NIHD-6.30.2012-10Q
                                    




UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
þ
 
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF               
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 
 
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012
or
o
 
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF          
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 
 
For the transition period from          to          
 
 
 
Commission file number 0-32421
NII HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
 
91-1671412
(State or other jurisdiction of
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
 
 
1875 Explorer Street, Suite 1000
Reston, Virginia
 (Address of principal executive offices)
 
20190
 (Zip Code)
(703) 390-5100
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes þ     No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes þ     No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer þ
 
Accelerated filer o
 
Non-accelerated filer o
 
Smaller reporting company o
 
 
 
 
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).  Yes o     No þ
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
 
Number of Shares Outstanding
Title of Class
on July 31, 2012
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
171,627,203




                                    

NII HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARES
INDEX
 
 
Page
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

NII HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except par values)
Unaudited
 
June 30, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
 
 
 
(Revised) (1)
ASSETS
Current assets
 

 
 

Cash and cash equivalents
$
1,829,251

 
$
2,322,919

Short-term investments
132,927

 
343,422

Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $68,856 and $66,252
794,428

 
858,471

Handset and accessory inventory
270,924

 
277,291

Deferred income taxes, net
182,853

 
201,833

Prepaid expenses and other
406,316

 
331,408

Total current assets
3,616,699

 
4,335,344

Property, plant and equipment, net
3,630,570

 
3,481,869

Intangible assets, net
1,151,751

 
1,182,380

Deferred income taxes, net
432,468

 
410,162

Other assets
418,553

 
411,203

Total assets
$
9,250,041

 
$
9,820,958

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
 

 
 

Accounts payable
$
319,540

 
$
377,679

Accrued expenses and other
875,201

 
1,005,465

Deferred revenues
158,083

 
159,150

Current portion of long-term debt
210,889

 
573,465

Total current liabilities
1,563,713

 
2,115,759

Long-term debt
4,408,498

 
4,244,752

Deferred revenues
14,656

 
15,585

Deferred credits
52,040

 
61,156

Other long-term liabilities
257,301

 
243,335

Total liabilities
6,296,208

 
6,680,587

Commitments and contingencies (Note 4)
 
 
 
Stockholders’ equity
 

 
 

Undesignated preferred stock, par value $0.001, 10,000 shares authorized — 2012
  and 2011, no shares issued or outstanding — 2012 and 2011

 

Common stock, par value $0.001, 600,000 shares authorized — 2012 and 2011,
  171,627 shares issued and outstanding — 2012, 171,177 shares issued and
  outstanding — 2011
171

 
171

Paid-in capital
1,462,566

 
1,440,079

Retained earnings
2,134,249

 
2,224,171

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(643,153
)
 
(524,050
)
Total stockholders’ equity
2,953,833

 
3,140,371

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
9,250,041

 
$
9,820,958

_______________________________________
(1) As described in Note 8 to these condensed consolidated financial statements, we have revised our prior period financial statements to correct certain immaterial errors.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NII HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Unaudited
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
 
 
(Revised)
 
 
 
(Revised)
Operating revenues
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Service and other revenues
$
2,964,842

 
$
3,216,686

 
$
1,421,121

 
$
1,670,493

Handset and accessory revenues
164,131

 
164,713

 
74,704

 
82,165

 
3,128,973

 
3,381,399

 
1,495,825

 
1,752,658

Operating expenses
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Cost of service (exclusive of depreciation and
  amortization included below)
864,334

 
893,611

 
421,304

 
448,734

Cost of handsets and accessories
462,987

 
418,212

 
234,297

 
206,456

Selling, general and administrative
1,235,461

 
1,158,042

 
628,969

 
620,358

Depreciation
323,604

 
304,544

 
162,999

 
157,228

Amortization
19,027

 
19,416

 
9,296

 
10,293

 
2,905,413

 
2,793,825

 
1,456,865

 
1,443,069

Operating income
223,560

 
587,574

 
38,960

 
309,589

Other (expense) income
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Interest expense, net
(169,942
)
 
(177,947
)
 
(81,329
)
 
(96,519
)
Interest income
12,232

 
15,811

 
6,042

 
9,600

Foreign currency transaction (losses) gains, net
(53,010
)
 
24,100

 
(38,697
)
 
15,606

Other expense, net
(14,483
)
 
(8,358
)
 
(5,473
)
 
(3,991
)
 
(225,203
)
 
(146,394
)
 
(119,457
)
 
(75,304
)
(Loss) income before income tax provision
(1,643
)
 
441,180

 
(80,497
)
 
234,285

Income tax provision
(88,279
)
 
(218,846
)
 
(23,014
)
 
(111,541
)
Net (loss) income
$
(89,922
)
 
$
222,334

 
$
(103,511
)
 
$
122,744

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net (loss) income, per common share, basic
$
(0.52
)
 
$
1.31

 
$
(0.60
)
 
$
0.72

Net (loss) income, per common share, diluted
$
(0.52
)
 
$
1.29

 
$
(0.60
)
 
$
0.71

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of common shares
  outstanding, basic
171,355

 
170,038

 
171,529

 
170,381

Weighted average number of common shares
  outstanding, diluted
171,355

 
172,752

 
171,529

 
172,963

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive (loss) income, net of income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Foreign currency translation adjustment
$
(117,444
)
 
$
178,127

 
$
(298,115
)
 
$
103,377

  Other
(1,659
)
 
(465
)
 
(331
)
 
(977
)
  Other comprehensive (loss) income
(119,103
)
 
177,662

 
(298,446
)
 
102,400

  Net (loss) income
(89,922
)
 
222,334

 
(103,511
)
 
122,744

    Total comprehensive (loss) income
$
(209,025
)
 
$
399,996

 
$
(401,957
)
 
$
225,144



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NII HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2012
(in thousands)
Unaudited
 
Common Stock
 
Paid-in Capital
 
Retained Earnings
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
 
Total Stockholders’ Equity
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
 
 
 
Balance, January 1, 2012 - Revised
171,177

 
$
171

 
$
1,440,079

 
$
2,224,171

 
$
(524,050
)
 
$
3,140,371

Net loss

 

 

 
(89,922
)
 

 
(89,922
)
Other comprehensive loss, net of taxes

 

 

 

 
(119,103
)
 
(119,103
)
Purchase of convertible notes

 

 
(526
)
 

 

 
(526
)
Share-based payment expense for equity-based
  awards

 

 
27,316

 

 

 
27,316

Exercise of stock options
450

 

 
139

 

 

 
139

Other

 

 
(4,442
)
 

 

 
(4,442
)
Balance, June 30, 2012
171,627

 
$
171

 
$
1,462,566

 
$
2,134,249

 
$
(643,153
)
 
$
2,953,833









































The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NII HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 and 2011
(in thousands)
Unaudited
 
2012
 
2011
 
 
 
(Revised)
Cash flows from operating activities:
 

 
 

Net (loss) income
$
(89,922
)
 
$
222,334

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by
 operating activities:
 

 
 

Amortization of debt discount and financing costs
14,623

 
28,504

Depreciation and amortization
342,631

 
323,960

Provision for losses on accounts receivable
88,477

 
73,421

Foreign currency transaction losses (gains), net
53,010

 
(24,100
)
Deferred income tax benefit
(36,862
)
 
(7,972
)
Share-based payment expense
27,316

 
30,758

Other, net
31,380

 
15,824

Change in assets and liabilities:
 

 
 

Accounts receivable, gross
(58,475
)
 
(212,241
)
Handset and accessory inventory
5,515

 
30,491

Prepaid expenses and other
(132,897
)
 
37,573

Other long-term assets
(53,347
)
 
1,122

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other
1,883

 
81,871

Net cash provided by operating activities
193,332

 
601,545

Cash flows from investing activities:
 

 
 

Capital expenditures
(542,271
)
 
(449,839
)
Purchase of long-term and short-term investments
(777,677
)
 
(1,237,593
)
Proceeds from sales of long-term and short-term investments
987,191

 
1,373,700

Transfers from restricted cash
23,062

 
89,360

Payments for acquisitions, purchases of licenses, capitalized interest and
  other
(52,835
)
 
(98,418
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(362,530
)
 
(322,790
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 

 
 

Proceeds from issuance of senior notes

 
750,000

Borrowings under equipment financing facilities
186,179

 

Repayments of convertible notes
(212,782
)
 

Repayments under syndicated loan facilities and other borrowings
(183,520
)
 
(244,507
)
Repayments of import financing
(104,680
)
 
(63,523
)
Other, net
(10,363
)
 
46,752

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
(325,166
)
 
488,722

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
696

 
(1,225
)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
(493,668
)
 
766,252

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
2,322,919

 
1,767,501

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$
1,829,251

 
$
2,533,753



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NII HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


Note 1.        Basis of Presentation
General.  Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared under the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC. While they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements, they reflect all adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the results for interim periods. In addition, the year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
You should read these condensed consolidated financial statements in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes contained in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2012. See Note 8 for revisions to the condensed consolidated financial statements included in these previously filed documents. You should not expect results of operations for interim periods to be an indication of the results for a full year.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss.    The components of our accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes, are as follows:
 
 
June 30, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
 
(in thousands)
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment
$
(636,233
)
 
$
(518,790
)
Other
(6,920
)
 
(5,260
)
 
$
(643,153
)
 
$
(524,050
)
Supplemental Cash Flow Information.
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
 
 
(Revised)
 
(in thousands)
Capital expenditures
 

 
 

Cash paid for capital expenditures, including capitalized interest on
  property, plant and equipment
$
542,271

 
$
449,839

Change in capital expenditures accrued and unpaid or financed, including
  accreted interest capitalized
48,678

 
65,241

 
$
590,949

 
$
515,080

Interest costs
 

 
 

Interest expense, net
$
169,942

 
$
177,947

Interest capitalized
74,854

 
21,948

 
$
244,796

 
$
199,895

For the six months ended June 30, 2012, we had $131.2 million in non-cash financing, primarily related to borrowings under our equipment financing facilities in Mexico and Chile, the short-term financing of imported handsets and infrastructure in Brazil and co-location capital lease obligations on our communication towers in Brazil and Mexico. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, we had $931.3 million in non-cash financing, primarily related to the long-term financing of the spectrum that was awarded to Nextel Brazil in June 2011 and refinanced in December 2011, the short-term financing of imported handsets and infrastructure in Brazil and co-location capital lease obligations on our communication towers in Brazil and Mexico.
Revenue-Based Taxes.  We record revenue-based taxes and other excise taxes on a gross basis as a component of both service and other revenues and selling, general and administrative expenses in our consolidated financial statements. For the six and three months ended June 30, 2012, we recognized $110.5 million and $52.0 million, respectively, in revenue-based taxes and other excise taxes. For the six and three months ended June 30, 2011, we recognized $122.9 million and $64.3 million, respectively, in revenue-based taxes and other excise taxes.

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NII HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

Net Income Per Common Share, Basic and Diluted.  Basic net income per common share includes no dilution and is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net income per common share reflects the potential dilution of securities that could participate in our earnings, but not securities that are antidilutive, including stock options with an exercise price greater than the average market price of our common stock.
As presented for the six and three months ended June 30, 2012, our calculation of diluted net income per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period and does not include other potential common shares, including shares issuable upon the potential exercise of stock options under our stock-based employee compensation plans, restricted common shares issued under those plans and common shares resulting from the potential conversion of our 3.125% convertible notes prior to their maturity, since their effect would be antidilutive to our net loss for those periods.
As presented for the six and three months ended June 30, 2011, our calculation of diluted net income per share includes common shares issuable upon the potential exercise of stock options under our stock-based employee compensation plans and restricted common shares issued under those plans. We did not include the common shares that could be issued upon conversion of our 3.125% convertible notes in our calculation of diluted net income per common share because their effect would have been antidilutive to our net income per common share for those periods. Further, for the six and three months ended June 30, 2011, we did not include 9.6 million common shares issuable upon exercise of stock options nor did we include an immaterial amount of our restricted common shares in our calculation of diluted net income per common share because their effect would also have been antidilutive to our net income per common share for those periods.
The following tables provide a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators used to calculate basic and diluted net income per common share as disclosed in our consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011:
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2012
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
 
Income
(Numerator)
 
Shares
(Denominator)
 
Per Share
Amount
 
Income
(Numerator)
 
Shares
(Denominator)
 
Per Share
Amount
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Revised)
 
 
 
(Revised)
 
(in thousands, except per share data)
Basic net (loss) income per
  common share:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net (loss) income
$
(89,922
)
 
171,355

 
$
(0.52
)
 
$
222,334

 
170,038

 
$
1.31

Effect of dilutive securities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Stock options

 

 
 

 

 
2,405

 
 
Restricted stock

 

 
 

 

 
308

 
 
Convertible notes, net of
  capitalized interest and taxes

 

 
 
 
1

 
1

 
 
Diluted net (loss) income per
  common share:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net (loss) income on which
  diluted earnings per share is
  calculated
$
(89,922
)
 
171,355

 
$
(0.52
)
 
$
222,335

 
172,752

 
$
1.29



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NII HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2012
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2011
 
Income
(Numerator)
 
Shares
(Denominator)
 
Per Share
Amount
 
Income
(Numerator)
 
Shares
(Denominator)
 
Per Share
Amount
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Revised)
 
 
 
(Revised)
 
(in thousands, except per share data)
Basic net (loss) income per
  common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

Net (loss) income
$
(103,511
)
 
$
171,529

 
$
(0.60
)
 
$
122,744

 
170,381

 
$
0.72

Effect of dilutive securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

Stock options

 

 
 
 

 
2,317

 
 

Restricted stock

 

 
 
 

 
264

 
 

Convertible notes, net of
  capitalized interest and taxes

 

 
 
 

 
1

 
 

Diluted net (loss) income per
  common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

Net (loss) income on which
  diluted earnings per share is
  calculated
$
(103,511
)
 
$
171,529

 
$
(0.60
)
 
$
122,744

 
172,963

 
$
0.71

Share Repurchases. Our Board of Directors has given us general authorization to repurchase shares of common stock in order to satisfy employee withholding tax obligations related to stock-based compensation. During the six and three months ended June 30, 2012, we repurchased 130,935 and 129,903 shares, respectively, at an aggregate cost of approximately $2.6 million and $2.5 million, respectively, to satisfy employee withholding taxes related to stock-based compensation. We did not repurchase any shares to satisfy employee withholding taxes during the six or three months ended June 30, 2011.
New Accounting Pronouncements.  There were no new accounting standards issued during the six or three months ended June 30, 2012 that materially impacted our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Note 2.        Debt
 
June 30, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
 
(in thousands)
 
 
 
(Revised)
Senior notes, net
$
2,723,436

 
$
2,721,658

Spectrum financing
643,151

 
693,038

General financing
410,376

 
547,130

Capital leases and tower financing obligations
319,901

 
292,461

Equipment financing
417,671

 
179,779

Convertible notes, net

 
206,480

Import financing
102,915

 
173,954

Other
1,937

 
3,717

Total debt
4,619,387

 
4,818,217

Less: current portion
(210,889
)
 
(573,465
)
 
$
4,408,498

 
$
4,244,752


Equipment Financing.

In April 2012, Nextel Brazil entered into a U.S. dollar-denominated loan agreement with the China Development Bank, under which Nextel Brazil is able to borrow up to $500.0 million to finance infrastructure equipment and certain other costs related to the deployment of its WCDMA-based network. This financing has a floating interest rate based on LIBOR plus 2.90% and may limit our ability to pay dividends and other upstream payments. Loans under this agreement have a three-year borrowing period,

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NII HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

a seven-year repayment term beginning in 2015 and a final maturity of June 2022. In June 2012, Nextel Brazil borrowed $124.3 million under this loan agreement.
Convertible Notes.
3.125% Convertible Notes.  During the first quarter of 2012, we purchased $74.0 million face amount of our 3.125% convertible notes through a combination of open market purchases and private transactions for an aggregate purchase price of $74.4 million, plus accrued interest. In connection with these transactions, we incurred an immaterial amount of direct external costs, we recognized an immaterial loss on extinguishment of debt, and we allocated an immaterial amount of the purchase price to paid-in capital. We repaid the remaining $135.7 million principal balance of our 3.125% convertible notes when they matured on June 15, 2012.
Adoption of Authoritative Guidance on Convertible Debt Instruments.  As a result of adopting the Financial Accounting Standards Board's, or the FASB’s, authoritative guidance on convertible debt instruments, we are required to separately account for the debt and equity components of our 3.125% convertible notes in a manner that reflects our nonconvertible debt (unsecured debt) borrowing rate. The debt and equity components recognized for our 3.125% convertible notes were as follows (in thousands):
 
June 30, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
 
 
 
 
Principal amount of convertible notes
$

 
$
209,788

Unamortized discount on convertible notes

 
3,308

Net carrying amount of convertible notes

 
206,480

Carrying amount of equity component

 
174,891

The amount of interest expense recognized on our 3.125% convertible notes and effective interest rates for the six and three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
 
 
 
Contractual coupon interest
$
2,383

 
$
17,188

Amortization of discount on convertible notes
2,718

 
19,404

Interest expense, net
$
5,101

 
$
36,592

Effective interest rate on convertible notes
7.15
%
 
7.15
%

 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
 
 
 
Contractual coupon interest
$
936

 
$
8,594

Amortization of discount on convertible notes
1,081

 
9,730

Interest expense, net
$
2,017

 
$
18,324

Effective interest rate on convertible notes
7.15
%
 
7.15
%

Note 3.        Fair Value Measurements
Available-for-Sale Securities.
Our available-for-sale securities include short-term investments made by Nextel Brazil in two investment funds and certificates of deposit with two Brazilian banks. These funds invest primarily in Brazilian government bonds, long-term bank certificates of deposit and Brazilian corporate debentures. We account for these securities at fair value in accordance with the FASB's authoritative guidance surrounding the accounting for investments in debt and equity securities. The fair value of the securities is based on the net asset value of the funds. In our judgment, these securities trade with sufficient daily observable market

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NII HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

activity to support a Level 1 classification within the fair value hierarchy.
The following tables set forth the classification within the fair value hierarchy of our financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (in thousands):
 
Fair Value Measurements as of
 
Total
 
June 30, 2012
 
Fair Value as of
 
Using the Fair Value Hierarchy
 
June 30,
Financial Instruments
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
2012
Short-term investments:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Available-for-sale securities — Nextel Brazil investments
$
132,927

 
$

 
$

 
$
132,927


 
Fair Value Measurements as of
 
Total
 
December 31, 2011
 
Fair Value as of
 
Using the Fair Value Hierarchy
 
December 31,
Financial Instruments
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
2011
Short-term investment:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Available-for-sale securities — Nextel Brazil investments
$
117,620

 
$

 
$

 
$
117,620

Financial Instruments.
Held-to-Maturity Investments.
We periodically invest some of our cash holdings in certain securities that we intend to hold to maturity. These held-to-maturity securities include investments in U.S. treasury securities, as well as investments in securities issued by U.S. government agencies and backed by the U.S. government with maturities ranging from one to fourteen months. We account for held-to-maturity securities at amortized cost. We determined the fair value of our held-to-maturity investments in U.S. treasury securities based on quoted market prices for the individual instruments. In our judgment, these securities trade with sufficient daily observable market activity to support a Level 1 classification within the fair value hierarchy. We determined the fair value of our investments in corporate bonds based on reported trade data in a broker dealer market for the individual instruments. We consider these measurements to be Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. All of our held-to-maturity investments matured during the second quarter of 2012. The gross unrecognized holding gains and losses as of December 31, 2011 relating to these investments were not material. The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of our held-to-maturity investments as of December 31, 2011 are as follows:
 
December 31, 2011
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Estimated
Fair Value
Short-term investments:
 
 
 
Held-to-maturity securities — U.S. Agencies
$
74,803

 
$
75,075

Held-to-maturity securities — U.S. Treasuries
150,999

 
151,678

 
$
225,802

 
$
226,753


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

Long-Term Debt Instruments.
The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of our long-term debt instruments are as follows:
 
June 30, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 
(in thousands)
Senior notes
$
2,723,436

 
$
2,537,885

 
$
2,721,658

 
$
2,880,375

Spectrum financing
643,151

 
634,217

 
693,038

 
768,735

General financing
410,376

 
396,178

 
547,130

 
502,438

Convertible notes

 

 
206,480

 
210,837

Equipment financing
417,671

 
354,194

 
179,779

 
169,075

 
$
4,194,634

 
$
3,922,474

 
$
4,348,085

 
$
4,531,460

We estimated the fair values of our convertible notes, which matured during the second quarter of 2012, and our senior notes using quoted market prices in a broker dealer market, which may be adjusted for certain factors such as historical trading levels and market data for our notes, credit default spreads, stock volatility assumptions with respect to our convertible notes and other corroborating market or internally generated data. Because our fair value measurement includes market data, corroborating market data and some internally generated information, we consider this Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
We estimated the fair values of our equipment and spectrum financings using primarily Level 3 inputs such as U.S. Treasury yield curves, prices of comparable bonds, LIBOR and zero-coupon yield curves, U.S. treasury bond rates and credit spreads on comparable publicly traded bonds.
General financing consists primarily of loans with certain banks and other lenders in Brazil and Mexico, and as of December 31, 2011, a syndicated loan facility in Peru that we repaid during the first quarter of 2012. We estimated the fair value of these loans utilizing primarily Level 3 inputs such as U.S. treasury security yield curves, prices of comparable bonds, LIBOR and zero-coupon yield curves, Treasury bond rates and credit spreads on comparable publicly traded bonds. We believe that the fair value of our short-term bank loans approximate their carrying value primarily because of the short maturities of the agreements prior to realization and consider these measurements to be Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
Other Financial Instruments.
We estimate the fair value of our financial instruments other than our available-for-sale securities, including cash and cash equivalents, held-to-maturity investments, accounts receivable, accounts payable, derivative instruments and debt. The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and short-term borrowings contained in the consolidated balance sheets approximate their fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The fair values of our derivative and other non-current instruments are immaterial.

Note 4.        Commitments and Contingencies
Brazilian Contingencies.
Nextel Brazil has received various assessment notices from state and federal Brazilian authorities asserting deficiencies in payments related primarily to value-added taxes, excise taxes on imported equipment and other non-income based taxes. Nextel Brazil has filed various administrative and legal petitions disputing these assessments. In some cases, Nextel Brazil has received favorable decisions, which are currently being appealed by the respective governmental authority. In other cases, Nextel Brazil’s petitions have been denied, and Nextel Brazil is currently appealing those decisions. Nextel Brazil is also disputing various other claims. Nextel Brazil did not reverse any material accrued liabilities related to contingencies during the six or three months ended June 30, 2012.
As of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, Nextel Brazil had accrued liabilities of $58.1 million and $59.1 million, respectively, related to contingencies, all of which were classified in accrued contingencies reported as a component of other long-term liabilities, and $19.4 million and $27.4 million of which related to unasserted claims, respectively. We currently estimate the range of reasonably possible losses related to matters for which Nextel Brazil has not accrued liabilities, as they are not deemed probable, to be between $249.1 million and $253.1 million as of June 30, 2012. We are continuing to evaluate the likelihood of probable and reasonably possible losses, if any, related to all known contingencies. As a result, future increases or decreases to

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

our accrued liabilities may be necessary and will be recorded in the period when such amounts are determined to be probable and reasonably estimable.
Legal Proceedings.
We are subject to claims and legal actions that may arise in the ordinary course of business. We do not believe that any of these pending claims or legal actions will have a material effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Note 5.        Income Taxes
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
 
 
(Revised)
 
 
 
(Revised)
 
(in thousands)
(Loss) income before income
   tax provision
$
(1,643
)
 
$
441,180

 
$
(80,497
)
 
$
234,285

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current income tax provision
$
(125,141
)
 
$
(226,818
)
 
$
(46,405
)
 
$
(112,272
)
Deferred income tax benefit
36,862

 
7,972

 
23,391

 
731

Total income tax provision
$
(88,279
)
 
$
(218,846
)
 
$
(23,014
)
 
$
(111,541
)

The decreases in the consolidated income tax provision for the six and three months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same periods in 2011 are primarily due to decreases of $442.8 million and $314.8 million, respectively, in consolidated income before income tax provision. However, increases in the loss before income tax provision recognized in the U.S. and Chile during 2012 required full valuation allowances, which prevented an income tax benefit from being recognized on these losses. Recognizing no income tax benefit for the U.S. and Chilean losses resulted in consolidated income tax expense for the six and three months ended June 30, 2012, despite recognizing a consolidated loss before income tax provision for these periods.
 
We are subject to income taxes in both the United States and the non-U.S. jurisdictions in which we operate. Certain of our entities are under examination by the relevant taxing authorities for various tax years. The earliest years that remain subject to examination by jurisdiction are: Chile - 1993; U.S. - 1999; Mexico - 2003; Argentina - 2005; Peru and Brazil - 2006; and Luxembourg, Netherlands and Spain - 2009. We regularly assess the potential outcome of current and future examinations in each of the taxing jurisdictions when determining the adequacy of the provision for income taxes.

The following table shows a reconciliation of our unrecognized tax benefits according to the FASB’s authoritative guidance on accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, for the six months ended June 30, 2012 (in thousands):
Unrecognized tax benefits - December 31, 2011
$
35,572

Additions for current year tax positions
1,820

Additions for prior year tax positions

Reductions for current year tax positions

Reductions for prior year tax positions

Lapse of statute of limitations

Settlements with taxing authorities

Foreign currency translation adjustment
(266
)
Unrecognized tax benefits - June 30, 2012
$
37,126


The unrecognized tax benefits that could potentially reduce our future effective tax rate, if recognized, were $5.5 million and $5.7 million as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.
We record interest and penalties associated with uncertain tax positions as a component of our income tax provision.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

We assessed the realizability of our deferred tax assets during the second quarter of 2012, consistent with the methodology we employed for the same period in 2011. In that assessment, we considered the reversal of existing temporary differences associated with deferred tax assets and liabilities, future taxable income, tax planning strategies and historical and future pre-tax book income (as adjusted for permanent differences between financial and tax accounting items) in order to determine if it is “more-likely-than-not” that the deferred tax asset will be realized. As a result of this assessment, in 2011, we recorded a full valuation allowance on our U.S. companies' deferred tax assets and have maintained the same position for 2012. For our other companies, we determined that the realizability of their deferred assets had not changed. We will continue to evaluate the amount of the valuation allowance for all of our foreign and U.S. companies throughout the remainder of 2012 to determine the appropriate level of valuation allowance.

During 2004, Nextel Mexico amended its Mexican Federal income tax returns in order to reverse a benefit previously claimed for a disputed provision of the Federal income tax law covering deductions and gains from the sale of property. We filed the amended returns in order to avoid potential penalties, and we also filed administrative petitions seeking clarification of our right to the tax benefits claimed on the original income tax returns. The tax authorities constructively denied our administrative petitions in January 2005, and in May 2005, we filed an annulment suit challenging the constructive denial. In March 2011, we were officially notified that the courts denied our petition based on the economic substance of our interpretation. Therefore, during the first quarter of 2011, we reversed the income tax receivable previously recorded on the financial statements and recorded a $14.5 million increase in income tax expense with respect to this item.


Note 6.        Segment Reporting
We have determined that our reportable segments are those that are based on our method of internal reporting, which disaggregates our business by geographical location. Our reportable segments are: (1) Brazil, (2) Mexico, (3) Argentina and (4) Peru. The operations of all other businesses that fall below the segment reporting thresholds are included in the “Corporate and other” segment below. This segment includes our Chilean operating companies and our corporate operations in the U.S. We evaluate performance of these segments and provide resources to them based on operating income before depreciation, amortization and impairment, restructuring and other charges, which we refer to as segment earnings.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

 
Brazil
 
Mexico
 
Argentina
 
Peru
 
Corporate and
other
 
Intercompany
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
(in thousands)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2012
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Operating revenues
$
1,536,821

 
$
1,065,565

 
$
333,648

 
$
175,189

 
$
20,783

 
$
(3,033
)
 
$
3,128,973

Segment earnings (losses)
$
421,223

 
$
297,071

 
$
81,924

 
$
4,017

 
$
(242,424
)
 
$
4,380

 
$
566,191

Less:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Depreciation and amortization
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
(342,631
)
Foreign currency transaction losses, net
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
(53,010
)
Interest expense and other, net
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
(172,193
)
Loss before income tax provision
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
$
(1,643
)
Capital expenditures
$
225,042

 
$
199,626

 
$
24,425

 
$
20,008

 
$
121,848

 
$

 
$
590,949

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
  (Revised)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Operating revenues
$
1,728,169

 
$
1,155,314

 
$
311,564

 
$
173,827

 
$
14,872

 
$
(2,347
)
 
$
3,381,399

Segment earnings (losses)
$
589,098

 
$
403,610

 
$
86,274

 
$
15,053

 
$
(186,934
)
 
$
4,433

 
$
911,534

Less:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Depreciation and amortization
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
(323,960
)
Foreign currency transaction gains, net
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
24,100

Interest expense and other, net
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
(170,494
)
Income before income tax provision
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
$
441,180

Capital expenditures
$
211,374

 
$
130,570

 
$
29,347

 
$
46,466

 
$
97,323

 
$

 
$
515,080

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
$
712,521

 
$
521,103

 
$
165,131

 
$
86,401

 
$
12,609

 
$
(1,940
)
 
$
1,495,825

Segment earnings (losses)
$
183,228

 
$
128,361

 
$
35,175

 
$
(4,359
)
 
$
(133,871
)
 
$
2,721

 
$
211,255

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
(172,295
)
Foreign currency transaction losses, net
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
(38,697
)
Interest expense and other, net
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
(80,760
)
Loss before income tax provision
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
$
(80,497
)
Capital expenditures
$
146,067

 
$
106,080

 
$
13,425

 
$
10,550

 
$
89,542

 
$

 
$
365,664

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2011
  (Revised)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
$
908,928

 
$
588,308

 
$
160,850

 
$
88,170

 
$
7,466

 
$
(1,064
)
 
$
1,752,658

Segment earnings (losses)
$
300,610

 
$
223,262

 
$
42,323

 
$
7,875

 
$
(100,272
)
 
$
3,312

 
$
477,110

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(167,521
)
Foreign currency transaction gains, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15,606

Interest expense and other, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(90,910
)
Income before income tax provision
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
234,285

Capital expenditures
$
115,564

 
$
93,188

 
$
17,176

 
$
23,524

 
$
51,467

 
$

 
$
300,919

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
June 30, 2012
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Identifiable assets
$
3,912,715

 
$
2,250,194

 
$
444,962

 
$
581,720

 
$
2,060,737

 
$
(287
)
 
$
9,250,041

December 31, 2011 (Revised)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Identifiable assets
$
4,070,433

 
$
2,346,307

 
$
427,428

 
$
597,891

 
$
2,379,186

 
$
(287
)
 
$
9,820,958




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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

Note 7.    Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements
In 2011, we issued $1.45 billion in aggregate principal amount of our 7.625% senior notes due in 2021. In addition, during 2009, we issued senior notes totaling $1.3 billion in aggregate principal amount comprised of our 10.0% senior notes due 2016 and our 8.875% senior notes due 2019. We refer to the senior notes issued in 2011 and 2009 collectively as the "senior notes." All of these senior notes are senior unsecured obligations of NII Capital Corp., our wholly-owned domestic subsidiary, and are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by NII Holdings and all of its current and future first tier and domestic restricted subsidiaries, other than NII Capital Corp. No foreign subsidiaries will guarantee the senior notes unless they are first tier subsidiaries of NII Holdings. These guarantees are full and unconditional, as well as joint and several.
In connection with the issuance of the senior notes and the guarantees thereof, we are required to provide certain condensed consolidating financial information. Included in the tables below are condensed consolidating balance sheets as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, as well as condensed consolidating statements of operations for the six and three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 and condensed consolidating statements of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, of: (a) the parent company, NII Holdings, Inc.; (b) the subsidiary issuer, NII Capital Corp.; (c) the guarantor subsidiaries on a combined basis; (d) the non-guarantor subsidiaries on a combined basis; (e) consolidating adjustments; and (f) NII Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
As of June 30, 2012

 
NII Holdings,
Inc. (Parent)
 
NII Capital
Corp. (Issuer)(1)
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries(2)
 
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Consolidating
Adjustments
 
Consolidated
 
(in thousands)
ASSETS
Current assets
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Cash and cash equivalents
$
938,926

 
$

 
$
2,484

 
$
887,841

 
$

 
$
1,829,251

Short-term investments

 

 

 
132,927

 

 
132,927

Accounts receivable, net
5,938

 
54,740

 
74,722

 
798,285

 
(139,257
)
 
794,428

Handset and accessory inventory

 

 

 
270,924

 

 
270,924

Deferred income taxes, net

 

 
6,902

 
185,618

 
(9,667
)
 
182,853

Prepaid expenses and other
803

 

 
11,225

 
394,288

 

 
406,316

Total current assets
945,667

 
54,740

 
95,333

 
2,669,883

 
(148,924
)
 
3,616,699

Property, plant and
  equipment, net

 

 
231,126

 
3,399,731

 
(287
)
 
3,630,570

Investments in and advances
  to affiliates
3,179,695

 
2,801,597

 
2,890,199

 

 
(8,871,491
)
 

Intangible assets, net
18,000

 

 

 
1,133,751

 

 
1,151,751

Deferred income taxes, net
20,264

 

 

 
432,468

 
(20,264
)
 
432,468

Other assets
2,376,889

 
3,799,919

 
725,451

 
500,793

 
(6,984,499
)
 
418,553

Total assets
$
6,540,515

 
$
6,656,256

 
$
3,942,109

 
$
8,136,626

 
$
(16,025,465
)
 
$
9,250,041

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Accounts payable
$

 
$

 
$
6,907

 
$
312,633

 
$

 
$
319,540

Accrued expenses and other
601,097

 
181,849

 
1,602,713

 
1,245,000

 
(2,755,458
)
 
875,201

Deferred revenues

 

 

 
158,083

 

 
158,083

Current portion of long-term debt

 

 
12,588

 
198,301

 

 
210,889

Total current liabilities
601,097

 
181,849

 
1,622,208

 
1,914,017

 
(2,755,458
)
 
1,563,713

Long-term debt
23

 
2,723,436

 
47,803

 
1,637,236

 

 
4,408,498

Deferred revenues

 

 

 
14,656

 

 
14,656

Deferred credits

 

 
22,252

 
50,052

 
(20,264
)
 
52,040

Other long-term liabilities
2,985,562

 

 
15,833

 
1,630,466

 
(4,374,560
)
 
257,301

Total liabilities
3,586,682

 
2,905,285

 
1,708,096

 
5,246,427

 
(7,150,282
)
 
6,296,208

Total stockholders’ equity
2,953,833

 
3,750,971

 
2,234,013

 
2,890,199

 
(8,875,183
)
 
2,953,833

Total liabilities and
  stockholders’ equity
$
6,540,515

 
$
6,656,256

 
$
3,942,109

 
$
8,136,626

 
$
(16,025,465
)
 
$
9,250,041

_______________________________________
(1)
NII Capital Corp. is the issuer of our 7.625% senior notes due 2021, our 10.0% senior notes due 2016 and our 8.875% senior notes due 2019.
(2)
Represents our subsidiaries that have provided guarantees of the obligations of NII Capital Corp. under our 7.625% senior notes due 2021, our 10.0% senior notes due 2016 and our 8.875% senior notes due 2019.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET - REVISED
As of December 31, 2011

 
NII Holdings,
Inc. (Parent)
 
NII Capital
Corp. (Issuer)
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Consolidating
Adjustments
 
Consolidated
 
(in thousands)
ASSETS
Current assets
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Cash and cash equivalents
$
1,042,358

 
$
956

 
$
8,416

 
$
1,271,189

 
$

 
$
2,322,919

Short-term investments
225,802

 

 

 
117,620

 

 
343,422

Accounts receivable, net
13,643

 
79,719

 
168,769

 
864,961

 
(268,621
)
 
858,471

Handset and accessory inventory

 

 

 
277,291

 

 
277,291

Deferred income taxes, net

 

 
6,873

 
199,318

 
(4,358
)
 
201,833

Prepaid expenses and other
1,483

 

 
8,552

 
321,385

 
(12
)
 
331,408

Total current assets
1,283,286

 
80,675

 
192,610

 
3,051,764

 
(272,991
)
 
4,335,344

Property, plant and
  equipment, net

 

 
190,208

 
3,291,948

 
(287
)
 
3,481,869

Investments in and advances
  to affiliates
3,222,579

 
2,902,888

 
3,001,920

 

 
(9,127,387
)
 

Intangible assets, net
18,000

 

 

 
1,164,380

 

 
1,182,380

Deferred income taxes, net
45,740

 

 

 
410,162

 
(45,740
)
 
410,162

Other assets
2,348,372

 
3,799,519

 
606,845

 
470,516

 
(6,814,049
)
 
411,203

Total assets
$
6,917,977

 
$
6,783,082

 
$
3,991,583

 
$
8,388,770

 
$
(16,260,454
)
 
$
9,820,958

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Accounts payable
$

 
$

 
$
2,546

 
$
375,133

 
$

 
$
377,679

Accrued expenses and other
635,303

 
191,992

 
1,601,508

 
1,337,187

 
(2,760,525
)
 
1,005,465

Deferred revenues

 

 

 
159,150

 

 
159,150

Current portion of long-term debt
206,480

 

 
15,772

 
351,213

 

 
573,465

Total current liabilities
841,783

 
191,992

 
1,619,826

 
2,222,683

 
(2,760,525
)
 
2,115,759

Long-term debt
23

 
2,721,658

 
55,940

 
1,467,131

 

 
4,244,752

Deferred revenues

 

 

 
15,585

 

 
15,585

Deferred credits

 

 
48,253

 
58,643

 
(45,740
)
 
61,156

Other long-term liabilities
2,935,800

 

 
12,581

 
1,622,808

 
(4,327,854
)
 
243,335

Total liabilities
3,777,606

 
2,913,650

 
1,736,600

 
5,386,850

 
(7,134,119
)
 
6,680,587

Total stockholders’ equity
3,140,371

 
3,869,432

 
2,254,983

 
3,001,920

 
(9,126,335
)
 
3,140,371

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
6,917,977

 
$
6,783,082

 
$
3,991,583

 
$
8,388,770

 
$
(16,260,454
)
 
$
9,820,958




18




NII HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2012

 
NII Holdings,
Inc. (Parent)
 
NII Capital
Corp. (Issuer)
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Consolidating
Adjustments
 
Consolidated
 
(in thousands)
Operating revenues
$

 
$

 
$
1,536

 
$
3,128,973

 
$
(1,536
)
 
$
3,128,973

Operating expenses
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Cost of revenues (exclusive
  of depreciation and
  amortization included below)

 

 
59

 
1,327,262

 

 
1,327,321

Selling, general and administrative
1,648

 
1

 
166,818

 
1,072,910

 
(5,916
)
 
1,235,461

Management fee, royalty fee
  and other
(44,606
)
 

 
(85,542
)
 
125,768

 
4,380

 

Depreciation and
  amortization

 

 
15,599

 
327,032

 

 
342,631

 
(42,958
)
 
1

 
96,934

 
2,852,972

 
(1,536
)
 
2,905,413

Operating income (loss)
42,958

 
(1
)
 
(95,398
)
 
276,001

 

 
223,560

Other income (expense)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Interest expense, net
(121,049
)
 
(114,238
)
 
(1,114
)
 
(82,529
)
 
148,988

 
(169,942
)
Interest income
8,116

 
142,008

 
123

 
10,973

 
(148,988
)
 
12,232

Foreign currency transaction
  losses, net

 

 

 
(53,010
)
 

 
(53,010
)
Equity in (losses) income of
  affiliates
(14,194
)
 
87,350

 
88,929

 

 
(162,085
)
 

Other (expense) income, net
(21,717
)
 

 
11

 
7,223

 

 
(14,483
)
 
(148,844
)
 
115,120

 
87,949

 
(117,343
)
 
(162,085
)
 
(225,203
)
(Loss) income before income
  tax benefit (provision)
(105,886
)
 
115,119

 
(7,449
)
 
158,658

 
(162,085
)
 
(1,643
)
Income tax benefit (provision)
15,964

 
(7,076
)
 
(22,683
)
 
(69,729
)
 
(4,755
)
 
(88,279
)
Net (loss) income
$
(89,922
)
 
$
108,043

 
$
(30,132
)
 
$
88,929

 
$
(166,840
)
 
$
(89,922
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive loss, net
  of income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Foreign currency translation
     adjustment
$
(117,444
)
 
$
(117,444
)
 
$
(117,444
)
 
$
(117,444
)
 
$
352,332

 
$
(117,444
)
  Other
(1,659
)
 
(1,659
)
 
(1,659
)
 
(1,659
)
 
4,977

 
(1,659
)
  Other comprehensive loss
(119,103
)
 
(119,103
)
 
(119,103
)
 
(119,103
)
 
357,309

 
(119,103
)
  Net (loss) income
(89,922
)
 
108,043

 
(30,132
)
 
88,929

 
(166,840
)
 
(89,922
)
    Total comprehensive loss
$
(209,025
)
 
$
(11,060
)
 
$
(149,235
)
 
$
(30,174
)
 
$
190,469

 
$
(209,025
)

19




NII HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS - REVISED
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011

 
NII Holdings,
Inc. (Parent)
 
NII Capital
Corp. (Issuer)
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Consolidating
Adjustments
 
Consolidated
 
(in thousands)
Operating revenues
$

 
$

 
$
1,536

 
$
3,381,399

 
$
(1,536
)
 
$
3,381,399

Operating expenses
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Cost of revenues (exclusive
  of depreciation and
  amortization included below)

 

 
85

 
1,311,738

 

 
1,311,823

Selling, general and administrative
1,776

 
178

 
140,048

 
1,022,009

 
(5,969
)
 
1,158,042

Management fee and other
(41,799
)
 

 
(64,550
)
 
101,916

 
4,433

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 
4,740

 
319,220

 

 
323,960

 
(40,023
)
 
178

 
80,323

 
2,754,883

 
(1,536
)
 
2,793,825

Operating income (loss)
40,023

 
(178
)
 
(78,787
)
 
626,516

 

 
587,574

Other income (expense)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Interest expense, net
(111,936
)
 
(75,210
)
 
(1,437
)
 
(98,905
)
 
109,541

 
(177,947
)
Interest income
9,206

 
101,832

 
103

 
14,211

 
(109,541
)
 
15,811

Foreign currency transaction
  gains, net

 

 

 
24,100

 

 
24,100

Equity in income of affiliates
257,968

 
343,332

 
349,163

 

 
(950,463
)
 

Other income (expense), net
40

 

 
(6
)
 
(8,392
)
 

 
(8,358
)
 
155,278

 
369,954

 
347,823

 
(68,986
)
 
(950,463
)
 
(146,394
)
Income before income tax
  benefit (provision)
195,301

 
369,776

 
269,036

 
557,530

 
(950,463
)
 
441,180

Income tax benefit (provision)
27,033

 
(8,965
)
 
(23,728
)
 
(208,367
)
 
(4,819
)
 
(218,846
)
Net income
$
222,334

 
$
360,811

 
$
245,308

 
$
349,163

 
$
(955,282
)
 
$
222,334

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income, net
  of income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Foreign currency translation
     adjustment
$
178,127

 
$
178,127

 
$
178,127

 
$
178,127

 
$
(534,381
)
 
$
178,127

  Other
(465
)
 
(465
)
 
(466
)
 
(466
)
 
1,397

 
(465
)
  Other comprehensive income
177,662

 
177,662

 
177,661

 
177,661

 
(532,984
)
 
177,662

  Net income
222,334

 
360,811

 
245,308

 
349,163

 
(955,282
)
 
222,334

    Total comprehensive income
$
399,996

 
$
538,473

 
$
422,969

 
$
526,824

 
$
(1,488,266
)
 
$
399,996


20




NII HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2012

 
NII Holdings,
Inc. (Parent)
 
NII Capital
Corp. (Issuer)
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Consolidating
Adjustments
 
Consolidated
 
(in thousands)
Operating revenues
$

 
$

 
$
768


$
1,495,825

 
$
(768
)
 
$
1,495,825

Operating expenses
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Cost of revenues (exclusive
  of depreciation and
  amortization included below)

 

 
28

 
655,573

 

 
655,601

Selling, general and administrative
830

 
1

 
93,073

 
538,553

 
(3,488
)
 
628,969

Management fee, royalty fee
  and other
(24,863
)
 

 
(42,151
)
 
64,294

 
2,720

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 
9,336

 
162,959

 

 
172,295

 
(24,033
)
 
1

 
60,286

 
1,421,379

 
(768
)
 
1,456,865

Operating income (loss)
24,033

 
(1
)
 
(59,518
)
 
74,446

 

 
38,960

Other income (expense)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Interest expense, net
(60,504
)
 
(57,645
)
 
(536
)
 
(37,205
)
 
74,561

 
(81,329
)
Interest income
4,060

 
71,026

 
62

 
5,455

 
(74,561
)
 
6,042

Foreign currency transaction
  losses, net

 

 

 
(38,697
)
 

 
(38,697
)
Equity in (losses) income of
  affiliates
(58,449
)
 
7,270

 
7,894

 

 
43,285

 

Other (expense) income, net
(21,215
)
 

 
1

 
15,741

 

 
(5,473
)
 
(136,108
)
 
20,651

 
7,421

 
(54,706
)
 
43,285

 
(119,457
)
(Loss) income before income
  tax benefit (provision)
(112,075
)
 
20,650

 
(52,097
)
 
19,740

 
43,285

 
(80,497
)
Income tax benefit (provision)
8,564

 
(3,188
)
 
(11,999
)
 
(11,846
)
 
(4,545
)
 
(23,014
)
Net (loss) income
$
(103,511
)
 
$
17,462

 
$
(64,096
)
 
$
7,894

 
$
38,740

 
$
(103,511
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive loss, net
  of income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Foreign currency translation
     adjustment
$
(298,115
)
 
$
(298,115
)
 
$
(298,115
)
 
$
(298,115
)
 
$
894,345

 
$
(298,115
)
  Other
(331
)
 
(331
)
 
(331
)
 
(331
)
 
993

 
(331
)
  Other comprehensive loss
(298,446
)
 
(298,446
)
 
(298,446
)
 
(298,446
)
 
895,338

 
(298,446
)
  Net (loss) income
(103,511
)
 
17,462

 
(64,096
)
 
7,894

 
38,740

 
(103,511
)
    Total comprehensive loss
$
(401,957
)
 
$
(280,984
)
 
$
(362,542
)
 
$
(290,552
)
 
$
934,078

 
$
(401,957
)



21




NII HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS - REVISED
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2011

 
NII Holdings,
Inc. (Parent)
 
NII Capital
Corp. (Issuer)
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Consolidating
Adjustments
 
Consolidated
 
(in thousands)
Operating revenues
$

 
$

 
$
768

 
$
1,752,658

 
$
(768
)
 
$
1,752,658

Operating expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of revenues (exclusive
  of depreciation and
  amortization included below)

 

 
40

 
655,150

 

 
655,190

Selling, general and administrative
865

 
14

 
74,292

 
549,268

 
(4,081
)
 
620,358

Management fee and other
(21,296
)
 

 
(35,075
)
 
53,058

 
3,313

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 
2,656

 
164,865

 

 
167,521

 
(20,431
)
 
14

 
41,913

 
1,422,341

 
(768
)
 
1,443,069

Operating income (loss)
20,431

 
(14
)
 
(41,145
)
 
330,317

 

 
309,589

Other income (expense)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense, net
(63,258
)
 
(44,500
)
 
(777
)
 
(50,164
)
 
62,180

 
(96,519
)
Interest income
4,755

 
58,221

 
52

 
8,752

 
(62,180
)
 
9,600

Foreign currency transaction
  gains, net

 

 

 
15,606

 

 
15,606

Equity in income of affiliates
145,558

 
190,932

 
193,707

 

 
(530,197
)
 

Other expense, net

 

 
(6
)
 
(3,985
)
 

 
(3,991
)
 
87,055

 
204,653

 
192,976

 
(29,791
)
 
(530,197
)
 
(75,304
)
Income before income tax
  benefit (provision)
107,486

 
204,639

 
151,831

 
300,526

 
(530,197
)
 
234,285

Income tax benefit (provision)
15,258

 
(4,659
)
 
(14,013
)
 
(106,819
)
 
(1,308
)
 
(111,541
)
Net income
$
122,744

 
$
199,980

 
$
137,818

 
$
193,707

 
$
(531,505
)
 
$
122,744

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income, net
  of income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Foreign currency translation
     adjustment
$
103,377

 
$
103,377

 
$
103,377

 
$
103,377

 
$
(310,131
)
 
$
103,377

  Other
(977
)
 
(977
)
 
(977
)
 
(977
)
 
2,931

 
(977
)
  Other comprehensive income
102,400

 
102,400

 
102,400

 
102,400

 
(307,200
)
 
102,400

  Net income
122,744

 
199,980

 
137,818

 
193,707

 
(531,505
)
 
122,744

    Total comprehensive income
$
225,144

 
$
302,380

 
$
240,218

 
$
296,107

 
$
(838,705
)
 
$
225,144



22




NII HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2012
 
NII Holdings,
Inc. (Parent)
 
NII Capital
Corp. (Issuer)
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Consolidating
Adjustments
 
Consolidated
 
(in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Net (loss) income
$
(89,922
)
 
$
108,043

 
$
(30,132
)
 
$
88,929

 
$
(166,840
)
 
$
(89,922
)
Adjustments to reconcile net
  (loss) income to net cash (used in)
  provided by operating activities
63,485

 
42,965

 
106,541

 
254,929

 
(184,666
)
 
283,254

Net cash (used in) provided by
  operating activities
(26,437
)
 
151,008

 
76,409

 
343,858

 
(351,506
)
 
193,332

Cash flows from investing activities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Capital expenditures
(55,562
)
 

 

 
(486,709
)
 

 
(542,271
)
Purchases of long-term and
  short-term investments

 

 

 
(777,677
)
 

 
(777,677
)
Proceeds from sales of long-term
  and short-term investments
224,330

 

 

 
762,861

 

 
987,191

Intercompany borrowing, capital
  contributions and other, net
(29,000
)
 

 

 
(30,073
)
 
29,300

 
(29,773
)
Net cash provided by (used in)
  investing activities
139,768

 

 

 
(531,598
)
 
29,300

 
(362,530
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Borrowings under vendor financing

 

 

 
186,179

 

 
186,179

Repayments under syndicated
  loan facilities

 

 

 
(137,270
)
 

 
(137,270
)
Repayments of import financing

 

 

 
(104,680
)
 

 
(104,680
)
Repayments of convertible notes
(212,782
)
 

 

 

 

 
(212,782
)
Intercompany dividends

 
(151,186
)
 
(100,320
)
 
(100,000
)
 
351,506

 

Capital contributions and other, net
(3,981
)
 
(778
)
 
17,979

 
(40,533
)
 
(29,300
)
 
(56,613
)
Net cash flows used in financing
   activities
(216,763
)
 
(151,964
)
 
(82,341
)
 
(196,304
)
 
322,206

 
(325,166
)
Effect of exchange rate changes
  on cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 
696

 

 
696

Net decrease in cash and cash
  equivalents
(103,432
)
 
(956
)
 
(5,932
)
 
(383,348
)
 

 
(493,668
)
Cash and cash equivalents,
  beginning of period
1,042,358

 
956

 
8,416

 
1,271,189

 

 
2,322,919

Cash and cash equivalents, end
  of period
$
938,926

 
$

 
$
2,484

 
$
887,841

 
$

 
$
1,829,251


23




NII HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS - REVISED
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011

 
NII Holdings,
Inc. (Parent)
 
NII Capital
Corp. (Issuer)
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Consolidating
Adjustments
 
Consolidated
 
(in thousands)
Cash flows from operating
  activities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Net income
$
222,334

 
$
360,811

 
$
245,308

 
$
349,163

 
$
(955,282
)
 
$
222,334

Adjustments to reconcile net
  income to net cash provided
  by operating activities
(130,002
)
 
(338,428
)
 
(232,564
)
 
348,201

 
732,004

 
379,211

Net cash provided by operating
  activities
92,332

 
22,383

 
12,744

 
697,364

 
(223,278
)
 
601,545

Cash flows from investing
  activities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Capital expenditures
(58,741
)
 

 

 
(391,098
)
 

 
(449,839
)
Purchases of long-term and
  short-term investments
(329,292
)
 

 

 
(908,301
)
 

 
(1,237,593
)
Proceeds from sales of short-
  term investments
560,000

 

 

 
813,700

 

 
1,373,700

Transfers from restricted cash

 

 

 
89,360

 

 
89,360

Intercompany borrowings and
  capital contributions
(111,486
)
 
(736,860
)
 

 

 
848,346

 

Other, net

 

 

 
(98,418
)
 

 
(98,418
)
Net cash provided by (used
  in) investing activities
60,481

 
(736,860
)
 

 
(494,757
)
 
848,346

 
(322,790
)
Cash flows from financing
  activities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Proceeds from issuance of
  senior notes

 
750,000

 

 

 

 
750,000

Proceeds from intercompany
  long-term loan
736,860

 

 

 
27,396

 
(764,256
)
 

Repayments of syndicated
  loan facilities

 

 

 
(209,408
)
 

 
(209,408
)
Intercompany dividends

 
(84,139
)
 
(139,139
)
 

 
223,278

 

Capital contributions and
  other, net
23,310

 
48,589

 
13,443

 
(53,122
)
 
(84,090
)
 
(51,870
)
Net cash flows provided by
  (used in) financing activities
760,170

 
714,450

 
(125,696
)
 
(235,134
)
 
(625,068
)
 
488,722

Effect of exchange rate
  changes on cash and cash
  equivalents

 

 

 
(1,225
)
 

 
(1,225
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash
  and cash equivalents
912,983

 
(27
)
 
(112,952
)
 
(33,752
)
 

 
766,252

Cash and cash equivalents,
  beginning of period
548,197

 
28

 
122,186

 
1,097,090

 

 
1,767,501

Cash and cash equivalents, end
  of period
$
1,461,180

 
$
1

 
$
9,234

 
$
1,063,338

 
$

 
$
2,533,753


24




NII HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


Note 8. Revision of Prior Period Financial Statements

In connection with the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended June 30, 2012, we determined that certain previously issued financial statements contained errors. We have evaluated these errors under the SEC's authoritative guidance on materiality (Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 99) and the quantification of the effect of prior period misstatements on financial statements (Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108), and we have determined that the impact of these errors, individually and in the aggregate, on prior period consolidated financial statements is immaterial. Even though these errors were, and continue to be, immaterial to the prior period financial statements, the SEC's guidance requires that prior period financial statements be corrected since the correction of the cumulative impact of these errors in the second quarter of 2012 would have been material to our results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and are currently expected to be material to our projected results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2012. Accordingly, we have revised our prior period financial statements as described below to correct these errors and other immaterial out-of-period adjustments made in prior periods. There was no impact to our actual cash balances as a result of these adjustments, and these adjustments do not change net cash flows from financing activities. The impact of these adjustments on net cash flows from operating and investing activities was inconsequential.

The following is a description of the areas in which these immaterial errors were identified and for which we made correcting adjustments to the prior period consolidated financial statements:

(1)
Value Added Taxes (VAT) - We identified and corrected various immaterial errors in the recognition of value added tax expenses in Brazil reflecting both under accrual and over accrual of expenses depending on the period and transaction type;

(2)
Construction in Progress - We identified and corrected immaterial errors related to the incorrect capitalization of certain expenses incurred on internally developed software projects. The correction of these adjustments resulted in a reduction to property, plant and equipment and an increase in general and administrative expenses, as well as the adjustments to net cash flows from operating and investing activities mentioned above;

(3)
Income Taxes - We identified and corrected immaterial errors in the calculation of income tax expense and applicable tax liabilities reflected in the prior period tax provision calculations, as well as the related income tax expense and liability effects of the pre-tax adjustments described here. We also identified and corrected a balance sheet misclassification between current and noncurrent deferred income taxes;

(4)
Leases - We identified and corrected immaterial errors related to the misclassification of certain transmitter and receiver site co-location leases that were incorrectly classified as operating leases rather than capital leases; and

(5)
Other - We identified and corrected other immaterial errors that are not applicable to the above categories.

The following tables present the effect of these corrections on our condensed consolidated statements of operations for all periods presented and indicate the category of the adjustments by reference to the above descriptions of the errors for which we made revisions:

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NII HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

Year Ended December 31, 2011
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
As Previously Reported
 
Adjustments
Description of Adjustment
As Revised
  Service and other revenues
$
6,403,154

 
$
365

(1) (4)
$
6,403,519

  Handset and accessory revenues
316,190

 
15,237

(1)
331,427

 
6,719,344

 
15,602

 
6,734,946

Operating expenses
 
 
 
 
 
  Cost of service (exclusive of depreciation and
    amortization included below)
1,786,066

 
(132
)
(4)
1,785,934

  Cost of handsets and accessories
859,372

 
(3,443
)
(1)
855,929

  Selling, general and administrative
2,511,857

 
(6,881
)
(2) (5)
2,504,976

  Depreciation
618,412

 
(4,254
)
(1) (4)
614,158

  Amortization
38,929

 

 
38,929

 
5,814,636

 
(14,710
)
 
5,799,926

Operating income
904,708

 
30,312

 
935,020

 
 
 
 
 
 
Other expense
 
 
 
 
 
  Interest expense, net
(322,501
)
 
390

(1) (4) (5)
(322,111
)
  Interest income
34,224

 

 
34,224

  Foreign currency transaction losses, net
(36,975
)
 

 
(36,975
)
  Other expense, net
(37,305
)
 

 
(37,305
)
 
(362,557
)
 
390

 
(362,167
)
Income before income tax provision
542,151

 
30,702

 
572,853

Income tax provision
(343,347
)
 
(2,021
)
(3)
(345,368
)
Net income
$
198,804

 
$
28,681

 
$
227,485

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income, per common share, basic
$
1.17

 
$
0.16

 
$
1.33

Net income, per common share, diluted
$
1.15

 
$
0.17

 
$
1.32

 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of common shares
  outstanding, basic
170,601

 

 
170,601

Weighted average number of common shares
  outstanding, diluted
172,781

 

 
172,781


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NII HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

Year Ended December 31, 2010
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
As Previously Reported
 
Adjustments
Description of Adjustment
As Revised
  Service and other revenues
$
5,347,724

 
$
676

(1) (4)
$
5,348,400

  Handset and accessory revenues
253,592

 
3,815

(1)
257,407

 
5,601,316

 
4,491

 
5,605,807

Operating expenses
 
 
 
 
 
  Cost of service (exclusive of depreciation and amortization
    included below)
1,506,019

 
(1,416
)
(4)
1,504,603

  Cost of handsets and accessories
723,115

 
(3,896
)
(1)
719,219

  Selling, general and administrative
1,941,789

 
4,917

(2) (5)
1,946,706

  Depreciation
518,774

 
1,906

(1) (4)
520,680

  Amortization
34,206

 

 
34,206

 
4,723,903

 
1,511

 
4,725,414

Operating income
877,413

 
2,980

 
880,393

 
 
 
 
 
 
Other expense
 
 
 
 
 
  Interest expense, net
(342,204
)
 
(2,795
)
(1) (4) (5)
(344,999
)
  Interest income
28,841

 

 
28,841

  Foreign currency transaction gains, net
52,374

 

 
52,374

  Other expense, net
(18,686
)
 

 
(18,686
)
 
(279,675
)
 
(2,795
)
 
(282,470
)
Income before income tax provision
597,738

 
185

 
597,923

Income tax provision
(256,686
)
 
(2,779
)
(3)
(259,465
)
Net income (loss)
$
341,052

 
$
(2,594
)
 
$
338,458

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss), per common share, basic
$
2.03

 
$
(0.02
)
 
$
2.01

Net income (loss), per common share, diluted
$
1.99

 
$
(0.02
)
 
$
1.97

 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic
168,160

 

 
168,160

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, diluted
175,709

 

 
175,709


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NII HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

Year Ended December 31, 2009
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
As Previously Reported
 
Adjustments
Description of Adjustment
As Revised
  Service and other revenues
$
4,153,548

 
$
308

(4)
$
4,153,856

  Handset and accessory revenues
244,051

 
(2,879
)
(1)
241,172

 
4,397,599

 
(2,571
)
 
4,395,028

Operating expenses
 
 
 
 
 
  Cost of service (exclusive of depreciation and amortization
    included below)
1,225,222

 
(1,194
)
(4)
1,224,028

  Cost of handsets and accessories
623,733

 
5,864

(1)
629,597

  Selling, general and administrative
1,438,463

 
820

(5)
1,439,283

  Depreciation
404,062

 
1,280

(1) (4)
405,342

  Amortization
29,242

 

 
29,242

 
3,720,722

 
6,770

 
3,727,492

Operating income (loss)
676,877

 
(9,341
)
 
667,536

 
 
 
 
 
 
Other expense
 
 
 
 
 
  Interest expense, net
(218,844
)
 
(4,632
)
(1) (4) (5)
(223,476
)
  Interest income
25,586

 

 
25,586

  Foreign currency transaction gains, net
104,866

 

 
104,866

  Other expense, net
(2,308
)
 

 
(2,308
)
 
(90,700
)
 
(4,632
)
 
(95,332
)
Income (loss) before income tax provision
586,177

 
(13,973
)
 
572,204

Income tax (provision) benefit
(204,686
)
 
2,484

(3)
(202,202
)
Net income (loss)
$
381,491

 
$
(11,489
)
 
$
370,002

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss), per common share, basic
$
2.30

 
$
(0.07
)
 
$
2.23

Net income (loss), per common share, diluted
$
2.27

 
$
(0.07
)
 
$
2.20

 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic
166,042

 

 
166,042

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, diluted
174,014

 

 
174,014


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NII HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
As Previously Reported
 
Adjustments
Description of Adjustment
As Revised
  Service and other revenues
$
1,546,100

 
$
(2,379
)
(4)
$
1,543,721

  Handset and accessory revenues
84,028

 
5,399

(1)
89,427

 
1,630,128

 
3,020

 
1,633,148

Operating expenses
 
 
 
 
 
  Cost of service (exclusive of depreciation and amortization
    included below)
436,975

 
6,055

(4)
443,030

  Cost of handsets and accessories
228,690

 

 
228,690

  Selling, general and administrative
606,756

 
(264
)
(5)
606,492

  Depreciation
160,312

 
293

(4)
160,605

  Amortization
9,731

 

 
9,731

 
1,442,464

 
6,084

 
1,448,548

Operating income (loss)
187,664

 
(3,064
)
 
184,600

 
 
 
 
 
 
Other expense
 
 
 
 
 
  Interest expense, net
(96,822
)
 
8,209

(1) (4) (5)
(88,613
)
  Interest income
6,190

 

 
6,190

  Foreign currency transaction losses, net
(14,313
)
 

 
(14,313
)
  Other expense, net
(9,010
)
 

 
(9,010
)
 
(113,955
)
 
8,209

 
(105,746
)
Income before income tax provision
73,709

 
5,145

 
78,854

Income tax provision
(62,851
)
 
(2,414
)
(3)
(65,265
)
Net income
$
10,858

 
$
2,731

 
$
13,589

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income, per common share, basic
$
0.06

 
$
0.02

 
$
0.08

Net income, per common share, diluted
$
0.06

 
$
0.02

 
$
0.08

 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic
171,181

 

 
171,181

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, diluted
171,983

 

 
171,983


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NII HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
As Previously Reported
 
Adjustments
Description of Adjustment
As Revised
  Service and other revenues
$
1,546,328

 
$
(135
)
(1) (4)
$
1,546,193

  Handset and accessory revenues
76,509

 
6,039

(1)
82,548

 
1,622,837

 
5,904

 
1,628,741

Operating expenses
 
 
 
 
 
  Cost of service (exclusive of depreciation and amortization
    included below)
444,877

 

 
444,877

  Cost of handsets and accessories
211,503

 
253

(1)
211,756

  Selling, general and administrative
535,557

 
2,127

(2) (5)
537,684

  Depreciation
146,796

 
520

(1) (4)
147,316

  Amortization
9,123

 

 
9,123

 
1,347,856

 
2,900

 
1,350,756

Operating income
274,981

 
3,004

 
277,985

 
 
 
 
 
 
Other expense
 
 
 
 
 
  Interest expense, net
(81,159
)
 
(269
)
(1) (4) (5)
(81,428
)
  Interest income
6,211

 

 
6,211

  Foreign currency transaction gains, net
8,494

 

 
8,494

  Other expense, net
(4,367
)
 

 
(4,367
)
 
(70,821
)
 
(269
)
 
(71,090
)
Income before income tax provision
204,160

 
2,735

 
206,895

Income tax (provision) benefit
(107,402
)
 
97

(3)
(107,305
)
Net income
$
96,758

 
$
2,832

 
$
99,590

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income, per common share, basic
$
0.57

 
$
0.02

 
$
0.59

Net income, per common share, diluted
$
0.56

 
$
0.02

 
$
0.58

 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic
169,692

 

 
169,692

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, diluted
172,534

 

 
172,534


30




NII HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended June 30, 2011
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
As Previously Reported
 
Adjustments
Description of Adjustment
As Revised
  Service and other revenues
$
1,670,327

 
$
166

(4)
$
1,670,493

  Handset and accessory revenues
79,786

 
2,379

(1)
82,165

 
1,750,113

 
2,545

 
1,752,658

Operating expenses
 
 
 
 
 
  Cost of service (exclusive of depreciation and amortization
    included below)
448,779

 
(45
)
(4)
448,734

  Cost of handsets and accessories
210,152

 
(3,696
)
(1)
206,456

  Selling, general and administrative
618,092

 
2,266

(2) (5)
620,358

  Depreciation
161,827

 
(4,599
)
(1) (4)
157,228

  Amortization
10,293

 

 
10,293

 
1,449,143

 
(6,074
)
 
1,443,069

Operating income
300,970

 
8,619

 
309,589

 
 
 
 
 
 
Other expense
 
 
 
 
 
  Interest expense, net
(95,715
)
 
(804
)
(1) (4) (5)
(96,519
)
  Interest income
9,600

 

 
9,600

  Foreign currency transaction gains, net
15,606

 

 
15,606

  Other expense, net
(3,991
)
 

 
(3,991
)
 
(74,500
)
 
(804
)
 
(75,304
)
Income before income tax (provision) benefit
226,470

 
7,815

 
234,285

Income tax (provision) benefit
(112,851
)
 
1,310

(3)
(111,541
)
Net income
$
113,619

 
$
9,125

 
$
122,744

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income, per common share, basic
$
0.67

 
$
0.05

 
$
0.72

Net income, per common share, diluted
$
0.66

 
$
0.05

 
$
0.71

 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic
170,381

 

 
170,381

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, diluted
172,963

 

 
172,963


31




NII HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
As Previously Reported
 
Adjustments
Description of Adjustment
As Revised
  Service and other revenues
$
3,216,655

 
$
31

(1) (4)
$
3,216,686

  Handset and accessory revenues
156,295

 
8,418

(1)
164,713

 
3,372,950

 
8,449

 
3,381,399

Operating expenses
 
 
 
 
 
  Cost of service (exclusive of depreciation and amortization
    included below)
893,656

 
(45
)
(4)
893,611

  Cost of handsets and accessories
421,655

 
(3,443
)
(1)
418,212

  Selling, general and administrative
1,153,649

 
4,393

(2) (5)
1,158,042

  Depreciation
308,623

 
(4,079
)
(1) (4)
304,544

  Amortization
19,416

 

 
19,416

 
2,796,999

 
(3,174
)
 
2,793,825

Operating income
575,951

 
11,623

 
587,574

 
 
 
 
 
 
Other expense
 
 
 
 
 
  Interest expense, net
(176,874
)
 
(1,073
)
(1) (4) (5)
(177,947
)
  Interest income
15,811

 

 
15,811

  Foreign currency transaction gains, net
24,100

 

 
24,100

  Other expense, net
(8,358
)
 

 
(8,358
)
 
(145,321
)
 
(1,073
)
 
(146,394
)
Income before income tax (provision) benefit
430,630

 
10,550

 
441,180

Income tax (provision) benefit
(220,253
)
 
1,407

(3)
(218,846
)
Net income
$
210,377

 
$
11,957

 
$
222,334

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income, per common share, basic
$
1.24

 
$
0.07

 
$
1.31

Net income, per common share, diluted
$
1.22

 
$
0.07

 
$
1.29

 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic
170,038

 

 
170,038

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, diluted
172,752

 

 
172,752


32




NII HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
As Previously Reported
 
Adjustments
Description of Adjustment
As Revised
  Service and other revenues
$
1,667,262

 
$
167

(4)
$
1,667,429

  Handset and accessory revenues
83,755

 
3,029

(1)
86,784

 
1,751,017

 
3,196

 
1,754,213

Operating expenses
 
 
 
 
 
  Cost of service (exclusive of depreciation and amortization
    included below)
462,463

 
(44
)
(4)
462,419

  Cost of handsets and accessories
225,145

 

 
225,145

  Selling, general and administrative
682,002

 
(4,729
)
(2) (5)
677,273

  Depreciation
158,879

 
(88
)
(4)
158,791

  Amortization
10,102

 

 
10,102

 
1,538,591

 
(4,861
)
 
1,533,730

Operating income
212,426

 
8,057

 
220,483

 
 
 
 
 
 
Other expense
 
 
 
 
 
  Interest expense, net
(93,545
)
 
(1,346
)
(1) (4) (5)
(94,891
)
  Interest income
9,157

 

 
9,157

  Foreign currency transaction losses, net
(63,927
)
 

 
(63,927
)
  Other expense, net
(8,408
)
 

 
(8,408
)
 
(156,723
)
 
(1,346
)
 
(158,069
)
Income before income tax provision
55,703

 
6,711

 
62,414

Income tax provision
(58,540
)
 
(1,888
)
(3)
(60,428
)
Net (loss) income
$
(2,837
)
 
$
4,823

 
$
1,986

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net (loss) income, per common share, basic
$
(0.02
)
 
$
0.03

 
$
0.01

Net (loss) income, per common share, diluted
$
(0.02
)
 
$
0.03

 
$
0.01

 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic
171,135

 

 
171,135

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, diluted
171,135

 
2,095

 
173,230


33




NII HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
As Previously Reported
 
Adjustments
Description of Adjustment
As Revised
  Service and other revenues
$
4,883,917

 
$
198

(1) (4)
$
4,884,115

  Handset and accessory revenues
240,050

 
11,447

(1)
251,497

 
5,123,967

 
11,645

 
5,135,612

Operating expenses
 
 
 
 
 
  Cost of service (exclusive of depreciation and amortization
    included below)
1,356,119

 
(89
)
(4)
1,356,030

  Cost of handsets and accessories
646,800

 
(3,443
)
(1)
643,357

  Selling, general and administrative
1,835,651

 
(336
)
(2) (5)
1,835,315

  Depreciation
467,502

 
(4,167
)
(1) (4)
463,335

  Amortization
29,518

 

 
29,518

 
4,335,590

 
(8,035
)
 
4,327,555

Operating income
788,377

 
19,680

 
808,057

 
 
 
 
 
 
Other expense
 
 
 
 
 
  Interest expense, net
(270,419
)
 
(2,419
)
(1) (4) (5)
(272,838
)
  Interest income
24,968

 

 
24,968

  Foreign currency transaction losses, net
(39,827
)
 

 
(39,827
)
  Other expense, net
(16,766
)
 

 
(16,766
)
 
(302,044
)
 
(2,419
)
 
(304,463
)
Income before income tax provision
486,333

 
17,261

 
503,594

Income tax provision
(278,793
)
 
(481
)
(3)
(279,274
)
Net income
$
207,540

 
$
16,780

 
$
224,320

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income, per common share, basic
$
1.22

 
$
0.10

 
$
1.32

Net income, per common share, diluted
$
1.20

 
$
0.10

 
$
1.30

 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic
170,408

 

 
170,408

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, diluted
172,913

 

 
172,913


34




NII HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended December 31, 2011
(in thousands, except per share data)
Operating revenues
As Previously Reported
 
Adjustments
Description of Adjustment
As Revised
  Service and other revenues
$
1,519,237

 
$
167

(4)
$
1,519,404

  Handset and accessory revenues
76,140

 
3,790

(1)
79,930

 
1,595,377

 
3,957

 
1,599,334

Operating expenses
 
 
 
 
 
  Cost of service (exclusive of depreciation and amortization
    included below)
429,947

 
(43
)
(4)
429,904

  Cost of handsets and accessories
212,572

 

 
212,572

  Selling, general and administrative
676,206

 
(6,545
)
(2) (5)
669,661

  Depreciation
150,910

 
(87
)
(4)
150,823

  Amortization
9,411

 

 
9,411

 
1,479,046

 
(6,675
)
 
1,472,371

Operating income
116,331

 
10,632

 
126,963

 
 
 
 
 
 
Other expense
 
 
 
 
 
  Interest expense, net
(52,082
)
 
2,809

(1) (4) (5)
(49,273
)
  Interest income
9,256

 

 
9,256

  Foreign currency transaction gains, net
2,852

 

 
2,852

  Other expense, net
(20,539
)
 

 
(20,539
)
 
(60,513
)
 
2,809

 
(57,704
)
Income before income tax provision
55,818

 
13,441

 
69,259

Income tax provision
(64,554
)
 
(1,540
)
(3)
(66,094
)
Net (loss) income
$
(8,736
)
 
$
11,901

 
$
3,165

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net (loss) income, per common share, basic
$
(0.05
)
 
$
0.07

 
$
0.02

Net (loss) income, per common share, diluted
$
(0.05
)
 
$
0.07

 
$
0.02

 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic
171,174

 

 
171,174

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, diluted
171,174

 
1,039

 
172,213
























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NII HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

The following tables present the effect of these corrections on our condensed consolidated balance sheets for all periods presented and indicate the category of the adjustments by reference to the above descriptions of the errors for which we made revisions:
As of December 31, 2011
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
ASSETS
Current assets
As Previously Reported
 
Adjustment
Description of Adjustment
As Revised
  Cash and cash equivalents
$
2,322,919

 
$

 
$
2,322,919

  Short-term investments
343,422

 

 
343,422

  Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts
    of $66,252
858,471

 

 
858,471

  Handset and accessory inventory
277,291

 

 
277,291

  Deferred income taxes, net
192,712

 
9,121

(3)
201,833

  Prepaid expenses and other
310,233

 
21,175

(1) (3) (5)
331,408

       Total current assets
4,305,048

 
30,296

 
4,335,344

Property, plant and equipment, net
3,490,474

 
(8,605
)
(1) (2) (4)
3,481,869

Intangible assets, net
1,182,203

 
177

(5)
1,182,380

Deferred income taxes, net
417,966

 
(7,804
)
(3)
410,162

Other assets
411,203

 

 
411,203

       Total assets
$
9,806,894

 
$
14,064

 
$
9,820,958

 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
  Accounts payable
$
377,679

 
$

 
$
377,679

  Accrued expenses and other
992,410

 
13,055

(1) (3) (5)
1,005,465

  Deferred revenues
159,150

 

 
159,150

  Current portion of long-term debt
573,465

 

 
573,465

       Total current liabilities
2,102,704

 
13,055

 
2,115,759

Long-term debt
4,253,171

 
(8,419
)
(4)
4,244,752

Deferred revenues
15,585

 

 
15,585

Deferred credits
61,145

 
11

(3)
61,156

Other long-term liabilities
243,335

 

 
243,335

       Total liabilities
6,675,940

 
4,647

 
6,680,587

Commitments and contingencies
 
 
 
 

Stockholders' equity
 
 
 
 

  Undesignated preferred stock, par value $0.001, 10,000
    shares authorized - no shares issued or outstanding

 

 

  Common stock, par value $0.001, 600,000 shares
    authorized, 171,177 shares issued and outstanding
171

 

 
171

Paid-in capital
1,440,079

 

 
1,440,079

Retained earnings
2,214,754

 
9,417

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
2,224,171

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(524,050
)
 

 
(524,050
)
    Total stockholders' equity
3,130,954

 
9,417

 
3,140,371

       Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
9,806,894

 
$
14,064

 
$
9,820,958


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NII HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

As of December 31, 2010
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
ASSETS
Current assets
As Previously Reported
 
Adjustment
Description of Adjustment
As Revised
  Cash and cash equivalents
$
1,767,501

 
$

 
$
1,767,501

  Short-term investments
537,539

 

 
537,539

  Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts
    of $41,282
788,000

 

 
788,000

  Handset and accessory inventory
227,191

 

 
227,191

  Deferred income taxes, net
186,988

 
(11,092
)
(3)
175,896

  Prepaid expenses and other
393,658

 
8,696

(1) (3)
402,354

       Total current assets
3,900,877

 
(2,396
)
 
3,898,481

Property, plant and equipment, net
2,960,046

 
(9,337
)
(1) (2) (4)
2,950,709

Intangible assets, net
433,208

 
27

(5)
433,235

Deferred income taxes, net
486,098

 
16,119

(3)
502,217

Other assets
410,458

 

 
410,458

       Total assets
$
8,190,687

 
$
4,413

 
$
8,195,100

 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
  Accounts payable
$
300,030

 
$

 
$
300,030

  Accrued expenses and other
827,253

 
15,188

(1) (3) (5)
842,441

  Deferred revenues
158,690

 

 
158,690

  Current portion of long-term debt
446,995

 

 
446,995

       Total current liabilities
1,732,968

 
15,188

 
1,748,156

Long-term debt
2,818,423

 
(1,507
)
(4)
2,816,916

Deferred revenues
20,476

 

 
20,476

Deferred credits
88,068

 
6,658

(3)
94,726

Other long-term liabilities
211,179

 
3,338

(5)
214,517

       Total liabilities
4,871,114

 
23,677

 
4,894,791

Commitments and contingencies
 
 
 
 
 
Stockholders' equity
 
 
 
 

  Undesignated preferred stock, par value $0.001, 10,000
    shares authorized - no shares issued or outstanding

 

 

  Common stock, par value $0.001, 600,000 shares
    authorized, 169,661 shares issued and outstanding
169

 

 
169

Paid-in capital
1,364,705

 

 
1,364,705

Retained earnings
2,015,950

 
(19,264
)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
1,996,686

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(61,251
)
 

 
(61,251
)
    Total stockholders' equity
3,319,573

 
(19,264
)
 
3,300,309

       Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
8,190,687

 
$
4,413

 
$
8,195,100


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NII HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

As of March 31, 2012
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
ASSETS
Current assets
As Previously Reported
 
Adjustment
Description of Adjustment
As Revised
  Cash and cash equivalents
$
2,046,668

 
$

 
$
2,046,668

  Short-term investments
289,903

 

 
289,903

  Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of
    $71,869
841,251

 

 
841,251

  Handset and accessory inventory
279,239

 

 
279,239

  Deferred income taxes, net
221,778

 
(628
)
(3)
221,150

  Prepaid expenses and other
344,312

 
34,426

(1) (3)
378,738

       Total current assets
4,023,151

 
33,798

 
4,056,949

Property, plant and equipment, net
3,691,618

 

 
3,691,618

Intangible assets, net
1,244,805

 

 
1,244,805

Deferred income taxes, net
430,121

 
(4,548
)
(3)
425,573

Other assets
435,529

 

 
435,529

       Total assets
$
9,825,224

 
$
29,250

 
$
9,854,474

 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
  Accounts payable
$
287,300

 
$

 
$
287,300

  Accrued expenses and other
986,977

 
17,092

(1) (3)
1,004,069

  Deferred revenues
165,395

 

 
165,395

  Current portion of long-term debt
397,786

 

 
397,786

       Total current liabilities
1,837,458

 
17,092

 
1,854,550

Long-term debt
4,312,273

 

 
4,312,273

Deferred revenues
16,335

 

 
16,335

Deferred credits
63,126

 
11

(3)
63,137

Other long-term liabilities
260,812

 

 
260,812

       Total liabilities
6,490,004

 
17,103

 
6,507,107

Commitments and contingencies
 
 
 
 
 
Stockholders' equity
 
 
 
 

  Undesignated preferred stock, par value $0.001, 10,000
    shares authorized - no shares issued or outstanding

 

 

  Common stock, par value $0.001, 600,000 shares
    authorized, 171,191 shares issued and outstanding
171

 

 
171

Paid-in capital
1,454,146

 

 
1,454,146

Retained earnings
2,225,612

 
12,147

(1) (3) (4) (5)
2,237,759

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(344,709
)
 

 
(344,709
)
    Total stockholders' equity
3,335,220

 
12,147

 
3,347,367

       Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
9,825,224

 
$
29,250

 
$
9,854,474


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NII HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

As of March 31, 2011
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
ASSETS
Current assets
As Previously Reported
 
Adjustment
Description of Adjustment
As Revised
  Cash and cash equivalents
$
2,428,251

 
$

 
$
2,428,251

  Short-term investments
355,730

 

 
355,730

  Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts
    of $56,247
849,875

 

 
849,875

  Handset and accessory inventory
227,137

 

 
227,137

  Deferred income taxes, net
233,649

 
(13,117
)
(3)
220,532

  Prepaid expenses and other
349,954

 
15,008

(1) (3) (5)
364,962

       Total current assets
4,444,596

 
1,891

 
4,446,487

Property, plant and equipment, net
3,092,450

 
(13,608
)
(1) (2) (4)
3,078,842

Intangible assets, net
449,389

 
64

(5)
449,453

Deferred income taxes, net
455,049

 
17,419

(3)
472,468

Other assets
625,764

 

 
625,764

       Total assets
$
9,067,248

 
$
5,766

 
$
9,073,014

 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
  Accounts payable
$
179,796

 
$

 
$
179,796

  Accrued expenses and other
819,827

 
16,865

(1) (3) (5)
836,692

  Deferred revenues
167,650

 

 
167,650

  Current portion of long-term debt
491,975

 

 
491,975

       Total current liabilities
1,659,248

 
16,865

 
1,676,113

Long-term debt
3,576,499

 
(3,236
)
(4)
3,573,263

Deferred revenues
20,419

 

 
20,419

Deferred credits
84,708

 
5,052

(3)
89,760

Other long-term liabilities
219,472

 
3,517

(5)
222,989

       Total liabilities
5,560,346

 
22,198

 
5,582,544

Commitments and contingencies
 
 
 
 
 
Stockholders' equity
 
 
 
 

  Undesignated preferred stock, par value $0.001, 10,000
    shares authorized - no shares issued or outstanding

 

 

  Common stock, par value $0.001, 600,000 shares
    authorized, 169,729 shares issued and outstanding
169

 

 
169

Paid-in capital
1,380,014

 

 
1,380,014

Retained earnings
2,112,708

 
(16,432
)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
2,096,276

Accumulated other comprehensive income
14,011

 

 
14,011

    Total stockholders' equity
3,506,902

 
(16,432
)
 
3,490,470

       Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
9,067,248

 
$
5,766

 
$
9,073,014


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NII HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

As of June 30, 2011
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
ASSETS
Current assets
As Previously Reported
 
Adjustment
Description of Adjustment
As Revised
  Cash and cash equivalents
$
2,533,753

 
$

 
$
2,533,753

  Short-term investments
408,652

 

 
408,652

  Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts
    of $64,183
967,988

 

 
967,988

  Handset and accessory inventory
234,603

 

 
234,603

  Deferred income taxes, net
250,213

 
(11,922
)
(3)
238,291

  Prepaid expenses and other
313,986

 
19,375

(1) (3) (5)
333,361

       Total current assets
4,709,195

 
7,453

 
4,716,648

Property, plant and equipment, net
3,318,245

 
(12,040
)
(1) (2) (4)
3,306,205

Intangible assets, net
1,370,976

 
101

(5)
1,371,077

Deferred income taxes, net
450,501

 
17,985

(3)
468,486

Other assets
396,979

 

 
396,979

       Total assets
$
10,245,896

 
$
13,499

 
$
10,259,395

 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
  Accounts payable
$
216,773

 
$

 
$
216,773

  Accrued expenses and other
973,416

 
17,625

(1) (3) (5)
991,041

  Deferred revenues
177,830

 

 
177,830

  Current portion of long-term debt
1,413,614

 

 
1,413,614

       Total current liabilities
2,781,633

 
17,625

 
2,799,258

Long-term debt
3,360,681

 
(4,964
)
(4)
3,355,717

Deferred revenues
19,900

 

 
19,900

Deferred credits
81,127

 
3,641

(3)
84,768

Other long-term liabilities
240,351

 
4,504

(5)
244,855

       Total liabilities
6,483,692

 
20,806

 
6,504,498

Commitments and contingencies
 
 
 
 
 
Stockholders' equity
 
 
 
 

  Undesignated preferred stock, par value $0.001, 10,000
    shares authorized - no shares issued or outstanding

 

 

  Common stock, par value $0.001, 600,000 shares
    authorized, 171,019 shares issued and outstanding
170

 

 
170

Paid-in capital
1,419,296

 

 
1,419,296

Retained earnings
2,226,327

 
(7,307
)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
2,219,020

Accumulated other comprehensive income
116,411

 

 
116,411

    Total stockholders' equity
3,762,204

 
(7,307
)
 
3,754,897

       Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
10,245,896

 
$
13,499

 
$
10,259,395


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NII HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

As of September 30, 2011
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
ASSETS
Current assets
As Previously Reported
 
Adjustment
Description of Adjustment
As Revised
  Cash and cash equivalents
$
2,230,002

 
$

 
$
2,230,002

  Short-term investments
406,514

 

 
406,514

  Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts
    of $62,431
834,868

 

 
834,868

  Handset and accessory inventory
241,053

 

 
241,053

  Deferred income taxes, net
220,780

 
(34,062
)
(3)
186,718

  Prepaid expenses and other
308,992

 
19,000

(1) (3) (5)
327,992

       Total current assets
4,242,209

 
(15,062
)
 
4,227,147

Property, plant and equipment, net
3,103,515

 
(10,724
)
(1) (2) (4)
3,092,791

Intangible assets, net
1,204,981

 
139

(5)
1,205,120

Deferred income taxes, net
396,471

 
37,370

(3)
433,841

Other assets
390,483

 

 
390,483

       Total assets
$
9,337,659

 
$
11,723

 
$
9,349,382

 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
  Accounts payable
$
249,680

 
$

 
$
249,680

  Accrued expenses and other
895,272

 
15,984

(1) (3) (5)
911,256

  Deferred revenues
159,323

 

 
159,323

  Current portion of long-term debt
1,235,456

 

 
1,235,456

       Total current liabilities
2,539,731

 
15,984

 
2,555,715

Long-term debt
3,220,103

 
(6,691
)
(4)
3,213,412

Deferred revenues
16,901

 

 
16,901

Deferred credits
67,109

 
2,157

(3)
69,266

Other long-term liabilities
271,175

 
2,757

(5)
273,932

       Total liabilities
6,115,019

 
14,207

 
6,129,226

Commitments and contingencies
 
 
 
 
 
Stockholders' equity
 
 
 
 

  Undesignated preferred stock, par value $0.001, 10,000
    shares authorized - no shares issued or outstanding

 

 

  Common stock, par value $0.001, 600,000 shares
    authorized, 171,172 shares issued and outstanding
171

 

 
171

Paid-in capital
1,434,318

 

 
1,434,318

Retained earnings
2,223,490

 
(2,484
)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
2,221,006

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(435,339
)
 

 
(435,339
)
    Total stockholders' equity
3,222,640

 
(2,484
)
 
3,220,156

       Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
9,337,659

 
$
11,723

 
$
9,349,382



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Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

INDEX TO MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS



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Introduction
The following is a discussion and analysis of:
our consolidated financial condition as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 and our consolidated results of operations for the six- and three-month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011; and
significant factors which we believe could affect our prospective financial condition and results of operations.
You should read this discussion in conjunction with our annual report on Form 10-K and our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2012, including, but not limited to, the discussion regarding our critical accounting policies and estimates, as described below. See Note 8 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for revisions to the condensed consolidated financial statements included in these previously filed documents. Historical results may not indicate future performance. See "Forward Looking Statements" and "Item 1A. — Risk Factors" in our annual report on Form 10-K for risks and uncertainties that may impact our future performance.
We refer to our operating companies by the countries in which they operate, such as Nextel Brazil, Nextel Mexico, Nextel Argentina, Nextel Peru and Nextel Chile.
Business Overview
We provide wireless communication services under the NextelTM brand, primarily targeted at meeting the needs of customers who use our services to improve the productivity of their businesses and customers who make the individual decision to use our service for both professional and personal needs. Our customers generally value our broad set of value-added services, including our Nextel Direct Connect® feature, and our high level of customer service. As we deploy our next generation networks using wideband code division multiple access, or WCDMA, technology in our markets, we plan to extend our target market to include additional business customers and high-value consumers who exhibit above average usage, revenue and loyalty characteristics and who we believe will be attracted to the services supported by our new networks and the quality of our customer service.
We provide our services through operating companies located in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Peru and Chile with our principal operations located in major business centers and related transportation corridors of these countries. We provide our services in major urban and suburban centers with high population densities where we believe there is a concentration of the country’s business users and economic activity. We believe that the growing economic base, increase in the middle and upper classes, lower wireline service penetration and the expanded coverage of wireless networks in these business centers encourage the use of the mobile wireless communications services that we offer and plan to offer in the future. Our new WCDMA-based networks are expected to serve these major business centers and a broader geographic area in order to reach more potential customers and, in some instances, to meet the requirements of our spectrum licenses.
Our original networks utilize integrated digital enhanced network, or iDEN, technology developed by Motorola, Inc. to provide our mobile services on our 800 MHz spectrum holdings in all of our markets. Our current and planned next generation networks will utilize WCDMA technology, which is a standards-based technology that is being deployed by carriers throughout the world. These technologies allow us to use our spectrum efficiently and offer multiple wireless services integrated into a variety of handset and data devices.
The services we currently offer include:
mobile telephone service;
Nextel Direct Connect® and International Direct Connect® service, which allows subscribers to talk to each other instantly, on a “push-to-talk” basis, for private one-to-one calls or group calls;
value-added services, including text messaging services; mobile internet services; e-mail services; location-based services, which include the use of Global Positioning System, or GPS, technologies; digital media services; and a wide ranging set of applications available via our content management system, as well as the Android open application market;
business solutions, such as security, work force management, logistics support and other applications that help our business customers improve their productivity; and
international roaming services.
We have begun offering services on our new WCDMA-based networks in Peru and Chile, and we are currently in the process of designing and building new WCDMA-based networks in Brazil and Mexico. We expect to begin offering services supported by these new networks later this year.
Our goal is to generate increased revenues and grow our subscriber base, or the number of handsets and devices on our networks, by providing differentiated wireless communications services that are valued by our customers while improving our

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profitability and cash flow over the long term. Our strategy for achieving this goal is based on several core principles, including:
focusing on higher value customer segments such as segments that comprise the small, medium and large business markets, as well as certain targeted consumer market segments that value our differentiated wireless communications services;
offering a broad array of differentiated services and devices that build upon and complement our Nextel Direct Connect® service, the long range walkie-talkie service that allows instantaneous communication at the touch of a button;
building on the strength of the unique positioning of the Nextel brand;
capitalizing on the effectiveness and efficiency of our focused and dedicated distribution channels; and
offering a superior customer experience.
In pursuit of this goal, we are expanding our distribution and service channels to create more accessible and efficient ways for our customers to purchase our services and utilize our customer support teams.
We may also explore financially attractive opportunities to expand our network coverage in areas that we do not currently serve or plan to serve, for example by entering into roaming agreements with other wireless carriers and by participating in future spectrum auctions.
We believe that the wireless communications industry in the markets in which we operate has been and will continue to be highly competitive on the basis of price, the types of services offered, the diversity of handsets offered, speed of data access and the quality of service. In each of our markets, we compete with at least two large, well-capitalized competitors with substantial financial and other resources. Our competitors typically have more extensive distribution channels than ours or are able to use their scale advantages to acquire subscribers at a lower cost than we can, and most of them have implemented network technology upgrades that support high speed internet access and video telephony services, making it more difficult for us to compete effectively in areas where our new networks have not been fully deployed. Some of these competitors also have the ability to offer bundled telecommunications services that include local, long distance, subscription television and data services, and can offer a larger variety of handsets with a wide range of prices, brands and features. In addition, the financial strength and operating scale of some of these competitors allows them to offer aggressive pricing plans, including those targeted at attracting our existing customers.
We compete with other communications service providers, including other wireless communications companies and wireline telephone companies, based primarily on our high quality customer service and differentiated wireless service offerings and products, including our Direct Connect services that make it easier for our customers to communicate quickly and efficiently. Historically, our largest competitors have focused their marketing efforts on customers in the mass market retail and consumer segments who purchase services largely on the basis of price rather than quality of service, but recently those competitors have placed more emphasis on attracting postpaid customers within our target segments, which are considered the premium customer segments in our markets because they typically generate higher average monthly revenue per subscriber. Although competitive pricing of services and the variety and pricing of handsets are often important factors in a customer's decision making process, we believe that the users who primarily make up our targeted customer base are also likely to base their purchase decisions on quality of service and customer support, as well as on the availability of differentiated features and services, like our Direct Connect services, that make it easier for them to communicate quickly, efficiently and economically.
We have implemented a strategy that we believe will position us to achieve our long-term goal of generating profitable growth. Some of the key components of that strategy are as follows:
Targeting High Value Customers.  Our main focus is on high value customer segments such as segments that comprise the small, medium and large business markets, as well as certain targeted consumer market segments that value our differentiated wireless communications services, including our Direct Connect feature and our high level of customer service. As we deploy our planned WCDMA-based networks, we plan to extend our target market to additional corporate customers and high-value consumers who exhibit above average usage, revenue and loyalty characteristics and who we believe will be attracted to the services supported by our new networks and the quality of our customer service.
Providing Differentiated Services.  We differentiate ourselves from our competitors by offering unique services like our “push-to-talk” service, which we refer to as Direct Connect. This service, which is available throughout our service areas, provides significant value to our customers by allowing instantaneous communication at the touch of a button and the ability to communicate on a one-to-many basis. In 2011, we launched Direct Connect services utilizing our new WCDMA-based network in Peru as part of our effort to maintain this key point of differentiation as we offer services on our new networks. Our competitors have introduced competitive push-to-talk over cellular products, and while we do not believe that these services offer the same level of performance as our Direct Connect service in terms of latency, quality, reliability or ease of use, our competitors could deploy new or upgraded technologies in their networks that could enable them to implement new features and services that compete more effectively with our Direct Connect service. We add further value by designing customized business solutions that enhance the productivity of our customers based on their individualized business needs. These business solutions include fleet and workforce management services

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that utilize the unique capabilities of our data network, such as vehicle and delivery tracking, GPS technology, order entry processing and workforce monitoring applications.
Building on the Strength of the Nextel Brand. Since 2002, we have offered services under the Nextel brand. As a result of our efforts, the Nextel brand is recognized across our markets as standing for both quality of service and the differentiated services and customer support we provide. This positioning of our brand allowed us to successfully build our subscriber base of high value customers who are attracted to our differentiated services and our reputation for providing a high quality customer experience. To expand the value of that positioning, in 2011 we launched a new brand identity in each of our markets and at the corporate level, which we believe will enhance the recognition of our brand and unify our brand identity across our markets as we seek to expand our target market to include new customer segments.
Capitalizing on our Distribution Channels. We use a variety of distribution channels that include direct sales representatives, indirect sales agents, retail stores and kiosks, and other customer-convenient sales channels such as online purchasing, and we are targeting those channels at specific customer segments to deliver our service more efficiently and economically. Our direct sales channel primarily focuses on businesses that value our industry expertise and differentiated services, including our ability to design customized business solutions that meet their specific business needs. As we extend our target market to include more high-value consumers, we are expanding our distribution channels to make our services more widely accessible. Our distribution channel expansion will include more retail points-of-sales, including new Nextel stores that will provide not only sales, but also serve as additional points of customer care, collections and brand promotion. We are also expanding our other customer-convenient channels, which include telesales and online channels, to give our prospective and existing customers easier ways to purchase our services. We are making these investments to more efficiently serve our customers and improve the overall productivity of all of our distribution channels, and we expect to see our average sales and related costs to acquire customers decline over time.
Delivering a Superior Customer Experience.  In addition to our unique service offerings, we seek to further differentiate ourselves by providing a higher level of customer service than our competitors. We work proactively with our customers to match them with service plans that offer greater value based on the customer's usage patterns. After analyzing customer usage and expense data, we strive to minimize a customer's per minute costs while increasing overall usage of our array of services, thereby providing higher value to our customers while increasing our monthly revenues. This goal is also furthered by our efforts during and after the sales process to educate customers about our services, the features and services supported by our multi-function handsets and rate plans. We have also implemented proactive customer retention programs in an effort to increase customer satisfaction and retention. In addition, we are currently making investments to improve the quality and scalability of our customer relationship management systems as part of our ongoing effort to provide a simple, reliable and superior customer service to our growing customer base.
Focusing on Major Business Centers.  Because we target high value customers, our operations have focused primarily on large urban markets, which have a concentration of medium to high usage business customers and consumers and account for a high proportion of total economic activity in each of their respective countries. We believe these markets offer favorable long-term growth prospects for our wireless communications services while offering the cost benefits associated with providing services in more concentrated population centers. Our new WCDMA-based networks are expected to serve both these major business centers and a broader geographic area in order to reach more potential customers and, in some instances, to meet the requirements of our spectrum licenses. We may also consider selectively expanding into other Latin American countries where we do not currently operate.
 
Deploying our New Networks.  Another key component in our overall strategy is to continue to expand and improve the innovative and differentiated services we offer, which requires that we continue to invest in, evaluate and, if appropriate, deploy new services and enhancements to our existing services. To support this effort, we have acquired additional spectrum rights and are deploying our new WCDMA-based networks that will enable us to offer a wider variety of applications and services, particularly applications and services that are supported by high speed internet access. Use of the WCDMA technology will also increase our network capacity and will reduce the cost of supporting the services we offer when compared to second generation and other prior technologies. These new networks will allow us to continue to offer the differentiated services that our current customers rely on while using the new handsets and devices, service offerings, applications and pricing plans made possible by the new networks to target an expanded customer base.
During 2009 and 2010, we participated in spectrum auctions in Chile, Mexico and Brazil and acquired spectrum required to support our planned next generation networks. We have begun offering services on our new networks in Peru and Chile and are currently in the process of building our WCDMA-based networks in Brazil and Mexico using spectrum licensed to us. We plan to begin offering services supported by these networks later this year.

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The following chart details our current material next generation spectrum holdings in each of our markets.
Country
 
Spectrum Band
 
Amount/Coverage
Brazil
 
1.9 GHz/2.1 GHz
 
20 MHz in 11 of 13 regions (includes all major metropolitan areas)
Mexico
 
1.7 GHz/2.1 GHz
 
30 MHz nationwide
Peru
 
1.9 GHz
 
35 MHz nationwide
Chile
 
1.7 GHz/2.1 GHz
 
60 MHz nationwide
In the future, we will consider opportunities to acquire additional next generation spectrum in our current markets and may consider acquiring spectrum in new markets in appropriate circumstances. Our decision whether to acquire rights to use additional spectrum would likely be affected by a number of factors, including the spectrum bands available for purchase, the expected cost of acquiring that spectrum and the availability and terms of any financing that we would be required to raise in order to acquire the spectrum and build the networks that will provide services that use that spectrum.
Additionally, we have significant spectrum holdings in the 800 MHz specialized mobile radio, or SMR, spectrum band that support our iDEN networks. Our 800 MHz holdings in each of our markets are as follows:
Country
 
Amount/Coverage (1)
Brazil
 
15 MHz nationwide weighted average
Mexico
 
20 MHz nationwide weighted average
Argentina
 
20 - 22 MHz nationwide weighted average
Peru
 
22 MHz nationwide weighted average
Chile
 
15 MHz nationwide weighted average
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(1) Weighted average coverage is a function of the population in each country, as well as the amount of spectrum. Spectrum amounts vary greatly across regions and cities.
As we make the transition from our iDEN networks to our new WCDMA-based networks, we will evaluate ways in which we can use our 800 MHz spectrum to support existing or new services. In Brazil and Argentina, some of our current 800 MHz spectrum holdings are contiguous, making it possible to use that spectrum to support future technologies if certain technical, operational and regulatory requirements are met, including, for example, the availability of compatible network and subscriber equipment. The availability of that equipment will likely depend upon a number of things, including the technology decisions made by other wireless carriers and the willingness of infrastructure and device manufacturers to produce the required equipment. In Mexico, Chile and Peru, our 800 MHz spectrum is either partially contiguous or non-contiguous. As a result, while it may be feasible to use a portion of the spectrum that is contiguous to support future technologies, it will be necessary to reconfigure the spectrum band to increase the amount of contiguous spectrum for it to be used to efficiently support those technologies. It is likely that the implementation of such a reconfiguration would require support from and actions by the regulators in those markets to be effective.
Preserving Support for iDEN.  The iDEN networks that we operate allow us to offer differentiated services like Direct Connect and International Direct Connect while offering high quality voice telephony and other innovative services. The iDEN technology is unique in that it is the only widespread, commercially available technology that operates on non-contiguous spectrum and is optimal for operating efficiently on the 800 MHz SMR spectrum that we currently own. Because Motorola is the sole supplier of iDEN technology, we are dependent on Motorola's support of the evolution of the iDEN technology. In the past, we relied heavily on the development of new features for our networks and handsets and introduced updates and enhanced capabilities on a regular basis. In recent years, we have slowed the introduction of new updates, thereby relying less on new features and technology to support our core business.
Sprint Nextel, which has historically been one of the largest purchasers of iDEN technology and provided significant support with respect to new product development for that technology, has announced plans to decommission its iDEN network in the United States in 2013. Sprint Nextel's decision to deactivate its iDEN network could affect Motorola Mobility's ability or willingness to provide support for the development of new iDEN handset models or Motorola Solutions' ability or willingness to provide support for enhancements to the features and functionality of our iDEN networks outside of their contractual obligations. In the last several years, we have led the majority of all iDEN product and handset development activity in support of our customers' needs and therefore have limited the impact of declining iDEN purchases by Sprint Nextel.
When roaming in the United States, our existing iDEN subscribers currently have access to voice, data and Direct Connect services on Sprint Nextel's iDEN network pursuant to roaming arrangements we have with Sprint Nextel. In addition, our iDEN subscribers have the ability to use our international Direct Connect service to communicate with Sprint Nextel's customers in the

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United States who purchase services supported by Sprint Nextel's iDEN network and customers who purchase Sprint Nextel's Direct Connect services supported by their code division multiple access, or CDMA, network. Once Sprint Nextel completes the deactivation of its iDEN network, our existing iDEN customers will no longer have the ability to use their iDEN handsets in the United States and may have access to a smaller number of Sprint Nextel customers using our international Direct Connect services, although they will continue to be able to communicate with customers who use Direct Connect services on Sprint Nextel's CDMA-based network. This deactivation could affect the willingness of existing Nextel Mexico customers to remain on our network and negatively impact the willingness of potential customers to choose Nextel Mexico's service. We are continuing to review the impact of Sprint Nextel's deactivation plans.
In 2011, Motorola completed a separation of its mobile devices and home division into two separate public entities: Motorola Mobility, Inc., to which our iDEN handset supply agreements have been assigned; and Motorola Solutions, Inc., to which our iDEN network infrastructure supply agreements have been assigned. In addition, we have entered into arrangements with Motorola that have now been assigned to and assumed by Motorola Solutions and Motorola Mobility and that are designed to provide us with a continued source of iDEN network equipment and handsets. In May 2012, Google, Inc. completed its acquisition of Motorola Mobility, which is our primary supplier of iDEN handsets. We do not currently expect any change to Motorola's commitment to deliver iDEN handsets as a result of Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility. Examples of our existing arrangements with Motorola include:
Agreements for the supply of iDEN network infrastructure, which are now held by Motorola Solutions, Inc. and are effective through December 31, 2014. Under these agreements, Motorola agreed to maintain an adequate supply of the iDEN equipment used in our business for the term of the agreement and to continue to invest in the development of new iDEN infrastructure features.

Agreements for the supply of iDEN handsets, which are now held by Motorola Mobility, Inc. and are effective through December 31, 2014. Under these agreements, Motorola agreed to maintain an adequate supply of the iDEN handsets used in our business and to continue to invest in the development of new iDEN devices. In addition, we agreed to handset volume purchase commitments with respect to certain handset models and pricing parameters linked to the volume of our handset purchases, and Motorola agreed to continue to develop and deliver new handsets using the iDEN platform as we develop our WCDMA-based networks in coming years.
 
The obligations of both Motorola entities under our existing agreements, including the obligation to supply us with iDEN handsets and network equipment, remain in effect.
Handsets and Devices in Commercial Service
The table below provides an overview of our total handsets and other devices in commercial service in the countries indicated as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. For purposes of the table, handsets and devices in commercial service represent all handsets and other devices with active customer accounts on the networks in each of the listed countries.
 
Brazil
 
Mexico
 
Argentina
 
Peru
 
Chile
 
Total
 
(in thousands)
Handsets and devices in commercial
  service — December 31, 2011
4,115

 
3,696

 
1,388

 
1,435

 
78

 
10,712

Net additions
115

 
123

 
210

 
8

 
39

 
495

Handsets and devices in commercial
  service — June 30, 2012
4,230

 
3,819

 
1,598

 
1,443

 
117

 
11,207


Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of our financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities in the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Although we believe that our estimates, assumptions and judgments are reasonable, they are based upon presently available information. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making those estimates, actual results reported in future periods could differ from those estimates.
As described in more detail in our annual report on Form 10-K under “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” we consider the following accounting policies to be the most important to our financial position and results of operations or policies that require us to exercise significant judgment and/or estimates:
revenue recognition;
allowance for doubtful accounts;

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depreciation of property, plant and equipment;
amortization of intangible assets;
asset retirement obligations;
foreign currency;
loss contingencies; and
income taxes.
There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates during the six or three months ended June 30, 2012 compared to those discussed under “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our annual report on Form 10-K.

Results of Operations
Operating revenues primarily consist of wireless service revenues and revenues generated from the sale of handsets and accessories. Service revenues primarily include fixed monthly access charges for mobile telephone service and two-way radio and other services, including revenues from calling party pays programs and variable charges for airtime and two-way radio usage, long-distance charges, international roaming revenues derived from calls placed by our customers and revenues generated from broadband data services we provide on our next generation networks. Handset and accessory revenues represent revenues we earn on the sale of handsets and accessories to our customers.
In addition, we also have other less significant sources of revenues. These revenues primarily include revenues generated from our handset maintenance programs, roaming revenues generated from other companies' customers that roam on our networks and co-location rental revenues from third-party tenants that rent space on our towers.
Cost of revenues primarily includes the cost of providing wireless service and the cost of handset and accessory sales. Cost of providing service consists of:
costs of interconnection with local exchange carrier facilities;
costs relating to terminating calls originated on our network on other carriers' networks;
direct switch, transmitter and receiver site costs, including property taxes;
expenses related to our handset maintenance programs; and
insurance costs, utility costs, maintenance costs, spectrum license fees and rent for the network switches and transmitter sites used to operate our mobile networks.
 
Interconnection costs have fixed and variable components. The fixed component of interconnection costs consists of monthly flat-rate fees for facilities leased from local exchange carriers, primarily for circuits required to connect our transmitter sites to our network switches, to connect our switches and to connect our networks with those of other carriers and with internet service providers. The variable component of interconnection costs, which fluctuates in relation to the volume and duration of wireless calls, generally consists of per-minute use fees charged by wireline and wireless carriers relating to wireless calls from our handsets that terminate on their networks. Cost of handset and accessory sales consists largely of the cost of the handset and accessories, order fulfillment and installation-related expenses, as well as write-downs of handset and related accessory inventory for shrinkage or obsolescence.
Our service and other revenues and the variable component of our cost of service are primarily driven by the number of handsets in service. Our handset and accessory revenues and cost of handset and accessory sales are primarily driven by the number of new handsets placed into service, as well as handset upgrades provided to existing customers.
Selling and marketing expenses include all of the expenses related to acquiring subscribers to our services.
General and administrative expenses include expenses related to revenue-based taxes, billing, customer care, collections including bad debt, repairs and maintenance of management information systems, spectrum license fees, corporate overhead and share-based payment for stock options and restricted stock.
In accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, we translated the results of operations of our operating segments into U.S. dollars using the average exchange rates for the six and three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011. The following table presents the average exchange rates we used to translate the results of operations of our operating segments, as well as changes from the average exchange rates utilized in prior periods. Because the U.S. dollar is the functional currency in Peru, Nextel Peru’s results of operations are not significantly impacted by changes in the U.S. dollar to Peruvian sol exchange rate.

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Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
Percent Change
Brazilian real
1.86

 
1.63

 
(14
)%
Mexican peso
13.27

 
11.91

 
(11
)%
Argentine peso
4.40

 
4.05

 
(9
)%
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
Percent Change
Brazilian real
1.96

 
1.60

 
(23
)%
Mexican peso
13.51

 
11.73

 
(15
)%
Argentine peso
4.45

 
4.08

 
(9
)%

Late in 2011 and continuing into 2012, foreign currency exchange rates in the countries where we operate depreciated in value relative to the U.S. dollar. The following table presents the currency exchange rates in effect at the end of each of the quarters in 2011, as well as at the end of the first and second quarters of 2012. If the values of these exchange rates depreciate further, our future operating results and the values of our assets held in local currencies will be adversely affected.
 
2011
 
2012
 
March
 
June
 
September
 
December
 
March
 
June
Brazilian real
1.63

 
1.56

 
1.85

 
1.88

 
1.82

 
2.02

Mexican peso
11.97

 
11.84

 
13.42

 
13.99

 
12.80

 
13.67

Argentine peso
4.05

 
4.11

 
4.21

 
4.30

 
4.38

 
4.53


To provide better insight into the results of our operating segments, we present the year-over-year percentage change in total operating revenues and operating income before depreciation and amortization expense on a consolidated basis and the year-over-year percentage change in total operating revenues and segment earnings for Nextel Brazil, Nextel Mexico and Nextel Argentina on a constant currency basis in the "Constant Currency Change from Previous Year" columns in the tables below. The comparison of results for these line items on a constant currency basis shows the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates (i) by adjusting the relevant measures for the six and three months ended June 30, 2011 to amounts that would have resulted if the average foreign currency rates for the six and three months ended June 30, 2011 were the same as the average foreign currency exchange rates that were in effect for the six and three months ended June 30, 2012; and (ii) by comparing the constant currency financial measures for the six and three months ended June 30, 2011 to the actual financial measures for the six and three months ended June 30, 2012. This constant currency comparison applies consistent exchange rates to the operating revenues earned in foreign currencies and to the other components of operating income before depreciation and amortization expense and segment earnings for the six and three months ended June 30, 2011, other than certain components of those measures consisting of U.S. dollar-based operating expenses, which were not adjusted. The constant currency information reflected in the tables below is not a measurement under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, the information contained in our results of operations.


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a.
Consolidated
 
June 30, 2012
 
% of Consolidated
Operating Revenues
 
June 30, 2011
 
% of Consolidated
Operating Revenues
 
Actual Change from
Previous Year
 
Constant Currency Change from Previous Year
 
 
 
 
 
Dollars
 
Percent
 
Percent
 
 
 
 
 
(Revised)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Service and other revenues
$
2,964,842

 
95
 %
 
$
3,216,686

 
95
 %
 
$
(251,844
)
 
(8
)%
 
 
Handset and accessory revenues
164,131

 
5
 %
 
164,713

 
5
 %
 
(582
)
 

 
 
 
3,128,973

 
100
 %
 
3,381,399

 
100
 %
 
(252,426
)
 
(7
)%
 
3
 %
Cost of revenues
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Cost of service (exclusive of
  depreciation and amortization
  included below)
864,334

 
27
 %
 
893,611

 
27
 %
 
(29,277
)
 
(3
)%
 
 
Cost of handset and accessory sales
462,987

 
15
 %
 
418,212

 
12
 %
 
44,775

 
11
 %
 
 
 
1,327,321

 
42
 %
 
1,311,823

 
39
 %
 
15,498

 
1
 %
 
 
Selling and marketing expenses
390,767

 
13
 %
 
363,127

 
11
 %
 
27,640

 
8
 %
 
 
General and administrative expenses
844,694

 
27
 %
 
794,915

 
23
 %
 
49,779

 
6
 %
 
 
Operating income before
  depreciation and amortization
566,191

 
18
 %
 
911,534

 
27
 %
 
(345,343
)
 
(38
)%
 
(25
)%
Depreciation and amortization
342,631

 
11
 %
 
323,960

 
10
 %
 
18,671

 
6
 %
 
 
Operating income
223,560

 
7
 %
 
587,574

 
17
 %
 
(364,014
)
 
(62
)%
 
 
Interest expense, net
(169,942
)
 
(5
)%
 
(177,947
)
 
(5
)%
 
8,005

 
(4
)%
 
 
Interest income
12,232

 

 
15,811

 

 
(3,579
)
 
(23
)%
 
 
Foreign currency transaction (losses)
  gains, net
(53,010
)
 
(2
)%
 
24,100

 
1
 %
 
(77,110
)
 
NM

 
 
Other expense, net
(14,483
)
 

 
(8,358
)
 

 
(6,125
)
 
73
 %
 
 
(Loss) income before income tax
  provision
(1,643
)
 

 
441,180

 
13
 %
 
(442,823
)
 
(100
)%
 
 
Income tax provision
(88,279
)
 
(3
)%
 
(218,846
)
 
(6
)%
 
130,567

 
(60
)%
 
 
Net (loss) income
$
(89,922
)
 
(3
)%
 
$
222,334

 
7
 %
 
$
(312,256
)
 
(140
)%
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service and other revenues
$
1,421,121

 
95
 %
 
$
1,670,493

 
95
 %
 
$
(249,372
)
 
(15
)%
 
 
Handset and accessory revenues
74,704

 
5
 %
 
82,165

 
5
 %
 
(7,461
)
 
(9
)%
 
 
 
1,495,825

 
100
 %
 
1,752,658

 
100
 %
 
(256,833
)
 
(15
)%
 

Cost of revenues
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Cost of service (exclusive of
  depreciation and amortization
  included below)
421,304

 
28
 %
 
448,734

 
26
 %
 
(27,430
)
 
(6
)%
 
 
Cost of handset and accessory sales
234,297

 
16
 %
 
206,456

 
12
 %
 
27,841

 
13
 %
 
 
 
655,601

 
44
 %
 
655,190

 
38
 %
 
411

 

 
 
Selling and marketing expenses
201,218

 
13
 %
 
196,699

 
11
 %
 
4,519

 
2
 %
 
 
General and administrative expenses
427,751

 
29
 %
 
423,659

 
24
 %
 
4,092

 
1
 %
 
 
Operating income before
  depreciation and amortization
211,255

 
14
 %
 
477,110

 
27
 %
 
(265,855
)
 
(56
)%
 
(42
)%
Depreciation and amortization
172,295

 
11
 %
 
167,521

 
9
 %
 
4,774

 
3
 %
 
 
Operating income
38,960

 
3
 %
 
309,589

 
18
 %
 
(270,629
)
 
(87
)%
 
 
Interest expense, net
(81,329
)
 
(5
)%
 
(96,519
)
 
(6
)%
 
15,190

 
(16
)%
 
 
Interest income
6,042

 

 
9,600

 

 
(3,558
)
 
(37
)%
 
 
Foreign currency transaction (losses)
  gains, net
(38,697
)
 
(3
)%
 
15,606

 
1
 %
 
(54,303
)
 
NM

 
 
Other expense, net
(5,473
)
 

 
(3,991
)
 

 
(1,482
)
 
37
 %
 
 
(Loss) income before income tax
   provision
(80,497
)
 
(5
)%
 
234,285

 
13
 %
 
(314,782
)
 
(134
)%
 
 
Income tax provision
(23,014
)
 
(2
)%
 
(111,541
)
 
(6
)%
 
88,527

 
(79
)%
 
 
Net (loss) income
$
(103,511
)
 
(7
)%
 
$
122,744

 
7
 %
 
$
(226,255
)
 
(184
)%
 
 

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During the first half of 2012, our subscriber base continued to grow in each of our markets, leading to a 14% increase in our total subscriber base at the end of the second quarter of 2012 compared to the end of the same period in 2011. However, consolidated operating revenues on an actual reported basis decreased 7% and 15% from the six and three months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the same periods in 2012, primarily due to the decline in local currency values relative to the U.S. dollar as described further below.
On a constant currency basis, consolidated operating revenues increased 3% from the first half of 2011 to the same period in 2012 as a result of our consolidated subscriber growth and remained flat from the second quarter of 2011 to the second quarter of 2012. Our consolidated operating revenues in the first half of 2012 were also affected by Nextel Brazil's responses to the competitive environment in Brazil, including offers of lower priced plans and the implementation of more aggressive customer retention programs, as well as by a higher rate of migrations by our existing customers to lower rate service plans. The combination of these factors resulted in a reduction in both our average revenue per subscriber in local currency in Brazil and our consolidated average revenue per subscriber. In addition, consolidated customer turnover increased in the second quarter of 2012 compared to the same period in 2011 primarily as a result of Nextel Brazil's efforts to reduce customer retention initiatives and focus on aligning its subscriber base with our value proposition during the second quarter of 2012.
We are incurring incremental expenses associated with the deployment phase of our new WCDMA-based networks, particularly related to general and administrative and selling and marketing expenses. We believe that our planned deployment of these networks will enable us to offer new and differentiated services to a larger base of customers, but we do not expect an increase in operating revenues until after the deployment phase is completed and after we offer services using the new networks. As a result of the additional expenses related to building our WCDMA-based networks, weaker average foreign currency exchange rates, lower average revenue per subscriber and other factors described below, our consolidated cost of service, selling and marketing and general and administrative expenses for the six and three months ended June 30, 2012 increased as a percentage of consolidated operating revenues compared to the same periods in 2011, and our consolidated operating income margin declined from 17% and 18% in the six and three months ended June 30, 2011 to 7% and 3% in the six and three months ended June 30, 2012.
During the first half of 2012, we made investments to build our WCDMA-based networks, resulting in consolidated capital expenditures of $590.9 million, which represents a 15% increase from the first half of 2011. Under our current business plan, we expect that our capital expenditures will increase in the second half of 2012 as we continue to build our new networks in Brazil and Mexico. We also expect to continue to incur capital expenditures related to the improvement of the quality and capacity of our iDEN networks.
The average values of the local currencies in Brazil, Mexico and Argentina depreciated relative to the U.S. dollar during the six and three months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same periods in 2011. As a result, the components of our consolidated results of operations for the six and three months ended June 30, 2012, after translation into U.S. dollars, reflect lower U.S. dollar revenues and expenses than would have occurred if these currencies had not depreciated relative to the U.S. dollar. Late in 2011 and continuing into the first half of 2012, uncertainty in worldwide economic conditions drove a significant decline in the value of currencies relative to the U.S. dollar in the markets where we operate. Volatility in the global market persists, and current foreign currency exchange rates in effect at the end of the six and three months ended June 30, 2012 reflect a reduction in value from those experienced in the same periods in 2011. If the values of local currencies in the countries in which our operating companies conduct business remain at levels similar to the end of the second quarter of 2012 or depreciate further relative to the U.S. dollar, our future reported operating results will be adversely affected.

1.
Operating revenues

The $251.8 million, or 8%, and $249.4 million, or 15%, decreases in consolidated service and other revenues in the six and three months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same periods in 2011 on an actual reported basis resulted primarily from weaker average foreign currency exchange rates and lower consolidated average revenue per subscriber due to an increase in subscribers on lower rate service plans and adjustments to commercial offers and increased retention efforts in response to the competitive environment in Brazil. These decreases were partially offset by additional revenues generated from a 14% increase in our consolidated subscriber base, resulting from the continued demand for our services.

On a constant currency basis, consolidated operating revenues increased 3% from the first half of 2011 to the same period in 2012 and remained flat from the second quarter of 2011 to the second quarter of 2012 as a result of the growth in our subscriber base, which was partially offset by the decrease in average revenue per subscriber.

2.
Cost of revenues

Consolidated cost of revenues increased slightly in the six and three months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same periods in 2011 as a result of the following significant factors:


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$44.8 million, or 11%, and $27.8 million, or 13%, increases in consolidated cost of handset and accessory sales primarily caused by increases in handset upgrades for existing subscribers in connection with our customer retention efforts and, to a lesser extent, increases in handset sales; and

$43.4 million, or 19%, and $19.3 million, or 17%, increases in direct switch and transmitter and receiver site costs resulting from a 23% increase in consolidated transmitter and receiver sites in service from June 30, 2011 to June 30, 2012; partially offset by

$46.8 million, or 10%, and $24.8 million, or 11%, decreases in consolidated interconnect costs, partially related to a reduction in mobile termination rates in Mexico; and

$24.4 million, or 17%, and $19.3 million, or 26%, decreases in consolidated service and repair costs resulting from a lower number of overall repaired handsets, primarily in Brazil.

All of these changes were also affected by weaker average foreign currency exchange rates.

Consolidated cost of revenues as a percentage of consolidated operating revenues increased from 39% and 38% in the six and three months ended June 30, 2011 to 42% and 44% in the same periods in 2012 primarily as a result of the year-over-year decline in operating revenues described above.

3.
Selling and marketing expenses

Significant factors contributing to the $27.6 million, or 8%, increase in consolidated selling and marketing expenses in the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011 included:

a $17.0 million, or 11%, increase in consolidated direct commissions and payroll expenses, largely due to an increase in gross subscriber additions generated by our sales and marketing personnel; and

a $7.2 million, or 9%, increase in consolidated advertising expenses, primarily related to the ongoing launch of our new brand identity.

The increase in consolidated selling and marketing expenses in the second quarter of 2012 compared to the second quarter of 2011 was not material.

4.
General and administrative expenses

Significant factors contributing to the $49.8 million, or 6%, increase in consolidated general and administrative expenses in the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011 included:

a $21.8 million, or 25%, increase in consolidated information technology expenses, principally related to the development and deployment of systems to support our WCDMA-based networks and other related technology initiatives; and

a $15.1 million, or 21%, increase in consolidated bad debt expense, largely related to lower collection rates in Brazil resulting from an increase in customers with weaker credit profiles and whose credit histories are less established.

The increase in consolidated general and administrative expenses in the second quarter of 2012 compared to the second quarter of 2011 was not material.

5.
Foreign currency transaction (losses) gains, net

Foreign currency transaction losses of $53.0 million and $38.7 million during the six and three months ended June 30, 2012 are primarily the result of the impact of the depreciation in the values of the Brazilian real and the Mexican peso relative to the U.S. dollar on Nextel Brazil's and Nextel Mexico's U.S. dollar-denominated net liabilities.

6.
Income tax provision

The $130.6 million, or 60%, and $88.5 million, or 79%, decreases in the consolidated income tax provision in the six and three months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same periods in 2011 are primarily due to $442.8 million and $314.8 million decreases in consolidated income before income tax provision, partially offset by increases in the U.S. and Chilean valuation

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allowances.

Segment Results
We evaluate performance of our segments and provide resources to them based on operating income before depreciation and amortization and impairment, restructuring and other charges, which we refer to as segment earnings. The results of Nextel Chile are included in “Corporate and other.” A discussion of the results of operations in each of our reportable segments is provided below.

b.
Nextel Brazil
 
June 30, 2012
 
% of
Nextel Brazil’s
Operating Revenues
 
June 30, 2011
 
% of
Nextel Brazil’s
Operating Revenues
 
Actual Change from
Previous Year
 
Constant Currency Change from Previous Year
 
 
 
 
 
Dollars
 
Percent
 
Percent
 
 
 
 
 
(Revised)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Service and other revenues
$
1,455,558

 
95
%
 
$
1,647,542

 
95
%
 
$
(191,984
)
 
(12
)%
 
 
Handset and accessory revenues
81,263

 
5
%
 
80,627

 
5
%
 
636

 
1
 %
 
 
 
1,536,821

 
100
%
 
1,728,169

 
100
%
 
(191,348
)
 
(11
)%
 
1
 %
Cost of revenues
 

 


 
 

 
 
 


 


 
 
Cost of service (exclusive of
  depreciation and amortization)
476,476

 
31
%
 
507,385

 
30
%
 
(30,909
)
 
(6
)%
 
 
Cost of handset and accessory sales
114,043

 
7
%
 
125,438

 
7
%
 
(11,395
)
 
(9
)%
 
 
 
590,519

 
38
%
 
632,823

 
37
%
 
(42,304
)
 
(7
)%
 
 
Selling and marketing expenses
135,622

 
9
%
 
146,381

 
8
%
 
(10,759
)
 
(7
)%
 
 
General and administrative expenses
389,457

 
26
%
 
359,867

 
21
%
 
29,590

 
8
 %
 
 
Segment earnings
$
421,223

 
27
%
 
$
589,098

 
34
%
 
$
(167,875
)
 
(28
)%
 
(15
)%
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
Service and other revenues
$
678,642

 
95
%
 
$
869,344

 
96
%
 
$
(190,702
)
 
(22
)%
 
 
Handset and accessory revenues
33,879

 
5
%
 
39,584

 
4
%
 
(5,705
)
 
(14
)%
 
 
 
712,521

 
100
%
 
908,928

 
100
%
 
(196,407
)
 
(22
)%
 
(4
)%
Cost of revenues
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of service (exclusive of
  depreciation and amortization)
225,755

 
31
%
 
266,740

 
29
%
 
(40,985
)
 
(15
)%
 
 
Cost of handset and accessory sales
55,094

 
8
%
 
60,609

 
7
%
 
(5,515
)
 
(9
)%
 
 
 
280,849

 
39
%
 
327,349

 
36
%
 
(46,500
)
 
(14
)%
 
 
Selling and marketing expenses
59,138

 
8
%
 
82,734

 
9
%
 
(23,596
)
 
(29
)%
 
 
General and administrative expenses
189,306

 
27
%
 
198,235

 
22
%
 
(8,929
)
 
(5
)%
 
 
Segment earnings
$
183,228

 
26
%
 
$
300,610

 
33
%
 
$
(117,382
)
 
(39
)%
 
(19
)%
Nextel Brazil contributed 49% of our consolidated operating revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to 51% in the same period in 2011 and represented 38% of our consolidated subscriber base as of June 30, 2012.
Late in 2011 and continuing into 2012, Nextel Brazil experienced an increase in promotional activity, including price reductions, by its competitors. In response to these actions, during the third and fourth quarters of 2011, Nextel Brazil made adjustments to some of its commercial offers in an effort to compete more effectively. These adjustments, along with increased retention efforts and increased levels of migrations by our existing customers to lower rate service plans, resulted in a reduction in Nextel Brazil's average revenue per subscriber that continued into the first half of 2012. In addition, during the first half of 2012, Nextel Brazil incurred increased expenses associated with the deployment phase of its WCDMA-based network. These factors resulted in a reduction in Nextel Brazil's segment earnings margin from 34% and 33% in the six and three months ended June 30, 2011 to 27% and 26% in the same periods in 2012.
During the second quarter of 2012, Nextel Brazil reduced its customer retention initiatives and focused on better aligning its subscriber base with our value proposition, which resulted in an increase in customer turnover. At the same time, Nextel Brazil

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also introduced new rate plans designed to improve its average revenue per subscriber. As a result of these recent actions, we expect Nextel Brazil's average revenue per subscriber to remain relatively stable throughout the remainder of 2012. In addition, we expect the incremental expenses relating to the deployment of the WCDMA-based network to continue, but we do not expect a corresponding increase in operating revenues until the deployment phase is completed and we begin to offer services using the new network.
During the second quarter of 2012, we continued to invest in the development of our planned WCDMA-based network and to improve the capacity and quality of our existing iDEN network in Brazil. As a result, Nextel Brazil's capital expenditures were $225.0 million and $146.1 million for the six and three months ended June 30, 2012, which represented 38% and 40% of our consolidated capital expenditures, respectively. We will continue to make investments in capital expenditures in Brazil to build our planned WCDMA-based network. See “Future Capital Needs and Resources - Capital Expenditures” for more information.
The average value of the Brazilian real during the six and three months ended June 30, 2012 depreciated relative to the U.S. dollar by 14% and 23% compared to the average rate that prevailed during the same periods in 2011. As a result, the components of Nextel Brazil's results of operations for the six and three months ended June 30, 2012, after translation into U.S. dollars, reflect lower increases in U.S. dollar revenues and expenses than would have occurred if the Brazilian real had not depreciated relative to the U.S. dollar. If the value of the Brazilian real depreciates further relative to the U.S. dollar, Nextel Brazil's results of operations will be adversely affected.
Nextel Brazil’s segment earnings decreased $167.9 million, or 28%, and $117.4 million, or 39%, in the six and three months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same periods in 2011 and 15% and 19% on a constant currency basis over the same periods as a result of the following:

1.
Operating revenues

The $192.0 million, or 12%, and $190.7 million, or 22%, decreases in service and other revenues in the six and three months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same periods in 2011 are primarily the result of weaker foreign currency exchange rates and lower average revenues per subscriber resulting from adjustments to commercial offers, migrations to lower rate service plans and increased retention efforts in response to the competitive environment in Brazil. These decreases were partially offset by additional revenues generated from Nextel Brazil's larger subscriber base. On a constant currency basis, Nextel Brazil's total operating revenues increased 1% in the first half of 2012 compared to the same period in 2011 and decreased 4% in the second quarter of 2012 compared to the same period in 2011.

2.
Cost of revenues

The $30.9 million, or 6%, and $41.0 million, or 15%, decreases in cost of service in the six and three months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same periods in 2011 are principally due to $31.0 million, or 37%, and $21.1 million, or 49%, decreases in service and repair costs due to a lower number of repaired handsets and the utilization of more refurbished handsets in 2012 compared to 2011, as well as weaker foreign currency exchange rates.

3.
Selling and marketing expenses

The $10.8 million, or 7%, and $23.6 million, or 29%, decreases in selling and marketing expenses in the six and three months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same periods in 2011 are principally the result of decreases in commissions and payroll expenses due to lower gross subscriber additions and weaker foreign currency exchange rates.

4.
General and administrative expenses

Significant factors contributing to the $29.6 million, or 8%, increase in general and administrative expenses in the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011 included:

a $12.3 million, or 21%, increase in bad debt expense related to a decrease in collection rates resulting from the addition of customers with weaker credit profiles and whose credit histories are less established. The higher levels of bad debt expense reflect the impact of these changes and, relative to operating revenues, represent increases from historic levels. During the second quarter of 2012, Nextel Brazil made adjustments to its credit procedures that are designed to address some of the factors that led to the increased bad debt expense, including the implementation of more stringent credit policies for new customers. Despite these adjustments, we may see additional increases in bad debt expense in the short-term, and we do not expect future bad debt levels to return to historic levels in the near future; and

a $9.2 million, or 9%, increase in customer care and billing operations expenses due primarily to an increase in customer

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care personnel necessary to support Nextel Brazil's larger customer base.

The increase in Nextel Brazil's general and administrative expenses in the second quarter of 2012 compared to the second quarter of 2011 was not material.

c.
Nextel Mexico
 
June 30, 2012
 
% of
Nextel Mexico's
Operating Revenues
 
June 30, 2011
 
% of
Nextel Mexico’s
Operating Revenues
 
Change from
Previous Year
 
Constant Currency Change from Previous Year
 
 
 
 
 
Dollars
 
Percent
 
Percent
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Service and other revenues
$
1,024,154

 
96
%
 
$
1,113,192

 
96
%
 
$
(89,038
)
 
(8
)%
 
 
Handset and accessory revenues
41,411

 
4
%
 
42,122

 
4
%
 
(711
)
 
(2
)%
 
 
 
1,065,565

 
100
%
 
1,155,314

 
100
%
 
(89,749
)
 
(8
)%
 
3
 %
Cost of revenues
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Cost of service (exclusive of
  depreciation and
  amortization)
206,783

 
19
%
 
227,937

 
20
%
 
(21,154
)
 
(9
)%
 
 
Cost of handset and accessory sales
260,955

 
25
%
 
210,795

 
18
%
 
50,160

 
24
 %
 
 
 
467,738

 
44
%
 
438,732

 
38
%
 
29,006

 
7
 %
 
 
Selling and marketing expenses
142,091

 
13
%
 
142,812

 
12
%
 
(721
)
 
(1
)%
 
 
General and administrative expenses
158,665

 
15
%
 
170,160

 
15
%
 
(11,495
)
 
(7
)%
 
 
Segment earnings
$
297,071

 
28
%
 
$
403,610

 
35
%
 
$
(106,539
)
 
(26
)%
 
(16
)%
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Service and other revenues
$
501,693

 
96
%
 
$
567,615

 
96
%
 
$
(65,922
)
 
(12
)%
 
 
Handset and accessory revenues
19,410

 
4
%
 
20,693

 
4
%
 
(1,283
)
 
(6
)%
 
 
 
521,103

 
100
%
 
588,308

 
100
%
 
(67,205
)
 
(11
)%
 
2
 %
Cost of revenues
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Cost of service (exclusive of
  depreciation and
  amortization)
103,647

 
20
%
 
101,134

 
17
%
 
2,513

 
2
 %
 
 
Cost of handset and accessory sales
132,281

 
25
%
 
103,709

 
18
%
 
28,572

 
28
 %
 
 
 
235,928

 
45
%
 
204,843

 
35
%
 
31,085

 
15
 %
 
 
Selling and marketing expenses
76,271

 
15
%
 
74,380

 
13
%
 
1,891

 
3
 %
 
 
General and administrative expenses
80,543

 
15
%
 
85,823

 
14
%
 
(5,280
)
 
(6
)%
 
 
Segment earnings
$
128,361

 
25
%
 
$
223,262

 
38
%
 
$
(94,901
)
 
(43
)%
 
(32
)%
Nextel Mexico comprised 34% of our consolidated operating revenues for the first half of 2012 and represented 34% of our consolidated subscriber base as of June 30, 2012.
We expect to begin offering a wide variety of services on our WCDMA-based network in Mexico later in 2012. Development of this new network and investments that we are making in improvements to the capacity and quality of our existing iDEN network in Mexico resulted in capital expenditures of $199.6 million and $106.1 million for the six and three months ended June 30, 2012, which represented 34% and 29% of our consolidated capital expenditures, respectively. Continued development and deployment of the new network in Mexico will require additional investments in capital expenditures. See “Future Capital Needs and Resources - Capital Expenditures” for more information.
We also expect to continue to incur operating expenses in connection with the deployment of our new WCDMA-based network, including cost of service, general and administrative and selling and marketing expenses, but we do not expect a corresponding increase in operating revenues until the deployment phase is completed and we begin to offer services using the new network. As a result of these additional expenses, weaker average foreign currency exchange rates, higher cost of handset and accessory sales and other factors described below, Nextel Mexico's segment earnings margin declined from 35% and 38% in the six and three months ended June 30, 2011 to 28% and 25% during the same periods in 2012.
The average value of the Mexican peso depreciated relative to the U.S. dollar by about 11% and 15% during the six and

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three months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the average rates that prevailed during the same periods in 2011. As a result, the components of Nextel Mexico's results of operations for the six and three months ended June 30, 2012 after translation into U.S. dollars reflect lower U.S. dollar-denominated revenues and expenses than would have occurred if it were not for the impact of the depreciation in the average values of the peso relative to the U.S. dollar. If the value of the Mexican peso depreciates further relative to the U.S. dollar, Nextel Mexico's results of operations will be adversely affected.
On a constant currency basis, Nextel Mexico's segment earnings decreased 16% and 32% in the six and three months ended June, 30 2012 compared to the same period in 2011. Including the impact of the depreciation in the average values of the peso relative to the U.S. dollar, Nextel Mexico’s segment earnings decreased $106.5 million, or 26%, and $94.9 million, or 43%, over the same periods as a result of the following:

1.
Operating revenues

The $89.0 million, or 8%, and $65.9 million, or 12%, decreases in service and other revenues in the six and three months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same periods in 2011 are primarily due to the depreciation of the Mexican peso and slightly lower average revenue per subscriber resulting from the implementation of lower rate service plans in response to the competitive environment in Mexico. These decreases were partially offset by additional revenues generated from Nextel Mexico's larger subscriber base. On a constant currency basis, Nextel Mexico's total operating revenues increased 3% and 2% over the same periods, primarily due to 9% growth in its subscriber base, partially offset by a decline in average revenue per subscriber.

2. Cost of revenues

The $21.2 million, or 9%, decrease in cost of service in the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011 is primarily the result of the depreciation of the Mexican peso, partially offset by an increase in cost of service related to a higher level of interconnect minutes of use.

The $50.2 million, or 24%, and $28.6 million, or 28%, increases in cost of handset and accessory sales in the six and three months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same periods in 2011 are primarily the result of increases in handset costs associated with promotions that use high-tier handset models to attract and retain customers, as well as increases in handset sales and upgrades to new and existing subscribers.

The changes to Nextel Mexico's selling and marketing expenses and general and administrative expenses in the six and three months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same periods in 2011 were not material.


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d.
Nextel Argentina
 
June 30, 2012
 
% of
Nextel Argentina's
Operating Revenues
 
June 30, 2011
 
% of
Nextel Argentina’s
Operating Revenues
 
Actual Change from
Previous Year
 
Constant Currency Change from Previous Year
 
 
 
 
 
Dollars
 
Percent
 
Percent
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Service and other revenues
$
309,853

 
93
%
 
$
286,276

 
92
%
 
$
23,577

 
8
 %
 
 
Handset and accessory revenues
23,795

 
7
%
 
25,288

 
8
%
 
(1,493
)
 
(6
)%
 
 
 
333,648

 
100
%
 
311,564

 
100
%
 
22,084

 
7
 %
 
16
 %
Cost of revenues
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Cost of service (exclusive of
  depreciation and
  amortization)
97,978

 
29
%
 
91,588

 
30
%
 
6,390

 
7
 %
 
 
Cost of handset and
  accessory sales
40,366

 
12
%
 
41,094

 
13
%
 
(728
)
 
(2
)%
 
 
 
138,344

 
41
%
 
132,682

 
43
%
 
5,662

 
4
 %
 
 
Selling and marketing expenses
34,608

 
10
%
 
26,406

 
8
%
 
8,202

 
31
 %
 
 
General and administrative
  expenses
78,772

 
24
%
 
66,202

 
21
%
 
12,570

 
19
 %
 
 
Segment earnings
$
81,924

 
25
%
 
$
86,274

 
28
%
 
$
(4,350
)
 
(5
)%
 
11
 %
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Service and other revenues
$
153,532

 
93
%
 
$
147,700

 
92
%
 
$
5,832

 
4
 %
 
 
Handset and accessory revenues
11,599

 
7
%
 
13,150

 
8
%
 
(1,551
)
 
(12
)%
 
 
 
165,131

 
100
%
 
160,850

 
100
%
 
4,281

 
3
 %
 
12
 %
Cost of revenues
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Cost of service (exclusive of
  depreciation and
  amortization)
48,596

 
30
%
 
46,711

 
29
%
 
1,885

 
4
 %
 
 
Cost of handset and
  accessory sales
20,026

 
12
%
 
21,673

 
14
%
 
(1,647
)
 
(8
)%
 
 
 
68,622

 
42
%
 
68,384

 
43
%
 
238

 

 
 
Selling and marketing expenses
19,853

 
12
%
 
14,706

 
9
%
 
5,147

 
35
 %
 
 
General and administrative
  expenses
41,481

 
25
%
 
35,437

 
22
%
 
6,044

 
17
 %
 
 
Segment earnings
$
35,175

 
21
%
 
$
42,323

 
26
%
 
$
(7,148
)
 
(17
)%
 
(1
)%
Nextel Argentina comprised 11% of our consolidated operating revenues for the first half of 2012 and as of June 30, 2012, represented 14% of our consolidated subscriber base.
Nextel Argentina generated a segment earnings margin of 25% and 21% in the first six and three months of 2012, which is lower than the segment earnings margin of 28% and 26% in the first six and three months of 2011. Over the last several years, the inflation rate in Argentina has risen significantly, and we expect that it may continue to rise in future years. The higher inflation rate has affected costs that are incurred in Argentine pesos. If the higher inflation rates in Argentina continue, Nextel Argentina's results of operations may be adversely affected.
The average value of the Argentine peso for the six and three months ended June 30, 2012 depreciated relative to the U.S. dollar by 9% compared to both of the same periods in 2011. As a result, the components of Nextel Argentina's results of operations for the six and three months ended June 30, 2012 after translation into U.S. dollars reflect lower U.S. dollar-denominated revenues and expenses than would have occurred if the Argentine peso had not depreciated relative to the U.S. dollar.
Nextel Argentina's segment earnings decreased $4.4 million, or 5%, and $7.1 million, or 17%, in the six and three months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same periods in 2011 primarily as a result of the following:
increases in selling and marketing expenses of $8.2 million, or 31%, and $5.1 million, or 35%, in the six and three months ended June 30, 2012, primarily resulting from a new marketing campaign launched in an effort to promote

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growth in Nextel Argentina's subscriber base, as well as increases in indirect commissions due to increases in sales by third-party dealers; and
increases in general and administrative expenses of $12.6 million, or 19%, and $6.0, or 17%, in the six and three months ended June 30, 2012, primarily resulting from higher inflation rates, which are causing increased costs, increases in customer care and billing operations and increases in bad debt expense largely related to Nextel Argentina's larger subscriber base.
These increases in expenses were partially offset by increases of $23.6 million, or 8%, and $5.8 million, or 4%, in service and other revenues due primarily to additional revenues generated from an increase in Nextel Argentina's subscriber base.
On a constant currency basis, Nextel Argentina's segment earnings increased 11% from the first half of 2011 to the first half of 2012 and decreased 1% from the second quarter of 2011 to the second quarter of 2012.


e.
Nextel Peru
 
June 30, 2012
 
% of
Nextel Peru's
Operating Revenues
 
June 30, 2011
 
% of
Nextel Peru’s
Operating Revenues
 
Change from
Previous Year
 
 
 
 
 
Dollars
 
Percent
 
(dollars in thousands)
Six Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Service and other revenues
$
159,438

 
91
 %
 
$
157,205

 
90
%
 
$
2,233

 
1
 %
Handset and accessory revenues
15,751

 
9
 %
 
16,622

 
10
%
 
(871
)
 
(5
)%
 
175,189

 
100
 %
 
173,827

 
100
%
 
1,362

 
1
 %
Cost of revenues
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Cost of service (exclusive of depreciation and
  amortization)
57,556

 
33
 %
 
52,358

 
30
%
 
5,198

 
10
 %
Cost of handset and accessory sales
38,176

 
22
 %
 
38,512

 
22
%
 
(336
)
 
(1
)%
 
95,732

 
55
 %
 
90,870

 
52
%
 
4,862

 
5
 %
Selling and marketing expenses
32,465

 
18
 %
 
31,373

 
18
%
 
1,092

 
3
 %
General and administrative expenses
42,975

 
25
 %
 
36,531

 
21
%
 
6,444

 
18
 %
Segment earnings
$
4,017

 
2
 %
 
$
15,053

 
9
%
 
$
(11,036
)
 
(73
)%
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Service and other revenues
$
78,190

 
90
 %
 
$
79,466

 
90
%
 
$
(1,276
)
 
(2
)%
Handset and accessory revenues
8,211

 
10
 %
 
8,704

 
10
%
 
(493
)
 
(6
)%
 
86,401

 
100
 %
 
88,170

 
100
%
 
(1,769
)
 
(2
)%
Cost of revenues
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Cost of service (exclusive of depreciation and
  amortization)
29,389

 
34
 %
 
26,358

 
30
%
 
3,031

 
11
 %
Cost of handset and accessory sales
20,203

 
23
 %
 
19,292

 
22
%
 
911

 
5
 %
 
49,592

 
57
 %
 
45,650

 
52
%
 
3,942

 
9
 %
Selling and marketing expenses
17,931

 
21
 %
 
15,974

 
18
%
 
1,957

 
12
 %
General and administrative expenses
23,237

 
27
 %
 
18,671

 
21
%
 
4,566

 
24
 %
Segment (losses) earnings
$
(4,359
)
 
(5
)%
 
$
7,875

 
9
%
 
$
(12,234
)
 
(155
)%
During the first six months of 2012, Nextel Peru comprised 6% of our consolidated operating revenues and as of June 30, 2012, represented 13% of our consolidated subscriber base.
In the second quarter of 2012, we proceeded with a broader launch of our WCDMA-based services in Peru, including the launch of push-to-talk Android-based smartphones. While this launch resulted in subscriber growth in the second quarter of 2012 compared to the same period in 2011, we expect the full benefit of these efforts to impact subscriber growth in Peru beginning in the third quarter of 2012.
 
Because the U.S. dollar is Nextel Peru's functional currency, results of operations are not significantly impacted by changes in the U.S. dollar to Peruvian sol exchange rate.
Nextel Peru generated a 2% segment earnings margin in the first half of 2012, which decreased from the 9% margin reported in the first half of 2011. Segment earnings decreased $11.0 million, or 73%, and $12.2 million, or 155%, for the six and three

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months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same periods in 2011, primarily due to the launch of our WCDMA-based services and higher information technology costs necessary to support these new services.


f.
Corporate and other

 
June 30, 2012
 
% of
Corporate and other
Operating Revenues
 
June 30, 2011
 
% of
Corporate and other
Operating Revenues
 
Change from
Previous Year
 
 
 
 
 
Dollars
 
Percent
 
 
 
 
 
(Revised)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(dollars in thousands)
Six Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Service and other revenues
$
17,929

 
86
%
 
$
14,818

 
100
%
 
$
3,111

 
21
%
Handset and accessory revenues
2,854

 
14
%
 
54

 

 
2,800

 
NM

 
20,783

 
100
%
 
14,872

 
100
%
 
5,911

 
40
%
Cost of revenues
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Cost of service (exclusive of depreciation and
  amortization)
26,095

 
126
%
 
15,154

 
102
%
 
10,941

 
72
%
Cost of handset and accessory sales
10,392

 
50
%
 
2,373

 
16
%
 
8,019

 
NM

 
36,487

 
176
%
 
17,527

 
118
%
 
18,960

 
108
%
Selling and marketing expenses
45,982

 
221
%
 
16,155

 
109
%
 
29,827

 
185
%
General and administrative expenses
180,738

 
NM

 
168,124

 
NM

 
12,614

 
8
%
Segment losses
$
(242,424
)
 
NM

 
$
(186,934
)
 
NM

 
$
(55,490
)
 
30
%
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Service and other revenues
$
10,061

 
80
%
 
$
7,432

 
100
%
 
$
2,629

 
35
%
Handset and accessory revenues
2,548

 
20
%
 
34

 

 
2,514

 
NM

 
12,609

 
100
%
 
7,466

 
100
%
 
5,143

 
69
%
Cost of revenues
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Cost of service (exclusive of depreciation and
  amortization)
14,146

 
112
%
 
8,087

 
108
%
 
6,059

 
75
%
Cost of handset and accessory sales
7,638

 
61
%
 
1,173

 
16
%
 
6,465

 
NM

 
21,784

 
173
%
 
9,260

 
124
%
 
12,524

 
135
%
Selling and marketing expenses
28,026

 
222
%
 
8,905

 
119
%
 
19,121

 
215
%
General and administrative expenses
96,670

 
NM

 
89,573

 
NM

 
7,097

 
8
%
Segment losses
$
(133,871
)
 
NM

 
$
(100,272
)
 
NM

 
$
(33,599
)
 
34
%
_______________________________________
NM-Not Meaningful
The "Corporate and other" segment includes our Chilean operations and our corporate operations in the U.S. Corporate and other operating revenues and cost of revenues primarily represent the results of operations reported by Nextel Chile. We recently began offering services on a new WCDMA-based network in Chile, which will enable us to offer new and differentiated services to a larger base of potential customers. Deployment and expansion of this network in Chile resulted in capital expenditures totaling $54.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012, which represented 9% of our consolidated capital expenditures. Deployment of this new network and other planned network expansions in Chile will require us to make additional investments in capital expenditures over the next several years.
Segment losses increased in the six and three months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same periods in 2011 primarily due to:
increases in cost of revenues of $19.0 million, or 108%, and $12.5 million, or 135%, mostly caused by higher direct switch and transmitter and receiver site costs resulting from a 106% increase in transmitter and receiver sites in service in Chile from June 30, 2011 to June 30, 2012 as part of the deployment of its next generation network and increases in the cost of handsets and accessories in 2012 compared to 2011;
increases in selling and marketing expenses of $29.8 million, or 185%, and $19.1 million, or 215%, primarily resulting from higher direct commissions and payroll expenses due to increases in gross subscriber additions by internal sales

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personnel and higher advertising costs in Chile in anticipation of service offerings on its new WCDMA-based network; and
increases in general and administrative expenses of $12.6 million, or 8%, and $7.1 million, or 8%, largely due to an increase in information technology costs at the corporate level related to the planned launch of the new WCDMA-based networks and supporting systems in our markets, as well as other technology-related initiatives. We expect that corporate general and administrative expenses will continue to increase along with other operating expenses as we progress with the expansion plans and new technology initiatives in some of our markets and as an increasing level of costs relating to those initiatives are incurred centrally to support our business across all markets.

Liquidity and Capital Resources
We derive our liquidity and capital resources primarily from a combination of cash flows from our operations and cash we raise in connection with external financings. As of June 30, 2012, we had working capital, which is defined as total current assets less total current liabilities, of $2,053.0 million, a $166.6 million decrease compared to working capital of $2,219.6 million as of December 31, 2011. As of June 30, 2012, our working capital includes $1,829.3 million in cash and cash equivalents, of which $263.1 million was held in currencies other than U.S. dollars, with 57% of that amount held in Mexican pesos. As of June 30, 2012, our working capital also includes $132.9 million in short-term investments, the majority of which was held in U.S. dollars. A substantial portion of our cash, cash equivalents and short-term U.S. dollar investments are held in money market funds, bank deposits and U.S. treasury securities, and our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments held in local currencies are typically maintained in a combination of money market funds, highly liquid overnight securities and fixed income investments. The values of our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments that are held in the local currencies of the countries in which we do business will fluctuate in U.S. dollars based on changes in the exchange rates of these local currencies relative to the U.S. dollar.

Our current sources of funding include our cash, cash equivalent and investment balances, funding available under our equipment financing facilities in Brazil, Mexico and Chile and other anticipated future cash flows from our operations. We plan to continue to evaluate funding opportunities and, if appropriate, access the credit and capital markets in order to support our business plans, reduce our capital costs, optimize our capital structure, and maintain or enhance our liquidity position. To meet these goals, we expect to evaluate various financing alternatives, including tower financings, bank loans and U.S. capital market transactions. Our current loan agreements impose certain operating restrictions relating to, among other things, our ability to incur certain types of additional financing, which could affect the financing alternatives available to us at any given time.
Cash Flows
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
Change
 
2012
 
2011
 
 
 
 
(Revised)
 
 
 
(in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
$
2,322,919

 
$
1,767,501

 
$
555,418

Net cash provided by operating activities
193,332

 
601,545

 
(408,213
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(362,530
)
 
(322,790
)
 
(39,740
)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
(325,166
)
 
488,722

 
(813,888
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
696

 
(1,225
)
 
1,921

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$
1,829,251

 
$
2,533,753

 
$
(704,502
)
The following is a discussion of the primary sources and uses of cash in our operating, investing and financing activities.
Our operating activities provided us with $193.3 million of cash during the first half of 2012, a $408.2 million, or 68%, decrease from the same period in 2011, primarily due to a significant decrease in operating income in the first half of 2012 compared to the first half of 2011.

We used $362.5 million of cash in our investing activities during the first half of 2012, a $39.7 million, or 12% increase from the same period in 2011, driven by $542.3 million in cash capital expenditures, partially offset by $209.5 million in net proceeds received from maturities of our short-term investments in Brazil and at the corporate level. We used $322.8 million of cash in our investing activities during the first half of 2011 primarily due to:

$449.8 million in cash capital expenditures; and


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$94.2 million in payments for the purchase of licenses, the majority of which was related to the spectrum licenses Nextel Brazil was granted in June 2011; partially offset by

$136.1 million in net proceeds we received from maturities of our short-term investments in both Brazil and at the corporate level; and

the return of $77.2 million in cash that secured performance bonds related to our spectrum acquisitions in Chile.

We used $325.2 million of cash in our financing activities during the first half of 2012, primarily due to the principal repayment of $137.3 million under our syndicated loan facilities in Brazil and Peru and the repayment of $212.8 million face amount of our 3.125% convertible notes in the United States. Our financing activities provided us with $488.7 million of cash during the first half of 2011, primarily due to $750.0 million in gross proceeds that we received from the issuance of our 7.625% senior notes in the United States, partially offset by the principal repayment of $209.4 million under our syndicated loan facilities in Brazil, Mexico and Peru and debt financing costs related to our 7.625% senior notes.

Future Capital Needs and Resources
Our business strategy contemplates the deployment of new WCDMA-based networks and the ongoing expansion of the capacity of our iDEN networks. Consistent with this strategy, we have begun offering services on our new WCDMA-based networks in Peru and Chile and are in the process of deploying new WCDMA-based networks in Brazil and Mexico, with plans to begin offering services using those new networks later in 2012. We expect our capital expenditures will increase in the second half of 2012 as we continue to invest in the deployment and ongoing expansion of these new networks. We have also expanded the capacity of our iDEN networks, particularly in Brazil, and expect to continue to make investments to improve the quality and capacity of those networks.
Capital Resources.    Our ongoing capital resources depend on a variety of factors, including our existing cash, cash equivalents and investment balances, our equipment financing agreements in Brazil, Mexico and Chile, cash flows generated by our operating companies and external financial sources.
Our ability to generate sufficient net cash from our operating activities is dependent upon, among other things:
the amount of revenue we are able to generate and collect from our customers;
the amount of operating expenses required to provide our services;
the cost of acquiring and retaining customers, including the subsidies we incur to provide handsets to both our new and existing customers;
our ability to continue to increase the size of our subscriber base; and
changes in foreign currency exchange rates.
Capital Needs and Contractual Obligations.  We currently anticipate that our future capital needs will principally consist of funds required for:
operating expenses and capital expenditures relating to our existing iDEN networks;
operating expenses and capital expenditures related to the deployment of our WCDMA-based networks;
payments in connection with spectrum purchases, including ongoing spectrum license fees and the repayment of financing incurred in connection with spectrum purchases;
debt service requirements and obligations relating to our tower financing and capital lease obligations;
cash taxes; and
other general corporate expenditures.
In making assessments regarding our capital needs and the capital resources available to meet those needs, we do not consider events that have not occurred like success in any particular auction or the costs of the related network deployment, other than in Mexico, Brazil, Peru and Chile, and we do not assume the availability of external sources of funding that may be available for these future events, including potential equity investments, equipment financing or other available financing.
During the six and three months ended June 30, 2012, there were no material changes to our contractual obligations as described in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.
Capital Expenditures.  Our capital expenditures, including capitalized interest, were $590.9 million for the first half of 2012 and $515.1 million for the first half of 2011. In both periods, a substantial portion of our capital expenditures related to the

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deployment of our WCDMA-based networks in Brazil, Mexico, Peru and Chile and to the improvement of the quality and capacity of our iDEN networks.
Under our existing plan, our capital spending is expected to be driven by several factors, including:
the amount we spend to deploy our WCDMA-based networks;
the extent to which we expand the coverage of our networks in new or existing market areas;
the number of additional transmitter and receiver sites we build in order to increase system coverage and capacity and to maintain system quality and meet the demands of our growing customer base, as well as the costs associated with the installation of related network infrastructure and switching equipment; and
the costs we incur in connection with non-network related information technology projects.
Our future capital expenditures may also be affected by future technology improvements and technology choices.
Future Outlook.  Our current sources of funding include $1,829.3 million in cash and cash equivalents, $132.9 million in short-term investments and $689.1 million in additional availability under our existing equipment financing facilities. We plan to use this available funding, together with cash provided by our operations, to finance our capital spending plan. Recently, our results of operations, including our operating cash flows, have been negatively affected by the depreciation of local currencies and continued competitive pressures. If we are unable to significantly improve our operating cash flows, we may need to seek additional sources of financing to complete the deployment of our new WCDMA-based networks and the related changes to our business strategy as contemplated by our current business plans.
The timing and amount of our future funding needs will also be affected by the need to repay or refinance our existing indebtedness. We have pursued, and will continue to evaluate and pursue, various financing alternatives, including U.S. capital market transactions, as well as locally-based equipment and bank financing opportunities, that can be used to reduce our capital costs, optimize our capital structure, and maintain or enhance our liquidity position. We expect to continue to obtain additional funding using one or more of these alternatives; however, our current loan agreements impose certain operating restrictions relating to, among other things, our ability to incur certain types of additional financing, which could affect the financing alternatives available to us at any given time. Any indebtedness that we may incur in the coming years may be significant.
In making this assessment of our funding needs under our current business plans, we have considered:
cash and cash equivalents on hand and short- and long-term investments available to fund our operations;
expected cash flows from our operations;
the cost and timing of spectrum payments, including ongoing fees for spectrum use;
the anticipated level of capital expenditures required to meet both minimum build-out requirements and our business plans for our planned deployment of new WCDMA-based networks;
our scheduled debt service and other contractual obligations; and
income taxes.
 In addition to the factors described above, the anticipated cash needs of our business, as well as the conclusions presented herein regarding our liquidity needs, could change significantly:
if our plans change;
if we decide to expand into new markets or expand our geographic coverage or network capacity in our existing markets beyond our current plans, as a result of the construction of additional portions of our networks or the acquisition of competitors or others;
if currency values in our markets depreciate relative to the U.S. dollar in a manner that is more significant than we currently expect and assume as part of our plans;
if economic conditions in any of our markets change;
if competitive practices in the mobile wireless telecommunications industry in our markets change materially from those currently prevailing or from those now anticipated; or
if other presently unexpected circumstances arise that have a material effect on the cash flow or profitability of our business.
Any of these events or circumstances could result in significant funding needs beyond those contemplated by our current plans as described above, and could require us to raise even more capital than currently anticipated to meet those needs. Our ability

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to seek additional capital is subject to a variety of additional factors that we cannot presently predict with certainty, including:
the commercial success of our operations;
the volatility and demand of the capital markets; and
the future market prices of our securities.
From time to time in recent years, volatile market conditions in debt and equity markets in the United States and global markets have had an adverse impact on the amount of funding available to corporate borrowers as the global economic downturn affected both the availability and terms of financing. Volatility in the capital markets could result in declines in the availability of funding, which could make it more difficult or more costly for us to raise additional capital in order to meet our future funding needs, and the related additional costs and terms of any financing we raise could impose restrictions that limit our flexibility in responding to business conditions and our ability to obtain additional financing. If new indebtedness is added to our current levels of indebtedness, the related risks that we now face could intensify. See "Item 1A. Risk Factors" included in our annual report on Form 10-K.

Effect of New Accounting Standards
There were no new accounting standards issued during the six or three months ended June 30, 2012 that materially impacted our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Forward-Looking Statements
We include certain estimates, projections and other forward-looking statements in our annual, quarterly and current reports, as well as in other publicly available material. Statements regarding expectations, including forecasts regarding operating results and performance assumptions and estimates relating to capital requirements, as well as other statements that are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements.
These statements reflect management’s judgments based on currently available information and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. With respect to these forward-looking statements, management has made assumptions regarding, among other things, customer and network usage, customer growth and retention, pricing, operating costs, the timing of various events, the economic and regulatory environment and the foreign currency exchange rates of currencies in the countries in which our operating companies conduct business relative to the U.S. dollar.
Future performance cannot be assured. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include:
our ability to attract and retain customers;
our ability to meet the operating goals established by our business plan;
general economic conditions in the United States or in Latin America and in the market segments that we are targeting for our services, including the impact of the current uncertainties in global economic conditions;
the political and social conditions in the countries in which we operate, including political instability, which may affect the economies of our markets and the regulatory schemes in these countries;
the impact of foreign currency exchange rate volatility in our markets when compared to the U.S. dollar and related currency depreciation in countries in which our operating companies conduct business;
our ability to access sufficient debt or equity capital to meet any future operating and financial needs;
reasonable access to and the successful performance of the technology being deployed in our service areas, and improvements thereon, including technology deployed in connection with the introduction of digital two-way mobile data or internet connectivity services in our markets;
the availability of adequate quantities of system infrastructure and subscriber equipment and components at reasonable pricing to meet our service deployment and marketing plans and customer demand;
Motorola’s ability and willingness to provide handsets and related equipment and software applications or to develop new technologies or features for us for use on our iDEN network, including the timely development and availability of new handsets with expanded applications and features;
the risk of deploying next generation networks, including the potential need for additional funding to support that deployment, the risk that new services supported by the new networks will not attract enough subscribers to support the related costs of deploying or operating the new networks, the need to significantly increase our employee base and

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the potential distraction of management;
our ability to successfully scale our billing, collection, customer care and similar back-office operations to keep pace with customer growth, increased system usage rates and growth or to successfully deploy new systems that support those functions;
the success of efforts to improve and satisfactorily address any issues relating to our network performance;
future legislation or regulatory actions relating to our SMR services, other wireless communications services or telecommunications generally and the costs and/or potential customer impacts of compliance with regulatory mandates;
the ability to achieve and maintain market penetration and average subscriber revenue levels sufficient to provide financial viability to our network business;
the quality and price of similar or comparable wireless communications services offered or to be offered by our competitors, including providers of cellular services and personal communications services;
market acceptance of our new service offerings;
equipment failure, natural disasters, terrorist acts or other breaches of network or information technology security; and
other risks and uncertainties described in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q and in our other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The words “may,” “could,” “estimate,” “project,” “forecast,” “intend,” “expect,” “believe,” “target,” “plan,” “providing guidance” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are found throughout this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and elsewhere in this report. The reader should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. Except as otherwise provided by law, we are not obligated to publicly release any revisions to forward-looking statements to reflect events after the date of this report, including unforeseen events.

Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

During the six and three months ended June 30, 2012, there were no material changes to our market risk policies or our market risk sensitive instruments and positions as described in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
 
Disclosure Controls and Procedures.
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods required by the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
As of June 30, 2012, an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our management teams in the United States and in our operating companies, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer. Based on this evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to a material weakness in the Company's internal controls in Brazil over financial reporting related to the process by which we identify, document and manage system updates and review certain non-income based taxes as described below.
Notwithstanding the existence of the material weakness described below, management believes that the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q fairly present, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim and annual periods presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting.
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended June 30, 2012 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Material Weakness in Internal Control over Financial Reporting.

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Based on the evaluation we conducted during the second quarter of 2012, we concluded that as of June 30, 2012, we did not have adequate design or operation of controls that provide reasonable assurance that the accounting for non-income based taxes and related disclosures were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as a result of control deficiencies in our Brazil operating segment. Specifically, the process by which we identify, document and manage the implementation of changes to our information systems to accommodate new business requirements was not effective. As a result, our information systems processed certain transactions incorrectly. In addition, the inadequate design of the monthly trend analysis of taxes that were non-income based and the lack of involvement of the tax function in this review resulted in the failure to identify the ineffectiveness of the process by which we manage information system updates. These control deficiencies contributed to adjustments and revisions to prior period financial statements that are reflected in the condensed consolidated financial statements for the six and three months ended June 30, 2012 (see Note 8. Revision of Prior Period Financial Statements). Accordingly, our management has determined that these control deficiencies constitute a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2012. 
Remediation Plan. 
Management has begun to implement a number of remediation steps to address the material weakness in internal controls described above. Specifically, the following steps, which relate solely to Brazil, have been, or are planned to be implemented: 
coordinate documentation, implementation and testing of non-income tax system requirements;
implement a finance change management process to ensure that changes to business requirements are documented, assessed, tracked, tested and monitored and that the impact of those changes on non-income based taxes are evaluated;
redesign the trend analysis to include additional account detail and develop an overall reasonableness test to evaluate known relationships for non-income taxes; and
define the roles and responsibilities between our accounting and tax functions for the execution of the monthly variance analysis.  
As part of our 2012 assessment of internal control over financial reporting, management and internal audit department will conduct sufficient testing and evaluation of the controls to be implemented as part of this remediation plan to ascertain whether they operate effectively.


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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
We are subject to claims and legal actions that may arise in the ordinary course of business. We do not believe that any of these pending claims or legal actions will have a material effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
For information on our various loss contingencies, see Note 4 to our condensed consolidated financial statements above.

Item 1A.
Risk Factors

There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in our annual report on Form 10-K dated February 23, 2012.


Item 2.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

(b) The following table presents information related to repurchases of our common stock during the three months ended June 30, 2012:
Period
 
Total Number of Shares Purchased
 
Average Price Per Share
 
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Program
 
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Program
April 1, 2012 - April 30, 2012
 
129,903

(1)
$
19.51

 
129,903

 
 
May 1, 2012 - May 31, 2012
 

 

 

 
 
June 1, 2012 - June 30, 2012
 

 

 

 
 
Total
 
129,903

(1)
19.51

 
129,903

 
$


(1) Pursuant to a general authorization, which was not publicly announced, whereby we are authorized to repurchase shares of our common stock to satisfy employee withholding tax obligations related to stock-based compensation.

Item 6.
Exhibits.
Exhibit Number
 
Exhibit Description
 
 
 
12.1*
 
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
31.1*
 
Statement of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).
31.2*
 
Statement of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).
32.1*
 
Statement of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
32.2*
 
Statement of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
101*
 
The following materials from the NII Holdings, Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 formatted in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (v) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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* Submitted electronically herewith.

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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
                        
By:
/s/ DONALD NEFF
 
 
 
 
 
Vice President, Finance Operations and Controller
 
 
(on behalf of the registrant and as principal accounting officer)
Date: August 7, 2012

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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
 
Exhibit Description
 
 
 
12.1*
 
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
31.1*
 
Statement of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).
31.2*
 
Statement of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).
32.1*
 
Statement of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
32.2*
 
Statement of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
101*
 
The following materials from the NII Holdings, Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 formatted in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (v) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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* Submitted electronically herewith.


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