ATN International, Inc.

We are a leading provider of digital infrastructure and communications services with a focus on rural and remote markets in the United States, and internationally, including Bermuda and the Caribbean region.

We have developed significant operational expertise and resources that we use to augment our capabilities in our local markets. With this support, our operating subsidiaries can improve their quality of service with greater economies of scale and expertise than would typically be available in the size markets we operate in. We provide management, technical, financial, regulatory, and marketing services to our operating subsidiaries and typically receive a management fee calculated as a percentage of their revenues, which is eliminated in consolidation. We also actively evaluate investment opportunities and other strategic transactions, both domestic and international, and generally look for those that we believe fit our profile of telecommunications businesses while keeping a focus on generating excess operating cash flows over extended periods of time. We use the cash generated from our operations to maintain an appropriate ratio of debt and cash on hand and to re-invest in organic growth, to fund capital expenditures, to return value to our stockholders through dividends or stock repurchases, and to make strategic investments or acquisitions.

For further information about our financial segments and geographical information about our operating revenues and assets, see Notes 1 and 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report.

As of December 31, 2024, we offered the following types of services to our customers:

Through December 31, 2024, we identified two operating segments to manage and review our operations, as well as to support investor presentations of our results. These operating segments are as follows:

The following chart summarizes the operating activities of our principal subsidiaries, the segments in which we reported our revenue and the markets we served during 2024:

Carrier Managed Services

In July 2019, we entered into a Network Build and Maintenance Agreement with AT&T Mobility, LLC (“AT&T”) that we subsequently amended through December 31, 2023 (the “FirstNet Agreement”). In connection with the FirstNet Agreement, we are building a portion of AT&T’s network for the First Responder Network Authority (“FirstNet”) in or near our current operating areas in the western United States. Pursuant to the FirstNet Agreement and subject to certain limitations contained therein, all cell sites must be completed and accepted within a specified period of time. Since the inception of the project through December 31, 2024, we have recorded $74 million in construction revenue and expect to record approximately $6 million in additional construction revenue and related costs as sites are completed. We expect to substantially complete the build by the end of 2025. Revenues from construction are expected to have minimal impact on the Company’s operating income.

Following acceptance of a cell site, AT&T will own the cell site and we will assign to AT&T any third-party tower lease applicable to such cell site. If the cell site is located on a communications tower we own, AT&T will pay us pursuant to a separate lease agreement for an initial term of eight years. In addition to building the network, we will provide ongoing equipment and site maintenance and high-capacity transport to and from these cell sites for an initial term ending in 2031.

On May 10, 2023, we entered into a Carrier Managed Services Master Agreement (the “Verizon CMS Agreement”) with Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless (“Verizon”), pursuant to which we will provide a variety of network, infrastructure and technical services that will help deliver next generation wireless services to Verizon’s subscribers in our current operating area in the southwestern United States.

Pursuant to the Verizon CMS Agreement and subject to certain limitations contained therein, we will upgrade our wireless service in specific areas and provide services to Verizon for an initial term ending in 2030.

Following acceptance of a cell site, we will continue to own the cell site. In addition to building the network, we will provide ongoing equipment and site maintenance and high-capacity transport to and from these cell sites for an initial term ending in 2030.

With respect to each of our FirstNet and Verizon agreements, our carrier partners will continue to use our wholesale domestic mobility network for roaming services at a fixed rate per site during the construction period until such time as the cell site is completed. Thereafter, revenue from the maintenance, leasing and transport services provided is expected to generally offset revenue from wholesale mobility roaming services.

Universal Service Fund and Other Domestic Funding Programs

We recognize revenue from several government funded programs including the USF, a subsidy program managed by the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”), and state equivalents. For a discussion of the USF programs in which we participate, please refer to Part I - Item 1. Business – US Federal Regulation - Universal Service Support and Contributions.

Construction Grants

We have also been awarded construction grants to build network connectivity for eligible communities. The funding of these grants, used to reimburse us for our construction costs, is generally distributed after we incur reimbursable costs. Completion deadlines began in 2024 and once these projects are constructed, we are obligated to provide service to the participants. We expect to meet all requirements associated with these grants. As of December 31, 2024, we were awarded $150.2 million of construction grants.

During the year ended December 31, 2024, we disbursed capital expenditures of $10.8 million under these programs and received reimbursement of $5.0 million. These cash flows are classified as investing activities in our statement of cash flows.

In addition, we partner with tribal governments to obtain grants under various government grant programs including, but not limited to, the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (“TBCP”) and the Rural Development Broadband ReConnect Program (“ReConnect”). These programs are administered by United States government agencies to deploy broadband connectivity in certain underserved areas. We were identified as a sub recipient of grants under these programs totaling $178.3 million as of December 31, 2024. Through December 31, 2024, we have received and spent $19.7 million of funding under these programs on construction obligations. These amounts are recorded as operating cash flows in the Company’s statement of cash flows.

Replace and Remove Program

In July 2022, we were approved to participate in the Federal Communication Commission’s Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program (the “Replace and Remove Program”), designed to reimburse providers of advanced communications services for reasonable costs incurred in the required removal, replacement, and disposal of communications equipment and services in their networks that has been deemed to pose a national security risk. Pursuant to the Replace and Remove Program, our eligible subsidiaries were initially allocated up to approximately $207 million to replace, remove and securely destroy such communications equipment and services in our networks in the western United States and in the US Virgin Islands, however, in December 2024 this program was fully funded for an increased allocation to the Company of approximately $517 million. The Replace and Remove Program requires each of our participating subsidiaries to complete the project no later than a specified deadline, which is currently in the third quarter of 2025.

We have incurred total expenditures of $168.4 million related to this project, of which $104.0 million were incurred in 2024. Of these total expenditures, $140.9 million were classified as capital.

At December 31, 2024, $25.0 million of capital expenditures were accrued and unpaid under the Replace and Remove Program. We expect to be reimbursed, within the next twelve months, for all amounts spent to date. During the year ended December 31, 2024, we received $113.6 million of reimbursement under the program, of which $22.8 million was classified as operating cash inflows and $90.8 million was classified as investing cash inflows in our statement of cash flows.

Selected Segment Financial Information

Through December 31, 2024, the Company has the following two reportable and operating segments: (i) International Telecom and (ii) US Telecom.

Operating income is the segment measure of profit or loss reported to the chief operating decision maker for purposes of assessing the segments' performance and making capital allocation decisions. We believe operating income is a useful measure of our operating results as it provides relevant and useful information to investors and other users of our financial data in evaluating the effectiveness of our operations and underlying business trends in a manner that is consistent with management's evaluation of business performance. Our chief operating decision maker is our Chief Executive Officer.

The following tables provide information for each operating segment (in thousands):

A comparison of our segment results for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 is as follows:

International Telecom. Revenues within our International Telecom segment increased $6.8 million, or 1.8%, to $377.5 million from $370.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, primarily as a result of an increase in fixed revenues of $7.0 million, or 2.9%, to $246.2 million from $239.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. This increase in fixed revenues was primarily the result of network upgrades and expansions, which led to an increase in the number of homes passed by high-speed data solutions that allowed us to migrate customers to more durable and higher revenue-generating fiber services. Partially offsetting the increase in Fixed revenues were decreases in both Mobility revenues, as a result of a decrease in prepaid subscribers, and Carrier Services revenues, primarily related to the amendment to certain carrier contracts.

Operating expenses within our International Telecom segment decreased by $15.6 million, or 4.9%, to $301.7 million from $317.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The net decrease was primarily the result of a $15.1 million increase in the gain on the dispositions of long-lived assets, primarily real estate, and certain cost savings initiatives, including reorganizations and reductions in force and contract terminations, that were implemented in the current and previous periods.

As a result, our International Telecom segment’s operating income increased $22.4 million, or 41.9%, to $75.8 million from $53.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

US Telecom. Revenue within our US Telecom segment decreased by $39.9 million, or 10.2%, to $351.6 million from $391.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, primarily as a result of a $21.4 million reduction in Fixed revenues which were negatively impacted by the conclusion of both the Emergency Connectivity Fund and the Affordable Care Program, both of which provided revenue through April 2024. In addition, the US Telecom segment’s Carrier Services revenue decreased by $8.6 million primarily as the result of the transition of legacy roaming arrangements to carrier service management contracts, construction revenue declined by $6.7 million as a result of a decrease in the number of sites completed during 2024 as compared to 2023 and Mobility revenue decreased $1.2 million within our retail operations due to a decrease in subscribers as we continue to put more emphasis on other revenue sources within this segment.

Operating expenses within our US Telecom segment decreased $0.9 million, or 0.2%, to $396.1 million from $397.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, as a result of the impact of certain cost savings initiatives, including reorganization and reductions in force, that were implemented in the current and previous periods, and a $6.6 million decrease in the restructuring and reorganization expenses. Partially offsetting these decreases were the $35.3 million goodwill impairment charge that was recorded during the year ended December 31, 2024, as well as the $3.6 million increase in transaction-related expenses.

As a result of the above, our US Telecom segment’s operating loss increased by $38.9 million to a loss of $44.4 million from a loss of $5.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

A discussion and analysis of our results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to 2022 can be found under Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on March 15, 2024, which is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and our Investor Relations website at https://.ir.atni.com under the “Financials and Filings” section.