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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 1999
OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _______ to _______
Commission File Number 1-8611
MediaOne Group, Inc.
A Delaware Corporation IRS Employer No. 84-0926774
188 Inverness Drive West, Englewood, Colorado 80112
Telephone Number 303-858-3000
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X_ No __
The number of shares of MediaOne Group, Inc. common stock outstanding (net of
shares held in treasury), at April 30, 1999, was 605,542,158 shares.
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MediaOne Group, Inc.
Form 10-Q
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Item Page
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
1. MediaOne Group, Inc. Financial Information
Consolidated Statements of Operations -
Three Months Ended March 31, 1999 and 1998 3
Consolidated Balance Sheets -
March 31, 1999 and December 31, 1998 5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows -
Three Months Ended March 31, 1999 and 1998 7
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 8
2. MediaOne Group, Inc. Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Consolidated Results of Operations 18
Liquidity and Capital Resources 26
Risk Management 29
Selected Proportionate Data 33
3. MediaOne Group, Inc. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About
Market Risk 36
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
1. Legal Proceedings 37
6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 37
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Form 10-Q - Part I
MediaOne Group, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
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Three Months Ended
March 31,
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Dollars in millions 1999 1998
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Sales and other revenues:
Cable and broadband $ 661 $ 624
Corporate 4 7
Wireless communications - 341
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Total sales and other revenues 665 972
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Operating expenses:
Cost of sales and other revenues 269 317
Selling, general and administrative expenses 185 307
Depreciation and amortization 250 348
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Total operating expenses 704 972
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Loss from operations (39) -
Interest expense (96) (150)
Equity losses in unconsolidated ventures (115) (136)
Gains on sales of investments 194 17
Loss on PrimeStar investment (65) -
Minority interest expense in Centaur Funding (25) -
Guaranteed minority interest expense (24) (22)
Other income (expense) - net 22 (37)
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Loss from continuing operations before income taxes (148) (328)
Benefit from income taxes 37 106
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Loss from continuing operations (111) (222)
Income from discontinued operations - net of income taxes (Note 8) - 434
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NET INCOME (LOSS) $ (111) $212
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Preferred stock dividends and accretion (14) (13)
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EARNINGS (LOSS) AVAILABLE FOR COMMON STOCK $ (125) $ 199
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See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Form 10-Q - Part I
MediaOne Group, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
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Three Months Ended
March 31,
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In thousands, except per share amounts 1999 1998
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MEDIAONE GROUP STOCK BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER COMMON SHARE: (1)
Loss from continuing operations $ (0.21) $ (0.38)
Income from discontinued operations (2) - 0.14
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Basic and diluted loss per common share $ (0.21) $(0.24)
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Basic and diluted average common shares outstanding 603,813 608,295
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(1) For 1998 earnings per share information of Communications Stock see Note 6
- Earnings Per Share - to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
(2) Amounts represent the operations of U S WEST Dex, Inc., the domestic
directory business, which were discontinued as of June 12, 1998.
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Form 10-Q - Part I
MediaOne Group, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
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March 31, December 31,
Dollars in millions 1999 1998
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(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 532 $ 415
Accounts and notes receivable - net 326 255
Income tax receivable 29 375
Current portion of deferred tax asset 74 74
Prepaid and other 29 33
Marketable securities 53 48
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Total current assets 1,043 1,200
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Property, plant and equipment - net 4,259 4,069
Investment in AirTouch Communications 7,250 5,919
Investment in Time Warner Entertainment 2,452 2,442
Net investment in international ventures 1,213 1,344
Intangible assets - net 11,522 11,647
Other assets 1,555 1,571
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Total assets $ 29,294 $ 28,192
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See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Form 10-Q - Part I
MediaOne Group, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Continued)
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March 31, December 31,
Dollars in millions 1999 1998
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(Unaudited)
LIABILITIES AND SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt $ 422 $ 569
Accounts payable 303 332
Employee compensation 86 80
Deferred revenues and customer deposits 154 87
Other 598 546
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Total current liabilities 1,563 1,614
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Long-term debt 5,400 4,853
Deferred income taxes 6,293 6,035
Deferred credits and other 658 641
Commitments and contingencies
Minority interest in Centaur Funding 1,102 1,099
Company-obligated mandatorily redeemable preferred
securities of subsidiary trust holding solely
Company-guaranteed debentures 1,061 1,061
Preferred stock subject to mandatory redemption 100 100
Shareowners' equity:
Preferred stock 928 927
Common shares 10,328 10,324
Retained earnings 544 669
Accumulated other comprehensive income 1,317 869
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Total shareowners' equity 13,117 12,789
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Total liabilities and shareowners' equity $ 29,294 $ 28,192
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See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Form 10-Q - Part I
MediaOne Group, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
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Three Months Ended March 31, 1999 1998
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Dollars in millions
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss) $ (111) $ 212
Adjustments to net income (loss):
Discontinued operations - (434)
Depreciation and amortization 250 348
Equity losses in unconsolidated ventures 115 136
Distribution from unconsolidated ventures - 3
Gains on sales of investments (194) (17)
Loss on PrimeStar investment 65 -
Deferred income taxes (18) (31)
Provision for uncollectibles 7 22
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts and notes receivable (83) 75
Prepaid and other current assets 6 (2)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 37 (249)
Other - net 384 (11)
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Cash provided by operating activities 458 52
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INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment (401) (355)
Investment in international ventures (55) (45)
Investment in domestic ventures - (64)
Purchase of miscellaneous assets - (35)
Proceeds from sales of investments 304 71
Cash from net investment in assets held for sale - 13
Other - net 11 2
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Cash used for investing activities (141) (413)
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FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net proceeds from (repayments of) short-term debt (160) 388
Repayments of long-term debt (3) -
Proceeds from issuance of common stock 23 30
Dividends paid on common stock - (259)
Dividends paid on preferred stock (13) (13)
Purchases of treasury stock (47) (35)
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Cash (used for) provided by financing activities (200) 111
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Cash provided by discontinued operations - 214
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Increase (decrease) 117 (36)
Beginning balance 415 184
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Ending balance $ 532 $ 148
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See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Form 10-Q - Part I
MediaOne Group, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 1999
(Dollars in millions)
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1: AT&T MERGER
On May 6, 1999, MediaOne Group, Inc.("MediaOne Group{" or the "Company") entered
into an agreement with AT&T Corp. ("AT&T") to merge its operations with those of
AT&T, and terminated the merger agreement previously entered into with Comcast
Corporation ("Comcast"). Under the terms of the AT&T definitive merger
agreement, MediaOne Group shareowners will have the right to receive, for each
share of MediaOne Group Stock, (i) 1.4912 shares of AT&T common stock, (ii)
$85.00 in cash, or (iii) .95 of a share of AT&T common stock and cash of $30.85,
in each case subject to possible proration. With respect to MediaOne Group
shareowners who receive AT&T common stock, if the volume-weighted average sale
price of the AT&T common stock for the 20 trading days ending three trading days
prior to the effective date of the merger (the "AT&T Price") is between $51.30
and $57.00 per share, an additional amount in cash will be paid so that the
total value of AT&T common stock (based on the AT&T Price) and cash
received per share of MediaOne Group Stock will be $85.00. If the AT&T Price is
less than $51.30 per share, the additional cash payment will be made based on an
assumed AT&T Price of $51.30 per share, and the total value of cash and AT&T
common stock (based on the AT&T Price) received per share of MediaOne Group
Stock will be less than $85.00. If the AT&T Price is above $57.00 per share, the
total value of cash and AT&T common stock (based on the AT&T Price) received per
share of MediaOne Group Stock will be more than $85.00. The transaction is
expected to close in the first quarter of 2000, subject to legal and regulatory
approvals, as well as the approval of MediaOne Group shareowners.
As a result of the termination of the Comcast merger, the Company paid Comcast a
termination fee of $1.5 billion as outlined in the Comcast merger agreement. The
termination fee was funded by AT&T and will be recorded on MediaOne Group's
Consolidated Balance Sheet as a note payable to AT&T. The AT&T note bears
interest at 3-month LIBOR plus 0.15 percent and matures on December 31, 2000.
The note is due on demand at any time following consummation of the merger
between the Company and AT&T.
NOTE 2: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation. The Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared
by MediaOne Group pursuant to the interim reporting rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and include the accounts of MediaOne
Group and its consolidated subsidiaries. Certain information and footnote
disclosures normally accompanying financial statements prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") have been condensed or
omitted pursuant to such SEC rules and regulations.
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Form 10-Q - Part I
MediaOne Group, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions)
(Unaudited)
In the opinion of MediaOne Group's management, the Consolidated Financial
Statements include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments,
necessary to present fairly the financial information set forth therein. It is
suggested that these Consolidated Financial Statements be read in conjunction
with the 1998 MediaOne Group Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto
included in MediaOne Group's proxy statement mailed to all shareowners on April
5, 1999.
Certain reclassifications within the Consolidated Financial Statements have been
made to conform to the current year presentation.
New Accounting Standards. On January 1, 1999, MediaOne Group adopted Statement
of Position ("SOP") 98-1, "Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software
Developed or Obtained for Internal Use," and SOP 98-5, "Reporting on the Costs
of Start-Up Activities." SOP 98-1 requires that certain costs of internal use
software, whether purchased or developed internally, be capitalized and
amortized over the estimated useful life of the software. SOP 98-5 requires,
among other things, that the costs related to start-up activities of a new
entity, facility, product or service be expensed. Adoption of SOP 98-1 and SOP
98-5 did not have a material impact on the financial position or results of
operations of the Company.
NOTE 3: ACQUISITIONS, DISPOSITIONS AND OTHER
Optus Shares. During the first quarter of 1999, MediaOne Group received 13.6
million shares of Cable & Wireless Optus Limited ("Optus") as a result of having
met certain performance measures at Optus, and purchased 5.6 million additional
Optus shares related to the Company's anti-dilution rights. The Company has
continued with its plan to dispose of its investment in Optus shares and as of
March 31, 1999, has sold 55.1 million Optus shares, including the 50 million
shares held as of year end 1998. The sales resulted in net proceeds of $133 and
a pretax gain of $124.
Cable System Sales and Trades. During the first quarter of 1999, MediaOne Group
sold its cable television systems in Reno, Nevada and Mammoth and June Lake,
California for total proceeds of $32, resulting in a pretax gain of $14. The
cable systems served approximately 10,000 and 7,000 subscribers, respectively.
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Form 10-Q - Part I
MediaOne Group, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions)
(Unaudited)
On February 2, 1999, MediaOne Group and Time Warner Cable, a division of Time
Warner, Inc. and Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. ("TWE"), signed a
definitive agreement to trade certain cable systems. MediaOne Group will trade
cable systems in Ohio, Maine and California serving approximately 350,000
subscribers, while Time Warner Cable will trade cable systems in Massachusetts,
New Hampshire and Georgia serving approximately 310,000 subscribers. MediaOne
Group will also receive cash from the trade. The transaction is expected to
close in the third quarter of 1999. During the three month period ended March
31, 1999, these cable systems contributed revenues of $43 and operating income
of $19.
In addition, on March 2, 1999, MediaOne Group and Cox Communications, Inc.
("Cox") signed a definitive agreement to trade certain cable systems. MediaOne
Group will trade cable systems in Connecticut and Rhode Island serving
approximately 51,000 subscribers, while Cox will trade cable systems in
Massachusetts serving approximately 54,000 subscribers. MediaOne Group will also
pay cash for the trade. The transaction is expected to close during the third
quarter of 1999, subject to legal and regulatory approval. During the three
month period ended March 31, 1999, these cable systems contributed revenues of
$6 and operating income of $3.
In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 121,
"Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to
Be Disposed Of," the Company stopped depreciating and amortizing the systems
held for sale.
Other. Effective on March 31, 1999, MediaOne Group sold its investments in
Continental Fiber Technologies, Inc. and Alternet of Virginia, Inc., providers
of business telephony services, for net proceeds of $82. The sale resulted in a
pretax gain of $44. In addition, the capital assets group sold various of its
leveraged leases for net proceeds of $64 and a pretax gain of $12.
PrimeStar Investment. On January 22, 1999, PrimeStar, Inc. ("PrimeStar")
announced that it had reached an agreement to sell its high-power satellite
assets and its direct broadcast services ("DBS") medium-power business and
assets to Hughes Electronics Corporation ("Hughes"). Based on the estimated
proceeds from these sales, MediaOne Group reduced the carrying amount of its
investment in PrimeStar to zero at December 31, 1998.
On March 31, 1999, certain PrimeStar shareholders, including MediaOne Group,
signed a separate funding agreement to cover various operating and transition
costs of the PrimeStar DBS medium-power business. On April 28, 1999, PrimeStar
received required consents from lenders and closed the DBS medium-powered
business sale. As a result of these transactions, MediaOne Group accrued $65
during the first quarter of 1999 to reflect its probable obligations, of which
$36 was funded in April 1999. MediaOne Group is currently a guarantor of letters
of credit for PrimeStar totaling approximately $100.
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Form 10-Q - Part I
MediaOne Group, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions)
(Unaudited)
NOTE 4: OPERATING SEGMENTS
In accordance with SFAS No. 131, "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise
and Related Information," the following table presents selected information for
MediaOne Group's operating segments for the three month periods ended March 31,
1999 and 1998. "Sales and Other Revenues" and earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation, amortization and other ("EBITDA") for each segment are presented
on a proportionate basis. Proportionate results reflect the relative weight of
MediaOne Group's ownership in each of its respective domestic and international
equity ventures together with the consolidated results of its subsidiaries. The
computation of EBITDA also excludes gains on asset sales, equity losses,
guaranteed minority interest expense and minority interest expense in Centaur
Funding. Adjustments made to Sales and Other Revenues and EBITDA to arrive at
proportionate results are reversed in the column labeled "Eliminations and
Adjustments," in conformity with SFAS No. 131, so that in total, Sales and Other
Revenues and EBITDA reflect consolidated results.
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Eliminations
MediaOne of Multimedia &
Delaware(1) Ventures(2) International Other Adjustments Consolidated
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Three months ended March 31, 1999
Sales and other revenues $ 654 $ 748 $ 440 $ 4 $ (1,181) $ 665
EBITDA (3) 241 243 101 (19) (355) 211
Net income (loss) (74) 4 (14) (27) - (111)
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Three months ended March 31, 1998
Sales and other revenues $ 619 $ 742 $ 318 $ 351 $ (1,058) $ 972
EBITDA (3) 240 188 17 95 (192) 348
Net income (loss) (4) (125) (6) (79) 422 - 212
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(1) MediaOne of Delaware represents the operations of the Company's domestic
cable and broadband subsidiary.
(2) Multimedia Ventures includes MediaOne Group's 25.51 percent equity interest
in TWE, as well as related overheads. The reported TWE results are prepared
in accordance with GAAP and have not been adjusted to report TWE
investments accounted for under the equity method on a proportionate basis.
(3) The Company believes EBITDA is an important indicator of the operating
performance of its businesses and should not be considered an alternative
to operating or net income as an indicator of the performance of MediaOne
Group's businesses, or as an alternative to cash flows from operating
activities as a measure of liquidity, in each case determined in accordance
with GAAP.
(4) Other net income during 1998 includes $434 related to discontinued
operations.
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Form 10-Q - Part I
MediaOne Group, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions)
(Unaudited)
Total assets are those assets and investments that are used in, or pertain to,
each segment's operations, as follows:
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Delaware(1) Ventures(2) International Other Consolidated
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Total assets as of:
March 31, 1999 $ 16,135 $ 2,558 $ 2,307 $ 8,294 $ 29,294
December 31, 1998 16,003 2,551 2,308 7,330 28,192
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(1) MediaOne of Delaware represents the operations of the Company's domestic
cable and broadband subsidiary.
(2) Multimedia Ventures includes MediaOne Group's 25.51 percent equity interest
in TWE.
The "Other" column includes primarily cash; debt and equity securities;
investments in domestic interactive services; and other corporate assets. The
increase in Other total assets of $964, or 13.2 percent, during 1999 is due
primarily to the marking to market of the Company's investments in marketable
equity securities, including AirTouch Communications, Inc. ("AirTouch") stock.
The following table presents a geographic breakout for proportionate revenues
and EBITDA and a reconciliation to consolidated amounts:
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Proportionate Revenue:
United States (1) $ 1,403 $ 1,701
United Kingdom 275 189
Central Europe 143 106
Asia and other 25 34
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Proportionate revenue 1,846 2,030
Less: Proportionate adjustment (1,181) (1,058)
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Consolidated revenues $ 665 $ 972
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Proportionate EBITDA:
United States (1) $ 468 $ 523
United Kingdom 64 4
Central Europe 43 28
Asia and other (9) (15)
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Proportionate EBITDA 566 540
Less: Proportionate adjustment (355) (192)
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Consolidated EBITDA $ 211 $ 348
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(1) Amounts include proportionate revenue of $335 and proportionate EBITDA of
$108 for the domestic wireless operations during 1998. These operations
were sold in April 1998.
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Form 10-Q - Part I
MediaOne Group, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions)
(Unaudited)
NOTE 5: SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY
Following is a rollforward of shareowners' equity since the end of 1998:
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Comprehensive
Preferred Common Retained Income
Stock Shares Earnings
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Balance at December 31, 1998 $ 927 $ 10,324 $ 669 $ 869
Net loss (111)
Issuance of MediaOne Group stock 23
Purchase of treasury stock (47)
Preferred stock dividends (14)
Market value adjustments for debt and equity
securities, and Exchangeable Notes, net of
reclassification adjustments and income taxes 488
Foreign currency translation, net of income taxes (40)
Other 1 28
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Balance at March 31, 1999 $ 928 $ 10,328 $ 544 $ 1,317
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Share Repurchase. During the three month period ended March 31, 1999, MediaOne
Group purchased and placed into treasury 830,000 shares of MediaOne Group Stock,
at an average purchase price of $56.06 per share, and a total cost basis of $47.
Comprehensive Income. Total comprehensive income and the components of
comprehensive income follow:
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1999 1998
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Net income (loss) $ (111) $ 212
Other comprehensive income, before tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustment (65) 16
Unrealized gains on debt and equity securities, and
Exchangeable Notes 899 118
Reclassification for gains realized in net loss (105) -
Income tax provision related to items of other comprehensive
income (281) (53)
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Total other comprehensive income, net of tax 448 81
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Total comprehensive income $ 337 $ 293
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Form 10-Q - Part I
MediaOne Group, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions)
(Unaudited)
The majority of the unrealized gains and losses on debt and equity securities
during 1999 relate to the Company's investment in common and preferred stock of
AirTouch which was acquired on April 6, 1998, in connection with the sale by the
Company of its domestic wireless businesses (the "AirTouch Transaction").
Shareholder Rights Plan. On February 9, 1999, the Board of Directors of the
Company approved a new shareholder rights plan to replace the existing plan upon
its expiration. The new rights expire on April 6, 2009. The new shareholder
rights plan contains terms similar to the expired plan.
NOTE 6: EARNINGS PER SHARE
The following table reflects the computation of basic and diluted earnings
(loss) per share in accordance with SFAS No. 128, "Earnings Per Share." The
diluted earnings (loss) per share and related share amounts do not include
potential share issuances associated with stock options and the Company's
convertible Series D preferred shares since the effect would have been
antidilutive on the loss from continuing operations.
In 1998, the Company had outstanding two separate classes of common stock which
reflected the performance of its two groups: the MediaOne Group Stock and the
Communications Stock. The MediaOne Group Stock reflected the performance of the
multimedia businesses of the Company, as well as the domestic directory
business. The Communications Stock reflected the performance of the Company's
telecommunications businesses. Effective on June 12, 1998, the
telecommunications businesses and the domestic directory business were separated
from MediaOne Group and became an independent public company. The Communications
Stock was cancelled as of the effective date of the separation.
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Form 10-Q - Part I
MediaOne Group, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions)
(Unaudited)
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1999 1998
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MEDIAONE GROUP STOCK:
Loss from continuing operations $ (111) $ (222)
Preferred stock dividends and accretion (14) (13)
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Loss from continuing operations available to MediaOne Group Stock
shareowners used for basic and diluted loss per share
$ (125) $ (235)
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Income from discontinued operations available to MediaOne Group
Stock shareowners used for basic and diluted earnings per share
(1) - $ 87
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Weighted average number of shares used for basic and diluted earnings
(loss) per share 603,813 608,295
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Basic and diluted loss per share from continuing operations $ (0.21) $ (0.38)
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Basic and diluted earnings per share from discontinued
operations (1) - $ 0.14
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COMMUNICATIONS STOCK: (2)
Income from discontinued operations available to Communications Stock
shareowners used for basic and
diluted earnings per share - $ 347
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Weighted average number of shares used for basic and diluted earnings per
share - 484,964
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Basic and diluted earnings per share from discontinued operations
- $ 0.72
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(1) Represents the operations of the domestic directory business which were
discontinued effective June 12, 1998.
(2) Represents the operations of the telecommunications businesses which were
discontinued effective June 12, 1998.
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Form 10-Q - Part I
MediaOne Group, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions)
(Unaudited)
NOTE 7: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Telewest. Shortly after the Company entered into its definitive merger agreement
with AT&T, AT&T and Microsoft Corporation ("Microsoft") announced that they had
entered into a series of agreements, which, among other things, involved the
sale of the Company's interest in Telewest Communications plc ("Telewest") to
Microsoft. The terms and conditions of any such sale will be subject to certain
approvals, including, if the sale is to occur prior to the merger of the
Company's operations with those of AT&T, the approval of the Company's Board of
Directors.
AirTouch/Vodafone Merger. On December 15, 1998, Centaur Funding Corporation
("Centaur"), a special purpose entity consolidated by MediaOne Group, issued
Cumulative Preference Shares, Series B (the "Series B Preference Shares") and
Preference Shares, Series C (the "Series C Preference Shares"). Dividend
payments on the Series B Preference Shares and certain redemption payments on
the Series B and Series C Preference Shares are to be determined by reference to
the dividend and redemption activity of the AirTouch 5.143 percent Class D
Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series 1998, (the "Class D ATI Shares") and 5.143
percent Class E Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series 1998, (the "Class E ATI
Shares" and together with the Class D ATI Shares, the "ATI Shares").
On January 15, 1999, AirTouch entered into a preliminary agreement, as amended,
with Vodafone Group Public Limited Company ("Vodafone") to merge its operations
with a subsidiary of Vodafone. Under the terms of the Vodafone merger (a) the
ATI Shares remain outstanding and represent AirTouch preferred shares, (b) the
early redemption option on the Class D ATI Shares is eliminated, (c) the
maturity date on the Class E ATI Shares is extended to April 1, 2020, and (d)
the Class E ATI Shares pay an extraordinary dividend of $25.00 per share
subsequent to the completion of the Vodafone merger.
On May 13, 1999, Centaur mailed notices to the holders of the Series B and
Series C Preference Shares that described the manner in which the terms of the
Series B and Series C Preference Shares would be deemed modified to reflect the
changes to the ATI Shares, pursuant to the Articles of Association of Centaur,
without any action of the holders of such shares.
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MediaOne Group, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in millions)
(Unaudited)
The extraordinary dividend payment on the Class E ATI Shares will be allocated
to the Series B and Series C Preference Shares on a pro-rata basis based on the
liquidation value of the Series B Preference Shares and on the accreted value of
the Series C Preference Shares when the payment is made. The amount allocated to
the Series B Preference Shares will be paid as a one-time extraordinary dividend
together with the first regularly scheduled dividend following the payment on
the Class E ATI Shares. Since the Series C Preference Shares do not pay
dividends, the amount allocated to these shares will be invested by Centaur, in
accordance with its Articles of Association, and will be added to the redemption
amount of the Series C Preference Shares at maturity.
Ariawest. On May 13, 1999, PT Ariawest International, ("Ariawest"), the
Company's investment in Indonesia, reached an agreement to restructure its debt
into a non-recourse debt facility. MediaOne Group is evaluating its probable
funding commitments related to its investment in Ariawest as a result of the
non-recourse facility.
NOTE 8: DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
In accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30, "Reporting the
Results of Operations - Reporting the Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a
Business and Extraordinary, Unusual and Infrequently Occurring Events and
Transactions," the Consolidated Financial Statements reflect the
telecommunications businesses and the domestic directory business as
discontinued operations since these businesses were separated from the Company
effective on June 12, 1998. The revenues and expenses, and the cash flows of the
discontinued operations have been separately classified in the Consolidated
Statements of Operations and Cash Flows. Summarized operating results for the
discontinued operations in 1998 were as follows:
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Revenues $ 3,009
Operating income 815
Income before income taxes 693
Income tax expense (259)
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Net income of discontinued operations $ 434
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Form 10-Q - Part I
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations (Dollars in millions)
Some of the information presented in or in connection with this report
constitutes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Although the Company believes that its
expectations are based on reasonable assumptions within the bounds of its
knowledge of its business and operations, there can be no assurance that actual
results will not differ materially from its expectations. Factors that could
cause actual results to differ from expectations include: (i) greater than
anticipated competition from new entrants into the cable, and wireless
communications markets, (ii) changes in demand for the Company's products and
services, (iii) regulatory changes affecting the cable and telecommunications
industries, (iv) changes in economic conditions in the various markets served by
MediaOne Group operations, including international markets, that could adversely
affect the level of demand for cable, wireless, or other services offered by the
Company, (v) greater than anticipated competitive activity requiring new pricing
for services, (vi higher than anticipated start-up costs associated with new
business opportunities, (vii) higher than anticipated employee levels, capital
expenditures, and operating xpenses (such as costs associated with Year 2000
remediation), (viii) consumer acceptance of broadband services, including
telephony and data services, and wireless services, (ix) increases in fraudulent
activity with respect to broadband and wireless services, or (x) delays in the
development of anticipated technologies, or the failure of such technologies to
perform according to expectations.
Results of Operations - Continuing Operations - First Quarter 1999 Compared with
First Quarter 1998
MediaOne Group Loss from Continuing Operations
Normalized Loss from Continuing Operations
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1999 1998 $ %
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Loss from continuing operations $ (111) $ (222) $ 111 (50.0)
Adjustments to reported loss from continuing operations:
Domestic wireless operations (1) - (15) 15 -
Gains on sales of investments (119) (10) (109) -
Loss on PrimeStar investment 40 - 40 -
Merger costs 15 - 15 -
Separation costs - 35 (35) -
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Normalized loss from continuing operations $ (175) $ (212) $ 37 (17.5)
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(1) The domestic wireless businesses were sold to AirTouch effective 4/6/98.
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Form 10-Q - Part I
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations (Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
Normalized Basic Loss Per Share from Continuing Operations Available for
MediaOne Group Stock
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1999 1998 $ %
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Loss from continuing operations available for common stock
$ (0.21) $ (0.38) $ 0.17 (44.7)
Adjustments to reported loss from continuing operations:
Domestic wireless operations (1) - (0.03) 0.03 -
Gains on sales of investments (0.20) (0.02) (0.18) -
Loss on PrimeStar investment 0.07 - 0.07 -
Merger costs 0.03 - 0.03 -
Separation costs - 0.06 (0.06) -
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Normalized loss from continuing operations available for
common stock $ (0.31) $ (0.37) $ 0.06 (16.2)
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</TABLE>
(1) The domestic wireless businesses were sold to AirTouch effective 4/6/98.
The decrease in normalized loss from continuing operations was primarily a
result of decreased interest expense due to lower debt levels at MediaOne Group
and the suspension of depreciation and amortization expense on domestic cable
systems held for sale. The table above normalizes for significant one-time items
and aids in the comparability of the Company's performance period over period.
Routine acquisitions and dispositions are normalized within the discussion of
revenues and operating income which follows.
Sales and Other Revenues
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1999 1998 $ %
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Cable and broadband:
Domestic $ 654 $ 619 $ 35 5.7
International 7 5 2 40.0
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661 624 37 5.9
Corporate 4 7 (3) (42.9)
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Current operations 665 631 34 5.4
Domestic wireless (1) - 341 (341) -
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Total $ 665 $ 972 $ (307) (31.6)
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(1) The domestic wireless businesses were sold to AirTouch effective 4/6/98.
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Form 10-Q - Part I
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations (Dollars in millions)
MediaOne Group sales and other revenues decreased during the three month period
ended March 31, 1999 primarily as a result of the sale of the domestic wireless
businesses in April 1998. Normalized for acquisitions and dispositions, total
revenues increased $66, or 11.0 percent, compared with total revenues of $599
for the same period in 1998. The normalized increase was due primarily to growth
in domestic cable and broadband revenues.
Cable and Broadband - Domestic
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REVENUES 1999 1998 $ %
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Basic Cable $ 439 $ 412 $ 27 6.6
Premium 82 79 3 3.8
Pay-per-view 22 13 9 69.2
Advertising 42 31 11 35.5
Equipment & Installation 46 40 6 15.0
Other 1 - 1 -
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Video 632 575 57 9.9
New Products 22 10 12 -
PrimeStar - 34 (34) -
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Total revenues $ 654 $ 619 $ 35 5.7
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Domestic cable and broadband revenues increased during the three month period
ended March 31, 1999 due primarily to greater video and new products revenues,
partially offset by the lack of PrimeStar DBS revenues in 1999. Normalized for
the one-time effects of cable system acquisitions and dispositions, total
domestic cable and broadband revenues increased 11.4 percent during 1999.
Basic Cable. Basic cable services revenues increased during 1999 due primarily
to an approximate 5 percent increase in revenue per average cable subscriber and
increased basic subscribers. At March 31, 1999, basic cable subscribers were
4,966,000, an increase of 1.1 percent compared with the same period in 1998,
normalized for the effects of cable system acquisitions and dispositions. The
increase in revenue per average cable subscriber is primarily the result of
increased rates.
Premium. Premium service revenues increased during 1999 due primarily to
improved premium service customer growth as a result of the launch of "NexTV" in
late 1998. NexTV is a repackaging of the Company's premium services into related
premium channels. At March 31, 1999, premium units were 4,181,000, an increase
of 5.4 percent compared with the same period in 1998, normalized for the effects
of cable system acquisitions and dispositions.
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Form 10-Q - Part I
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations (Dollars in millions)
Pay-per-view. Pay-per-view revenues increased during 1999 due primarily to the
offering of three major sporting events during the period compared with no
comparable events in 1998. Increased movie revenues also contributed to the
increase in pay-per-view revenues.
Advertising. Advertising revenues increased during 1999 primarily as a result of
growth in local and national advertising sales as compared with the same period
in 1998.
Equipment and Installation. Equipment and installation revenues increased in
1999 due primarily to subscribers upgrading converter boxes.
Other. Other revenues include franchise fee payments, revenues received for
guides and miscellaneous revenues.
Video. Video revenue per average cable subscriber was $42.45 per month for the
three month period ended March 31, 1999, an increase of 8.4 percent, compared
with $39.17 for the same period in 1998. Adjusted for the one-time effects of
cable system acquisitions and dispositions, video revenue per average cable
subscriber increased 8.3 percent during 1999. Video revenue per average cable
subscriber has increased as a result of increased rates and expanded channel
offerings.
Video revenues increased 9.5 percent during 1999, normalized for the one-time
effects of cable system acquisitions and dispositions.
New Products. New products revenues increased during 1999 due primarily to
customer growth in high speed data Internet access services and business
dedicated telephone services, as well as the launch of residential telephone
services to six major metro areas throughout 1998.
At March 31, 1999, MediaOne Group had approximately 113,600 high speed data
customers compared with 29,100 high speed data customers for the same period in
1998. High speed data Internet services were available to over 3.7 million
market-ready high speed data homes. At March 31, 1999, MediaOne Group had
approximately 16,500 residential telephone customers with 22,400 telephone
lines. Residential telephone services were available to over 700,000
market-ready homes.
PrimeStar. Subsequent to April 1, 1998, MediaOne Group no longer reflects
PrimeStar DBS services revenues as it contributed its PrimeStar subscribers and
certain related assets (the "PrimeStar Contribution") to PrimeStar.
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Form 10-Q - Part I
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations (Dollars in millions)
Cable and Broadband - International. International cable and broadband revenues
represent the consolidated operations of Cable Plus a.s., a cable operator in
the Czech Republic.
Domestic wireless. On April 6, 1998, MediaOne Group sold its domestic wireless
businesses to AirTouch in the AirTouch Transaction.
Operating Income (Loss)
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1999 1998 $ %
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Cable and broadband:
Domestic $ (3) $ (48) $ 45 (93.8)
International (1) (2) 1 (50.0)
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(4) (50) 46 (92.0)
International wireless (2) (3) 1 (33.3)
Corporate (33) (31) (2) 6.5
Other - (3) 3 -
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Current operations (39) (87) 48 (55.2)
Domestic wireless(1) - 87 (87) -
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Total $ (39) $ - $ (39) -
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(1) The domestic wireless businesses were sold to AirTouch effective 4/6/98.
During the three month period ended March 31, 1999, MediaOne Group's operating
loss decreased to a loss of $39, primarily a result of selling the domestic
wireless businesses in April, 1998. Excluding the effects of the domestic
wireless businesses, operating losses have decreased as a result of suspending
depreciation and amortization expense on cable systems held for sale in 1999.
MediaOne Group's EBITDA for the three month period ended March 31, 1999 was
$211, compared with $348 during the same period in 1998. Excluding the effect of
the domestic wireless operations, EBITDA would have been $210 in 1998. MediaOne
Group considers EBITDA an important indicator of the operational strength and
performance of its businesses. EBITDA, however, should not be considered an
alternative to operating or net income as an indicator of the performance of
MediaOne Group's businesses, or as an alternative to cash flows from operating
activities as a measure of liquidity, in each case determined in accordance with
GAAP.
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Form 10-Q - Part I
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations (Dollars in millions)
Cable and Broadband - Domestic. Domestic cable and broadband operating losses
decreased during 1999 due primarily to the suspension of depreciation and
amortization expense on cable systems held for sale in 1999, partially offset by
$25 of increased depreciation expense on the continuing upgrade of the Company's
cable networks. Also contributing to the decrease in depreciation expense was
the one-time charge in the first quarter of 1998 of $28 for depreciation and
amortization expense related to the termination of the sale of cable systems in
Minnesota. Depreciation and amortization expense had been suspended on these
systems in 1997 while they were held for sale.
During the three month period ended March 31, 1999, EBITDA for domestic cable
and broadband operations was $241, relatively flat compared with $240 in 1998.
Revenue increases of $35, or 5.7 percent, were offset by increased programming
costs of $10, or 6.7 percent, and increased operating, general and
administrative costs of $24, or 10.4 percent. Of those amounts, the PrimeStar
Contribution provided revenue decreases of $34 and cost decreases of $30,
including $14 of programming costs, to total domestic cable and broadband EBITDA
for the period. Normalized for the one-time effects of cable system acquisitions
and dispositions, domestic cable and broadband EBITDA increased 0.4 percent.
Video EBITDA was $260 for the three month period ended March 31, 1999, an
increase of $14, or 5.7 percent, compared with $246 for the same period in 1998.
Normalizing for acquisitions and dispositions, video EBITDA increased $10, or
4.0 percent, compared with video EBITDA of $250 for the same period in 1998.
New products EBITDA was a loss of $(19) for the three month period ended March
31, 1999, an increase in losses of $(9), or 90.0 percent, compared with EBITDA
losses of $(10) in the same period of 1998. New products revenue increases of
$12 were offset by new products cost increases of $21 during the period,
primarily for the offering of residential telephone services.
Programming costs were $159 for 1999, an increase of $10, or 6.7 percent, over
the same period in 1998. Excluding programming costs related to PrimeStar DBS
services, programming costs increased $20, or 15.0 percent. The normalized
increase was primarily a result of greater programming costs per subscriber as a
result of programmer rate increases, expanded channel offerings and growth in
subscribers.
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Form 10-Q - Part I
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations (Dollars in millions)
Operating, general and administrative costs were $254 during the three month
period ended March 31, 1999, an increase of $24, or 10.4 percent, over the same
period in 1998. Increases in operating, general and administrative costs were
primarily a function of increases in employee costs due to improvements in
customer service; marketing and advertising costs associated with the deployment
of new products, such as high speed data services and residential telephone
services, as well as NexTV; and spending on initiatives to improve the
operations of the Company. These cost increases were partially offset by
decreased costs of $16 related to the PrimeStar Contribution. During 1999,
MediaOne Group incurred costs of $11 to improve reporting and billing systems,
and to create customer databases to serve customers more effectively, and
incurred incremental costs of $7 for Year 2000 remediation, for a total of $18.
Initiatives spending and incremental Year 2000 costs have increased a total of
$14 in 1999 compared with the same period in 1998.
Other. Costs incurred for the development of domestic Internet content services
have decreased during 1999 primarily as a result of aligning certain of these
operations within the domestic cable and broadband operations.
Interest Expense and Other
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1999 1998 $ %
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Interest expense $ (96) $ (150) $ 54 (36.0)
Equity losses in unconsolidated ventures (115) (136) 21 (15.4)
Gains on sales of investments 194 17 177 -
Loss on PrimeStar investment (65) - (65) -
Minority interest expense in Centaur Funding (25) - (25) -
Guaranteed minority interest expense (24) (22) (2) 9.1
Other income (expense) - net 22 (37) 59 -
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Interest Expense. Interest expense during the three month period ended March 31,
1999 decreased due primarily to the refinancing of debt in connection with the
June 12, 1998 separation of the Company's businesses into two separate
companies, as well as the assumption of $1.35 billion in debt by AirTouch in the
AirTouch Transaction. The reduction in interest expense was partially offset by
the issuance in the latter part of 1998 of $1.7 billion of debt exchangeable
into AirTouch common stock (the "Exchangeable Notes").
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Form 10-Q - Part I
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations (Dollars in millions)
Equity Losses in Unconsolidated Ventures. Equity losses during the three month
period ended March 31, 1999 decreased compared with the same period in 1998 due
predominantly to the absence of losses from the investment in PrimeCo Personal
Communications, L.P. ("PrimeCo"), which was sold to AirTouch on April 6, 1998
pursuant to the AirTouch Transaction. Improved operations in the Company's
investments in international wireless ventures were more than offset by
increased losses in investments in international cable and broadband ventures.
Gains on Sales of Investments. During the three month period ended March 31,
1999, MediaOne Group sold: (a) shares of Optus resulting in a pretax gain of
$124 ($76 after tax), (b) investments in two providers of business telephony
services resulting in a pretax gain of $44 ($27 after tax), (c) various cable
systems resulting in a pretax gain of $14 ($9 after tax), and (d) miscellaneous
assets from its capital assets group resulting in a pretax gain of $12 ($7 after
tax). During 1998, MediaOne Group sold a cable programming investment resulting
in a pretax gain of $17 ($10 after tax).
Loss on PrimeStar Investment. During the three month period ended March 31,
1999, MediaOne Group recorded a pretax loss of $65 ($40 after tax) for probable
obligations related to its investment in PrimeStar. See Note 3 - Acquisitions,
Dispositions and Other - to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a detailed
discussion.
Minority Interest Expense in Centaur Funding. On December 15, 1998, Centaur, a
special purpose entity consolidated by MediaOne Group, issued three series of
preferred shares to external investors. The Series A was issued at its
liquidation value of $100 with a variable interest rate; the Series B was issued
at its liquidation value of $934 with a stated interest rate of 9.08 percent;
and the Series C was issued at fair value of $96 and accretes over the life of
the instrument to reach its liquidation value of $716 upon maturity. During the
first quarter of 1999, the effective interest rate on the Series A and Series B
preferred shares was 5.3 percent and 9.2 percent, respectively. The Series C
accretes at an implied rate of 9.6 percent.
Guaranteed Minority Interest Expense. Guaranteed minority interest expense has
increased slightly during the three month period ended March 31, 1999, due
primarily to the exchange of its 7.96 and 8.25 percent Company-obligated
mandatorily redeemable preferred securities of subsidiary trust holding solely
Company-guaranteed debentures ("Preferred Securities") for 9.30 and 9.50 percent
Preferred Securities in mid-1998, and the issuance in October 1998 of 9.04
percent Preferred Securities. The exchange was a result of the separation of the
Company's telecommunications businesses on June 12, 1998.
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Form 10-Q - Part I
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations (Dollars in millions)
Other Income (Expense) - Net. During the three month period ended March 31,
1999, other income increased $59, to income of $22, from a loss of $37 in the
same period of 1998, due primarily to $49 of costs recorded in the first quarter
of 1998 related to the separation of the Company's telecommunications
businesses. Such costs were subsequently netted into the gain realized in the
second quarter of 1998 upon the distribution of the Company's telecommunications
businesses to the Communications Stock shareowners. Other income also increased
$21 during 1999 for dividend income on the AirTouch preferred stock received by
the Company in connection with the AirTouch Transaction, partially offset by
increased foreign exchange transaction losses of $15 associated with loans to
international ventures. During 1999, MediaOne Group also recorded costs of $15
related to merger activity of the Company, which were fully offset by the
recognition of a $15 fee paid by Optus to the Company as a result of having met
certain performance measures.
Benefit from Income Taxes for Continuing Operations
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1999 1998 $ %
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Benefit from income taxes $ 37 $ 106 $ (69) (65.1)
Effective tax rate 25.0% 32.3%
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The decrease in the effective tax rate is primarily a result of gains on the
sales of investments, the loss on the PrimeStar investment, and merger costs.
Excluding these unusual transactions, the effective tax rate would have been
32.5 percent for the 1999 period.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Operating Activities
Cash provided by operating activities during the three month period ended March
31, 1999 increased $406 to $458 as compared with the same period in 1998. The
increase was due primarily to the receipt of $394 of income tax benefits related
to the carryback of the 1998 taxable loss to the 1996 consolidated tax return.
Cash provided from operating activities of the domestic wireless operations
during 1998 was offset by increased interest payments on long-term debt
outstanding during the period.
MediaOne Group expects that cash from operations will not be adequate to fund
future expected cash requirements. Additional funding will come from cash on
hand, asset sales and new debt financing, including the monetization of AirTouch
common stock.
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Form 10-Q - Part I
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations (Dollars in millions)
Investing Activities
Capital expenditures at MediaOne Group, on a cash basis, were $401 and $355
during the three months ended March 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively. The
majority of the capital expenditures were devoted to upgrading the domestic
cable network and continuing the provision of new and enhanced services.
For the three months ended March 31, 1999 and 1998, MediaOne Group invested $55
and $45, respectively, in international ventures. The investments were primarily
capital contributions to cable investments in Belgium, the Netherlands, Japan
and Singapore, as well as a wireless venture in India. Domestically, MediaOne
Group invested $64 during the three months ended March 31, 1998 related to the
Company's investment in PrimeCo, which was sold to AirTouch in April 1998.
During 1999, MediaOne Group sold various investments resulting in net proceeds
of $304, comprised of the following: (a) shares of Optus for net cash proceeds
of $126, (b) two investments in providers of business telephony services for net
proceeds of $82, (c) miscellaneous assets from the capital assets group for net
proceeds of $64, and (d) various cable television systems for net proceeds of
$32. During the three months ended March 31, 1998, the Company sold and
purchased various cable television systems for net proceeds of $71 and $35,
respectively.
During the first quarter of 1999, MediaOne Group accrued $65 of estimated
funding commitments pursuant to its investment in PrimeStar, of which $36 was
funded in April 1999. The Company anticipates that the majority of additional
funding will be made during the second and third quarters of 1999.
Financing Activities
Debt Activity. Total debt at March 31, 1999 was $5,822, an increase of $400
compared with December 31, 1998. The increase in debt outstanding was due to a
$568 increase in the fair value of the Exchangeable Notes issued in August 1998
related to an increase in the fair value of the underlying AirTouch common
stock. The value of the Exchangeable Notes reflects the corresponding changes in
the fair value of the AirTouch common stock. The remaining change in debt
outstanding was due primarily to the repayment of commercial paper using the
income tax refund received and proceeds generated by asset sales.
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Form 10-Q - Part I
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations (Dollars in millions)
Dividends. During 1998, the Company paid $259 of common dividends on the
Communications Stock. Effective June 12, 1998, MediaOne Group no longer pays
dividends on the Communications Stock.
Cash from Discontinued Operations. Cash from discontinued operations during 1998
consisted primarily of fundings to MediaOne Group for common dividends paid to
Communications Stock shareowners, dividends paid by the domestic directory
business to MediaOne Group, proceeds from the issuance of Communications Stock,
and debt fundings and repayments between MediaOne Group and the discontinued
operations of the telecommunications businesses and the domestic directory
business.
Other Financing Activities
Share Repurchase. During 1999 and 1998, MediaOne Group purchased and placed into
treasury approximately 830,000 and 415,000, shares of MediaOne Group Stock for a
total cost basis of $47 and $14, respectively. In addition, during 1998, the
Company purchased and placed into treasury Communications Stock shares for a
total cost basis of $21.
Debt Facilities. As of March 31, 1999, the Company had revolving bank credit
facilities totaling $3.0 billion, of which $2.9 billion was available. In May
1999, MediaOne Group reduced its 364-day revolving bank credit facility to $500
from $1.5 billion.
Credit Ratings. During March 1999, the Company's debt and Preferred Securities
were placed on credit watch by Standard & Poor's with negative implications, and
by Moody's with direction uncertain, as a result of the proposed merger with
Comcast. Following the announcement in April 1999 of the proposed merger of
MediaOne Group with AT&T, the Company's credit watch was modified by Standard &
Poor's to developing and by Moody's to positive. See Note 1 - AT&T Merger - to
the Consolidated Financial Statements.
On May 11, 1999, Standard & Poor's placed the Centaur Series B and Series C
Preference Shares on credit watch as a result of the proposed changes by
AirTouch to the ATI Shares following the proposed merger with Vodafone. Upon
execution of the proposed changes, Standard & Poor's expects it will adjust the
ratings of the Centaur securities to reflect AirTouch's preferred stock rating.
See Note 7 - Subsequent Events - to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Form 10-Q - Part I
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations (Dollars in millions)
Risk Management
MediaOne Group is exposed to market risks arising from changes in interest
rates, foreign exchange rates and equity prices. Derivative financial
instruments are used to selectively manage these risks. MediaOne Group does not
use derivative financial instruments for trading purposes.
Equity-Price Risk Management. In the first quarter of 1999, an Internet related
company in which MediaOne Group holds both common shares and warrants to buy
additional common shares at a fixed price conducted an initial public offering.
A hypothetical 50 percent decrease in the March 31, 1999 stock prices of
MediaOne Group's Internet related investments would result in a $70 decrease in
the fair market value of the Internet related portfolio.
Year 2000 Readiness
The statements made herein relating to the Year 2000 are designated as Year 2000
Readiness Disclosures for purposes of the Year 2000 Information and Readiness
Disclosure Act. MediaOne Group uses software and related technologies throughout
its business that may be affected by the date change in the year 2000. The
inability of systems to appropriately recognize the year 2000 could disrupt
Company operations. A full discussion of the Company's program to address issues
related to an risks from the Year 2000 is included in the Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section
(MD&A) of the Company's Form 10-K and included in MediaOne Group's proxy
statement mailed to all shareowners on April 5, 1999.
Domestic Cable and Broadband
The Company continues to progress through its program to address the Year 2000
issues related to its Domestic Cable and Broadband operations. All four critical
business functions used to manage the program continue to be in the testing
phase with no change in the estimated dates of completion, as follows.
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Form 10-Q - Part I
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations (Dollars in millions)
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Digital Transmission video, telephony & Phase IV
Equipment data service to
Switches customers
Ad Insertion
Network Surveillance
Customer Care & Billing Subscriber Billings Loss of revenues Early Testing - Q3 1999
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Desktop Computing
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receipts & Phase IV
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Investment in Unconsolidated Subsidiaries
MediaOne Group has significant investments in both domestic and international
operations. The Company's Year 2000 program includes plans to monitor the
progress of these ventures in addressing the Year 2000 issues. The Company
believes, based upon information provided by the ventures, that these ventures
are progressing in their efforts to address the Year 2000 issues and continue to
be in the conversion and/or testing phase of their programs. The Company
continues to believe that the costs of addressing the Year 2000 issues by the
ventures will not have a material adverse impact on MediaOne Group's financial
position.
Costs of Year 2000 Program
MediaOne Group has incurred approximately $32 of costs to implement its Year
2000 compliance program through the first quarter of 1999 and expects to incur
between $60 to $75 of costs in aggregate, of which $10 to $15 represent
capitalized expenditures. Of the total costs being incurred, approximately $50
to $65 are incremental to MediaOne Group. The funding of these costs will be
managed by the Company through its liquidity and capital resources plan.
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Form 10-Q - Part I
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations (Dollars in millions)
Risks Associated with Year 2000 Issues
Due to the complexity of the issues presented by the Year 2000 and the proposed
solutions, and the interdependence of MediaOne Group on a global list of third
party suppliers, it is impossible to assess with any degree of accuracy the
impact of a failure in any one aspect or combination of aspects of the Company's
Year 2000 program in relation to the Company's critical business function areas.
MediaOne Group cannot provide assurance that actual results will not differ from
management's estimates due to the complexity of correcting the systems and
related technologies surrounding the Year 2000 issue.
Failure by MediaOne Group to complete its Year 2000 project in a timely or
complete manner, within its estimate of projected costs, or failure by third
parties, such as financial institutions and related networks, software
providers, local telephone companies, long distance providers, power providers,
etc., to correct their systems, with which MediaOne Group's systems
interconnect, could have a material impact on future results of operations and
financial position. Other factors which might cause a material difference from
management's estimate would include, but not be limited to, the availability and
cost of personnel with appropriate skills and abilities to locate and correct
all relevant computer code and similar uncertainties, as well as the collateral
effect on MediaOne Group of the Year 2000 problem on the economy in general, or
on MediaOne Group's business partners and customers in particular. However,
MediaOne Group believes that the Year 2000 issue can be mitigated through its
planned repair, replacement, or retirement of the relevant systems and related
technologies that are within MediaOne Group's reasonable control.
International Business Outlook
The Company owns a 49 percent interest in BPL Cellular Limited ("BPL Cellular"),
a wireless venture which provides cellular telephone service in certain areas of
India. In 1998 and the first quarter of 1999, BPL Cellular made only partial
payments on its cellular license due to the government of India amid industry
wide discussions on the regulations, including license fee structures,
applicable to the cellular industry. On March 31, 1999, the government of India
issued new rules related to the cellular industry, however, the regulations
resulted in no change in the license fee structure of the existing cellular
operators. In April 1999, the existing government of India lost a parliament
confidence vote and was replaced with a caretaker government until a general
election can be held. The Company's continuing equity commitment to BPL Cellular
is contingent upon acceptable reform of the telecom regulations regarding
license fee payments. External funding may be similarly dependent upon a license
fee structure that improves the financial prospects for this business.
Instability of the government of India increases the delay in achieving the
necessary regulatory reform. As of March 31, 1999, the Company had a net
investment in BPL Cellular of a negative $65. The Company has recorded losses in
excess of its capital contributions due to outstanding loan guarantees of BPL
Cellular's debt of approximately $88. The Company also has an outstanding
receivable from BPL Cellular of $10.
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Form 10-Q - Part I
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations (Dollars in millions)
On March 22, 1999 the Company announced that it had retained Lehman Brothers to
evaluate the company's strategic alternatives for divesting of its international
wireless properties.
* * * * * * * * *
MediaOne Group from time to time engages in preliminary discussions regarding
restructurings, dispositions and other similar transactions. Any such
transaction may include, among other things, the transfer of certain assets,
businesses or interests, or the incurrence or assumption of indebtedness, and
could be material to the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company. There is no assurance that any such discussions will result in the
consummation of any such transaction.
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Form 10-Q - Part I
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations (Dollars in millions)
SELECTED PROPORTIONATE DATA
Proportionate Results of Operations - First Quarter 1999 Compared With First
Quarter 1998
The following table and discussion is not required by GAAP or intended to
replace the Consolidated Financial Statements prepared in accordance with GAAP.
It is presented supplementally because MediaOne Group believes that
proportionate financial and operating data facilitate the understanding and
assessment of its Consolidated Financial Statements. The financial information
included below departs materially from GAAP because it aggregates a portion of
the revenues and operating income of entities not controlled by MediaOne Group
with those of the consolidated operations of MediaOne Group.
<TABLE>
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- ----------------------------------------------------------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ------------
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Cable and broadband:
Domestic (1) $ 1,402 $ 1,361 $ 41 3.0
International 124 72 52 72.2
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1,526 1,433 93 6.5
International wireless 316 246 70 28.5
Corporate 1 5 (4) (80.0)
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Total proportionate revenues (3) $ 1,846 $ 1,695 $ 151 8.9
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Proportionate EBITDA (4)
Cable and broadband:
Domestic (1) 484 $ 428 56 13.1
International 17 3 14 -
------------ ----------- ----------- ------------
501 431 70 16.2
International wireless 84 14 70 -
Corporate (16) (10) (6) 60.0
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(1) The proportionate results are based on MediaOne Group's 25.51 percent pro
rata priority and residual equity interests in reported TWE results. The
reported TWE results are prepared in accordance with GAAP and have not been
adjusted to report TWE investments accounted for under the equity method on
a proportionate basis.
(2) Primarily includes international directories.
(3) For the three month period ended March 31, 1998, amounts exclude
proportionate revenues of $335 and proportionate EBITDA of $108 for the
domestic wireless operations which were sold in April 1998.
(4) Proportionate EBITDA represents MediaOne Group's equity interest in the
entities multiplied by the entities' EBITDA. As such, proportionate EBITDA
does not represent cash available to MediaOne Group.
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Form 10-Q - Part I
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations (Dollars in millions)
SELECTED PROPORTIONATE DATA (Continued)
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Proportionate Statistics (in thousands) 1999 1998 Amount %
- ----------------------------------------------------------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ------------
Cable and broadband:
Domestic video subscribers (1) 7,811 7,440 371 5.0
Domestic homes passed (1) 13,103 12,402 701 5.7
Domestic high speed data subscribers (1, 2) 152 39 113 -
Domestic telephone lines 22 - 22 -
International video subscribers 1,007 904 103 11.4
International homes passed 2,604 2,074 530 25.6
International telephone lines 509 293 216 73.7
International wireless:
Subscribers 1,994 1,123 871 77.6
POPs 76,254 72,828 3,426 4.7
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(1) The proportionate results are based on MediaOne Group's 25.51 percent pro
rata priority and residual equity interests in reported TWE results. The
reported TWE results are prepared in accordance with GAAP and have not been
adjusted to report TWE investments accounted for under the equity method on
a proportionate basis.
(2) High speed data subscribers for 1998 have been restated to conform with the
current year presentation.
Normalized for the one-time effects of acquisitions, dispositions and other
asset transactions, proportionate revenues increased $196, or 11.9 percent, and
EBITDA increased $84, or 19.6 percent.
Cable and Broadband - Domestic. Normalized for the one-time effects of cable
system acquisitions and dispositions, proportionate revenues increased $114, or
8.9 percent during 1999. This is a result of increases in subscribers and
revenue per subscriber mainly due to expanded channel offerings, repackaging of
services and increased rates. Normalized for the one-time effects of cable
system acquisitions and dispositions, proportionate EBITDA increased $13, or 3.1
percent. This increase is primarily a result of higher revenues, partially
offset by higher programming fees, increased personnel costs related to customer
service initiatives and costs associated with the deployment of high speed data
and residential telephone services. Proportionate EBITDA related to TWE
operations increased 29.6 percent. TWE's results benefited from improved cable,
programming and filmed entertainment operations, and a one-time gain in 1999 on
the early termination of a distribution agreement with a third-party.
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Form 10-Q - Part I
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations (Dollars in millions)
SELECTED PROPORTIONATE DATA (Continued)
Cable and Broadband - International. Normalized for the one-time effects of
acquisitions, international cable and broadband proportionate revenues increased
$26, or 26.5 percent, during 1999 due primarily to customer growth at Telewest.
During the same period, normalized proportionate EBITDA increased $8, or 88.9
percent, due primarily to reduced MediaOne Group international staff costs.
Proportionate international cable subscribers totaled 1,007,000 at March 31,
1999, a 10.6 percent increase over last year on a comparable basis. Telewest's
cable television subscribers increased 15.4 percent over last year on a
comparable basis.
International Wireless. During 1999, proportionate revenues and EBITDA for the
international wireless operations increased due to the 78.5 percent increase in
the international wireless subscriber base to 1,994,000, on a comparable basis.
One 2 One added 526,000 proportionate customers, an 87.8 percent increase from a
year ago.
Corporate. During 1999, proportionate revenues for corporate operations
decreased $4, or 80.0 percent, to $1. EBITDA losses increased $6, or 60.0
percent, to $(16 primarily due to a reduction in the amount of headquarter
costs being allocated to the subsidiaries, partially offset by decreased
employee costs due to a reduction in headcount.
Other. Other reflects the results of the international directories operations
located in South America and costs related to development activities, primarily
for the development of Internet content services. Proportionate revenues
decreased $8 during 1999, due to delays in publishing international directories.
Proportionate EBITDA remained unchanged year over year.
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Form 10-Q - Part I
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Reference is made to the information set forth on page 29.
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Form 10-Q - Part II
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
MediaOne Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries are subject to claims and proceedings
arising in the ordinary course of business. While complete assurance cannot be
given as to the outcome of any contingent liabilities, in the opinion of
MediaOne Group, any financial impact to which MediaOne Group and its
subsidiaries are subject is not expected to be material in amount to MediaOne
Group's operating results or its financial position.
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) Exhibits Exhibits identified in parentheses below are on file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and are incorporated herein by
reference. All other exhibits are provided as part of this electronic
submission.
Exhibit
Number
12 Statement regarding computation of earnings to fixed charges
ratio of MediaOne Group, Inc.
(10) Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 6, 1999, by and
among AT&T Corp., Meteor Acquisition Inc. and MediaOne Group,
Inc. (Exhibit 2 to Current report on Form 8-K dated May 6, 1999,
File No. 1-8611)
(b) Reports on Form 8-K filed during the First Quarter of 1999
(i) Form 8-K current report dated February 9, 1999, regarding the
execution of a Rights Agreement by and between the Company and
its Rights Agent.
(ii) Form 8-K current report dated February 18, 1999, concerning a
Press Release by the Company announcing its 1998 earnings
results.
(iii) Form 8-K current report dated March 22, 1999, concerning a Press
Release by the Company announcing an Agreement and Plan of
Merger between the Company and Comcast Corporation.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
/s/ Richard A. Post
--------------------------------------------
May 14, 1999 MediaOne Group, Inc.
Richard A. Post
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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MediaOne Group, Inc.
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND
PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
(Dollars in Millions)
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before income taxes $ (148) $ (328)
Interest expense (net of amounts
capitalized) 96 150
Interest factor on rentals (1/3) 1 4
Equity losses in unconsolidated
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Interest factor on rentals (1/3) 1 4
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#) Earnings for the quarters ended March 31,
1999 and 1998 were insufficient to cover fixed charges by
$72 and $286, respectively.
MediaOne Group, Inc.
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(Dollars in Millions)
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before income taxes $ (148) $ (328)
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#) Earnings for the quarters ended March 31,
1999 and 1998 were insufficient to cover fixed charges
by $49 and $ 263, respectively.
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