Delivers Year-Over-Year Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA Growth of 1% and 6%
Awarded Video Franchise to Offer its Hawaiian Telcom TV Service
HONOLULU, Aug. 15, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc. (Nasdaq:HCOM) reported results for its second quarter ended June 30(1). The highlights are as follows:
- Revenue totaled $100.7 million, up 1 percent year-over-year.
- Adjusted EBITDA(2) of $31.8 million, a 6 percent increase from $30.1 million a year ago.
- Generated net income of $6.7 million, or $0.61 per diluted share. Excluding one-time charges totaling approximately $2.2 million related to a reduction-in-force and lease termination costs associated with the closure of its remaining retail stores, net income was $8.9 million, or $0.81 per diluted share.
- Continued improvement in year-over-year access line loss to 5.3 percent, compared to 7.4 percent in second quarter 2010, and 8.3 percent in second quarter 2009.
- Added approximately 4,500 high-speed Internet (HSI) subscribers year-over-year nearly double second quarter 2009 year-over-year growth of approximately 2,250.
- Added 2,100 residential bundles, driving residential bundle penetration to 38 percent, up from 36 percent in the prior quarter.
"I am pleased with the solid results we were able to deliver in the second quarter, primarily the year-over-year growth in revenues and adjusted EBITDA, as well as the investment we continue to make in our network to support the growth opportunities in our marketplace," said Eric. K. Yeaman, Hawaiian Telcom's president and CEO. "These results provide a solid foundation to build upon and are the direct result of our employees' commitment to the execution of our strategic plan."
"Hawaiian Telcom was awarded its video franchise at the end of the second quarter and we have since begun a staged launch of our TV service on Oahu. The commercial launch of Hawaiian Telcom TV is a significant milestone for our Company. It allows us to offer choice and deliver a world-class TV service to the people of Hawaii and enhances the attractiveness of our bundle offers to drive growth in our overall consumer business," said Yeaman.
"In the business market, we continue to experience solid growth in our IP-based services. In the second quarter we launched several new bundles tailored to small and medium-sized businesses that leverage these services and strengthen our position as Hawaii's leading end-to-end solutions provider. In addition, we continue to grow our wholesale business primarily through the deployment of fiber facilities to wireless cell sites to support the increased demand for network capacity from national wireless carriers as a result of the significant growth in wireless data usage by consumers and businesses," Yeaman added
"Overall, we continue to make good progress in the execution of our strategy to profitably grow our business, deliver superior service to our customers, and improve our financial performance with the goal of increasing value for our shareholders," concluded Yeaman.
Second Quarter 2011 Results
Second quarter revenue was $100.7 million, an increase of 1 percent from $99.6 million in the comparable period a year ago, due primarily to equipment sales and growth from new business products, as well as data transport demand from wireless carriers, partially offset by the impact from access line loss. Adjusted EBITDA was $31.8 million, an increase of 6 percent year-over-year, due primarily to lower operating expenses as a result of various cost improvement initiatives. The Company generated net income of $6.7 million, or $0.61 per diluted share.
Excluding one-time charges totaling approximately $2.2 million related to a reduction-in-force and lease termination costs associated with the closure of its remaining retail stores, net income was $8.9 million, or $0.81 per diluted share. The reduction-in-force and lease terminations were taken to realign the Company's workforce and operations to better support the implementation of the Company's strategic plan and are expected to yield annual savings of approximately $3 million.
Second quarter local services revenue was $36.7 million, down 6.5 percent from the same period a year ago, primarily due to the 5.3 percent year-over-year decline in access lines, as well as a slight reduction in average revenue per line.
Second quarter network access services revenue was $33.3 million, up 1 percent from the same period a year ago, driven principally by a 7 percent year-over-year increase in special access revenue, partially offset by declines in retail subscriber line and switched access revenue. Special access revenue growth was driven by higher demand for network capacity from the wireless carriers and growth from IP-based business products.
Revenue from long distance services was $8.0 million in the second quarter, down 10 percent from the same period a year ago, due to a 5.4 percent year-over-year decline in long distance lines and a decline in average revenue per line as a result of lower minutes of use from increased customer migration to wireless and VoIP based technologies for long distance calling.
Second quarter HSI revenue was $8.8 million, up 2.6 percent from the same period a year ago, driven by a 4.6 percent year-over-year increase in HSI subscribers, partially offset by a slight reduction in average rate per unit. Second quarter other services and sales revenue was $12.8 million, up $4.2 million from the same period a year ago, driven primarily by higher levels of sales and installations of customer premise equipment.
Operating expenses, exclusive of depreciation and amortization and one-time charges, were unchanged year-over-year at approximately $70 million. One-time charges of $2.2 million were primarily related to a provision for costs associated with the above-referenced reduction-in-force and certain lease termination costs associated with the closure of the Company's remaining retail stores. Additionally, the second quarter had lower costs related to various IT outsourcing contracts and employee pension and other benefits, as well as a decline in bad debt costs associated with improved collections efforts and bad debt recoveries, offset by increased direct cost of goods related to higher equipment sales and higher energy costs.
Capital expenditures totaled $35.4 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2011, up 22 percent from $29.0 million for the six-month period a year ago due primarily to the deployment of fiber to various wireless cell sites to support the upgrade to 4G and future growth opportunities.
At the end of second quarter 2011, the Company had $77.3 million in cash and cash equivalents compared to $81.6 million at the end of 2010. Net Debt(3) was $222.7 million, resulting in a Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA ratio for the last twelve months ended June 30, 2011 of 1.91x.
Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call to discuss its second quarter 2011 results at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) or 8:00 a.m. (Hawaii Time) on Monday, August 15th, 2011.
To access the call, participants should dial (866) 383-8119 (US/Canada), or (617) 597-5344 (International) five minutes prior to the start of the call and enter passcode 49485169.
Live webcast of the conference call will be available from the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at http://hawaiiantel.com. The webcast will be archived at the same location.
A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available two hours after the conclusion of the call until 11:59 p.m. (Hawaii Time) August 22nd, 2011. Access the replay by dialing (888) 286-8010 and entering passcode 95421779. Alternatively, the replay can be accessed by dialing (617) 801-6888 and entering passcode 95421779.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release contains information about adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Adjusted EBITDA) and Net Debt. These are non-GAAP financial measures used by Hawaiian Telcom management when evaluating results of operations. Management believes these measures also provide users of the financial statements with additional and useful comparisons of current results of operations with past and future periods. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be construed as being more important than comparable GAAP measures. Detailed reconciliations of Adjusted EBITDA and Net Debt to comparable GAAP financial measures have been included in the tables distributed with this release and are available in the Investor Relations section of www.hawaiiantel.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
In addition to historical information, this release includes certain statements and predictions that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In particular, any statement, projection or estimate that includes or references the words "believes", "anticipates", "intends", "expects", or any similar expression falls within the safe harbor of forward-looking statements contained in the Reform Act. Actual results or outcomes may differ materially from those indicated or suggested by any such forward-looking statement for a variety of reasons, including, but not limited to, Hawaiian Telcom's ability to maintain its market position in communications services, including wireless, wireline and Internet services; general economic trends affecting the purchase or supply of communication services; world and national events that may affect the ability to provide services; changes in the regulatory environment; any rulings, orders or decrees that may be issued by any court or arbitrator; restrictions imposed under various credit facilities and debt instruments; work stoppages caused by labor disputes; adjustments resulting from year-end audit procedures; and Hawaiian Telcom's ability to develop and launch new products and services. More information on potential risks and uncertainties is available in recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Hawaiian Telcom's 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The information contained in this release is as of August 15, 2011. It is anticipated that subsequent events and developments may cause estimates to change.
About Hawaiian Telcom
Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc., headquartered in Honolulu, is Hawaii's leading provider of integrated communications solutions for business and residential customers. With roots in Hawaii beginning in 1883, the Company offers a full range of services including voice, Internet, data, wireless, and advanced communication and network services supported by the reach and reliability of its network and Hawaii's only 24/7 state-of-the-art network operations center. With employees statewide sharing a commitment to innovation and a passion for delivering superior service, Hawaiian Telcom provides an Always OnSM customer experience. For more information, visit www.hawaiiantel.com.
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(1) The Company emerged from Chapter 11 as of October 28, 2010 and adopted fresh-start reporting as of October 31, 2010. References to "Predecessor" refer to the Company prior to and on October 31, 2010. References to "Successor" refer to the Company after October 31, 2010 after giving effect to the plan of reorganization and application of fresh-start reporting. As a result of the application of fresh-start reporting, the Successor's financial statements are not comparable with the Predecessor's financial statements. However, for purposes of the discussion of the results of operations, the Successor results for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2011 have been compared to the Predecessor results for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2010. In this press release, we will disclose the fresh-start and other impacts on our results of operations that vary from historical Predecessor periods to aid in the understanding of our performance.
(2) Adjusted EBITDA is EBITDA plus non-recurring costs not expected to occur regularly in the ordinary course of business. EBITDA is defined as net income plus interest expense (net of interest income and other), income taxes, depreciation and amortization, and non-cash stock compensation. The Company believes both of these non-GAAP measures, Adjusted EBITDA and EBITDA, are meaningful performance measures for investors because they are used by our Board and management to evaluate performance, enhance comparability between periods and make operating decisions. Our use of Adjusted EBITDA and EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies in the telecommunications industry. A detailed reconciliation of adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Adjusted EBITDA) to comparable GAAP financial measures has been included in the tables distributed with this release.
(3) Net Debt provides a useful measure of liquidity and financial health. The Company defines Net Debt as the sum of the face amount of short-term and long-term debt and unamortized premium and/or discount, offset by cash and cash equivalents. A detailed reconciliation of Net Debt has been included in the tables distributed with this release.
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Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) |
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| Successor | Predecessor | |||||||
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Three Months Ended June 30, 2011 |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 |
Three Months Ended June 30, 2010 |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 |
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| Operating revenues | $ 100,744 | $ 199,250 | $ 99,621 | $ 199,874 | ||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||
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Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) |
41,960 | 82,530 | 39,426 | 79,614 | ||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 30,382 | 60,518 | 30,937 | 63,511 | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 15,212 | 30,517 | 42,367 | 84,671 | ||||
| Total operating expenses | 87,554 | 173,565 | 112,730 | 227,796 | ||||
| Operating income (loss) | 13,190 | 25,685 | (13,109) | (27,922) | ||||
| Other income (expense): | ||||||||
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Interest expense (contractual interest was $19,002 and $37,595 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively) |
(6,235) | (12,494) | (7,147) | (13,905) | ||||
| Interest income and other | 17 | 30 | 35 | 30 | ||||
| Total other expense | (6,218) | (12,464) | (7,112) | (13,875) | ||||
| Income (loss) before reorganization items and income tax provision | 6,972 | 13,221 | (20,221) | (41,797) | ||||
| Reorganization items | 239 | 950 | 2,080 | 3,827 | ||||
| Income (loss) before income tax provision | 6,733 | 12,271 | (22,301) | (45,624) | ||||
| Income tax provision | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Net income (loss) | $ 6,733 | $ 12,271 | $ (22,301) | $ (45,624) | ||||
| Net income (loss) per common share -- | ||||||||
| Basic | $ 0.66 | $ 1.21 | $ (52.11) | $ (106.60) | ||||
| Diluted | $ 0.61 | $ 1.12 | $ (52.11) | $ (106.60) | ||||
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Weighted average shares used to compute net income (loss) per common share -- |
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| Basic | 10,138,572 | 10,138,137 | 428,000 | 428,000 | ||||
| Diluted | 11,023,118 | 10,978,578 | 428,000 | 428,000 | ||||
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Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) |
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June 30, 2011 |
December 31, 2010 |
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| Assets | ||||
| Current assets | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ 77,309 | $ 81,647 | ||
| Receivables, net | 41,212 | 39,222 | ||
| Material and supplies | 7,138 | 8,431 | ||
| Prepaid expenses | 6,147 | 5,707 | ||
| Other current assets | 1,179 | 4,566 | ||
| Total current assets | 132,985 | 139,573 | ||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 469,739 | 459,781 | ||
| Intangible assets, net | 42,265 | 43,315 | ||
| Other assets | 3,688 | 3,367 | ||
| Total assets | $ 648,677 | $ 646,036 | ||
| Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | ||||
| Current liabilities | ||||
| Accounts payable | $ 22,511 | $ 24,162 | ||
| Accrued expenses | 22,054 | 28,752 | ||
| Advance billings and customer deposits | 14,394 | 14,948 | ||
| Other current liabilities | 3,673 | 2,810 | ||
| Total current liabilities | 62,632 | 70,672 | ||
| Long-term debt | 300,000 | 300,000 | ||
| Employee benefit obligations | 91,230 | 94,453 | ||
| Other liabilities | 2,745 | 2,119 | ||
| Total liabilities | 456,607 | 467,244 | ||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||
| Stockholders' equity | ||||
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Common stock, par value of $0.01 per share, 245,000,000 shares authorized and 10,138,600 and 10,135,063 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively |
101 | 101 | ||
| Additional paid-in capital | 163,190 | 162,169 | ||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 13,379 | 13,393 | ||
| Retained earnings | 15,400 | 3,129 | ||
| Total stockholders' equity | 192,070 | 178,792 | ||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ 648,677 | $ 646,036 | ||
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Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited, dollars in thousands) |
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 |
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| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||
| Net income (loss) | $ 12,271 | $ (45,624) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 30,517 | 84,671 | ||
| Employee retirement benefits | (3,223) | 2,935 | ||
| Provision for uncollectibles | 790 | 3,104 | ||
| Stock based compensation | 972 | 39 | ||
| Interest cost added to loan principal | -- | 6,906 | ||
| Reorganization items | 950 | 3,827 | ||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||
| Receivables | (4,279) | 1,283 | ||
| Material and supplies | 1,293 | (1,500) | ||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 2,947 | (5,118) | ||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | (8,267) | 2,927 | ||
| Advance billings and customer deposits | (554) | 598 | ||
| Other current liabilities | 863 | 173 | ||
| Other | (962) | 316 | ||
| Net cash provided by operating activities before reorganization items | 33,318 | 54,537 | ||
| Operating cash flows used by reorganization items | (2,292) | (11,933) | ||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 31,026 | 42,604 | ||
| Cash flows used in investing activities: | ||||
| Capital expenditures | (35,413) | (28,950) | ||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (35,413) | (28,950) | ||
| Cash provided by financing activities: | ||||
| Proceeds from sale of common stock | 49 | -- | ||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 49 | -- | ||
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | (4,338) | 13,654 | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 81,647 | 96,550 | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ 77,309 | $ 110,204 | ||
| Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | ||||
| Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized | $ 12,569 | $ 6,546 | ||
| Non-cash investing activities - receipt of equipment for settlement of receivable or for capital lease | 2,250 | -- | ||
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Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc. Consolidated Quarterly Revenue by Category (Dollars in thousands, unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended June 30, |
Three Months Ended June 30, |
Change | ||||||
| 2011 | 2010 | Amount | Percentage | |||||
| Wireline Services | ||||||||
| Local services | $ 36,690 | $ 39,231 | $ (2,541) | -6.5% | ||||
| Network access services | 33,322 | 33,093 | 229 | 0.7% | ||||
| Long distance services | 8,013 | 8,912 | (899) | -10.1% | ||||
| High-Speed Internet and other Internet | 8,779 | 8,556 | 223 | 2.6% | ||||
| Other services and sales | 12,843 | 8,640 | 4,203 | 48.6% | ||||
| 99,647 | 98,432 | 1,215 | 1.2% | |||||
| Other | 1,097 | 1,189 | (92) | -7.7% | ||||
| $ 100,744 | $ 99,621 | $ 1,123 | 1.1% | |||||
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| Successor | Predecessor | |||||||
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Six Months Ended June 30, |
Six Months Ended June 30, |
Change | ||||||
| 2011 | 2010 | Amount | Percentage | |||||
| Wireline Services | ||||||||
| Local services | $ 74,078 | $ 79,649 | $ (5,571) | -7.0% | ||||
| Network access services | 67,601 | 65,798 | 1,803 | 2.7% | ||||
| Long distance services | 16,651 | 17,708 | (1,057) | -6.0% | ||||
| High-Speed Internet and other Internet | 17,546 | 17,111 | 435 | 2.5% | ||||
| Other services and sales | 21,168 | 17,180 | 3,988 | 23.2% | ||||
| 197,044 | 197,446 | (402) | -0.2% | |||||
| Other | 2,206 | 2,428 | (222) | -9.1% | ||||
| $ 199,250 | $ 199,874 | $ (624) | -0.3% | |||||
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Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc. Schedule of Quarterly Adjusted EBITDA Calculation (Dollars in thousands, unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended June 30, 2011 |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 |
Three Months Ended June 30, 2010 |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 |
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| Net income (loss) | $ 6,733 | $ 12,271 | $ (22,301) | $ (45,624) | ||||
| Income tax benefit | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Interest expense and other income and expense, net | 6,218 | 12,464 | 7,112 | 13,875 | ||||
| Reorganization items | 239 | 950 | 2,080 | 3,827 | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 15,212 | 30,517 | 42,367 | 84,671 | ||||
| Non-cash stock compensation | 661 | 972 | 20 | 39 | ||||
| EBITDA | 29,063 | 57,174 | 29,278 | 56,788 | ||||
| Non-recurring costs | 560 | 1,048 | 869 | 1,478 | ||||
| Severance and lease termination costs | 2,200 | 2,200 | -- | -- | ||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ 31,823 | $ 60,422 | $ 30,147 | $ 58,266 | ||||
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Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc. Total Net Debt to Last Twelve Months ("LTM") Adjusted EBITDA Ratio (Dollars in thousands, unaudited) |
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| Long-term debt as of June 30, 2011 | $ 300,000 | |
| Less cash on hand | (77,309) | |
| Total Net Debt as of June 30, 2011 | $ 222,691 | |
| LTM Adjusted EBITDA as of June 30, 2011 | $ 116,683 | |
| Total Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA | 1.91x | |
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Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc. Volume Information |
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| June 2011 compared to June 2010 | ||||||||
| June 30, | June 30, | Change | ||||||
| 2011 | 2010 | Number | Percentage | |||||
| Voice access lines | ||||||||
| Residential | 232,344 | 250,232 | (17,888) | -7.1% | ||||
| Business | 191,466 | 197,579 | (6,113) | -3.1% | ||||
| Public | 4,717 | 4,795 | (78) | -1.6% | ||||
| 428,527 | 452,606 | (24,079) | -5.3% | |||||
| High-Speed Internet lines | ||||||||
| Residential | 83,242 | 79,039 | 4,203 | 5.3% | ||||
| Business | 16,934 | 16,576 | 358 | 2.2% | ||||
| Wholesale | 1,173 | 1,259 | (86) | -6.8% | ||||
| 101,349 | 96,874 | 4,475 | 4.6% | |||||
| Long distance lines | ||||||||
| Residential | 142,416 | 152,735 | (10,319) | -6.8% | ||||
| Business | 77,775 | 80,148 | (2,373) | -3.0% | ||||
| 220,191 | 232,883 | (12,692) | -5.4% | |||||
| June 2011 compared to March 2011 | ||||||||
| June 30, | March 31, | Change | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | Number | Percentage | |||||
| Voice access lines | ||||||||
| Residential | 232,344 | 237,507 | (5,163) | -2.2% | ||||
| Business | 191,466 | 193,216 | (1,750) | -0.9% | ||||
| Public | 4,717 | 4,762 | (45) | -0.9% | ||||
| 428,527 | 435,485 | (6,958) | -1.6% | |||||
| High-Speed Internet lines | ||||||||
| Residential | 83,242 | 83,293 | (51) | -0.1% | ||||
| Business | 16,934 | 16,716 | 218 | 1.3% | ||||
| Wholesale | 1,173 | 1,182 | (9) | -0.8% | ||||
| 101,349 | 101,191 | 158 | 0.2% | |||||
| Long distance lines | ||||||||
| Residential | 142,416 | 145,448 | (3,032) | -2.1% | ||||
| Business | 77,775 | 78,685 | (910) | -1.2% | ||||
| 220,191 | 224,133 | (3,942) | -1.8% | |||||