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Secured Credit Facility
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Secured Credit Facility [Abstract]  
Secured Credit Facility

Note 4 – Secured Credit Facility

We have a credit facility with CoBank, ACB. Under the credit facility, we entered into separate Master Loan Agreements (MLAs) and a series of supplements to those respective MLAs.

NU Telecom and its respective subsidiaries also have entered into security agreements under which substantially all of the assets of NU Telecom and its respective subsidiaries have been pledged to CoBank, ACB as collateral. In addition, NU Telecom and its respective subsidiaries have guaranteed all obligations under the credit facility.

The loan agreements include restrictions on the ability to pay cash dividends to its stockholders. However, we are allowed to pay dividends (a) (i) in an amount up to $2,050,000 in any year and (ii) in any amount if NU Telecom's "Total Leverage Ratio," that is, the ratio of its "Indebtedness" to "EBITDA" (in each case as defined in the loan documents) is equal to or less than 3.50 to 1.00, and (b) in either case if NU Telecom is not in default or potential default under the loan agreements. As of December 31, 2010, our Total Leverage Ratio fell below the 3.50 to 1.00 ratio, thus eliminating any restrictions on our ability to pay cash dividends to our stockholders.

As of March 31, 2012, we were in compliance with the financial ratios in the loan agreements.

As described in Note 5 – "Interest Rate Swaps," we have entered into interest rate swaps that effectively fix our interest rates and cover $36.0 million at a weighted average rate of 5.52%, as of March 31, 2012. The additional $12.7 million of outstanding debt ($6.5 million available under the credit facilities and $6.2 million currently outstanding) remains subject to variable interest rates at an effective weighted average interest rate of 2.30%, as of March 31, 2012.