SSE TELECOM INC
10-Q, 1999-02-09
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 10-Q

           [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                     FOR THE QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 26, 1998

                                       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 0-16473

                                SSE TELECOM, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

             Delaware                                          52-1466297
(State or other jurisdiction of                          (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                           Identification No.)

                               47823 Westinghouse Dr.
                             Fremont, California 94539
                              (Address of principal
                                executive office)

               Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
                                 (510) 657-7552



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 ____

As of January 23, 1999,  the following  number of shares of each of the issuer's
classes of common stock were outstanding:

                             Common Stock 6,016,099

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.    Financial Statements                                            Page

         Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the
         three months ended December 26, 1998
         and December 27, 1997                                                 3

         Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 26, 1998
         and September 26, 1998                                                4

         Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
         for the three months ended December 26, 1998
         and December 27, 1997                                                 5

         Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements                6-7


Item 2.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
           Results of Operations                                            8-10

Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk          11


PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6.    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                12-14







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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item 1.           Financial Statements

                                SSE Telecom, Inc.
                   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
        For The Three Months Ended December 26, 1998 and December 27, 1997
                      (in thousands, except per share data)

                                                                December 26, 1998      December 27, 1997
<S>                                                             <C>                    <C>    
Revenue                                                                    $7,703                $12,337
Cost of revenue                                                             7,206                  9,105
                                                            ---------------------- ----------------------
      Gross margin                                                            497                  3,232

Expense
      Research and development                                                994                  1,414
      Marketing, general and
           administrative                                                   1,975                  1,739
                                                            ---------------------- ----------------------
Operating (loss) income                                                   (2,472)                     79

Net interest expense                                                           19                    181

Gain on sale of investment, net                                           (3,198)                (2,888)

Other (income) expense                                                       (82)                     39

                                                            ---------------------- ----------------------
Income before income taxes                                                    789                  2,747

Provision for income taxes                                                    276                    961
                                                            ---------------------- ----------------------

Net income                                                                   $513                 $1,786
                                                            ---------------------- ----------------------

Basic net income per share                                                  $0.09                  $0.30
                                                            ====================== ======================

Diluted net income per share                                                $0.09                  $0.29
                                                            ====================== ======================

Shares used in computing basic net income per share                         5,779                  5,955
                                                            ====================== ======================

Shares used in computing diluted net income per share                       5,854                  6,185
                                                            ====================== ======================


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           The  Notes to  Condensed  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  are an
            integral part of these statements.



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                                SSE Telecom, Inc.
                      Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                                 (in thousands)

                                                               December 26, 1998    September 26, 1998*
<S>                                                         <C>                     <C>

ASSETS
Current Assets:
    Cash and cash equivalents                                            $3,756                 $3,327
    Accounts receivable, net                                              6,046                  5,702
    Inventories                                                           7,594  
                                                                                                 8,894
    Deferred tax assets                                                   2,762                  2,762
    Other current assets                                                    368  
                                                                                                   198
                                                          ---------------------------------------------
Total current assets                                                     20,526                 20,883

Property, plant and equipment                                            11,801                 11,692
Less accumulated depreciation                                             8,453                  8,109
                                                          ---------------------------------------------
Property, plant and equipment, net                                        3,348                  3,583

Long-term investments                                                     3,566                  6,583

                                                          ---------------------------------------------
TOTAL ASSETS                                                            $27,440                $31,049
                                                          =============================================

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities:
    Accounts payable                                                     $3,434                 $3,745
    Accrued salaries and employee benefits                                1,078  
                                                                                                 1,217
    Short-term debt                                                       2,794                  3,036
    Other accrued liabilities                                             2.894                  2,492
                                                          ---------------------------------------------
Total current liabilities                                                10,200                 10,490

Deferred tax liabilities                                                     --                    930
Long-term debt                                                              312                  1,451

Stockholders' equity
    Common stock and paid in capital                                     12,694                 12,639
    Treasury stock                                                       (1,782)                (1,782)
    Retained earnings                                                     6,016                  5,503
    Net unrealized gain on available for sale investments                    --                  1,818
                                                          ---------------------------------------------
Total stockholders' equity                                               16,928                 18,178
                                                          ---------------------------------------------
TOTAL LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                                $27,440                $31,049
                                                          =============================================
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* Derived from audited Financial Statements


  The Notes to Condensed  Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part
     of these statements.


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                                SSE Telecom, Inc.
                       Condensed  Consolidated  Statements  of
           Cash Flows For the three months  ended  December 26, 1998 and December 27, 1997
                                 (in thousands)

                                                                                    December 26, 1998      December 27, 1997
<S>                                                                                 <C>                    <C>

Cash provided by (used for) operating activities:
 Net income                                                                                    $  513               $  1,786
 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash  provided by (used for):
     Depreciation and amortization                                                                343                    297
     Net gain on sale of Echostar stock                                                        (3,198)                (2,888)
     Deferred interest expense                                                                     --                     58
     Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
         Accounts receivable                                                                     (345)                    49
         Inventories                                                                            1,301                 (1,648)
         Other current assets                                                                    (121)                   158
         Accounts payable                                                                        (312)                 2,888
         Other accrued liabilities                                                                264                     80
                                                                               ----------------------------------------------
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities                                           (1,555)                   780
                                                                               ----------------------------------------------

Cash provided by (used for) investing activities:
     Purchases of equipment                                                                      (109)                  (224)
     Proceeds from sale of Echostar stock                                                       3,419                  3,162
     Purchase of Media4 debenture                                                                  --                   (175)
                                                                               ----------------------------------------------
Net cash provided by investing activities                                                       3,310                  2,763
                                                                               ----------------------------------------------

Cash provided by (used for) financing activities:
    Net payments under operating lines of credit                                                   --                    (30)
    Net payments under equipment note                                                            (160)                    --
    Net payments on convertible notes payable                                                  (1,221)                (1,335)
    Payments of deferred interest                                                                  --                   (164)
    Proceeds from issuance of common stock                                                         55                     --
                                                                               ----------------------------------------------
Net cash used for financing activities                                                         (1,326)                (1,529)
                                                                               ----------------------------------------------

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents                                                         429                  2,014
                                                                               ----------------------------------------------
Cash and cash equivalents beginning of period                                                   3,327                    408
                                                                               ----------------------------------------------
Cash and cash equivalents end of period                                                      $  3,756               $  2,422
                                                                               ==============================================


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                The Notes to Condensed  Consolidated Financial Statements are an
                    integral part of these statements.

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                                SSE TELECOM, INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


1.         CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The financial  information  at December 26, 1998 and for the three month periods
ended  December 26, 1998 and December 27, 1997 is  unaudited.  In the opinion of
management,   all  adjustments  (consisting  of  normal  recurring  adjustments)
necessary to present  fairly the financial  position,  results of operations and
changes in cash flows for the interim periods have been made.

Certain information and footnote  disclosures normally included in the financial
statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting  principles
have  been  condensed  or  omitted.  It is  suggested  that  these  consolidated
financial  statements be read in conjunction  with the financial  statements and
notes  thereto  included in the  Company's  September  26,  1998 Form 10-K.  The
results of  operations  for the three  months ended  December 26, 1998,  are not
necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year.


2.       INVENTORIES

Inventories consist of manufacturing raw materials, work-in process and finished
goods.  Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market.  Cost is based on
the  average  cost  method,  which  approximates  actual  cost on the  first-in,
first-out   ("FIFO")  basis.  At  December  26,  1998  and  September  26,  1998
inventories consisted of:

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                  (in thousands)                                       December 26, 1998        September 26, 1998*
                                                                       -----------------        -------------------
                  <S>                                                  <C>                      <C>
                                                                             (unaudited)
                  Manufacturing raw materials                                     $3,279                     $3,440
                  Work-in-process                                                  3,770                      3,657
                  Finished goods                                                     545                      1,797
                                                                ========================= ==========================
                           Total                                                  $7,594                     $8,894
                                                                ========================= ==========================
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* Derived from audited financial statements

3.    INVESTMENTS

During the three month period ended December 26, 1998,  the Company  disposed of
118,905  shares of  Echostar  Communications  Corporation  (NASDAQ:  DISH).  The
proceeds generated from the sale totaled approximately $3.4 million.

4.       LONG TERM DEBT

At December 26, 1998,  the Company's  long term portion of capital lease balance
outstanding  was  $312,000.  During the first  three  months of fiscal  1999 the
Company repaid $1.2 million of convertible  subordinated debentures due Echostar
Communications Corporation.



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5.     NET INCOME PER SHARE
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                    The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per shares:
                                                 (in thousands, except per share)


                                                         December 26, 1998       December 27, 1997
                                                     ---------------------- -----------------------
<S>                                                  <C>                    <C>

Numerator:
    Net income                                                        $513                  $1,786
     Numerator for basic
      net income per share                                             513                   1,786

    Effect of dilutive securities:
      Interest expense, net of taxes on
      61/2% convertible debentures                                       4                      38
                                                     ---------------------- -----------------------

      Numerator for diluted
      net income per share                                            $517                  $1,824

Denominator:
   Denominator for basic net income
    per share-weighted average shares                                5,779                   5,955

   Effect of dilutive securities:
       Employee stock options                                           16                       2
       Warrants
       61/2% convertible debentures                                     59                     228
                                                     ---------------------- -----------------------
   Dilutive potential common shares                                     75                     230

   Denominator for diluted net income
    per share-adjusted weighted
    average shares and assumed
    conversions                                                      5,854                   6,185
                                                     ====================== =======================

Basic net income per share                                           $0.09                   $0.30
                                                     ====================== =======================

Diluted net income per share                                         $0.09                   $0.29
                                                     ====================== =======================
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6.       STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Stock Option  Repricing.  During the first  quarter of fiscal 1999,  the Company
approved a cancellation  and  re-granting of outstanding  stock options from all
holders of outstanding options with exercise prices in excess of $2.50 per share
as set by the Company's board of directors on October 16, 1998.  283,750 options
were  repriced at an exercise  price of $2.50 per share.  The  repriced  options
become exercisable in accordance with the same exercise schedule in effect under
the higher priced option to which such new option relates except that no portion
of the option may be exercised prior to one year from the re-granting  date. The
re-granting applied to all employees of the Company,  except the chief executive
officer of the Company, who was excluded from the repricing agreements.

7.       SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

As of December 26, 1998, the Company held an investment in Media4  consisting of
$966,000 in equity and  $2,600,000  in  convertible  debentures.  On February 1,
1999, Media4,  Inc., a Georgia  Corporation  ("Media4") was merged with and into
Echostar  Acquisition  Corporation,  a Colorado  corporation  ("Merger Sub") and
wholly  owned  subsidiary  of  Echostar  Communications  Corporation,  a  Nevada
corporation  ("Echostar"),  pursuant to an  Agreement  and Plan of Merger  dated
February 1, 1999 (the "Merger Agreement").


Item 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS 
        OF OPERATIONS


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Information  contained in this Form 10-Q that is not historical fact,  including
any  statements  about  expectations  for the fiscal  year and  beyond,  involve
certain  risks and  uncertainties.  This Form  10-Q  contains  "forward-looking"
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995, many of which can be identified by the use of forward-looking  terminology
such as "may", "will", "believe",  "expect",  "anticipate",  "estimate", "plan",
"intend",  or "continue" or the negative thereof or other variations  thereon or
comparable terminology.  There are a number of important factors with respect to
such  forward-looking  statements  that  could  cause  actual  results to differ
materially from those contemplated in such forward-looking statements.  Numerous
factors,  such as economic and  competitive  conditions,  incoming order levels,
timing of product  shipments,  product  margins,  new product  development,  and
reliance on key vendors and consumers and international sales could cause actual
results to differ  from those  described  in these  statements  and  current and
prospective  investors and stockholders  should carefully consider these factors
in evaluating these forward-looking statements.

Overview

First quarter sales increased to approximately  $7.7 million from  approximately
$7.1 million in the fourth quarter and  approximately  $6.2 million in the third
quarter last year. New orders in the first quarter were below  expectations,  as
evidenced by the  reduction in the  Company's  backlog to $3.7 million from $5.9
million at  September  26,  1998.  The  Company  reduced  expenses,  and reduced
manufacturing headcount by approximately 20 percent on January 22, 1999.

During  the first  quarter of fiscal  1999 the  Company  experienced  production
difficulties and market pressure on price. In response to these difficulties the
Company made production improvements during the first quarter of fiscal 1999.

The first quarter  results,  which  benefited  from the sale of shares of common
stock of  EchoStar  Communications  Corp.  ("Echostar"),  provided  an  improved
balance sheet.  The Company's cash position was $3.8 million,  inventories  were
reduced  to $7.6  million,  and total  debt was  reduced  to $3.1  million as of
December 26, 1998


Results of Operations  for the three months  period ended  December 26, 1998 and
December 27, 1997

Revenue:  Sales  decreased to $7.7 million for the first  quarter of fiscal 1999
from  $12.1  million  for the same  period in fiscal  1998.  The  decline  is in
response to lower demand in the market for satellite transceivers and modems and
reduction in orders due to past reliability  problems with some of the Company's
products.

Gross Margin:  Gross margin  decreased to $497,000 or 6% of sales,  in the first
quarter of fiscal  1999,  compared to $3.2 million or 26% of sales for the first
quarter  of fiscal  1998.  The gross  margin  reduction  is  primarily  due to a
reduction in volume,  a lower average selling price for the Company's  products,
and higher manufacturing costs.

Operating Expenses:  Research and development expenses decreased to $994,000, or
13% of sales for the first quarter of fiscal 1999 from $1.4  million,  or 11% of
sales, for the first quarter of fiscal 1998. The reduction of expenses is due to
lower labor costs associated with the closing of the Company's  Arizona research
and  development  facilities,  and  the  lower  cost of  contracted  engineering
services.

 Marketing,  general and administrative  expenses increased to $2.0 million,  or
26% of sales,  in the first  quarter of fiscal 1999 as compared to $1.7 million,
or 14% of sales,  for the same period in fiscal 1998. The increase in marketing,
general and  administrative  expenses is due to higher cost of outside marketing
and general and administrative services and increased travel.

Net Interest  Expense.  Net interest expense was $19,000 in the first quarter of
fiscal 1999.  During the same period of last fiscal year,  net interest  expense
was $181,000.  The lower  interest  expense was due to retirement of convertible
debentures held by Echostar and higher interest income from the Company's Media4
convertible debentures.

Net Gain on Sale of  Investments.  During the first  quarter of fiscal  1999 the
Company  realized a gain of $3.2 million on sales of 118,905  shares of Echostar
Common Stock (the "shares").  The proceeds  generated from these sales were used
to  repay  convertible   debentures  payable  to  Echostar,  to  fund  operating
expenditures, and to increase liquidity.

Provision for Income Taxes. The effective tax benefit rate was 35% for the first
quarter  of fiscal  year 1999 and for the first  quarter  of fiscal  year  1998,
respectively.

Backlog.  The  Company's  total backlog was $3.7 million at the end of the first
quarter of fiscal year 1999,  as compared to backlog of $5.8  million at the end
of fiscal  year 1998.  The  decline in  customer  orders is in response to lower
demand in the market for  satellite  transceivers  and modems and  reduction  in
orders due to past reliability problems with some of the Company's products. The
Company has experienced some reduction in export orders, especially in the Asian
and Latin American markets.  Management expects  substantially all backlog to be
delivered in fiscal 1999.  Timing  differences from quarter to quarter as to the
receipt of large  orders  and  changes in  factory  production  make  meaningful
quarter to quarter comparisons of backlog difficult.


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

At  December  26,  1998,  the  Company  had  working  capital of $10.3  million,
including  $3.8  million in cash and cash  equivalents,  compared  with  working
capital of $10.4 million, including cash and cash equivalents of $3.3 million at
September 26, 1998.

Net cash used by operating  activities was $1.6 million during the first quarter
of fiscal  1999 as  compared  to net cash  provided  of  $780,000 in the similar
period of fiscal 1998. Cash used by operating  activities was principally due to
operating losses.

The  Company's  investing  activities  provided  $3.3  million  during the first
quarter of fiscal 1999 as compared to cash  provided of $2.8 million  during the
same period in fiscal year 1998.  During the first quarter of fiscal 1999,  $3.4
million was realized  from the sale of Echostar  Shares,  which  offset  capital
expenditures of $109,000.

The Company's financing activities used $1.3 million during the first quarter of
fiscal  1999 as  compared  to net cash  used of $1.5  million  during  the first
quarter of fiscal year 1998. The Company reduced convertible  debentures by $1.2
million.

At December 26, 1998, the Company's  principal sources of liquidity consisted of
$3.8  million in cash and a bank line of credit.  At  December  26,  1998,  $2.2
million was outstanding on a $3.0 million operating line of credit. In addition,
the Company had a bank term loan with a principal balance of $455,000.  The line
of credit and term loans  require the Company to be in  compliance  with certain
financial covenants.  As of December 26, 1998 the Company was in compliance with
all  covenants,  except the  profitability  covenant,  for which the Company has
received a waiver.

The Company's capital  requirements could change in the event of factors such as
lower than anticipated demand for the Company's products, the uncertainty of the
cost associated with the special warranty  expense or unanticipated  limitations
on debt financing.  The Company  believes that its current cash position,  funds
generated  from  operations,  funds  available  from its lines of credit will be
adequate to meet its  requirements for working  capital,  capital  expenditures,
debt services and external investment for the foreseeable future.

Impact of Year 2000

The Company is aware that many existing  Information  Technology ("IT") systems,
such as computer and software products,  as well as non-IT systems that included
embedded technology,  were not designed to correctly process data after December
31,  1999.  The  Company  has created a Year 2000  project  team to review,  and
evaluate the Company's  products,  computer systems,  test equipment systems and
other non-IT  systems.  The Company has determined  that it will be necessary to
modify or replace  portions  of its  software  so that its  computer  and non-IT
systems will properly  utilize dates beyond 1999. The Company believes that with
modifications  and  conversions  to new  software,  the Year  2000  issue can be
mitigated,  and  anticipates  completion  of all Year 2000 efforts by the end of
fiscal 1999. However, if such modifications and conversions are not made, or are
not  completed  in a timely  manner,  the Year 2000 issue  could have a material
impact  on the  operations  of the  Company.  The  Company  has  also  initiated
discussions with its suppliers  regarding their plans to investigate and address
their Year 2000 problems,  if any. Failures by the Company's suppliers' computer
systems could adversely affect the demand for product. There can be no assurance
that the systems of other  companies on which the Company's  systems,  services,
and products rely will be timely converted,  or that any such failure to convert
by another  company would not have an adverse  affect on the Company's  business
financial conditions or results of operations.

The Company has been using both  external and internal  resources to upgrade its
commercial  software  programs  for the Year 2000  issue.  To date,  the amounts
incurred and expensed  for  developing  and carrying out the plan have not had a
material effect on the Company's  operations.  The Company plans to complete the
Year  2000  modifications,  including  testing,  by the end of 1999.  The  total
remaining  estimated cost for  addressing  the Year 2000 Issue of  approximately
$220,000,which is based on management's current estimates, is not expected to be
material to the Company's  operations.  All remaining Year 2000 issue costs will
be funded through operating cash flows.

As the efforts of the Year 2000 project team continue,  the Company may identify
situations  that  present  material  Year 2000 risks  and/or  that will  require
substantial time and material expense to address. In addition, if any customers,
suppliers or service  providers  fail to  appropriately  address their Year 2000
issues,  such  failure  could have a material  adverse  effect on the  Company's
business,  financial condition and results of operations. For example, because a
significant  percentage  of the  purchase  orders  received  from the  Company's
customers are computer  generated and electronically  transmitted,  a failure of
one or more of the  computer  systems of the  Company's  customers  could have a
significant  adverse  effect  on the  level  and  timing  of  orders  from  such
customers.  Similarly, if Year 2000 problems experienced by any of the Company's
significant  suppliers or service  providers  cause or  contribute  to delays or
interruptions in the delivery of products or services to the Company, such delay
or interruptions could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business,
financial  condition  and  results of  operations.  Finally,  disruption  in the
economy  generally  resulting  from  Year  2000  issues  could  also  materially
adversely  affect  the  Company.  Although  the Year 2000  project  team has not
determined  the most likely  worst-case  Year 2000  scenarios or quantified  the
likely impact of such scenarios,  it is clear that the occurrence of one or more
of the  risks  described  above  could  have a  material  adverse  effect on the
Company's business, financial conditions or results of operations.

The Company's Year 2000 project team's  activities  will include the development
of  contingency  plans in the event the  Company  has not  completed  all of its
remediation programs in a timely manner. In addition, the Year 2000 project team
will develop  contingency  plans in the event that any third parties who provide
goods and services  essential to the Company's  business  fail to  appropriately
address  their Year 2000 issues.  The Year 2000 project team expects to conclude
the  development of these  contingency  plans by the end of fiscal 1999. Even if
these plans are  completed  on time and put in place,  there can be no assurance
that such plans will be sufficient  to address any third party  failures or that
unresolved or undetected  internal and external Year 2000 issues will not have a
material  adverse  effect on the  Company's  business,  financial  condition and
results of operations The Company is reviewing the material risk associated with
the Year 2000 issue on computer  hardware and software.  Computer systems are at
risk where the date using "00" is  recognized  as the year 1900  rather than the
year 2000. The Company is currently  assessing its exposure and will have a plan
in place by Q4 of FY '99.  While the Company  doesn't  anticipate  costs for the
Year  2000  issue  to  be  material  final  results  of  this  review  could  be
significantly different.


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Item 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

As of December 26,  1998,  the Company had  invested  approximately  $966,000 in
Media4  Common  Stock  and  held  $2,600,000  in  Media4  convertible  7% & 9.5%
debentures.

At December 26, 1998,  the Company was  operating  under a credit  facility with
outstanding  borrowings of $2.2 million. This facility allows for a $3.0 million
operating line-of-credit.  Borrowings under this line-of-credit bear interest at
prime plus 1.25% (prime rate was 8.5% at December 26, 1998).

On August 14, 1998 the Company and the bank  modified the  borrowing  agreement.
Pursuant  to the  amendment,  the  amount of the  line-of-credit  available  was
reestablished  at $3.0  million,  the  borrowing  base was  modified  to measure
availability based on a formula and several covenants were modified. The Company
was in compliance with all covenants,  except the  profitability  covenant,  for
which the Company  received a waiver for the quarter  ending  December 26, 1998.
The credit agreement was extended until March 15, 1999.

The Company also had a term note  outstanding  at December  26, 1998.  The total
principal  outstanding on this note was $455,000 with interest  payable at prime
plus 1.25%.  Interest  payments are made on a monthly basis. The term note has a
maturity date of August 31, 1999.

The  Company's  exposure to market risk due to  fluctuations  in interest  rates
primarily  relates to the  Company's  credit  facility and term note.  If market
interest  rates were to increase  immediately  and  uniformly by 10% from levels
prevailing at December 26, 1998,  the fair value of the debt  obligations  would
not change materially. The Company does not use derivative financial instruments
to mitigate interest rate risk.

Notwithstanding  the  foreign  analysis of the direct  effects of interest  rate
risk, the indirect effects of fluctuations  could have a material adverse effect
on the Company's business,  financial  condition and results of operations.  For
example,  worldwide  demand for the  Company's  products  could be  effected  by
interest  rate  fluctuations  that  could  change  the  buying  patterns  of the
Company's customers.



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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a) Exhibits included herein (numbered in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation
S-K)
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(b)                Reports on Form 8-K None.

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

Dated:  February 9, 1999                                      SSE TELECOM, INC.


                                                By:/s/ Leon F. Blachowicz
                                                Leon F. Blachowicz,
                                                Chief Executive Officer

                                                By:/s/ James J. Commendatore
                                                James J. Commendatore,
                                                Chief Financial Officer




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