries in which TDS is involved and/or other factors could require TDS to r
ecognize impairments in the carrying value of its licenses, goodwill, franchise rights and/or physical assets.
-
Costs, integration problems or other factors associated with acquisitions, divestitures or exchanges of properties or licenses and/or expansion o
f TDS’ businesses could have an adverse effect on TDS’ business, financial condition or results of operations.
-
TDS offers customers the option to purchase certain devices under installment contracts which, compared to fixed-term service contracts, includes
risks that TDS may possibly incur greater churn, lower cash flows, increased costs and/or increased bad debts expense due to differences in contract terms, which could have an adverse impact on TDS' financial condition or results of operations.
-
A failure
by TDS to complete significant network construction and systems implementation activities as part of its plans to improve the quality, coverage, capabilities and capacity of its network, support and other systems and infrastructure could have an adverse ef
fect on its operations.
-
Difficulties involving third parties with which TDS does business, including changes in TDS’ relationships with or financial or operational difficulties of key suppliers or independent agents and third party national retailers who m
arket TDS’ services, could adversely affect TDS’ business, financial condition or results of operations.
-
TDS has significant investments in entities that it does not control. Losses in the value of such investments could have an adverse effect on TDS’ fin
ancial condition or results of operations.
-
A failure by TDS to maintain flexible and capable telecommunication networks or information technology, or a material disruption thereof, could have an adverse effect on TDS’ business, financial condition or resul
ts of operations.
-
TDS has experienced and, in the future, expects to experience cyber-attacks or other breaches of network or information technology security of varying degrees on a regular basis, which could have an adverse effect on TDS' business, financ
ial condition or results of operations.
-
The market price of TDS’ Common Shares is subject to fluctuations due to a variety of factors.
-
Changes in facts or circumstances, including new or additional information, could require TDS to record charges in excess
of amounts accrued in the financial statements, which could have an adverse effect on TDS’ business, financial condition or results of operations.
-
Disruption in credit or other financial markets, a deterioration of U.S. or global economic conditions or ot
her events could, among other things, impede TDS’ access to or increase the cost of financing its operating and investment activities and/or result in reduced revenues and lower operating income and cash flows, which would have an adverse effect on TDS’ bu
siness, financial condition or results of operations.
-
Settlements, judgments, restraints on its current or future manner of doing business and/or legal costs resulting from pending and future litigation could have an adverse effect on TDS’ business, financ
ial condition or results of operations.
-
The possible development of adverse precedent in litigation or conclusions in professional studies to the effect that radio frequency emissions from wireless devices and/or cell sites cause harmful health consequence
s, including cancer or tumors, or may interfere with various electronic medical devices such as pacemakers, could have an adverse effect on TDS’ wireless business, financial condition or results of operations.
-
Claims of infringement of intellectual propert
y and proprietary rights of others, primarily involving patent infringement claims, could prevent TDS from using necessary technology to provide products or services or subject TDS to expensive intellectual property litigation or monetary penalties, which
could have an adverse effect on TDS’ business, financial condition or results of operations.
-
Certain matters, such as control by the TDS Voting Trust and provisions in the TDS Restated Certificate of Incorporation, may serve to discourage or make more diff
icult a change in control of TDS.
-
Any of the foregoing events or other events could cause revenues, earnings, capital expenditures and/or any other
financial or statistical information to vary from TDS’ forward-looking estimates by a material amount.
Risk Factors
In addition to the information set forth
in this Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in TDS’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2016
, which could materially affe
ct TDS’ business, financial condition or future results.
The risks described in this Form 10-Q and the Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2016
, may not be the onl
y risks that could affect TDS.
Additional u
nidentified or unrecognized risks and uncertainties could materially adversely affect TDS’ business, financial condi
tion and/or operating results.
Subject to the foregoing, TDS has not identified for disclosure any material changes to the risk factors as
previously disclosed in TDS’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2016
.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
MARKET RISK
Refer to the disclosure under Market Risk in TDS’ Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2016
,
for additional information
, including information
regarding required principal payments and the weighted average
int
erest rates related to TDS’ L
ong-term debt.
There have been no material changes to
such information since
December 31, 2016
.
See Note
2
—
Fair Va
lue Measurements
in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information related to the fa
ir value of TDS’ L
ong-term debt as of
June 30, 2017
.
Financial Statements
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
Consolidated Statement of Operations
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
June 30,
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
(Dollars and shares in millions, except per share amounts)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service
|
$
|
992
|
|
$
|
1,019
|
|
$
|
1,989
|
|
$
|
2,032
|
|
Equipment and product sales
|
|
255
|
|
|
276
|
|
|
496
|
|
|
518
|
|
|
Total operating revenues
|
|
1,247
|
|
|
1,295
|
|
|
2,485
|
|
|
2,550
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of services (excluding Depreciation,
amortization and accretion reported below)
|
|
298
|
|
|
297
|
|
|
580
|
|
|
585
|
|
Cost of equipment and products
|
|
287
|
|
|
309
|
|
|
557
|
|
|
600
|
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
|
419
|
|
|
429
|
|
|
825
|
|
|
859
|
|
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
|
|
211
|
|
|
210
|
|
|
422
|
|
|
422
|
|
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net
|
|
6
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
12
|
|
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
(9)
|
|
|
(19)
|
|
|
(9)
|
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
1,219
|
|
|
1,242
|
|
|
2,375
|
|
|
2,469
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income
|
|
28
|
|
|
53
|
|
|
110
|
|
|
81
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment and other income (expense)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities
|
|
33
|
|
|
36
|
|
|
65
|
|
|
72
|
|
Interest and dividend income
|
|
4
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
5
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
(43)
|
|
|
(43)
|
|
|
(85)
|
|
|
(85)
|
|
Other, net
|
|
–
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
Total investment and other income (expense)
|
|
(6)
|
|
|
(3)
|
|
|
(11)
|
|
|
(8)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes
|
|
22
|
|
|
50
|
|
|
99
|
|
|
73
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
10
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
44
|
|
|
31
|
Net income
|
|
12
|
|
|
32
|
|
|
55
|
|
|
42
|
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
interests, net of tax
|
|
2
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
6
|
Net income attributable to TDS shareholders
|
|
10
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
47
|
|
|
36
|
TDS
Preferred dividend requirement
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
Net income available to TD
S common shareholders
|
$
|
10
|
|
$
|
28
|
|
$
|
47
|
|
$
|
36
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic weighted average shares outstanding
|
|
111
|
|
|
109
|
|
|
110
|
|
|
109
|
Basic earnings per share available to TDS common
shareholders
|
$
|
0.09
|
|
$
|
0.25
|
|
$
|
0.43
|
|
$
|
0.33
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
|
|
112
|
|
|
111
|
|
|
112
|
|
|
111
|
Diluted earnings per share available to TDS common
shareholders
|
$
|
0.09
|
|
$
|
0.25
|
|
$
|
0.42
|
|
$
|
0.32
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends per share to TDS shareholders
|
$
|
0.155
|
|
$
|
0.148
|
|
$
|
0.310
|
|
$
|
0.296
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
|
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
June 30,
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
(Dollars in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
$
|
12
|
|
$
|
32
|
|
$
|
55
|
|
$
|
42
|
|
Net change in accumulated other comprehensive income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in net unrealized gain on equity investments
|
|
–
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
Change related to retirement plan
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amounts included in net periodic benefit cost
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
for th
e period
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A
mortization of prior service cost
|
|
–
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
(1)
|
Compr
ehensive income
|
|
12
|
|
|
32
|
|
|
54
|
|
|
42
|
|
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
interests, net of tax
|
|
2
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
6
|
Comprehensive income attributable to TDS shareholders
|
$
|
10
|
|
$
|
28
|
|
$
|
46
|
|
$
|
36
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
|
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
(Dollars in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
$
|
55
|
|
$
|
42
|
|
Add (deduct) adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
from operating activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
|
|
422
|
|
|
422
|
|
|
|
Bad debts
expense
|
|
49
|
|
|
46
|
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation expense
|
|
22
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes, net
|
|
(22)
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities
|
|
(65)
|
|
|
(72)
|
|
|
|
Distributions from unconsolidated entities
|
|
65
|
|
|
30
|
|
|
|
(Gain) loss on asset
disposals, net
|
|
10
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net
|
|
(19)
|
|
|
(9)
|
|
|
|
Noncash interest expense
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
Other operating activities
|
|
–
|
|
|
(3)
|
|
Changes in assets and liabilities from operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
5
|
|
|
(6)
|
|
|
|
Equipment installment plans receivable
|
|
(107)
|
|
|
(94)
|
|
|
|
Inventory
|
|
2
|
|
|
(26)
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
(59)
|
|
|
32
|
|
|
|
Customer deposits and deferred revenues
|
|
(10)
|
|
|
(18)
|
|
|
|
Accrued taxes
|
|
53
|
|
|
76
|
|
|
|
Accrued interest
|
|
–
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
|
Other assets and
liabilities
|
|
(44)
|
|
|
(59)
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
|
358
|
|
|
400
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash fl
ows from investing activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid for additions to property, plant and equipment
|
|
(242)
|
|
|
(281)
|
|
Cash paid for acquisitions and licenses
|
|
(200)
|
|
|
(46)
|
|
Cash received from divestitures and exchanges
|
|
17
|
|
|
17
|
|
Federal Communications
Commission deposit
|
|
–
|
|
|
(143)
|
|
Other investing activities
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
|
(424)
|
|
|
(452)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash fl
ows from financing activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repayment of long-term debt
|
|
(6)
|
|
|
(6)
|
|
Issuance of long-term debt
|
|
–
|
|
|
2
|
|
TDS Common Shares reissued for benefit plans, net of tax payments
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
–
|
|
U.S. Cellular Common Shares reissued for benefit plans, net of
tax payments
|
|
–
|
|
|
3
|
|
Repurchase of TDS Common Shares
|
|
–
|
|
|
(3)
|
|
Repurchase of U.S. Cellular Common Shares
|
|
–
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
Repurchase of TDS Preferred Shares
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
–
|
|
Dividends paid to TDS shareholders
|
|
(34)
|
|
|
(32)
|
|
Payment of debt issuance costs
|
|
–
|
|
|
(4)
|
|
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
Other financing activities
|
|
1
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in financing activities
|
|
(43)
|
|
|
(34)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net dec
rease in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
(109)
|
|
|
(86)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning of period
|
|
900
|
|
|
985
|
|
End of period
|
$
|
791
|
|
$
|
899
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
|
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheet
— Assets
(Unaudited)
|
June 30,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
(Dollars in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
791
|
|
$
|
900
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Customers and agents, less allowances of $55 and $55, respectively
|
|
749
|
|
|
753
|
|
|
Other, less allowances of $1 and $2, respectively
|
|
96
|
|
|
98
|
|
Inventory, net
|
|
149
|
|
|
151
|
|
Prepaid expenses
|
|
111
|
|
|
115
|
|
Income taxes receivable
|
|
2
|
|
|
10
|
|
Other current assets
|
|
26
|
|
|
32
|
|
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
1,924
|
|
|
2,059
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets held for sale
|
|
4
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Licenses
|
|
2,235
|
|
|
1,895
|
Goodwill
|
|
770
|
|
|
766
|
Franchise rights
|
|
244
|
|
|
244
|
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $137 and $153, respectively
|
|
28
|
|
|
33
|
Investments in unconsolidated entities
|
|
452
|
|
|
451
|
Other investments
|
|
–
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property, plant and equipment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In service and under
construction
|
|
11,726
|
|
|
11,679
|
|
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
|
8,353
|
|
|
8,124
|
|
|
|
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
|
3,373
|
|
|
3,555
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other assets and deferred charges
|
|
348
|
|
|
434
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
1
|
$
|
9,378
|
|
$
|
9,446
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
|
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheet — Liabilities and Equity
(Unaudited)
|
June 30,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
(Dollars and shares in
millions, except per share amounts)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt
|
$
|
12
|
|
$
|
12
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
295
|
|
|
365
|
|
Customer deposits and deferred revenues
|
|
218
|
|
|
229
|
|
Accrued interest
|
|
11
|
|
|
11
|
|
Accrued taxes
|
|
85
|
|
|
44
|
|
Accrued compensation
|
|
78
|
|
|
127
|
|
Other current liabilities
|
|
87
|
|
|
99
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
786
|
|
|
887
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred liabilities and credits
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred income tax liability, net
|
|
899
|
|
|
922
|
|
Other deferred liabilities and credits
|
|
472
|
|
|
453
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt, net
|
|
2,428
|
|
|
2,433
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments and contingencies
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Noncontrolling interests with redemption features
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TDS shareholders’ equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A Common and Common Shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authorized 290 shares (25 Series A Common and 265 Common Shares)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issued 133 shares (7 Series A Common and 126 Common Shares)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding 111 shares (7 Series A Common and 104 Common Shares) and 110 shares (7 Series A Common and
103 Common Shares), respectively
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Par Value ($.01 per share)
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
Capital in excess of par value
|
|
2,393
|
|
|
2,386
|
|
|
Treasury shares, at cost, 22 and 23 Common Shares, respectively
|
|
(684)
|
|
|
(698)
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income
|
|
–
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
Retained earnings
|
|
2,457
|
|
|
2,454
|
|
|
|
Total TDS shareholders' equity
|
|
4,167
|
|
|
4,144
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred shares
|
|
–
|
|
|
1
|
|
Noncontrolling interests
|
|
625
|
|
|
605
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total equity
|
|
4,792
|
|
|
4,750
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and equity
1
|
$
|
9,378
|
|
$
|
9,446
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
The consolidated total assets as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 include assets held by consolidated VIEs of $759 million
and $804 million, respectively, which are not available to be used to settle the obligations of TDS. The consolidated total liabilities as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 include certain liabilities of consolidated VIEs of $17 million for which th
e creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to the general credit of TDS. See Note 8 — Variable Interest Entities for additional information.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
(Unaudited)
|
|
TDS Shareholders
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A
Common and
Common
shares
|
|
Capital in
excess of
par value
|
|
Treasury
shares
|
|
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income (loss)
|
|
Retained
earnings
|
|
Total TDS
shareholders'
equity
|
|
Preferred
shares
|
|
Noncontrolling
interests
|
|
Total equity
|
(Dollars in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2016
|
$
|
1
|
|
$
|
2,386
|
|
$
|
(698)
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
$
|
2,454
|
|
$
|
4,144
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
$
|
605
|
|
$
|
4,750
|
Net income attributable to
TDS shareholders
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
47
|
|
|
47
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
47
|
Net income attributable
to noncontrolling interests
classified as equity
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
8
|
Other comprehensive income
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
(1)
|
TDS Common and Series A
Common share dividends
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
(34)
|
|
|
(34)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
(34)
|
Redemption of Preferred
shares
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
(1)
|
Dividend reinvestment plan
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
5
|
Incentive and compensation
plans
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
(10)
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
(1)
|
Adjust investment in
subsidiaries for repurchases,
issuances and other
compensation plans
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
14
|
Stock-based compensation
awards
|
|
–
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
7
|
Distributions to
noncontrolling interests
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
(2)
|
June 30, 2017
|
$
|
1
|
|
$
|
2,393
|
|
$
|
(684)
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
$
|
2,457
|
|
$
|
4,167
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
$
|
625
|
|
$
|
4,792
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
|
Telephone and
Data Systems, Inc.
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
(Unaudited)
|
|
TDS Shareholders
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A
Common and
Common
shares
|
|
Capital in
excess of
par value
|
|
Treasury
shares
|
|
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income (loss)
|
|
Retained
earnings
|
|
Total TDS
shareholders'
equity
|
|
Preferred
shares
|
|
Noncontrolling
interests
|
|
Total equity
|
(Dollars in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2015
|
$
|
1
|
|
$
|
2,365
|
|
$
|
(727)
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
$
|
2,487
|
|
$
|
4,126
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
$
|
577
|
|
$
|
4,704
|
Net income attributable to
TDS shareholders
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
36
|
|
|
36
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
36
|
Net income attributable
to noncontrolling interests
classified as equity
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
6
|
TDS Common and Series A
Common share dividends
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
(32)
|
|
|
(32)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
(32)
|
Repurchase of Common
shares
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
(3)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
(3)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
(3)
|
Dividend reinvestment plan
|
|
–
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
5
|
Incentive and compensation
plans
|
|
–
|
|
|
(4)
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
(4)
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
1
|
Adjust investment in
subsidiaries for repurchases,
issuances and other
compensation plans
|
|
–
|
|
|
(5)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
(5)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
14
|
Stock-based compensation
awards
|
|
–
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
6
|
Distributions to
noncontrolling interests
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
(1)
|
June 30, 2016
|
$
|
1
|
|
$
|
2,363
|
|
$
|
(717)
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
$
|
2,487
|
|
$
|
4,134
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
$
|
601
|
|
$
|
4,736
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
|
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note
1
Basis
of Presentation
The accounting policies of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS) conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) as set forth in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Stan
dards Codification (ASC). The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of TDS and subsidiaries in which it has a controlling financial interest, including TDS’
83%
-owned wireless telephone subsidiary, United States Ce
llular Corporation (U.S. Cellular) and TDS’ wholly-owned subsidiary, TDS Telecommunications Corporation (TDS Telecom). In addition, the consolidated financial statements include certain entities in which TDS has a variable interest that require consolidat
ion under GAAP. All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
TDS’ business segments reflected in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
June 30, 2017
, are U.S. Cellu
lar, Wireline, Cable, and Hosted and Managed Services (HMS) operations. TDS’ non-reportable other business activities are presented as “Corporate, Eliminations and Other”, which includes the operations of TDS’ wholly-owned subsidiary Suttle-Straus, Inc. (
Suttle-Straus). Suttle-Straus’ financial results were not significant to TDS’ operations. All of TDS’ segments operate only in the United States, except for HMS, which includes an insignificant foreign operation. See Note
10
—
Business Segment Information
for summary financial information on each business segment.
The unaudited consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by TDS pursuant to the rul
es
and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Certain information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules
and regulations. Howe
ver, TDS believes that the disclosures included herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. Certain numbers included herein are rounded to millions for ease of presentation; however, calculated amounts and percentages are determi
ned using the unrounded numbers. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in TDS’ Annual Report on Form
10-K (Form
10-K) for the year ended
December 31, 2016
.
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring items, unless otherwise disclosed) necessary for the fair statement of TDS’ fina
ncial position as of
June 30, 2017
and
December 31, 2016
, its results of operations and comprehensive income for the three and six months
ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, and its cash flows and changes in equity for the
six
months ended
June 30, 2017
and
2016
. These results are not necessarily
indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. TDS has not changed its significant accounting and reporting policies from those disclosed in its Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2016
, except
as described below.
Equipment Installment Plans
TDS equipment revenue under equipment installment plan contracts is recognized at the time the device is delivered to the end-user customer for the selling price of the device, net of any deferred imputed int
erest or trade-in right, if applicable. Imputed interest is reflected as a reduction to the receivable balance and recognized over the duration of the plan as Service revenues. See Note
3
—
Equipment Installment Plans
. Effective January 1, 2017, TDS elected to change the classification of interest income on equipment installment plan contracts from Interest and dividend income to Service revenues in the Consolidated Statement of Operati
ons. TDS believes this classification is preferable because financing of devices as part of enrolling customers for service is an activity that is central to TDS’ operations, and it is consistent with the presentation by others in the industry. Comparati
ve financial statements of prior years have been adjusted to apply the new classification retrospectively. As a result of this change in classification, Service revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, increased by $
12
million and $
24
million, respectively, from previously reported amounts, with a corresponding decrease in Interest and dividend income. In comparison, Service revenues for the three and six months ended
June 30, 2017
,
include $
17
million and $
33
million, respectively, of equipment installment plan interest income. This change did not have an impact on Income before income tax
es, Net income, or Earnings per share for the three or six months ended June 30, 2016, nor did it have a cumulative impact to Retained earnings as of any date presented.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2014-09,
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
(ASU 2014-09) and has since amended the standard with Accounting Standards Update 2015-14,
Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Deferral of the Effect
ive Date
, Accounting Standards Update 2016-08,
Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net)
, Accounting Standards Update 2016-10,
Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Identifying Perfor
mance Obligations and Licensing
, Accounting Standards Update 2016-12,
Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients
, and Accounting Standards Update 2016-20,
Technical Corrections and Improvements to Topic 606, R
evenue from Contracts with Customers
. These standards replace existing revenue recognition rules with a single comprehensive model to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers. TDS is required to adopt ASU 2014-09, as amended, o
n January 1, 2018. Early adoption as of January 1, 2017, is permitted; however, TDS did not adopt early. ASU 2014-09, as amended, impacts TDS’ revenue recognition related to the allocation of contract revenues between various services and equipment, and
the timing of when those revenues are recognized. In addition, ASU 2014-09 requires deferral of incremental contract acquisition and fulfillment costs and subsequent expense recognition over the contract period or expected customer life. TDS has identifi
ed that new systems, processes and controls are required to adopt ASU 2014-09, as amended. TDS has substantially completed the design and development of new systems to perform revenue recognition accounting under the provisions of ASU 2014-09, as amended,
and is currently engaged in the process of testing these new systems. TDS expects to transition to the new standard under the modified retrospective transition method whereby a cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings is recognized upon adoption
and the guidance is applied prospectively. Upon adoption, the cumulative effect adjustment is expected to include the establishment of contract asset and contract liability accounts with a corresponding adjustment to retained earnings to reflect the real
location of revenues between service and equipment performance obligations for which control is transferred to customers in different periods. Reallocation impacts generally arise when bundle discounts are provided in a contract arrangement that includes
equipment and service performance obligations. In these cases, the revenue will be reallocated according to the relative stand-alone selling prices of the performance obligations included in the bundle and this may be different than how the revenue is bil
led to the customer and recognized under current guidance. In addition, contract cost assets will be established to reflect costs that will be deferred as incremental contract acquisition and fulfillment costs. Incremental contract acquisition costs gene
rally relate to commissions paid to sales associates while fulfillment costs are generally related to service installation costs on the wireline and cable businesses. TDS is evaluating the effects that adoption of ASU 2014-09, as amended, will have on its
financial position and results of operations.
In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-02,
Leases
(ASU 2016-02). ASU 2016-02 requires lessees to record a right-of-use asset and lease liability for almost all leases. This ASU do
es not substantially impact the lessor accounting model. However, some changes to the lessor accounting guidance were made to align with lessee accounting changes within Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 842,
Leases
and certain key aspects of ASC 60
6,
Revenue from Contracts with Customers.
TDS is required to adopt ASU 2016-02 on January 1, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. Upon adoption of ASU 2016-02, TDS expects a substantial increase to assets and liabilities on its balance sheet. TDS is eval
uating the effects that adoption of ASU 2016-02 will have on its results of operations.
In June 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-13,
Financial Instruments – Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments
(ASU 201
6-13). ASU 2016-13 requires entities to use a new forward-looking, expected loss model to estimate credit losses. It also requires additional disclosure relating to the credit quality of trade and other receivables, including information relating to mana
gement’s estimate of credit allowances. TDS is required to adopt ASU 2016-13 on January 1, 2020. Early adoption as of January 1, 2019 is permitted. TDS is evaluating the effects that adoption of ASU 2016-13 will have on its financial position, results o
f operations and disclosures.
In December 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-19
Technical Corrections and Improvements
(ASU 2016-19). ASU 2016-19 includes an amendment to Accounting Standards Codification Subtopic 350-40,
Intangibles –
Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software,
which clarifies that a software license within the scope of the Subtopic will be accounted for as the acquisition of an intangible asset and the incurrence of a liability to the extent that the license fees are
not fully paid at acquisition. TDS adopted this standard prospectively for all arrangements entered into or materially modified after January 1, 2017.
In January 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2017-04,
Intangibles
– Goodwill and Other:
Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment
(ASU 2017-04). ASU 2017-04 eliminates Step 2 of the current goodwill impairment test. Goodwill impairment loss will be measured as the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying amount exceeds its fair value.
TDS is required to adopt ASU 2017-04 on January 1, 2020. Early adoption is permitted. TDS is assessing whether it will early adopt ASU 2017-04.
In February 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2017-05,
Other Income – Gains and Losses fro
m the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets: Clarifying the Scope of Asset Derecognition Guidance and Accounting for Partial Sales of Nonfinancial Assets
(ASU 2017-05). ASU 2017-05 clarifies how entities account for the derecognition of a nonfinancial asse
t and adds guidance for partial sales of nonfinancial assets. TDS is required to adopt ASU 2017-05 on January 1, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of ASU 2017-05 is not expected to have a significant impact on TDS’ financial position or re
sults of operations.
In March 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2017-07,
Compensation – Retirement Benefits: Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost
(ASU 2017-07). ASU 2017-07 re
quires that an employer report the service cost component in the same line item or items as other compensation costs arising from services rendered by the pertinent employees during the period. The other components of net periodic benefit cost must be pre
sented separately from the service cost component and outside of Operating income in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The guidance also specifies that only the service cost component of net benefit cost is eligible for capitalization. TDS is req
uired to adopt ASU 2017-07 on January 1, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of ASU 2017-07 is not expected to have a significant impact on TDS’ results of operations.
In May 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2017-09,
Compensa
tion – Stock Compensation
(ASU 2017-09). ASU 2017-09 clarifies when changes to the terms or conditions of share-based payment awards must be accounted for as modifications. TDS is required to adopt ASU 2017-09 on January 1, 2018. Early adoption is permi
tted. The adoption of ASU 2017-09 is not expected to have a significant impact on TDS’ financial position or results of operations.
Amounts Collected from Customers and Remitted to Governmental Authorities
TDS records amounts collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities on a net basis within a tax liability account if the tax is assessed upon the customer and TDS merely acts as an agent in co
llecting the tax on behalf of the imposing governmental authority. If the tax is assessed upon TDS, then amounts collected from customers as recovery of the tax are recorded in Service revenues and amounts remitted to governmental authorities are recorded
in Selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The amounts recorded gross in revenues that are billed to customers and remitted to governmental authorities totaled $
20
million
and
$
38
million for the
three and six
months ended
June 30, 2017
, respectively, and $
22
million and $
45
million for the three and six months ended
June 30, 2016
, respectively.
Note
2
Fair Value Measurements
As of
June 30, 2017
and
December 31, 2016
, TDS did not have any material financial or nonfinancial assets or liabilities that were required to be recorded at fair value in its Consolidate
d Balance Sheet in accordance with GAAP.
The provisions of GAAP establish a fair value hierarchy that contains three levels for inputs used in fair value measurements. Level 1 inputs include quoted market prices for identical assets or liabilities in acti
ve markets. Level 2 inputs include quoted market prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or quoted market prices for identical assets and liabilities in inactive markets. Level 3 inputs are unobservable. A financial instrument’s leve
l within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is not representative of its expected performance or its overall
risk profile and, therefore, Level 3 assets are not necessarily higher risk than Level 2 assets or Level 1 assets.
TDS has applied the provisions of fair value accounting for purposes of computing the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure pur
poses as displayed below.
|
|
|
Level within the Fair Value Hierarchy
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2017
|
|
December 31, 2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Book Value
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
Book Value
|
|
Fair Value
|
(Dollars in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
$
|
791
|
|
$
|
791
|
|
$
|
900
|
|
$
|
900
|
Long-term debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retail
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
1,753
|
|
|
1,815
|
|
|
1,753
|
|
|
1,741
|
|
Institutional
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
533
|
|
|
552
|
|
|
533
|
|
|
532
|
|
Other
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
202
|
|
|
201
|
|
|
208
|
|
|
207
|
The fair value of Cash and cash equivalents approximates the book value due to the short-term nature of these financial
instruments. Long-term debt excludes capital lease obligations and the current portion of Long-term debt. The fair value of “Retail” Long-term debt was estimated using market prices for TDS’ 7.0% Senior Notes, 6.875% Senior Notes, 6.625% Senior Notes and
5.875% Senior Notes, and U.S. Cellular’s 6.95% Senior Notes, 7.25% 2063 Senior Notes and 7.25% 2064 Senior Notes. TDS’ “Institutional” debt consists of U.S. Cellular’s 6.7% Senior Notes which are traded over the counter. TDS’ “Other” debt consists of a
senior term loan credit facility and other borrowings with financial institutions. TDS estimated the fair value of its Institutional and Other debt through a discounted cash flow analysis using the interest rates or estimated yield to maturity for each bo
rrowing, which ranged from
0.00%
to
6.55%
and
0.00%
to
6.93%
at
June 30, 2017
and
December 31, 2016
, respectively.
Note
3
Equipment Installment Plans
TDS sells devices to customers under equipment installment contracts over a specifie
d time period. For certain equipment installment plans, after a specified period of time or amount of payments, the customer may have the right to upgrade to a new device and have the remaining unpaid equipment installment contract balance waived, subject
to certain conditions, including trading in the original device in good working condition and signing a new equipment installment contract. TDS values this trade-in right as a guarantee liability. The guarantee liability is initially measured at fair va
lue and is determined based on assumptions including the probability and timing of the customer upgrading to a new device and the fair value of the device being traded-in at the time of trade-in.
When a customer exercises the trade-in option, the differen
ce between the outstanding receivable balance forgiven and the fair value of the used device is offset against the guarantee liability. If the customer does not exercise the trade-in option at the time of eligibility, TDS begins amortizing the liability a
nd records this amortization as additional equipment revenue.
As of
June 30, 2017
and
December 31, 2016
, the guarantee liability related to these plans was $
24
million and $
33
million, respectively, and is reflected in Customer deposits and deferred revenues in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
TDS equipment installment plans do not provide for
explicit interest charges. Because equipment installment plans have a duration of greater than twelve months, TDS imputes interest. TDS records imputed interest as a reduction to the related accounts receivable and recognizes it over the term of the ins
tallment agreement. Equipment installment plan receivables had a weighted average effective imputed interest rate of
12.1%
and
11.2%
as of
June 30, 2017
and
December 31, 2016
, respectively.
The following table summarizes equipment installment plan receivables as of
June 30, 2017
and
December 31, 2016
.
|
|
June 30, 2017
|
|
December 31, 2016
|
(Dollars in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equipment installment plan receivables, gross
|
|
$
|
722
|
|
$
|
628
|
Deferred interest
|
|
|
(63)
|
|
|
(53)
|
Equipment installment plan receivables, net
of deferred interest
|
|
|
659
|
|
|
575
|
Allowance for credit losses
|
|
|
(57)
|
|
|
(50)
|
Equipment installment plan receivables, net
|
|
$
|
602
|
|
$
|
525
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net balance presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable — Customers and agents
(Current portion)
|
|
$
|
363
|
|
$
|
345
|
Other assets and deferred charges (Non-current portion)
|
|
|
239
|
|
|
180
|
Equipment installment plan receivables, net
|
|
$
|
602
|
|
$
|
525
|
TDS uses various inputs, including internal data, information from the credit bureaus and other sources, to evaluate the credit profiles of its customers. From this evaluation, a credit class is assigned to the customer that determines the number of eligi
ble lines, the amount of credit available, and the down payment requirement, if any. Customers assigned to credit classes requiring no down payment represent a lower risk category, whereas those assigned to credit classes requiring a down payment represen
t a higher risk category.
The balance and aging of the equipment installment plan receivables on a gross basis by credit category were as follows:
|
|
June 30, 2017
|
|
December 31, 2016
|
|
|
Lower Risk
|
|
Higher Risk
|
|
Total
|
|
Lower Risk
|
|
Higher Risk
|
|
Total
|
(Dollars in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unbilled
|
|
$
|
636
|
|
$
|
48
|
|
$
|
684
|
|
$
|
553
|
|
$
|
38
|
|
$
|
591
|
Billed — current
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
25
|
Billed — past due
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
12
|
Equipment installment plan receivables, gross
|
|
$
|
670
|
|
$
|
52
|
|
$
|
722
|
|
$
|
586
|
|
$
|
42
|
|
$
|
628
|
Activity for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, in the allowance for credit losses balance for the equipment installment plan receivables was as f
ollows:
|
|
June 30, 2017
|
|
June 30, 2016
|
(Dollars in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allowance for credit losses, beginning of period
|
|
$
|
50
|
|
$
|
26
|
Bad debts expense
|
|
|
31
|
|
|
28
|
Write-offs, net of recoveries
|
|
|
(24)
|
|
|
(17)
|
Allowance for credit losses, end of period
|
|
$
|
57
|
|
$
|
37
|
N
ote
4
Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share available to
TDS common shareholders is computed by dividing Net income available to TDS common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share available to TDS common shareholders is computed by
dividing Net income available to TDS common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period adjusted to include the effects of potentially dilutive securities. Potentially dilutive securities primarily include in
cremental shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options and the vesting of performance and restricted stock units.
The amounts used in computing earnings per common share and the effects of potentially dilutive securities on the weighted a
verage number of common shares were as follows:
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
June 30,
|
|
June 30,
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
(Dollars and shares in millions, except per share amounts)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share available to TDS common
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
shareholders:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income available to TDS common shareholders
used in basic earnings per share
|
$
|
10
|
|
$
|
28
|
|
$
|
47
|
|
$
|
36
|
Adjustments to compute diluted earnings:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Noncontrolling interest adjustment
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
Net income available to TDS common shareholders
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
used in diluted earnings per share
|
$
|
10
|
|
$
|
28
|
|
$
|
47
|
|
$
|
36
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average number of shares used in basic
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
earnings per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Shares
|
|
104
|
|
|
102
|
|
|
103
|
|
|
102
|
|
|
Series A Common Shares
|
|
7
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
111
|
|
|
109
|
|
|
110
|
|
|
109
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effects of dilutive securities
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
Weighted average number of shares used in diluted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
earnings per
share
|
|
112
|
|
|
111
|
|
|
112
|
|
|
111
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share available to TDS common
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
shareholders
|
$
|
0.09
|
|
$
|
0.25
|
|
$
|
0.43
|
|
$
|
0.33
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per share available to TDS common
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
shareholders
|
$
|
0.09
|
|
$
|
0.25
|
|
$
|
0.42
|
|
$
|
0.32
|
Certain
Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options, vesting of performance and restricted stock units or conversion of preferred shares were not included in average diluted shares
outstanding for the calculation of Diluted earnings per share availab
le to TDS common shareholders because their effects were antidilutive.
The number of such Common Shares excluded
was
5
million shares and
4
million shares for the
three and six
months ended
June 30, 2017
,
respectively, and
4
million shares for both the
three and six
months ended
June 30, 2016
.
Note
5
Acquisitions, Divestitures and Exchanges
In February 2016,
U.S. Cellular entered into an agreement with a third party to exchange certain 700 MHz licenses for certain AWS and PCS licenses and $
28
million of cash. This license exchange was accomplished in two closings. The first closing
occurred in the second quarter of 2016, at which time U.S. Cellular received $
13
million of cash and recorded a gain of $
9
million. The second closing occurred in the first quarter of 2017, at which t
ime U.S. Cellular received $
15
million of cash and recorded a gain of $
17
million.
In July 2016,
the FCC announced U.S. Cellular as a qualified bidder in the FCC’s forward auction of 600 MHz spectrum licenses, referred to as Auction 1002. Prior to commencement of the forward auction, U.S. Cellular made an upfront payment to the FCC of $
143
million in June 2016 to establish its initial bidding eligibility. In April 2017, the FCC announced by way of public notice that U.S. Cellular was the winning bidder for 188 licenses for an aggregate purchase price of $
329
million. U.S. Cellular paid the remaining $
186
million to the FCC
and was granted the licenses during the second quarter of
2017.
Note
6
Intangible
Assets
Activity related to Licenses for the
six months ended
June 30, 2017
,
is presented below. Goodwill increased by $4 million and Other intangible assets increased b
y $1 million in the Cable segment in 2017 due to a small acquisition of a fiber telecommunications company. There were no changes to Franchise rights during the
six months ended
June 30, 2017
.
Licenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Dollars in millions)
|
|
|
Balance December 31, 2016
|
$
|
1,895
|
|
Acquisitions
|
|
331
|
|
Transferred to Assets held for sale
|
|
(4)
|
|
Exchanges - Licenses received
|
|
14
|
|
Exchanges -
Licenses surrendered
|
|
(1)
|
Balance June 30, 2017
|
$
|
2,235
|
Note
7
Investments in
Unconsolidated Entities
Investments in unconsolidated entities consist of amounts invested in wireless and wireline entities in which TDS holds a noncontrolling interest. These investments are accounted for using either the equity or cost method.
The
following table, which is based in part on information provided by third parties, summarizes the combined results of operations of TDS’ equity method investments.
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
(Dollars in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
$
|
1,636
|
|
$
|
1,641
|
|
$
|
3,251
|
|
$
|
3,329
|
Operating expenses
|
|
1,229
|
|
|
1,173
|
|
|
2,446
|
|
|
2,408
|
Operating income
|
|
407
|
|
|
468
|
|
|
805
|
|
|
921
|
Other expense, net
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
(3)
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
(8)
|
Net income
|
$
|
405
|
|
$
|
465
|
|
$
|
803
|
|
$
|
913
|
Note
8
Variable Interest
Entities
Consolidated VIEs
TDS consolidates variable interest entities (VIEs) in which it has a controlling financial interest
as defined by GAAP and is therefore deemed the primary beneficiary. A controlling financial interest will have both of the fo
llowing characteristics: (a) the power to direct the VIE activities that most significantly impact economic performance and (b) the obligation to absorb the VIE losses and right to receive benefits that are significant to the VIE. TDS reviews these criter
ia initially at the time it enters into agreements and subsequently when events warranting reconsideration occur.
These VIEs
have risks similar to those described in the “Risk Factors” in TDS’ Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2016
.
During the first quarter of 2017, U.S. Cellular formed USCC EIP LLC, a special purpose entity (SPE), to facilitate a potential securitized borrowing using its equipment installment plan receivables in the future. Under a Recei
vables Sale Agreement, U.S. Cellular wholly-owned, majority-owned and unconsolidated entities, collectively referred to as “affiliated entities”, transfer device equipment installment contracts to USCC EIP LLC. This SPE will aggregate device equipment ins
tallment plan contracts for further transfer into a separate bankruptcy remote securitization trust structure, perform servicing, collection and all other administrative activities related to accounting for equipment installment plan contracts.
USCC EIP
LLC’s sole business consists of the acquisition of the receivables from U.S. Cellular affiliated entities for the future transfer of receivables into a trust. Given that U.S. Cellular has the power to direct the activities of this SPE, and that this SPE l
acks sufficient equity to finance its activities, U.S. Cellular is deemed to have a controlling financial interest in the SPE and, therefore, consolidates it.
During the
six
months ended
June 30, 2017
, net equipment installment plan receivables totaling $
883
million were transferred to the newly formed SPE from affiliated entities. There were no receivables transferred as of December 31, 2016.
B
ecause TDS fully consolidates USCC EIP LLC, the transfer of receivables into this SPE did not have a material impact to the consolidated financial statements of TDS. As of
June 30, 2017
, TDS had not executed a sec
uritized borrowing from a third party specific to its equipment installment plan receivables.
The following VIEs were formed to participate in FCC auctions of wireless spectrum and to fund, establish, and provide wireless service with respect to any FCC
licenses won in the auctions:
-
Advantage Spectrum, L.P. (Advantage Spectrum) and Sunshine Spectrum, Inc. (Sunshine Spectrum), the general partner of Advantage Spectrum (former general partner was Frequency Advantage, L.P. (Frequency Advantage));
-
Aquinas Wir
eless, L.P. (Aquinas Wireless); and
-
King Street Wireless, L.P. (King Street Wireless) and King Street Wireless, Inc., the general partner of King Street Wireless.
These particular VIEs are collectively referred to as designated entities. The power to dir
ect the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of these VIEs is shared. Specifically, the general partner of these VIEs has the exclusive right to manage, operate and control the limited partnerships and make all decisions to c
arry on the business of the partnerships. The general partner of each partnership needs the consent of the limited partner, an indirect TDS subsidiary, to sell or lease certain licenses, to make certain large expenditures, admit other partners or liquidat
e the limited partnerships. Although the power to direct the activities of these VIEs is shared, TDS has the most significant level of exposure to the variability associated with the economic performance of the VIEs, indicating that TDS is the primary ben
eficiary of the VIEs. Therefore, in accordance with GAAP, these VIEs are consolidated.
In January 2017, Sunshine Spectrum and the other owner of Frequency Advantage (the previous general partner of Advantage Spectrum) completed a series of transactions wh
ereby Frequency Advantage was dissolved and Sunshine Spectrum became the new general partner of Advantage Spectrum. Consistent with its previous treatment of Frequency Advantage and in accordance with GAAP, TDS consolidates Sunshine Spectrum in its financ
ial statements.
TDS also consolidates other VIEs that are limited partnerships that provide wireless service. A limited partnership is a variable interest entity unless the limited partners hold substantive participating rights or kick-out rights over the
general partner. For certain limited partnerships, U.S. Cellular is the general partner and manages the operations. In these partnerships, the limited partners do not have substantive kick-out or participating rights and, further, such limited partners
do not have the authority to remove the general partner. Therefore, these limited partnerships are also recognized as VIEs and are consolidated under the variable interest model.
The following table presents the classification and balances of the
consolidated VIEs’ assets and liabilities in TDS’ Consolidated Balance Sheet.
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
(Dollars in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
2
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
402
|
|
|
39
|
|
Other current assets
|
|
6
|
|
|
6
|
|
Licenses
|
|
649
|
|
|
649
|
|
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
|
87
|
|
|
93
|
|
Other assets and deferred charges
|
|
241
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
Total assets
|
$
|
1,387
|
|
$
|
804
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities
|
$
|
40
|
|
$
|
18
|
|
Deferred liabilities and credits
|
|
12
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
Total liabilities
|
$
|
52
|
|
$
|
30
|
Unconsolidated VIEs
TDS manages the operations of and holds a variable interest in certain other limited partnerships, but is not the primary beneficiary of these entities and, therefore, does not consolidate them under the
variable interest model.
TDS’ total investment in these unconsolidated entities was $
4
million and $
6
million at
June 30, 2017
and
December 31, 2016
, respectively, and is included in Investments in unconsolidated entities in TDS’ Consolidated Balance Sheet. The maximum exposure from unconsolidated VIEs is limited to the investment held by TDS in those entitie
s.
Other Related Matters
TDS made contributions, loans and/or advances to its VIEs totaling $
676
million, of which $
659
million is related to USCC EIP LLC as discussed above, and $
26
million during the
six months ended
June 30, 2017
and
June 30, 2016
, respectively. TDS may agree to make additional capital contributions and/or advances to these or other VIEs and/or to their general partners to provide additional funding for operations or the development of lice
nses granted in various auctions. TDS may finance such amounts with a combination of cash on hand, borrowings under its revolving credit agreement and/or other long-term debt. There is no assurance that TDS will be able to obtain additional financing on
commercially reasonable terms or at all to provide such financial support.
Note
10
Business Segment Information
U.S. Cellular and TDS Telecom are billed for all
services they receive from TDS, consisting primarily of information processing, accounting and finance, and general management services. Such billings are based on expenses specifically identified to U.S. Cellular and TDS Telecom and on allocations of com
mon expenses. Management believes the method used to allocate common expenses is reasonable and that all expenses and costs applicable to U.S. Cellular and TDS Telecom are reflected in the accompanying business segment information on a basis that is repre
sentative of what they would have been if U.S. Cellular and TDS Telecom operated on a stand-alone basis.
Financial data for TDS’ reportable segments for the
three and six
month periods ended, or as of
June 30, 2017
and
2016
, is as follows. See Note
1
—
Basis of Presentation
for additional information.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TDS
Telecom
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended or as of June 30, 2017
|
|
U.S. Cellular
|
|
Wireline
|
|
Cable
|
|
HMS
|
|
TDS Telecom Eliminations
|
|
TDS Telecom Total
|
|
Corporate, Eliminations and Other
|
|
Total
|
(Dollars in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service
1
|
|
$
|
740
|
|
$
|
180
|
|
$
|
51
|
|
$
|
27
|
|
$
|
(1)
|
|
$
|
258
|
|
$
|
(6)
|
|
$
|
992
|
|
Equipment and product sales
|
|
|
223
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
255
|
|
|
Total operating revenues
1
|
|
|
963
|
|
|
181
|
|
|
51
|
|
|
51
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
281
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
1,247
|
Cost of services (excluding Depre
ciation, amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and accretion reported below)
|
|
|
189
|
|
|
65
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
110
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
298
|
Cost of equipment and products
|
|
|
260
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
287
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
|
|
351
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
72
|
|
|
(4)
|
|
|
419
|
Depreciation, amortization a
nd accretion
|
|
|
155
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
55
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
211
|
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
6
|
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
(2)
|
Operating income (loss)
1
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
(7)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
28
|
Equi
ty in earnings of unconsolidated entities
|
|
|
33
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
33
|
Interest and dividend income
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
4
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(28)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
(14)
|
|
|
(43)
|
Other, net
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
Income (loss) before income taxes
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
30
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
(8)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
(15)
|
|
|
22
|
Income tax expense (benefit)
2
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
10
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
(15)
|
|
|
12
|
Add back:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
|
|
|
155
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
55
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
211
|
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
6
|
(Gain) loss on license sales and excha
nges, net
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
(2)
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
43
|
Income tax expense (benefit)
2
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
10
|
Adjusted EBITDA
3
|
|
$
|
198
|
|
$
|
67
|
|
$
|
14
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
$
|
82
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
$
|
280
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments in unconsolidated ent
ities
|
|
$
|
414
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
$
|
34
|
|
$
|
452
|
Total assets
|
|
$
|
7,077
|
|
$
|
1,200
|
|
$
|
611
|
|
$
|
247
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
$
|
2,059
|
|
$
|
242
|
|
$
|
9,378
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
$
|
84
|
|
$
|
33
|
|
$
|
12
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
$
|
49
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
$
|
134
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Numbers may not foot due to rounding.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TDS Telecom
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended or as of June 30, 2016
|
|
U.S. Cellular
|
|
Wireline
|
|
Cable
|
|
HMS
|
|
TDS Telecom Eliminations
|
|
TDS Telecom Total
|
|
Corporate, Eliminations and Other
|
|
Total
|
(Dollars in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service
1
|
|
$
|
774
|
|
$
|
175
|
|
$
|
45
|
|
$
|
33
|
|
$
|
(1)
|
|
$
|
252
|
|
$
|
(7)
|
|
$
|
1,019
|
|
Equipment and product sales
|
|
|
218
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
47
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
276
|
|
|
T
otal operating revenues
1
|
|
|
992
|
|
|
175
|
|
|
45
|
|
|
80
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
300
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
1,295
|
Cost of services (excluding Depreciation, amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and accretion reported below)
|
|
|
193
|
|
|
64
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
105
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
297
|
Cost of equipment and products
|
|
|
262
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
39
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
39
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
309
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
|
|
357
|
|
|
49
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
76
|
|
|
(4)
|
|
|
429
|
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
4
|
|
|
154
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
54
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
210
|
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
6
|
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net
|
|
|
(9)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
(9)
|
Operating incom
e (loss)
1
|
|
|
30
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
53
|
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
36
|
Interest and dividend income
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
3
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(28)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
(14)
|
|
|
(43)
|
Other, net
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
1
|
Income (loss) before income taxes
|
|
|
40
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
(14)
|
|
|
50
|
Income tax expense (benefit)
2
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
(5)
|
|
|
18
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
(10)
|
|
|
32
|
Add back:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
4
|
|
|
154
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
54
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
210
|
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
6
|
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net
|
|
|
(9)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
(9)
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
43
|
Income tax expense (benefit)
2
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
(5)
|
|
|
18
|
Adjusted EBITDA
3
|
|
$
|
218
|
|
$
|
63
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
$
|
7
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
$
|
80
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
$
|
300
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments in unconsolidated entities
|
|
$
|
407
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
$
|
35
|
|
$
|
446
|
Total assets
|
|
$
|
7,091
|
|
$
|
1,268
|
|
$
|
589
|
|
$
|
285
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
$
|
2,142
|
|
$
|
193
|
|
$
|
9,426
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
$
|
93
|
|
$
|
27
|
|
$
|
17
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
$
|
46
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
$
|
142
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Numbers may not foot due to rounding.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TDS Telecom
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended or as of June 30, 2017
|
|
U.S. Cellular
|
|
Wireline
|
|
Cable
|
|
HMS
|
|
TDS Telecom Eliminations
|
|
TDS Telecom Total
|
|
Corporate, Eliminations and Other
|
|
Total
|
(Dollars in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service
1
|
|
$
|
1,486
|
|
$
|
359
|
|
$
|
100
|
|
$
|
56
|
|
$
|
(2)
|
|
$
|
513
|
|
$
|
(10)
|
|
$
|
1,989
|
|
Equipment and pr
oduct sales
|
|
|
413
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
66
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
67
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
496
|
|
|
Total operating revenues
1
|
|
|
1,899
|
|
|
360
|
|
|
100
|
|
|
122
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
580
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
2,485
|
Cost of services (excluding Depreciation, amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and accretion reported below)
|
|
|
364
|
|
|
129
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
42
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
216
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
580
|
Cost of equipment and products
|
|
|
488
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
55
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
56
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
557
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
|
|
691
|
|
|
96
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
142
|
|
|
(8)
|
|
|
825
|
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
|
|
|
307
|
|
|
76
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
111
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
422
|
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
10
|
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net
|
|
|
(19)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
(19)
|
Operating income (loss)
1
|
|
|
59
|
|
|
57
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
(9)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
53
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
110
|
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities
|
|
|
66
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
65
|
Interest and dividend income
1
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
8
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(56)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
(27)
|
|
|
(85)
|
Other, net
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
1
|
Income (loss) before income taxes
|
|
|
73
|
|
|
60
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
(11)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
54
|
|
|
(28)
|
|
|
99
|
Income tax expense (benefit)
2
|
|
|
33
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
(10)
|
|
|
44
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
|
40
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
33
|
|
|
(18)
|
|
|
55
|
Add back:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
|
|
|
307
|
|
|
76
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
111
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
422
|
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
10
|
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net
|
|
|
(19)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
(19)
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
56
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
85
|
Income tax expense (benefit)
2
|
|
|
33
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
(10)
|
|
|
44
|
Adjusted EBITDA
3
|
|
$
|
426
|
|
$
|
137
|
|
$
|
27
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
$
|
168
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
$
|
597
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments in unconsolidated entities
|
|
$
|
414
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
$
|
34
|
|
$
|
452
|
Total assets
|
|
$
|
7,077
|
|
$
|
1,200
|
|
$
|
611
|
|
$
|
247
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
$
|
2,059
|
|
$
|
242
|
|
$
|
9,378
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
$
|
145
|
|
$
|
50
|
|
$
|
21
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
$
|
81
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
$
|
230
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Numbers may not foot due to rounding.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TDS Telecom
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended or as of June 30, 2016
|
|
U.S. Cellular
|
|
Wireline
|
|
Cable
|
|
HMS
|
|
TDS Telecom Eliminations
|
|
TDS Telecom Total
|
|
Corporate, Eliminations and Other
|
|
Total
|
(Dollars in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service
1
|
|
$
|
1,545
|
|
$
|
347
|
|
$
|
90
|
|
$
|
62
|
|
$
|
(2)
|
|
$
|
497
|
|
$
|
(10)
|
|
$
|
2,032
|
|
Equipment and product sales
|
|
|
417
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
82
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
84
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
518
|
|
|
Total operating revenues
1
|
|
|
1,962
|
|
|
348
|
|
|
90
|
|
|
144
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
581
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
2,550
|
Cost of services (excluding Depreciation, amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and accretion reported below)
|
|
|
376
|
|
|
126
|
|
|
46
|
|
|
40
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
210
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
585
|
Cost of equipment and products
|
|
|
518
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
68
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
69
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
600
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
|
|
719
|
|
|
98
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
147
|
|
|
(7)
|
|
|
859
|
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
4
|
|
|
307
|
|
|
78
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
112
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
422
|
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
12
|
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net
|
|
|
(9)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
(9)
|
Operating incom
e (loss)
1
|
|
|
41
|
|
|
45
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
(4)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
41
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
81
|
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities
|
|
|
72
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
72
|
Interest and dividend income
1
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
5
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(56)
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
(28)
|
|
|
(85)
|
Other, net
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
Income (loss) before income taxes
|
|
|
60
|
|
|
46
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
(6)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
41
|
|
|
(28)
|
|
|
73
|
Income tax expense (benefit)
2
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
(8)
|
|
|
31
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
(20)
|
|
|
42
|
Add back:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
4
|
|
|
307
|
|
|
78
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
112
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
422
|
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
12
|
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net
|
|
|
(9)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
(9)
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
56
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
85
|
Income tax expense (benefit)
2
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
(8)
|
|
|
31
|
Adjusted EBITDA
3
|
|
$
|
424
|
|
$
|
125
|
|
$
|
20
|
|
$
|
11
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
$
|
156
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
$
|
583
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments in unconsolidated entities
|
|
$
|
407
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
$
|
35
|
|
$
|
446
|
Total assets
|
|
$
|
7,091
|
|
$
|
1,268
|
|
$
|
589
|
|
$
|
285
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
$
|
2,142
|
|
$
|
193
|
|
$
|
9,426
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
$
|
172
|
|
$
|
55
|
|
$
|
30
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
$
|
88
|
|
$
|
7
|
|
$
|
267
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Numbers may not foot due to rounding.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Equipment installment plan interest income is reflected as
a component of Service revenues consistent with an accounting policy change effective January 1, 2017. All prior period numbers have been recast to conform to this accounting change. See Note 1 — Basis of Presentation for additional details.
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2
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Income tax expense (benefit) is not
provided at the individual segment level for Wireline, Cable and HMS. TDS calculates income tax expense for “TDS Telecom Total”.
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3
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Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and accretion (Adjusted EBITDA) is a segment measure reporte
d to the chief operating decision maker for purposes of making decisions about allocating resources to the segments and assessing their performance. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income, adjusted for the items set forth in the reconciliation above. T
DS believes Adjusted EBITDA is a useful measure of TDS’ operating results before significant recurring non-cash charges, gains and losses, and other items as presented above as they provide additional relevant and useful information to investors and other
users of TDS' financial data in evaluating the effectiveness of its operations and underlying business trends in a manner that is consistent with management's evaluation of business performance.
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4
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During the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, TDS recorded an out-of-period adjustment attributable to the third q
uarter of 2014 through the first quarter of 2016 related to the over-depreciation of certain assets in the Wireline segment. TDS determined that this adjustment was not material to the quarterly periods or the annual results for 2016. As a result of this
out-of-period adjustment, Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense decreased by $4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016.
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Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
Additional Required Information
Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
TDS maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Ex
chang
e Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act
)) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in its reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is processed, recorded, summarized and reported within the time periods specif
ied in the
SEC’s
rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to TDS’ management, including its
principal
e
xecutive
o
fficer and
principal f
inancial
o
fficer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disc
losure.
In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives
.
As required by SEC Rule
s
13a-15(b), TDS carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including its
principal
e
xecutive
o
fficer and
principal f
inancial
o
fficer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation
of TDS’ disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report.
Based on this evaluation, TDS’
principal
e
xecutive
o
fficer and
principal f
inancial
o
fficer concluded that TDS' disclosure controls and
procedures wer
e effective as of
June 30, 2017
, at the reasonable assurance level.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in internal controls over financial reporting that have occurred during the quarter ended
June 30, 2017
,
that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to ma
terially affect, TDS
’
internal control over financial reporting.
Legal Proceedings
Refer to the disclosure under Legal Proceedings in TDS’ Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2016
. There have been no material changes to such information since
December 31, 2016
.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
On August 2, 2013,
the Board of Directors of TDS authorized
, and TDS announced by Form 8-K,
a $250 million stock repurchase program for TDS Common Shares. Depending on market conditions, such shares may be repurchased in compliance with Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act, purs
uant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, or pursuant to accelerated share repurchase arrangements, prepaid share repurchases, private transactions or as otherwise authorized. This authorization does not have an expiration date.
TDS did not determine t
o terminate the foregoing Common Share repurchase program, or cease making further purchases thereunder, during the
second
quarter of
2017
.
The following table provides cer
tain information with respect to all purchases made by or on behalf of TDS, and any open market purchases made by any “affiliated purchaser” (as defined by the SEC) of TDS, of TDS Common Shares during the quarter covered by this Form 10-Q.
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Total
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Average
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Value of Shares that
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as Part of Publicly
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May Yet Be
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of Shares
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Paid per
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Purchased
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Programs
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Plans or Programs
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April 1 – 30, 2017
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–
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198,691,355
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May 1 – 31, 2017
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–
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198,691,355
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June 1 – 30, 2017
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198,691,355
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Total for or as of the end of the
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quarter ended June 30, 2017
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–
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$
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–
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–
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$
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198,691,355
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Other Information
The following information is being provided to update prior disclosures made pursuant to the requirements of Form 8-K, Item 2.03 —
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
Neither TDS nor U.S. Cellular borrowed or repaid
any
cash
amounts under their revolving credit facilities in the
second
quarter of
2017
or through the filing date of this Form 10-Q, and had no
cash
borrowings outstanding under their revo
lving credit facilities as of
June 30, 2017
,
or as of the filing date of this Form 10-Q.
Exhibits
Exhibit Number
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Description of Documents
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Exhibit 10.1
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Form of U.S. Cellular 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan 2017 Performance Award Agreement for the President and CEO of U.S. Cellular is hereby incorporated by reference t
o Exhibit 10.1 to U.S. Cellular’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 3, 2017.
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Exhibit 10.2
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Form of U.S. Cellular 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan 2017 Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for the President and CEO of U.S. Cellular is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to U.S. Cellular’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 3, 201
7.
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Exhibit 10.3
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TDS 2017 Officer Bonus
Program is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to TDS’ Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 24, 2017.
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Exhibit 10.4
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Form of 2017 Performance Share Award Agreement, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to TDS' Current Report on Form 8-K dated Ma
y 24, 2017.
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Exhibit 10.5
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TDS Incentive Plan
is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to TDS’ proxy statement for its 2017 Annual Meeting of shareholders as filed on Schedule 14A on April 12, 2017.
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Exhibit 11
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Statement regarding computation of per share earn
ings is included herein as Note
4
—
Earnings Per Share
in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Exhibit 12
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Statement regarding computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges.
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Exhibit 18
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Preferability letter from Independent Re
gistered Public Accounting Firm
is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 18 to
TDS’
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the period ended
March 31, 2017
.
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Exhibit 31.1
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Principal executive officer certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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Exhibit 31.2
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Principal
financial officer certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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Exhibit 32.1
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Principal executive officer certification pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United Sta
tes Code.
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Exhibit 32.2
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Principal financial officer certification pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code.
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Exhibit 101.INS
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XBRL Instance Document
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Exhibit 101.SCH
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XBRL Taxonomy
Extension Schema Document
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Exhibit 101.PRE
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XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document
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Exhibit 101.CAL
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XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document
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Exhibit 101.LAB
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XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document
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Exhibit 101.DEF
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension
Definition Linkbase Document
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The foregoing exhibits include only the exhibits that relate specifically to this Form 10-Q or that supplement the exhibits identified in TDS’ Form 10-K for the year ended
December
31, 2016
. Reference is made to TDS’ Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2016
, for a complete list of exhibits, which are incorporated herein except to the extent supplemented or superseded above.
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.
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TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC.
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(Registrant)
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Date:
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August 4, 2017
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/s/ LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr.
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LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)
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Date:
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August 4, 2017
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/s/ Douglas D. Shuma
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Douglas D. Shuma
Senior Vice President - Finance and Chief Accounting Officer
(principal financial officer and principal accounting
officer)
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Date:
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August 4, 2017
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/s/ Anita J. Kroll
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Anita J. Kroll
Vice President and Controller
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