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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 13, 1995.
REGISTRATION NO. 33-58607
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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PEOPLES TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
NEW YORK 13-2626435
(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
2300 N.W. 89th Place, Miami, Florida 33172
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Robert D. Rubin copy to:
President Thomas O. Wells, Esq.
Peoples Telephone Company, Inc. Sparber, Kosnitzky, Truxton,
2300 N.W. 89th Place Spratt & Brooks, P.A.
Miami, Florida 33172 1401 Brickell Avenue, Suite 700
(305) 593-9667 Miami, Florida 33131
(Name, address, including ZIP Code, and (305) 379-7200
telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)
APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC:
As soon as practicable after the Registration Statement becomes effective.
If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following
box. [_]
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered
on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act
of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or
interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. [X]
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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securities maximum maximum
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Common Stock, 1,585,076 $4.625 $7,330,976.50 $2,527.92
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$.01 per share
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(1) Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) on the basis of the price
of the average of the high and low price of the Registrant's common stock, par
value of $.01 per share, on April 10, 1995, as reported on the NASDAQ National
Market System ("NASDAQ") ($4.625).
The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or
dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall
file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration
Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with section 8(a) of
the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become
effective on such date as the Commission acting pursuant to said section 8(a),
may determine.
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INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION OR AMENDMENT. A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD NOR MAY
OFFERS TO BUY BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THE TIME THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT BECOMES
EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE
SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF THESE SECURITIES
IN ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL PRIOR
TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY SUCH STATE.
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SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED MAY ___, 1995
PROSPECTUS
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1,585,076 Shares
PEOPLES TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC.
COMMON STOCK
All of the 1,585,076 shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share (the
"Common Stock") of Peoples Telephone Company, Inc. (the "Company") offered
hereby are being sold by certain shareholders of the Company (collectively, the
"Selling Shareholders"). The Company will receive none of the proceeds from the
sale of shares offered hereby. See "Selling Shareholders." The Common Stock is
included in the National Market System of the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc., under the symbol PTEL.
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See "Investment Considerations" for a discussion of certain
factors that should be considered by prospective investors.
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS
THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS
PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY
IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
It is anticipated that the Selling Shareholders shall sell the shares of
Common Stock offered hereby from time to time in open market transactions or
privately negotiated sales that may be based primarily on market prices. On
April 10, 1995, the last reported sale price of the Common Stock in the NASDAQ
National Market System was $4.625 per share. The Selling Shareholders may engage
the services of brokers or other agents to arrange for the sale of the shares
offered hereby. In such event, the Selling Shareholders will agree to indemnify
such brokers or agents against certain liabilities, including liabilities under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). See "Plan of
Distribution." Although the Company will receive none of the proceeds from the
sale of shares offered hereby, the Company is contractually obligated to bear
the expenses of this Offering, estimated at $39,000.
THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS IS APRIL 13, 1995.
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
The Company is subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and in accordance therewith, files
reports, proxy and information statements and other information with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). Such reports and other
information filed by the Company with the Commission may be inspected and copied
at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission at 450 Fifth
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, and are also available for inspection and
copying at the regional offices of the Commission located at 500 West Madison
Street, Chicago, Illinois 60661 and at 7 World Trade Center, New York, New York
10048. Copies of such information can also be obtained in person from the Public
Reference Section of the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20549 at prescribed rates.
This Prospectus constitutes part of a Registration Statement on Form S-3
(together with all amendments and exhibits thereto, the "Registration
Statement") under the Securities Act, filed by the Company with the Commission.
This Prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the
Registration Statement, certain parts of which are omitted in accordance with
the rules and regulations of the Commission. For further information, reference
is made to the Registration Statement, which may be examined without charge at
the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission at 450 Fifth
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. Copies thereof may be obtained from the
Commission upon payment of the prescribed fees.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The documents listed in (1) and (2) below previously filed with the
Commission are incorporated by reference in this Prospectus. In addition, all
documents subsequently filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of
a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been
sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference in this Prospectus and to be part hereof from
the date of filing of such document.
(1) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994 (the "1994 Form 10-K").
(2) The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on
March 2, 1995 reporting the sale of substantially all of the Company's
prepaid telephone calling card assets to Global Link Teleco
Corporation.
All documents filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this
Prospectus and prior to the termination of the offering of the Common Stock
shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof
from the date of filing such documents. A statement contained herein, in a
Prospectus Supplement or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of
this Prospectus to the extent that a statement
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contained herein, in a Prospectus Supplement or in any subsequently filed
document which is incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statements so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Prospectus.
The description of the Common Stock contained in the Company's Registration
Statement on Form 10 dated March 20, 1988 (No. 0-16479), as filed with the
Commission under the Securities Act, including any amendments or reports filed
for the purpose of updating such description, is hereby incorporated by
reference into this Prospectus and shall be deemed a part hereof.
The Company will provide without charge to each person to whom a copy of this
Prospectus has been delivered, on the written or oral requests of such person, a
copy of any or all of the documents referred to above which have been or may be
incorporated in this Prospectus by reference, other than exhibits to such
documents unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference in
such documents. Written or oral requests should be directed to Robert D. Rubin
at the principal executive office of the Company at 2300 N.W. 89th Place, Miami,
Florida 33172; telephone number (305) 593-9667.
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INVESTMENT CONSIDERATIONS
Each prospective purchaser of the shares of Common Stock offered hereby
should carefully examine all information contained in this Prospectus and should
give particular consideration to the following factors before deciding to
purchase such shares.
Risks Associated with Business Strategy
The Company has grown rapidly in recent years, principally through
acquisitions. A significant part of the Company's prior business strategy has
been to expand its installed public pay telephone and inmate telephone base and
to expand into complementary telecommunications products and services, such as
its existing businesses of renting cellular telephones and operating telephone
centers. As indicated in the Company's 1994 Form 10-K, the Company has amended
its prior business strategy and has determined to sell its inmate telephone,
international telephone center and cellular telephone operations. The Company
has already sold its prepaid calling card business. There can be no assurance
that the Company will be able to sell these businesses at a profit. In addition,
the process of identifying attractive public pay telephone acquisition
opportunities and expanding through internal growth may be subject to unforeseen
difficulties. Moreover, there can be no assurance that the Company will continue
to be able to identify and acquire businesses on a basis which permits it to
satisfy its projected rates of return and other criteria for acquisitions. Nor
can there be any assurance that the Company will be able to locate favorable new
sites for internal growth, hire qualified new employees to meet the requirements
of its expanding business, obtain the capital necessary to permit it to pursue
its business strategies or continue to access developing technologies at
satisfactory costs to provide those service enhancements demanded of consumers
and customers in its existing and future businesses. The Company has been in the
business of owning and operating pay telephones since 1985 and does not have a
long operating history. Consequently, there can be no assurance that the
Company's business strategy will prove to be successful, that the Company will
be able to sell certain of its operations or that expansion of the Company's
business will not have a material adverse impact on the Company.
Competition
The Company's businesses are, and can be expected to remain, highly
competitive. The Company has no patents or exclusive rights to operate its
business. The markets in which the Company operates are fragmented, but include
certain large, well-capitalized providers of telecommunications services with
substantially greater resources than the Company. The Company's principal
competition in its public pay telephone business comes from local exchange
carriers ("LECs") operated by the regional Bell operating companies (the
companies that were formed as a result of the divestiture of American Telephone
& Telegraph Company ("AT&T")), GTE Corporation ("GTE"), a number of independent
providers of public pay telephones services, major operator service providers
and interexchange carriers. A LEC is the exclusive line service provider in a
given geographical region. For example, Southern Bell and Pacific Bell are LECs
owned by regional Bell operating companies. The Company's competition in its
inmate telephone business is from LECs, interexchange carriers and independent
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providers of pay telephone systems. In the cellular rental business, the Company
competes with GTE and other providers that contract cellular rental services
through hotels and automobile rental agencies. The Company's principal
competition in its telephone service reseller business comes from major
interexchange carriers plus numerous other facilities and non-facilities based
regional and local long-distance resellers. The Company also competes with many
other non-LEC telecommunication companies which offer products and services
similar to those of the Company. Increased competition from these sources could
cause the Company to pay higher commissions on revenues generated by the public
pay telephones to those persons who own or lease the location on which the
public pay telephones are located. Such higher commissions could have a material
adverse effect on the Company by increasing its expenses without a corresponding
increase in revenue.
Regulatory Factors
The Company's operations are significantly influenced by the regulation of
public pay telephone, inmate telephone, long-distance reseller services and
other telecommunication services. Authority for regulation of these services is
concurrently vested in the Federal Communications Commission, the agency that
administers the interstate common carriage of telecommunications (the "FCC"),
and the various state public service commissions. Regulatory jurisdiction is
determined by the interstate or intrastate character of the subject service and
the degree of regulatory oversight exercised varies among jurisdictions. While
most matters affecting the Company's operations fall within the administrative
purview of these regulatory agencies, state and federal legislatures and the
federal district court administering the divestiture consent decree for AT&T are
also involved in establishing certain rules and requirements governing aspects
of these services. Changes in existing laws and regulations, as well as new laws
and regulations, applicable to the activities of the Company or other
telecommunications businesses, may materially adversely impact the operations,
revenues and expenses of the Company (including the extent of competition, the
charges of providers of interexchange and operator services and the
implementation of new technologies).
State regulatory commissions are primarily responsible for regulating the
rates, terms and conditions for intrastate public pay telephones and inmate
telephone services. The Company is also subject to state regulation of operator
services and, to a limited extent, cellular resale services. Such regulations
may include notice and identification requirements, maximum price limitations,
interconnection rates, reporting requirements and prohibitions on handling
certain local and long-distance calls. Pay telephones in the United States are
owned and operated by LECs or by independent operators such as the Company.
There are four states in which it is illegal to provide certain intrastate
services using non-LEC pay telephones: Alaska, Connecticut, Hawaii and Oklahoma.
Connecticut, however, has proceedings underway to implement public pay telephone
competition within that state. In addition, several states have not authorized
competition among intraLATA operator services (services related to calls
originating and terminating in the same local access and transport areas)
because of the exclusive franchise granted to LECs in such state. As of December
31, 1994, the Company was unable to derive revenue from intraLATA calls and
local non-coin calls for telephones located in Arkansas, Nevada and Wyoming. In
1993, the Company entered into agreements with two Regional Bell Operating
Companies
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for their LECs to pay the Company a commission on local and/or intraLATA calls.
These agreements remain in place, with additional such agreements currently
under negotiation with other LECs.
The regulations adopted by the FCC pursuant to the Telephone Operator
Consumer Services Improvement Act of 1990, which Act was enacted on October 17,
1990 ("TOCSIA"), impose certain rules and requirements on the Company. TOCSIA,
and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by the FCC, are designed to
improve consumer awareness through the standardization of certain procedures in
the provision of interstate operator services. The Company complies with
provision of TOCSIA, both as a call aggregator (sending calls to operator
service companies) and as an operator service provider (through the Company's
automated operator system and as a reseller). The requirements include call
branding (announcing the name of the operator service provider at the beginning
and end of each call), posting notices to users at telephone locations
identifying the designated operator service provider, quoting rates at the
user's request and filing informational tariffs.
In January 1991, as required by TOCSIA, the Company filed with the FCC an
informational tariff consisting of a description of its services and the rates
it may charge. Subsequently, the FCC advised Congress that the FCC would not
exercise its option under TOCSIA to seek to invoke more stringent rate
regulation for operator service providers. The Company has amended its tariff
from time to time as it adds additional services or adjusts rates. The Company
has also filed all periodic reports required by the FCC which include rate
compilations, complaints, lawsuits, investigations and inquiries, as well as
certain enumerated cost data. TOCSIA has also required the FCC to take such
action as is necessary to ensure that public pay telephone companies are not
exposed to undue risk of fraud. In response, the FCC has required the LECs to
file tariffs for the provision of international call blocking services, the
majority of which are now in effect. Under current FCC regulations, the
Company's services to inmates at correctional facilities are not subject to
TOCSIA. However, on February 8, 1995, the FCC issued a Notice of Proposed Rule
Making [NPRM], raising the issues of (1) whether and to what extent TOCSIA
should apply to aggregators, including inmate providers and (2) should carrier
branding be required on the remote (receiving) end of a collect call. Adverse
rulings on these issues could negatively affect the Company's inmate telephone
business. In addition, recent rulings by two federal courts raise questions
under the FCC's streamlined regulations applicable to the Company's business,
which may result in the imposition of more stringent regulatory reporting
requirements. The Company does not believe however that this will adversely
affect its operations.
On April 9, 1992, the FCC proposed a new access plan for operator assisted
interstate calls dialed on 0+ basis. Currently, 0+ calls are sent directly by
the LEC to the operator service provider selected by the host location. Under
the proposed access plan, known as "Billed Party Preference," 0+ calls would be
sent instead to the operator service provider chosen by the party paying for the
call. Billed Party Preference allows a telephone user to bill a call to the
user's pre-established carrier at the user's home or office, thereby bypassing
the opportunity for the pre-subscribed carrier of the public pay telephone
provider to handle and receive revenues from the call. The FCC has tentatively
concluded that a nationwide Billed Party Preference system for interstate
assisted calls is in the public interest. Under a Billed Party Preference
system, the billed party could by-pass the Company entirely, allowing 0+ calls
to be made on the Company's telephones without the payment of any compensation
to the Company. If the Company does not receive revenue for 0+ calls, the
Company will be unable to pay
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commissions for such calls to owners of locations at which public pay telephones
are installed, correctional facilities at which inmate telephones are located,
and potentially, car rental companies at which cellular telephones are rented.
The FCC has requested and received public comment on the question of
compensation to pay telephone companies under Billed Party Preference. The
proposal remains under consideration at present and the outcome is uncertain. If
implemented, Billed Party Preference could have a significant adverse impact on
the Company. In addition, the American Public Communications Council (of which
the Company is a member), along with other telecommunications companies and
associations, has filed a rate ceiling alternative to Billed Party Preference
with the FCC. This proposal is pending and has been disseminated for public
comment by the FCC and the outcome is uncertain. The implementation of any rate
ceiling or some of the other regulatory issues before the FCC as described above
could have a material adverse effect on the Company.
Although the FCC does not regulate cellular resale service or its providers,
the FCC has considered whether to apply TOCSIA to cellular resale service. A
recent federal court decision overturning the FCC's "forbearance" policy towards
"non-dominant" telecommunications companies has caused the filing of tariffs by
certain facilities-based cellular carriers. However, the Company has been
advised that no traditional or rental resale cellular carrier has made, or is
expected to make, such a tariff filing.
Technological Change and New Services
The telecommunications industry has been characterized by rapid technological
advancements, frequent new service introductions and evolving industry
standards. In the future, the Company's business could be impacted by the
introduction of new technology, such as improved wireless communications,
cellular telephone service and other personal communications systems. The
Company believes that its future success will depend on its ability to
anticipate and respond to changes and new technology and to continue to
diversify into complementary telecommunications services. There can be no
assurance that the Company will have sufficient resources to make the
investments necessary to acquire new technology or to introduce new services
that would satisfy an expanded range of customer needs.
Service Interruptions; Equipment Failures
The Company's long-distance operations require that its switching equipment
and the equipment of its long-distance service providers be operational 24 hours
per day, 365 days per year. As is case with other telecommunications companies,
the Company's long-distance operations may experience temporary service
interruptions or equipment failures, which may result from causes beyond the
Company's control. Any such event could have a material adverse effect on the
Company.
Dividend Policy
The Company has never paid cash dividends on its Common Stock and does not
anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future. The Company's credit
facility restricts the payment of cash dividends to its shareholders. No
dividends may be paid which would otherwise cause the Company to breach its
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obligations under the credit facility or while the Company is in default of its
obligation under the credit facility.
Pledged Assets; Ability to Satisfy Debt Service
Substantially all of the Company's assets are pledged as collateral to secure
the Company's borrowing under its credit facility with Creditanstalt-Bankverein
and other financial institutions (the "Banking Syndicate"), which pledge limits
the Company's ability to secure additional financing in the future. In addition,
at December 31, 1994, the Company was not in compliance with certain covenants
contained in its credit facility agreement. Although the Company amended certain
terms of its credit facility agreement on March 22, 1995 in exchange for the
Banking Syndicate's waiving the Company's non-compliance with those certain
covenants for the three months ended December 31, 1994 and reducing certain
restrictive covenants for 1995, there can be no assurance that the Company will
comply with the revised covenants contained in its amended credit facility
agreement. In addition, the amended credit facility agreement reduced the
Company's revolving line-of-credit from $125 million to $100 million, requires
the Company to make monthly principal reductions of $1.5 million commencing May
1, 1995, and provides that all outstanding principal balances shall become due
in full on May 31, 1996. There can be no assurance that the Company will have
sufficient cash flow to satisfy the debt service requirements under the amended
credit facility agreement. The failure to comply with these requirements would
have a materially adverse effect on the Company.
Reliance on Key Personnel
The Company is heavily dependent on the efforts of certain of its officers
and other management personnel, including: Jeffrey Hanft, the Company's Chairman
of the Board and Chief Executive Officer; Robert D. Rubin, the Company's
President; Richard F. Militello, the Company's Chief Operating Officer; Bonnie
S. Biumi, the Company's Chief Financial Officer; and Bruce W. Renard, the
Company's Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and its General Counsel. The loss
of the services of one or more of these individuals could have a material
adverse effect on the Company. In addition, the failure of the Company to
attract and retain additional management to support its business strategy could
also have a material adverse effect on the Company.
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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
On February 15, 1995, the Company sold to Global Link Teleco Corporation
("Global Link") substantially all of the assets of the Company's prepaid
telephone calling card business, including the Company's switching equipment,
inventory, related personal property and fixtures and other assets, in exchange
for $6,250,000 payable to the Company as follows: (A) $1,000,000 at the closing;
(B) a three year promissory note in the amount of $5,250,000; and (C) a
certificate representing 9.9% of Global Link's issued and outstanding common
stock. The pro forma financial information (unaudited), which was filed with the
Commission on March 2, 1995 as Exhibit (c)(2) to the Company's Current Report on
Form 8-K, is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
On March 22, 1995, the Company amended certain terms contained in the Third
Amended Loan Agreement by and among the Company, Creditanstalt-Bankverein
("Creditanstalt"), and other financial institutions (collectively with
Creditanstalt, the "Bank"), dated February 17, 1994 (the "Loan Agreement"). This
amendment to the Loan Agreement: (A) reduces the $125 million revolving line of
credit under the Loan Agreement to $100 million, with monthly principal
reductions of $1.5 million commencing on May 1, 1995 and all outstanding
principal balances due in full on May 31, 1996 rather than as originally
provided under the Loan Agreement on February 17, 1998; (B) provides for an
interest rate of the Bank's prime rate plus 2% beginning on April 1, 1995 rather
than the lesser of (i) 1.25% above the greater of Creditanstalt's prime lending
rate and the federal funds rate plus 0.5% or (ii) the rate quoted by
Creditanstalt in the Interbank Eurodollar market for periods of one, two, three
or six months; and (C) reduces certain restrictive covenants for 1995 which,
among other things, require the Company to maintain certain net worth and cash
flow levels, and places certain restrictions on the Company's payment of
dividends to its shareholders.
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SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
All of the shares of Common Stock of the Company offered hereby are being
sold by the Selling Shareholders named below. The Company will receive none of
the proceeds from the sale of shares offered hereby. Some of the shares of
Common Stock are subject to indemnification obligations owed by such Selling
Shareholders to the Company and may be transferred by such Selling Shareholders
to the Company. To the best of the Company's knowledge, the following table set
forth certain information as of March 31, 1995 with respect to the Selling
Shareholders:
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Shares Beneficially Owned Shares Shares Beneficially Owned
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George E. Livingston(2) 0 * 70,577 70,577 *
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John W. Madden, Jr.(2) 0 * 17,151 17,151 *
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Willis M. McFarlane(2) 0 * 17,151 17,151 *
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John Metcalfe(2) 0 * 1,336 1,336 *
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Roger Smith(2) 0 * 1,336 1,336 *
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Greg L. Livingston(2) 0 * 91 91 *
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Ascom Communications, Inc.(3) 0 * 500,000 500,000 3.1%
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Jacquith & Company(4) 0 * 150,000 150,000 *
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Telecorp Funding, Inc.(3) 0 * 126,324 126,324 *
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Gilbert A. Mendelson(5) 0 * 62,068 62,068 *
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David T. Magrish(5) 0 * 62,068 62,068 *
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Harvey Ostrow(5) 0 * 8,863 8,863 *
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Louis Schwartz(5) 0 * 17,727 17,727 *
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Howard Siegel(5) 0 * 9,843 9,843 *
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Creditanstalt Corporate Finance, 0 * 540,541 540,541 3.3%
Inc.
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(1) Represents the percentage of the Company's issued and outstanding Common
Stock owned by such person, based on 16,035,875 shares issued and
outstanding as of March 24, 1995. Does not include shares of Common Stock
issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants, options or other rights
to acquire the Company's Common Stock, unless such warrants, options or
other rights have been issued to such persons or entities listed in the
above table and are currently exercisable. No percentage of beneficial
ownership is indicated for persons or entities with less than one percent
beneficial ownership.
(2) Represents shares issued to such individual in connection with the
Company's acquisitions of the assets of Silverado Communications Corp.
(3) Represents shares issued to such Selling Shareholder in connection with the
Company's acquisitions of the assets of such Selling Shareholder.
(4) Represents shares issued to such Selling Shareholder, an affiliate of
Creditanstalt-Bankverein, in connection with the Company's senior revolving
credit facility.
(5) Represents shares issued to such Selling Shareholder in connection with the
Company's acquisition of the assets of Telecoin Communications, Ltd.
pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among the Company, the
Selling Shareholder and other parties, dated October 21, 1994. The number
of shares to be issued to such Selling Shareholders is based upon the
lesser of the average closing price for one share of Common Stock of the
Company for the five days preceding October 21, 1994 or the day
immediately preceding the date this Registration Statement becomes
effective.
(6) Represents shares which may be issued to such Selling Shareholder, an
affiliate of Creditanstalt-Bankverein, upon conversion by such Selling
Shareholder of the aggregate outstanding principal indebtedness as of
December 1, 1995 under the $2.5 million note owed by PTC Cellular, Inc. in
favor of such Selling Shareholder in accordance with a proposed Exchange
Agreement which is being negotiated between such Selling Shareholder and
the Company.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value per share, of the Company covered
by this Prospectus are outstanding shares that are being sold by the Selling
Shareholders named herein. See "Selling Shareholders." The Company will not
receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the shares offered hereby.
It is anticipated that the Selling Shareholders shall sell the shares of
Common Stock offered hereby from time to time by means of ordinary brokerage
transactions at open market prices. However, the Selling Shareholders may in
certain circumstances sell all or a portion of the shares offered hereby by
means of one or more block trades or privately negotiated sales in accordance
with the rules of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. The
shares are expected to be sold at market prices prevailing at the time of sale.
The Selling Shareholders may independently or as a group engage the services of
one or more licensed securities broker-dealers to assist in the sale of the
shares offered hereby. Such broker-dealers will receive such brokerage
commissions or discounts as may be negotiated with the Selling Shareholder. In
connection with the sale of the shares, such broker-dealers may be deemed
underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act, in which event brokerage
commissions or discounts received by such broker-dealers may be deemed to be
underwriting compensation. If the Selling Shareholders engage the services of
one or more licensed securities broker-dealers to assist in the sale of the
shares offered hereby, it is anticipated that the Selling Shareholders will
agree to indemnify such broker-dealers against certain liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the shares of Common Stock offered hereby will be passed upon
for the Company by Sparber, Kosnitzky, Truxton, Spratt & Brooks, P.A., Miami,
Florida.
EXPERTS
The financial statements incorporated in this Prospectus by reference to the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company and its subsidiaries for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1994 have been so incorporated in reliance on the
reports of Price Waterhouse, LLP, independent certified public accountants,
given on the authority of said firm as an expert in auditing and accounting.
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No dealer, salesperson or other individual has been authorized to give any
information or to make any representation not contained or incorporated by
reference in this Prospectus in connection with the offering made by this
Prospectus. If given or made, such information or representation must not be
relied upon as having been authorized by the Company or the Selling
Shareholders. This Prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell, or a
solicitation of an offer to buy, the shares of Common Stock offered hereby by
anyone in any jurisdiction where, or to any person to whom, it is unlawful to
make such offer or solicitation or in which the person making such offer or
solicitation is not qualified to do so. Neither the delivery of this Prospectus
nor any sale made hereunder shall, under any circumstances, create any
implication that there has been no change in the facts set forth in this
Prospectus or the affairs of the Company since the date hereof.
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Available Information..........................................................
Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference................................
Investment Considerations......................................................
Recent Developments............................................................
Selling Shareholders...........................................................
Plan of Distribution...........................................................
Legal Matters..................................................................
Experts........................................................................
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1,585,076 SHARES
PEOPLES TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC.
COMMON STOCK
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PROSPECTUS
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APRIL __, 1995
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 14. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION*
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SEC Registration Fee.......................................$2,527.92
NASD Registration Fee......................................$1,233.10
Cost of Printing and Engraving.............................$2,500.00
Legal Fees and Expenses...................................$20,000.00
Accounting Fees and Expenses.................................$500.00
Blue Sky Fees and Expenses................................$15,000.00
Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses..........................$ 2,000.00
Miscellaneous..............................................$1,238.98
TOTAL...........................................$39,000.00
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* Estimated, except for SEC Registration Fee and NASD Fee.
All of the above issuance and distribution expenses are to be paid by the
Company.
Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Paragraph Tenth of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation provides that
the Company will indemnify and reimburse the officers and directors of the
Company to the fullest extent provided by law. Paragraph Tenth of the Company's
Certificate of Incorporation also provides that the provisions regarding
indemnification and advancement of expenses as provided by law shall not be
exclusive of any other right which any officer or director of the Company may
have or acquire thereafter under any provision of the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation or By-laws or by any agreement, vote of shareholders or
disinterested directors of the Company or otherwise, provided, that no
indemnification may be made to or on behalf of any officer or director if a
judgement or other final adjudication adverse to such officer or director
establishes that his acts were committed in bad faith or were the result of
active and deliberate dishonesty and were material to the cause of action so
adjudicated, or that he personally gained in fact a financial profit or other
advantage to which he was not legally entitled.
A director shall not be liable to the Company or its shareholders for damages
for any breach of duty in such director's capacity as a director unless (i) a
judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the director establishes that
his acts or omissions were in bad faith or involved intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of law or that he personally gained in fact a financial profit
or other advantage to which he was not legally entitled or that his acts
violated section 719 of the Business Corporation Law of New York or (ii) the
liability of any director for any act or omission occurred prior to the adoption
of this indemnification provision by the Company.
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Item 16. Exhibits.
.4.1 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company,
adopted on November 30, 1987, and filed with the Commission as an
exhibit to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 10 on March 1,
1988, Registration No. 0-16479 (the "Form 10 Registration Statement"),
is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
.4.2 Amendments to Certificate of Incorporation, adopted on March 8, 1990,
and March 15, 1990, respectively, and filed with the Commission as an
exhibit to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1989, are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
.4.3 Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation, adopted on June 29, 1990,
and filed with the Commission as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1990, is hereby incorporated
herein by reference.
.4.4 Restated Bylaws of the Company, adopted on November 30, 1987, and
filed as an exhibit to the Form 10 Registration Statement, is hereby
incorporated herein by reference.
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*5. Opinion of Sparber, Kosnitzky, Truxton, Spratt & Brooks, P.A.
*23.1 Consent of Price Waterhouse.
*23.2 Consent of Sparber Kosnitzky, Truxton, Spratt & Brooks, P.A. (included
in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5).
*24 Powers of Attorney (included on page II-5).
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* Filed herewith.
. Previously filed.
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Item 17. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned Company hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of
the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most
recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in
this Registration Statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or
any material change to such information in this Registration Statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Company pursuant to
section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Company's
annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act
that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons
of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company
has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid
by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company in the successful
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defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer
or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled
by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication
of such issue.
(d) The undersigned Company hereby undertakes that:
(1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this
Registration Statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of
prospectus filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h)
under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this Registration
Statement as of the time it was declared effective; and
(2) For the purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus
shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person who signature appears below
constitutes and appoints Jeffrey Hanft and Robert D. Rubin, and each of them,
his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and his name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments, to the Registration
Statement on Form S-3, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he
might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each said
attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
Company certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized in the City of Miami, State of Florida, on April 12, 1995.
PEOPLES TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC.
By: /s/ Jeffrey Hanft
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Jeffrey Hanft, Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the
Company in the capacities and on the date indicated:
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April 12, 1995 /s/ Jeffrey Hanft Chairman of the Board,
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Jeffrey Hanft and Director
April 12, 1995 /s/ Robert D. Rubin President and Director
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Robert D. Rubin
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April 12, 1995 /s/ Richard F. Militello Chief Operating Officer
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Richard F. Militello
April 12, 1995 /s/ Bonnie S. Biumi Chief Financial Officer
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Bonnie S. Biumi
April 12, 1995 /s/ Denise Gordon Controller
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Denise Gordon
April 12, 1995 Director
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Robert E. Lund
April 12, 1995 /s/ Jody Frank Director
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Jody Frank
April 12, 1995 /s/ Ronald Gelber Director
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Ronald Gelber
April 12, 1995 Director
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Richard Whitman
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.4.1 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, adopted on
November 30, 1987, and filed with the Commission as an exhibit to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form 10 on March 1, 1988, Registration No. 0-16479 (the
"Form 10 Registration Statement"), is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
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.4.2 Amendments to Certificate of Incorporation, adopted on March 8, 1990, and March
15, 1990, respectively, and filed with the Commission as an exhibit to the Registra-
nt's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1989, are hereby
incorporated herein by reference.
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.4.3 Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation, adopted on June 29, 1990, and filed with
the Commission as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1990, is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
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.4.4 Restated Bylaws of the Company, adopted on November 30, 1987, and filed as an
exhibit to the Form 10 Registration Statement, is hereby incorporated herein by
reference.
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*5. Opinion of Sparber, Kosnitzky, Truxton, Spratt & Brooks, P.A.
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*23.1 Consent of Price Waterhouse.
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*23.2 Consent of Sparber Kosnitzky, Truxton, Spratt & Brooks, P.A. (included in its
opinion filed as Exhibit 5).
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*24 Powers of Attorney (included on page II-6).
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* Filed herewith.
. Previously filed.
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Exhibit 5
[LETTERHEAD OF SPARBER, KOSNITZKY, TRUXTON, DE LA GUARDIA, SPRATT & BROOKS
APPEARS HERE]
April 13, 1995
Peoples Telephone Company, Inc.
2300 Northwest 89th Place
Miami, Florida 33126
RE: Peoples Telephone Company, Inc. --
Registration Statement of Form S-3
Gentlemen:
We have acted as special legal counsel to Peoples Telephone Company, Inc.,
a New York corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the preparation of a
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement") relating to
the registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission of 1,585,076 shares
(the "Shares") of common stock, par value of $.01 per share, of the Company (the
"Common Stock"), which Shares have been or will be issued as contemplated in the
Registration Statement.
Based upon our examination of such documents and records as we have deemed
relevant and necessary and upon a certificate of an officer of the Company, we
are of the opinion that the Shares are duly authorized, and are either validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock if previously
issued or will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common
Stock upon issuance by the Company if such shares of Common Stock have not been
previously issued.
This opinion has been prepared and is to be construed in accordance with
the Report on Standards for Florida Opinions dated April 8, 1991 issued by the
Business law Section of the Florida Bar (the "Report"). The Report is
incorporated herein by reference into this opinion.
The foregoing opinion is limited to the laws of the State of Florida and
applicable Federal laws as they exist as of the date of this opinion. We assume
no obligation to update or supplement such opinions to reflect any facts or
circumstances that may hereafter come to our attention or any changes in law
that may hereafter occur.
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Peoples Telephone Company, Inc.
April 13, 1995
Page 2
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as Exhibit 5 to the
Registration Statement and to the use of our name under the heading "Legality of
Securities" in the related Prospectus.
Sincerely yours,
SPARBER, KOSNITZKY, TRUXTON,
SPRATT & BROOKS, P.A.
/s/ Michael Kosnitzky, Esq.
Michael Kosnitzky, Esq.
For the Firm
Sparber, Kosnitzky, Truxton, de la Guardia, Spratt & Brooks
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated
March 28, 1995 appearing on page 30 of Peoples Telephone Company, Inc.'s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994. We also consent to the
reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
Miami, Florida
April 10, 1995
