Shenandoah Telecommunications Company Reports Third Quarter 2015 Net Income of $8.0 Million, Adjusted OIBDA Up 10.7%
- Revenues Increase 3.6%
- Postpaid wireless net additions up 33%, Cable RGUs up 3%
-Consolidated Adjusted Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization up 10.7%; 7.5% in Wireless and 62% in Cable
- Net income includes
Consolidated Third Quarter Results
For the quarter ended
Adjusted OIBDA (Operating Income Before Depreciation and Amortization) increased 10.7% to
nTelos Acquisition and Sprint Contract Amendment
During the quarter, Shentel announced a definitive agreement to acquire all of nTelos' stock and operations, including wireless network assets, retail stores and approximately 298,000 retail subscribers in the nTelos Western Markets. The transaction is valued at approximately
President and CEO
"The nTelos acquisition is an exciting opportunity for our Company, expected to more than double Shentel's wireless customer base, enhance our presence in the Mid-Atlantic region by adding a highly complementary footprint and further strengthen our longstanding relationship with Sprint,"
Wireless Segment
Average postpaid subscribers grew 7.2%, while service revenues in the Wireless segment decreased 0.5% to
During the third quarter of 2015, net additions to postpaid subscribers were 7,035, up 33% compared to 5,303 postpaid subscriber additions in the third quarter of 2014. Net prepaid subscribers declined by 327 during third quarter 2015, compared to 1,950 added in the third quarter of 2014.
Depreciation and amortization for the wireless segment in the third quarter of 2015 increased 22% or
Third quarter adjusted OIBDA in the Wireless segment was
"The reliability of our state of the art wireless network continues to attract new customers as demonstrated by the strong growth in our postpaid customer base during the quarter,"
Cable Segment
Revenue in the Cable segment increased
Revenue generating units totaled 125,182 at the end of the third quarter of 2015, an increase of 3% over
Adjusted OIBDA in the Cable segment for third quarter 2015 was
Wireline Segment
Revenue in the Wireline segment increased 8.5% to
Adjusted OIBDA for the Wireline segment for third quarter 2015 was
Other Information
On
Capital expenditures were
Cash and cash equivalents as of
"We believe that our solid balance sheet provides a strong foundation for the continued growth of our customer base, capabilities and service offerings. We look forward to the closing of the nTelos acquisition and with that, the opportunity to serve additional customers and new markets,"
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About
This release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to various risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of unforeseen factors. A discussion of factors that may cause actual results to differ from management's projections, forecasts, estimates and expectations is available in the Company filings with the
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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||
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2015 |
2014 |
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Cash and cash equivalents | $ 87,288 | $ 68,917 |
Other current assets | 44,340 | 59,407 |
Total current assets | 131,628 | 128,324 |
Investments | 10,380 | 10,089 |
Net property, plant and equipment | 398,435 | 405,907 |
Intangible assets, net | 67,274 | 68,260 |
Deferred charges and other assets, net | 12,527 | 6,662 |
Total assets | $ 620,244 | $ 619,242 |
Total current liabilities | 56,751 | 59,154 |
Long-term debt, less current maturities | 184,000 | 201,250 |
Total other liabilities | 92,052 | 100,492 |
Total shareholders' equity | 287,441 | 258,346 |
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ 620,244 | $ 619,242 |
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UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME | ||||
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2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | |
Operating revenues |
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Operating expenses: | ||||
Cost of goods and services | 30,570 | 33,330 | 91,541 | 97,970 |
Selling, general and administrative | 20,435 | 18,063 | 58,177 | 51,836 |
Depreciation and amortization | 19,118 | 16,731 | 53,119 | 48,714 |
Total operating expenses | 70,123 | 68,124 | 202,837 | 198,520 |
Operating income | 15,089 | 14,144 | 52,365 | 45,616 |
Other income (expense): | ||||
Interest expense | (1,808) | (2,007) | (5,663) | (6,119) |
Gain (loss) on investments, net | (211) | 239 | (12) | 335 |
Non-operating income, net | 391 | 409 | 1,265 | 1,496 |
Income before income taxes | 13,461 | 12,785 | 47,955 | 41,328 |
Income tax expense | 5,465 | 4,782 | 19,199 | 16,094 |
Net income |
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Earnings per share: | ||||
Basic | $ 0.33 |
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$ 1.19 |
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Diluted | $ 0.33 |
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$ 1.17 |
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Weighted average shares outstanding, basic | 24,203 | 24,113 | 24,182 | 24,091 |
Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted | 24,535 | 24,393 | 24,483 | 24,334 |
Non-GAAP Financial Measure
In managing our business and assessing our financial performance, management supplements the information provided by financial statement measures prepared in accordance with GAAP with adjusted OIBDA, which is considered a "non-GAAP financial measure" under
Adjusted OIBDA is defined by us as operating income (loss) before depreciation and amortization, adjusted to exclude the effects of: certain non-recurring transactions; impairment of assets; gains and losses on asset sales; and share based compensation expense. Adjusted OIBDA should not be construed as an alternative to operating income as determined in accordance with GAAP as a measure of operating performance.
In a capital-intensive industry such as telecommunications, management believes that adjusted OIBDA and the associated percentage margin calculations are meaningful measures of our operating performance. We use adjusted OIBDA as a supplemental performance measure because management believes it facilitates comparisons of our operating performance from period to period and comparisons of our operating performance to that of other companies by excluding potential differences caused by the age and book depreciation of fixed assets (affecting relative depreciation expenses) as well as the other items described above for which additional adjustments were made. In the future, management expects that the Company may again report adjusted OIBDA excluding these items and may incur expenses similar to these excluded items. Accordingly, the exclusion of these and other similar items from our non-GAAP presentation should not be interpreted as implying these items are non-recurring, infrequent or unusual.
While depreciation and amortization are considered operating costs under generally accepted accounting principles, these expenses primarily represent the current period allocation of costs associated with long-lived assets acquired or constructed in prior periods, and accordingly may obscure underlying operating trends for some purposes. By isolating the effects of these expenses and other items that vary from period to period without any correlation to our underlying performance, or that vary widely among similar companies, management believes adjusted OIBDA facilitates internal comparisons of our historical operating performance, which are used by management for business planning purposes, and also facilitates comparisons of our performance relative to that of our competitors. In addition, we believe that adjusted OIBDA and similar measures are widely used by investors and financial analysts as measures of our financial performance over time, and to compare our financial performance with that of other companies in our industry.
Adjusted OIBDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. These limitations include the following:
- it does not reflect capital expenditures;
- many of the assets being depreciated and amortized will have to be replaced in the future and adjusted OIBDA does not reflect cash requirements for such replacements;
- it does not reflect costs associated with share-based awards exchanged for employee services;
- it does not reflect interest expense necessary to service interest or principal payments on indebtedness;
- it does not reflect gains, losses or dividends on investments;
- it does not reflect expenses incurred for the payment of income taxes; and
- other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate adjusted OIBDA differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.
In light of these limitations, management considers adjusted OIBDA as a financial performance measure that supplements but does not replace the information reflected in our GAAP results.
The following table shows adjusted OIBDA for the three and nine months ended
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(in thousands) | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 |
Adjusted OIBDA |
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$ 33,253 |
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The following table reconciles adjusted OIBDA to operating income, which we consider to be the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, for the three and nine months ended
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(in thousands) | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 |
Operating income |
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$ 14,144 |
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$ 45,616 |
Plus depreciation and amortization | 19,118 | 16,731 | 53,119 | 48,714 |
Plus (gain) loss on asset sales | (1) | 2,053 | 229 | 1,739 |
Plus share based compensation expense | 469 | 325 | 1,893 | 1,850 |
Plus acquisition-related expenses | 2,129 | -- | 3,153 | -- |
Adjusted OIBDA |
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$ 33,253 |
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$ 97,919 |
The following tables reconcile adjusted OIBDA to operating income by major segment for the three and nine months ended
Wireless Segment: |
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(in thousands) | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 |
Operating income |
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$ 17,333 |
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$ 51,697 |
Plus depreciation and amortization | 9,644 | 7,895 | 26,089 | 23,162 |
Plus (gain) loss on asset sales | 40 | -- | 73 | (293) |
Plus share based compensation expense | 109 | 67 | 441 | 387 |
Adjusted OIBDA |
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$ 25,295 | $ 82,704 | $ 74,953 |
Cable Segment: |
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(in thousands) | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 |
Operating loss | $ (603) | $ (4,124) |
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Plus depreciation and amortization | 5,948 | 5,864 | 17,286 | 17,035 |
Plus loss on asset sales | (39) | 1,512 | 12 | 1,528 |
Plus share based compensation expense | 164 | 125 | 665 | 699 |
Adjusted OIBDA | $ 5,470 | $ 3,377 |
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$ 11,092 |
Wireline Segment: |
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(in thousands) | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 |
Operating income | $ 3,974 | $ 4,438 |
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$ 12,551 |
Plus depreciation and amortization | 3,404 | 2,875 | 9,411 | 8,225 |
Plus loss on asset sales | (2) | 541 | 132 | 575 |
Plus share based compensation expense | 84 | 45 | 330 | 311 |
Adjusted OIBDA | $ 7,460 | $ 7,899 |
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$ 21,662 |
Supplemental Information
Subscriber Statistics
The following tables show selected operating statistics of the Wireless segment as of the dates shown:
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2015 | 2014 | 2014 | 2013 | |
Retail PCS Subscribers - Postpaid | 303,527 | 287,867 | 282,976 | 273,721 |
Retail PCS Subscribers - Prepaid | 145,104 | 145,162 | 140,126 | 137,047 |
PCS Market POPS (000) (1) | 2,421 | 2,415 | 2,410 | 2,397 |
PCS Covered POPS (000) (1) | 2,213 | 2,207 | 2,116 | 2,067 |
CDMA Base Stations (sites) | 548 | 537 | 531 | 526 |
Towers Owned | 154 | 154 | 154 | 153 |
Non-affiliate cell site leases (2) | 203 | 198 | 197 | 217 |
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2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | |
Gross PCS Subscriber Additions - Postpaid | 19,638 | 20,095 | 54,477 | 51,578 |
Net PCS Subscriber Additions - Postpaid | 7,035 | 5,303 | 15,660 | 9,255 |
Gross PCS Subscriber Additions - Prepaid | 20,228 | 18,225 | 63,806 | 52,683 |
Net PCS Subscriber Additions (Losses) - Prepaid | (327) | 1,950 | (58) | 3,079 |
PCS Average Monthly Retail Churn % - Postpaid (3) | 1.40% | 1.76% | 1.47% | 1.70% |
PCS Average Monthly Retail Churn % - Prepaid (3) | 4.72% | 3.92% | 4.85% | 3.99% |
1) POPS refers to the estimated population of a given geographic area and is based on information purchased from third party sources. Market POPS are those within a market area which the Company is authorized to serve under its Sprint PCS affiliate agreements, and Covered POPS are those covered by the Company's network.
2) The decreases during 2014 resulted from termination of Sprint iDEN leases associated with the former Nextel network.
3) PCS Average Monthly Retail Churn is the average of the monthly subscriber turnover, or churn, calculations for the period.
The following table shows selected operating statistics of the Wireline segment as of the dates shown:
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Telephone Access Lines | 21,598 | 21,612 | 21,742 | 22,106 |
Long Distance Subscribers | 9,651 | 9,571 | 9,645 | 9,851 |
Video Customers | 5,375 | 5,692 | 5,787 | 6,342 |
DSL Subscribers | 12,834 | 12,742 | 12,708 | 12,632 |
Fiber Route Miles | 1,625 | 1,556 | 1,459 | 1,452 |
Total Fiber Miles (1) | 107,432 | 99,387 | 85,398 | 84,600 |
1. Fiber miles are measured by taking the number of fiber strands in a cable and multiplying that number by the route distance. For example, a 10 mile route with 144 fiber strands would equal 1,440 fiber miles. Fiber counts were revised following a review of fiber records in the first quarter of 2015.
The following table shows selected operating statistics of the Cable segment as of the dates shown:
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2015 | 2014 | 2014 | 2013 | |
Homes Passed (1) | 172,388 | 171,589 | 171,382 | 170,470 |
Customer Relationships (2) | ||||
Video customers | 48,421 | 49,247 | 49,672 | 51,197 |
Non-video customers | 23,816 | 22,051 | 21,630 | 18,341 |
Total customer relationships | 72,237 | 71,298 | 71,302 | 69,538 |
Video | ||||
Customers (3) | 50,839 | 52,095 | 52,347 | 53,076 |
Penetration (4) | 29.5% | 30.4% | 30.5% | 31.1% |
Digital video penetration (5) | 75.2% | 65.9% | 64.8% | 49.2% |
High-speed |
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172,388 | 171,589 | 170,728 | 168,255 |
Customers (3) | 54,620 | 51,359 | 50,626 | 45,776 |
Penetration (4) | 31.7% | 29.9% | 29.7% | 27.2% |
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169,651 | 168,852 | 167,991 | 163,282 |
Customers (3) | 19,723 | 18,262 | 17,493 | 14,988 |
Penetration (4) | 11.6% | 10.8% | 10.4% | 9.2% |
Total Revenue Generating Units (7) | 125,182 | 121,716 | 120,466 | 113,840 |
Fiber Route Miles | 2,842 | 2,834 | 2,473 | 2,636 |
Total Fiber Miles (8) | 75,021 | 72,694 | 71,022 | 69,296 |
1) Homes and businesses are considered passed ("homes passed") if we can connect them to our distribution system without further extending the transmission lines. Homes passed is an estimate based upon the best available information.
2) Customer relationships represent the number of customers who receive at least one of our services.
3) Generally, a dwelling or commercial unit with one or more television sets connected to our distribution system counts as one video customer. Where services are provided on a bulk basis, such as to hotels and some multi-dwelling units, the revenue charged to the customer is divided by the rate for comparable service in the local market to determine the number of customer equivalents included in the customer counts shown above.
4) Penetration is calculated by dividing the number of customers by the number of homes passed or available homes, as appropriate.
5) Digital video penetration is calculated by dividing the number of digital video customers by total video customers. Digital video customers are video customers who receive any level of video service via digital transmission. A dwelling with one or more digital set-top boxes or digital adapters counts as one digital video customer.
6) Homes and businesses are considered available ("available homes") if we can connect them to our distribution system without further extending the transmission lines and if we offer the service in that area.
7) Revenue generating units are the sum of video, voice and high-speed internet customers.
8) Fiber miles are measured by taking the number of fiber strands in a cable and multiplying that number by the route distance. For example, a 10 mile route with 144 fiber strands would equal 1,440 fiber miles.
Segment Information
Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision makers. The Company has three reportable segments, which the Company operates and manages as strategic business units organized by lines of business: (1) Wireless, (2) Cable, and (3) Wireline. A fourth segment, Other, primarily includes
The Wireless segment provides digital wireless service to a portion of a four-state area covering the region from
The Cable segment provides video, internet and voice services in
The Wireline segment provides regulated and unregulated voice services, DSL internet access, and long distance access services throughout
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Wireless |
Cable |
Wireline |
Other |
Eliminations |
Consolidated Totals |
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External revenues | ||||||
Service revenues | $ 47,793 | $ 22,284 | $ 4,904 | $ -- | $ -- | $ 74,981 |
Other | 2,734 | 1,882 | 5,615 | -- | -- | 10,231 |
Total external revenues | 50,527 | 24,166 | 10,519 | -- | -- | 85,212 |
Internal revenues | 1,109 | 251 | 6,759 | -- | (8,119) | -- |
Total operating revenues | 51,636 | 24,417 | 17,278 | -- | (8,119) | 85,212 |
Operating expenses | ||||||
Costs of goods and services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below | 15,572 | 14,124 | 8,212 | -- | (7,338) | 30,570 |
Selling, general and administrative, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below | 9,027 | 4,948 | 1,688 | 5,553 | (781) | 20,435 |
Depreciation and amortization | 9,644 | 5,948 | 3,404 | 122 | -- | 19,118 |
Total operating expenses | 34,243 | 25,020 | 13,304 | 5,675 | (8,119) | 70,123 |
Operating income (loss) | $ 17,393 | $ (603) | $ 3,974 |
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Wireless |
Cable(1) |
Wireline(1) |
Other |
Eliminations |
Consolidated Totals |
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External revenues | ||||||
Service revenues | $ 48,013 | $ 19,173 | $ 4,740 | $ -- | $ -- | $ 71,926 |
Other | 3,083 | 1,799 | 5,460 | -- | -- | 10,342 |
Total external revenues | 51,096 | 20,972 | 10,200 | -- | -- | 82,268 |
Internal revenues | 1,099 | 32 | 5,724 | -- | (6,855) | -- |
Total operating revenues | 52,195 | 21,004 | 15,924 | -- | (6,855) | 82,268 |
Operating expenses | ||||||
Costs of goods and services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below | 18,322 | 14,157 | 7,078 | -- | (6,227) | 33,330 |
Selling, general and administrative, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below | 8,645 | 5,107 | 1,533 | 3,406 | (628) | 18,063 |
Depreciation and amortization | 7,895 | 5,864 | 2,875 | 97 | -- | 16,731 |
Total operating expenses | 34,862 | 25,128 | 11,486 | 3,503 | (6,855) | 68,124 |
Operating income (loss) | 17,333 | (4,124) | 4,438 | (3,503) | -- | 14,144 |
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Wireless |
Cable |
Wireline |
Other |
Eliminations |
Consolidated Totals |
External revenues | ||||||
Service revenues | $ 144,917 | $ 65,802 | $ 14,543 | $ -- | $ -- | $ 225,262 |
Other | 8,611 | 5,495 | 15,834 | -- | -- | 29,940 |
Total external revenues | 153,528 | 71,297 | 30,377 | -- | -- | 255,202 |
Internal revenues | 3,319 | 585 | 18,950 | -- | (22,854) | -- |
Total operating revenues | 156,847 | 71,882 | 49,327 | -- | (22,854) | 255,202 |
Operating expenses | ||||||
Costs of goods and services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below | 47,661 | 41,378 | 23,224 | -- | (20,722) | 91,541 |
Selling, general and administrative, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below | 26,996 | 14,924 | 4,923 | 13,466 | (2,132) | 58,177 |
Depreciation and amortization | 26,089 | 17,286 | 9,411 | 333 | -- | 53,119 |
Total operating expenses | 100,746 | 73,588 | 37,558 | 13,799 | (22,854) | 202,837 |
Operating income (loss) | 56,101 | (1,706) | 11,769 | (13,799) | -- | 52,365 |
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Wireless |
Cable(1) |
Wireline(1) |
Other |
Eliminations |
Consolidated Totals |
External revenues | ||||||
Service revenues | $ 143,112 | $ 57,028 | $ 14,255 | $ -- | $ -- | $ 214,395 |
Other | 8,653 | 5,202 | 15,886 | -- | -- | 29,741 |
Total external revenues | 151,765 | 62,230 | 30,141 | -- | -- | 244,136 |
Internal revenues | 3,283 | 91 | 17,202 | -- | (20,576) | -- |
Total operating revenues | 155,048 | 62,321 | 47,343 | -- | (20,576) | 244,136 |
Operating expenses | ||||||
Costs of goods and services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below | 55,455 | 38,969 | 22,297 | -- | (18,751) | 97,970 |
Selling, general and administrative, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below | 24,734 | 14,487 | 4,270 | 10,170 | (1,825) | 51,836 |
Depreciation and amortization | 23,162 | 17,035 | 8,225 | 292 | -- | 48,714 |
Total operating expenses | 103,351 | 70,491 | 34,792 | 10,462 | (20,576) | 198,520 |
Operating income (loss) | 51,697 | (8,170) | 12,551 | (10,462) | -- | 45,616 |
(1) Prior year service and other revenue amounts have been recast to conform to the current year presentation of video and internet equipment revenues being included in service revenue rather than other revenue.
CONTACT:Source:Shenandoah Telecommunications, Inc. Adele Skolits CFO and VP of Finance 540-984-5161 Adele.skolits@emp.shentel.com OrJohn Nesbett /Jennifer Belodeau Institutional Marketing Services (IMS) 203-972-9200 jnesbett@institutionalms.com
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