November 5, 2008

John Lowber, (907) 868-5628; jlowber@gci.com
Bruce Broquet, (907) 868-6660; bbroquet@gci.com
David Morris, (907) 265-5396; dmorris@gci.com
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

GCI REPORTS PRELIMINARY THIRD QUARTER 2008 FINANCIAL RESULTS

·  
Consolidated revenue of $151.2 million
·  
EBITDAS of $46.7 million
·  
Net income of $0.6 million or $0.01 per diluted share

ANCHORAGE, AK -- GCI (NASDAQ:GNCMA) today reported preliminary third quarter 2008 revenues of $151.2 million, an increase of 12.8 percent over the third quarter of 2007. Third quarter 2008 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and share based compensation expense (EBITDAS) totaled $46.7 million and includes a $0.6 million non-cash charge attributable to a charitable gift of broadband capacity to the University of Alaska. EBITDAS increased $7.7 million or 19.9 percent from the third quarter of 2007. The increase in EBITDAS was attributable to growth in all segments except network access.

GCI’s third quarter 2008 net income is $0.6 million, or earnings per diluted share of $0.01. The company’s third quarter net income compares to net income of $3.0 million, or earnings per diluted share of $0.05 in the same period of 2007. Net income for the third quarter of 2008 also includes the $0.6 million non-cash charge.

GCI’s third quarter results are preliminary due to the pending completion of certain depreciation calculations for the company’s wireless subsidiary Alaska DigiTel as described below.

Third quarter 2008 revenue increased along all products lines, excluding voice when compared to the prior year. Revenues for the company increased $8.8 million, or 6.2 percent, over second quarter 2008 revenues of $142.5 million. Third quarter EBITDAS of $46.7 million increased 6.5 percent from $43.8 million in the second quarter of 2008.

“We are very pleased to report another quarter of record revenue and EBITDAS,” said GCI president Ron Duncan. “GCI’s solid third quarter financial results are accompanied by excellent customer metrics. This continuing growth in customer and product counts is driving GCI’s accelerating financial success. We are out pacing our EBITDAS guidance for 2008 and our stated goal of $200 million for 2009 should be achievable.”

“The third quarter was very busy. It is the peak of our construction season and we deployed $75 million in capital building our statewide wired and wireless networks. I am pleased to report that these investments have already started to grow our EBITDAS. Our $33 million southeast fiber system turned up with a $6 million annual run rate in cost savings and new revenue and the new wireless service that we are rolling out in Alaska’s rural communities is being met with a phenomenal reception.”

“During the quarter we closed on our purchase of Alaska Wireless and acquired the remaining equity interest and operating control of Alaska DigiTel. We are rapidly integrating these two investments and they have contributed significantly to our wireless growth.”

 
      “This quarter marks the start of our wireless transition. We have begun switching customers from the GSM resale platform to our own network. Significant EBITDAS is shifting from our network access business to our consumer and commercial business segments as a result of the transition of AT&T Mobility traffic off of our carrier network and our transition of wireless customers to our own network.”

“Our stock has not escaped the pressures of the global financial crisis although it has recovered some in the last ten days. I find comfort in the fact that GCI has ample liquidity and is backed by a strong banking group. We ended the third quarter with $144 million in cash and undrawn credit facilities. Approximately $100 million of that amount would be currently available to us under our credit agreements. The Alaska economy continues to perform well remaining largely unscathed by the current economic turmoil. Employment continues to grow in Alaska, mortgage foreclosure rates are the lowest in the nation and the commercial real estate market is still strong.”

“Alaska appears to be uniquely positioned to weather recessionary pressures despite the recent steep decline in energy prices. The State has large cash reserves that should enable it to maintain its budget for at least the next two fiscal years. This is important for Alaska’s economy as the State is the largest employer and second largest source of gross state product. We believe Alaska will play an increasing role in our national energy policy and state’s economy will continue to grow as a direct result.”

GCI is increasing 2008 guidance for revenues to $560 million to $570 million, an increase of $10 million from previous guidance of $550 million to $560 million and expects EBITDAS in excess of $170 million, an increase of $5 million from previous guidance of more than $165 million. Additionally GCI anticipates total cash receipts in excess of $45 million during 2008 as a result of fiber IRU agreements which are not otherwise reflected in current guidance. GCI will provide 2009 revenue and EBITDAS guidance with its fourth quarter 2008 earnings report. As previously discussed in management’s quarterly conference calls, quarterly guidance will no longer be provided by the company.

Highlights
·  
Consumer revenues totaled $66.5 million, an increase of 17.1 percent over the prior year quarter and an increase of 7.0 percent over the second quarter of 2008. The increases were in video, data and wireless products and services.

·  
GCI local access lines increased by 1,800 over the second quarter of 2008. Consumer, network access, commercial and other local access lines totaled 139,500 at the end of the third quarter of 2008, representing an estimated 33 percent share of the total access line market in Alaska.

·  
GCI has provisioned 94,500 access lines representing 68 percent of its total access lines on its own facilities at the end of the third quarter of 2008, an increase of 4,800 lines over the second quarter of 2008 and an increase of 34,100 lines when compared to the end of the third quarter of the prior year. The company had provisioned 60,400 access lines on its own facilities at the end of the third quarter of 2007.

·  
GCI’s cable plant will be 100 percent digital by the end of 2008.
 
 
·  
GCI had 101,100 consumer and commercial cable modem access customers at the end of the third quarter of 2008, an increase of 1,100 over the 100,000 cable modem customers at the end of the second quarter 2008. Average monthly revenue per cable modem totaled $39.23 for the third quarter of 2008 as compared to $37.77 for the second quarter of 2008, an increase of 3.9 percent. The increase in average monthly revenues arises primarily from customers upgrading to plans with increased levels of service.

·  
GCI began converting its GSM wireless customers during September 2008. The total number of conversions to-date is below plan but the conversion rate is rapidly increasing. The company expects to have the conversion completed before the end of the second quarter of 2009. Conversion costs are expected to range between $6.0 million and $8.0 million.

·  
GCI has 88,100 wireless subscribers, an increase of 4,000 subscribers from the second quarter of 2008. This increase includes customers acquired with the acquisition of Alaska Wireless offset by a database clean up of Alaska DigiTel customers.

·  
GCI is now serving several communities in Southeast Alaska with its new $33 million undersea fiber. The project was completed and turned up on October 1, 2008. Costs savings and new revenues from the project are already at a $6.0 annual run rate.

·  
GCI’s business plan is fully financed by $460 million in senior credit facilities, led by Calyon and supported by a strong group of nine other major lending institutions. GCI’s short-term cash is primarily maintained at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., a participant in GCI credit facilities. GCI has approximately $96 million in availability on its revolving line of credit, $10 million available under other credit facilities and had cash and marketable securities of $37.7 million at the end of the third quarter of 2008. GCI’s financial agreements, including the satellite capital lease agreement, require annual principal payments of approximately $10 million. The senior bank credit facility revolver is due August 31, 2011 and the term loan is due in approximately equal amounts on December 31, 2011 and August 31, 2012. GCI has not invested in any derivatives or currency speculation contracts other than the purchase of a $180 million LIBOR cap on July 1, 2008. The cap limits the company’s three month LIBOR exposure to 4.5 percent until July 1, 2010.

Consumer
Consumer revenues increased 17.1 percent to $66.5 million compared to $56.8 million in the third quarter of 2007 and increased 7.0 percent over the second quarter of 2008. The increased revenue is from video, data and wireless products.

Consumer voice revenues were down 1.4 percent from the prior year and 4.4 percent from the second quarter of 2008. The decrease in voice revenues is primarily due to a $0.6 million decrease in USF support revenues, primarily due to a change in the accrual estimation during the third quarter of 2008. Consumer local access lines in service for the third quarter were up approximately 9,700 lines compared to the third quarter of 2007. Access lines in the third quarter increased by 1,100 over the second quarter of 2008.

GCI serves 64,300 consumer access lines on its own facilities, an increase of 3,800 lines from the second quarter of 2008. More than 80 percent of total consumer access lines are completely provisioned on GCI owned facilities.

Consumer video revenues increased 10.1 percent over the prior year and were up 2.2 percent from the second quarter of 2008. The increase in year over year revenue is due in part to an increase in video subscribers, subscribers purchasing higher tier services including high definition or digital service and renting high definition/digital video recorders. Consumer video subscribers totaled 131,200, an increase of 5,600 subscribers over the third quarter of 2007 and 900 subscribers from the second quarter of 2008.
 
 
Consumer data revenues increased 23.0 percent over the prior year and 3.5 percent over the second quarter of 2008. The increase in consumer data revenues is due to an increase in cable modem customers and an increase in average monthly revenue per modem subscriber. The increase in average monthly revenues arises in part from customers upgrading to plans with increased levels of service. GCI added 8,000 consumer cable modem customers over the prior year and 1,100 customers during the third quarter of 2008.

Consumer wireless revenues increased to $17.9 million, an increase of 43.6 percent over the third quarter of 2007. The increase in wireless revenues is due in part to an increase in wireless subscribers, including those of the company’s wireless subsidiaries and the acquisition of Alaska Wireless on July 1, 2008.

Network Access
Network access revenues decreased 9.1 percent to $38.8 million as compared to $42.7 million in the third quarter of 2007 and decreased 7.4 percent from the second quarter of 2008. The decrease is primarily attributed to the previously announced transition of AT&T Mobility traffic off of the GCI network.

Voice revenues, as expected, decreased 23.9 percent from the prior year and 15.3 percent from the second quarter of 2008. The decrease in voice revenues from the prior year is primarily due to the migration of AT&T Mobility traffic. Network access minutes decreased 20.4 percent to 255.8 million minutes for the third quarter of 2008 as compared to the third quarter of 2007. Minutes for the third quarter of 2008 decreased 21.6 percent from the second quarter of 2008.

Data revenues for the third quarter of 2008 were up 21.6 percent compared to third quarter 2007 and increased 0.9 percent over the second quarter of 2008. The increase in data revenues over the prior year is primarily due to an increase in circuits sold.

Commercial
Commercial revenues increased 10.6 percent to $30.2 million as compared to $27.3 million in the third quarter of 2007 and increased 9.9 percent from $27.4 million in the second quarter of 2008. Commercial revenues increased primarily due to an increase in video advertising and time and materials revenues.

A third quarter decrease in voice revenues as compared to the prior year was primarily due to a decrease in average revenue per minute and a 0.6 percent decrease in long distance minutes. Sequentially, commercial minutes increased 1.2 percent over the second quarter of 2008. GCI increased commercial local access lines by 3,500 over the third quarter of 2007 and 800 when compared to the second quarter of 2008.

Commercial video revenues increased 39.6 percent on a year-over-year and sequential basis. The increase in revenues is due mostly to an increase in advertising revenues.

Commercial data network revenues in the third quarter of 2008 totaled $18.1 million, an increase of 13.7 percent when compared to $16.0 million in the third quarter of 2007 and increased $1.6 million or 9.4 percent, when compared to $16.6 million in the second quarter of 2008.
 
 
    Commercial data network revenues comprise $9.8 million in monthly recurring charges for data services and $8.3 million in charges billed on a time and materials basis largely for personnel providing on-site customer support. This latter category can vary significantly based on project activity. For the third quarter of 2008 monthly recurring data revenues increased by approximately $0.8 million when compared to the third quarter 2007 and $0.3 million compared to the second quarter 2008.
 
Managed Broadband 
            Managed broadband revenues totaled $9.9 million in the third quarter of 2008, an increase of 33.9 percent from $7.4 million in the third quarter of 2007. Revenue for the third quarter was up 8.0 percent from the $9.1 million reported in the second quarter of 2008. A significant portion of the increased revenues are a result of the acquisition of the United Companies.

Regulated Operations
Regulated operations revenues totaled $5.9 million and its EBITDAS totaled $1.3 million for the third quarter of 2008. Regulated operations has 12,300 local access lines at the end of the third quarter of 2008, an increase of 100 access lines over the second quarter of 2008.

Other Items
During the third quarter of 2008 GCI’s capital expenditures totaled $68.1 million as compared to $167.4 million in the second quarter of 2008. GCI’s capital expenditures total $288.2 million for the first nine months of 2008. GCI received an amendment on October 17, 2008 increasing total allowable capital expenditures by $15 million to $340 million for 2008. The increase was required primarily to meet customer requirements related to approximately $60 million in fiber capacity agreements.

In late December 2007, Alaska DigiTel committed to a substantial upgrade of its wireless network during 2008 and expected to decommission certain assets at or near the end of 2008. As a result of this decision the estimated useful life of these assets changed, and the net book value at the date the decision was determined should have been depreciated over the remaining period the assets were expected to be used. GCI has recently determined that Alaska DigiTel’s depreciation expense was understated approximately $1.9 million and $1.8 million, respectively, in the first and second quarters of 2008 or approximately $0.5 million and $0.6 million, respectively, net of income tax and minority interest, for the first and second quarters of 2008. GCI expects to restate its first and second quarter results by filing amended Forms 10Q as soon as practicable. The adjustments are expected to result in a slight increase in previously reported EBITDAS resulting from the related effect on minority interest.

While the company believes that the financial results included in this press release are materially correct, the company's auditors have not yet concluded all aspects of their review of our financial statements. Accordingly, the financial results included herein should be considered preliminary and may be subject to change following conclusion of the review.

GCI will hold a conference call to discuss the quarter’s results on Thursday, November 6, 2008 beginning at 2 p.m. (Eastern). To access the briefing on November 6, dial 888-323-9725 (International callers should dial 517-308-9003) and identify your call as “GCI.” In addition to the conference call, GCI will make available net conferencing. To access the call via net conference, log on to www.gci.com and follow the instructions. A replay of the call will be available for 72-hours by dialing 866-376-2452, access code 7461 (International callers should dial 203-369-0302).

GCI is the largest telecommunications company in Alaska. The company’s cable plant, which provides voice, video, and broadband data services, passes 90 percent of Alaska households. GCI operates Alaska’s most extensive terrestrial/subsea fiber optic network, which by the end of 2008, will connect not only Anchorage but also Fairbanks, and Juneau/Southeast to the lower 48 states with a diversely routed,
 
 
protected fiber network. The company’s satellite network provides communications services to small towns and villages throughout rural Alaska. GCI is now in the process of constructing Alaska’s first truly statewide mobile wireless network, which will seamlessly link urban and rural Alaska for the first time in the state’s history.

A pioneer in bundled services, GCI is the top provider of voice, data, and video services to Alaska consumers with a 70 percent share of the consumer broadband market. GCI is also the leading provider of communications services to enterprise customers, particularly large enterprise customers with complex data networking needs. More information about the company can be found at www.gci.com.

The foregoing contains forward-looking statements regarding the company’s expected results that are based on management’s expectations as well as on a number of assumptions concerning future events. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward looking statements due to uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside GCI’s control. Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward looking statements is contained in GCI’s cautionary statement sections of Form 10-K and 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
            
             
             
(Amounts in thousands)
            
   
(Unaudited,
        
   
preliminary)
        
   
September 30,
    
December 31,
  
Assets
  
2008
    
2007
  
             
Current assets:
            
  Cash and cash equivalents
   $ 32,408       13,074  
                 
  Receivables
     110,724       97,913  
  Less allowance for doubtful receivables
     1,946       1,657  
     Net receivables
     108,778       96,256  
                 
  Deferred income taxes
     8,101       5,734  
  Investment securities
     5,276       -  
  Inventories
     5,266       2,541  
  Prepaid expenses
     5,255       5,356  
  Other current assets
     713       717  
       Total current assets
     165,797       123,678  
                 
Property and equipment in service, net of depreciation
     743,274       504,273  
Construction in progress
     100,657       69,409  
       Net property and equipment
     843,931       573,682  
                 
Cable certificates
     191,565       191,565  
Goodwill
     62,387       42,181  
Wireless licenses
     26,007       25,757  
Other intangible assets, net of amortization
     20,419       11,769  
Deferred loan and senior notes costs, net of amortization
     6,388       6,202  
Other assets
     11,594       9,399  
    Total other assets
     318,360       286,873  
       Total assets
   $ 1,328,088       984,233  
                 
           
(Continued)
  
Note:
                
Our results as of September 30, 2008 are preliminary as our auditors have not completed their review due to a restatement of our Forms 10-Q for March 31, 2008 and June 30, 2008. We are in the process of assessing the impact of the restatement and we expect to file Forms 10-Q/A for March 31, 2008 and June 30, 2008 as soon as practicable. The financial information presented includes the anticipated effects of the restatement.
  

 
 
 

GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
            
(Continued)
            
             
             
(Amounts in thousands)
            
   
(Unaudited,
        
   
preliminary)
        
   
September 30,
    
December 31,
  
Liabilities, Minority Interest, and Stockholders' Equity
  
2008
    
2007
  
             
Current liabilities:
            
  Current maturities of obligations under long-term debt and capital leases
   $ 13,792       2,375  
  Accounts payable
     51,831       35,747  
  Deferred revenue
     21,181       16,600  
  Accrued payroll and payroll related obligations
     18,542       16,329  
  Accrued liabilities
     11,174       7,536  
  Accrued interest
     2,977       8,927  
  Subscriber deposits
     1,143       877  
     Total current liabilities
     120,640       88,391  
                 
Long-term debt
     703,390       536,115  
Obligations under capital leases, excluding current maturities
     95,151       2,290  
Obligation under capital lease due to related party, excluding current
  maturity
     1,866       469  
Deferred income taxes
     91,071       84,294  
Long-term deferred revenue
     37,117       845  
Other liabilities
     15,579       12,396  
       Total liabilities
     1,064,814       724,800  
                 
Minority interest
     -       6,478  
                 
Commitments and contingencies
                
Stockholders’ equity:
                
  Common stock (no par):
                
    Class A.  Authorized 100,000 shares; issued 49,974 and 50,437
     shares at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively;
     outstanding 49,505 and 49,425 shares at September 30, 2008 and
     December 31, 2007, respectively
     150,935       155,980  
                 
    Class B.  Authorized 10,000 shares; issued 3,247 and 3,257 shares at
     September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively; outstanding
     3,245 and 3,255 shares at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007,
     respectively; convertible on a share-per-share basis into Class A
     common stock
     2,742       2,751  
                 
    Less cost of 471 and 473 Class A and Class B common shares held in
      treasury at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively
     (3,423 )     (3,448 )
                 
  Paid-in capital
     25,310       20,132  
  Retained earnings
     87,710       77,540  
       Total stockholders' equity
     263,274       252,955  
                 
       Total liabilities, minority interest, and stockholders' equity
   $ 1,328,088       984,233  
                 
Note:
                
Our results as of September 30, 2008 are preliminary as our auditors have not completed their review due to a restatement of our Forms 10-Q for March 31, 2008 and June 30, 2008. We are in the process of assessing the impact of the restatement and we expect to file Forms 10-Q/A for March 31, 2008 and June 30, 2008 as soon as practicable. The financial information presented includes the anticipated effects of the restatement.
  

 
 
 

GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                        
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
                        
(Unaudited)
                        
                         
   
Three Months Ended
    
Nine Months Ended
  
   
September 30,
    
September 30,
  
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
  
2008 (preliminary)
    
2007
(as restated)
    
2008 (preliminary)
    
2007
(as restated)
  
                         
Revenues
   $ 151,233       134,090       428,368       389,011  
                                 
Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown
  separately below)
     50,401       52,213       154,160       145,782  
Selling, general and administrative expenses
     56,410       44,735       151,076       131,770  
Depreciation and amortization expense
     28,552       21,970       78,821       64,273  
   Operating income
     15,870       15,172       44,311       47,186  
                                 
Other income (expense):
                                
  Interest expense
     (13,693 )     (8,620 )     (33,277 )     (25,495 )
  Loan and senior notes fees
     (441 )     (751 )     (1,543 )     (1,147 )
  Interest income
     386       82       869       427  
  Minority interest
     (455 )     37       389       26  
   Other expense, net
     (14,203 )     (9,252 )     (33,562 )     (26,189 )
                                 
   Income before income tax expense
     1,667       5,920       10,749       20,997  
                                 
Income tax expense
     1,103       2,964       6,044       9,817  
                                 
   Net income available to common shareholders
   $ 564       2,956       4,705       11,180  
                                 
Basic net income available to common shareholders per common share
   $ 0.01       0.06       0.09       0.21  
                                 
Diluted net income available to common shareholders per common share
   $ 0.01       0.05       0.09       0.19  
                                 
Common shares used to calculate basic EPS
     52,371       52,852       52,317       53,103  
                                 
Common shares used to calculate diluted EPS
     53,318       54,203       52,986       54,611  
                                 
Note:
                                
(1) We reclassified $4.3 million and $12.6 million of network maintenance and operations expense from selling, general and administrative expense to Cost of Goods Sold for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, to make our income statement classification more consistent with that of our peers.
  
                                 
(2) Our results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 are preliminary as our auditors have not completed their review due to a restatement of our Forms 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008. We are in the process of assessing the impact of the restatement and we expect to file Forms 10-Q/A for March 31, 2008 and June 30, 2008 as soon as practicable. The financial information presented includes the anticipated effects of the restatement.
  
 

 
 
 

GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands)
                                                                    
   
Third Quarter 2008 (preliminary)
    
Third Quarter 2007 (as restated)
         
Network
          
Managed
    
Regulated
                
Network
          
Managed
    
Regulated
        
   
Consumer
    
Access
    
Commercial
    
Broadband
    
Operations
    
Totals
    
Consumer
    
Access
    
Commercial
    
Broadband
    
Operations
    
Totals
  
Revenues
                                                                        
  Voice
   $ 11,582       19,671       7,597       -       5,938       44,788       11,750       25,856       7,838       -       -       45,444  
  Video
     26,241       -       2,999       -       -       29,240       23,834       -       2,148       -       -       25,982  
  Data
     10,745       18,148       18,140       9,866       -       56,899       8,736       14,920       15,961       7,369       -       46,986  
  Wireless
     17,917       959       1,430       -       -       20,306       12,475       1,881       1,322       -       -       15,678  
    Total
     66,485       38,778       30,166       9,866       5,938       151,233       56,795       42,657       27,269       7,369       -       134,090  
                                                                                                 
Cost of goods
  sold (exclusive
  of depreciation
  and amortization)
     20,574       10,501       15,283       2,651       1,392       50,401       23,076       12,409       14,117       2,611       -       52,213  
                                                                                                 
    Contribution
     45,911       28,277       14,883       7,215       4,546       100,832       33,719       30,248       13,152       4,758       -       81,877  
                                                                                                 
Less SG&A
     28,794       11,398       9,356       3,636       3,226       56,410       23,199       9,549       9,035       2,952       -       44,735  
Add other
  income
  (expense)
     (200 )     (178 )     (77 )     -       -       (455 )     14       16       7       -       -       37  
    EBITDA
     16,917       16,701       5,450       3,579       1,320       43,967       10,534       20,715       4,124       1,806       -       37,179  
                                                                                                 
Add share-based
  compensation
     1,075       920       488       211       -       2,694       603       641       370       128       -       1,742  
    EBITDAS
   $ 17,992       17,621       5,938       3,790       1,320       46,661       11,137       21,356       4,494       1,934       -       38,921  
                                                                                                 
Note:
                                                                                                
(1) We reclassified $4.3 million of network maintenance and operations expense from selling, general and administrative expense to Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended September 30, 2007 to make our income statement classification more consistent with that of our peers.
  
                                                                                                 
(2) Our results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 are preliminary as our auditors have not completed their review due to a restatement of our Forms 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008. We are in the process of assessing the impact of the restatement and we expect to file Forms 10-Q/A for March 31, 2008 and June 30, 2008 as soon as practicable. The financial information presented includes the anticipated effects of the restatement.
  
 

 
 
 

GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands)
                                                                    
   
Third Quarter 2008 (preliminary)
    
Second Quarter 2008 (preliminarily restated)
  
         
Network
          
Managed
    
Regulated
                
Network
          
Managed
    
Regulated
        
   
Consumer
    
Access
    
Commercial
    
Broadband
    
Operations
    
Totals
    
Consumer
    
Access
    
Commercial
    
Broadband
    
Operations
    
Totals
  
Revenues
                                                                        
  Voice
   $ 11,582       19,671       7,597       -       5,938       44,788       12,117       23,213       7,280       -       1,879       44,489  
  Video
     26,241       -       2,999       -       -       29,240       25,668       -       2,149       -       -       27,817  
  Data
     10,745       18,148       18,140       9,866       -       56,899       10,386       17,988       16,584       9,134       -       54,092  
  Wireless
     17,917       959       1,430       -       -       20,306       13,942       690       1,431       -       -       16,063  
    Total
     66,485       38,778       30,166       9,866       5,938       151,233       62,113       41,891       27,444       9,134       1,879       142,461  
                                                                                                 
Cost of goods
  sold (exclusive
  of depreciation
  and amortization)
     20,574       10,501       15,283       2,651       1,392       50,401       23,689       11,529       13,912       3,020       298       52,448  
                                                                                                 
    Contribution
     45,911       28,277       14,883       7,215       4,546       100,832       38,424       30,362       13,532       6,114       1,581       90,013  
                                                                                                 
Less SG&A
     28,794       11,398       9,356       3,636       3,226       56,410       26,054       9,579       8,312       3,093       1,222       48,260  
Add other
  income
  (expense)
     (200 )     (178 )     (77 )     -       -       (455 )     197       176       76       -       -       449  
    EBITDA
     16,917       16,701       5,450       3,579       1,320       43,967       12,567       20,959       5,296       3,021       359       42,202  
                                                                                                 
Add share-based
  compensation
     1,075       920       488       211       -       2,694       637       522       317       117       -       1,593  
    EBITDAS
   $ 17,992       17,621       5,938       3,790       1,320       46,661       13,204       21,481       5,613       3,138       359       43,795  
                                                                                                 
Note:
                                                                                                
Our results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 are preliminary as our auditors have not completed their review odue to a restatement of our Forms 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008. We are in the process of assessing the impact of the restatement and we expect to file Forms 10-Q/A for March 31, 2008 and June 30, 2008 as soon as practicable. The financial information presented includes the anticipated effects of the restatement.
  

 
 
 

GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands)
                                                                    
   
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008 (preliminary)
    
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 (as restated)
  
         
Network
          
Managed
    
Regulated
                
Network
          
Managed
    
Regulated
        
   
Consumer
    
Access
    
Commercial
    
Broadband
    
Operations
    
Totals
    
Consumer
    
Access
    
Commercial
    
Broadband
    
Operations
    
Totals
  
Revenues
                                                                        
  Voice
   $ 35,559       64,826       22,092       -       7,817       130,294       34,711       74,704       23,740       -       -       133,155  
  Video
     77,556       -       6,968       -       -       84,524       71,372       -       5,918       -       -       77,290  
  Data
     31,227       52,975       50,933       26,526       -       161,661       24,953       45,317       44,476       21,243       -       135,989  
  Wireless
     45,638       2,042       4,209       -       -       51,889       34,490       4,578       3,509       -       -       42,577  
    Total
     189,980       119,843       84,202       26,526       7,817       428,368       165,526       124,599       77,643       21,243       -       389,011  
                                                                                                 
Cost of goods
  sold (exclusive
  of depreciation
  and amortization)
     68,965       32,284       43,266       7,955       1,690       154,160       67,410       32,368       38,640       7,364       -       145,782  
                                                                                                 
    Contribution
     121,015       87,559       40,936       18,571       6,127       274,208       98,116       92,231       39,003       13,879       -       243,229  
                                                                                                 
Less SG&A
     80,201       30,564       26,279       9,584       4,448       151,076       67,265       28,812       27,221       8,472       -       131,770  
Add other
  income
  (expense)
     170       153       66       -       -       389       10       11       5       -       -       26  
    EBITDA
     40,984       57,148       14,723       8,987       1,679       123,521       30,861       63,430       11,787       5,407       -       111,485  
                                                                                                 
Add share-based
  compensation
     2,209       1,863       1,057       418       -       5,547       1,199       1,234       782       275       -       3,490  
    EBITDAS
   $ 43,193       59,011       15,780       9,405       1,679       129,068       32,060       64,664       12,569       5,682       -       114,975  
                                                                                                 
Note:
                                                                                                
(1) We reclassified $12.6 million of network maintenance and operations expense from selling, general and administrative expense to Cost of Goods Sold for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 to make our income statement classification more consistent with that of our peers.
  
                                                                                                 
(2) Our results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 are preliminary as our auditors have not completed their review due to a restatement of our Forms 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008. We are in the process of assessing the impact of the restatement and we expect to file Forms 10-Q/A for March 31, 2008 and June 30, 2008 as soon as practicable. The financial information presented includes the anticipated effects of the restatement.
  
 

 
 
 

GENERAL COMMUNICATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
(Unaudited)
                                           
                     
September 30, 2008
          
September 30, 2008
        
                     
as compared to
          
as compared to
        
   
September 30,
    
September 30,
    
June 30,
    
September 30,
    
June 30,
    
September 30,
    
June 30,
  
   
2008
    
2007
    
2008
    
2007
    
2008
    
2007
    
2008
  
Consumer
                                          
Voice
                                          
Long-distance subscribers
     89,300       89,700       89,800       (400 )     (500 )     -0.4 %     -0.6 %
Total local access lines in service
     79,200       69,500       78,100       9,700       1,100       14.0 %     1.4 %
Local access lines in service on GCI facilities
     64,300       45,900       60,500       18,400       3,800       40.1 %     6.3 %
                                                         
Video
                                                        
Basic subscribers
     131,200       125,600       130,300       5,600       900       4.5 %     0.7 %
Digital programming tier subscribers
     70,100       62,600       68,200       7,500       1,900       12.0 %     2.8 %
HD/DVR converter boxes
     62,900       43,600       56,900       19,300       6,000       44.3 %     10.5 %
Homes passed
     227,400       222,100       226,900       5,300       500       2.4 %     0.2 %
                                                         
Data
                                                        
Cable modem subscribers
     92,100       84,100       91,000       8,000       1,100       9.5 %     1.2 %
                                                         
Wireless
                                                        
Wireless lines in service
     81,200       66,100       77,000       15,100       4,200       22.8 %     5.5 %
                                                         
Network Access Services
                                                        
Data:
                                                        
Total ISP access lines in service
     1,800       2,600       2,000       (800 )     (200 )     -30.8 %     -10.0 %
                                                         
Commercial
                                                        
Voice:
                                                        
Long-distance subscribers
     10,200       10,800       10,400       (600 )     (200 )     -5.6 %     -1.9 %
Total local access lines in service
     46,200       42,700       45,400       3,500       800       8.2 %     1.8 %
Local access lines in service on GCI facilities
     17,900       11,900       15,400       6,000       2,500       50.4 %     16.2 %
                                                         
Video
                                                        
Hotels and mini-headend
  subscribers
     15,000       15,200       15,700       (200 )     (700 )     -1.3 %     -4.5 %
Basic subscribers
     2,000       1,900       2,000       100       -       5.3 %     0.0 %
   Total basic subscribers
     17,000       17,100       17,700       (100 )     (700 )     -0.6 %     -4.0 %
                                                         
Data
                                                        
Cable modem subscribers
     9,000       8,300       9,000       700       -       8.4 %     0.0 %
                                                         
Wireless
                                                        
Wireless lines in service
     6,900       7,200       7,100       (300 )     (200 )     -4.2 %     -2.8 %
                                                         
Regulated Operations
                                                        
Voice:
                                                        
Total local access lines in service
     12,300    
NA
       12,200    
NA
    
NA
    
NA
    
NA
  
                                                         

 
 
 

   
 Three Months
               
September 30, 2008
          
September 30, 2008
        
   
Ended
                
as Compared to
          
as Compared to
        
   
September 30,
    
September 30,
    
June 30,
    
September 30,
    
June 30,
    
September 30,
    
June 30,
  
   
2008
    
2007
    
2008
    
2007
    
2008
    
2007
    
2008
  
Consumer
                                          
Voice
                                          
Long-distance minutes carried
  (in millions)
     31.2       33.2       32.0       (2.0 )     (0.8 )     -6.0 %     -2.5 %
                                                         
Video
                                                        
Average monthly gross revenue per
  subscriber
   $ 67.18     $ 63.44     $ 65.86     $ 3.74     $ 1.32       5.9 %     2.0 %
                                                         
Wireless
                                                        
Average monthly gross revenue per
  subscriber
   $ 56.48     $ 58.25     $ 57.39     $ (1.77 )   $ (0.91 )     -3.0 %     -1.6 %
                                                         
Network Access Services
                                                        
Voice
                                                        
Long-distance minutes carried
  (in millions)
     255.8       321.4       326.2       (65.6 )     (70.4 )     -20.4 %     -21.6 %
                                                         
Commercial
                                                        
Voice:
                                                        
Long-distance minutes carried
  (in millions)
     33.3       33.5       32.9       (0.2 )     0.4       -0.6 %     1.2 %
                                                         
Total
                                                        
Long-distance minutes carried
  (in millions)
     320.3       388.1       391.1       (67.8 )     (70.8 )     -17.5 %     -18.1 %
 
 
 
 
General Communication, Inc.
Non-GAAP Financial Reconciliation Schedule
(Unaudited, Amounts in Millions)



   
Three Months Ended
  
   
September 30,
2008 (preliminary)
    
September 30,
2007 (as restated)
    
June 30,
2008 (preliminarily restated)
  
Net income
   $ 0.6       3.0       3.0  
Income tax expense
     1.1       3.0       2.3  
Income before income tax expense
     1.7       6.0       5.3  
                         
Other (income) expense:
                        
Interest expense
     13.7       8.6       10.9  
Loan and senior notes fees
     0.4       0.7       0.8  
Interest income
     (0.4 )     (0.1 )     (0.4 )
Minority interest
     0.5       ---       (0.4 )
Other expense, net
     14.2       9.2       10.9  
                         
Operating income
     15.9       15.2       16.2  
Depreciation and amortization expense
     28.6       22.0       25.5  
Minority interest
     (0.5 )      ---       0.4  
                         
EBITDA (Note 2)
     44.0       37.2       42.1  
Share-based compensation expense
     2.7       1.7       1.7  
EBITDAS (Note 1)
   $ 46.7       38.9       43.8  

   
Nine Months Ended
  
   
September 30, 2008
(preliminary)
    
September 30, 2007 (as restated)
  
Net income
   $ 4.7       11.2  
Income tax expense
     6.0       9.8  
Income before income tax expense
     10.7       21.0  
                 
Other (income) expense:
                
Interest expense
     33.3       25.5  
Loan and senior notes fees
     1.5       1.1  
Interest income
     (0.9 )     (0.4 )
Minority interest
     (0.3 )     ---  
Other expense, net
     33.6       26.2  
                 
Operating income
     44.3       47.2  
Depreciation and amortization expense
     78.8       64.3  
Minority interest
     0.4       ---  
                 
EBITDA (Note 2)
     123.5       111.5  
Share-based compensation expense
     5.6       3.5  
EBITDAS (Note 1)
   $ 129.1       115.0  


Notes:
 
(1) EBITDA (as defined in Note 2 below) before deducting share-based compensation expense.
 
 
 
(2) EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) is the sum of Net Income, Interest Expense, Loan and Senior Notes Fees, Interest Income, Income Tax Expense, and Depreciation and Amortization Expense.  EBITDA is not presented as an alternative measure of net income, operating income or cash flow from operations, as determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  GCI's management uses EBITDA to evaluate the operating performance of its business, and as a measure of performance for incentive compensation purposes.  GCI believes EBITDA is a measure used as an analytical indicator of income generated to service debt and fund capital expenditures.  In addition, multiples of current or projected EBITDA are used to estimate current or prospective enterprise value.  EBITDA does not give effect to cash used for debt service requirements, and thus does not reflect funds available for investment or other discretionary uses.  EBITDA as presented herein may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

 
(3) Our results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 are preliminary as our auditors have not completed their review due to a restatement of our Forms 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008. We are in the process of assessing the impact of the restatement and we expect to file Forms 10-Q/A for March 31, 2008 and June 30, 2008 as soon as practicable.  The financial information presented includes the anticipated effects of the restatement.