U.S. Cellular reports fourth quarter and full year 2017 results Adds handset connections; Drives increased revenue and profitability

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PR Newswire 23-Feb-2018 7:55 AM
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CHICAGO, Feb. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
As previously announced, U.S. Cellular will hold a teleconference February 23, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. CST. Listen to the call live via the Events & Presentations page of investors.uscellular.com.
United States Cellular Corporation (NYSE:USM) reported total operating revenues of $1,029 million for the fourth quarter of 2017, versus $1,006 million for the same period one year ago and Net income attributable to U.S. Cellular shareholders and related diluted earnings per share were $273 million and $3.18, respectively, for the fourth quarter of 2017. Excluding a benefit of $269 million related to the enactment of new tax legislation, Net income attributable to U.S. Cellular common shareholders and related diluted earnings per share excluding adjustments (non-GAAP) were $4 million and $0.05, respectively, for the three months ended December 31, 2017, compared to Net loss attributable to U.S. Cellular shareholders and related diluted loss per share of $6 million and $0.07, respectively, in the same period one year ago.
U.S. Cellular reported total operating revenues of $3,890 million and $3,990 million for the years ended 2017 and 2016, respectively, and Net income attributable to U.S. Cellular shareholders and related diluted earnings per share were $12 million and $0.14, respectively, for the year ended 2017. Excluding the benefit of $269 million related to the enactment of new tax legislation and the recognition of a loss on goodwill impairment of $370 million ($307 million, net of tax) in the third quarter, Net income attributable to U.S. Cellular shareholders and related diluted earnings per share excluding adjustments (non-GAAP) were $50 million and $0.58, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2017, compared to Net income attributable to U.S. Cellular shareholders and related diluted earnings per share of $48 million and $0.56, respectively, for the year ended 2016.
"We made significant progress on the strategic imperatives we set for 2017," said Kenneth R. Meyers, U.S. Cellular President and CEO. "With the success of our Total Plans, which include an unlimited data option and no hidden fees, we were able to grow our customer base through the powerful combination of new customer additions and increased loyalty and customer engagement. Through a company-wide initiative to better align costs with our strategic imperatives, we were able to reduce expenses by some $100 million in 2017 and, importantly, identify and implement programs to generate additional savings in 2018 and beyond. This extensive attention on costs allowed us to offset a decline in revenues caused by competitive pricing pressures and generate a modest increase in profitability.
"Managing our investment spending was another imperative for us in 2017 as we remain focused on providing an exceptional wireless experience for our customers wherever they live, work or play. We do this by investing in our network to increase capacity and roll out new products and services. For example, VoLTE is now operational in Iowa and Wisconsin, providing enhanced features and higher quality calls. We were able to execute these network investments with capital spending well below our original expectations.
"As we look to 2018, I am optimistic about our ability to increase revenues through a larger subscriber base and an expectation for a more rational competitive environment. We will continue to control costs across the organization, and remain disciplined in managing investments of capital for network capacity and quality and for digitization initiatives."
2018 Estimated Results
U.S. Cellular's estimates of full-year 2018 results are shown below. Such estimates represent management's view as of February 23, 2018. Such forwardlooking statements should not be assumed to be current as of any future date. U.S. Cellular undertakes no duty to update such information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. There can be no assurance that final results will not differ materially from such estimated results.
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2018 Estimated Results and Actual Results for the Year Ended December 31, 2017

2018 Estimated Results Actual Results for the YearEnded December 31, 2017
(Dollars in millions)
Total operating revenues $3,850-$4,050 $ 3,890
Adjusted OIBDA (1)(2) $625-$775 $ 675
Adjusted EBITDA (1) $765-$915 $ 820
Capital expenditures $500-$550 $ 469
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The following table provides a reconciliation of Net income to Adjusted OIBDA and Adjusted EBITDA for 2018 estimated results and actual results for the year ended December 31, 2017. In providing 2018 estimated results, U.S. Cellular has not completed the below reconciliation to Net income because it does not provide guidance for income taxes. Although potentially significant, U.S. Cellular believes that the impact of income taxes cannot be reasonably predicted; therefore, U.S. Cellular is unable to provide such guidance.
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2018 Estimated Results Actual Results for theYear Ended December 31,2017
(Dollars in millions)
Net income (GAAP) N/A $ 15
Add back (deduct):
Income tax expense (benefit) N/A (287)
Income (loss) before income taxes (GAAP) $ 10-160 $ (272)
Add back:
Interest expense 110 113
Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense 625 615
EBITDA (Non-GAAP) (1) $ 745-895 $ 456
Add back (deduct):
Loss on impairment of goodwill 370
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net (1)
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net (22)
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net 20 17
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP) (1) $ 765-915 $ 820
Deduct:
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities 130 137
Interest and dividend income 10 8
Adjusted OIBDA (Non-GAAP) (1)(2) $ 625-775 $ 675

Note: Totals may not foot due to rounding differences.

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(1) EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA are defined as net income adjusted for the items set forth in the reconciliation above. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA are not measures of financial performance under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States (GAAP) and should not be considered as alternatives to Net income or Cash flows from operating activities, as indicators of cash flows or as measures of liquidity. U.S. Cellular does not intend to imply that any such items set forth in the reconciliation above are non-recurring, infrequent or unusual; such items may occur in the future. Management uses Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA as measurements of profitability, and therefore reconciliations to Net income are deemed appropriate. Management believes Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA are useful measures of U.S. Cellular's operating results before significant recurring non-cash charges, gains and losses, and other items as presented above as they provide additional relevant and useful information to investors and other users of U.S. Cellular's financial data in evaluating the effectiveness of its operations and underlying business trends in a manner that is consistent with management's evaluation of business performance. Adjusted EBITDA shows adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and accretion, and gains and losses, while Adjusted OIBDA reduces this measure further to exclude Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities and Interest and dividend income in order to more effectively show the performance of operating activities excluding investment activities. The table above reconciles EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA to the corresponding GAAP measure, Net income or Income (loss) before income taxes.

(2) A reconciliation of Adjusted OIBDA (Non-GAAP) to Operating income (GAAP) for full year 2017 actual results can be found on U.S. Cellular's website at investors.uscellular.com.
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Conference Call Information U.S. Cellular will hold a conference call on February 23, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. Central Time.
Access the live call on the Events & Presentations page of investors.uscellular.com or at https://www.webcaster4.com/Webcast/Page/1145/24672.
Access the call by phone at 877-407-8029 (US/Canada), no pass code required.
Before the call, certain financial and statistical information to be discussed during the call will be posted to investors.uscellular.com. The call will be archived on the Events & Presentations page of investors.uscellular.com.
About U.S. Cellular United States Cellular Corporation provides a comprehensive range of wireless products and services, excellent customer support, and a high-quality network to customers with 5.1 million connections in 22 states. The Chicago-based company had 5,900 full- and part-time associates as of December 31, 2017. At December 31, 2017, Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. owned 83 percent of U.S. Cellular. For more information about U.S. Cellular, visit uscellular.com.
Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: All information set forth in this news release, except historical and factual information, represents forward-looking statements. This includes all statements about the company's plans, beliefs, estimates, and expectations. These statements are based on current estimates, projections, and assumptions, which involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that may affect these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: intense competition; the ability to execute U.S. Cellular's business strategy; uncertainties in U.S. Cellular's future cash flows and liquidity and access to the capital markets; the ability to make payments on U.S. Cellular indebtedness or comply with the terms of debt covenants; impacts of any pending acquisitions/divestitures/exchanges of properties and/or licenses,including, but not limited to, the ability to obtain regulatory approvals, successfully complete the transactions and the financial impacts of such transactions; the ability of the company to successfully manage and grow its markets; the access to and pricing of unbundled network elements; the ability to obtain or maintain roaming arrangements with other carriers on acceptable terms; the state and federal telecommunications regulatory environment; the value of assets and investments; adverse changes in the ratings of U.S. Cellular debt securities by accredited ratings organizations; industry consolidation; advances in telecommunications technology; pending and future litigation; changes in income tax rates, laws, regulations or rulings; changes in customer growth rates, average monthly revenue per user, churn rates, roaming revenue and terms, the availability of wireless devices, or the mix of services and products offered by U.S. Cellular. Investors are encouraged to consider these and other risks and uncertainties that are discussed in the Form 8-K Current Report used by U.S. Cellular to furnish this press release to the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are incorporated by reference herein.
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United States Cellular Corporation
Summary Operating Data (Unaudited)

As of or for the Quarter Ended 12/31/2017 9/30/2017 6/30/2017 3/31/2017 12/31/2016
Retail Connections
Postpaid
Total at end of period 4,518,000 4,513,000 4,478,000 4,455,000 4,482,000
Gross additions 177,000 191,000 174,000 146,000 187,000
Feature phones 5,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000
Smartphones 128,000 132,000 116,000 88,000 109,000
Connected devices 44,000 52,000 51,000 51,000 71,000
Net additions (losses) 5,000 35,000 23,000 (27,000) (2,000)
Feature phones (15,000) (15,000) (15,000) (19,000) (21,000)
Smartphones 33,000 44,000 34,000 (9,000) (4,000)
Connected devices (13,000) 6,000 4,000 1,000 23,000
ARPU (1) $ 44.12 $ 43.41 $ 44.60 $ 45.42 $ 45.19
ABPU (Non-GAAP)(2) $ 56.69 $ 54.71 $ 55.19 $ 55.82 $ 55.43
ARPA (3) $ 118.05 $ 116.36 $ 119.73 $ 121.88 $ 120.67
ABPA (Non-GAAP)(4) $ 151.68 $ 146.65 $ 148.15 $ 149.78 $ 148.02
Churn rate (5) 1.27% 1.16% 1.13% 1.29% 1.41%
Handsets 1.00% 0.96% 0.91% 1.08% 1.23%
Connected devices 2.84% 2.33% 2.35% 2.55% 2.49%
Prepaid
Total at end of period 519,000 515,000 484,000 480,000 484,000
Gross additions 83,000 102,000 73,000 78,000 83,000
Net additions (losses) 4,000 31,000 3,000 (4,000) 4,000
ARPU(1) $ 32.42 $ 33.12 $ 33.52 $ 33.66 $ 33.25
Churn rate (5) 5.09% 4.75% 4.93% 5.69% 5.44%
Total connections at end of period (6) 5,096,000 5,089,000 5,023,000 4,996,000 5,031,000
Market penetration at end of period
Consolidated operating population 31,834,000 31,834,000 32,089,000 32,089,000 31,994,000
Consolidated operating penetration(7) 16% 16% 16% 16% 16%
Capital expenditures (millions) $ 213 $ 112 $ 84 $ 61 $ 171
Total cell sites in service 6,460 6,436 6,421 6,417 6,415
Owned towers 4,080 4,051 4,044 4,041 4,040

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(1) Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) - metric which is calculated by dividing a revenue base by an average number of connections and by the number of months in the period. These revenue bases and connection populations are shown below:
Postpaid ARPU consists of total postpaid service revenues and postpaid connections.
Prepaid ARPU consists of total prepaid service revenues and prepaid connections.
(2) Average Billings Per User (ABPU) - non-GAAP metric which is calculated by dividing total postpaid service revenues plus equipment installment plan billings by the average number of postpaid connections and by the number of months in the period. Refer to the end of this release for a reconciliation of this metric to its most comparable GAAP metric.
(3) Average Revenue Per Account (ARPA) - metric which is calculated by dividing total postpaid service revenues by the average number of postpaid accounts and by the number of months in the period.
(4) Average Billings Per Account (ABPA) - non-GAAP metric which is calculated by dividing total postpaid service revenues plus equipment installment plan billings by the average number of postpaid accounts and by the number of months in the period. Refer to the end of this release for a reconciliation of this metric to its most comparable GAAP metric.
(5) Churn rate represents the percentage of the connections that disconnect service each month. These rates represent the average monthly churn rate for each respective period.
(6) Includes reseller and other connections.
(7) Market penetration is calculated by dividing the number of wireless connections at the end of the period by the total population of consolidated operating markets as estimated by Nielsen.
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United States Cellular Corporation
Consolidated Statement of Operations Highlights
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2017 vs. 2016
Increase
Three Months Ended December 31, 2017 2016 (Decrease)
(Dollars and shares in millions, except per share amounts)
Operating revenues
Service (1) $ 755 $ 752 -
Equipment sales 274 254 8%
Total operating revenues (1) 1,029 1,006 2%

Operating expenses
System operations (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion reported below) 183 188 (3)%
Cost of equipment sold 322 283 14%
Selling, general and administrative 372 390 (5)%
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 155 156 (1)%
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net 4 6 (34)%
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net (3) (3) (24)%
Total operating expenses 1,033 1,020 1%

Operating loss (4) (14) 75%

Investment and other income (expense)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities 36 30 17%
Interest and dividend income (1) 2 1 22%
Interest expense (28) (29) 5%
Other, net 1 (38)%
Total investment and other income (1) 10 3 >100%

Income (loss) before income taxes 6 (11) >100%
Income tax expense (benefit) (267) (6) >(100)%
Net income (loss) 273 (5) >100%
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax 1 (32)%
Net income (loss) attributable to U.S. Cellular shareholders $ 273 $ (6) >100%

Basic weighted average shares outstanding 85 85 -
Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to U.S. Cellular shareholders $ 3.21 $ (0.07) >100%

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding 86 85 1%
Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to U.S. Cellular shareholders $ 3.18 $ (0.07) >100%

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(1) Equipment installment plan interest income is reflected as a component of Service revenues consistent with an accounting policy change effective January 1, 2017. All prior period numbers have been recast to conform to this accounting change.
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United States Cellular Corporation
Consolidated Statement of Operations Highlights
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2017 vs. 2016
Increase
Year Ended December 31, 2017 2016 (Decrease)
(Dollars and shares in millions, except per share amounts)
Operating revenues
Service $ 2,978 $ 3,081 (3)%
Equipment sales 912 909 -
Total operating revenues 3,890 3,990 (3)%

Operating expenses
System operations (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion reported below) 732 760 (4)%
Cost of equipment sold 1,071 1,081 (1)%
Selling, general and administrative 1,412 1,480 (4)%
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 615 618 -
Loss on impairment of goodwill 370 N/M
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net 17 22 (22)%
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net (1) >(100)%
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net (22) (19) (17)%
Total operating expenses 4,194 3,942 6%

Operating income (loss) (304) 48 >(100)%

Investment and other income (expense)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities 137 140 (2)%
Interest and dividend income 8 6 40%
Interest expense (113) (113) -
Other, net 1 (19)%
Total investment and other income 32 34 (1)%

Income (loss) before income taxes (272) 82 >(100)%
Income tax expense (benefit) (287) 33 >(100)%
Net income 15 49 (70)%
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax 3 1 56%
Net income attributable to U.S. Cellular shareholders $ 12 $ 48 (74)%

Basic weighted average shares outstanding 85 85 -
Basic earnings per share attributable to U.S. Cellular shareholders $ 0.14 $ 0.56 (75)%

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding 86 85 -
Diluted earnings per share attributable to U.S. Cellular shareholders $ 0.14 $ 0.56 (75)%

N/M - Percentage change not meaningful
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United States Cellular Corporation
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
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Year Ended December 31, 2017 2016
(Dollars in millions)
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income $ 15 $ 49
Add (deduct) adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 615 618
Bad debts expense 89 96
Stock-based compensation expense 30 26
Deferred income taxes, net (365) 6
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities (137) (140)
Distributions from unconsolidated entities 136 93
Loss on impairment of goodwill 370
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net 17 22
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net (1)
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net (22) (19)
Noncash interest 2 2
Other operating activities (2)
Changes in assets and liabilities from operations
Accounts receivable (68) (23)
Equipment installment plans receivable (261) (246)
Inventory 8
Accounts payable (14) 48
Customer deposits and deferred revenues (3) (54)
Accrued taxes 26 40
Accrued interest (2)
Other assets and liabilities 40 (21)
Net cash provided by operating activities 469 501

Cash flows from investing activities
Cash paid for additions to property, plant and equipment (465) (443)
Cash paid for licenses (189) (53)
Cash paid for investments (50)
Cash received from divestitures and exchanges 21 21
Federal Communications Commission deposit (143)
Net cash used in investing activities (683) (618)

Cash flows from financing activities
Repayment of long-term debt (14) (11)
Common shares reissued for benefit plans, net of tax payments 1 6
Common shares repurchased (5)
Payment of debt issuance costs (2) (2)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests (4) (1)
Other financing activities (1) 1
Net cash used in financing activities (20) (12)

Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (234) (129)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (1)
Beginning of period 586 715
End of period $ 352 $ 586

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(1) As of December 31, 2017, U.S. Cellular early adopted ASU 2016-18 on a retrospective basis which requires that restricted cash be presented with Cash and cash equivalents in the Statement of Cash Flows. The Statement of Cash Flows includes restricted cash of less than $1 million as of December 31, 2017, and no restricted cash as of December 31, 2016.
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United States Cellular Corporation
Consolidated Balance Sheet Highlights
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ASSETS


December 31, 2017 2016
(Dollars in millions)
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 352 $ 586
Short-term investments 50
Accounts receivable from customers and others, net 843 727
Inventory, net 138 138
Prepaid expenses 79 84
Other current assets 21 23
Total current assets 1,483 1,558

Assets held for sale 10 8

Licenses 2,223 1,886
Goodwill 370
Investments in unconsolidated entities 415 413

Property, plant and equipment, net 2,320 2,470

Other assets and deferred charges 390 405

Total assets $ 6,841 $ 7,110
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United States Cellular Corporation
Consolidated Balance Sheet Highlights
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LIABILITIES AND EQUITY


December 31, 2017 2016
(Dollars and shares in millions, except per share amounts)
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt $ 18 $ 11
Accounts payable 310 321
Customer deposits and deferred revenues 185 190
Accrued taxes 56 39
Accrued compensation 74 73
Other current liabilities 90 84
Total current liabilities 733 718

Deferred liabilities and credits
Deferred income tax liability, net 461 826
Other deferred liabilities and credits 337 302

Long-term debt, net 1,622 1,618

Noncontrolling interests with redemption features 1 1

Equity
U.S. Cellular shareholders' equity
Series A Common and Common Shares, par value $1 per share 88 88
Additional paid-in capital 1,552 1,522
Treasury shares (120) (136)
Retained earnings 2,157 2,160
Total U.S. Cellular shareholders' equity 3,677 3,634

Noncontrolling interests 10 11

Total equity 3,687 3,645

Total liabilities and equity $ 6,841 $ 7,110
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United States Cellular Corporation
Financial Measures and Reconciliations
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Free Cash Flow
Three Months Ended Year Ended
December 31, December 31,
2017 2016 2017 2016
(Dollars in millions)
Cash flows from operating activities (GAAP) $ 76 $ 86 $ 469 $ 501
Less: Cash paid for additions to property, plant and equipment 213 163 465 443
Free cash flow (Non-GAAP) (1) $ (137) $ (77) $ 4 $ 58

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(1) Management uses Free cash flow as a liquidity measure and it is defined as Cash flows from operating activities less Cash paid for additions to property, plant and equipment. Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure which U.S. Cellular believes may be useful to investors and other users of its financial information in evaluating liquidity, specifically, the amount of net cash generated by business operations after deducting Cash paid for additions to property, plant and equipment.
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Non-GAAP Adjustments
The following non-GAAP financial measures present certain information in the table below excluding the effect of the goodwill impairment charge, enactment of H.R.1, originally referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Tax Act) and other related tax effects. The goodwill impairment charge, which occurred in the third quarter of 2017, and the deferred tax benefit are being excluded in this presentation, as they cause current operations of U.S. Cellular not to be comparable with prior periods. U.S. Cellular believes these measures may be useful to investors and other users of its financial information when comparing the current period financial results with periods that were not impacted by such items.
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Three Months Ended Year Ended
December 31, December 31,
2017 2016 2017 2016
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
Net income (loss) attributable to U.S. Cellular shareholders (GAAP) $ 273 $ (6) $ 12 $ 48
Adjustments:
Loss on impairment of goodwill 370
Tax benefit on impairment of goodwill(1) (63)
Subtotal of Non-GAAP goodwill adjustments 307

Effect of the Tax Act (269) (269)
Subtotal of Non-GAAP adjustments (269) 38
Net income (loss) attributable to U.S. Cellular shareholders excluding adjustments (Non-GAAP) $ 4 $ (6) $ 50 $ 48

Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to U.S. Cellular shareholders (GAAP) $ 3.18 $ (0.07) $ 0.14 $ 0.56
Adjustments:
Loss on impairment of goodwill 4.31
Tax benefit on impairment of goodwill(1) (0.74)
Effect of the Tax Act (3.13) (3.13)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to U.S. Cellular shareholders excluding adjustments (Non-GAAP) $ 0.05 $ (0.07) $ 0.58 $ 0.56

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(1) Tax benefit represents the amount associated with the tax-amortizable portion of the loss on goodwill impairment.
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Postpaid ABPU and Postpaid ABPA
U.S. Cellular presents Postpaid ABPU and Postpaid ABPA to reflect the revenue shift from Service revenues to Equipment sales resulting from the increased adoption of equipment installment plans. Postpaid ABPU and Postpaid ABPA, as previously defined herein, are non-GAAP financial measures which U.S. Cellular believes are useful to investors and other users of its financial information in showing trends in both service and equipment sales revenues received from customers.
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For the Quarter Ended 12/31/2017 9/30/2017 6/30/2017 3/31/2017 12/31/2016
(Dollars and connection counts in millions)
Calculation of Postpaid ARPU
Postpaid service revenues $ 598 $ 586 $ 597 $ 608 $ 607
Average number of postpaid connections 4.52 4.50 4.47 4.46 4.48
Number of months in period 3 3 3 3 3
Postpaid ARPU (GAAP metric) $ 44.12 $ 43.41 $ 44.60 $ 45.42 $ 45.19

Calculation of Postpaid ABPU
Postpaid service revenues $ 598 $ 586 $ 597 $ 608 $ 607
Equipment installment plan billings 170 152 142 139 138
Total billings to postpaid connections $ 768 $ 738 $ 739 $ 747 $ 745
Average number of postpaid connections 4.52 4.50 4.47 4.46 4.48
Number of months in period 3 3 3 3 3
Postpaid ABPU (Non-GAAP metric) $ 56.69 $ 54.71 $ 55.19 $ 55.82 $ 55.43

Calculation of Postpaid ARPA
Postpaid service revenues $ 598 $ 586 $ 597 $ 608 $ 607
Average number of postpaid accounts 1.69 1.68 1.66 1.66 1.68
Number of months in period 3 3 3 3 3
Postpaid ARPA (GAAP metric) $ 118.05 $ 116.36 $ 119.73 $ 121.88 $ 120.67

Calculation of Postpaid ABPA
Postpaid service revenues $ 598 $ 586 $ 597 $ 608 $ 607
Equipment installment plan billings 170 152 142 139 138
Total billings to postpaid accounts $ 768 $ 738 $ 739 $ 747 $ 745
Average number of postpaid accounts 1.69 1.68 1.66 1.66 1.68
Number of months in period 3 3 3 3 3
Postpaid ABPA (Non-GAAP metric) $ 151.68 $ 146.65 $ 148.15 $ 149.78 $ 148.02
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