Alaska Communications Reports Solid Third Quarter 2016 Results

ANCHORAGE, Alaska--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. ALSK today reported financial results for the third quarter of 2016.

"I am pleased to report another quarter of solid performance to our plan, furthering our record of delivering consistent results. For the third quarter 2016 compared to a year ago, revenue increased 3.2 percent, driven by an 8.3 percent increase for business and wholesale and a 14.0 percent increase for total broadband," said Anand Vadapalli, president and CEO of Alaska Communications.

On October 31, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission released its order for Connect America Fund Phase II (CAF II) for Alaska. The order is consistent with management's expectations. The CAF II order continues high cost support at $19.7 million per year for the next ten years, in exchange for providing broadband to approximately 31,500 locations in unserved and partially served census blocks, representing approximately 26,000 new unserved locations.

"The issuance of the CAF II order eliminates uncertainty for the company in this regard while setting the stage for a significant deployment of broadband in Alaska. Our emphasis on customer service, combined with a superior fiber optic network and strong managed IT services capabilities, creates value for our customers and differentiation in the market. We look forward to reporting continued progress in upcoming quarters," concluded Anand Vadapalli.

Revenue Highlights: Third Quarter 2016 Compared to Third Quarter 2015

• Total revenues:
  • Revenue increased to $56.5 million, up 3.2 percent from $54.7 million.
  • Total broadband revenue reached $29.4 million, up 14.0 percent from $25.7 million.
• Business and wholesale:
  • Comprised 60.3 percent of total revenue.
  • Revenue grew to $34.0 million, up 8.3 percent from $31.4 million.
  • Broadband revenues reached $23.1 million, up 18.5 percent from $19.5 million.
• Consumer:
  • Comprised 16.6 percent of total revenue.
  • Revenue was $9.4 million, down 6.0 percent from $10.0 million.
  • Broadband revenue was $6.2 million for both periods.
• Regulatory:
  • Comprised 23.1 percent of total revenue.
  • Revenue was $13.1 million, down 1.9 percent from $13.3 million.

Financial Metrics: Third Quarter 2016 compared to Third Quarter 2015 and Year to Date September 30, 2016

• Net income was $0.3 million, compared to $1.2 million. Year to date net income was $0.7 million.
• Net cash provided by operating activities was $9.5 million, compared to $13.7 million. Year to date cash provided by operating activities was $28.4 million.
• Capital expenditures were $8.7 million, compared to $12.1 million. Year to date capital expenditures were $22.4 million.

Balance Sheet Metrics: September 30, 2016, compared to December 31, 2015

• Cash remained strong at $21.9 million, compared to $36.0 million, primarily reflecting the repayment of $12.4 million of long-term debt.
• Net debt was $163.3 million, compared to $161.7 million.

Non-GAAP Metrics: Third Quarter 2016 compared to Third Quarter 2015 and Year to Date September 30, 2016

• Adjusted EBITDA was $13.9 million, compared to $12.6 million. Year to date Adjusted EBITDA was $41.8 million, up from $36.1 million.
• Free cash flow for the quarter was $3.0 million, improving $5.2 million from a net outflow of $2.2 million. Year to date free cash flow was $7.0 million, improving $10.9 million from a net outflow of $3.8 million.

Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures can be found in tables at the end of this release and on the company's website at http://www.alsk.com in the investment data section.

Laurie Butcher, Alaska Communications senior vice-president of finance, said, "Our results for the quarter are tracking to our expectations. This year we are meeting our performance targets in a more capital efficient manner; therefore, we have adjusted our capital spending and free cash flow guidance. We believe our continued emphasis on growing Free Cash Flow will drive shareholder value."

2016 Guidance:

The company updated guidance as follows:

• Confirmed Total Wireline Revenue of approximately $228 million
• Confirmed Adjusted EBITDA of approximately $59 million
• Updated Capital Expenditures from approximately $35 million to approximately $32 million
• Increased Free Cash Flow from approximately $5 million to approximately $8 million

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call and live webcast on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the results. Parties in the United States and Canada can access the call at 1-888-542-1138 and enter pass code 461984. All other parties can access the call at 1-719-457-2728 and use the same code.

The live webcast of the conference call will be accessible from the "Events Calendar" section of the Company's website (www.alsk.com). The webcast will be archived for a period of 90 days. A telephonic replay of the conference call will also be available two hours after the call and will run until Dec. 2, 2016, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. To hear the replay, parties in the U.S. and Canada can call 1-888-203-1112 and enter pass code 6806229. All other parties can call 1-719-457-0820 and enter pass code 6806229.

About Alaska Communications

Alaska Communications ALSK is the leading provider of advanced broadband and managed IT services for businesses and consumers in Alaska. The company operates a highly reliable, advanced statewide data network with the latest technology and the most diverse undersea fiber optic system connecting Alaska to the contiguous U.S. For more information, visit www.alaskacommunications.com or www.alsk.com.

Non-GAAP Measures

In an effort to provide investors with additional information regarding our financial results, we have provided certain non-GAAP financial information, including Adjusted EBITDA, Free Cash Flow and Net Debt. Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow measure the Company's primary business activities without regard for the effects of special items and income tax structure. Adjusted EBITDA eliminates the effects of period to period changes in costs that are not directly attributable to the underlying performance of the Company's business operations and is used by Management and the Company's Board of Directors to evaluate current operating financial performance, analyze and evaluate strategic and operational decisions and better evaluate comparability between periods. Free Cash Flow is used to assess the Company's ability to generate cash and plan for future operating and capital actions. Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow are common measures utilized by our peers (other telecommunications companies) and we believe they provide useful information to investors and analysts about the Company's operating results, financial condition and cash flows. Net Debt provides Management and the Board of Directors with a measure of the Company's current leverage position. The definition of these non-GAAP measures is provided on Schedules 4, 5 and 9 to this press release. Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow should not be considered a substitute for Net Income, Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities and other measures of financial performance recorded in accordance with GAAP. Reconciliations of our non-GAAP measures to our nearest GAAP measures can be found in the tables in this release and on our website in the investment data section. Other companies may not calculate non-GAAP measures in the same manner as Alaska Communications. The Company does not provide reconciliations of guidance for Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income, and Free Cash Flow to Net Cash from Operating Activities, in reliance on the unreasonable efforts exception provided under Item 10(e)(1)(i)(B) of Regulation S-K. The Company does not forecast certain items required to develop the comparable GAAP financial measures. These items are realized and unrealized gains and losses on effective and ineffective hedges, charges and benefits for uncollectible accounts, certain other non-cash expenses, unusual items typically excluded from Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow, and changes in operating assets and liabilities (generally the most significant of these items, representing cash outflows of $1.7 million and $2.5 million in the nine-month periods of 2016 and 2015, respectively).

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes certain "forward-looking statements," as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management's beliefs as well as on a number of assumptions concerning future events made using information currently available to management. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are not a guarantee of performance and are subject to a number of uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside the Company's control. Such factors include, without limitation, Federal and Alaska Universal Service Fund changes, adverse economic conditions, the effects of competition in our markets, our relatively small size compared with our competitors, the Company's ability to compete, manage, integrate, market, maintain, and attract sufficient customers for its products and services, adverse changes in labor matters, including workforce levels, our ability to service our debt and refinance as required, labor negotiations, including renegotiating our collective bargaining agreement, employee benefit costs, our ability to control other operating costs, disruption of our supplier's provisioning of critical products or services, the impact of natural or man-made disasters, changes in Company's relationships with large customers, unforeseen changes in public policies, regulatory changes, changes in technology and standards, our internal control over financial reporting, and changes in accounting standards or policies, which could affect reported financial results. For further information regarding risks and uncertainties associated with the Company's business, please refer to the Company's SEC filings, including, but not limited to, the sections entitled "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Copies of the Company's SEC filings may be obtained by contacting its investor relations department at (907) 564-7556 or by visiting its investor relations website at www.alsk.com.

Schedule 1
ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP, INC. CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited, In Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)
		Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2016				2015				2016				2015
Operating revenues:
Operating revenues, non-affiliates		$	56,483			$	54,735			$	169,073			$	175,611
Operating revenues, affiliates			-				-				-				575
Total operating revenues			56,483				54,735				169,073				176,186
Operating expenses:
Cost of services and sales, non-affiliates			25,393				24,673				77,064				81,056
Cost of services and sales, affiliates			-				-				-				4,961
Selling, general & administrative			18,110				20,387				53,036				70,982
Depreciation and amortization			8,748				8,475				25,908				25,491
Loss (gain) on disposal of assets, net			132				(6,978	)			284				(46,364	)
Earnings from equity method investments			-				-				-				(3,056	)
Total operating expenses			52,383				46,557				156,292				133,070
Operating income			4,100				8,178				12,781				43,116
Other income and (expense):
Interest expense			(3,869	)			(4,077	)			(11,590	)			(15,753	)
Loss on extinguishment of debt			-				(2,250	)			(336	)			(4,878	)
Interest income			7				14				18				56
Total other income and (expense)			(3,862	)			(6,313	)			(11,908	)			(20,575	)
Income before income tax benefit (expense)			238				1,865				873				22,541
Income tax benefit (expense)			82				(663	)			(217	)			(9,982	)
Net income			320				1,202				656				12,559
Less net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest			(34	)			(37	)			(101	)			(56	)
Net income attributable to Alaska Communications		$	354			$	1,239			$	757			$	12,615
Basic and Diluted		$	0.01			$	0.02			$	0.01			$	0.25
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic			51,340				50,399				51,105				50,191
Diluted			52,454				51,588				52,130				51,246

Schedule 2
ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP, INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited, In Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)
Assets		September 30, 2016				December 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	21,883			$	36,001
Restricted cash			1,811				1,824
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $1,150 and $1,693			22,979				25,225
Materials and supplies			4,669				4,674
Prepayments and other current assets			4,901				8,068
Total current assets			56,243				75,792
Property, plant and equipment			1,351,215				1,337,098
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization			(984,473	)			(967,776	)
Property, plant and equipment, net			366,742				369,322
Deferred income taxes			15,975				16,660
Other assets			1,722				1,827
Total assets		$	440,682			$	463,601
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term obligations		$	4,175			$	3,671
Accounts payable, accrued and other current liabilities			38,321				51,275
Advance billings and customer deposits			4,147				4,513
Total current liabilities			46,643				59,459
Long-term obligations, net of current portion			175,479				185,018
Other long-term liabilities, net of current portion			62,022				65,265
Total liabilities			284,144				309,742
Commitments and contingencies
Alaska Communications stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $.01 par value; 145,000 authorized			514				505
Additional paid in capital			158,655				156,971
Accumulated deficit			(877	)			(1,634	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(2,831	)			(3,086	)
Total Alaska Communications stockholders' equity			155,461				152,756
Noncontrolling interest			1,077				1,103
Total stockholders' equity			156,538				153,859
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$	440,682			$	463,601

Schedule 3
ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited, In Thousands)
		Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2016				2015				2016				2015
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income		$	320			$	1,202			$	656			$	12,559
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			8,748				8,475				25,908				25,491
Gain on wireless sale			-				(7,092	)			-				(48,232	)
Loss on the disposal of assets, net			132				114				284				1,868
Unrealized gain on ineffective hedge			-				(278	)			-				(820	)
Amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discount			1,014				1,019				3,035				3,062
Amortization of ineffective hedge			-				-				-				1,970
Loss on extinguishment of debt			-				2,250				336				4,878
Amortization of deferred capacity revenue			(862	)			(693	)			(2,564	)			(2,162	)
Stock-based compensation			700				619				2,147				1,898
Deferred income tax expense			48				6,965				543				3,571
Charge for uncollectible accounts			89				66				166				1,385
Cash distribution from equity method investments			-				-				-				3,056
Earnings from equity method investments			-				-				-				(3,056	)
Other non-cash expense, net			52				274				466				817
Income taxes (receivable) payable			(130	)			(6,302	)			(852	)			1,736
Changes in operating assets and liabilities			(633	)			7,127				(1,710	)			(2,521	)
Net cash provided by operating activities			9,478				13,746				28,415				5,500
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures			(8,689	)			(12,083	)			(22,351	)			(38,216	)
Capitalized interest			(263	)			(444	)			(811	)			(1,232	)
Change in unsettled capital expenditures			(25	)			2,713				(9,181	)			3,387
Proceeds on wireless sale			-				7,092				-				285,160
Proceeds on sale of assets			1				3				2,664				3,129
Return of capital from equity investment			-				-				-				1,875
Net change in restricted cash			-				(1,357	)			13				(1,357	)
Net cash (used) provided by investing activities			(8,976	)			(4,076	)			(29,666	)			252,746
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Repayments of long-term debt			(869	)			(90,553	)			(12,355	)			(333,390	)
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt			-				90,061				-				90,061
Debt issuance costs			-				(3,513	)			(44	)			(4,555	)
Cash paid for debt extinguishment			-				(391	)			(150	)			(391	)
Cash paid in acquisition of business			-				-				-				(291	)
Cash proceeds from non-controlling interest			-				-				75				250
Payment of withholding taxes on stock-based compensation			-				-				(472	)			(402	)
Excess tax (expense) benefit from share-based payments			-				-				(51	)			733
Proceeds from issuance of common stock			2				(1	)			130				134
Net cash used by financing activities			(867	)			(4,397	)			(12,867	)			(247,851	)
Change in cash and cash equivalents			(365	)			5,273				(14,118	)			10,395
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period			22,248				36,831				36,001				31,709
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period		$	21,883			$	42,104			$	21,883			$	42,104
Supplemental Cash Flow Data:
Interest paid		$	1,653			$	2,179			$	8,012			$	11,120
Income taxes paid, net		$	-			$	-			$	577			$	3,942

Schedule 4
ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP, INC. ADJUSTED EBITDA (Unaudited, In Thousands)
		Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2016				2015				2016				2015
Net income		$	320			$	1,202			$	656			$	12,559
Add (subtract):
Interest expense			3,869				4,077				11,590				15,753
Loss on extinguishment of debt			-				2,250				336				4,878
Interest income			(7	)			(14	)			(18	)			(56	)
Depreciation and amortization			8,748				8,475				25,908				25,491
Loss (gain) on disposal of assets, net			132				(6,978	)			284				(46,364	)
Earnings from equity method investments			-				-				-				(3,056	)
AWN distributions received/receivable, net			-				-				-				765
Income tax (benefit) expense			(82	)			663				217				9,982
Stock-based compensation			700				619				2,147				1,898
Long-term cash incentives			180				714				585				1,356
Pension adjustment			(41	)			210				-				210
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest			34				37				101				56
Wireless sale transaction-related and wind down costs			-				1,321				-				12,629
Adjusted EBITDA		$	13,853			$	12,576			$	41,806			$	36,101

NonGAAP Measures: The Company provides certain non-GAAP financial information, including Adjusted EBITDA, Free Cash Flow and Net Debt. Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow measure the Company's primary business activities without regard for the effects of special items and income tax structure. Adjusted EBITDA eliminates the effects of period to period changes in costs that are not directly attributable to the underlying performance of the Company's business operations and is used by Management and the Company's Board of Directors to evaluate current operating financial performance, analyze and evaluate strategic and operational decisions and better evaluate comparability between periods. Free Cash Flow is used to assess the Company's ability to generate cash and plan for future operating and capital actions. Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow are common measures utilized by our peers (other telecommunications companies) and we believe they provide useful information to investors and analysts about the Company's operating results, financial condition and cash flows. Net Debt provides Management and the Board of Directors with a measure of the Company's current leverage position.

The Company does not provide reconciliations of guidance for Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income, and Free Cash Flow to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities, in reliance on the unreasonable efforts exception provided under Item 10(e)(1)(i)(B) of Regulation S-K. The Company does not forecast certain items required to develop the comparable GAAP financial measures. These items are realized and unrealized gains and losses on effective and ineffective hedges, charges and benefits for uncollectible accounts, certain other non-cash expenses, unusual items typically excluded from Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow, and changes in operating assets and liabilities (generally the most significant of these items, representing cash outflows of $1.7 million and $2.5 million in the nine-month periods of 2016 and 2015, respectively).

Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow are not GAAP measures and should not be considered a substitute for net income, net cash provided by operating activities, or net cash provided or used. Adjusted EBITDA as computed below is not consistent with the definition of Consolidated EBITDA referenced in our 2015 Senior Credit Agreements, and other companies may not calculate Non-GAAP measures in the same manner we do.

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) before interest, loss on extinguishment of debt, depreciation and amortization, gain or loss on asset purchases or disposals including the sale of our wireless operations, earnings from equity method investments, income taxes, Wireless Sale transaction and wind-down related costs, stock-based compensation, pension adjustments, net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest and expenses under the Company's long term cash incentive plan ("LTCI"). LTCI expenses are considered part of an interim compensation structure to mitigate the dilutive impact of additional share issuances for executive compensation. Distributions from AWN are included in Adjusted EBITDA.

Schedule 5
ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP, INC. FREE CASH FLOW (Unaudited, In Thousands)
		Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2016				2015				2016				2015
Adjusted EBITDA		$	13,853			$	12,576			$	41,806			$	36,101
Less:
Capital expenditures excluding acquisition price of North Slope fiber network			(8,689	)			(12,083	)			(22,351	)			(27,216	)
Milestone billings for fiber build project for a carrier customer			-				-				-				2,500
Net capital expenditures			(8,689	)			(12,083	)			(22,351	)			(24,716	)
Purchase of North Slope fiber network
Acquisition price			-				-				-				(11,000	)
(Paid) less: 50% due in 2016			-				-				(5,500	)			5,500
Proceeds on sale of fiber to joint venture partner			-				-				2,650				2,650
Less: other cash proceeds			-				-				-				400
Net North Slope purchase			-				-				(2,850	)			(2,450	)
Amortization of GCI/AWN capacity revenue			(522	)			(520	)			(1,547	)			(1,649	)
Interest paid			(1,653	)			(2,179	)			(8,012	)			(11,120	)
Free cash flow*		$	2,989			$	(2,206	)		$	7,046			$	(3,834	)
* Quarterly FCF fluctuates and should not be viewed as an indicator of annual performance. While onetime events, seasonality of capital spend and the timing of interest payments may result in negative FCF in one or more quarters, we reaffirm our guidance for annual FCF.

NonGAAP Measures: Free cash flow is defined as Adjusted EBITDA, less recurring operating cash requirements which include capital expenditures, net of cash received for a fiber build for a carrier customer, less cash interest expense, significant non-cash revenue associated with our interconnection agreement with AWN and GCI, and cash receipts and payments associated with the purchase of the North Slope fiber network and establishment of our joint venture with QHL.

Alaska Communications continues to have net operating losses and is not a significant taxpayer on ordinary income. Income taxes paid in 2015 and 2016 are related to the Wireless retail sale and are not included in free cash flow.

See Schedule 3 for Net cash provided by operating activities, Net cash (used) provided by investing activities, and Net cash used by financing activities.

See Schedule 6 for the reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities to free cash flow.

Schedule 6
ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP, INC. RECONCILIATION OF CASH FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES TO FREE CASH FLOW (Unaudited, In Thousands)
		Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2016				2015				2016				2015
Net cash provided by operating activities		$	9,478			$	13,746			$	28,415			$	5,500
Adjustments to reconcile net cash provided by operating activities to free cash flow:
Capital expenditures excluding acquisition price of North Slope fiber network			(8,689	)			(12,083	)			(22,351	)			(27,216	)
Milestone billings for fiber build project for a carrier customer			-				-				-				2,500
Purchase of North Slope fiber network:
Acquisition price			-				-				-				(11,000	)
(Paid) less: 50% due in 2016			-				-				(5,500	)			5,500
Proceeds on sale of fiber to joint venture partner			-				-				2,650				2,650
Other cash proceeds			-				-				-				400
Amortization of deferred capacity revenue			862				693				2,564				2,162
Amortization of GCI/AWN capacity revenue			(522	)			(520	)			(1,547	)			(1,649	)
Interest expense			3,869				4,077				11,590				15,753
Amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discount			(1,014	)			(1,019	)			(3,035	)			(3,062	)
Interest paid			(1,653	)			(2,179	)			(8,012	)			(11,120	)
Interest income			(7	)			(14	)			(18	)			(56	)
Unrealized gain on ineffective hedge			-				278				-				820
Amortization of ineffective hedge			-				-				-				(1,970	)
Income tax (benefit) expense			(82	)			663				217				9,982
Income taxes receivable (payable)			130				6,302				852				(1,736	)
Deferred income tax expense			(48	)			(6,965	)			(543	)			(3,571	)
Charge for uncollectible accounts			(89	)			(66	)			(166	)			(1,385	)
Cash distribution from equity method investments			-				-				-				(3,056	)
Long-term cash incentives			180				714				585				1,356
Pension adjustment			(41	)			210				-				210
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest			34				37				101				56
Wireless sale transaction-related and wind down costs			-				1,321				-				12,629
AWN distributions received/receivable, net			-				-				-				765
Other non-cash expense, net			(52	)			(274	)			(466	)			(817	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities			633				(7,127	)			1,710				2,521
Free cash flow		$	2,989			$	(2,206	)		$	7,046			$	(3,834	)

Schedule 7
ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP, INC. REVENUE GROWTH FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS (Unaudited, In Thousands)
		Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2016			2015			2016			2015
Business and wholesale revenue
Business broadband		$	15,140		$	12,691		$	43,712		$	37,111
Business voice and other			7,113			7,461			21,225			21,636
Managed IT services			1,072			708			2,971			2,247
Equipment sales and installations			819			1,730			4,503			4,583
Wholesale broadband			7,970			6,817			23,359			20,417
Wholesale voice and other			1,920			2,023			5,678			6,589
Total business and wholesale revenue			34,034			31,430			101,448			92,583
Growth in business and wholesale			8.3%						9.6%
Consumer revenue
Broadband			6,245			6,235			18,621			19,494
Voice and other			3,124			3,730			9,765			10,856
Total consumer revenue			9,369			9,965			28,386			30,350
Total business, wholesale, and consumer revenue			43,403			41,395			129,834			122,933
Growth in business, wholesale and consumer revenue			4.9%						5.6%
Growth in broadband revenue			14.0%						11.3%
Regulatory revenue
Access			8,158			8,420			24,316			25,477
High cost support			4,922			4,920			14,923			14,761
Total regulatory revenue			13,080			13,340			39,239			40,238
Total wireline revenue			56,483			54,735			169,073			163,171
Growth in wireline revenue			3.2%						3.6%
Total wireless & AWN related revenue			-			-			-			13,015
Total revenue		$	56,483		$	54,735		$	169,073		$	176,186

Schedule 8
ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP, INC. KEY OPERATING STATISTICS (Unaudited)
		Three Months Ended
		September 30, 2016			June 30, 2016			September 30, 2015
Voice:
Business access lines (1)			74,328			75,646			78,164
Consumer access lines			34,319			35,600			39,016
Voice ARPU business		$	23.78		$	23.79		$	23.66
Voice ARPU consumer		$	28.25		$	28.61		$	29.09
Broadband:
Business connections (1)			15,321			15,347			15,712
Consumer connections			33,922			33,913			33,488
Broadband ARPU business (1,2)		$	328.83		$	313.92		$	268.30
Broadband ARPU consumer		$	61.03		$	60.91		$	60.34
Churn:
Business voice			1.4%			1.0%			1.1%
Consumer broadband			2.7%			2.5%			3.0%
Consumer voice			1.7%			1.5%			2.0%
(1) How we calculate broadband connections has changed to exclude certain internal use circuits.
Historical amounts have been restated to reflect appropriate comparisons period over period.
(2) Restated June 30, 2016, business broadband ARPU to remove dial-up revenue.

Schedule 9
ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP, INC. Long Term Debt and Net Debt (Unaudited, In Thousands)
		September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
2015 senior secured credit facilities due 2018		$ 87,500		$ 89,750
Debt issuance costs - 2015 senior secured credit facilities due 2018		(2,157)		(3,406)
6.25% convertible notes due 2018		94,000		104,000
Debt discount - 6.25% convertible notes due 2018		(2,753)		(4,641)
Debt issuance costs - 6.25% convertible notes due 2018		(576)		(1,010)
Capital leases and other long-term obligations		3,640		3,996
Total debt		179,654		188,689
Less current portion		(4,175)		(3,671)
Long-term obligations, net of current portion		$ 175,479		$ 185,018
Total debt		$ 179,654		$ 188,689
Plus debt discounts and debt issuance costs		5,486		9,057
Gross debt		185,140		197,746
Cash and cash equivalents		(21,883)		(36,001)
Net debt		$ 163,257		$ 161,745

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