NII Holdings Reports 2018 Third Quarter Results

RESTON, Va., Nov. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- NII Holdings, Inc. [NASDAQ: NIHD] today announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2018. For the quarter, the Company generated consolidated operating revenues of $142 million, consolidated operating income of $1 million and consolidated adjusted OIBDA of $8 million. The Company's consolidated adjusted OIBDA for the quarter excludes the impact of non-cash asset impairments and restructuring charges. Capital expenditures were $18 million for the quarter.

For the third quarter of 2018, Nextel Brazil, the Company's operating subsidiary in Brazil, reported 3G/4G net subscriber additions of 85,700 and 3G/4G churn of 2.68%, a 136-basis point decrease year-over-year. Additionally, for the third quarter of 2018, Nextel Brazil's average monthly service revenue per subscriber (ARPU) was $14, cost per gross addition (CPGA) was $55 and cash cost per user (CCPU) was $11.

"We reported strong operational and financial results as the momentum we built in the first half of the year continued this quarter," stated Roberto Rittes, Chief Executive Officer of Nextel Brazil. "The combination of subscriber growth and further cost reductions drove a significant improvement in adjusted OIBDA. With the iDEN wind down behind us, we are focused on continuing to execute on our 3G/4G growth plan and translating that growth into improving profitability."

At quarter-end, Nextel Brazil's sources of funding totaled $307 million, including $201 million of unrestricted cash and short-term investments and $106 million of cash held in escrow to secure indemnification obligations in connection with the sale of the Company's operations in Mexico.

"We are pleased with our results to date and the positive operating trends in our business. To prepare for continued growth next year, we decided to accelerate some capex planned for the first quarter of 2019, which will increase the amount of capex we will invest this year compared to plan. Otherwise we remain on track to meet or exceed our guidance for the year," stated Dan Freiman, NII's Chief Financial Officer. "Looking ahead, with a healthy liquidity position and improving business performance, we are well positioned to continue investing in our growth plan, while staying disciplined in our spending."

In September 2018, Access Industries, through its affiliate AI Media Holdings, acquired ice group's 30% equity interest in Nextel Holdings, which owns 100% of the equity interests of Nextel Brazil. The Company and AI Media are working together to review and agree on continued investments to support Nextel Brazil's growth plans.

Additional details regarding the Company's results, including a more detailed explanation on local currency operating metrics, are included in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended September 30, 2018 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission today. Additional operational and financial details, including a quarterly earnings presentation, are also available under the Company's Investor Relations link at www.nii.com.

In addition to the financial results prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) provided throughout this press release and in the attached financial tables, NII Holdings has presented consolidated adjusted OIBDA, as well as Nextel Brazil's CCPU and CPGA. These measures are non-GAAP financial measures and should be considered in addition to, but not as substitutes for, the information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Reconciliations from GAAP results to these non-GAAP financial measures are provided in the notes to the attached financial tables. To view these and other reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures that the Company uses, visit the investor relations link at www.nii.com.

About NII Holdings, Inc.

NII Holdings, Inc., a publicly held company based in Reston, Virginia, is a provider of mobile communication services for individual consumers who use our services to meet both professional and personal needs in Brazil. NII Holdings, operating under the Nextel brand, offers fully integrated wireless communication tools with digital cellular voice services, data services, international voice and data roaming services and other value-added services. Visit NII Holdings' website at www.nii.com.

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Safe Harbor Statement

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This news release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the securities laws. The statements in this news release regarding the business and economic outlook, future performance, as well as other statements that are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are estimates and projections reflecting management's judgment based on currently available information and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements. With respect to these forward-looking statements, management has made assumptions regarding, among other things, the Company's ability to fund the business and meet its business plan, customer growth and retention, pricing, network usage, operating costs, the timing of various events, Access Industries' minority ownership in Nextel Brazil, the economic and regulatory environment and the foreign currency exchange rates that will prevail during the remainder of 2018. Future performance cannot be assured and actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include the risks and uncertainties relating to: the impact of liquidity constraints, including the inability to access escrowed funds when expected, the impact of more intense competitive conditions and changes in economic conditions in Brazil, the performance of the Company's network, the Company's ability to provide services that customers want or need, the Company's ability to execute its business plan, and the additional risks and uncertainties that are described in NII Holdings' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 and in NII Holdings' Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended June 30, 2018, as well as in other reports filed from time to time by NII Holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release speaks only as of its date, and NII Holdings disclaims any duty to update the information herein.

                                                                                  
            
              NII HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                                                                     
              CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                                                               
       FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 AND 2017
                                                                                    
              (in millions, except per share amounts)




                                                                                                          Three Months Ended                                                     Nine Months Ended
                                                                                                   September 30,                                                         September 30,


                                                                                   2018                                           2017 (1)                     2018                                 2017 (1)

                                                                                                                                                                                                       ---

                                                                                                                                 
            
              (unaudited)





         
              Operating revenues                                                    $
            138.6                                                            $
            200.9                            $
         465.6      $
          664.4


           Service and other revenues



           Handset and accessory revenues                                          3.1                                                            4.5                                                  13.4              17.1



                                                                                  141.7                                                          205.4                                                 479.0             681.5




         
              Operating expenses                                            61.6                                                           91.2                                                 220.3             281.8


           Cost of service (exclusive of depreciation and amortization


             included below)



           Cost of handsets and accessories                                        3.4                                                            8.8                                                  19.5              30.4



           Selling, general and administrative                                    68.6                                                          139.0                                                 235.5             403.1



           Impairment, restructuring and other (benefits) charges, net               -                                                          34.8                                                  14.1             160.9



           Depreciation                                                            3.6                                                            2.4                                                  11.6              17.0



           Amortization                                                            3.2                                                            3.7                                                  10.2              11.5



                                                                                  140.4                                                          279.9                                                 511.2             904.7




         
              Operating income (loss)                                        1.3                                                         (74.5)                                               (32.2)          (223.2)




         
              Other (expense) income                                      (24.3)                                                        (33.3)                                               (78.9)           (91.2)


           Interest expense, net



           Interest income                                                         1.9                                                           19.0                                                   8.9              35.9



           Foreign currency transaction (losses) gains, net                     (12.2)                                                          14.2                                                (60.1)             12.2



           Other expense, net                                                   (16.4)                                                        (10.9)                                               (26.0)            (5.1)



                                                                                 (51.0)                                                        (11.0)                                              (156.1)           (48.2)




         
              Loss from continuing operations before income tax benefit   (49.7)                                                        (85.5)                                              (188.3)          (271.4)



         
              Income tax benefit                                               -                                                                                                                                 5.8




         
              Net loss from continuing operations                         (49.7)                                                        (85.5)                                              (188.3)          (265.6)



         
              (Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income    (0.2)                                                         (0.1)                                                (3.0)              2.6
      taxes




         
              Net loss                                                    (49.9)                                                        (85.6)                                              (191.3)          (263.0)



         
              Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest             (8.9)                                                        (24.6)                                               (47.9)           (24.6)




         
              Net loss attributable to NII Holdings                                $
            (41.0)                                                          $
            (61.0)                         $
         (143.4)    $
         (238.4)






         
              Net loss from continuing operations per common share,                $
            (0.50)                                                          $
            (0.85)                          $
         (1.88)     $
         (2.65)
      basic and diluted



         
              Net (loss) income from discontinued operations per common        -                                                                                                             (0.03)             0.03
      share, basic and diluted




         
              Net loss per common share, basic and diluted                         $
            (0.50)                                                          $
            (0.85)                          $
         (1.91)     $
         (2.62)






         
              Weighted average number of common shares outstanding,        100.6                                                          100.4                                                 100.5             100.3
      basic and diluted





     
     (1) 
              2017 amounts include the impact of the revision of certain immaterial errors. For more information, see our Quarterly Report on
             Form 10-Q for the three months ended September 30, 2018.

                                                    
       
                CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                                      
          (in millions, except par values)




                                                         September 30,                                                 December 31,
                                                                  2018                                                      2017 (1)

                                                                                                                                ---




     
                ASSETS



     
                Current assets


      Cash and cash equivalents                                            $
              152.7                                                      $
        193.9



     Short-term investments                                      48.4                                                                     16.7


      Accounts receivable, net of
       allowance for doubtful accounts
       of $22.1 and $42.0                                         97.4                                                                    106.7


      Handset and accessory inventory                              2.3                                                                      3.1


      Prepaid expenses and other                                 234.8                                                                    264.1




     Total current assets                                       535.6                                                                    584.5


                   Property, plant and equipment,
                    net                                          121.6                                                                    117.3


                   Intangible assets, net                        158.4                                                                    191.7


                   Other assets                                  224.0                                                                    220.0




     Total assets                                                       $
              1,039.6                                                    $
        1,113.5



                                        
             
                                    LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT



     
                Current liabilities



     Accounts payable                                                      $
              45.1                                                       $
        42.3


      Accrued expenses and other                                 265.2                                                                    308.1


      Current portion of long-term
       debt                                                       21.8                                                                      8.0



      Total current liabilities                                  332.1                                                                    358.4


                   Long-term debt                                623.3                                                                    647.7


                   Other long-term liabilities                   271.2                                                                    218.6




     Total liabilities                                        1,226.6                                                                  1,224.7



     
                Stockholders' deficit


      Undesignated preferred stock, par
       value $0.001, 10.0 shares
       authorized, no shares                                         -


       issued or outstanding


      Common stock, par value $0.001,
       140.0 shares authorized, 100.7
       shares issued and outstanding -
       2018, 100.4 shares issued and
       outstanding -2017                                           0.1                                                                      0.1



     Paid-in capital                                          2,141.1                                                                  2,139.3



     Accumulated deficit                                    (2,237.2)                                                               (2,127.9)


      Accumulated other comprehensive
       loss                                                      (1.8)                                                                  (47.3)



      Total stockholders' deficit                               (97.8)                                                                  (35.8)



      Noncontrolling interest                                   (89.2)                                                                  (75.4)




     Total deficit                                            (187.0)                                                                 (111.2)



      Total liabilities and
       stockholders' deficit                                             $
              1,039.6                                                    $
        1,113.5


                                   
              
              CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW DATA
                                               
              (in millions)




                                  Nine Months

                                                  Ended                                        Nine Months Ended
                     September 30,                                                   September 30,



                                                   2018                                                  2017 (1)





     Cash, cash
      equivalents
      and restricted
      cash,
      beginning of
      period                                            $
              305.8                                                 $
     422.2


     Net cash used
      in operating
      activities                                 (96.9)                                                           (62.7)


     Net cash (used
      in) provided
      by investing
      activities                                 (46.4)                                                             28.2


     Net cash
      provided by
      (used in)
      financing
      activities                                   99.8                                                            (41.2)


     Effect of
      exchange rate
      changes on
      cash, cash
      equivalents
      and restricted
      cash                                        (1.5)                                                              0.5



     Cash, cash
      equivalents
      and restricted
      cash, end of
      period                                            $
              260.8                                                 $
     347.0





     
     (1) 
              2017 amounts include the impact of the revision of certain immaterial errors. For more information, see our
             Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended September 30, 2018.

                                                                                                          
              
                NII HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                                                                                                   
                OPERATING RESULTS AND METRICS
                                                                                                  
              FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 AND 2017 (1)
                                                                                                                            
                (UNAUDITED)




                                                                                                              
              
                
                  Nextel Brazil

                                                                                                                                      ---

                                                                                                
       
              (dollars in millions, except ARPU and CPGA, and subscribers in thousands)




                                                                                                                                     Three Months Ended                                                        Nine Months Ended
                                                                                                                           September 30,                                                             September 30,


                                                                                                         2018                                                2017 (2)                    2018                                     2017 (2)




             Service and other revenues                                                                        $
              138.6                                                              $
              200.9                           $
         465.6    $
       664.4





             Handset and accessory revenues                                                              3.1                                                                 4.5                                                     13.4          17.1



             Cost of handsets and accessories                                                          (3.4)                                                              (8.8)                                                  (19.5)       (30.4)




             Handset and accessory net subsidy                                                         (0.3)                                                              (4.3)                                                   (6.1)       (13.3)



             Cost of service (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)                             (61.6)                                                             (91.2)                                                 (220.3)      (281.8)



             Selling, general and administrative                                                      (63.9)                                                            (132.7)                                                 (222.8)      (381.1)



             
                Adjusted operating income (loss) before depreciation and                              $
              12.8                                                             $
              (27.3)                           $
         16.4   $
       (11.8)
        amortization






             
                
                  Subscriber units

    ---


             WCDMA                                                                                   3,206.7                                                             2,845.8



             iDEN                                                                                          -                                                              449.7




             
                   Total subscriber units in commercial service (as of September 30)       3,206.7                                                             3,295.5





             WCDMA net subscriber additions (losses)                                                    85.7                                                              (32.3)



             iDEN net subscriber losses                                                                    -                                                            (100.3)




             
                   Total net subscriber additions (losses)                                    85.7                                                             (132.6)





             
                Migrations from iDEN to WCDMA                                                    -                                                               13.3





             WCDMA subscriber churn                                                                     2.68                                                                4.04
                                                                                                            %                                                                  %



             iDEN subscriber churn                                                                         -                                                               6.89
                                                                                                                                                                               %



             
                   Churn (%)                                                                 2.68                                                                4.47
                                                                                                            %                                                                  %





             
                ARPU (1)                                                                                $
              14                                                                 $
              19





             
                CPGA (1)                                                                                $
              55                                                                $
              100





             
                CCPU (1)                                                                                $
              11                                                                 $
              20

    ---



     
     (1) 
              For information regarding ARPU, CPGA and CCPU, see "Non-GAAP and Other Reconciliations for the Three and
             Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 and 2017" included in this release.





     
     (2) 
              2017 amounts include the impact of the revision of certain immaterial errors. For more information, see our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended September 30, 2018.

NON-GAAP AND OTHER RECONCILIATIONS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 AND 2017
(UNAUDITED)

Consolidated OIBDA and Consolidated Adjusted OIBDA

Consolidated operating income before depreciation and amortization, or OIBDA, represents operating income before depreciation and amortization expense. Consolidated adjusted operating income before depreciation and amortization, or adjusted OIBDA, represents consolidated operating income before depreciation expense, amortization expense, material asset impairments, severance costs associated with publicly announced restructuring plans and other material non-recurring or unusual charges. Consolidated OIBDA and consolidated adjusted OIBDA are not measurements under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, may not be similar to consolidated OIBDA and consolidated adjusted OIBDA measures of other companies and should be considered in addition to, but not as substitutes for, the information contained in our statements of operations. We believe that consolidated OIBDA and consolidated adjusted OIBDA provide useful information to investors because they are indicators of our operating performance, especially in a capital intensive industry such as ours, since they exclude items that are not directly attributable to ongoing business operations. Consolidated OIBDA and consolidated adjusted OIBDA can be reconciled to our consolidated statements of operations as follows (in millions):

                                                                    
              
                
               NII Holdings, Inc

                                                                                               ---



                                                        Three Months Ended September 30,                                    Nine Months Ended September 30,


                                                2018                                    2017 (1)                  2018                                      2017 (1)

                                                                                                                                                               ---


     Consolidated operating income (loss)           $
      1.3                                                             $
           (74.5)                             $
         (32.2)   $
       (223.2)



     Consolidated depreciation                  3.6                                                  2.4                                                       11.6            17.0



     Consolidated amortization                  3.2                                                  3.7                                                       10.2            11.5




     Consolidated OIBDA                         8.1                                               (68.4)                                                    (10.4)        (194.7)



     Asset impairment charges (benefits), net   1.1                                                (5.1)                                                       1.6            63.5



     Restructuring (benefits) charges         (1.1)                                                39.9                                                       12.5            97.4




     Consolidated adjusted OIBDA                    $
      8.1                                                             $
           (33.6)                                $
         3.7     $
       (33.8)







     
     (1) 
              2017 amounts include the impact of the revision of certain immaterial errors. For more information,
             see our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended September 30, 2018.

Cost per Gross Add (CPGA)

Cost per gross add, or CPGA, is an industry term that is calculated by dividing our selling, marketing and handset and accessory subsidy costs, excluding costs unrelated to initial customer acquisition, by our new subscribers during the period, or gross adds. CPGA is not a measurement under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, may not be similar to CPGA measures of other companies and should be considered in addition, but not as a substitute for, the information contained in our statements of operations. We believe CPGA is a measure of the relative cost of customer acquisition. CPGA can be calculated as follows (in millions, except CPGA):

                                                            
     
     
         Nextel Brazil




                                                                                             Three Months Ended
                                                                                    September 30,


                                                                   2018                                         2017 (1)



                                                                              
             
                US$



     Handset and accessory revenues                                       $
             3.1                                        $
      4.5



     Less: cost of handsets and accessories                        3.4                                                     8.8




         Handset subsidy costs                                     0.3                                                     4.3



     Selling and marketing *                                      18.9                                                    28.3




     Costs per statement of operations                            19.2                                                    32.6



     Less: costs unrelated to initial customer acquisition       (0.5)                                                  (0.9)




         Customer acquisition costs                                      $
             18.7                                       $
      31.7






     
                Cost per Gross Add                                       $
             55                                        $
      100




                            
         
              
                  Nextel Brazil




                                             Three Months Ended
                                    September 30,


                         2018                                        2017 (1)



                                
         
                BRL R$


     Handset
     and
     accessory
     revenues                 $
         12.2                                            $
      14.2


     Less:
     cost
     of
     handsets
     and
     accessories         13.6                                                   27.6



         Handset
         subsidy
         costs            1.4                                                   13.4


     Selling
     and
     marketing
     *                   74.5                                                   89.4



     Costs
     per
     statement
     of
     operations          75.9                                                  102.8


     Less:
     costs
     unrelated
     to
     initial
     customer
     acquisition        (1.8)                                                 (3.0)



         Customer
         acquisition
         costs                $
         74.1                                            $
      99.8





                  Cost
                  per
                  Gross
                  Add          $
         218                                             $
      316







              *                              The adoption of Accounting
                                               Standards Codification, or ASC,
                                    No. 606, resulted in the
                                    capitalization of both direct
                                    and indirect
                                    commissions beginning on January
                                    1, 2018 compared to the
                                    expensing of these types of
                                    commissions during the third
                                    quarter
                                    of 2017, which resulted in a
                                    decrease in selling and
                                    marketing
                                    expenses from the third quarter
                                    of 2017 to the third quarter of
                                    2018.





              
                (1)              2017 amounts include the impact
                                               of the revision of certain
                                               immaterial
                                    errors. For more information, see
                                    our Quarterly Report on Form
                                    10-Q
                                    for the three months ended
                                    September 30, 2018.

Cash Cost per Handset/User

Cash cost per handset/user, or CCPU, represents the sum of cost of service, general and administrative expenses and customer retention and other costs divided by average handsets in service during the period and divided by the number of months in the period. CCPU is not a measurement under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, may not be similar to CCPU measures of other companies and should not be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, the information contained in our statements of operations. We believe CCPU is a measure of the recurring costs we incur on a monthly basis to provide service to our subscribers. The CCPU calculation excludes material asset impairments, severance costs associated with publicly announced restructuring plans and other material non-recurring or unusual charges and is calculated as follows (in thousands, except CCPU):

                                       
            
          
                  Nextel Brazil




                                                            Three Months Ended
                                                   September 30,


                                        2018                                        2017 (1)



                                                 
        
                US$


      Total selling, general
       and administrative
       expenses                               $
        63.9                                             $
        132.7


      Less: selling and
       marketing expenses *           (18.9)                                                 (28.3)



      General and
       administrative expenses          45.0                                                   104.4


      Cost of service                   61.6                                                    91.2


      Customer retention costs
       and other                         0.5                                                     1.0



     Total                                  $
        107.1                                             $
        196.6





                   Cash Cost per User           $
        11                                                $
        20




                                       
            
          
                  Nextel Brazil




                                                            Three Months Ended
                                                   September 30,


                                        2018                                        2017 (1)



                                                
        
                BRL R$


      Total selling, general
       and administrative
       expenses                              $
        252.6                                             $
        419.5


      Less: selling and
       marketing expenses *           (74.5)                                                 (89.4)



      General and
       administrative expenses         178.1                                                   330.1


      Cost of service                  243.2                                                   288.7


      Customer retention costs
       and other                         1.8                                                     3.0



     Total                                  $
        423.1                                             $
        621.8





                   Cash Cost per User           $
        45                                                $
        62







              *                              The adoption of Accounting
                                               Standards Codification, or ASC,
                                               No. 606, resulted
                                    in the capitalization of both
                                    direct and indirect commissions
                                    beginning on
                                    January 1, 2018 compared to the
                                    expensing of these types of
                                    commissions
                                    during the third quarter of
                                    2017, which resulted in a
                                    decrease in selling and
                                    marketing expenses from the
                                    third quarter of 2017 to the
                                    third quarter of 2018.





              
                (1)              2017 amounts include the impact
                                               of the revision of certain
                                               immaterial errors.
                                    For more information, see our
                                    Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
                                    for the three
                                   months ended September 30, 2018.

Impact of Foreign Currency Fluctuations

The following table shows the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on certain financial measures for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the same periods in 2018 by (i) adjusting the relevant measures for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 to levels that would have resulted if the average foreign currency exchange rates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 were the same as the average foreign currency exchange rates that were in effect for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018; and (ii) comparing the actual and adjusted financial measures for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 to the similar financial measures for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 to show the percentage change in those measures before and after taking those adjustments into account. The amounts reflected in the following table for operating income before depreciation and amortization on a consolidated basis and segment earnings for Nextel Brazil, before the adjustments for changes in foreign currency exchange rates, are based on the calculations contained elsewhere in these non-GAAP reconciliations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017. The average foreign currency exchange rates for each of the relevant currencies during each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 are included in the notes to the table below. The information reflected in the following table is not a measurement under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, the information contained in our statements of operations. We believe that these calculations provide useful information concerning our relative performance for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to the same periods in 2017 by removing the impact of the significant difference in the average foreign currency exchange rates in effect for those periods.

                                                                            
              
                
                  NII Holdings, Inc

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                (dollars in thousands)




                                                                
             
      Three Months Ended September 30,


                                              3Q 2017             3Q 2017                 3Q 2017                                      3Q 2018  
           
          3Q 2017   
              
             3Q 2017
                                    Actual *          Adjustment            Normalized                                          Actual
                                                                    (1)                     (1)                                                              to 3Q 2018                        to 3Q 2018

                                                                                                                                                             Actual B(W)                        Normalized
                                                                                                                                                  Growth (2)
                                                                                                                                                                  
              
               B(W)
                                                                                                                                                                           Growth (3)






       
                Consolidated:



         Operating revenues                           $
             205,423                                                      $
          (41,226)                      $
              164,197                              $
     141,737 (31)% (14)%



         Adjusted OIBDA                     (33,547)                                       5,473                                      (28,074)                                    8,148                   124%  129%



       
                Nextel Brazil:



         Operating revenues                           $
             205,399                                                      $
          (41,226)                      $
              164,173                              $
     141,737 (31)% (14)%



         Adjusted OIBDA                     (27,266)                                       5,473                                      (21,793)                                   12,749                   147%  158%

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                  NII Holdings, Inc

                                                                                                        ---

                                                                                  
              
                (dollars in thousands)




                                                                 
             
       Nine Months Ended September 30,


                                             YTD 2017             YTD 2017                 YTD 2017                                      YTD 2018  
     
        YTD 2017         
        
             YTD 2017
                                    Actual *          Adjustment              Normalized                                          Actual
                                                                     (1)                      (1)                                                      to YTD 2018     
         
            to YTD 2018

                                                                                                                                                       B(W) Growth      
         
            Normalized
                                                                                                                                                                   (2)
                                                                                                                                                                                          B(W)
                                                                                                                                                                                                 Growth
                                                                                                                                                                                                 (3)

                                                                                                                                                                                  ---




       
                Consolidated:



         Operating revenues                            $
             681,512                                                        $
          (83,244)        $
            598,268                                   $
     478,986 (30)% (20)%



         Adjusted OIBDA                     (33,793)                                         1,443                                       (32,350)                    3,685                111%          111%



       
                Nextel Brazil:



         Operating revenues                            $
             681,429                                                        $
          (83,244)        $
            598,185                                   $
     478,964 (30)% (20)%



         Adjusted OIBDA                     (11,813)                                         1,443                                       (10,370)                   16,436                239%          258%

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                            NM-Not Meaningful


              *                 2017 amounts include the impact
                                  of the revision of certain
                                  immaterial errors. For more
                                  information, see our Quarterly
                                  Report on Form 10-Q for the
                                  three months ended September
                                  30, 2018.



              (1)              The  "3Q 2017 Normalized" and
                                  "YTD 2017 Normalized" amounts
                                  reflect the impact of applying
                                  the average foreign currency
                                  exchange rates for the three
                                  and nine months ended
                                  September 30, 2018 to the
                                  operating revenues earned in
                                  foreign currencies and to the
                                  other components of each of
                                  the actual financial measures
                                  shown above for the three and
                                  nine months ended September
                                  30, 2017, other than certain
                                  components of those measures
                                  consisting of U.S. dollar-
                                  based operating expenses,
                                  which were not adjusted. The
                                  amounts included under the
                                  columns "3Q 2017 Normalized"
                                  and "YTD 2017 Normalized"
                                  reflect the amount determined
                                  by adding the "3Q 2017
                                  Adjustment" and "YTD 2017
                                  Adjustment" amounts calculated
                                  as described in the preceding
                                  sentence to the "3Q 2017
                                  Actual" and "YTD 2017 Actual"
                                  amounts and reflect the impact
                                  of the year-over-year change
                                  in the average foreign
                                  currency exchange rates on
                                  each of the financial measures
                                  for the three and nine months
                                  ended September 30, 2018. The
                                  average foreign currency
                                  exchange rates for each of the
                                  relevant currencies during the
                                  three and nine months ended
                                  September 30, 2018 and 2017
                                  for purposes of these
                                  calculations were as follows:

                           Three Months                  Nine Months
                            Ended September                   Ended September
                            30,                      30,


                    2018 2017               2018 2017



     Brazilian real 3.96 3.16               3.61 3.17


              (2)              The percentage amounts in these
                                  columns reflect the better, or
                                  B, or worse, or W, growth
                                  rates for each of the
                                  financial measures comparing
                                  the amounts in the "3Q 2018
                                  Actual" and "YTD 2018 Actual"
                                  columns with those in the "3Q
                                  2017 Actual" and "YTD 2017
                                  Actual" columns.



              (3)              The percentage amounts in these
                                  columns reflect the  the
                                  better, or B, or worse, or W,
                                  growth rates for each of the
                                  financial measures comparing
                                  the amounts in the "3Q 2018
                                  Actual" and "YTD 2018 Actual"
                                  columns with those in the "3Q
                                  2017 Normalized" and "YTD 2017
                                  Normalized" columns.

Additional Information

Average Monthly Revenue Per Handset/Unit in Service (ARPU)

Average monthly revenue per subscriber unit in service, or ARPU, is an industry term that measures service revenues, which we refer to as subscriber revenues, per period from our customers divided by the weighted average number of subscriber units in commercial service during that period. ARPU is not a measurement under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, may not be similar to ARPU measures of other companies and should be considered in addition, but not as a substitute for, the information contained in our statements of operations. We believe that ARPU provides useful information concerning the appeal of our rate plans and service offerings and our performance in attracting and retaining high value customers. Other revenue includes revenues for such services as roaming, handset maintenance, cancellation fees, analog and other. ARPU can be calculated as follows (in millions, except ARPU):

                               
           
          
                  Nextel Brazil




                                                      Three Months Ended
                                             September 30,


                                  2018                                     2017 (1)



                                           
        
                US$


     Service and
      other
      revenues                         $
        138.6                                         $
        200.9


     Less: other
      revenues                   (4.8)                                              (14.6)


     Total
      subscriber
      revenues                         $
        133.8                                         $
        186.3







                 ARPU
                  calculated
                  with
                  subscriber
                  revenues                $
        14                                            $
        19





                 ARPU
                  calculated
                  with service
                  and other
                  revenues                $
        15                                            $
        20




                               
            
          
                  Nextel Brazil




                                                       Three Months Ended
                                              September 30,


                                   2018                                     2017 (1)



                                           
        
                BRL R$


     Service and
      other
      revenues                          $
        548.3                                         $
        635.7


     Less: other
      revenues                   (19.0)                                              (46.2)


     Total
      subscriber
      revenues                          $
        529.3                                         $
        589.5







                 ARPU
                  calculated
                  with
                  subscriber
                  revenues                 $
        56                                            $
        59





                 ARPU
                  calculated
                  with service
                  and other
                  revenues                 $
        58                                            $
        63







              (1)              2017 amounts include the
                                  impact of the revision of
                                  certain immaterial errors.
                       For more information, see our
                       Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
                       for the three
                       months ended September 30,
                       2018.

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