Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block] | 1 0 . Segment reporting: (a) We are organized and managed based on two 1. Network Access Services - This segment derives revenue from the sale of mobile phones, telephony services, high speed Internet access, Internet hosting and consulting services to individuals and small businesses primarily through the Ting website. Revenues are generated in the United States. 2. Domain Services – This segment includes wholesale and retail domain name registration services, value added services and portfolio services. The Company primarily earns revenues from the registration fees charged to resellers in connection with new, renewed and transferred domain name registrations; the sale of retail Internet domain name registration and email services to individuals and small businesses; and by making its portfolio of domain names available for sale or lease. Domain Services revenues are attributed to the country in which the contract originates, primarily Canada and the United States. The Chief Executive Officer is the chief operating decision maker and regularly reviews the operations and performance by segment. The chief operating decision maker reviews gross profit as a key measure of performance for each segment and to make decisions about the allocation of resources. Sales and marketing expenses, technical operations and development expenses, general and administrative expenses, depreciation of property and equipment, amortization of intangibles assets, impairment of indefinite life intangible assets, loss on currency forward contracts, other income (expense), and provision for income taxes, are organized along functional lines and are not not significant accounting policies and estimates for the segments as described in our Annual Report on Form 10 December 31, 2016. Information by operating segments, which is regularly reported to the chief operating decision maker is as follows: Network Access Domain Name Services Consolidated Totals Three months ended September 30, 2017 Net Revenues $ 22,993,034 $ 62,015,450 $ 85,008,484 Cost of revenues Cost of revenues 13,310,922 47,755,839 61,066,761 Network expenses 446,126 2,014,570 2,460,696 Depreciation of property and equipment 578,257 245,184 823,441 Amortization of intangible assets 11,532 487,500 499,032 Total cost of revenues 14,346,837 50,503,093 64,849,930 Gross Profit 8,646,197 11,512,357 20,158,554 Expenses: Sales and marketing 7,578,414 Technical operations and development 1,910,147 General and administrative 2,852,345 Depreciation of property and equipment 154,638 Amortization of intangible assets 1,745,923 Impairment of indefinite life intangible assets 1,500 Loss (gain) on currency forward contracts (54,075 ) Income from operations 5,969,662 Other income (expenses), net (707,029 ) Income before provision for income taxes $ 5,262,633 Network Access Domain Name Services Consolidated Totals Three months ended September 30, 2016 Net Revenues $ 19,253,063 $ 29,811,264 $ 49,064,327 Cost of revenues Cost of revenues 9,589,183 21,257,485 30,846,668 Network expenses 507,128 780,492 1,287,620 Depreciation of property and equipment 258,042 20,704 278,746 Amortization of intangible assets 13,421 - 13,421 Total cost of revenues 10,367,774 22,058,681 32,426,455 Gross Profit 8,885,289 7,752,583 16,637,872 Expenses: Sales and marketing 5,479,445 Technical operations and development 1,270,107 General and administrative 2,166,217 Depreciation of property and equipment 178,687 Amortization of intangible assets 279,126 Impairment of indefinite life intangible assets 2,866 Loss (gain) on currency forward contracts 22,475 Income from operations 7,238,949 Other income (expenses), net (5,021 ) Income before provision for income taxes $ 7,233,928 Network Access Domain Name Services Consolidated Totals Nine months ended September 30, 2017 Net Revenues $ 63,559,792 $ 175,240,055 $ 238,799,847 Cost of revenues Cost of revenues 35,389,553 134,433,264 169,822,817 Network expenses 1,397,832 5,666,626 7,064,458 Depreciation of property and equipment 1,494,299 634,118 2,128,417 Amortization of intangible assets 34,596 1,300,000 1,334,596 Total cost of revenues 38,316,280 142,034,008 180,350,288 Gross Profit 25,243,512 33,206,047 58,449,559 Expenses: Sales and marketing 22,244,961 Technical operations and development 5,402,385 General and administrative 9,596,298 Depreciation of property and equipment 485,648 Amortization of intangible assets 4,735,221 Impairment of indefinite life intangible assets 1,500 Loss (gain) on currency forward contracts (115,276 ) Income from operations 16,098,822 Other income (expenses), net (2,190,673 ) Income before provision for income taxes $ 13,908,149 Network Access Domain Name Services Consolidated Totals Nine months ended September 30, 2016 Net Revenues $ 55,020,436 $ 85,993,893 $ 141,014,329 Cost of revenues Cost of revenues 28,386,395 61,059,098 89,445,493 Network expenses 941,451 2,983,926 3,925,377 Depreciation of property and equipment 655,104 321,315 976,419 Amortization of intangible assets 36,485 - 36,485 Total cost of revenues 30,019,435 64,364,339 94,383,774 Gross Profit 25,001,001 21,629,554 46,630,555 Expenses: Sales and marketing 15,174,619 Technical operations and development 3,445,118 General and administrative 7,497,752 Depreciation of property and equipment 328,877 Amortization of intangible assets 613,041 Impairment of indefinite life intangible assets 27,745 Loss (gain) on currency forward contracts (96,993 ) Income from operations 19,640,396 Other income (expenses), net 85,919 Income before provision for income taxes $ 19,726,315 (b) The following is a summary of the Company’s revenue earned from each significant revenue stream: Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30, 2017 2016 2017 2016 Network Access Services: Mobile Services $ 21,748,809 $ 18,374,906 $ 60,090,266 $ 52,287,808 Other Services 1,244,225 878,157 3,469,526 2,732,628 Total Network Access Services 22,993,034 19,253,063 63,559,792 55,020,436 Domain Services: Wholesale Domain Services 47,769,779 22,955,731 135,411,688 65,879,375 Value Added Services 4,401,704 2,226,977 14,034,456 6,834,086 Total Wholesale 52,171,483 25,182,708 149,446,144 72,713,461 Retail 8,872,984 3,721,032 22,937,606 10,747,456 Portfolio 970,983 907,524 2,856,305 2,532,976 Total Domain Services 62,015,450 29,811,264 175,240,055 85,993,893 $ 85,008,484 $ 49,064,327 $ 238,799,847 $ 141,014,329 During the three nine September 30, 2017 2016, no 10% September 30, 2017 December 31, 2016, no 10% (c) The following is a summary of the Company’s cost of revenues from each significant revenue stream: Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30, 2017 2016 2017 2016 Network Access Services: Mobile Services $ 12,365,383 $ 9,087,274 $ 32,634,348 $ 27,026,242 Other Services 945,539 501,909 2,755,205 1,360,153 Total Network Access Services 13,310,922 9,589,183 35,389,553 28,386,395 Domain Services: Wholesale Domain Services 42,294,131 18,934,555 119,206,649 54,215,215 Value Added Services 671,291 463,369 1,823,711 1,401,821 Total Wholesale 42,965,422 19,397,924 121,030,360 55,617,036 Retail 4,610,745 1,727,867 12,775,941 4,968,659 Portfolio 179,672 131,694 626,963 473,403 Total Domain Services 47,755,839 21,257,485 134,433,264 61,059,098 Network Expenses: Network, other costs 2,460,696 1,287,620 7,064,458 3,925,377 Network, depreciation and amortization costs 1,322,473 292,167 3,463,013 1,012,904 3,783,169 1,579,787 10,527,471 4,938,281 $ 64,849,930 $ 32,426,455 $ 180,350,288 $ 94,383,774 (d) The following is a summary of the Company’s property and equipment by geographic region: September 30, 2017 December 31, 2016 Canada $ 1,169,409 $ 1,010,427 United States 21,036,074 12,398,961 Germany 27,387 41,050 $ 22,232,870 $ 13,450,438 (e) The following is a summary of the Company’s amortizable intangible assets by geographic region: September 30, 2017 December 31, 2016 Canada $ 7,522,264 $ 5,850,596 United States 39,730,601 633,798 Germany 171,100 325,090 $ 47,423,965 $ 6,809,484 (f) The following is a summary of the Company’s deferred tax asset by geographic region: September 30, 2017 December 31, 2016 Canada $ - $ 5,708,725 $ - $ 5,708,725 (g) Valuation and qualifying accounts: Allowance for doubtful accounts excluding provision for credit notes Balance at beginning of period Charged to (recovered) costs and expenses Write-offs during period Balance at end of period Nine months ended September 30, 2017 $ 164,145 $ 3,741 $ - $ 167,886 Year ended December 31, 2016 $ 122,095 $ 42,050 $ - $ 164,145 |