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OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss)

314,000

223,000

302,000

371,000

-6,165,000

-2,412,000

272,000

292,000

115,000

1,117,000

92,000

17,000

163,000

42,000

152,000

196,000

236,000

338,000

205,000

143,000

192,000

188,000

188,000

193,000

203,000

239,000

-1,045,000

269,000

298,000

233,000

270,000

74,000

200,000

109,000

138,000

115,000

211,000

225,000

232,000

238,043

252,957

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

1,160,000

1,210,000

1,235,000

1,196,000

1,188,000

1,262,000

1,285,000

1,290,000

1,283,000

1,197,000

910,000

949,000

880,000

958,000

995,000

987,000

976,000

1,053,000

1,048,000

1,048,000

1,040,000

1,131,000

1,097,000

1,093,000

1,107,000

1,166,000

1,135,000

1,123,000

1,117,000

1,220,000

1,144,000

1,208,000

1,208,000

1,252,000

1,228,000

1,177,000

369,000

365,000

358,000

357,838

353,162

Impairment of goodwill and other assets

2,000

-10,000

10,000

-2,000

6,508,000

2,700,000

18,000

1,000

27,000

-11,000

0

11,000

0

-

-

-

-

0

1,000

0

8,000

0

0

32,000

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Deferred income taxes

105,000

90,000

106,000

118,000

126,000

36,000

86,000

277,000

123,000

-688,000

-117,000

-89,000

-37,000

-26,000

11,000

10,000

11,000

257,000

40,000

16,000

37,000

-10,000

93,000

102,000

106,000

42,000

42,000

141,000

166,000

134,000

123,000

22,000

115,000

97,000

124,000

134,000

40,000

113,000

36,000

-1,631

-15,369

Provision for uncollectible accounts

35,000

29,000

31,000

39,000

46,000

34,000

36,000

36,000

47,000

49,000

49,000

31,000

47,000

48,000

48,000

50,000

46,000

49,000

44,000

42,000

42,000

49,000

47,000

33,000

30,000

41,000

46,000

38,000

27,000

43,000

41,000

47,000

56,000

59,000

33,000

41,000

20,000

-

-

-

-

Gain on sale of intangible assets

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

0

32,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net long-term debt issuance costs and premium amortization

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-1,000

0

0

-1,000

-2,000

9,000

-9,000

-10,000

-11,000

-1,000

-13,000

-16,000

-16,000

-17,000

-22,000

-21,000

-28,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net loss (gain) on early retirement of debt

-79,000

2,000

4,000

57,000

9,000

23,000

-29,000

0

-1,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

15,000

0

-202,000

8,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Income from unconsolidated cellular entity

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-5,236

Distributions from unconsolidated cellular entity

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,754

Share-based compensation

69,000

48,000

38,000

43,000

33,000

42,000

49,000

54,000

41,000

47,000

21,000

22,000

21,000

20,000

20,000

22,000

18,000

16,000

19,000

20,000

18,000

17,000

20,000

23,000

19,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

7,101

Changes in current assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable

-60,000

-2,000

-125,000

137,000

-5,000

-33,000

43,000

82,000

-117,000

-29,000

69,000

45,000

-116,000

108,000

33,000

151,000

-26,000

41,000

40,000

24,000

27,000

52,000

39,000

132,000

-60,000

107,000

57,000

14,000

34,000

18,000

72,000

82,000

-18,000

36,000

74,000

17,000

-25,000

-13,000

73,000

43,368

14,632

Accounts payable

-115,000

4,000

1,000

-27,000

-239,000

275,000

22,000

-159,000

-14,000

-30,000

19,000

-31,000

-81,000

57,000

-22,000

-4,000

78,000

-84,000

28,000

-32,000

-80,000

91,000

-96,000

-48,000

123,000

-76,000

-123,000

157,000

-34,000

-120,000

188,000

58,000

-198,000

-44,000

10,000

-23,000

-1,000

6,000

-6,000

-36,008

-59,992

Accrued income and other taxes

-16,000

-111,000

111,000

-25,000

45,000

-142,000

364,000

-167,000

20,000

-49,000

74,000

-177,000

206,000

-44,000

-207,000

48,000

160,000

-218,000

130,000

-16,000

136,000

-122,000

49,000

-76,000

65,000

-2,000

41,000

-87,000

76,000

-79,000

43,000

-58,000

80,000

-49,000

13,000

-29,000

96,000

-57,000

-20,000

-79,274

194,274

Other current assets and liabilities, net

366,000

-291,000

90,000

-103,000

336,000

-169,000

-234,000

14,000

262,000

393,000

-85,000

40,000

266,000

-116,000

-40,000

-8,000

72,000

176,000

-173,000

34,000

16,000

140,000

-226,000

61,000

295,000

40,000

-466,000

126,000

37,000

118,000

-140,000

162,000

-156,000

119,000

-21,000

10,000

-32,000

120,000

-17,000

-3,272

27,272

Retirement benefits

-25,000

12,000

-16,000

6,000

-14,000

-28,000

-444,000

-146,000

-49,000

-21,000

-125,000

-31,000

-25,000

-9,000

-115,000

-7,000

-21,000

-7,000

-115,000

-10,000

-9,000

71,000

-153,000

-74,000

-28,000

-54,000

-68,000

-42,000

-178,000

10,000

-16,000

-88,000

-75,000

-518,000

-41,000

-19,000

-110,000

-10,000

19,000

4,807

-284,807

Changes in other noncurrent assets and liabilities, net

14,000

-173,000

-5,000

-71,000

4,000

-5,000

76,000

-255,000

-145,000

120,000

-38,000

104,000

-12,000

-23,000

6,000

0

35,000

23,000

43,000

1,000

10,000

-33,000

0

-63,000

-3,000

53,000

-13,000

-34,000

-14,000

-70,000

-38,000

-6,000

-47,000

27,000

-31,000

-5,000

15,000

-

-

-

-

Other, net

11,000

18,000

-34,000

2,000

-2,000

-9,000

45,000

55,000

-73,000

225,000

-13,000

-53,000

-21,000

-5,000

-1,000

-17,000

-1,000

-33,000

15,000

6,000

-7,000

14,000

-5,000

9,000

2,000

57,000

-15,000

8,000

-20,000

74,000

-10,000

-10,000

-12,000

-26,000

-25,000

-39,000

-3,000

-5,000

-7,000

-15,306

1,306

Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-2,190

Increase in other noncurrent assets

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-25,097

Increase in other noncurrent liabilities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,002

Net cash provided by operating activities

1,299,000

1,909,000

1,888,000

1,701,000

1,182,000

1,996,000

1,787,000

1,582,000

1,667,000

1,178,000

958,000

685,000

1,057,000

1,096,000

911,000

1,178,000

1,423,000

1,197,000

1,475,000

1,145,000

1,336,000

1,251,000

1,428,000

1,129,000

1,380,000

1,151,000

1,552,000

1,469,000

1,387,000

1,379,000

1,887,000

1,216,000

1,583,000

728,000

1,455,000

1,348,000

670,000

564,000

600,000

419,537

461,463

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures

974,000

940,000

957,000

800,000

931,000

915,000

684,000

771,000

805,000

743,000

753,000

830,000

780,000

971,000

746,000

653,000

611,000

833,000

767,000

656,000

616,000

934,000

712,000

731,000

670,000

837,000

801,000

747,000

663,000

895,000

719,000

627,000

678,000

900,000

721,000

579,000

211,000

264,000

238,000

194,820

167,180

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and other assets

35,000

39,000

28,000

1,000

25,000

33,000

0

122,000

3,000

1,478,000

3,000

3,000

45,000

8,000

11,000

4,000

7,000

2,000

3,000

12,000

14,000

63,000

0

-1,000

1,000

5,000

0

0

75,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Deposits received from assets held for sale

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other, net

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

95,000

-34,000

0

0

8,000

-3,000

-

-

1,000

1,000

0

0

0

8,000

0

-18,000

5,000

13,000

39,000

4,000

-19,000

-4,000

-10,000

-31,000

18,000

-15,000

-2,000

-5,000

-6,000

-3,000

-3,000

0

-342

-1,658

Net cash used in investing activities

-939,000

-899,000

-954,000

-811,000

-906,000

-882,000

-684,000

-744,000

-768,000

-8,021,000

-756,000

638,000

-732,000

-982,000

-733,000

-674,000

-605,000

-831,000

-764,000

-648,000

-610,000

-964,000

-694,000

-737,000

-682,000

-1,031,000

-805,000

-728,000

-584,000

-827,000

-688,000

-512,000

-663,000

-898,000

-2,387,000

-154,000

-208,000

-261,000

-238,000

-191,514

-168,486

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

1,237,000

2,719,000

988,000

0

0

0

0

0

130,000

1,790,000

0

6,608,000

0

0

946,000

988,000

227,000

-1,000

396,000

0

594,000

0

483,000

0

0

741,000

0

752,000

988,000

-1,000

2,000

1,329,000

2,032,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Payments of long-term debt

2,488,000

2,698,000

699,000

607,000

153,000

397,000

1,416,000

55,000

68,000

351,000

82,000

1,499,000

31,000

26,000

972,000

1,439,000

25,000

431,000

29,000

120,000

386,000

638,000

41,000

74,000

47,000

841,000

151,000

962,000

56,000

589,000

899,000

2,781,000

849,000

1,542,000

585,000

854,000

3,000

-

-

-

-

Net proceeds from revolving line of credit

1,125,000

-450,000

50,000

-45,000

145,000

-40,000

590,000

0

-405,000

405,000

-740,000

365,000

5,000

-365,000

735,000

0

-410,000

-410,000

320,000

830,000

-425,000

144,000

-260,000

90,000

30,000

-715,000

1,395,000

-30,000

-745,000

546,000

-30,000

-250,000

277,000

-453,000

0

220,000

145,000

-

-

-

-

Dividends paid

291,000

271,000

275,000

269,000

285,000

577,000

579,000

576,000

580,000

572,000

291,000

294,000

296,000

291,000

290,000

296,000

290,000

293,000

296,000

305,000

304,000

304,000

308,000

307,000

309,000

315,000

325,000

320,000

341,000

454,000

452,000

453,000

452,000

451,000

448,000

435,000

222,000

221,000

221,000

218,948

218,052

Payments of debt

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-32,629

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,000

-

2,000

-1,000

4,000

-

2,000

1,000

8,000

5,000

13,000

25,000

7,000

19,000

14,000

27,000

13,000

19,000

26,000

30,000

35,000

24,000

21,000

39,000

19,000

76,000

28,000

17,031

8,969

Shares withheld to satisfy tax withholdings

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

14,000

-

0

3,000

12,000

278,000

264,000

92,000

185,000

92,000

65,000

165,000

328,000

334,000

385,000

470,000

397,000

17,000

0

9,000

11,000

0

1,000

15,000

15,000

3,000

1,000

2,570

10,430

Other, net

-69,000

-24,000

-7,000

-3,000

-27,000

-2,000

-10,000

-12,000

-26,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10,000

0

-1,000

-1,000

0

-3,000

1,000

0

-

-

-

-

-12,000

7,000

4,000

3,000

32,000

-20,000

-22,000

1,000

-

-

-

-

Net cash used in financing activities

-486,000

-724,000

57,000

-924,000

-320,000

-1,016,000

-1,415,000

-643,000

-949,000

1,266,000

-395,000

4,818,000

-333,000

-32,000

-229,000

-751,000

-506,000

-594,000

-511,000

-497,000

-699,000

-893,000

-181,000

-430,000

-647,000

-218,000

-695,000

-1,003,000

-538,000

-536,000

-1,286,000

-1,954,000

481,000

-818,000

-476,000

1,082,000

-365,000

-373,000

-305,000

-248,706

-248,294

Other, net

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,190

Effect of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and securities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,000

0

1,000

1,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

-126,000

286,000

991,000

-34,000

-44,000

98,000

-312,000

195,000

-50,000

-5,577,000

-193,000

6,141,000

-8,000

82,000

-51,000

-247,000

312,000

-228,000

200,000

0

27,000

-606,000

553,000

-38,000

51,000

-98,000

52,000

-262,000

265,000

17,000

-87,000

-1,249,000

1,402,000

-995,000

-1,423,000

2,276,000

97,000

-70,000

57,000

-20,683

44,683

Supplemental cash flow information:
Income taxes paid, net

6,000

20,000

-76,000

15,000

7,000

0

-382,000

-294,000

2,000

14,000

118,000

265,000

-5,000

53,000

323,000

10,000

11,000

9,000

13,000

36,000

5,000

6,000

-2,000

13,000

10,000

3,000

-1,000

38,000

8,000

23,000

28,000

30,000

1,000

-18,000

-1,000

-94,000

-5,000

822,000

-150,000

-250,839

2,839

Interest paid (net of capitalized interest of $23 and $15)

383,000

522,000

456,000

570,000

480,000

567,000

510,000

570,000

491,000

484,000

293,000

369,000

255,000

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262,000

398,000

262,000

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384,000

270,000

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262,000

407,000

265,000

418,000

268,000

382,000

265,000

408,000

268,000

485,000

244,000

465,000

300,000

530,000

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203,000

611,000

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65,727