rapidlink10q.htm
UNITED
STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC. 20549
FORM
10-Q
[X]
QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For
the quarterly period ended April 30, 2009
[
] TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For
the transition period from _________ to _________
COMMISSION
FILE NUMBER 0-22636
RAPID
LINK, INCORPORATED
(Name of
issuer in its charter)
5408 N. 99th Street; Omaha,
NE 68134
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(402)
392-7561
Issuer’s
telephone number
SECURITIES
REGISTERED UNDER SECTION 12(b) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT: None
SECURITIES
REGISTERED UNDER SECTION 12(g) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT:
COMMON
STOCK, $0.001 PAR VALUE
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 requirement for
the past 90
days. Yes [X] No [ ]
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).
Large
accelerated filer [ ]
|
Accelerated
filer [ ]
|
Non-accelerated
filer [ ]
|
Smaller
reporting company [X]
|
As of
June 11, 2009, there were 74,635,642 shares of registrant’s common stock, par
value $0.001 per share, outstanding.
PART
I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
RAPID
LINK, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited)
|
|
April
30, 2009
|
|
|
October
31, 2008
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
270,278 |
|
|
$ |
230,841 |
|
Accounts
receivable, net of allowance of $151,728 and $178,618,
respectively
|
|
|
958,679 |
|
|
|
950,089 |
|
Prepaid
expenses
|
|
|
33,611 |
|
|
|
44,790 |
|
Other
current assets
|
|
|
14,952 |
|
|
|
327,665 |
|
Total
current assets
|
|
|
1,277,520 |
|
|
|
1,553,385 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property
and equipment, net
|
|
|
2,268,820 |
|
|
|
2,394,188 |
|
Customer
lists, net
|
|
|
1,534,551 |
|
|
|
1,954,414 |
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
5,257,196 |
|
|
|
5,174,012 |
|
Deposits
and other assets
|
|
|
497,709 |
|
|
|
484,675 |
|
Deferred
financing fees, net
|
|
|
503,236 |
|
|
|
672,144 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
assets
|
|
$ |
11,339,032 |
|
|
$ |
12,232,818 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revolving
line of credit
|
|
$ |
250,761 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
|
2,213,514 |
|
|
|
1,595,714 |
|
Accrued
interest (including $191,843 and $21,600, respectively, to related
parties)
|
|
|
445,859 |
|
|
|
231,329 |
|
Other
accrued liabilities
|
|
|
282,760 |
|
|
|
507,501 |
|
Deferred
revenue
|
|
|
209,171 |
|
|
|
313,979 |
|
Deposits
and other payables
|
|
|
13,376 |
|
|
|
75,486 |
|
Capital
lease obligations, current portion
|
|
|
665,533 |
|
|
|
585,002 |
|
Convertible
notes, current portion
|
|
|
162,500 |
|
|
|
162,500 |
|
Notes
payable, current portion, net of debt discount of $259,095
and $23,470, respectively
|
|
|
805,009 |
|
|
|
140,447 |
|
Total
current liabilities
|
|
|
5,048,483 |
|
|
|
3,611,958 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
lease obligations, less current portion
|
|
|
681,931 |
|
|
|
742,784 |
|
Due
to sellers
|
|
|
595,790 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Convertible
notes, less current portion
|
|
|
2,201,277 |
|
|
|
2,261,277 |
|
Convertible
notes payable to related parties, less current portion
|
|
|
3,240,000 |
|
|
|
3,240,000 |
|
Notes
payable, less current portion, net of debt discount of $104,697 and
$483,873, respectively
|
|
|
4,760,106 |
|
|
|
5,288,030 |
|
Total
liabilities
|
|
|
16,527,587 |
|
|
|
15,144,049 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments
and contingencies
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders'
deficit:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred
stock, $.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and
outstanding
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Common
stock, $.001 par value; 175,000,000 shares authorized; 74,647,664 and
69,847,444 shares issued and 74,635,642 and 69,835,422 shares outstanding
at April 30, 2009 and October 31, 2008, respectively
|
|
|
74,648 |
|
|
|
69,848 |
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
|
|
49,917,951 |
|
|
|
50,386,214 |
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
|
|
(55,126,284 |
) |
|
|
(53,312,423 |
) |
Treasury
stock, at cost; 12,022 shares
|
|
|
(54,870 |
) |
|
|
(54,870 |
) |
Total
shareholders' deficit
|
|
|
(5,188,555 |
) |
|
|
(2,911,231 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
liabilities and shareholders' deficit
|
|
$ |
11,339,032 |
|
|
$ |
12,232,818 |
|
See
accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial
statements
RAPID
LINK, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
|
|
Three
Months
Ended
April 30,
|
|
|
Six
Months
Ended
April 30,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
$ |
4,352,860 |
|
|
$ |
3,450,350 |
|
|
$ |
9,209,490 |
|
|
$ |
7,463,829 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs
and expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs
of revenues
|
|
|
3,011,819 |
|
|
|
2,323,353 |
|
|
|
6,304,703 |
|
|
|
5,039,124 |
|
Sales
and marketing
|
|
|
112,410 |
|
|
|
193,406 |
|
|
|
256,077 |
|
|
|
426,293 |
|
General
and administrative
|
|
|
1,456,847 |
|
|
|
1,063,053 |
|
|
|
2,856,249 |
|
|
|
1,880,754 |
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
481,904 |
|
|
|
268,432 |
|
|
|
938,913 |
|
|
|
486,721 |
|
Gain
on disposal of property and equipment
|
|
|
(8,920 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(10,992 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Gain
on legal settlements
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(231,658 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
5,054,060 |
|
|
|
3,848,244 |
|
|
|
10,113,292 |
|
|
|
7,832,892 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
loss
|
|
|
(701,200 |
) |
|
|
(397,894 |
) |
|
|
(903,802 |
) |
|
|
(369,063 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Noncash
financing expense
|
|
|
(154,134 |
) |
|
|
(79,928 |
) |
|
|
(312,459 |
) |
|
|
(234,117 |
) |
Interest
expense
|
|
|
(232,827 |
) |
|
|
(74,418 |
) |
|
|
(465,264 |
) |
|
|
(138,903 |
) |
Related
party interest expense
|
|
|
(68,365 |
) |
|
|
(64,800 |
) |
|
|
(134,353 |
) |
|
|
(130,069 |
) |
Foreign
currency exchange gain (loss)
|
|
|
3,172 |
|
|
|
(2,796 |
) |
|
|
2,017 |
|
|
|
(472 |
) |
|
|
|
(452,154 |
) |
|
|
(221,942 |
) |
|
|
(910,059 |
) |
|
|
(503,561 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
from continuing operations
|
|
|
(1,153,354 |
) |
|
|
(619,836 |
) |
|
|
(1,813,861 |
) |
|
|
(872,624 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discontinued
operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain
on disposal of discontinued operations
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,062,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,062,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$ |
(1,153,354 |
) |
|
$ |
442,164 |
|
|
$ |
(1,813,861 |
) |
|
$ |
189,376 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and diluted income (loss) per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
per share from continuing operations
|
|
$ |
(0.02 |
) |
|
$ |
(.01 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.03 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.02 |
) |
Income
per share from discontinued operations
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
.02 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
0.02 |
|
Net
income (loss) per share
|
|
$ |
(0.02 |
) |
|
$ |
.01 |
|
|
$ |
(0.03 |
) |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and diluted weighted average shares outstanding
|
|
|
72,787,099 |
|
|
|
66,987,044 |
|
|
|
71,820,432 |
|
|
|
66,058,187 |
|
See
accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial
statements
RAPID
LINK, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
|
|
Six
Months
Ended
April 30,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$ |
(1,813,861 |
) |
|
$ |
189,376 |
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Noncash
financing expense
|
|
|
312,458 |
|
|
|
234,117 |
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
938,913 |
|
|
|
486,721 |
|
Bad
debt expense
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
7,726 |
|
Loss
on disposal of property and equipment
|
|
|
(10,992 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Share-based
compensation expense
|
|
|
19,018 |
|
|
|
17,397 |
|
Gain
on disposal of discontinued operations
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(1,062,000 |
) |
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of
acquisition
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
(8,590 |
) |
|
|
117,702 |
|
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
238,226 |
|
|
|
19,914 |
|
Other
assets
|
|
|
70,651 |
|
|
|
(1,285 |
) |
Accounts
payable
|
|
|
617,800 |
|
|
|
(1,052,458 |
) |
Accrued
liabilities
|
|
|
(10,211 |
) |
|
|
248,410 |
|
Deferred
revenue
|
|
|
(104,808 |
) |
|
|
98,336 |
|
Deposits
and other payables
|
|
|
(62,110 |
) |
|
|
791 |
|
Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
|
|
186,494 |
|
|
|
(695,253 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases
of property and equipment
|
|
|
(47,757 |
) |
|
|
(36,455 |
) |
Cash
received in acquisition
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
25,396 |
|
Advances
to One Ring
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(130,000 |
) |
Proceeds
from sale of property and equipment
|
|
|
10,992 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(36,765 |
) |
|
|
(141,059 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Advances
from revolving line of credit
|
|
|
3,883,029 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Payments
on revolving line of credit
|
|
|
(3,632,268 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Proceeds
from notes payable
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,800,000 |
|
Proceeds
from sale of common stock
|
|
|
30,125 |
|
|
|
120,000 |
|
Payments
of financing fees
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(375,778 |
) |
Payments
on convertible notes
|
|
|
(66,912 |
) |
|
|
(600,753 |
) |
Payments
on related party notes
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(50,000 |
) |
Payments
on capital leases
|
|
|
(324,266 |
) |
|
|
(47,904 |
) |
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
|
|
(110,292 |
) |
|
|
845,565 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
39,437 |
|
|
|
9,253 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
|
|
230,841 |
|
|
|
496,306 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
|
|
$ |
270,278 |
|
|
$ |
505,559 |
|
See
accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial
statements
RAPID
LINK, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
(unaudited)
NOTE
1 - NATURE OF BUSINESS
Rapid
Link, Incorporated, a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries (collectively
referred to as “Rapid Link” or the “Company”), have served as facilities-based,
communication companies providing various forms of voice and data services to
customers around the world. Rapid Link provides a multitude of
communication services targeted to small and medium sized businesses, as well as
individual consumers. These services include the transmission of
voice and data traffic over public and private networks. The Company
also sells foreign and domestic termination of voice traffic into the wholesale
market. The Company’s product focus is to provide a variety of voice
and data services over its own facilities using alternative access
methods. These services include broadband internet access, wholesale
services to carriers, as well as local and long distance
calling. Fixed wireless technology allows for swift and cost
efficient deployment of high-speed networks. The Company utilizes
WiMAX and other carrier-grade equipment operating in microwave and
millimeter-wave spectrum bands. As a leading Alternative Access
Provider, Rapid Link has added a full portfolio of managed network services to
respond to increasing demand from enterprise customers. Rapid Link leverages its
extensive hybrid fiber and fixed wireless network assets currently serving eight
major metropolitan areas. In a Rapid Link managed network, customers’ locations
can be connected to the national point of presence (“POP”) via fiber, fixed
wireless, or leased lines. The result is a network architecture
comprising best of breed access and high performance routing, which deliver
consistent, cost-effective performance within a distributed enterprise
environment.
Through
organic growth and acquisitions in targeted areas, the Company believes it
possesses a strategic advantage over carriers that do not provide their own
network access. The Company believes that its strategy of “owning”
the customer by providing the service directly, rather than utilizing the
networks of others, is important to its success. This strategy
insures that the Company can provide its bundled products and communication
services without the threat of compromised service quality from underlying
carriers, and at significant cost savings when compared with other
technologies.
NOTE
2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of
Presentation
The
accompanying unaudited financial data for the three and six months ended April
30, 2009 and 2008 have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain
information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements
prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules
and regulations. These unaudited consolidated financial statements
should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the
notes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year
ended October 31, 2008. In the opinion of management, all adjustments
(which include normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the
financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the three and six
months ended April 30, 2009 and 2008 have been made. The results of
operations for the three and six months ended April 30, 2009 are not necessarily
indicative of the expected operating results for the full year.
Principles of
Consolidation
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the
Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant
intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.
Use of
Estimates
The
preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of
the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and
expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ
from those estimates.
Revenue
Recognition
Alternative
access revenues
Revenues
generated through the sale of voice and data services via fixed wireless and
fiber optic transport, are based on set capacity limits and generally carry
recurring monthly charges for up to three year contracted terms, although some
contracts stipulate terms up to five years. Revenue from these services is
recognized monthly as services are provided. The Company records payments
received in advance as deferred revenue until such services are
provided.
Long
distance revenue
Revenues
generated by domestic residential and enterprise long distance service, domestic
and international wholesale termination, and international re-origination, which
represent the primary sources of the Company’s revenues, are recognized as
revenue based on minutes of customer usage. Revenue from these
services is recognized monthly as services are provided. The Company
records payments received in advance as deferred revenue until such services are
provided.
Cash and Cash
Equivalents
The
Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original
maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash and
cash equivalent are at risk to the extent that they exceed Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation insured amounts.
Accounts
Receivable
Trade
accounts receivable are due from commercial enterprises and residential users in
both domestic and international markets. Trade accounts receivable
are stated at the amount the Company expects to collect. The Company
regularly monitors credit risk exposures in accounts receivable and maintains a
general allowance for doubtful accounts based on historical experience for
estimated losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required
payments. Management considers the following factors when determining
the collectability of specific customer accounts: customer creditworthiness,
past transaction history with the customer, current economic industry trends and
changes in customer payment terms. Should any of these factors
change, the estimates made by management would also change, which in turn would
impact the level of the Company's future provision for doubtful
accounts. Specifically, if the financial condition of the Company's
customers were to deteriorate, affecting their ability to make payments,
additional customer-specific provisions for doubtful accounts may be
required. The Company reviews its credit policies on a regular basis
and analyzes the risk of each prospective customer individually in order to
minimize risk. Based on management's assessment, the Company provides
for estimated uncollectible amounts through a charge to earnings and a credit to
a valuation allowance. Interest is typically not charged on overdue
accounts receivable. Balances that remain outstanding after the
Company has used reasonable collection efforts are written off through a charge
to the valuation allowance and a credit to accounts receivable.
Property and
Equipment
Property
and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and
amortization. Depreciation of property and equipment is calculated
using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets
ranging from three to seven years. Equipment held under capital
leases and leasehold improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis over
the shorter of the remaining lease term or the estimated useful life of the
related asset ranging from two to five years. Expenditures for
repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred. Major
renewals and betterments are capitalized.
Goodwill
The
Company reviews goodwill for impairment annually or more frequently if
impairment indicators arise. Impairment indicators include (i) a
significant decrease in the market value of an asset, (ii) a significant change
in the extent or manner in which an asset is used or a significant physical
change in an asset, (iii) a significant adverse change in legal factors or in
the business climate that could affect the value of an asset or an adverse
action by a regulator, and (iv) a current period operating or cash flow loss
combined with a history of operating or cash flow losses or a projection or
forecast that demonstrates continuing losses associated with an asset used for
the purpose of producing revenue.
Long-Lived
Assets
Long-lived
assets, including the Company’s customer lists, are reviewed for impairment
whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of
the assets might not be recoverable. The Company does not perform a
periodic assessment of assets for impairment in the absence of such information
or indicators. Conditions that would necessitate an impairment
include a significant decline in the observable market value of an asset, a
significant change in the extent or manner in which an asset is used, or a
significant adverse change that would indicate that the carrying amount of an
asset or group of assets is not recoverable. For long-lived assets to
be held and used, the Company recognizes an impairment loss only if an
impairment is indicated by its carrying value not being recoverable through
undiscounted cash flows. The impairment loss is the difference
between the carrying amount and the fair value of the
asset. Long-lived assets held for sale are reported at the lower of
cost or fair value less costs to sell.
Financial
Condition
The
Company is subject to various risks in connection with the operation of its
business including, among other things, (i) changes in external competitive
market factors, (ii) inability to satisfy anticipated working capital or other
cash requirements, (iii) changes in the availability of transmission facilities,
(iv) changes in the Company's business strategy or an inability to execute its
strategy due to unanticipated changes in the market, (v) various competitive
factors that may prevent the Company from competing successfully in the
marketplace, and (vi) the Company's lack of liquidity and its ability to raise
additional capital. The Company has an accumulated deficit of
approximately $55 million as of April 30, 2009, as well as a working capital
deficit of approximately $3.7 million. For the fiscal year ended
October 31, 2008, the Company’s net loss was approximately $1.5 million, on
revenues of $17.2 million. For the three months ended April 30, 2009,
the Company’s net loss was approximately $1.2 million, and revenues were
approximately $4.4 million, which represents $1 million increase over the same
period in fiscal 2008.
Funding
of the Company's working capital deficit, its current and future anticipated
operating losses, and expansion of the Company will require continuing capital
investment. The Company's strategy is to fund these cash requirements
through debt facilities and additional equity financing.
Although
the Company has been able to arrange debt facilities and equity financing to
date, there can be no assurance that sufficient debt or equity financing will
continue to be available in the future or that it will be available on terms
acceptable to the Company. Failure to obtain sufficient capital could
materially affect the Company's operations in the short term and hinder
expansion strategies. The Company continues to explore external
financing opportunities. Historically, some of the Company’s funding
has been provided by a major shareholder. At April 30, 2009,
approximately 25% of the Company’s debt is due to the senior management and a
Director of the Company, as well as an entity owned by senior
management.
The
Company’s operating history makes it difficult to accurately assess its general
prospects in the hybrid fiber wireless broadband internet sector of the
Diversified Communication Services industry and the effectiveness of its
business strategy. As of the date of this report, a majority of the
Company’s revenues are not derived from broadband internet
services. Instead, the Company generated most of its revenues from
retail fixed-line and wholesale communication services. In addition,
the Company has limited meaningful historical financial data upon which to
forecast its future sales and operating expenses. The Company’s
future performance will also be subject to prevailing economic conditions and to
financial, business and other factors. Accordingly, the Company
cannot assure that it will successfully implement its business strategy or that
its actual future cash flows from operations will be sufficient to satisfy debt
obligations and working capital needs.
Recent Accounting
Pronouncements
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(revised 2007), “Business
Combinations” (“SFAS 141R”). SFAS 141R will significantly
change the accounting for business combinations in a number of areas including
the treatment of contingent consideration, contingencies, acquisition costs,
IPR&D and restructuring costs. In addition, under SFAS 141R,
changes in deferred tax asset valuation allowances and acquired income tax
uncertainties in a business combination after the measurement period will impact
income tax expense. SFAS 141R is effective for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2008 and, as such, we will adopt this standard
in fiscal 2010. The provisions of SFAS 141R will impact the Company
if it is a party to a business combination after the pronouncement is
adopted.
NOTE
3 – CONTINGENT CONSIDERATION
On March
28, 2008, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding stock of One Ring
Networks, Inc. ("One Ring") for initial consideration of 3,885,900 common shares
and 114,100 warrants valued at $319,393. The purchase price also
contained contingent consideration, which included Secondary Shares, True Up
Shares, and True Up Cash, and is based on performance objectives for One Ring
being achieved within certain time periods. The issuance of the True
Up Shares and True Up Cash are based on the market price of the Company’s
stock. The Company intends to issue shares of its common stock as
payment of the True Up Shares and Secondary Shares, and will issue promissory
notes to One Ring Shareholders as payment of True Up Cash in the third fiscal
quarter of 2009.
At
December 31, 2008, The Company calculated the contingent consideration
consisting of True Up Shares and True Up Cash to be 1,489,475 and $595,790,
respectively, including 445,639 common shares and $178,255, respectively, issued
to Matthew Liotta, the Company’s Chief Technology Officer. The True
Up Shares were valued at the fair market value of the Company’s common stock at
the end of the True Up period as defined. The fair value of the True
Up Cash and the fair value of the True Up Shares were recorded as a reduction in
the value of the previously issued common stock in connection with the
acquisition. The Company intends to issue promissory notes and shares
of its common stock during the third fiscal quarter of 2009 as payment of the
True Up Cash and True Up Shares. At March 31, 2009, the Company
calculated additional contingent consideration consisting of Secondary Shares to
be 2,772,815, including 829,602 shares issued to Matthew Liotta. The
fair value of the Secondary Shares was determined to be $83,184 based on the
quoted price of $.03 per share at the end of the contingency
period. The fair value of the Secondary Shares was recorded as an
additional cost of the acquisition resulting in an increase to goodwill of
$83,184. The Company intends to issue the Secondary Shares during the
third fiscal quarter of 2009.
NOTE
4 – STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Noncash
share-based compensation costs recorded in general and administrative expenses
for the three and six months ended April 30, 2009 were $9,509 and $19,018,
respectively. For the three and six months ended April 30, 2008,
noncash share-based compensation costs recorded in general and administrative
expenses were $8,794 and $17,397, respectively. During the three
months ended April 30, 2009, there were no new stock options granted, exercised,
or canceled. The Company issues new shares of common stock upon
exercise of stock options.
As of
April 30, 2009, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested
options was $36,737, and the weighted average period over which it will be
recognized is 1.84 years.
NOTE
5 – CAPITAL LEASES, CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES AND NOTES PAYABLE, INCLUDING RELATED
PARTY NOTES
The
Company has various debt and capital lease obligations as of April 30, 2009
including amounts due to independent institutions and related
parties. Descriptions of these obligations are included
below. The following tables summarize outstanding debt and capital
leases as of April 30, 2009:
Information
as of April 30, 2009
Brief
Description of Debt
|
Balance
|
Int.
Rate
|
Maturity
Date
|
Discount
|
Net
|
Notes payable, current
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vehicles
|
$ 14,104
|
7%
|
Varies
|
-
|
$ 14,104
|
Valens
Offshore (Valens II)
|
595,000
|
10%
|
3/31/2011
|
136,486
|
458,514
|
Valens
U.S. SPV I
|
455,000
|
10%
|
3/31/2011
|
122,609
|
332,391
|
Convertible notes, current
|
|
|
|
|
|
Global
Telecom Solutions
|
120,000
|
5%
|
4/30/2012
|
-
|
120,000
|
Other
|
42,500
|
10%
|
2/28/2008
|
-
|
42,500
|
Capital lease obligations,
current
|
665,533
|
8%
|
Varies
|
-
|
665,533
|
Notes payable, less current
portion
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vehicles
|
31,643
|
7%
|
Varies
|
-
|
31,643
|
Valens
Offshore (Valens II)
|
1,205,000
|
10%
|
3/31/2011
|
52,503
|
1,152,497
|
Valens
U.S. SPV I
|
1,045,000
|
10%
|
3/31/2011
|
52,194
|
992,806
|
Laurus
Master Fund (Deferred)
|
2,290,451
|
10%
|
3/31/2011
|
-
|
2,290,451
|
Valens
U.S. SPV I (Deferred)
|
292,709
|
10%
|
3/31/2011
|
-
|
292,709
|
Convertible notes, less current
portion
|
|
|
|
|
|
GCA-Debenture
|
630,333
|
6%
|
6/30/2011
|
-
|
630,333
|
GCA-Debenture
|
570,944
|
6%
|
6/30/2011
|
-
|
570,944
|
GC-Conote
|
180,000
|
-
|
6/30/2011
|
-
|
180,000
|
Trident-Debenture
|
600,000
|
10%
|
6/30/2011
|
-
|
600,000
|
Global
Telecom Solutions
|
220,000
|
5%
|
4/30/2012
|
-
|
220,000
|
Convertible notes payable to related parties, less
current portion
|
3,240,000
|
8%
|
6/30/2011
|
-
|
3,240,000
|
Capital lease obligations, less current portion
|
681,931
|
8%
|
Varies
|
-
|
681,931
|
Debt and
capital lease obligations as of April 30, 2009 are due as follows:
|
Within 1
year
|
|
1-3
years
|
|
3-5
years
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
Total
|
|
$1,892,137
|
|
$10,728,755
|
|
$78,080
|
|
$181,176
|
|
$12,880,148
|
Revolving Line of
Credit
In
connection with the Security Agreement dated as of March 31, 2008, and further
amended on July 11, 2008, and further amended on October 31, 2008, to obtain
additional financing by and among L.V. and certain other lenders
(“Lenders”). The Lenders agreed to lend a 10% secured revolving line
of credit that expires on March 31, 2011 to the Company under certain conditions
as specified in the Security Agreement and subsequent amendments. As
collateral agent for the Lenders, L.V. maintains a continuing security interest
in and lien upon all assets of the Company.
The
Company may draw up to a maximum amount of $600,000 on the secured revolving
line of credit provided the eligible borrowing base is greater than or equal to
the balance due on the revolving line of credit. Interest accrues
daily on the outstanding principal balance of the revolving line of credit and
is payable monthly. At April 30, 2009, accrued interest on the
revolving line of credit was $3,389. The balance of the secured
revolving loan at April 30, 2009 was $250,761 and the available amount upon
which the Company could access was $349,239.
Capital Lease
Obligations
The
Company has entered into various equipment lease agreements with financial
institutions and accounts for these leases in accordance with SFAS No. 13
“Accounting for Leases”. During the fiscal quarter ended April 30,
2009, the Company entered into two new capital leases.
On March
1, 2009, the Company entered into a two-year lease agreement with a financial
institution and acquired equipment valued at approximately
$235,177. The agreement calls for monthly payments of approximately
$10,566. The lease contains a provision that entitles the Company to
purchase the equipment for fair market value at the end of the lease
term.
On April
1, 2009, the Company entered into a two-year lease agreement with a financial
institution and acquired equipment valued at approximately
$7,941. The agreement calls for monthly payments of approximately
$357. The lease contains a provision that entitles the Company to
purchase the equipment for $1 at the end of the lease term.
During
fiscal 2009, the Company issued 1,489,475 shares of its common stock in
connection with the contingent payment of True Up Shares related to the
acquisition of One Ring Networks, Inc.
During
the first quarter of fiscal 2009, the Company sold 125,000 shares of its common
stock for $7,000 to an unrelated party.
During
the first quarter of fiscal 2009, the Company sold 412,930 shares of its common
stock for $23,124 to Matthew Liotta, the Company’s Chief Technology
Officer.
During
fiscal 2009, the Company issued 2,772,815 shares of its common stock in
connection with the contingent payment of Secondary Shares related to the
acquisition of One Ring Networks, Inc.
NOTE
7 - BUSINESS AND CREDIT CONCENTRATIONS
In the
normal course of business, the Company extends unsecured credit to virtually all
of its customers. Management has provided an allowance for doubtful
accounts, which reflects its estimate of amounts, which may become
uncollectible. In the event of complete non-performance by the
Company's customers, the maximum exposure to the Company is the outstanding
accounts receivable balance at the date of non-performance.
During
the second quarter of fiscal 2009, two international customers that prepay for
services, accounted for revenues of approximately $1,660,639, or 38% of the
Company's total revenues of $4,352,860. During the same period in fiscal
2009, two of the Company's suppliers accounted for approximately 24% and 26%,
respectively, of the Company's total costs of revenues. At April 30,
2009 and October 31, 2008, no customer accounted for 10% of the Company's trade
accounts receivable. The Company provided services to one customer
who accounted for $673,390, or 20%, of overall revenues during the second
quarter of fiscal 2008. During the second quarter of fiscal 2008, 29% of
the Company's revenues were generated from international customers that prepay
for services. During the same period in fiscal 2008, two of the Company's
suppliers accounted for approximately 33% and 19%, respectively, of the
Company's total costs of revenues.
Due to
the highly competitive nature of the telecommunications business, the Company
believes that the loss of any carrier would not have a long-term material impact
on its business.
NOTE
8 - GAIN ON LEGAL SETTLEMENTS
During
the first quarter of fiscal 2009, the Company executed a settlement agreement
over a past business dispute and received $231,658, net of attorney
fees. The net amount received was recorded in the first quarter of
fiscal 2009 as a “Gain on legal settlements”.
NOTE
9 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The
Company, from time to time, may be subject to legal proceedings and claims in
the ordinary course of business, including claims of alleged infringement of
trademarks and other intellectual property of third parties by the
Company. Such claims, even if not meritorious, could result in the
expenditure of significant financial and managerial resources.
Coastline
Capital. The Company filed a lawsuit against Coastline Capital on
May 5, 2008 for Declaratory Relief from interference in the Valens and Laurus
debenture transactions and Coastline Capital subsequently sued the Company on
June 23, 2008 for broker’s fees on the same transaction. The Company does
not believe any fees are due on the transaction pursuant to the
non-exclusiveness of the contract and other contractual
provisions. As a result, the Company will pursue this lawsuit and
defense adamantly, and believes that no fees will be due Coastline
Capital.
ITEM
2.
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATIONS
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
Throughout
this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the terms "we," "Rapid Link," and the
"Company" refer to Rapid Link, Incorporated, a Delaware corporation, and its
subsidiaries.
This
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements”, which are
statements other than historical information or statements of current
condition. Some forward-looking statements may be identified by the
use of such terms as "expects,” "will,” "anticipates,” "estimates,” "believes,”
"plans" and words of similar meaning. These forward-looking
statements relate to business plans, programs, trends, results of future
operations, satisfaction of future cash requirements, funding of future growth,
acquisition plans, and other matters. In light of the risks and
uncertainties inherent in all such projected matters, the inclusion of
forward-looking statements in this report should not be regarded as a
representation by us or any other person that our objectives or plans will be
achieved or that our operating expectations will be
realized. Revenues and results of operations are difficult to
forecast and could differ materially from those projected in forward-looking
statements contained herein, including without limitation statements regarding
our belief of the sufficiency of capital resources and our ability to compete in
the telecommunications industry. Actual results could differ from
those projected in any forward-looking statements for, among others, the
following reasons: (a) increased competition from existing and new competitors
using fixed wireless broadband technology to deliver internet and
telecommunications services, (b) the relatively low barriers to entry for
start-up companies using fixed wireless broadband technology to provide internet
and telecommunications services, (c) the price-sensitive nature of consumer
demand, (d) the relative lack of customer loyalty to any particular provider of
voice and data services, (e) our dependence upon favorable pricing from our
suppliers to compete in the diversified communication services industry, (f)
increased consolidation in the telecommunications industry, which may result in
larger competitors being able to compete more effectively, (g) failure to
attract or retain key employees, (h) continuing changes in governmental
regulations affecting the telecommunications industry and the Internet and (i)
changing consumer demand, technological developments and industry standards that
characterize the industry. You are also urged to carefully review and
consider the various disclosures we have made which describe certain factors
that affect our business throughout this Report. For a discussion of
these factors and others, please see "Risk Factors" below in this section of
this report. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the
forward-looking statements made in this report or in any document or statement
referring to this report. All forward-looking statements attributable
to the Company are expressly qualified in their entirety by such language, and
we are not obligated, and do not intend, to update any forward-looking
statements at any time unless an update is required by applicable securities
laws.
General
Rapid
Link, Incorporated, a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries (collectively
referred to as “Rapid Link” or the “Company”), have served as facilities-based,
communication companies providing various forms of voice and data services to
customers around the world. Rapid Link provides a multitude of
communication services targeted to small and medium sized businesses, as well as
individual consumers. These services include the transmission of
voice and data traffic over public and private networks. The Company
also sells foreign and domestic termination of voice traffic into the wholesale
market.
Business
Strategy
Communication
Services
The
Company’s product focus is to provide a variety of voice and data services over
its own facilities using alternative access methods. These services
include broadband internet access, wholesale services to carriers, as well as
local and long distance calling. Fixed wireless technology allows for
swift and cost efficient deployment of high-speed networks. The
Company utilizes WiMAX and other carrier-grade equipment operating in microwave
and millimeter-wave spectrum bands. As a leading Alternative Access
Provider, Rapid Link has added a full portfolio of managed network services to
respond to increasing demand from enterprise customers. Rapid Link leverages its
extensive hybrid fiber and fixed wireless network assets currently serving eight
major metropolitan areas. In a Rapid Link managed network, customers’ locations
can be connected to the national point of presence (“POP”) via fiber, fixed
wireless, or leased lines. The result is a network architecture comprising best
of breed access and high performance routing, which deliver consistent,
cost-effective performance within a distributed enterprise
environment.
Through
organic growth and acquisitions in targeted areas, the Company believes it
possesses a strategic advantage over carriers that do not provide their own
network access. The Company believes that its strategy of “owning”
the customer by providing the service directly, rather than utilizing the
networks of others, is important to its success. This strategy
insures that the Company can provide its bundled products and communication
services without the threat of compromised service quality from underlying
carriers, and at significant cost savings when compared with other
technologies.
Development
of Wireless Broadband Internet
The
tremendous growth of internet utilization worldwide has led to dramatic changes
in how individuals and business consumers are able to access the
internet. Regional incumbents are generally offering broadband
services over their legacy cable or telephone networks in most metropolitan
areas of the United States. Often, wireless internet service
providers are able to provide services to customers in areas where the incumbent
providers cannot.
Recent
advances in wireless Ethernet equipment now make it possible to build
carrier-grade networks with significantly less capital investment than required
in the past. As recently as three years ago, a wireless-based service
which provided broadband speeds of 100Mbps or more to an end-user, would have
been prohibitively expensive. Today, even faster speeds are available
to business customers at commercially reasonable rates. With the
increased bandwidth now available to our customers, we are able to tailor our
service offerings to suit the end-users’ needs. Synchronous
connections (those with matching upload and download speeds) are more important
now than ever, and new wireless technologies make this
possible. Integrated voice services utilizing voice over internet
protocol (VoIP) are a perfect example of the flexibility and performance
synchronous connections allow.
Non-traditional
broadband service offerings
The
legacy services provided by telecommunications incumbents have very specific
limitations with regard to broadband speeds, and are relatively
expensive. Cable incumbents are generally not offering synchronous
broadband speeds at all, thus limiting the scope of their products and
services. Wireless broadband technology enables the Company to
provide services outside the limits of traditional telecommunications and cable
based offerings. Additionally, wireless broadband services can be
easily and cost effectively upgraded to match the consumers changing
needs.
Products
and Services
Our goal
is to provide the best possible communication experience to both business and
residential users at affordable prices, allowing them to communicate and
transfer information seamlessly and effortlessly to and from anywhere in the
world.
Rapid
Link Internet and Voice Service
Rapid
Link provides high speed internet and integrated voice services via its hybrid
fiber wireless broadband network. Currently we offer this service in
following major metropolitan markets: Atlanta GA, Dallas TX, Los Angeles CA,
Omaha NE, St. Louis MO, and Washington DC. We have plans to enter
additional markets during our fiscal year 2009.
Rapid
Link also offers fixed wireless broadband internet access via our network in
Amador County, California. This service has been available since
October 31, 2008, and primarily serves residential and small
businesses.
Legacy
Products
Legacy
services, while still contributing a significant portion of our revenues, will
continue to decrease as a percentage of our total revenues as we continue to
develop and market new services. We received approximately 91% of our
2008 revenue from these legacy services.
Wholesale
Voice Termination
We offer
call completion on a wholesale basis to domestic and international
telecommunications companies. This service enables our carrier
customers to benefit from our VoIP and Time Division Multiplex (TDM) voice
network expertise without having to establish dozens of new relationships with
smaller providers. Our extensive experience and existing
relationships with voice service providers, allow us to offer reliable service
to select destinations around the world at very competitive prices.
International
Re-origination Services
Our
re-origination service, allows a caller outside of the United States to place a
long distance telephone call that originates from our US-based switch, calls the
customer's location, and then connects the call utilizing our network to
anywhere in the world. By completing the calls in this manner, we are
able to provide very competitive rates to the customer. Generally,
this service is provided to customers that establish deposits or prepayments
with us.
International
Calling Cards
Our
“Global Roaming” service provides customers a single account number to initiate
direct calls from locations throughout the world using specific toll-free access
numbers. This service enables customers to receive the benefits
associated with our telecommunications network throughout the
world.
1+
Long Distance
We also
offer traditional 1+ long distance service to business and residential users
throughout the U.S. We currently focus on small to medium-sized
businesses (“SME’s”) through the agent channel, as well as our niche markets,
which generally have a large amount of international calling. By
leveraging our long-standing international carrier relationships, we can provide
low rates and excellent service when calling to countries that are not
competitively priced by the larger carriers.
Critical
Accounting Policies
This
disclosure is based upon the Company’s consolidated financial statements, which
have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements
requires that we make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts
of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities. We base our estimates on
historical experience and other assumptions that we believe to be proper and
reasonable under the circumstances. We continually evaluate the appropriateness
of estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of its consolidated
financial statements. Actual results could differ from those
estimates. The following key accounting policies are impacted
significantly by judgments, assumptions and estimates used in the preparation of
the consolidated financial statements.
Revenue
Recognition
Alternative
access revenues
Revenues
generated through the sale of voice and data services via fixed wireless and
fiber optic transport, are an increasingly significant component of the
Company’s revenues. Revenue from these services is based on set
capacity limits, and generally carries recurring monthly charges for up to five
year contracted terms, although the majority of contracts are three
years. The Company recognizes revenue monthly as services are
provided and records payments received in advance as deferred
revenue.
Long
distance revenue
Revenues
generated by domestic residential and enterprise long distance service, domestic
and international wholesale termination, and international re-origination, which
represent the primary sources of the Company’s revenues, are recognized as
revenue based on minutes of customer usage. Revenue from these
services is recognized monthly as services are provided. The Company
records payments received in advance as deferred revenue until such services are
provided.
Allowance for Uncollectable
Accounts Receivable
Our
receivables are due from commercial enterprises and residential users in both
domestic and international markets. Trade accounts receivable are
stated at the amount the Company expects to collect. We regularly
monitor credit risk exposures in our accounts receivable and maintain a general
allowance for doubtful accounts based on historical experience. The
Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses
resulting from the inability of its customers to make required
payments. Management considers the following factors when determining
the collectability of specific customer accounts: customer creditworthiness,
past transaction history with the customer, current economic industry trends and
changes in customer payment terms. Should any of these factors
change, the estimates made by management would also change, which in turn would
impact the level of the Company's future provision for doubtful
accounts. Specifically, if the financial condition of the Company's
customers were to deteriorate, affecting their ability to make payments,
additional customer-specific provisions for doubtful accounts may be
required. We review our credit policies on a regular basis and
analyze the risk of each prospective customer individually in order to minimize
our risk. Based on management's assessment, the Company provides for
estimated uncollectible amounts through a charge to earnings and a credit to a
valuation allowance. Interest is typically not charged on overdue
accounts receivable. Balances that remain outstanding after the
Company has used reasonable collection efforts are written off through a charge
to the valuation allowance and a credit to accounts receivable.
Purchase Price Allocation
and Impairment Testing
We
account for our acquisitions using the purchase method of
accounting. This method requires that the acquisition cost be
allocated to the assets and liabilities we acquired based on their fair
values. We make estimates and judgments in determining the fair value
of the acquired assets and liabilities. We base our determination on
independent appraisal reports as well as our internal judgments based on the
existing facts and circumstances. We record goodwill when the
consideration paid for an acquisition exceeds the fair value of net tangible and
identifiable intangible assets acquired. If we were to use different
judgments or assumptions, the amounts assigned to the individual assets or
liabilities could be materially different.
Long-lived
assets, including the Company’s customer lists, are reviewed for impairment
whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of
the assets might not be recoverable. We assess our goodwill for
impairment annually or more frequently if impairment indicators
arise. In order to properly complete these assessments, we rely on a
number of factors, including operating results, business plans, and anticipated
future cash flows. Actual results that vary from these factors could
have an impact on the amount of impairment, if any, which actually
occurs.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(revised 2007), “Business
Combinations” (“SFAS 141R”). SFAS 141R will significantly
change the accounting for business combinations in a number of areas including
the treatment of contingent consideration, contingencies, acquisition costs,
IPR&D and restructuring costs. In addition, under SFAS 141R,
changes in deferred tax asset valuation allowances and acquired income tax
uncertainties in a business combination after the measurement period will impact
income tax expense. SFAS 141R is effective for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2008 and, as such, we will adopt this standard
in fiscal 2010. The provisions of SFAS 141R will impact the Company
if it is a party to a business combination after the pronouncement is
adopted.
Results
of Operations
The
following table set forth certain financial data and the percentage of total
revenues of the Company for the periods indicated:
|
|
Three
Months Ended April 30,
|
|
|
Six
Months Ended April 30,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
%
of
Rev.
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
%
of
Rev.
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
%
of
Rev.
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
%
of
Rev.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
$ |
4,352,860 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
3,450,350 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
9,209,490 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
7,463,829 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs
and expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs
of revenues
|
|
|
3,011,819 |
|
|
|
69.2 |
|
|
|
2,323,353 |
|
|
|
67.3 |
|
|
|
6,304,703 |
|
|
|
68.5 |
|
|
|
5,039,124 |
|
|
|
67.5 |
|
Sales
and marketing
|
|
|
112,410 |
|
|
|
2.6 |
|
|
|
193,406 |
|
|
|
5.6 |
|
|
|
256,077 |
|
|
|
2.8 |
|
|
|
426,293 |
|
|
|
5.7 |
|
General
and administrative
|
|
|
1,456,847 |
|
|
|
33.5 |
|
|
|
1,063,053 |
|
|
|
30.8 |
|
|
|
2,856,249 |
|
|
|
31.0 |
|
|
|
1,880,754 |
|
|
|
25.2 |
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
481,904 |
|
|
|
11.1 |
|
|
|
268,432 |
|
|
|
7.8 |
|
|
|
938,913 |
|
|
|
10.2 |
|
|
|
486,721 |
|
|
|
6.5 |
|
Gain
on disposal of property and equipment
|
|
|
(8,920 |
) |
|
|
(0.2 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(10,992 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Gain
on legal settlements
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(231,658 |
) |
|
|
(2.5 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
costs and expenses
|
|
|
5,054,060 |
|
|
|
116.2 |
|
|
|
3,848,244 |
|
|
|
111.5 |
|
|
|
10,113,292 |
|
|
|
110.0 |
|
|
|
7,832,892 |
|
|
|
104.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
loss
|
|
|
(701,200 |
) |
|
|
(16.2 |
) |
|
|
(397,894 |
) |
|
|
(11.5 |
) |
|
|
(903,802 |
) |
|
|
(10.0 |
) |
|
|
(369,063 |
) |
|
|
(4.9 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Noncash
financing expense
|
|
|
(154,134 |
) |
|
|
(3.5 |
) |
|
|
(79,928 |
) |
|
|
(2.3 |
) |
|
|
(312,459 |
) |
|
|
(3.4 |
) |
|
|
(234,117 |
) |
|
|
(3.1 |
) |
Interest
expense
|
|
|
(232,827 |
) |
|
|
(5.3 |
) |
|
|
(74,418 |
) |
|
|
(2.2 |
) |
|
|
(465,264 |
) |
|
|
(5.1 |
) |
|
|
(138,903 |
) |
|
|
(1.9 |
) |
Related
party interest expense
|
|
|
(68,365 |
) |
|
|
(1.6 |
) |
|
|
(64,800 |
) |
|
|
(1.9 |
) |
|
|
(134,353 |
) |
|
|
(1.5 |
) |
|
|
(130,069 |
) |
|
|
(1.7 |
) |
Foreign
currency exchange gains (loss)
|
|
|
3,172 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
(2,796 |
) |
|
|
(0.1 |
) |
|
|
2,017 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(472 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
other income (expense), net
|
|
|
(452,154 |
) |
|
|
(10.3 |
) |
|
|
(221,942 |
) |
|
|
(6.5 |
) |
|
|
(910,059 |
) |
|
|
(10.0 |
) |
|
|
(503,561 |
) |
|
|
(6.7 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss from continuing operations
|
|
|
(1,153,354 |
) |
|
|
(26.5 |
) |
|
|
(619,836 |
) |
|
|
(18.0 |
) |
|
|
(1,813,861 |
) |
|
|
(20.0 |
) |
|
|
(872,624 |
) |
|
|
(11.6 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discontinued
operations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain
on disposal of discontinued operations
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,062,000 |
|
|
|
30.8 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,062,000 |
|
|
|
14.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$ |
(1,153,354 |
) |
|
|
(26.5 |
)% |
|
$ |
442,164 |
|
|
|
12.8 |
% |
|
$ |
(1,813,861 |
) |
|
|
(20.0 |
)% |
|
$ |
189,376 |
|
|
|
2.6 |
% |
Operating
Revenues
Revenues
for the second quarter of fiscal 2009 increased $903 thousand, or 26%, as
compared to the same period of fiscal year 2008. This increase is
primarily attributable to the inclusion of One Ring revenues, which was acquired
March 31, 2008 and due to the inclusion of iBroadband revenues, which was
acquired July 11, 2008. Revenues for the first six months of fiscal
2009 increased approximately $1.7 million thousand, or 23%, as compared to the
same period of fiscal 2008. The increase is primarily attributable to
the inclusion of One Ring revenues, which was acquired March 31, 2008 and due to
the inclusion of iBroadband revenues, which was acquired July 11,
2008. Since the acquisition of One Ring and iBroadband, the Company
has made significant investments in increasing the broadband capacity and
capabilities. These investments have resulted in increasing revenues
on a month-to-month basis, and the Company fully expects broadband access
revenues to continue increasing.
Costs
of Revenues
Costs of
revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2009 increased $688 thousand, or 30%,
as compared to the same period of fiscal year 2008. The increase in
costs of revenues is directly proportional to the increase in revenues over the
same period of fiscal year 2008, both of which are primarily associated with the
One Ring and iBroadband acquisitions.
Costs of
revenues as a percentage of revenues for the first six months of fiscal 2008
increased approximately $1.3 million, or 25%, compared to the same six month
period of fiscal 2008. The increase in costs is directly proportional
to the increase in revenues and primarily resulted from the acquisitions of One
Ring and iBroadband. In addition, a majority of our costs of revenues
are variable, based on per minute transportation costs, costs of revenues as a
percentage of revenues will fluctuate, from quarter to quarter and year to year,
depending on the traffic mix between our wholesale and retail products and total
revenue for each year.
Sales
and Marketing Expenses
A
significant component of our revenue is generated by outside agents, a small
in-house sales force, and marketing through web portals and magazine
advertising, which is managed by an in-house sales and marketing
organization.
Sales and
marketing costs for the second quarter of fiscal 2009 decreased $81 thousand, or
42%, as compared to the same period of fiscal 2008. For the six
months ended April 30, 2009, our sales and marketing costs decreased $170
thousand, or 40%, as compared to the first six months of fiscal
2008. These decreases are primarily attributable to higher marketing
costs and agent commissions incurred during the first and second quarter of
fiscal 2008 as compared to the same period in fiscal 2009. In fiscal
2009, the revenue base used to calculate agent commissions decreased due to our
increased focus on high-speed internet products, which yield lower agent
commissions on a percentage basis.
We will
continue to focus our sales and marketing efforts on web portal and magazine
advertising, the establishment of distribution networks to facilitate the
introduction and growth of new products and services, and agent related expenses
to generate additional revenues.
General
and Administrative Expenses
General
and administrative expenses increased $393 thousand for the second quarter of
fiscal 2009 as compared to the same period of fiscal year 2008. This
increase is primarily attributable to the acquisition of One Ring and
iBroadband. Because One Ring was acquired on March 31, 2008, and
iBroadband on July 11, 2008, only a small portion of their general and
administrative expenses were included in the Company’s general and
administrative expenses during the second quarter of fiscal year
2008. For the six month period ending April 30, 2009, general and
administrative expenses increased $975 thousand, or 52% as compared to the same
six month period ending in fiscal 2008. The increase is due to
including a full six months of operating expenses for One Ring and iBroadband in
the current fiscal year, whereas only a small portion was included in the first
six months of fiscal 2008.
As part
of our strategy to provide fixed wireless services utilizing our own network, we
have increased our sales and marketing staff who are dedicated to acquiring and
supporting customer growth. These customers generally yield higher
gross profit margins, are likely to sign long-term service agreements, and often
purchase complementary products and services from the Company. As our
business model matures, we anticipate continued improvement in reducing
uncollectible accounts through improved customer retention, which will result in
increasingly competitive gross profit margins.
We review
our general and administrative expenses regularly and continue to manage the
costs accordingly to support our current and anticipated future business;
however, it may be difficult to achieve significant reductions in future periods
due to the relatively fixed nature of our general and administrative
expenses.
Depreciation
and Amortization
Depreciation
and amortization expense increased $213 thousand, or 80%, during the second
quarter of fiscal 2009 as compared to the same period of fiscal
2008. This increase is primarily attributable to additional expenses
associated with the One Ring acquisition including depreciation of equipment and
amortization of equipment under capital leases. Depreciation and
amortization expense for the first six months of fiscal 2009 increased $452
thousand, or 93%, as compared to the same six month period of fiscal
2008. The increase is due to additional depreciation expense
associated with the One Ring and iBroadband acquisition, and amortization
expense associated with equipment under capital leases.
Noncash
Financing Expense, Related Party Non-Cash Financing Expense, Interest Expense
and Related Party Interest Expense
Noncash
interest expense, related party non-cash interest expense, interest expense, and
related party interest expense increased $236 thousand, or 108% during the
second quarter of fiscal 2009 as compared to the same quarter in fiscal
2008. The increase was primarily due to amortizing certain debt
discounts and loan fees in the second quarter of fiscal 2009 that were not
amortized during the second quarter of fiscal 2008.
Noncash
financing expense results from the amortization of deferred financing fees and
debt discounts on our debts to third party lenders and related
parties. The decrease in noncash interest expense was partially
offset by increased interest expense associated with convertible
notes.
Discontinued
Operations
During
fiscal 2004, the Company determined, based on final written communications with
the State of Texas, that it had a liability for sales taxes (including penalties
and interest) totaling $1.1 million. On August 5, 2005, the State of
Texas filed a lawsuit in the 53rd Judicial District Court of Travis County,
Austin, Texas against the Company. The lawsuit requests payment of
approximately $1.162 million, including penalties and for state and local sales
tax. The sales tax amount due is attributable to audit findings of
the State of Texas for the years 1995 to 1999 associated with Canmax Retail
Systems (“Canmax”), a former operating subsidiary of ours, which provided retail
automation software and related services to the retail petroleum and convenience
store industries.
Effective
April 30, 2008, the Company entered into a settlement agreement and release with
the State of Texas (“State”) whereby the State released the Company, with the
exception of Canmax, from any and all claims related to the sales tax liability
with the State. In consideration for the release, the Company paid
the State $100,000 during the second quarter of fiscal 2008.
Effective
April 30, 2008, the Company entered into a purchase agreement to sell Canmax to
a third party for a nominal fee. The sale of Canmax resulted in a
gain of $1,062,000, which was classified as a gain on disposal of discontinued
operations in the accompanying statement of operations.
Liquidity
and Sources of Capital
Our
operating activities generated approximately $186 thousand of cash during the
first six months of fiscal 2009, which primarily resulted from increased
operating revenues related to the acquisitions of One Ring and iBroadband, and
changes in our current assets and liabilities. However, based on a
negative operating cash flow during fiscal year 2008, and generally a history of
negative operating cash flows, our fiscal 2008 audit report includes an
explanatory paragraph indicating doubt about our ability to continue as a going
concern.
Our major
growth areas are anticipated to include the continued expansion of our broadband
internet and voice services, the establishment of additional wholesale points of
termination to offer our existing wholesale and retail customers. Our
future operating success is dependent on our ability to generate positive cash
flow from our broadband internet and voice services. Any failure of
our business plan, including the risk and timing involved in rolling out retail
products to end users, could result in a significant cash flow crisis, and could
force us to seek alternative sources of financing as discussed, or to greatly
reduce or discontinue operations. Although various possibilities for
obtaining financing or effecting a business combination have been discussed from
time to time, there are no agreements with any party to raise money or for us to
combine with another entity and we cannot assure you that we will be successful
in our search for investors or lenders. Any additional financing we
may obtain may involve material and substantial dilution to existing
stockholders. In such event, the percentage ownership of our current
stockholders may be materially reduced, and any new equity securities sold by us
may have rights, preferences, or privileges senior to our current common
stockholders. If we do not obtain additional financings, divest of certain
operating units or other capital assets, or engage in significant cost
reductions, or any combination of the aforementioned, we expect that our ability
to maintain our operations through fiscal 2009 may be significantly
jeopardized.
At April
30, 2009, we had cash and cash equivalents of $270,000, an increase in cash and
cash equivalents of $39,000 from the balance at October 31, 2008. We
had working capital deficits at April 30, 2009 and October 31, 2008 of $3.7
million and $2.1 million, respectively.
Net cash
provided by operating activities during the first six months of fiscal 2009 was
$186,000 as compared to cash used by operating activities of $695,000 during the
same period of fiscal 2008. During the first six months of fiscal
2009, to compute operating cash flows, our net loss of $1,814,000 was positively
adjusted for noncash interest expense of $312,000, depreciation and amortization
of $939,000, share-based compensation expense of $19,000, and changes in
operating assets and liabilities of $741,000, partially offset by the gain on
disposal of property of $11,000. During the first six months of
fiscal 2008, to compute operating cash flows, our net loss of $189,000 was
positively adjusted for noncash interest expense of $234,000, bad debts expense
of 8,000, depreciation and amortization of $488,000, share-based compensation
expense of $17,000, offset by a gain on settlement of liabilities of $1,062,000,
and decreases in operating assets and liabilities of $569,000.
Net cash
used in investing activities during the first six months of fiscal 2009 was
$37,000, which resulted from purchases of property and equipment of $48,000,
partially offset by proceeds from the sale of property equipment of
$11,000. Net cash used by investing activities during the first six
months of fiscal 2008 resulted from the purchase of property and equipment of
$36,000 and payments on the One Ring acquisition of $105,000.
Net cash
used by financing activities during the six months of fiscal 2009 was $110,000,
resulting from net advances from the revolving line of credit of $3,883,000,
proceeds from the sale of common stock of $30,000, partially offset by payments
on capital leases of $324,000 and payments on notes of $67,000, and payments on
the revolving line of credit of $3,632,000. Net cash provided by
financing activities during the first six months of fiscal 2008 was $846,000,
resulting from proceeds on the sale of common stock of $120,000, proceeds from
the issuance of convertible debentures of $1,800,000, partially offset by
capital lease payments of $48,000, payments on related party notes of $50,000,
payments on notes payable of $600,000, and payment of financing fees of
$376,000.
We have
an accumulated deficit of approximately $55 million as of April 30, 2009 as well
as a significant working capital deficit. Funding of our working
capital deficit, current and future operating losses, and expansion will require
continuing capital investment, which may not be available to
us. Although to date we have been able to arrange the debt facilities
and equity financing described below, there can be no assurance that sufficient
debt or equity financing will continue to be available in the future or that it
will be available on terms acceptable to us.
ITEM
3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
RISK
Market
Risk Related to Interest Rates
Our debt
instruments contain fixed interest rate provisions; therefore, market risk
related to changes in interest rates is immaterial or non-existent to our
operations for fiscal year 2009.
Market
Risk Related Foreign Currency Exchange Rates
We are
exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risk resulting from our operations in
South Africa and fluctuations in the value of the South African
Rand. However, because our operations in South Africa are immaterial,
our ability to conduct operations on a consolidated basis is unaffected by
fluctuations in the value of the South African Rand.
ITEM
4T. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of the
fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2009, we carried out an evaluation, under the
supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our
Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our
disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15(e)
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as of the end
of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation, our Chief
Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure
controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information we are required
to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is
recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified
in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms.
Changes
in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There
were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred
during the second quarter of fiscal 2009 that have materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION.
The
Company, from time to time, may be subject to legal proceedings and claims in
the ordinary course of business, including claims of alleged infringement of
trademarks and other intellectual property of third parties by the
Company. Such claims, even if not meritorious, could result in the
expenditure of significant financial and managerial resources.
Coastline
Capital. The Company filed a lawsuit against Coastline Capital on
May 5, 2008 for Declaratory Relief from interference in the Valens and Laurus
debenture transactions and Coastline Capital subsequently sued the Company on
June 23, 2008 for broker’s fees on the same transaction. The Company does
not believe any fees are due on the transaction pursuant to the
non-exclusiveness of the contract and other contractual
provisions. As a result, the Company will pursue this lawsuit and
defense adamantly, and believes that no fees will be due Coastline
Capital.
Item
1A. Risk Factors
Our
business is subject to a number of risks. You should carefully
consider the following risk factors, together with all of the other information
included or incorporated by reference in this report, before you decide whether
to purchase our common stock. The risks set out below are not the
only risks we face. If any of the following risks occur, our
business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially
adversely affected. In such case, the trading price of our common
stock could decline, and a shareholder may lose all or part of its
investment.
Our
cash flow may not be sufficient to satisfy our cost of operations. If
not, we must raise capital by selling equity or debt instruments. If
we are unable to generate sufficient cash flow from operations or financings, we
may be forced to sell our assets, terminate our business and cease our
operations.
For the
six months ended April 30, 2009, and fiscal year ended October 31, 2008, we
recorded net losses from continuing operations of approximately $1.8 million and
$2.5 million, respectively, on revenues from continuing operations of
approximately $9.2 and $17.2 million, respectively. For the six
months ended April 30, 2009, our net loss from continuing operations included
approximately $1.3 million in non-cash expenses, primarily depreciation expense
and non-cash interest expense, partially offset by a gain on legal settlements
of $232 thousand. As a result of our fiscal first quarter loss and
historical losses, we currently have a working capital deficit.
Our
independent auditors have included a going concern paragraph in their audit
opinion on our consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended
October 31, 2008, which states “The Company has suffered recurring losses from
continuing operations during each of the last two fiscal
years. Additionally, at October 31, 2008, the Company's current
liabilities exceeded its current assets by $2.1 million and the Company had a
shareholders' deficit totaling $2.9 million. These conditions raise
substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going
concern.”
Our
operating history makes it difficult to accurately assess our general prospects
in the broadband wireless internet sector of the Diversified Communications
Service industry and the effectiveness of our business strategy. As
of the date of this report, a majority of our revenues are not derived from
broadband internet services. Instead, we generated most of our
revenues from retail fixed-line and wholesale communication
services. In addition, we have limited meaningful historical
financial data upon which to forecast our future sales and operating
expenses. Our future performance will also be subject to prevailing
economic conditions and to financial, business and other
factors. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that we will successfully
implement our business strategy or that our actual future cash flows from
operations or financings will be sufficient to satisfy our debt obligations and
working capital needs. If we do not obtain additional financings,
divest of certain operating units or other capital assets, or engage in
significant cost reductions, or any combination of the aforementioned, we expect
that our ability to maintain our operations through fiscal 2009 may be
significantly jeopardized.
Potential
for substantial dilution to our existing stockholders exists.
The
issuance of shares of common stock upon conversion of secured convertible notes
or upon exercise of outstanding warrants and/or stock options may cause
immediate and substantial dilution to our existing stockholders. In
addition, any additional financing may result in significant dilution to our
existing stockholders.
We
face competition from numerous, mostly well-capitalized sources.
The
market for our products and services is highly competitive. We face
competition from multiple sources, many of which have greater financial
resources and a substantial presence in our markets and offer products or
services similar to our services. Therefore, we may not be able to
successfully compete in our markets, which could result in a failure to
implement our business strategy, adversely affecting our ability to attract and
retain new customers. In addition, competition within the industries
in which we operate is characterized by, among other factors, price, and the
ability to offer enhanced services. Significant price competition
would reduce the margins realized by us in our telecommunications
operations. Many of our competitors have greater financial resources
to devote to research, development, and marketing, and may be able to respond
more quickly to new or merging technologies and changes in customer
requirements.
We
have pledged our assets to existing creditors.
Our notes
are secured by a lien on substantially all of our assets. A default
by us under the secured notes would enable the holders of the notes to take
control of substantially all of our assets. The holders of the
secured notes have no operating experience in our industry and if we were to
default and the note holders were to take over control of our Company, they
could force us to substantially curtail or cease our operations. If
this happens, you could lose your entire investment in our common
stock.
In
addition, the existence of our asset pledges to the holders of the secured notes
will make it more difficult for us to obtain additional financing required to
repay monies borrowed by us, continue our business operations, and pursue our
growth strategy.
The
regulatory environment in our industry is very uncertain.
The legal
and regulatory environment pertaining to the Internet and Diversified
Communication Services industry is uncertain and changing rapidly as the use of
the Internet increases. For example, in the United States, the FCC
had been considering whether to impose surcharges or additional regulations upon
certain providers of Internet telephony, and indeed the FCC has confirmed that
providers must begin charging Universal Service access charges of roughly
6.5%.
New
regulations could increase the cost of doing business over the Internet or
restrict or prohibit the delivery of our products or services using the
Internet. In addition to new regulations being adopted, existing laws may be
applied to the Internet. Newly enacted laws may cover issues that
include sales and other taxes, access charges, user privacy, pricing controls,
characteristics and quality of products and services, consumer protection,
contributions to the Universal Service Fund, an FCC-administered fund for the
support of local telephone service in rural and high-cost areas, cross-border
commerce, copyright, trademark and patent infringement, and other claims based
on the nature and content of Internet materials.
Changes
in the technology relating to Broadband Wireless Internet could threaten our
operations.
The
industries in which we compete are characterized, in part, by rapid growth,
evolving industry standards, significant technological changes, and frequent
product enhancements. These characteristics could render existing
systems and strategies obsolete and require us to continue to develop and
implement new products and services, anticipate changing consumer demands and
respond to emerging industry standards and technological changes. No
assurance can be given that we will be able to keep pace with the rapidly
changing consumer demands, technological trends, and evolving industry
standards.
We
rely on four key senior officers.
We rely
heavily on our senior management team of Christopher Canfield, Michael McGuane,
Michael Prachar, and Matthew Liotta, and our future success may depend, in large
part, upon our ability to retain these key officers. The loss of the
services of our key personnel or the inability to attract and retain the
additional, highly-talented employees required for the development, marketing
and sales of our products and services may have a material adverse effect on
us.
Any
natural disaster or other occurrence that renders our operations center
inoperable could significantly hinder the delivery of our services to our
customers because we lack an off-site back-up communications
system.
Currently,
our disaster recovery systems focus on internal redundancy and diverse routing
within our operations center. We currently do not have an off-site
communications system that would enable us to continue to provide communications
services to our customers in the event of a natural disaster, terrorist attack
or other occurrence that rendered our operations center
inoperable. Accordingly, our business is subject to the risk that
such a disaster or other occurrence could hinder or prevent us from providing
services to some or all of our customers. As a result of recent
acquisitions, we have mitigated the risk that a natural disaster or other
geographic-specific occurrence could hinder or prevent us from providing
services to some or all of our customers. Nonetheless, a delay in the
delivery of our services could cause some of our customers to discontinue
business with us, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial
condition, and results of operations.
We
may be unable to manage our growth.
We intend
to expand our fixed wireless and fiber optic carrier services network and the
range of enhanced communication services that we provide. Our
expansion prospects must be considered in light of the risks, expenses and
difficulties frequently encountered by companies in new and rapidly evolving
markets. Our revenues will suffer if we are unable to manage this
expansion properly.
We
face risks associated with the marketing, distribution, and sale of our products
and services internationally, and if we are unable to effectively manage these
risks, our ability to expand our business abroad could be impaired.
We sold
many of our services to customers outside of the U.S. The marketing,
international distribution, and sale of our products and services expose us to a
number of risks, including the following:
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in currency exchange rates;
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difficulty
in engaging and retaining distributors who are knowledgeable about and,
can function effectively in, overseas
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increased
costs associated with maintaining marketing efforts in various
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difficulty
and costs relating to compliance with the various commercial and legal
requirements of the overseas markets in which we offer our products;
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Our
OTC Bulletin Board listing negatively affects the liquidity of our common stock
as compared with other trading boards.
Our
common stock currently trades on the OTC Bulletin Board. Therefore,
no assurances can be given that a liquid trading market will exist at the time
any stockholder desires to dispose of any shares of our common
stock. In addition, our common stock is subject to the so-called
"penny stock" rules that impose additional sales practice requirements on
broker-dealers who sell such securities to persons other than established
customers and accredited investors (generally defined as an investor with a net
worth in excess of $1 million or annual income exceeding $200,000, or $300,000
together with a spouse). For transactions covered by the penny stock
rules, a broker-dealer must make a suitability determination for the purchaser
and must have received the purchaser's written consent to the transaction prior
to sale. Consequently, both the ability of a broker-dealer to sell
our common stock and the ability of holders of our common stock to sell their
securities in the secondary market may be adversely affected. The
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has adopted regulations that
define a "penny stock" to be an equity security that has a market price of less
than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. For any
transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require the
delivery, prior to the transaction, of a disclosure schedule relating to the
penny stock market. The broker-dealer must disclose the commissions
payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative, current
quotations for the securities and, if the broker-dealer is to sell the
securities as a market maker, the broker-dealer must disclose this fact and the
broker-dealer's presumed control over the market. Finally, monthly
statements must be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock
held in the account and information on the limited market in penny
stocks.
Our
executive officers, directors and major shareholders have significant
shareholdings, which may lead to conflicts with other shareholders over
corporate governance matters.
Our
current directors, officers and more than 5% shareholders, as a group,
beneficially own approximately 75% of our outstanding common
stock. Acting together, these shareholders would be able to
significantly influence all matters that our shareholders vote upon, including
the election of directors and mergers or other business
combinations. As a result, they have the ability to control our
affairs and business, including the election of directors and subject to certain
limitations, approval or preclusion of fundamental corporate
transactions. This concentration of ownership of our common stock may
delay or prevent a change in the control, impede a merger, consolidation,
takeover or other transaction involving us, or discourage a potential acquirer
from making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain control of our
Company.
We
are subject to the ongoing requirements of section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act. If we are unable to timely comply with section 404 or if the
costs related to compliance are significant, our profitability, stock price and
results of operations and financial condition could be materially adversely
affected.
We are
required to comply with the provisions of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002, which requires that we document and test our internal controls and
certify that we are responsible for maintaining an adequate system of internal
control procedures. During fiscal 2008 and during the first and
second quarters of fiscal 2009, we documented and tested certain existing
controls and evaluated these existing controls against the standards adopted by
the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission. During the course of our ongoing evaluation and
integration of the internal controls of our business, we may identify areas
requiring improvement, and we may have to design enhanced processes and controls
to address issues identified through this review.
We
believe that the out-of-pocket costs, the diversion of management’s attention
from running the day-to-day operations and operational changes caused by the
need to comply with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
could be significant. If the time and costs associated with such
compliance exceed our current expectations, our results of operations could be
adversely affected. We cannot be certain at this time that we will be
able to successfully complete the procedures, certification and attestation
requirements of Section 404 or that our auditors will not have to report a
material weakness in connection with the presentation of our financial
statements. If we fail to comply with the requirements of Section 404
or if our auditors report such material weakness, the accuracy and timeliness of
the filing of our annual report may be materially adversely affected and could
cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, which
could have a negative effect on the trading price of our common
stock. In addition, a material weakness in the effectiveness of our
internal controls over financial reporting could result in an increased chance
of fraud and the loss of customers, reduce our ability to obtain financing and
require additional expenditures to comply with these requirements, each of which
could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and
financial condition.
Items
2-5.
Not
applicable.
Item
6. Exhibits
Exhibit
Index
NO. DESCRIPTION OF
EXHIBIT
31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer
pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule
15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (filed herewith)
31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer
pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule
15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (filed herewith)
32.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (furnished
herewith)
32.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (furnished
herewith)