IMPACT OF THE HURRICANES IRMA AND MARIA	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
IMPACT OF THE HURRICANES IRMA AND MARIA
IMPACT OF THE HURRICANES IRMA AND MARIA	4. IMPACT OF HURRICANES IRMA AND MARIA During September 2017, the Company’s operations and customers in the U.S. Virgin Islands were severely impacted by both Hurricane Irma and subsequently Hurricane Maria (collectively, the “Hurricanes”). Both its wireless and wireline networks and commercial operations were severely damaged by these storms. As a result of the significant damage to its wireline network and the ongoing lack of consistent commercial power in the territory since the Hurricanes, the Company has been unable to provide most of its wireline services, which comprise the majority of revenue, in the business. Accordingly, it issued approximately $4.4 million of service credits to its subscribers in September, which are reflected as a reduction of its wireline revenue within our International Telecom segment. Due to of the ongoing poor conditions on the islands, the continued lack of consistent commercial power, and the damage to its wireline infrastructure, the Company currently expects this impact to wireline revenue to continue for the next several quarters and estimates that it will be most pronounced in the fourth quarter of 2017. As of November 9, 2017, the Company’s preliminary assessment of the level of wireline and wireless network damage by the Hurricanes and corresponding loss on the disposal of network has been estimated as $35.2 million. This amount, along with $1.4 million of additional operating expenses that it specifically incurred during the quarter to address the impact of the Hurricanes, has been recorded in its statement of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017. The level of network damage assessment and losses on damaged assets is based on information known as of the filing of this Form 10-Q. Given the current conditions in the USVI, including curfews, limited access to areas of the islands and the lack of consistent commercial power, additional damages may be discovered upon being able to fully access these areas and/or once commercial power is restored and the Company can bring its networks fully online. This assessment will continue to be updated in subsequent quarters as more information becomes available. The Company has insurance coverage for a combination of replacement costs of damaged property, extra expenses and business interruption and could potentially receive proceeds up to an aggregate of approximately $34.0 million against these insurance claims but it believes that total losses for these items will exceed these aggregate proceeds. The Company does not expect to record any insurance recovery, however, until 2018, when its assessment is complete and the Company can determine the amount and nature of its claims under its insurance policies. In connection with the above, the Company also determined there was a triggering event to assess the related reporting unit’s goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets for impairment. After consideration of the write-downs of other assets within the reporting unit described above, the impairment test for goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets was performed by comparing the fair value of the reporting unit to its carrying amount. The Company calculated the fair value of the reporting unit by utilizing an income approach, with Level 3 valuation inputs, including a cash flow discount rate of 14.5%. Determining fair value requires the exercise of significant judgment, including judgments about appropriate discount rates, perpetual growth rates, and the amount and timing of expected future cash flows. The discount rate was based on a weighted‑average cost of capital, which represents the average rate the business would pay its providers of debt and equity. The cash flows employed in the discounted cash flow analysis were derived from internal and external forecasts. The impairment assessment concluded that no impairment was required for the goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets because the fair value of the reporting unit exceeded its carrying amount.

4. IMPACT OF HURRICANES IRMA AND MARIA

During September 2017, the Company’s operations and customers in the U.S. Virgin Islands were severely impacted by both Hurricane Irma and subsequently Hurricane Maria (collectively, the “Hurricanes”). Both its wireless and wireline networks and commercial operations were severely damaged by these storms. As a result of the significant damage to its wireline network and the ongoing lack of consistent commercial power in the territory since the Hurricanes, the Company has been unable to provide most of its wireline services, which comprise the majority of revenue, in the business. Accordingly, it issued approximately $4.4 million of service credits to its subscribers in September, which are reflected as a reduction of its wireline revenue within our International Telecom segment. Due to of the ongoing poor conditions on the islands, the continued lack of consistent commercial power, and the damage to its wireline infrastructure, the Company currently expects this impact to wireline revenue to continue for the next several quarters and estimates that it will be most pronounced in the fourth quarter of 2017.

As of November 9, 2017, the Company’s preliminary assessment of the level of wireline and wireless network damage by the Hurricanes and corresponding loss on the disposal of network has been estimated as $35.2 million. This amount, along with $1.4 million of additional operating expenses that it specifically incurred during the quarter to address the impact of the Hurricanes, has been recorded in its statement of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017. The level of network damage assessment and losses on damaged assets is based on information known as of the filing of this Form 10-Q. Given the current conditions in the USVI, including curfews, limited access to areas of the islands and the lack of consistent commercial power, additional damages may be discovered upon being able to fully access these areas and/or once commercial power is restored and the Company can bring its networks fully online. This assessment will continue to be updated in subsequent quarters as more information becomes available.

The Company has insurance coverage for a combination of replacement costs of damaged property, extra expenses and business interruption and could potentially receive proceeds up to an aggregate of approximately $34.0 million against these insurance claims but it believes that total losses for these items will exceed these aggregate proceeds. The Company does not expect to record any insurance recovery, however, until 2018, when its assessment is complete and the Company can determine the amount and nature of its claims under its insurance policies.

In connection with the above, the Company also determined there was a triggering event to assess the related reporting unit’s goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets for impairment. After consideration of the write-downs of other assets within the reporting unit described above, the impairment test for goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets was performed by comparing the fair value of the reporting unit to its carrying amount. The Company calculated the fair value of the reporting unit by utilizing an income approach, with Level 3 valuation inputs, including a cash flow discount rate of 14.5%. Determining fair value requires the exercise of significant judgment, including judgments about appropriate discount rates, perpetual growth rates, and the amount and timing of expected future cash flows. The discount rate was based on a weighted‑average cost of capital, which represents the average rate the business would pay its providers of debt and equity. The cash flows employed in the discounted cash flow analysis were derived from internal and external forecasts. The impairment assessment concluded that no impairment was required for the goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets because the fair value of the reporting unit exceeded its carrying amount.