REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | ☐ | Emerging growth company |
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by the International Accounting Standards Board | ☐ |
Item | 17 ☐ Item 18 ☐ |
• | the strategic alternatives available to the Company; |
• | the likelihood that the 2degrees Sale will be completed within a reasonable time in accordance with the terms of the share purchase agreement among Trilogy International New Zealand LLC (“TINZ”), Tesbrit B.V. (“Tesbrit”, together with TINZ, the “Vendors”), Voyage Digital, and Voyage Australia Holdings Pty Limited (“Voyage Australia”), pursuant to which Voyage Digital agreed to acquire, subject to certain terms and conditions, all of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of 2degrees owned by the Vendors (the “Purchase Agreement”); |
• | the Vendors’ ability to satisfy the conditions of the Purchase Agreement and obtain the required third party consents; |
• | the Company’s use of the net proceeds from the 2degrees Sale; |
• | the Company making one or more cash distributions to shareholders of the net cash proceeds of the 2degrees Sale in amounts and at times to be determined by the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) by way of a return of capital and corresponding reduction in the capital of the common shares of TIP Inc. (the “Common Shares”); |
• | the amount and availability of funds placed in escrow to secure payment of certain indemnification obligations of the Vendors; |
• | the record date to be determined by the Board to determine shareholders entitled to receive the first cash distribution and the date of the first cash distribution following the closing of the 2degrees Sale (the “Closing”); |
• | that the first cash distribution date is expected to be approximately 60 days after the Closing; |
• | the Board’s expectation that the financial resources available to the Company following the cash distributions to shareholders will be adequate to fund the Company’s operations moving forward; |
• | the realizable value of the Company’s assets after a capital reduction; |
• | the impact of a termination of the Purchase Agreement; |
• | the ability to find a party willing to pay an equivalent or more attractive price than the total purchase price to be paid pursuant to the 2degrees Sale (the “Purchase Price”) if the 2degrees Sale is not completed; |
• | the potential payment of a termination fee in connection with the Purchase Agreement; |
• | the likelihood that the NuevaTel Transaction will be completed within a reasonable time in accordance with the terms of the purchase agreement by and among Trilogy LLC, Trilogy International Territories LLC (“TILT”), Trilogy International Latin America III LLC (“TILT III” and together with Trilogy LLC and TILT, the “NuevaTel Sellers”) and Balesia pursuant to which Balesia agreed to acquire, subject to certain terms and conditions, all of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of NuevaTel owned by the NuevaTel Sellers (the “NuevaTel Transaction Agreement”); |
• | the NuevaTel Sellers’ ability to satisfy the conditions of the NuevaTel Transaction Agreement and obtain the required third-party consents; |
• | the impact of a termination of the NuevaTel Transaction Agreement; |
• | the ability to find a party willing to pay an equivalent or more attractive price than the total price to be paid pursuant to the NuevaTel Transaction if the NuevaTel Transaction is not completed; |
• | the indebtedness of Trilogy International South Pacific LLC (“TISP”), which must be repaid upon the Closing; |
• | the Company’s indebtedness; |
• | that the Purchase Agreement prohibits 2degrees from making distributions to its shareholders prior to the Closing; |
• | the Company’s ability to meet the continued listing requirements of the TSX; and |
• | the enactment of proposals to amend Income Tax Act |
• | the structure and effect of the 2degrees Sale being completed in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement and in accordance with the timing currently anticipated; |
• | the timely receipt of any and all required third-party consents pertaining to the 2degrees Sale; |
• | the amount of cash proceeds at the completion of the 2degrees Sale that will be received by the Company and available for distribution to the shareholders; |
• | the obligation to repay indebtedness of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries with a portion of the proceeds received by the Company upon completion of the 2degrees Sale; |
• | the Company’s intended use of remaining proceeds from the 2degrees Sale; |
• | the vesting of restricted share units of the Company and settlement of deferred share units of the Company on or around the Closing and the payment to employees of the Company of retention bonuses and severance amounts in connection with the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company; |
• | the structure and effect of the NuevaTel Transaction being completed in accordance with the terms of the NuevaTel Transaction Agreement and in accordance with the timing currently anticipated; |
• | the timely receipt of any and all required third-party consents pertaining to the NuevaTel Transaction; |
• | the anticipated continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the business of TIP Inc. and its subsidiaries; |
• | taxes payable; |
• | data based on good faith estimates that are derived from management’s knowledge of the industry and other independent sources; |
• | general economic and industry growth rates; and |
• | commodity prices, currency exchange and interest rates and competitive intensity. |
• | possible failure of a party to the Purchase Agreement to satisfy the conditions precedent set out in the Purchase Agreement and the risk that the 2degrees Sale may not be completed on a timely basis, if at all; |
• | the risk of not obtaining third-party consents or approvals required pursuant to the Purchase Agreement; |
• | the risk that the 2degrees Sale may involve unexpected costs, liabilities or delays; |
• | the risk that the completion of, and anticipated benefits from, the 2degrees Sale may be adversely affected by COVID-19; |
• | uncertainty as to the amount of net cash proceeds that will be available to the Company following the Closing, as a result of, among other things, adjustments at the Closing for certain transaction fees and the incurrence of certain transaction, severance and other costs which may be material; |
• | the possible occurrence of an event, change or other circumstance that could result in the termination of the 2degrees Sale; |
• | risks related to the diversion of management’s attention from the Company’s ongoing business operations; |
• | restrictions on the Company in regard to soliciting alternative transaction proposals from third parties; |
• | risks related to the Company’s intended cash distribution strategy following the 2degrees Sale; |
• | risks that third parties with which the Company and its subsidiaries currently do business, including its customers, may cease to do so by reason of the announcement of the 2degrees Sale or otherwise; |
• | risks that employees, or persons providing services to, 2degrees or the Company may terminate their employment or arrangements with 2degrees or the Company and that 2degrees or the Company, as applicable, may be adversely affected; |
• | risks that the market price and trading volume of the Common Shares may materially decrease or experience increased fluctuation as a result of the 2degrees Sale or otherwise; |
• | risks related to being delisted from the TSX following the Closing; |
• | risks that if the 2degrees Sale is not consummated the Company and its subsidiaries will not have sufficient financial resources to achieve their objectives; |
• | risks related to the Company’s significant level of consolidated indebtedness, the Company’s ability to refinance its indebtedness, and the possibility of default; |
• | risks that the Bridge Loans (as defined below) may not be sufficient in the event that Closing is delayed; |
• | risks related to the Company’s ability to sell or purchase assets; |
• | risks related to the restrictive covenants in the documentation evidencing the outstanding consolidated indebtedness of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries; |
• | risks related to the ability of the Company and TISP, in the event the 2degrees Sale does not close, to pay interest due on outstanding indebtedness and their reliance on dividend distributions from the Company’s operating subsidiaries in New Zealand and Bolivia to fund such payments; |
• | the risk that the Company’s credit ratings could be downgraded; |
• | the significant political, social, economic and legal risks of operating in Bolivia; |
• | the regulated nature of the industry in which the Company participates; |
• | some of the Company’s operations being in markets with substantial tax risks and inadequate protection of shareholder rights; |
• | the need for spectrum access; |
• | the use of “conflict minerals” in handsets and the availability of certain products, including handsets; |
• | risks related to anti-corruption compliance; |
• | intense competition in all aspects of the Company’s business; |
• | lack of control over network termination costs, roaming revenues and international long distance revenues; |
• | rapid technological change and associated costs, including the ability of the Company’s subsidiaries to finance, construct and deploy 5G technology in their markets; |
• | reliance on equipment suppliers, including Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries and affiliates (“Huawei”); |
• | subscriber churn risks, including those associated with prepaid accounts; |
• | the need to maintain distributor relationships; |
• | security threats and other material disruptions to the Company’s wireless network; |
• | the ability of the Company to protect subscriber information and cybersecurity risks generally; |
• | actual or perceived health risks associated with handsets; |
• | risks related to litigation, including class actions and regulatory matters; |
• | risks related to fraud, including device financing, customer credit card, subscription and dealer fraud; |
• | reliance on limited management resources; |
• | risks related to the minority shareholders of the Company’s subsidiaries; |
• | general economic risks; |
• | risks related to natural disasters, including earthquakes and public health crises (including the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak) and related potential impact on the Company’s financial results and performance; |
• | risks related to climate change and other environmental factors; |
• | foreign exchange rate and interest rate changes and associated risks; |
• | risks related to currency controls and withholding taxes; |
• | the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to utilize carried forward tax losses; |
• | tax related risks; |
• | the Company’s dependence on its subsidiaries to make distributions to pay the Company’s taxes and other expenses; |
• | risks related to the impact of new laws and regulations; |
• | risks associated with the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting; |
• | an increase in costs and demands on management resources when the Company ceases to qualify as an “emerging growth company” under the U.S. Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”); |
• | additional expenses if the Company loses its foreign private issuer status under U.S. federal securities laws; |
• | risks that the market price of the Common Shares may be volatile and may continue to be significantly depressed; |
• | risks that substantial sales of Common Shares may cause the price of the shares to decline; |
• | the prohibition in the Purchase Agreement against 2degrees making distributions prior to the Closing; |
• | other restrictions on the ability of the Company’s subsidiaries to pay dividends, including the risk that operating results may impact distribution tests under their debt facilities and reduce or preclude the payment of dividends and the risk that the timing of upcoming spectrum renewals in New Zealand may impact the ability of 2degrees to pay dividends; |
• | dilution of the Common Shares and other risks associated with equity financings; |
• | the ability of the Company to enhance its 4G LTE networks and to deploy 5G technology; |
• | risks related to the influence of securities industry analyst research reports on the trading market for the Common Shares; and |
• | risks related to being a publicly traded company, including, but not limited to, compliance and costs associated with the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX”) (to the extent applicable). |
3.A [Reserved] |
3.B Capitalization |
and Indebtedness |
3.C Reasons |
for the offer and use of proceeds |
3.D Risk |
Factors |
• | The proposed sale of 2degrees subjects the Company to risks whether the sale is completed or abandoned. If the sale is completed, the Company’s sole operations will be its Bolivian subsidiary which is in grave financial condition. If the sale is abandoned, 2degrees’ business, financial condition and prospects may be adversely affected. |
• | The Company has incurred losses in the past and may incur losses in the future. |
• | The Company may not have financial resources sufficient to achieve its growth strategy and raising additional funds for this purpose could be problematic. |
• | The Company’s substantial consolidated indebtedness may impair its financial health, jeopardizing its ability to meet its commitments under its debt agreements. |
• | Each of the Company and TISP, the indirect parent of 2degrees and an indirect subsidiary of the Company and the issuer of the TISP 8.875% Notes and the TISP 10.0% Notes (as such terms are defined below), is a holding company that depends on distributions from subsidiaries to pay for its operating costs and to fulfill its obligations, including the servicing of indebtedness and payment of taxes. |
• | The Company’s Bolivian subsidiary may not be able to service its outstanding debt. |
• | Restrictive covenants in the documents relating to the Company’s indebtedness may constrain the Company’s ability to pursue its business strategies. |
• | Despite the Company’s significant indebtedness level, the Company and its subsidiaries may still be able to incur more debt, which could exacerbate the risks associated with the Company’s substantial leverage. |
• | The Company may not be able to refinance its indebtedness when due, or it may be able to do so on only terms that may be unfavorable to the Company. |
• | The Company may not be able to complete a purchase of the notes representing its indebtedness when required to do so, leading to a default on such indebtedness. |
• | The Company could be adversely affected by changes in the telecommunications laws and regulations of the countries in which it operates. |
• | The Company’s growth depends on continued access to adequate spectrum. |
• | The Company may be liable for significant penalties if it fails to comply with anti-corruption legislation. |
• | The Company faces intense competition in all aspects of its business. |
• | The Company has limited control over international long distance revenues and roaming costs and revenues. |
• | The wireless market is subject to rapid technology changes requiring substantial capital expenditures on new technologies that may not perform as expected. The Company’s Bolivian subsidiary is not expected to make any significant future investments in technology. |
• | The Company relies on a limited number of network equipment suppliers and may be adversely affected if any supplier is unable to continue to provide required equipment or services. |
• | A significant portion of the Company’s cellular network towers in Bolivia are leased from a third party, exposing the Company to increased operating costs and risks that towers may not be properly maintained or may become unavailable due to the loss of ground leases. |
• | The Company’s networks and information systems are subject to cyberattacks that may disrupt services and compromise subscriber and other confidential data. |
• | Concerns about health risks relating to wireless transmissions may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and prospects. |
• | If the Company loses any key member of its management team, the Company’s business could suffer. |
• | Disagreements between the Company and its subsidiaries’ minority shareholders could adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition and prospects or impair the subsidiaries’ distribution of dividends to the Company. |
• | The Company operates in countries that may not be well-equipped to respond to natural disasters and public health crises (including COVID-19), exposing the Company to losses for which the Company is not adequately insured. |
• | The Company’s foreign subsidiaries receive revenues in the currency of the countries in which they operate and a decline in relevant foreign exchange rates may adversely affect the Company’s growth and operating results. |
• | Foreign exchange controls may restrict the Company’s ability to receive distributions from its subsidiaries and any such distributions may be subject to foreign withholding taxes. |
• | The ability of the Company’s operating subsidiaries to utilize net operating losses and other tax attributes may be limited due to the loss of shareholder continuity. |
• | The Company is treated as a U.S. corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes and is liable for both U.S. and Canadian income tax. |
• | The market price of the Common Shares may be volatile and may continue to be significantly depressed. |
• | Further equity financing may dilute the interests of shareholders of the Company and depress the price of the Common Shares. |
• | diversion of management attention from running the Company’s existing business; |
• | increased costs to integrate the networks, spectrum, technology, personnel, customer base and business practices of the business involved in any such transaction with the Company’s business; |
• | difficulties in effectively integrating the financial and operational reporting systems of the business involved in any such transaction into (or supplanting such systems with) the Company’s financial and operational reporting infrastructure and internal control framework in an effective and timely manner; |
• | potential exposure to material liabilities not discovered in the due diligence process or as a result of any litigation arising in connection with any such transaction; |
• | significant transaction expenses in connection with any such transaction, whether consummated or not; |
• | risks related to the Company’s ability to obtain any required regulatory approvals necessary to consummate any such transaction; |
• | acquisition financing may not be available on reasonable terms or at all and any such financing could significantly increase the Company’s outstanding indebtedness or otherwise affect its capital structure or credit ratings; and |
• | any business, technology, service, or product involved in any such transaction may significantly under-perform relative to the Company’s expectations, and the Company may not achieve the benefits it expects from the transaction, which could, among other things, also result in a write-down of goodwill and other intangible assets associated with such transaction. |
• | limiting the Company’s ability to obtain financing in the future for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service or other general corporate purposes; |
• | requiring the Company to use a substantial portion of its available cash flow to service its debt, which will reduce the amount of cash flow available for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes; |
• | increasing the Company’s vulnerability to general economic downturns and adverse industry conditions; |
• | limiting the Company’s flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in the Company’s business and in its industry in general; |
• | placing the Company at a competitive disadvantage compared to its competitors that are not as highly leveraged, as the Company may be less capable of responding to adverse economic conditions; |
• | restricting the way the Company conducts its business because of financial and operating covenants in the agreements governing the Company and its subsidiaries’ existing and future indebtedness, including, in the case of certain foreign subsidiaries which may enter into separate credit facilities, certain covenants that restrict the ability of subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other distributions to the Company; |
• | increasing the risk that the Company or its subsidiaries will fail to satisfy their obligations under their debt instruments (such as requirements to maintain a specified covenant ratio and liquidity level and limitations on the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ ability to incur debt and sell assets), which failure could result in an event of default under the agreements governing the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ debt instruments that, if not cured or waived, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and operating results; |
• | increasing the Company’s cost of borrowing; |
• | preventing the Company from raising the funds necessary to repurchase outstanding debt upon the occurrence of certain changes of control, which would constitute an event of default under the Company’s debt instruments; |
• | limiting the Company’s ability to reinvest in technology and equipment; |
• | restricting the Company’s ability to introduce products and services to its subscribers; |
• | limiting the Company’s ability to make strategic acquisitions or exploit other business opportunities; and |
• | impairing the Company’s relationships with large, sophisticated subscribers and suppliers. |
• | incur or guarantee additional debt; |
• | pay dividends or make distributions to the Company or redeem, repurchase or retire Trilogy LLC’s or TISP’s subordinated debt; |
• | make certain investments; |
• | create liens on Trilogy LLC’s or certain of its subsidiaries’ assets to secure debt; |
• | create restrictions on the payment of dividends or other amounts to Trilogy LLC from certain of its restricted subsidiaries; |
• | enter into transactions with affiliates; |
• | issue preferred stock of restricted subsidiaries except to TISP or its wholly-owned subsidiaries; |
• | merge or consolidate with another person or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of TISP’s assets; |
• | sell assets, including capital stock of TISP’s subsidiaries; |
• | alter the business that Trilogy LLC conducts; and |
• | designate TISP’s subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries. |
Item 4. |
Information on the Company |
(i) | maintain a total interest coverage ratio (as defined in the New Zealand 2023 Senior Facilities Agreement) of not less than 3.0; |
(ii) | maintain a net leverage ratio (as defined in the New Zealand 2023 Senior Facilities Agreement) of not greater than 2.50; and |
(iii) | ensure capital expenditures shall not exceed the aggregate of 110% of the agreed to annual capital expenditures (as defined in the New Zealand 2023 Senior Facilities Agreement) plus any capital expenditure funded by the issuance of new equity in any financial year. |
New Zealand (2degrees) |
Bolivia (NuevaTel) |
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Trilogy LLC Ownership Percentage |
73.2 | % | 71.5 | % | ||||
Launch Date |
August 2009 | November 2000 | ||||||
Population (in millions) (1) |
5.0 | 11.8 | ||||||
Wireless Penetration (2) |
126 | % | 99 | % | ||||
Wireless Subscribers (in thousands) |
1,443 | 1,530 | ||||||
Market Share of Wireless Subscribers (2) |
24 | % | 13 | % |
(1) | Source: The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency’s World Factbook as of July 2021. |
(2) | Management estimates based on the most currently available information. |
Frequency Band |
Spectrum |
Spectrum License Expiration |
Technology |
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700 MHz |
10 MHz x 2 | 2031 | 4G LTE | |||||||||
900 MHz |
9.8 MHz x 2 | 2031 | (1) |
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1800 MHz |
25 MHz x 2 | 2041 | (2) |
4G LTE | ||||||||
2100 MHz |
15 MHz x 2 | 2041 | (2) |
3G | ||||||||
3500 MHz |
60 MHz x 1 | 2022 | (3) |
5G |
(1) |
The 2031 expiration for the 900 MHz spectrum is conditioned on payment by May 2022 of the price of the spectrum licenses and satisfying certain New Zealand Commerce Act requirements per the government’s offer. If these criteria are not satisfied, the right to use the 900 MHz spectrum will expire in November 2022 except for 4 MHz that expires in 2031. |
(2) |
In the fourth quarter of 2020, the government issued formal offers to renew licenses for 20 MHz x 2 of 1800 MHz spectrum and 15 MHz x 2 of 2100 MHz spectrum for a total of 20 years commencing April 2021. 2degrees accepted and paid for the offers with initial terms of two years to March 2023. The offers for the remaining 18-year terms are open for acceptance until November 2022. Following the renewal, these licenses will expire March 2041. |
(3) |
This short-term license expires in October 2022. The government is expected to allocate long term 3500 MHz licenses to all mobile operators in 2022, commencing November 2022. |
Frequency Band |
Spectrum |
Spectrum License Expiration |
Technology |
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1900 MHz |
25 MHz x 2 | 2028 – 2034 | (1) |
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3500 MHz |
25 MHz x 2 | 2024 – 2027 | Fixed LTE | |||||||||
1700/2100 MHz |
15 MHz x 2 | 2029 | 4G LTE |
(1) |
20 MHz (10 MHz x 2) expires in April 2028 and 30 MHz (15 MHz x 2) expires in November 2034. |
(1) | The Company indirectly holds the equity interest in Trilogy LLC through Trilogy International Partners Intermediate Holdings Inc. (“ Trilogy Intermediate Holdings |
(2) | The Company’s interest in NuevaTel is held primarily by Western Wireless International Bolivia LLC; a nominal stake in NuevaTel is also held by Western Wireless International Bolivia II Corporation, but this entity has not been shown above because its equity interest in NuevaTel is insignificant. Western Wireless International Bolivia II Corporation is wholly owned by Trilogy LLC. |
(3) | Certain matters relating to the Company’s ownership, transfer and sale of shares (the “ 2degrees Group Shares Business Overview – New Zealand (2degrees) – 2degrees Shareholders Agreement |
(4) | The largest minority holder of 2degrees Group is Tesbrit. |
(5) | Certain matters relating to the Company’s ownership, transfer and sale of shares (the “ NuevaTel Shares Business Overview – Bolivia (NuevaTel) – NuevaTel Shareholders Agreement |
For the Year Ended December 31, |
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2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2021 vs 2020 |
2020 vs 2019 |
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Postpaid wireless subscribers |
773 | 771 | 798 | 0 | % | (3 | %) | |||||||||||||
Prepaid wireless subscribers |
2,167 | 2,431 | 2,447 | (11 | %) | (1 | %) | |||||||||||||
Other wireless subscribers (1) (2) |
34 | 41 | 52 | (17 | %) | (21 | %) | |||||||||||||
Fixed broadband subscribers (2) |
178 | 151 | 119 | 17 | % | 27 | % | |||||||||||||
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Total ending subscribers |
3,151 | 3,394 | 3,416 | (7 | %) | (1 | %) | |||||||||||||
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Service revenues |
$ | 540.7 | $ | 504.0 | $ | 536.4 | 7 | % | (6 | %) | ||||||||||
Total revenues |
$ | 653.6 | $ | 610.3 | $ | 693.9 | 7 | % | (12 | %) | ||||||||||
Net (loss) income |
$ | (194.4 | ) | $ | (79.7 | ) | $ | 24.0 | (144 | %) | (432 | %) | ||||||||
Net (loss) income margin (3) |
(36.0 | %) | (15.8 | %) | 4.5 | % | (20.1 | ) pts | (20.3 | ) pts | ||||||||||
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA (4) |
$ | 115.1 | $ | 107.0 | $ | 138.3 | 8 | % | (23 | %) | ||||||||||
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA Margin (4) |
21.3 | % | 21.2 | % | 25.8 | % | 0.1 pts | (4.6 | ) pts | |||||||||||
Capital expenditures (5) |
$ | 92.8 | $ | 77.3 | $ | 85.2 | 20 | % | (9 | %) |
(1) |
Includes public telephony and other wireless subscribers. |
(2) |
Beginning in 2021, we replaced “Wireline” with “Fixed broadband” and reclassified fixed LTE subscribers from Other wireless subscribers to Fixed broadband subscribers. For more details, see “Reclassification of Fixed Broadband Service Revenues” in this Annual Report. |
(3) |
Net loss margin is calculated as Net loss divided by service revenues. |
(4) |
These are non-U.S. GAAP measures and do not have standardized meanings under U.S. GAAP. Therefore, they are unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. For definitions and reconciliation to most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, see “Definitions and Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures” in this Annual Report. |
(5) |
Represents purchases of property and equipment excluding purchases of property and equipment acquired through vendor-backed financing and finance lease arrangements. Expenditures related to the acquisition of spectrum licenses, if any, are not included in capital expenditures amounts. |
• | New Zealand postpaid wireless subscribers increased 41 thousand, or 8%, from December 31, 2020, due in large part to business subscriber growth, which increased 24% in the period. New Zealand postpaid service revenues increased 15% in 2021 compared to 2020 (a 5% increase excluding the impact of foreign currency). |
• | New Zealand fixed broadband subscribers increased 17 thousand, or 13%, from December 31, 2020 which led to a 27% increase in New Zealand fixed broadband service revenues year over year (a 17% increase excluding the impact of foreign currency). |
• | New Zealand service revenues increased 17% in 2021 compared to 2020 (a 7% increase excluding the impact of foreign currency) driven primarily by the growth of fixed broadband and postpaid subscribers. |
• | Net loss in 2021 was $194.4 million compared to net loss in 2020 of $79.7 million, reflecting a $113.8 million impairment charge related to long-lived assets in Bolivia recorded in the third quarter of 2021. For additional information, see Note 1—Description of Business, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the Consolidated Financial Statements. |
• | Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA increased $8.1 million, or 8%, in 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to an increase in New Zealand Segment Adjusted EBITDA of $16.2 million, or 15% (an increase of $6.2 million, or 5%, excluding the impact of foreign currency). Excluding the impact of foreign currency, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA declined $1.9 million, or 2%. The increase in New Zealand was partially offset by a $6.7 million, or 101%, decline in Bolivia Segment Adjusted EBITDA in 2021 compared to 2020. |
• | Consolidated capital expenditures were $92.8 million in 2021, an increase of 20% compared to $77.3 million in 2020, driven by continued investment in network infrastructure in New Zealand. |
Missed x |
Achieved ✓ |
(in millions) |
2021 Guidance (1) |
2021 Actual (2) |
Achievement |
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New Zealand |
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Service Revenues |
Increase of 6% to 8% | Increase of 7% |
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Segment Adjusted EBITDA |
Increase of 6% to 8% | Increase of 9% |
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(1) |
Based on guidance included in our Management’s Discussion and Analysis dated August 10, 2021. Guidance excludes the impact of foreign currency and the impact of the implementation of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (the “New Revenue Standard”). |
(2) |
Excludes the impact of foreign currency and the effect of the New Revenue Standard. During the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the effect of the implementation of the New Revenue Standard resulted in a reduction in service revenues of ($2.3) million and ($0.9) million, respectively, and an increase in Segment Adjusted EBITDA of $0.8 million and $4.6 million, respectively. See Note 13 – Revenue from Contracts with Customers to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information. |
As of December 31, |
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2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2021 vs 2020 |
2020 vs 2019 |
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New Zealand |
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Postpaid wireless subscribers |
552 | 512 | 479 | 8 | % | 7 | % | |||||||||||||
Prepaid wireless subscribers |
891 | 971 | 980 | (8 | %) | (1 | %) | |||||||||||||
Fixed broadband subscribers (1) |
149 | 132 | 108 | 13 | % | 22 | % | |||||||||||||
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1,592 | 1,615 | 1,567 | (1 | %) | 3 | % | |||||||||||||
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Postpaid wireless subscribers |
220 | 259 | 320 | (15 | %) | (19 | %) | |||||||||||||
Prepaid wireless subscribers |
1,276 | 1,459 | 1,467 | (13 | %) | (1 | %) | |||||||||||||
Other wireless subscribers (1)(2) |
34 | 41 | 52 | (17 | %) | (21 | %) | |||||||||||||
Fixed broadband subscribers (1) |
29 | 19 | 11 | 47 | % | 79 | % | |||||||||||||
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1,559 | 1,779 | 1,850 | (12 | %) | (4 | %) | |||||||||||||
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Postpaid wireless subscribers |
773 | 771 | 798 | 0 | % | (3 | %) | |||||||||||||
Prepaid wireless subscribers |
2,167 | 2,431 | 2,447 | (11 | %) | (1 | %) | |||||||||||||
Other wireless subscribers (1)(2) |
34 | 41 | 52 | (17 | %) | (21 | %) | |||||||||||||
Fixed broadband subscribers (1) |
178 | 151 | 119 | 17 | % | 27 | % | |||||||||||||
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3,151 | 3,394 | 3,416 | (7 | %) | (1 | %) |
(1) |
Beginning in 2021, we replaced “Wireline” with “Fixed broadband” and reclassified fixed LTE subscribers from Other wireless subscribers to Fixed broadband subscribers. |
(2) |
Includes public telephony and other wireless subscribers in Bolivia. |
• | New Zealand’s wireless subscriber base declined 3% compared to December 31, 2020, primarily due to a decline of prepaid subscribers of 8%, partially offset by an increase of postpaid subscribers of 8%. As of December 31, 2021, New Zealand’s fixed broadband subscribers increased 13% compared to 2020. |
• | Bolivia’s wireless subscriber base declined 13% compared to December 31, 2020, reflecting a decline of prepaid subscriber of 13% and a decline of postpaid subscribers of 15%. As of December 31, 2021, Bolivia’s fixed broadband subscribers increased 47% compared to 2020. |
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2019 |
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Monthly blended wireless ARPU (2) |
$ | 11.27 | $ | 10.41 | $ | 11.31 | 8 | % | (8 | %) | ||||||||||
Monthly postpaid wireless ARPU |
$ | 27.37 | $ | 25.90 | $ | 26.81 | 6 | % | (3 | %) | ||||||||||
Monthly prepaid wireless ARPU |
$ | 5.85 | $ | 5.40 | $ | 6.33 | 8 | % | (15 | %) | ||||||||||
Cost of acquisition (2) |
$ | 48.05 | $ | 57.66 | $ | 44.76 | (17 | %) | 29 | % | ||||||||||
Equipment subsidy per gross addition (2) |
$ | 3.98 | $ | 6.12 | $ | 3.49 | (35 | %) | 75 | % | ||||||||||
Blended wireless churn |
6.1 | % | 4.1 | % | 5.3 | % | 2.0 pts | (1.2 | ) pts | |||||||||||
Postpaid wireless churn |
1.8 | % | 1.8 | % | 1.7 | % | (0.1 | ) pts | 0.1 pts | |||||||||||
Capital expenditures (in millions) (3) |
$ | 92.8 | $ | 77.3 | $ | 85.2 | 20 | % | (9 | %) | ||||||||||
Capital intensity |
17.2 | % | 15.3 | % | 15.9 | % | 1.8 pts | (0.6 | ) pts |
(1) |
For definitions, see “Definitions and Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Measures—Key Industry Performance Measures—Definitions” below. |
(2) |
Beginning in 2021, fixed LTE subscribers were reclassified for all periods from wireless subscribers and are now included as a component of fixed broadband subscribers. |
(3) |
Represents purchases of property and equipment excluding purchases of property and equipment acquired through vendor-backed financing and finance lease arrangements. Expenditures related to the acquisition of spectrum licenses, if any, are not included in capital expenditures amounts. |
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2019 |
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Revenues: |
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Wireless service revenues (1) |
$ | 420.3 | $ | 408.4 | $ | 455.7 | 3 | % | (10 | %) | ||||||||||
Fixed broadband service revenues (1) |
111.5 | 86.6 | 70.8 | 29 | % | 22 | % | |||||||||||||
Equipment sales |
112.9 | 106.3 | 157.5 | 6 | % | (33 | %) | |||||||||||||
Non-subscriber ILD and other revenues |
8.9 | 9.0 | 9.9 | (2 | %) | (9 | %) | |||||||||||||
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Total revenues |
$ | 653.6 | $ | 610.3 | $ | 693.9 | 7 | % | (12 | %) | ||||||||||
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Beginning in 2021, we replaced “Wireline” with “Fixed broadband” and reclassified fixed LTE revenues from Wireless service revenues to Fixed broadband service revenues. |
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2020 |
2019 |
2021 vs 2020 |
2020 vs 2019 |
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Operating expenses: |
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Cost of service, exclusive of depreciation, amortization and accretion shown separately |
$ | 217.6 | $ | 202.9 | $ | 197.2 | 7 | % | 3 | % | ||||||||||
Cost of equipment sales |
120.9 | 115.8 | 164.5 | 4 | % | (30 | %) | |||||||||||||
Sales and marketing |
88.8 | 80.3 | 83.1 | 11 | % | (3 | %) | |||||||||||||
General and administrative |
123.9 | 112.3 | 121.7 | 10 | % | (8 | %) | |||||||||||||
Depreciation, amortization and accretion |
107.2 | 107.0 | 109.8 | 0 | % | (3 | %) | |||||||||||||
Impairment of long-lived assets |
113.8 | — | — | 100 | % | 0 | % | |||||||||||||
Loss (gain) on disposal of assets and sale-leaseback transaction |
1.1 | (2.5 | ) | (11.2 | ) | 143 | % | 77 | % | |||||||||||
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Total operating expenses |
$ | 773.4 | $ | 615.7 | $ | 665.3 | 26 | % | (7 | %) | ||||||||||
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2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2021 vs 2020 |
2020 vs 2019 |
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Interest expense |
$ | 53.7 | $ | 46.5 | $ | 46.0 | 15 | % | 1 | % | ||||||||||
Change in fair value of warrant liability |
(0.1 | ) | — | — | (212 | %) | n/m | |||||||||||||
Debt issuance and modification costs |
7.0 | — | — | 100 | % | 0 | % | |||||||||||||
Other, net |
3.3 | 4.6 | (0.6 | ) | (28 | %) | 931 | % |
For the Year Ended December 31, |
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2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2021 vs 2020 |
2020 vs 2019 |
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Income tax (expense) benefit |
$ | (10.5 | ) | $ | (23.1 | ) | $ | 40.8 | 54 | % | (157 | %) |
For the Year Ended December 31, |
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2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2021 vs 2020 |
2020 vs 2019 |
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Service revenues |
$ | 416.1 | $ | 357.0 | $ | 337.3 | 17 | % | 6 | % | ||||||||||
Total revenues |
$ | 528.6 | $ | 458.9 | $ | 486.4 | 15 | % | (6 | %) | ||||||||||
Segment Adjusted EBITDA |
$ | 127.6 | $ | 111.4 | $ | 106.3 | 15 | % | 5 | % | ||||||||||
Segment Adjusted EBITDA Margin (1) |
30.7 | % | 31.2 | % | 31.5 | % | (0.6 | ) pts | (0.3 | ) pts | ||||||||||
Postpaid Subscribers (in thousands) |
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Net additions |
41 | 33 | 48 | 22 | % | (31 | %) | |||||||||||||
Total postpaid subscribers |
552 | 512 | 479 | 8 | % | 7 | % | |||||||||||||
Prepaid Subscribers (in thousands) |
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Net (losses) additions |
(81 | ) | (9 | ) | 15 | (803 | %) | (160 | %) | |||||||||||
Total prepaid subscribers |
891 | 971 | 980 | (8 | %) | (1 | %) | |||||||||||||
Total wireless subscribers (in thousands) |
1,443 | 1,483 | 1,459 | (3 | %) | 2 | % | |||||||||||||
Fixed Broadband Subscribers (in thousands) (2) |
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Net additions |
17 | 24 | 26 | (28 | %) | (8 | %) | |||||||||||||
Total fixed broadband subscribers |
149 | 132 | 108 | 13 | % | 22 | % | |||||||||||||
Total ending subscribers (in thousands) |
1,592 | 1,615 | 1,567 | (1 | %) | 3 | % | |||||||||||||
Blended wireless churn |
2.2 | % | 2.0 | % | 2.6 | % | 0.2 pts | (0.6 | ) pts | |||||||||||
Postpaid churn |
0.9 | % | 1.0 | % | 1.2 | % | (0.1 | ) pts | (0.3 | ) pts | ||||||||||
Monthly blended wireless ARPU (not rounded) |
$ | 17.24 | $ | 15.11 | $ | 15.25 | 14 | % | (1 | %) | ||||||||||
Monthly postpaid wireless ARPU (not rounded) |
$ | 31.23 | $ | 29.29 | $ | 31.25 | 7 | % | (6 | %) | ||||||||||
Monthly prepaid wireless ARPU (not rounded) |
$ | 9.18 | $ | 7.82 | $ | 7.60 | 17 | % | 3 | % | ||||||||||
Monthly residential fixed broadband ARPU (not rounded) (2) |
$ | 52.98 | $ | 46.67 | $ | 46.17 | 14 | % | 1 | % | ||||||||||
Capital expenditures (3) |
$ | 81.1 | $ | 65.1 | $ | 59.6 | 25 | % | 9 | % | ||||||||||
Capital intensity |
19.5 | % | 18.2 | % | 17.7 | % | 1.3 pts | 0.6 pts |
(1) |
Segment Adjusted EBITDA Margin is calculated as Segment Adjusted EBITDA divided by service revenues. |
(2) |
Beginning in 2021, we replaced “Wireline” with “Fixed broadband” to describe the revenues and subscribers associated with the Company’s fixed broadband products in New Zealand. |
(3) |
Represents purchases of property and equipment excluding purchases of property and equipment acquired through vendor-backed financing and finance lease arrangements. Expenditures related to the acquisition of spectrum licenses, if any, are not included in capital expenditures amounts. |
• | Cost of service increased by $21.0 million, or 17%, in 2021 compared to the same period in 2020. Excluding the impact of foreign currency, cost of service increased by $9.7 million, or 7%, primarily due to an increase in transmission expense associated with the growth of the fixed broadband subscriber base. In addition, there was an increase in network-related maintenance costs attributable to investments in outsourced infrastructure support surrounding new platforms for 5G delivery, managed security firewall programs, and disaster recovery. These increases were partially offset by a decline in combined network sharing and national roaming costs due to a network sharing agreement which commenced in the second quarter of 2020; |
• | Cost of equipment sales increased by $10.5 million, or 10%, compared to the same period in 2020. Excluding the impact of foreign currency, cost of equipment sales increased by $0.9 million, or 1%, primarily due to an increase in the volume of sales of higher priced devices in 2021 compared to 2020; |
• | Sales and marketing increased by $11.8 million, or 22%, compared to the same period in 2020. Excluding the impact of foreign currency, sales and marketing increased by $7.1 million, or 12%, compared to 2020, primarily due to an increase in commissions expense of $4.2 million compared to the same period in 2020 primarily associated with higher amortization expense of incremental contract acquisition costs capitalized subsequent to December 31, 2020; |
• | General and administrative increased by $14.8 million, or 23%, compared to 2020. Excluding the impact of foreign currency, general and administrative increased by $9.1 million, or 13%. This increase was due to higher legal, audit and consulting costs and increases in office rent expense due to the new 2degrees corporate headquarters lease beginning in the second quarter of 2021. Approximately $6.0 million was due to nonrecurring professional service costs incurred during 2021 associated with the strategic transactions that were under consideration throughout the year, including approximately $4.0 million of costs primarily related to 2degrees’ preparation for a planned public |
listing and equity issuance which were deferred and included within Prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2021, reflecting the facts and circumstances as of that date. During the fourth quarter of 2021, upon announcement of the Company’s definitive agreement to sell 100% of its equity in 2degrees, 2degrees recorded these deferred professional service costs of approximately $4.0 million to general and administrative expenses. Due to the nonrecurring nature of these expenses, the total of approximately $6.0 million of these costs incurred during the year ended December 31, 2021 were removed from Segment Adjusted EBITDA. These increases were partially offset by a decline in bad debt expense attributable to accounts receivable collection efforts and the improved credit risk of our customer portfolio. In addition, there was a $1.8 million one-time benefit in the first quarter of 2020 associated with 2degrees’ improvement in collections of EIP receivables previously sold to the third-party EIP receivables buyer and a decline in equity-based compensation expense as a result of $1.7 million recorded in the second quarter of 2020 associated with the extension of the expiration date of certain 2degrees’ service-based share options; |
• | Depreciation, amortization, and accretion increased by $9.3 million, or 14%, compared to the same period in 2020. Excluding the impact of foreign currency, depreciation, amortization, and accretion increased by $3.5 million, or 5%, primarily due to an increase in depreciation expense associated with wireless network assets previously placed in service and accelerated depreciation expense on certain existing assets associated with the commencement of 5G enabled infrastructure construction; and |
• | Loss on disposal of assets declined by $1.9 million, or 72%, compared to the same period in 2020. Excluding the impact of foreign currency, loss on disposal of assets declined by $2.1 million, or 75%. This decline was primarily associated with disposal and abandonment charges of approximately $1.4 million during the second quarter of 2020 for certain construction in progress due in part to a reassessment of capital expenditures needs as 2degrees undertook cost reduction measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
• | Cost of service increased by $13.6 million, or 12%, in 2020 compared to the same period in 2019. Excluding the impact of foreign currency, cost of service increased by $15.3 million, or 14%, primarily due to an increase in transmission expense associated with the growth of the fixed broadband subscriber base. There was also an increase in interconnection costs associated with a higher volume of voice traffic terminating outside 2degrees’ network. These increases were partially offset by declines in national roaming costs, net of increases in network sharing costs; |
• | Cost of equipment sales declined by $45.2 million, or 30%, in 2020 compared to the same period in 2019. Excluding the impact of foreign currency, cost of equipment sales declined by $43.0 million, or 28%, primarily due to the discontinuation of an exclusivity arrangement with a New Zealand retail distributor and reseller of 2degrees wireless devices and accessories during the third quarter of 2019. In addition, there was a decline in the volume of handsets sold as a result of the societal restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic which caused temporary closure of our physical distribution channels along with consumer hesitance to purchase new devices in light of the uncertain economic outlook; |
• | Sales and marketing increased by $1.9 million, or 4%, in 2020 compared to the same period in 2019. Excluding the impact of foreign currency, sales and marketing increased by $2.6 million, or 5%, compared to 2019. Despite lower wireless activations during the period as compared to the same period in 2019 related to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a $2.6 million increase in commissions expense primarily associated with higher amortization expense of certain contract acquisition costs capitalized beginning upon adoption of the new revenue standard on January 1, 2019; |
• | General and administrative costs declined by $1.6 million, or 2%, in 2020 compared to 2019. Excluding the impact of foreign currency, general and administrative costs declined by $0.6 million, or 1%. Bad debt expense declined approximately $3.0 million primarily attributable to accounts receivable collection efforts and improved credit risk of our customer portfolio. There was also a $1.8 million one-time benefit in the first quarter of 2020 associated with 2degrees’ improvement in collections of EIP receivables previously sold to the third-party EIP receivables buyer. In addition, net expenses associated with the sale of EIP receivables declined driven by fewer sales of EIP receivables. These declines were partially offset by $1.7 million of equity-based compensation expense associated with the extension of the expiration date of certain 2degrees’ service-based share options during the second quarter of 2020 and increases in maintenance cost. There was also an increase in salaries and wages due to higher headcount towards the end of 2019 and annual salary increases which were partially offset by the workforce reduction in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic earlier in the year. The remaining decline was due to individually insignificant changes in other general and administrative costs; |
• | Depreciation, amortization, and accretion increased by $0.4 million, or 1%, in 2020 compared to the same period in 2019. Excluding the impact of foreign currency, depreciation, amortization, and accretion increased by $1.4 million, or 2%, primarily due to an increase of depreciation expense associated with the wireless network placed in service; and |
• | Loss on impairment and disposal of assets increased by $1.2 million, or 81%, in 2020 compared to the same period in 2019, driven by disposal and abandonment charges of approximately $1.4 million during the second quarter of 2020 for certain construction in progress due in part to a reassessment of capital expenditures needs as 2degrees undertook cost reduction measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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2020 vs 2019 |
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Service revenues |
$ | 124.3 | $ | 146.6 | $ | 198.4 | (15 | %) | (26 | %) | ||||||||||
Total revenues |
$ | 124.6 | $ | 151.0 | $ | 206.8 | (17 | %) | (27 | %) | ||||||||||
Segment Adjusted EBITDA |
$ | (0.1 | ) | $ | 6.6 | $ | 42.5 | (101 | %) | (84 | %) | |||||||||
Segment Adjusted EBITDA Margin (1) |
(0.1 | %) | 4.5 | % | 21.4 | % | (4.6 | ) pts | (16.9 | ) pts | ||||||||||
Postpaid Subscribers (in thousands) |
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Net losses |
(39 | ) | (61 | ) | (17 | ) | 36 | % | (253 | %) | ||||||||||
Total postpaid subscribers |
220 | 259 | 320 | (15 | %) | (19 | %) | |||||||||||||
Prepaid Subscribers (in thousands) |
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Net losses |
(183 | ) | (8 | ) | (167 | ) | n/m | 95 | % | |||||||||||
Total prepaid subscribers |
1,276 | 1,459 | 1,467 | (13 | %) | (1 | %) | |||||||||||||
Other wireless subscribers (in thousands) (2)(3) |
34 | 41 | 52 | (17 | %) | (21 | %) | |||||||||||||
Total wireless subscribers (in thousands) |
1,530 | 1,760 | 1,839 | (13 | %) | (4 | %) | |||||||||||||
Fixed Broadband Subscribers (in thousands) (3) |
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Net additions |
9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | % | 63 | % | |||||||||||||
Total fixed broadband subscribers |
29 | 19 | 11 | 47 | % | 79 | % | |||||||||||||
Total ending subscribers (in thousands) |
1,559 | 1,779 | 1,850 | (12 | %) | (4 | %) | |||||||||||||
Blended wireless churn (3) |
9.6 | % | 5.8 | % | 7.3 | % | 3.8 pts | (1.5 | ) pts | |||||||||||
Postpaid churn |
3.6 | % | 3.2 | % | 2.3 | % | 0.4 pts | 1.0 pts | ||||||||||||
Monthly blended wireless ARPU (not rounded) (3) |
$ | 5.96 | $ | 6.56 | $ | 8.39 | (9 | %) | (22 | %) | ||||||||||
Monthly postpaid wireless ARPU (not rounded) |
$ | 18.79 | $ | 20.12 | $ | 20.67 | (7 | %) | (3 | %) | ||||||||||
Monthly prepaid wireless ARPU (not rounded) |
$ | 3.59 | $ | 3.80 | $ | 5.53 | (6 | %) | (31 | %) | ||||||||||
Capital expenditures (4) |
$ | 11.8 | $ | 12.3 | $ | 25.6 | (4 | %) | (52 | %) | ||||||||||
Capital intensity |
9.5 | % | 8.4 | % | 12.9 | % | 1.1 pts | (4.6 | ) pts |
(1) |
Segment Adjusted EBITDA Margin is calculated as Segment Adjusted EBITDA divided by service revenues. |
(2) |
Includes public telephony and other wireless subscribers. |
(3) |
Beginning in 2021, fixed LTE subscribers were reclassified for all periods from Other wireless subscribers and are now included as component of Fixed broadband subscribers. Fixed LTE revenues were also reclassified from Wireless service revenues to Fixed broadband service revenues. For more details, see “Reclassification of Fixed Broadband Service Revenues” in this Annual Report. |
(4) |
Represents purchases of property and equipment excluding purchases of property and equipment acquired through vendor-backed financing and finance lease arrangements. Expenditures related to the acquisition of spectrum licenses, if any, are not included in capital expenditures amounts. |
• | Cost of service declined by $6.2 million, or 8%, in 2021, primarily due to a decrease in interconnection costs as a result of lower voice traffic terminating outside of NuevaTel’s network. Additionally, NuevaTel implemented workforce reductions in the fourth quarter of 2020 with related cost reductions continuing through 2021. Transaction fees were also impacted by the decline in revenue and subscribers in 2021 compared to 2020; |
• | Cost of equipment sales declined by $5.5 million, or 69%, in 2021, mainly due to a decline in the number of handsets sold during the period; |
• | Sales and marketing declined by $3.3 million, or 12%, in 2021, primarily due to cost control measures, including a decrease in salaries and wages as a result of workforce reductions which occurred during the fourth quarter of 2020. These declines were partially offset by an increase in advertising expense; |
• | General and administrative costs declined by $6.1 million, or 18%, in 2021, primarily due to lower bad debt expense as a result of societal restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic which impacted collections in the periods in 2020. The decline was also attributable to a decrease in salaries and wages and outsourcing costs associated with continued cost controls implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; |
• | Depreciation, amortization and accretion declined by $8.6 million, or 21%, in 2021, primarily due to a lower asset base during the year being depreciated as a result of the impairment charge recognized in the third quarter of 2021; |
• | Impairment of long-lived assets was by $113.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 as a result of the charge recorded in the third quarter of 2021. There was no impairment recorded in the year ended December 31, 2020. See Note 1 – Description of Business, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information; and |
• | Loss on disposal of assets and sale-leaseback transaction increased by $5.5 million, or 107%, in 2021, primarily due to the timing of the gains recognized in connection with the closings of the tower sale-leaseback transaction in 2020. |
• | Cost of service declined by $7.9 million, or 9%, in 2020, primarily due to a decrease in interconnection costs as a result of lower voice traffic terminating outside of NuevaTel’s network especially in connection with lower voice usage during the restrictions mandated by the Bolivian government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Regulatory fees also declined in 2020 compared to 2019 due to declines in the subscriber base and usage which were impacted by the above-referenced restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Further, there were reduced site maintenance costs in 2020 compared to 2019, mainly as a result of negotiations with providers which lowered related costs. These declines were partially offset by incremental costs of $4.1 million attributable to lease expenses related to towers sold under a sale-leaseback transaction. For additional information, see Note 2 – Property and Equipment to the Consolidated Financial Statements; |
• | Sales and marketing declined by $4.7 million, or 15%, in 2020, primarily due to a decline in advertising, sponsorship and salaries as a result of cost controls due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. These declines were partially offset by higher commissions expenses. Despite decline in activations, commission expenses increased primarily due to higher amortization expense of certain contract acquisition costs that were capitalized beginning upon the adoption of the new revenue standard on January 1, 2019; |
• | General and administrative costs declined by $7.9 million, or 19%, in 2020, primarily due to $5.4 million of costs incurred in connection with closings of the tower sale-leaseback transaction and related transaction taxes, bank fees and other deal costs in 2019. In 2020, general and administrative costs incurred in connection with the tower-sale leaseback transaction were insignificant. The decline was also attributable to consulting services incurred in 2019 in connection with NuevaTel’s business optimization initiatives. This decline was partially offset by an increase in bad debt expense of $5.2 million in 2020 as a result of the societal restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic which impacted collections; |
• | Cost of equipment sales declined by $3.5 million, or 31%, in 2020, mainly due to a decline in the number of handsets sold. Handset sales decreased significantly due to societal restrictions mandated as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; |
• | Depreciation, amortization and accretion declined by $3.0 million, or 7%, in 2020, primarily due to a lower asset base during the year being depreciated; and |
• | Gain on disposal of assets and sale-leaseback transaction declined by $7.5 million, or 59%, in 2020, due to the timing of the gains recognized for the closings of the tower sale-leaseback transaction in 2019 and 2020. |
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Service revenues |
$ | 540.7 | $ | 504.0 | $ | 536.4 | ||||||
Equipment sales |
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Operating (loss) income |
(119.9 | ) | (5.4 | ) | 28.7 | |||||||
Interest expense |
(53.7 | ) | (46.5 | ) | (46.0 | ) | ||||||
Change in fair value of warrant liability |
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Debt modification and extinguishment costs |
(7.0 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
Other, net |
(3.3 | ) | (4.6 | ) | 0.6 | |||||||
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Loss before income taxes |
(183.8 | ) | (56.6 | ) | (16.8 | ) | ||||||
Income tax (expense) benefit |
(10.5 | ) | (23.1 | ) | 40.8 | |||||||
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(194.4 | ) | (79.7 | ) | 24.0 | |||||||
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49.7 | 31.9 | (21.1 | ) | ||||||||
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$ | (144.7 | ) | $ | (47.8 | ) | $ | 2.9 | ||||
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$ | (2.15 | ) | $ | (0.83 | ) | $ | 0.05 | ||||
Diluted |
$ | (2.15 | ) | $ | (0.83 | ) | $ | 0.05 |
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2020 |
Change includes: | |||||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash % Change |
$ |
55.0 (46 |
%) |
$ | 102.5 | Decline is due to $99.6 million of purchases of property and equipment and additions to license costs, $8.9 million of fees paid in connection with the exchange of the Trilogy LLC 2022 Notes, and $5.7 million of dividends paid during the year ended December 31, 2021, partially offset by cash flows provided by operating activities, $10.0 million in maturities of short-term investments and $7.4 million of proceeds from debt and EIP receivables financing obligation, net of payments. | ||||
Other current assets % Change |
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145.8 (4 |
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152.4 | Decline is primarily due maturities of short-term investments, partially offset by an increase in 2degrees’ prepaid expenses, including prepayment of its managed capacity service arrangement (the prepayment is amortized during the year over the period of use). | |||||
Property, equipment and intangibles, net % Change |
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368.5 (18 |
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448.4 | Decline is primarily due to NuevaTel impairment charge of $61.0 million recorded in the third quarter and $15.3 million attributable to the impact of foreign currency translation in 2degrees. | |||||
Other non-current assets% Change |
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234.6 (18 |
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285.7 | Decline is primarily due to NuevaTel impairment charge of $52.8 million related to operating lease right-of-use right-of-use | |||||
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Total assets |
$ | 803.9 | $ | 989.0 | ||||||
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Current portion of long-term debt and financing lease liabilities % Change |
$ |
31.6 50 |
% |
$ | 21.0 | Increase is primarily due to net proceeds from the EIP receivables financing obligation during the year ended December 31, 2021. | ||||
All other current liabilities % Change |
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194.0 (2 |
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198.1 | Decline is primarily due to the reduction in accruals in 2degrees related to handset purchases, partially offset by an increase in construction accounts payable in 2degrees and accounts payable in NuevaTel. There was also a decline of $5.7 million attributable to the impact of foreign currency translation. | |||||
Long-term debt and financing lease liabilities % Change |
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631.7 0 |
% |
630.8 | Increase is due to the $10.7 million addition to the principal balance of the TISP 8.875% Notes and amortization of deferred financing costs and discounts offset by $10.8 million attributable to the impact of foreign currency translation and transfers to current portion of long-term debt and financing obligations. | |||||
All other non-current liabilities% Change |
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192.6 8 |
% |
178.1 | Increase is primarily related to the operating lease liability recognized upon commencement of the 2degrees corporate headquarters lease in April 2021, partially offset by a reduction in deferred taxes related to unrepatriated earnings of NuevaTel due to the impact of the impairment charge recorded in the third quarter of 2021. | |||||
Total shareholders’ deficit % Change |
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(246.0 (533 |
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(38.9 | ) | Increase is primarily due to the net loss during the year ended December 31, 2021, the impact of foreign currency translation adjustments and dividends declared by 2degrees to noncontrolling interests. | ||||
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$ | 803.9 | $ | 989.0 | ||||||
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Service revenues |
$ | 133.8 | $ | 134.4 | $ | 134.2 | $ | 138.2 | $ | 134.6 | $ | 126.3 | $ | 115.3 | $ | 127.8 | ||||||||||||||||
Equipment sales |
35.3 | 23.1 | 23.4 | 31.1 | 34.2 | 27.5 | 19.7 | 25.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total revenues |
169.1 | 157.5 | 157.6 | 169.3 | 168.8 | 153.7 | 135.0 | 152.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses |
(170.7 | ) | (275.0 | ) | (161.6 | ) | (166.1 | ) | (169.4 | ) | (149.5 | ) | (143.3 | ) | (153.6 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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Operating (loss) income |
(1.6 | ) | (117.5 | ) | (4.1 | ) | 3.3 | (0.6 | ) | 4.3 | (8.3 | ) | (0.8 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense |
(13.8 | ) | (13.4 | ) | (13.2 | ) | (13.3 | ) | (12.7 | ) | (11.3 | ) | (11.1 | ) | (11.4 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Change in fair value of warrant liability |
(0.1 | ) | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | (0.1 | ) | — | (0.1 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Debt issuance and modification costs |
— | — | (7.0 | ) | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Other, net |
(7.7 | ) | 2.2 | 0.4 | 1.8 | (1.5 | ) | (0.2 | ) | (1.0 | ) | (2.0 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Loss before income taxes |
(23.2 | ) | (128.7 | ) | (23.8 | ) | (8.2 | ) | (14.7 | ) | (7.3 | ) | (20.4 | ) | (14.2 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Income tax (expense) benefit |
(5.3 | ) | 1.0 | (2.7 | ) | (3.6 | ) | (5.5 | ) | (15.7 | ) | 1.2 | (3.1 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Net loss |
(28.5 | ) | (127.7 | ) | (26.5 | ) | (11.7 | ) | (20.2 | ) | (23.0 | ) | (19.2 | ) | (17.3 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests |
0.3 | 37.1 | 9.3 | 3.0 | 7.8 | 9.8 | 8.2 | 6.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Net loss attributable to TIP Inc. |
$ | (28.2 | ) | $ | (90.6 | ) | $ | (17.2 | ) | $ | (8.7 | ) | $ | (12.4 | ) | $ | (13.2 | ) | $ | (11.0 | ) | $ | (11.1 | ) | ||||||||
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Net loss attributable to TIP Inc. per share: |
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Basic |
$ | (0.33 | ) | $ | (1.37 | ) | $ | (0.29 | ) | $ | (0.15 | ) | $ | (0.21 | ) | $ | (0.23 | ) | $ | (0.19 | ) | $ | (0.19 | ) | ||||||||
Diluted |
$ | (0.33 | ) | $ | (1.37 | ) | $ | (0.29 | ) | $ | (0.15 | ) | $ | (0.21 | ) | $ | (0.23 | ) | $ | (0.19 | ) | $ | (0.19 | ) |
• | Service revenues in the fourth quarter of 2021 declined by $0.8 million, or 1%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2020 due to a $6.4 million increase in service revenues in New Zealand partially offset by a $7.3 million decline in service revenues in Bolivia. The increase in service revenues in New Zealand was primarily driven by increases in fixed broadband and postpaid subscriber revenues. |
• | Net loss for the three months ended December 31, 2021 increased by $8.3 million, or 41%, compared to the same period in 2020, mainly due to a $10.7 million increase in Other, net for the change in fair value of the derivative instrument relating to an increase in the principal amount of the TISP 8.875% Notes in the fourth quarter of 2021. |
• | Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended December 31, 2021 was $28.3 million, which declined $0.3 million compared to the same period in 2020. In New Zealand, Segment Adjusted EBITDA increased $2.7 million primarily as a result of an increase in postpaid and fixed broadband revenues, partially offset by an increase in operating expenses, which excludes nonrecurring costs associated with the 2degrees planning for a public listing. In Bolivia, Segment Adjusted EBITDA declined $2.4 million mainly attributable to the decline in postpaid and prepaid wireless service revenues, partially offset by a decline in cost of service and sales and marketing. |
• | Cash flow provided by operating activities increased by $7.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021, compared to the same period in 2020, due to changes in the working capital accounts, including $6.0 million of cash proceeds related to the sales of EIP receivables in 2021 in New Zealand. |
• | Lower prepaid subscribers due to shift in focus to postpaid sales; |
• | Higher usage of wireless data due to migration from 3G to 4G LTE in Bolivia; |
• | Increased competition and changes in the market leading to larger data bundles offered for prices which have impacted data ARPU; |
• | Stable postpaid churn in New Zealand, which the Company believes is a reflection of the Company’s heightened focus on high-value subscribers, bundled service offerings, and the Company’s enhanced subscriber service efforts; |
• | Decreasing voice revenue as rate plans increasingly incorporate more monthly minutes and calling features, such as long distance; |
• | Lower roaming revenue due to mobility restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic; |
• | Varying handset subsidies as more consumers shift toward smartphones with the latest technologies; |
• | Varying handset costs related to advancement of technologies and reduced supplier rebates or discounts on highly-sought devices; |
• | Seasonal promotions which are typically more significant in periods closer to year-end; |
• | Subscribers activating and suspending service to take advantage of promotions by the Company or its competitors; |
• | Higher voice and data costs related to the increasing number of subscribers, or, alternatively, a decline in costs associated with a decline in voice usage; |
• | Higher costs associated with the retention of high-value subscribers; and |
• | Decline in gross subscriber additions due to decreased commercial activity resulting from COVID-related societal restrictions and economic contraction. |
• | Higher internet subscription fees as subscribers increasingly upgrade to higher-tier speed plans, including those with unlimited usage; |
• | Subscribers bundling their service plans at a discount; |
• | Fluctuations in retail broadband pricing and operating costs influenced by government-regulated copper wire services pricing and changing consumer and competitive demands; |
• | Availability of fiber services in a particular area or general network coverage; and |
• | Individuals swapping technologies as fiber becomes available in their connection area. |
For the Year Ended December 31, |
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2020 |
2019 |
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Operating activities |
$ | 48.7 | $ | 40.9 | $ | 45.7 | 19 | % | (10 | %) | ||||||||||
Investing activities |
(93.8 | ) | (86.4 | ) | (46.3 | ) | (9 | %) | (87 | %) | ||||||||||
Financing activities |
(0.5 | ) | 67.8 | 34.0 | (101 | %) | 100 | % | ||||||||||||
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Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
$ |
(45.6 |
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$ |
22.3 |
$ |
33.4 |
(304 | %) | (33 | %) | |||||||||
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Total |
Through December 31, 2022 |
January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024 |
January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026 |
From and after January 1, 2027 |
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Long-term debt, including current portion (1) |
$ | 675.5 | $ | 31.6 | $ | 624.1 | $ | 10.3 | $ | 9.4 | ||||||||||
Interest on long-term debt and obligations (2) |
78.7 | 48.6 | 26.4 | 2.6 | 1.1 | |||||||||||||||
Operating leases |
257.6 | 32.0 | 61.1 | 57.3 | 107.3 | |||||||||||||||
Purchase obligations (3) |
201.2 | 123.0 | 46.3 | 22.9 | 9.0 | |||||||||||||||
Long-term obligations (4) |
0.3 | 0.3 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
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Total |
$ | 1,213.2 | $ | 235.4 | $ | 757.9 | $ | 93.2 | $ | 126.8 | ||||||||||
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(1) |
Includes financing lease obligations which are immaterial for each period presented. Excludes the impact of a $7.6 million discount on long-term debt which is amortized through interest expense over the life of the underlying debt facility. |
(2) |
Includes contractual interest payments using the interest rates in effect as of December 31, 2021. |
(3) |
Purchase obligations are the contractual obligations under service, product and handset contracts. These obligations also include the expected amounts of the installment payments (inclusive of interest) over the 4 years from January 2022 for the renewal of spectrum licenses used by 2degrees in the 1800 MHz and 2100 MHz spectrum bands. |
(4) |
Includes the fair value of derivative financial instruments as of December 31, 2021. Amount will vary based on market rates at each quarter end. Excludes asset retirement obligations and other miscellaneous items that are not significant. |
Restricted share units (unvested) |
3,364,753 | |||
Deferred share units |
724,410 |
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA |
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2020 |
2019 |
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Net (loss) income |
$ | (194.4 | ) | $ | (79.7 | ) | $ | 24.0 | ||||
Interest expense |
53.7 | 46.5 | 46.0 | |||||||||
Depreciation, amortization and accretion |
107.2 | 107.0 | 109.8 | |||||||||
Debt issuance and modification costs |
7.0 | — | — | |||||||||
Change in fair value of warrant liability |
(0.1 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) |
10.5 | 23.1 | (40.8 | ) | ||||||||
Other, net |
3.3 | 4.6 | (0.6 | ) | ||||||||
Equity-based compensation |
3.4 | 5.6 | 4.0 | |||||||||
Impairment of long-lived assets |
113.8 | — | — | |||||||||
Loss (gain) on disposal of assets and sale-leaseback transaction |
1.1 | (2.5 | ) | (11.2 | ) | |||||||
Transaction and other nonrecurring costs (1) |
9.4 | 2.4 | 6.9 | |||||||||
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Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA (2) |
$ | 115.1 | $ | 107.0 | $ | 138.3 | ||||||
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Net (loss) income margin |
(36.0 | %) | (15.8 | %) | 4.5 | % | ||||||
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA Margin |
21.3 | % | 21.2 | % | 25.8 | % |
(1) |
2021 includes $6.4 million of costs related to the Company’s preparation for a planned public listing and equity issuance in New Zealand of which $4.7 million were deferred as of September 30, 2021, reflecting the facts and circumstances as of that date. 2021 also includes $1.7 million of costs in connection with the 2degrees Sale as described in Note 20 – Subsequent Events to the Consolidated Financial Statements. 2020 includes $1.6 million of workforce reduction restructuring costs in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. 2019 includes costs related to the NuevaTel tower sale-leaseback transaction of approximately $5.4 million. |
(2) |
In July 2013, Trilogy LLC sold to Salamanca Holding Company, a Delaware limited liability company, 80% of its interest in its wholly owned subsidiary, SSI. Although Trilogy LLC holds a 20% equity interest in SSI, due to the fact that NuevaTel is SSI’s primary customer, Trilogy LLC is considered SSI’s primary beneficiary and, as such, the Company consolidates 100% of SSI’s net income (losses). The impact on the Company’s consolidated results of the 80% that Trilogy LLC does not own was to (decrease) increase Adjusted EBITDA by $(0.1) million, $(0.1) million and $0.05 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. |
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2020 |
2019 |
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Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA |
$ | 115.1 | $ | 107.0 | $ | 138.3 | ||||||
Realized (loss) gain on foreign currency |
(0.3 | ) | (0.3 | ) | 1.5 | |||||||
Interest income |
0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | |||||||||
Fines and penalties |
(0.2 | ) | (2.3 | ) | — | |||||||
New accounting standard impacts (1) |
— | (1.4 | ) | (11.6 | ) | |||||||
TIP Inc. Adjusted EBITDA |
0.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | |||||||||
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$ |
115.8 |
$ |
104.1 |
$ |
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(1) |
In 2021, Trilogy LLC Consolidated EBITDA, as measured for purposes of the indenture for the TISP 8.875% Notes, excludes the impact of accounting standards adopted subsequent to June 7, 2021, when such notes were issued. In 2020 and 2019, Trilogy LLC Consolidated EBITDA, as measured for purposes of the indenture for the Trilogy LLC 2022 Notes, excludes the impact of accounting standards adopted subsequent to 2017, when such notes were issued. For additional information and details regarding adoption of the New Revenue Standard in 2019, see Note 13—Revenue from Contracts with Customers to the Consolidated Financial Statements. |
For the Year Ended December 31, |
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2020 |
2019 |
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Cost of equipment sales |
$ | 120.9 | $ | 115.8 | $ | 164.5 | ||||||
Less: Equipment sales |
(112.9 | ) | (106.3 | ) | (157.5 | ) | ||||||
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• | Monthly average revenues per wireless user ARPU |
• | Wireless data revenues ( data revenues ) |
• | Wireless service revenues wireless service revenues non-subscriber international long distance revenues; it captures wireless performance and is the basis for the blended wireless ARPU calculations. |
• | Wireless data average revenue per wireless user data ARPU |
• | Service revenues service revenues |
• | Churn churn |
• | Cost of Acquisition cost of acquisition |
• | Equipment subsidy per gross addition |
• | Capital intensity capital intensity |
Item 6. |
Directors, Senior Management and Employees |
Name, State or Province and Country of Residence |
Present Principal Occupation |
Director Since | ||
Theresa E. Gillespie Washington, U.S. |
Director of the Company | February 7, 2017 | ||
Alan D. Horn (2)(4) Ontario, Canada |
President and Chief Executive Officer of Rogers Telecommunications Limited | November 8, 2018 | ||
Bradley J. Horwitz Washington, U.S. |
Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company | February 7, 2017 | ||
Mark Kroloff (1)(4) Alaska, U.S. |
Managing Partner, First Alaskan Capital Partners | February 7, 2017 | ||
Nadir Mohamed (3)(5) Ontario, Canada |
Chairman of Alignvest Management Corporation | May 21, 2015 | ||
Reza R. Satchu Ontario, Canada |
Managing Partner, Alignvest Management Corporation | May 21, 2015 | ||
John W. Stanton (4)(6) Washington, U.S. |
Director of the Company | February 7, 2017 |
(1) | Chair of the Audit Committee of the Company (the “ Audit Committee |
(2) | Member of the Audit Committee |
(3) | Chair of the Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee of the Company (the “ C&CG Committee |
(4) | Member of the C&CG Committee |
(5) | Lead Independent Director of the Board |
(6) | Chairman of the Board |
Name and Residence |
Present Principal Occupation | |
Bradley J. Horwitz Washington, U.S. |
Chief Executive Officer of the Company | |
Erik Mickels Washington, U.S. |
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company | |
Scott Morris Washington, U.S. |
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Company | |
Tomas Perez Santa Cruz, Bolivia |
Chief Executive Officer of NuevaTel | |
Mark Aue Auckland, New Zealand |
Chief Executive Officer of 2degrees |
(a) | less than 7.5% but greater than 5% for any continuous period of at least 30 days, the Investor will have the right to nominate only one Director to the Board; and |
(b) | less than 5% for any continuous period of at least 30 days, the Investor will no longer have the right to nominate a member to the Trilogy LLC Parent Board. |
Name and Principal Position |
Fees earned (US$) |
Share- based awards (US$) 1 |
Option- based awards (US$) |
Non-equity incentive plan compensation (US$) |
Pension value (US$) 2 |
All other compensation (US$) |
Total Compensation (US$) |
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Mr. Mark Kroloff |
$ | 73,333 | $ | 66,667 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | $ | 140,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mr. Nadir Mohamed |
$ | 73,333 | $ | 66,667 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | $ | 140,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mr. Alan Horn |
$ | 73,333 | $ | 66,667 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | $ | 140,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mr. Reza Satchu |
$ | 33,333 | $ | 66,667 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | $ | 100,000 |
(1) | Share-based awards represent the fair value of DSUs granted on a quarterly basis in the year under the DSU Plan. The fair value of the DSUs is based on the volume-weighted average trading price (“VWAP”) of the Common Shares, and foreign exchange rates, for the five trading days immediately preceding the date of grant multiplied by the number of DSUs grants. |
Grant Date |
5-Day VWAP TSX (C$) |
Foreign Exchange Rate (US$-C$) |
DSUs Granted | |||||||||
March 31, 2021 |
$ | 1.55 | 1.25946 | 54,304.23 | ||||||||
June 30, 2021 |
$ | 1.97 | 1.23232 | 41,744.17 | ||||||||
September 30, 2021 |
$ | 2.02 | 1.26782 | 41,783.68 | ||||||||
December 31, 2021 |
$ | 1.82 | 1.28148 | 46,899.85 |
(2) | The Company does not have any deferred compensation plan, pension plan, profit sharing, retirement or other plan that provides for payment or benefits at, or following or in connection with, retirement. |
DSUs |
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Mr. Mark Kroloff |
189,515 | |||
Mr. Nadir Mohamed |
201,839 | |||
Mr. Alan D. Horn |
174,502 | |||
Mr. Reza Satchu |
158,552 |
Non-Equity IncentivePlan Compensation ($) |
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Name and Principal Position |
Salary 1 (US$) |
Share- based Awards (US$) 2 |
Option- based Awards (US$) |
Annual Incentive Plans (US$) 3 |
Long- Term Incentive Plans (US$) 4 |
Pension Value (US$) 5 |
All Other Compensation (US$) 6 |
Total (US$) |
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Bradley J. Horwitz Chief Executive Officer 7 |
$ | 400,000 | $ | 336,750 | Nil | $ | 351,414 | Nil | Nil | $ | 20,735 | $ | 1,108,899 | |||||||||||||||||||
Erik Mickels Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 8 |
$ | 480,000 | $ | 677,763 | Nil | $ | 337,357 | $ | 128,000 | Nil | $ | 23,037 | $ | 1,646,157 | ||||||||||||||||||
Scott Morris Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary 9 |
$ | 400,000 | $ | 564,802 | Nil | $ | 281,131 | $ | 106,667 | Nil | $ | 32,135 | $ | 1,384,735 |
Non-Equity IncentivePlan Compensation ($) |
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Name and Principal Position |
Salary 1 (US$) |
Share- based Awards (US$) 2 |
Option- based Awards (US$) |
Annual Incentive Plans (US$) 3 |
Long- Term Incentive Plans (US$) 4 |
Pension Value (US$) 5 |
All Other Compensation (US$) 6 |
Total (US$) |
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Tomas Perez Chief Executive Officer of NuevaTel 10 |
$ | 405,634 | $ | 258,175 | Nil | $ | 300,000 | Nil | Nil | $ | 342,183 | $ | 1,305,992 | |||||||||||||||||||
Mark Aue Chief Executive Officer of 2degrees |
$ | 494,930 | Nil | Nil | $ | 519,677 | $ | 279,282 | Nil | $ | 32,996 | $ | 1,326,886 |
(1) | All dollar amounts in the Executive Summary Compensation Table and footnotes thereto are reflected in U.S. dollars; however, compensation for Mr. Aue was paid in New Zealand dollars. As a result, compensation levels have been converted into U.S. dollar equivalents. The average rate of exchange used to convert New Zealand dollar amounts to U.S. dollar amounts for 2021 was: 0.707 |
(2) | Share-based awards represent the fair value of restricted share units (“RSUs”) granted in the year under the restricted share unit plan (the “RSU Plan”). The fair value of the RSUs is based on the closing market price of the Common Shares on the effective date of grant multiplied by the number of RSUs grants. Accordingly, this value does not reflect the current value of any share-based award. |
(3) | Amounts reflect the annual cash bonuses that were earned by the NEOs for 2021, although payment of each bonus was made in the year following the period for which the bonus was earned. |
(4) | Mr. Mickels and Mr. Morris participate in a retention benefit program that entitles each of them to their respective annual salary and target bonus, split equally into a cash award that vests ratably over three years between January 1, 2021 and January 1, 2024, and a grant of RSUs that vests on January 1, 2024. Mr. Aue participates in 2degrees’ cash-based long-term incentive plan that entitles him to receive a cash amount targeted at 50% of his annual salary contingent upon 2degrees achieving certain cumulative financial performance objectives at the end of the applicable measurement period. If 2degrees’ financial performance achieves at least 95% of the objectives for such period, Mr. Aue is entitled to receive 85% of the target amount of his cash award, with his payment increasing up to 134% of the target amount if 2degrees’ financial performance achieves at least 110% of the specified objectives over the applicable measurement period. Mr. Aue’s first grant applied to the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2021, and based on 2degrees’ performance during that period, Mr. Aue earned $279,282 or 113% of his cash target; this amount is expected to be paid during the first quarter of 2022. Long-term incentive grants based on financial performance of 2degrees during the periods of 2020-2022 and 2021-2023 have also been issued to Mr. Aue. Whether either of these grants will result in a payment to Mr. Aue, and the amount of any such payment, can be determined only at the end of the relevant grant period. |
(5) | The Company does not have any deferred compensation plan, pension plan, profit sharing, retirement or other plan that provides for payment or benefits at or following or in connection with retirement. |
(6) | All other compensation includes amounts representing each NEO’s estimated health insurance, 401(k) matching benefits and health care savings account contributions. In the case of Mr. Perez, the compensation includes certain tax equalization benefits. |
(7) | Total share-based award value reflects a grant of 300,000 units to Mr. Horwitz. |
(8) | Total share-based award value reflects a grant of 603,797 units to Mr. Mickels. |
(9) | Total share-based award value reflects a grant of 503,164 units to Mr. Morris. |
(10) | Total share-based award value reflects a grant of 230,000 units to Mr. Perez. |
Option-based awards 1 |
Share-based awards 2 |
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Number of shares or units of shares that have not vested (#) 3 |
Market or payout value of share- based awards that have not vested (US$) 4 |
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Bradley J. Horwitz Chief Executive Officer |
Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | 685,417 | $ | 1,286,711 | Nil | ||||||||||||||||||||
Erik Mickels Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | 977,692 | $ | 1,835,390 | Nil | ||||||||||||||||||||
Scott Morris Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | 813,620 | $ | 1,527,383 | Nil | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tomas Perez Chief Executive Officer of NuevaTel |
Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | 518,063 | $ | 972,543 | Nil |
(1) | The Company does not grant options and does not have a stock option plan. |
(2) | The underlying security for these share-based awards is the Company’s Common Shares. |
(3) | Represents the number of unvested share-based awards outstanding, excluding the performance-based awards that did not vest as a result of the Company’s 2017 and 2018 performance against award targets. |
(4) | The market value of the RSUs as at December 31, 2021 was calculated using the closing price of the Common Shares on the TSX of C$ 2.38 or US$ 1.88. |
Option-based awards 1 |
Share-based awards 2 |
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Option exercise price (US$) 3 |
Option expiry date |
Value of unexercised in-the-money Options (US$) 3 |
Number of shares or units of shares that have not vested (#) |
Market or payout value of share- based awards that have not vested (US$) |
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Mark Aue Chief Executive Officer of 2degrees 4 |
1,000,000 | $ | 1.78 | 6/10/2027 | $ | 348,449 | Nil | Nil | Nil |
(1) | The underlying security for these options is 2degrees ordinary shares, which are valued on an annual basis by 2degrees. |
(2) | 2degrees does not grant share-based awards and does not have a share-based award plan. |
(3) | Valued based on the difference between the US$2.13 equity value of a 2degree ordinary share as determined by the proposed 2degrees sale agreement, prior to transaction costs, as of December 31, 2021 and the exercise price of the option (as converted using the December 31, 2021 US$ to NZD exchange rate for those options that have exercise prices stated in NZD), multiplied by the number of options granted and outstanding. |
(4) | Mr. Aue’s options vest on June 10, 2022. |
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Share-based awards - Value vested during the year ($) |
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Bradley J. Horwitz Chief Executive Officer |
Nil | $ | 226,530 | $ | 351,414 | |||||||
Erik Mickels Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Nil | $ | 202,797 | $ | 465,357 | |||||||
Scott Morris Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
Nil | $ | 174,191 | $ | 387,798 | |||||||
Tomas Perez Chief Executive Officer of NuevaTel |
Nil | $ | 129,477 | $ | 300,000 | |||||||
Mark Aue Chief Executive Officer of 2degrees (1) |
Nil | Nil | $ | 798,959 |
(1) | Mr. Aue participates in 2degrees’ cash-based long-term incentive plan that entitles him to receive a cash amount targeted at 50% of his annual salary contingent upon 2degrees achieving certain cumulative financial performance objectives at the end of the applicable measurement period. If 2degrees’ financial performance achieves at least 95% of the objectives for such period, Mr. Aue is entitled to receive 85% of the target amount of his cash award, with his payment increasing up to 134% of the target amount if 2degrees’ financial performance achieves at least 110% of the specified objectives over the applicable measurement period. Mr. Aue’s first grant applied to the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2021, and based on 2degrees’ performance during that period, Mr. Aue earned $279,282 or 113% of his cash target; this amount is expected to be paid during the first quarter of 2022. Long-term incentive grants based on financial performance of 2degrees during the periods of 2020-2022 and 2021-2023 have also been issued to Mr. Aue. Whether either of these grants will result in a payment to Mr. Aue, and the amount of any such payment, can be determined only at the end of the relevant grant period. |
Bradley J. Horwitz, CEO |
300,000 | |||
Erik Mickels, CFO |
603,797 | |||
Scott Morris, General Counsel |
503,164 | |||
Tomas Perez, CEO NuevaTel |
230,000 |
(a) | for the purposes of making formal minor or technical modifications to any of the provisions of the RSU Plan; |
(b) | to correct any ambiguity, defective provision, error or omission in the provisions of the RSU Plan; |
(c) | to change the vesting provisions of RSUs; |
(d) | to change the termination provisions of RSUs or the RSU Plan that does not entail an extension beyond the original expiry date of the RSU; |
(e) | to preserve the intended tax treatment of the benefits provided by the RSU Plan, as contemplated therein; or |
(f) | any amendments necessary or advisable because of any change in applicable laws. |
(i) | an increase in the maximum number of Common Shares issuable pursuant to the RSU Plan other than as already contemplated in the RSU Plan; |
(ii) | an extension of the expiry date for RSUs granted to insiders under the RSU Plan; |
(iii) | other types of compensation through Common Share issuance; |
(iv) | expansion of the rights of a participant to assign RSUs beyond what is currently permitted in the RSU Plan; or |
(v) | the addition of new categories of participants, other than as already contemplated in the RSU Plan. |
For the year ended December 31, 2021 (full-time equivalents) |
Sales & Marketing |
Operations & Engineering |
Information Technology |
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General Administration |
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186 | 84 | 134 | 19 | 141 | 564 | ||||||||||||||||||
New Zealand |
259 | 237 | 122 | 258 | 173 | 1,049 | ||||||||||||||||||
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445 |
321 |
257 |
277 |
330 |
1,630 |
Name |
Number and Type of Securities (1) |
Type of Ownership (2) |
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John W. Stanton |
16,908,563 (4) Common Shares |
Beneficial | 19.70 | % | ||||
Alan D. Horn |
Nil | Nil | Nil | |||||
Bradley J. Horwitz |
4,132,336 Common Shares |
Registered and Beneficial | 4.81 | % | ||||
Theresa Gillespie |
16,908,563 (4) Common Shares |
Beneficial | 19.70 | % | ||||
Mark Kroloff |
421,712 (5) Common Shares |
Beneficial | 0.49 | % | ||||
Nadir Mohamed |
152,119 Common Shares |
Registered | 0.18 | % | ||||
Reza Satchu |
Nil | Nil | Nil | |||||
Erik Mickels |
374,502 Common Shares |
Beneficial | 0.44 | % | ||||
Scott Morris |
673,234 (6) Common Shares |
Beneficial | 0.78 | % | ||||
Tomas Perez |
249,950 Common Shares |
Beneficial | 0.29 | % | ||||
Mark Aue |
Nil | Nil | Nil |
(1) | Table does not include DSUs and RSUs held by Directors and NEOs. See listings of DSUs and RSUs shown in Item 6.B “ Director Compensation – Director Compensation Table – Executive Equity Incentive Plan Awards – Outstanding Share-Based Awards and Option-Based Awards |
(2) | Registered shares are shares shown on the Company’s share register as being owned by the named Director or NEO directly in his or her name. |
(3) | Based on approximately 85,826,853 Common Shares outstanding at March 30, 2022, which excludes 1,675,336 founders shares forfeited on February 7, 2022. |
(4) | 16,908,563 Common Shares are beneficially controlled or directed, directly or indirectly by John W. Stanton through SG Enterprises II, LLC, an entity owned and controlled by John Stanton and Theresa E. Gillespie. See Item 7.A “ Major Shareholders |
(5) | 226,506 Common Shares are beneficially owned by Mr. Kroloff through FACP Investment Trilogy II, LLC, 168,884 Common Shares are beneficially owned by Mr. Kroloff through FACP Trilogy Investment LLC, and 26,322 Common Shares are beneficially owned by Mr. Kroloff through FACP TINZ LLC. |
(6) | 471,786 Common Shares are held by Scott Morris. 80,000 Common Shares are beneficially owned by Mr. Morris through Abigail Morris, 61,448 Common Shares are beneficially owned by Scott Morris through TIP Management HoldCo LLC, 30,000 Common Shares are beneficially owned by Mr. Morris as Trustee of the Devon Morris Irrevocable Trust and 30,000 Common Shares are beneficially owned by Mr. Morris as Trustee of the Lily M. Morris Irrevocable Trust. Mr. Morris disclaims beneficial ownership of the Common Shares owned by Abigail Morris. |
Item 7. |
Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions |
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Type of Ownership |
Percentage of Class (1) |
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SG Enterprises II, LLC |
16,908,563 Common Shares (3) |
Registered | 19.70 | % | ||||
Anson Funds Management LP (4) |
8,246,950 Common Shares |
Beneficial | 9.61 | % | ||||
Alignvest Management Corporation |
8,214,624 Common Shares (2) (3) |
Registered | 9.57 | % | ||||
Private Management Group, Inc. (6) |
5,179,940 Common Shares |
Beneficial | 6.04 | % |
(1) | Based on 85,826,853 Common Shares outstanding at March 30, 2022, which excludes 1,675,336 founders shares forfeited on February 7, 2022. |
(2) | Alignvest’s holdings reflect the holdings of Alignvest and two affiliated investment funds, Alignvest Partners Master Fund LP and Alignvest AQX LP. |
(3) | Under the Arrangement Agreement, each of Alignvest and SG Enterprises was granted certain Director nomination rights in respect of the Board following the closing of the Arrangement. See Item 6.A “ Directors and Senior Management—Investor Rights Agreements |
(4) | Anson Funds Management LP, a Texas limited partnership (“AFM”), is a registered Investment Adviser under the U.S. securities laws. According to the Statement on Schedule 13G/A filed by AFM on February 11, 2022 with the SEC, AFM, Anson Management GP LLC, Mr. Bruce R. Winson, Anson Advisors Inc., Mr. Amin Nathoo and Mr. Moez Kassam are the beneficial owners of the shares of Common Stock held by AFM. |
(5) | Private Management Group, Inc., a California corporation (“PMG”), is a registered Investment Adviser under the U.S. securities laws. According to the Statement on Schedule 13G/A filed by PMG on February 10, 2022 with the SEC, various separately managed accounts for whom PMG acts as investment advisor have the right to receive dividends from, and the proceeds of the sale of, the Common Shares reported by PMG. |
Item 8. |
Financial Information |
• | In April 2013, the ATT notified NuevaTel that it proposed to assess a fine of $2.2 million against NuevaTel for delays in making repairs to public telephone equipment in several Bolivian cities in 2010. NuevaTel accrued the full amount of the fine plus interest of approximately $0.1 million but also filed an appeal with the Tribunal in regard to the manner in which the fine was calculated. In December 2017, the Tribunal rescinded the fine on procedural grounds but permitted the ATT to impose a new fine. If the ATT does so, NuevaTel will have the right to discharge the fine by paying half of the stated amount of the penalty on condition that NuevaTel foregoes any right of appeal. NuevaTel has not decided what action it may take in such event. |
• | On February 15, 2016, the ATT imposed a fine of $4.5 million on NuevaTel in connection with a service interruption in the town of San José de Chiquitos on the grounds that the outage was preventable by NuevaTel. NuevaTel appealed on the grounds that the interruption was attributable to a force majeure event and, on that basis, the Ministry rescinded the fine in June 2016 and the ATT reinstated it on different grounds. NuevaTel filed an appeal with the Ministry, but was notified by the Ministry in September 2018 that it had rejected the appeal and that NuevaTel would be required to pay the $4.5 million fine plus interest. NuevaTel has appealed to the Tribunal but it has also accrued for payment of the fine. NuevaTel has filed numerous appeals regarding the imposition of this fine. In June 2021, the Tribunal annulled the fine and remanded the matter to the Ministry and the ATT to reconsider evidence concerning the outage (which may include evidence submitted by NuevaTel that the outage was due to circumstances beyond its reasonable control). In October 2021, the Ministry reinstated the $4.5 million fine relating to the 2015 service outage and in January 2022 NuevaTel filed a new appeal before the Tribunal. In September 2021, NuevaTel was notified that the ATT would proceed with collection of the fine, notwithstanding NuevaTel’s appeal; however, a notice to remit payment has not been issued, and although the ATT could attempt to seek certain remedies, such as freezing NuevaTel’s bank accounts or placing liens on NuevaTel’s assets, no such measures have yet been pursued. |
• | NuevaTel has experienced other service outages with respect to which the ATT has not opened investigations. However, it has the authority to do so within two years following the date of an outage and can assess fines as indicated above. |
Item 9. |
The Offer and Listing |
Item 10. |
Additional Information |
• | borrow money in the manner and amount, on the security, from the sources and on the terms and conditions that they consider appropriate; |
• | issue bonds, debentures and other debt obligations either outright or as security for any liability or obligation of our company or any other person and at such discounts or premiums and on such other terms as they consider appropriate; |
• | guarantee the repayment of money by any other person or the performance of any obligation of any other person; and |
• | mortgage, charge, whether by way of a specific or floating charge, grant a security interest in, or give other security on, the whole or any part of the present and future assets and undertaking of our company. |
(i) | a beneficial entitlement to, or a beneficial interest in, 25% or more of the Company’s securities; |
(ii) | the power to control the composition of 25% or more of the board of directors; or |
(iii) | the right to exercise or control the exercise of 25% or more of the voting power at meetings of the Company. |
(i) | banks and other financial institutions; |
(ii) | regulated investment companies; |
(iii) | real estate investment trusts; |
(iv) | tax-exempt entities; |
(v) | insurance companies; |
(vi) | partnerships, “S” corporations or other pass-through entities and investors therein; |
(vii) | persons holding Common Shares as part of a hedging, integrated or conversion transaction, constructive sale or “straddle”; |
(viii) | persons who acquired Common Shares through the exercise or cancellation of employee stock options or otherwise as compensation for their services; |
(ix) | U.S. expatriates; |
(x) | controlled foreign corporations; |
(xi) | passive foreign investment companies; |
(xii) | corporations that accumulate earnings to avoid U.S. federal income tax; |
(xiii) | a U.S. Owner (as defined below) that holds Common Shares through a non-U.S. broker or other non-U.S. intermediary; |
(xiv) | persons subject to the alternative minimum tax; |
(xv) | tax-qualified retirement plans |
(xvi) | dealers or traders in securities or currencies; or |
(xvii) | owners whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar. |
(i) | the gain is effectively connected with the Non-U.S. Owner’s conduct of a trade or business within the United States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, is attributable to a U.S. permanent establishment of the Non-U.S. Owner); |
(ii) | the Non-U.S. Owner is a nonresident alien individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of the disposition and certain other requirements are met (unless an applicable treaty provides otherwise); or |
(iii) | we are or have been a “United States real property holding corporation” (“USRPHC”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes and certain other conditions are met. |
Item 11. |
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk |
Item 12. |
Description of Securities Other than Equity Securities |
Item 13. |
Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies |
Item 14. |
Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds |
Item 15. |
Controls and Procedures |
• | maintaining records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the Company’s assets and consolidated entities; |
• | providing reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit the preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP and that receipts and expenditures by the Company and its subsidiaries are being made only in accordance with the authorization of the Company’s management and Directors; and |
• | providing reasonable assurance regarding the prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of Company assets that could have a material effect on the Consolidated Financial Statements. |
Item 16A. |
Audit Committee Financial Expert |
Item 16B. |
Code of Ethics |
Item 16C. |
Principal Accountant Fees and Services |
Amounts in thousands US$ |
2021 | 2020 | ||||||
Audit Fees (1) |
$ | 1,985 | $ | 2,146 | ||||
Audit-Related Fees |
$ | — | $ | — | ||||
Tax Fees |
$ | — | $ | — | ||||
All Other Fees (2) |
$ | 48 | $ | 43 |
(1) | Fees for audit services include fees associated with the annual audit, including the reviews of the Company’s quarterly reports, statutory audits required internationally, comfort letters, other assurance procedures, and review of documents publicly filed. |
(2) | All other fees consist of fees for services, other than those that meet the criteria above and include fees related to operational audit services. |
Item 16D. |
Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees |
Item 16E. |
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers |
Item 16F. |
Change in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant |
Item 16G. |
Corporate Governance |
Item 16H. |
Mine Safety Disclosure |
Item 16I. |
Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections. |
Item 17. |
Financial Statements |
Item 18. |
Financial Statements |
1. | The Company’s audited consolidated financial statements, together with the notes thereto and the auditor’s report (PCAOB ID Number |
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Less: Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests |
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Net (loss) income attributable to Trilogy International Partners Inc. |
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) | $ | ( |
) | $ | |||||
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Comprehensive (loss) income |
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Net (loss) income |
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) | $ | ( |
) | $ | |||||
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Net (loss) gain on short-term investments |
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Comprehensive (loss) income |
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Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests |
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Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Trilogy International Partners Inc. |
$ | ( |
) | $ | ( |
) | $ | |||||
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Net (loss) income attributable to Trilogy International Partners Inc. per share: |
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Basic (see Note 14 - Earnings per Share) |
$ | ( |
) | $ | ( |
) | $ | |||||
Diluted (see Note 14 - Earnings per Share) |
$ | ( |
) | $ | ( |
) | $ | |||||
Weighted average common shares: |
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Comprehensive |
Noncontrolling |
Shareholders’ |
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Shares |
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Capital |
Deficit |
Income |
Interests |
Deficit |
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Balance, December 31, 2018 |
$ | — | $ | $ | ( |
) | $ | $ | $ | ( |
) | |||||||||||||||||
Cumulative effect of accounting changes |
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared and paid |
— | ( |
) | — | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Equity-based compensation |
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income |
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income |
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of shares related to RSUs, redemption of Class C Units and other |
— | ( |
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Balance, December 31, 2019 |
— | ( |
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Cumulative effect of accounting changes |
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared and paid |
— | — | ( |
) | ( |
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Equity-based compensation |
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss |
— | — | — | ( |
) | — | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income |
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of shares related to RSUs and other |
— | ( |
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Balance, December 31, 2020 |
— | ( |
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Dividends declared and paid |
— | — | — | — | — | ( |
) | ( |
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Equity-based compensation |
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss |
— | — | — | ( |
) | — | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive loss |
— | — | — | — | ( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||||||||||||||
Redemption of Class C Units, issuance of shares related to RSUs and other |
— | ( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
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Balance, December 31, 2021 |
$ | — | $ | $ | ( |
) | $ | $ | $ | ( |
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2020 |
2019 |
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Operating activities: |
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Net (loss) income |
$ | ( |
) | $ | ( |
) | $ | |||||
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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Provision for doubtful accounts |
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Depreciation, amortization and accretion |
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Equity-based compensation |
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Impairment of long-lived assets |
— | — | ||||||||||
Loss (gain) on disposal of assets and sale-leaseback transaction |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||||
Non-cash right-of-use |
— | |||||||||||
Non-cash interest expense and debt derivative instrument charge |
||||||||||||
Settlement of cash flow hedges |
( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||
Change in fair value of warrant liability |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||||
Non-cash (gain) loss from change in fair value on cash flow hedges |
( |
) | ||||||||||
Unrealized (gain) loss on foreign exchange transactions |
( |
) | ||||||||||
Deferred income taxes |
( |
) | ||||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Accounts receivable |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||||
EIP receivables |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||||
Inventory |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
( |
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) | ( |
) | ||||||
Other assets |
( |
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) | ( |
) | ||||||
Accounts payable |
( |
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) | ||||||||
Operating lease liabilities |
( |
) | ( |
) | — | |||||||
Other current liabilities and accrued expenses |
( |
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) | ( |
) | ||||||
Customer deposits and unearned revenue |
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Investing activities: |
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Purchase of property and equipment |
( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||
Maturities and sales of short-term investments |
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Purchase of spectrum licenses and other additions to license costs |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||||
Purchase of short-term investments |
( |
) | ||||||||||
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transaction |
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) | ( |
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|||||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
( |
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|
|||||||
Financing activities: |
||||||||||||
Payments of debt, including sale-leaseback and EIP receivables financing obligations |
( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||
Proceeds from debt |
||||||||||||
Proceeds from EIP receivables financing obligation |
||||||||||||
Dividends to shareholders and noncontrolling interests |
( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||
Debt issuance and modification costs |
( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||
Proceeds from sale-leaseback financing obligation |
— | |||||||||||
Payments of financed license obligation |
— | ( |
) | |||||||||
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) | ( |
) | ||||||
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|||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities |
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$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
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2020 |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | $ | ||||||
Restricted cash |
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Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
$ | $ | ||||||
• |
Identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer; |
• |
Identification of the performance obligations in each contract; |
• |
Determination of the transaction price; |
• |
Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in each contract; and |
• |
Recognition of revenue when, or as, we satisfy a performance obligation. |
• |
The assessment of legally enforceable rights and obligations involves judgment and impacts our determination of contractual term, transaction price and related disclosures; |
• |
Our products are generally sold with a right of return, which is accounted for as variable consideration when estimating the amount of revenue to recognize. Expected device returns are estimated based on historical experience; |
• |
Identifying distinct performance obligations within our service plans may require significant judgment; |
• |
For contracts that involve more than one product or service (or multiple performance obligations), determining the standalone selling price for each product or service (or performance obligation) may require significant judgment; |
• |
Determining costs that we incur to obtain or fulfill a contract may require significant judgment; and |
• |
For capitalized contract costs, determining the amortization period as well as assessing the indicators of impairment may require significant judgment. |
As of December 31, 2021 |
As of December 31, 2020 |
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Land, buildings and improvements |
$ | $ | ||||||
Wireless communication systems |
||||||||
Furniture, equipment, vehicles and software |
||||||||
Construction in progress |
||||||||
Less: accumulated depreciation |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
Property and equipment, net |
$ | $ | ||||||
Years Ended December 31, |
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2020 |
|||||||
Beginning balance |
$ | $ | ||||||
Revisions in estimated cash flows |
( |
) | ||||||
Additional accruals |
||||||||
Foreign currency translation |
( |
) | ||||||
Accretion |
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Disposals |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
Ending balance |
$ | $ | ||||||
December 31, 2021 |
December 31, 2020 |
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Beginning balance |
$ | $ | ||||||
Foreign currency adjustment |
( |
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|
|||||
Balance at the end of the year |
$ | $ | ||||||
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As of December 31, 2021 |
As of December 31, 2020 |
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Estimated Useful Lives |
Gross Carrying Amount |
Accumulated Amortization |
Net |
Gross Carrying Amount |
Accumulated Amortization |
Net |
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License costs |
- |
$ | $ | ( |
) | $ | $ | $ | ( |
) | $ | |||||||||||||||||
Subscriber relationships |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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years |
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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | $ | $ | $ | ( |
) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
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2024 |
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2025 |
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2026 |
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Thereafter |
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Total |
$ | |||
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|
As of December 31, 2021 |
As of December 31, 2020 |
|||||||
EIP receivables, gross |
$ | $ | ||||||
Unamortized imputed discount |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
EIP receivables, net of unamortized imputed discount |
$ | $ | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
EIP receivables, net |
$ | $ | ||||||
|
|
|
|
Classified on the balance sheet as: |
As of December 31, 2021 |
As of December 31, 2020 |
||||||
EIP receivables, net |
$ | $ | ||||||
Long-term EIP receivables |
||||||||
|
|
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|
|||||
EIP receivables, net |
$ | $ | ||||||
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2021 |
As of December 31, 2020 |
|||||||
Prime |
$ | $ | ||||||
Subprime |
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|
|
|
|
|||||
Total EIP receivables, gross |
$ | $ | ||||||
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2021 |
December 31, 2020 |
|||||||
Beginning balance of EIP receivables, net |
$ | $ | ||||||
Additions |
||||||||
Billings and payments |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
Sales of EIP receivables |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
Foreign currency translation |
( |
) | ||||||
Change in allowance for doubtful accounts and imputed discount |
( |
) | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Total EIP receivables, net |
$ | $ | ||||||
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2021 |
December 31, 2020 |
|||||||
EIP receivables derecognized |
$ | $ | ||||||
Cash proceeds |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
Reversal of unamortized imputed discount |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
Reversal of allowance for doubtful accounts |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Pre-tax (gain) loss on sales of EIP receivables |
$ | ( |
) | $ | ||||
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2021 |
As of December 31, 2020 |
|||||||
Payroll and employee benefits |
$ | $ | ||||||
Value-added tax and other business taxes |
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Dealer commissions and subsidies |
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Income and withholding taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Handset purchases |
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Other |
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|
|
|
|
|||||
Other current liabilities and accrued expenses |
$ | $ | ||||||
|
|
|
|
• |
Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; | |
• |
Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are either directly or indirectly observable; | |
• |
Level 3 – Unobservable inputs in which little or no market activity exists, requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions that market participants would use to value the asset or liability. |
Fair Value Measurement as of December 31, 2021 |
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Total |
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
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Assets: |
||||||||||||||||
Interest rate swaps |
$ | $ | — | $ | $ | — | ||||||||||
Total assets |
$ | $ | — | $ | $ | — | ||||||||||
Liabilities: |
||||||||||||||||
Forward exchange contracts |
$ | $ | — | $ | $ | — | ||||||||||
Warrant liability |
— | — | ||||||||||||||
Interest rate swaps |
— | — | ||||||||||||||
Options instruments classified as liability |
— | — | ||||||||||||||
Total liabilities |
$ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Fair Value Measurement as of December 31, 2020 |
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Total |
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
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Assets: |
||||||||||||||||
Short-term investments |
$ |
$ |
— |
$ |
$ |
— |
||||||||||
Total assets |
$ |
$ |
— |
$ |
$ |
— |
||||||||||
Liabilities: |
||||||||||||||||
Forward exchange contracts |
$ |
$ |
— |
$ |
$ |
— |
||||||||||
Warrant liability |
— |
— |
||||||||||||||
Interest rate swaps |
— |
— |
||||||||||||||
Options instruments classified as liability |
— |
— |
||||||||||||||
Total liabilities |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
||||||||||||
As of December 31, 2021 |
As of December 31, 2020 |
|||||||
Carrying amount, excluding unamortized discount and deferred financing costs |
$ | $ | ||||||
Fair value |
$ | $ |
As of December 31, 2021 |
As of December 31, 2020 |
|||||||
Trilogy LLC 2022 Notes |
$ | $ | ||||||
TISP 8.875% Notes |
||||||||
New Zealand 2023 Senior Facilities Agreement |
||||||||
TISP 10.0% Notes |
||||||||
New Zealand EIP Receivables Financing Obligation |
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Bolivian Bond Debt |
||||||||
Bolivian 2023 Bank Loan |
||||||||
Bolivian Tower Transaction Financing Obligation |
||||||||
Bolivian 2022 Bank Loan |
||||||||
Other |
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Less: deferred financing costs |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
Less: unamortized discount |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
Total debt and financing lease liabilities |
||||||||
Less: current portion of debt and financing lease liabilities |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
Total long-term debt and financing lease liabilities |
$ | $ | ||||||
Years Ending December 31, |
||||
2022 |
$ | |||
2023 |
||||
2024 |
||||
2025 |
||||
2026 |
||||
Thereafter |
||||
Total |
$ | |||
• |
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• |
maintain a net leverage ratio (as defined in the New Zealand 2023 Senior Facilities Agreement) of not greater than 2.50; and |
• |
ensure capital expenditures shall not exceed the aggregate of 110% of the agreed to annual capital expenditures (as defined in the New Zealand 2023 Senior Facilities Agreement) plus any capital expenditure funded by the issuance of new equity in any financial year. |
Years Ended December 31, |
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2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
||||||||||
Interest paid, net of capitalized interest |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
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|
|
Years Ended December 31, |
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2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
||||||||||
Non-cash gain (loss) from change in fair value recorded in Other, net |
$ | $ | ( |
) | $ | ( |
) | |||||
Net cash settlement |
$ | $ | $ |
RSUs |
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Outstanding at December 31, 2020 |
||||
Granted |
||||
Vested |
( |
) | ||
Forfeited/Cancelled |
( |
) | ||
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|
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Outstanding at December 31, 2021 |
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|
|
2019 |
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Expected volatility |
% | |||
Expected term (in years) |
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Risk free interest rate |
% | |||
Expected dividend yield |
% |
Options |
Weighted- Average Exercise Price per Unit (1) |
Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years) |
Aggregate Intrinsic Value |
|||||||||||||
Outstanding at December 31, 2020 |
$ | |||||||||||||||
Redeemed |
( |
) | ||||||||||||||
|
|
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Outstanding at December 31, 2021 |
$ | |||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Exercisable at December 31, 2021 |
$ | $ | ||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(1) |
Exercise price of certain Options are denominated in NZD and were translated into USD at the exchange rate on the grant date of the related Options, which exceeds the weighted-average exercise price calculated based upon the exchange rate as of December 31, 2021 that was used to determine the aggregate intrinsic value. |
Total |
Cumulative Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment |
Unrealized Gains and Losses on Derivatives and Short-term Investments |
||||||||||
December 31, 2019 |
$ |
$ |
$ |
— |
||||||||
Other comprehensive income |
— | |||||||||||
Unrealized net gain related to short-term investments |
— | |||||||||||
Net current period other comprehensive income |
||||||||||||
December 31, 2020 |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|||||||||
Other comprehensive loss |
( |
) | ( |
) | — | |||||||
Unrealized net loss related to short-term investments |
( |
) | — | ( |
) | |||||||
Net current period other comprehensive loss |
( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||
December 31, 2021 |
$ |
$ |
$ |
— |
||||||||
As of December 31, 2021 |
As of December 31, 2020 |
|||||||
2degrees |
$ | $ | ||||||
NuevaTel |
( |
) | ||||||
Trilogy International Partners LLC |
— | ( |
) | |||||
Salamanca Solutions International LLC |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
Noncontrolling interests |
$ | $ | ||||||
Year Ended December 31, 2021 |
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New Zealand |
Bolivia |
Other |
Total |
|||||||||||||
Postpaid wireless service revenues |
$ | $ | $ | — | $ | |||||||||||
Prepaid wireless service revenues |
— | |||||||||||||||
Fixed broadband service revenues (1) |
— | |||||||||||||||
Equipment sales |
— | |||||||||||||||
Other wireless service and other revenues (1) |
||||||||||||||||
Total revenues |
$ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Year Ended December 31, 2020 |
||||||||||||||||
New Zealand |
Bolivia |
Other |
Total |
|||||||||||||
Postpaid wireless service revenues |
$ | $ | $ | — | $ | |||||||||||
Prepaid wireless service revenues |
— | |||||||||||||||
Fixed broadband service revenues (1) |
— | |||||||||||||||
Equipment sales |
— | |||||||||||||||
Other wireless service and other revenues (1) |
||||||||||||||||
Total revenues |
$ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Year Ended December 31, 2019 |
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New |
Bolivia |
Other |
Total |
|||||||||||||
Postpaid wireless service revenues |
$ | $ | $ | — | $ | |||||||||||
Prepaid wireless service revenues |
— | |||||||||||||||
Fixed broadband service revenues (1) |
— | |||||||||||||||
Equipment sales |
— | |||||||||||||||
Other wireless service and other revenues (1) |
||||||||||||||||
Total revenues |
$ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
(1) |
Beginning in 2021, we replaced “Wireline” with “Fixed broadband” to describe the revenues associated with the Company’s fixed broadband product in New Zealand and Bolivia. As a result, fixed LTE service revenues were reclassified from Other wireless service and other revenues and are now included as a component of Fixed broadband service revenues. |
Contract Assets |
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2021 |
2020 |
|||||||
Balance at January 1 |
$ | $ | ||||||
Increase resulting from new contracts |
||||||||
Contract assets reclassified to a receivable or collected in cash |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
Foreign currency translation |
( |
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2019 |
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Net (loss) income attributable to TIP Inc. |
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Net (loss) income attributable to TIP Inc. |
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Short-term operating lease liabilities |
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Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities |
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$ | $ | ||||||
Operating cash flows for finance leases |
$ | $ | ||||||
Financing cash flows for finance leases |
$ | $ | ||||||
Supplemental lease cash flow disclosures |
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Operating lease ROU assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities |
$ | $ | ||||||
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities |
$ | $ |
(1) |
Amount for the year ended December 31, 2021 includes receipt of certain lease incentives. |
As of December 31, 2021 |
As of December 31, 2020 |
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Weighted-average remaining lease term (years) |
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Operating leases |
9 |
9 |
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Finance leases |
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5 |
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Weighted-average discount rate |
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Finance leases |
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Operating Leases |
Finance Leases |
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Long-term obligation at December 31, 2021 |
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Years Ended December 31, |
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2020 |
2019 |
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Canada |
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( |
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$ |
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) | |||
United States |
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( |
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Loss before income taxes |
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( |
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$ |
( |
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$ |
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Years Ended December 31, |
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2020 |
2019 |
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— | $ |
— | $ |
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Years Ended December 31, |
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2020 |
2019 |
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Income tax benefit at Canadian federal rate |
$ | ( |
) |
$ | ( |
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Earnings attributable to non-tax paying entities |
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Foreign rate differential |
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Effect of redemption of all outstanding Class C Units |
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Withholding taxes on unrepatriated foreign earnings |
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( |
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Inflation adjustment |
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( |
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December 31, 2021 |
December 31, 2020 |
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$ |
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Bad debt allowance |
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NOL, foreign tax credit and capital loss carryforwards |
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Accrued liabilities |
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Equity-based compensation |
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Tower sale financing obligation |
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$ |
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Total net deferred tax assets |
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Contract asset |
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( |
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$ |
( |
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Right-of-use |
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( |
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Withholding taxes on unrepatriated foreign earnings |
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( |
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Total deferred tax liabilities |
$ |
( |
) |
$ |
( |
) | ||
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Net deferred tax asset |
$ |
$ |
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Classified on the balance sheet as: |
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Deferred tax asset |
$ |
$ |
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Deferred tax liability |
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( |
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Bolivia |
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2020 |
2019 |
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Income and withholding tax paid |
$ |
$ |
$ |
• | New Zealand – 2degrees offers wireless voice and data communication services through both prepaid and postpaid payment plans. 2degrees also provides fixed broadband communications services to business and residential customers in New Zealand. |
• | Bolivia – NuevaTel offers voice and data services through both prepaid cards and postpaid payment plans to its mobile customers in Bolivia. In addition, NuevaTel offers fixed broadband services and public telephony services. |
Year ended December 31, |
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2020 |
2019 |
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Revenues |
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New Zealand |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Bolivia |
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Total revenues |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
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Segment Adjusted EBITDA |
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New Zealand |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Bolivia |
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) | ||||||||||
Equity-based compensation |
( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||
Transaction and other nonrecurring costs |
( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||
Depreciation, amortization and accretion |
( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||
Impairment of long-lived assets |
( |
) | — | — | ||||||||
(Loss) gain on disposal of assets and sale-leaseback transaction |
( |
) | ||||||||||
Interest expense |
( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||
Change in fair value of warrant liability |
( |
) | ||||||||||
Debt issuance and modification costs |
( |
) | — | — | ||||||||
Other, net |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||||
Unallocated Corporate & Eliminations |
( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||
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Loss before income taxes |
$ | ( |
) | $ | ( |
) | $ | ( |
) | |||
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Depreciation, amortization and accretion |
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New Zealand |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Bolivia |
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$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
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Capital expenditures |
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New Zealand |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Bolivia |
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Total capital expenditures |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total assets |
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New Zealand |
$ |
$ |
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Bolivia |
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Unallocated Corporate & Eliminations |
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Total assets |
$ |
$ |
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New Zealand |
Bolivia |
Unallocated Corporate & Eliminations |
Total |
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Year ended December 31, 2021 |
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Wireless service revenues (1) |
$ | $ | $ | — | $ | |||||||||||
Fixed broadband service revenues (1) |
— | |||||||||||||||
Equipment sales |
— | |||||||||||||||
Non-subscriber ILD and other revenues |
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Total revenues |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Year ended December 31, 2020 |
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Wireless service revenues (1) |
$ | $ | $ | — | $ | |||||||||||
Fixed broadband service revenues (1) |
— | |||||||||||||||
Equipment sales |
— | |||||||||||||||
Non-subscriber ILD and other revenues |
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Total revenues |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Year ended December 31, 2019 |
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Wireless service revenues (1) |
$ | $ | $ | — | $ | |||||||||||
Fixed broadband service revenues (1) |
— | |||||||||||||||
Equipment sales |
— | |||||||||||||||
Non-subscriber ILD and other revenues |
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Total revenues |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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(1) |
Beginning in 2021, we replaced “Wireline” with “Fixed broadband” to describe the revenues associated with the Company’s fixed broadband product in New Zealand and Bolivia. As a result, fixed LTE service revenues were reclassified from Other wireless service and other revenues and are now included as a component of Fixed broadband service revenues. |