Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Selected Financial Data for Segments

Three Months Ended September 30, 2017

(in thousands)

	Wireless		Cable		Wireline		Other			Eliminations			Consolidated Totals
External revenues
Service revenues	$	107,395	$	26,934	$	5,126	$	—		$	—		$	139,455
Other	3,871		2,156		6,300		—			—			12,327
Total external revenues	111,266		29,090		11,426		—			—			151,782
Internal revenues	1,239		999		8,425		—			(10,663		)	—
Total operating revenues	112,505		30,089		19,851		—			(10,663		)	151,782
Operating expenses
Costs of goods and services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below	41,041		14,913		9,807		—			(9,927		)	55,834
Selling, general and administrative, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below	30,099		5,358		1,706		5,772			(736		)	42,199
Integration and acquisition expenses	1,691		—		—		15			—			1,706
Depreciation and amortization	32,929		6,192		3,249		198			—			42,568
Total operating expenses	105,760		26,463		14,762		5,985			(10,663		)	142,307
Operating income (loss)	$	6,745	$	3,626	$	5,089	$	(5,985	)	$	—		$	9,475

Three Months Ended September 30, 2016

 (in thousands)

	Wireless			Cable		Wireline		Other			Eliminations			Consolidated Totals
External revenues
Service revenues	$	111,001		$	24,948	$	4,948	$	—		$	—		$	140,897
Other	7,978			2,031		5,930		—			—			15,939
Total external revenues	118,979			26,979		10,878		—			—			156,836
Internal revenues	1,140			587		7,854		—			(9,581		)	—
Total operating revenues	120,119			27,566		18,732		—			(9,581		)	156,836
Operating expenses
Costs of goods and services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below	43,097			14,654		9,442		—			(8,876		)	58,317
Selling, general and administrative, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below	29,892			4,770		1,676		4,736			(705		)	40,369
Integration and acquisition expenses	14,499			—		—		773			—			15,272
Depreciation and amortization	38,038			5,860		2,822		87			—			46,807
Total operating expenses	125,526			25,284		13,940		5,596			(9,581		)	160,765
Operating income (loss)	$	(5,407	)	$	2,282	$	4,792	$	(5,596	)	$	—		$	(3,929	)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017

(in thousands)

	Wireless		Cable		Wireline		Other			Eliminations			Consolidated Totals
External revenues
Service revenues	$	323,262	$	80,229	$	15,301	$	—		$	—		$	418,792
Other	15,133		6,283		18,712		—			—			40,128
Total external revenues	338,395		86,512		34,013		—			—			458,920
Internal revenues	3,707		2,153		24,568					(30,428		)	—
Total operating revenues	342,102		88,665		58,581		—			(30,428		)	458,920
Operating expenses
Costs of goods and services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below	117,829		45,052		28,409		—			(28,314		)	162,976
Selling, general and administrative, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below	88,201		15,083		5,065		19,139			(2,114		)	125,374
Integration and acquisition expenses	9,607		—		—		266			—			9,873
Depreciation and amortization	104,231		18,070		9,536		460			—			132,297
Total operating expenses	319,868		78,205		43,010		19,865			(30,428		)	430,520
Operating income (loss)	$	22,234	$	10,460	$	15,571	$	(19,865	)	$	—		$	28,400

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016

(in thousands)

	Wireless		Cable		Wireline		Other			Eliminations			Consolidated Totals
External revenues
Service revenues	$	250,053	$	73,455	$	14,727	$	—		$	—		$	338,235
Other	17,461		5,799		18,221		—			—			41,481
Total external revenues	267,514		79,254		32,948		—			—			379,716
Internal revenues	3,417		1,159		22,754		—			(27,330		)	—
Total operating revenues	270,931		80,413		55,702		—			(27,330		)	379,716
Operating expenses
Costs of goods and services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below	94,892		43,864		26,892		—			(25,294		)	140,354
Selling, general and administrative, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below	65,219		14,672		4,951		13,457			(2,036		)	96,263
Integration and acquisition expenses	19,889		—		—		15,912			—			35,801
Depreciation and amortization	70,026		17,834		8,789		312			—			96,961
Total operating expenses	250,026		76,370		40,632		29,681			(27,330		)	369,379
Operating income (loss)	$	20,905	$	4,043	$	15,070	$	(29,681	)	$	—		$	10,337

Reconciliation of Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations from Segments to Consolidated

A reconciliation of the total of the reportable segments’ operating income (loss) to consolidated income (loss) before taxes is as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2017			2016			2017			2016
Total consolidated operating income (loss)	$	9,475		$	(3,929	)	$	28,400		$	10,337
Interest expense	(9,823		)	(8,845		)	(28,312		)	(16,369		)
Non-operating income, net	1,205			1,527			3,877			3,147
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	857		$	(11,247	)	$	3,965		$	(2,885	)