Gross billings for the three month periods increased $6.4 million as a result primarily of the increase in the number of subscribers; credits and adjustments increased $0.1 million; and royalty fees increased $0.3 million due to increased billings. The allocated write-offs and the net service fee for 2007 are new components of wireless service revenue as a result of the 2007 Amendment, and wholesale revenue was eliminated by the 2007 Amendment. The Company recorded $0.3 million of revenue in the second quarter of 2007, representing final adjustments of net amounts due from periods prior to the effective date of the 2007 Amendment. Allocated write-offs in the third quarter of 2007 were approximately $0.8 million, or 61%, higher than in the second quarter of 2007, paralleling the increase in quarterly churn rates. The unfavorable changes in quarterly churn, deactivations, and allocated write-offs are related to an increase in involuntary deactivations. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, wireless service revenue totaled $58.2 million and consisted of gross billings of $82.9 million and wholesale revenue of $0.1 million related to 2006, less credits and adjustments of $8.2 million, allocated write-offs of $4.6 million, royalty fee of $5.7 million and net service fee of $6.3 million. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, wireless service revenue totaled $54.9 million and consisted of gross billings of $64.3 million and wholesale revenue of $2.2 million, less credits and adjustments of $7.0 million, and royalty fee of $4.6 million. Gross billings for the nine month periods increased $18.6 million, or 28.9%, as a result primarily of the increase in the number of subscribers; credits and adjustments increased $1.2 million, or 17.1%, due to promotional incentives offered by Sprint Nextel in early 2007and billing/service adjustments; royalty fees increased $1.1 million due to increased billings; and the allocated write-offs and the net service fee for 2007 are new components of wireless service revenue as a result of the 2007 Amendment. The wholesale revenue of $0.1 million in 2007 was recorded to true up 2006 accruals. As a result of the 2007 Amendment, travel, data, long distance and wholesale revenues, totaling $9.8 million and $26.4 million for the three and nine month periods in 2006, are no longer recorded by the Company. Equipment revenue increased $0.1 million and $0.3 million for the three and nine month periods, respectively, as a result of increased sales of handsets to both new and upgrading customers. Other revenue increased $0.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The increase resulted from revenue collected from Sprint Nextel associated with new customer activations. Cost of goods and services The $6.3 million decrease in cost of goods and services in the three months ended September 30, 2007, from 2006, consists of $8.0 million of 2006 expenses eliminated under the 2007 Amendment, principally travel expenses, long distance costs and costs related to new activations, offset by increased costs of handsets of $1.3 million in 2007 due to increased handset unit sales; and increased rent for tower leases of $0.3 million in 2007 over 2006. Cost of goods and services decreased $18.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2007, from 2006, consisting of $22.3 million of 2006 expenses eliminated under the 2007 Amendment, principally travel expenses, long distance costs and costs related to new activations and $0.6 million of net credits recorded in 2007 to true up 2006 accruals for expenses settled with Sprint Nextel. Offsetting these positive impacts, handset costs increased $2.8 million in 2007 over 2006; warranty costs increased $0.4 million; rent for tower leases increased $0.5 million in 2007 over 2006; and maintenance costs increased $0.3 million over the 2006 period. Selling, general and administrative Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $4.0 million in 2007 from the third quarter of 2006, consisting primarily of $3.7 million of 2006 expenses eliminated under the 2007 Amendment, principally $2.8 million of customer service and billing provided by Sprint Nextel and $0.9 million of commissions paid to third party and national retailers who activate customers in the Company’s PCS service area. Other decreases included $0.9 million in bad debt expense recorded as selling, general and administrative in 2006, now netted in revenues, offset by approximately $0.7 million in increased rent, personnel and other costs for 13 new retail locations. Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $13.6 million in 2007 from the first nine months of 2006, consisting of $11.1 million of 2006 expenses eliminated under the 2007 Amendment, principally $8.1 million of customer service and billing provided by Sprint Nextel and $3.0 million in commissions paid to third party and national |