4th Qrt & Finals - Part 2

GTE Corporation 27 January 2000 PART 2 GTE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA AND OPERATING STATISTICS In Millions, Except Per-Share Amounts) Unaudited Fourth Quarter --------------------- Percent CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS 1999 1998 Change Financial data (1) ------------------ Revenues and sales $ 6,741 $ 5,991 12.5 Operating income $ 1,725 $ 1,482 16.4 Depreciation and amortization 1,011 873 15.8 -------------------------------- Operating cash flow $ 2,736 $ 2,355 16.2 ================================ Operating cash flow margin 40.6 % 39.3 % - Capital expenditures $ 1,636 $ 1,598 2.4 Operating statistics (2) ------------------------ Per share data: Dividends .47 .47 - (1) Financial data is shown on an adjusted basis, as defined in the Notes to Consolidated Adjusted Statements of Income. (2) Operating statistics are shown on a reported basis. GTE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA AND OPERATING STATISTICS (In Millions, Except Per-Share Amounts) Unaudited Twelve Months Ended December 31, ------------------- Percent CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS 1999 1998 Change Financial data (1) ------------------ Revenues and sales $ 25,336 $ 23,299 8.7 Operating income $ 6,220 $ 5,464 13.8 Depreciation and amortization 3,757 3,589 4.7 ------------------------------- Operating cash flow $ 9,977 $ 9,053 10.2 =============================== Operating cash flow margin 39.4 % 38.9 % - Capital expenditures $ 4,940 $ 5,370 (8.0) Operating statistics (2) ------------------------ Return on equity (3) 40.9 % 27.3 % - Return on investment (3) 16.2 % 10.9 % - Debt ratio 66.1 % 64.6 % - Per share data: Book value $ 11.19 $ 9.06 23.5 Dividends 1.88 1.88 - Common shares outstanding at end of period (thousands) 967,408 967,997 (.1) (1) Financial data is shown on an adjusted basis, as defined in the Notes to Consolidated Adjusted Statements of Income. (2) Operating statistics are shown on a reported basis. (3) Excluding special items and extraordinary charges, return on equity would have been 35.6% and 34.7%, while return on investment would have been 14.3% and 14.2% in 1999 and 1998, respectively. GTE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA AND OPERATING STATISTICS (In Millions, Except Operating Statistics) Unaudited Fourth Quarter --------------- Percent NATIONAL OPERATIONS 1999 1998 Change Network Services Financial data --------------- Revenues and sales Local services $ 1,514 $ 1,466 3.3 Network access services Interstate 915 850 7.6 Intrastate 472 505 (6.5) Toll services 156 197 (20.8) Directory services and other 1,055 931 13.3 ---------------------------- Total revenues 4,112 3,949 4.1 Intersegment revenues (158) (92) - ---------------------------- Total external revenues $ 3,954 $ 3,857 2.5 ============================ Operating income $ 1,630 $ 1,253 30.1 Depreciation and amortization 646 614 5.2 ---------------------------- Operating cash flow $ 2,276 $ 1,867 21.9 ============================ Operating cash flow margin 55.4 % 47.3 % - Operating income margin 39.6 % 31.7 % - Capital expenditures $ 766 $ 854 (10.3) Data revenues (included above) 335 274 22.3 Operating statistics ----------------------- Access minutes of use (millions): Interstate 13,740 13,190 4.2 Intrastate 10,007 8,829 13.3 --------------------------- Total access minutes of use 23,747 22,019 7.8 =========================== Toll minutes - intraLATA (millions) 1,217 1,388 (12.3) GTE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA AND OPERATING STATISTICS (In Millions, Except Operating Statistics) Unaudited Twelve Months Ended December 31, -------------------- Percent NATIONAL OPERATIONS 1999 1998 Change Network Services Financial data --------------- Revenues and sales Local services $ 5,976 $ 5,814 2.8 Network access services Interstate 3,521 3,334 5.6 Intrastate 1,990 1,982 .4 Toll services 655 859 (23.7) Directory services and other 3,432 3,259 5.3 ------------------------------ Total revenues 15,574 15,248 2.1 Intersegment revenues (473) (305) - ------------------------------ Total external revenues $ 15,101 $ 14,943 1.1 ============================== Operating income $ 5,701 $ 4,817 18.4 Special charges 113 171 - Depreciation and amortization 2,564 2,591 (1.0) ------------------------------ Operating cash flow $ 8,378 $ 7,579 10.5 ============================== Operating cash flow margin 53.8 % 49.7 % - Operating income margin 37.3 % 32.7 % - Capital expenditures $ 2,843 $ 3,362 (15.4) Data revenues (included above) 1,215 947 28.3 Operating statistics Access minutes of use (millions): Interstate 54,371 52,002 4.6 Intrastate 39,724 35,118 13.1 ------------------------------ Total access minutes of use 94,095 87,120 8.0 ============================== Toll minutes - intraLATA (millions) 5,098 6,148 (17.1) Access lines (thousands): Switched Residential 13,996 13,561 3.2 Business 6,065 5,661 7.1 ------------------------------ Total switched 20,061 19,222 4.4 Special (1) 6,007 4,403 36.4 ------------------------------ Total access lines 26,068 23,625 10.3 ============================== Resale lines (2) 398 146 - ISDN lines: (3) Basic rate 179 162 10.5 Primary rate 280 174 60.9 ------------------------------ Total ISDN lines 459 336 36.6 ============================== (1) Special access lines for 1998 have been restated to be consistent with 1999 reporting. (2) Includes lines resold to GTE's CLEC of 253,000 in 1999 and 61,000 in 1998. (3) Lines have been adjusted to reflect Voice Grade Equivalents. VGEs used in the calculation are: one Basic Rate ISDN = 2.25 lines and one Primary Rate ISDN = 24 lines in the above table. GTE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA AND OPERATING STATISTICS (In Millions, Except Operating Statistics) Unaudited Fourth Quarter ----------------- Percent NATIONAL OPERATIONS (continued) 1999 1998 Change Wireless Products and Services(1) Financial data ---------------- Revenues and sales Service revenues $ 970 $ 681 42.4 Equipment sales and other 144 96 50.0 ----------------------------- Total revenues(2) $ 1,114 $ 777 43.4 ============================= Operating income $ 93 $ 138 (32.6) Depreciation and amortization(3) 173 107 61.7 ----------------------------- Operating cash flow $ 266 $ 245 8.6 ============================= Operating cash flow margin(4) 28.4 % 34.3 % - Capital expenditures $ 256 $ 186 37.6 Operating statistics(5) ----------------------- Average revenue per user per month $ 43 $ 48 (10.4) Cash operating expense per customer per month 25 31 (19.4) (1) 1999 results include the acquisition of the Ameritech wireless properties. Selected results for the fourth quarter of 1999, excluding the acquisition of the Ameritech wireless properties,are as follows: Fourth Quarter Percent 1999 Change -------------- ------- Operating cash flow margin 26.7% - Capital expenditures $ 232 24.7 Average revenue per user per month 47 (2.1) Cash operating expense per customer per month 27 (12.9) (2) In addition to the acquisition of the Ameritech wireless properties, 1999 revenues include cellular incollect revenues. Growth in total revenues, normalized for these items, would have been 11.0% for the fourth quarter. (3) Includes goodwill amortization of $42 million for the fourth quarter of 1999 related to the Ameritech wireless properties acquisition. (4) Cellular incollect revenues have been excluded from operating cash flow margin calculations. (5) Operating statistics, except for subscribers and adjusted POPS, represent results of domestic cellular operations. Cellular incollect revenues have been excluded from average revenue per user per month. Cellular incollect costs have been excluded from cash operating expense per customer per month. GTE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA AND OPERATING STATISTICS (In Millions, Except Operating Statistics) Unaudited Twelve Months Ended December 31, -------------------- Percent NATIONAL OPERATIONS (continued) 1999 1998 Change Wireless Products and Services(1) Financial data --------------- Revenues and sales Service revenues $ 3,276 $ 2,687 21.9 Equipment sales and other 469 383 22.5 ------------------------------ Total revenues(2) $ 3,745 $ 3,070 22.0 ============================== Operating income $ 537 $ 578 (7.1) Special charges 24 91 - Depreciation and amortization(3) 515 435 18.4 ------------------------------ Operating cash flow $ 1,076 $ 1,104 (2.5) ============================== Operating cash flow margin(4) 33.5 % 38.8 % - Capital expenditures $ 549 $ 461 19.1 Operating statistics(5) ----------------------- Average revenue per user per month $ 46 $ 49 (6.1) Cash operating expense per customer per month 26 29 (10.3) Wireless subscribers (thousands) 7,146 4,817 48.3 Adjusted POPs (millions) 72.5 61.4 18.1 End of period penetration 11.6 % 9.7 % - (1) 1999 results include the acquisition of the Ameritech wireless properties. Selected results for 1999, excluding the acquisition of the Ameritech wireless properties, are as follows: Year-to-date Percent 1999 Change -------------- ------- Operating cash flow margin 33.3% - Capital expenditures $ 525 13.9 Average revenue per user per month 47 (4.1) Cash operating expense per customer per month 26 (10.3) Wireless subscribers (thousands) 5,414 12.4 Adjusted POPs (millions) 61.9 .8 End of period penetration 10.7% - (2) In addition to the acquisition of the Ameritech wireless properties, 1999 revenues include cellular incollect revenues. Growth in total revenues, normalized for these items, would have been 6.6% for the year-to-date period. (3) Includes goodwill amortization of $42 million for 1999 related to the Ameritech wireless properties acquisition. (4) Cellular incollect revenues have been excluded from operating cash flow margin calculations. (5) Operating statistics, except for subscribers and adjusted POPS, represent results of domestic cellular operations. Cellular incollect revenues have been excluded from average revenue per user per month. Cellular incollect costs have been excluded from cash operating expense per customer per month. GTE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA AND OPERATING STATISTICS In Millions) Unaudited Fourth Quarter ----------------- Percent NATIONAL OPERATIONS (continued) 1999 1998 Change Internetworking (1) Financial data --------------- Revenues and sales $ 301 $ 165 82.4 Intersegment revenues (20) (10) - ----------------------------- Total external revenues $ 281 $ 155 81.3 ============================= Operating loss $ (157) $ (96) (63.5) Depreciation and amortization 56 34 64.7 ----------------------------- Operating cash flow $ (101) $ (62) (62.9) ============================= Capital expenditures $ 270 $ 248 8.9 Other National Operations (1) Revenues and sales Communications $ 431 $ 321 34.3 Technology and Systems (1) 40 38 5.3 Other, including eliminations (2) 237 317 (25.2) ----------------------------- Total revenues $ 708 $ 676 4.7 ============================= Total National Revenues (1) $ 6,235 $ 5,567 12.0 Total National Operating Income (1)(3) $ 1,562 $ 1,344 16.2 (1) A component of Internetworking, BBN Technologies, has been reclassified to Other National Operations. Related fourth quarter revenues of $53 million and $54 million in 1999 and 1998, respectively, as well as other prior period amounts, have been reclassified to conform to the 1999 presentation. For comparative purposes, 1998 results for Technology and Systems and Total National Operations are shown on an adjusted basis. See Note (2) to Consolidated Adjusted Statements of Income. (2) Includes elimination of revenues representing transactions between units included in GTE's National Operations. (3) Fourth quarter 1999 results exclude the net pretax gain primarily related to the sale of GTE Information Systems, LLC. GTE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA AND OPERATING STATISTICS (In Millions) Unaudited Twelve Months Ended December 31, ------------------- Percent NATIONAL OPERATIONS (continued) 1999 1998 Change Internetworking (1) Financial data --------------- Revenues and sales $ 1,036 $ 579 78.9 Intersegment revenues (69) (36) - ----------------------------- Total external revenues $ 967 $ 543 78.1 ============================= Operating loss $ (552) $ (485) (13.8) Depreciation and amortization 191 117 63.2 ----------------------------- Operating cash flow $ (361) $ (368) 1.9 ============================= Capital expenditures $ 746 $ 567 31.6 Other National Operations (1) Revenues and sales Communications $ 1,513 $ 1,063 42.3 Technology and Systems (1) 1,063 981 8.4 Other, including eliminations (2) 685 885 (22.6) ----------------------------- Total revenues $ 3,261 $ 2,929 11.3 ============================= Total National Revenues (1) $23,616 $21,826 8.2 Total National Operating Income (1)(3) $ 5,559 $ 5,106 8.9 (1) A component of Internetworking, BBN Technologies, has been reclassified to Other National Operations. Related year- to-date revenues of $201 million and $205 million in 1999 and 1998, respectively, as well as other prior period amounts, have been reclassified to conform to the 1999 presentation. For comparative purposes, 1998 results for Technology and Systems and Total National Operations are shown on an adjusted basis. See Note (2) to Consolidated Adjusted Statements of Income. (2) Includes elimination of revenues representing transactions between units included in GTE's National Operations. (3) Fourth quarter 1999 results exclude the net pretax gain primarily related to the sale of GTE Information Systems, LLC. Year-to-date results exclude this net gain, as well as the net pretax gain of $705 million primarily related to the sale of Government Systems that was partially offset by a special charge related to the impairment of assets associated with new product development recorded in the third quarter of 1999, and the special charges of $179 million and $659 million recorded during special charges of of 1999 and 1998, respectively. GTE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA AND OPERATING STATISTICS (In Millions) Unaudited Fourth Quarter 1999 --------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS Reported Adjustments Adjusted Financial data -------------- Revenues and sales Local services $ 105 $ - $ 105 Toll services 73 - 73 Wireless services 131 - 131 Directory services and other 224 - 224 --------------------------------- Total revenues $ 533 $ - $ 533 ================================= Operating income $ 122 $ - $ 122 Depreciation and amortization 68 - 68 --------------------------------- Operating cash flow $ 190 $ - $ 190 ================================= Operating cash flow margin 35.6 % - 35.6 % Equity income $ 90 $ - $ 90 Net income 152 - 152 Capital expenditures 179 - 179 Proportionate revenues (1) 1,068 - 1,068 (1) Results shown with proportional adjustment for GTE's ownership interest. GTE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA AND OPERATING STATISTICS (In Millions) Unaudited Fourth Quarter 1998 --------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS Reported Adjustments(1) Adjusted Financial data ---------------- Revenues and sales Local services $ 304 $ (232) $ 72 Toll services 221 (143) 78 Wireless services 195 (52) 143 Directory services and other 229 (107) 122 --------------------------------- Total revenues $ 949 $ (534) $ 415 ================================= Operating income $ 236 $ (136) $ 100 Depreciation and amortization 132 (73) 59 --------------------------------- Operating cash flow $ 368 $ (209) $ 159 ================================= Operating cash flow margin 38.8 % - 38.3 % Equity income $ 42 $ 32 $ 74 Net income 133 - 133 Capital expenditures 201 (53) 148 Proportionate revenues (2) 779 - 779 (1) Represents adjustments to reflect the deconsolidation of BC TELECOM, consistent with 1999 reporting. See Note (2) to Consolidated Adjusted Statements of Income. (2) Results shown with proportional adjustment for GTE's ownership interest. GTE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA AND OPERATING STATISTICS (In Millions) Unaudited Fourth Quarter Adjusted ----------------------- Adjusted INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS 1999 1998 % Change Financial data ---------------- Revenues and sales Local services $ 105 $ 72 45.8 Toll services 73 78 (6.4) Wireless services 131 143 (8.4) Directory services and other 224 122 83.6 -------------------------------- Total revenues $ 533 $ 415 28.4 ================================ Operating income $ 122 $ 100 22.0 Depreciation and amortization 68 59 15.3 -------------------------------- Operating cash flow $ 190 $ 159 19.5 ================================ Operating cash flow margin 35.6 % 38.3 % - Equity income $ 90 $ 74 21.6 Net income 152 133 14.3 Capital expenditures 179 148 20.9 Proportionate revenues (1) 1,068 779 37.1 (1) Results shown with proportional adjustment for GTE's ownership interest. GTE's ownership interest in CTI Holdings was 58% in fourth quarter 1999 compared with 48.1% in fourth quarter 1998. Also, GTE completed its purchase of a 40% interest in the Puerto Rico Telephone Company in March 1999. Normalizing for these changes in ownership interest, fourth quarter 1999 proportionate revenue growth would have been 16.4%. GTE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA AND OPERATING STATISTICS (In Millions, Except Operating Statistics) Unaudited Twelve Months Ended December 31, 1999 ------------------------------ INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS (continued) Reported Adjustments(1) Adjusted Financial data ---------------- Revenues and sales Local services $ 368 $ - $ 368 Toll services 291 - 291 Wireless services 548 - 548 Directory services and other 647 - 647 ------------------------------- Total revenues $ 1,854 $ - $1,854 =============================== Operating income $ 910 $ (513) $ 397 Special items (513) 513 - Depreciation and amortization 245 - 245 ------------------------------- Operating cash flow $ 642 $ - $ 642 =============================== Operating cash flow margin 34.6 % - 34.6 % Equity income $ 324 $ - $ 324 Net income (loss) 859 (308) 551 Capital expenditures 380 - 380 Proportionate revenues (2) 3,814 - 3,814 (1) Represents adjustments to exclude the gain of $513 million pretax ($308 million after-tax) on the merger of BC TELECOM and TELUS. (2) Results shown with proportional adjustment for GTE's ownership interest. GTE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA AND OPERATING STATISTICS (In Millions, Except Operating Statistics) Unaudited Twelve Months Ended December 31, 1998 -------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS (continued) Reported Adjustments(1) Adjusted Financial data ---------------- Revenues and sales Local services $1,219 $ (925) $ 294 Toll services 907 (595) 312 Wireless services 422 120 542 Directory services and other 786 (382) 404 -------------------------------- Total revenues $3,334 $(1,782) $1,552 ================================ Operating income $ 834 $ (539) $ 295 Special items 38 (38) - Depreciation and amortization 459 (229) 230 -------------------------------- Operating cash flow $1,331 $ (806) $ 525 ================================ Operating cash flow margin 39.9 % - 33.8 % Equity income $ 110 $ 153 $ 263 Net income 103 338 441 Capital expenditures 657 (230) 427 Proportionate revenues (2) 2,917 - 2,917 (1) Represents adjustments to reflect the deconsolidation of BC TELECOM and the consolidation of CTI, consistent with 1999 reporting. Also includes adjustments to exclude pretax special charges of $38 million primarily related to the write- off of impaired assets in Latin America and extraordinary charges of $300 million after-tax, related to the discontinuation of SFAS No. 71 by GTE's Canadian operations. See Notes to Consolidated Adjusted Statements of Income. (2) Results shown with proportional adjustment for GTE's ownership interest. GTE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA AND OPERATING STATISTICS (In Millions, Except Operating Statistics) Unaudited Adjusted Twelve Months Ended December 31, ------------------------- Adjusted INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS (continued) 1999 1998 % Change Financial data ---------------- Revenues and sales Local services $ 368 $ 294 25.2 Toll services 291 312 (6.7) Wireless services 548 542 1.1 Directory services and other 647 404 60.1 --------------------------------- Total revenues $ 1,854 $ 1,552 19.5 ================================= Operating income $ 397 $ 295 34.6 Special items - - - Depreciation and amortization 245 230 6.5 --------------------------------- Operating cash flow $ 642 $ 525 22.3 ================================= Operating cash flow margin 34.6 % 33.8 % - Equity income $ 324 $ 263 23.2 Net income 551 441 24.9 Capital expenditures 380 427 (11.0) Proportionate revenues (1) 3,814 2,917 30.8 Operating statistics (thousands) (2) ------------------------------------- December 31, ------------------- Percent 1999 1998 Change ------------------------------ Access lines at 100%: Consolidated subsidiaries 1,027 997 3.0 Unconsolidated subsidiaries 8,247 5,124 60.9 ------------------------------ Total 9,274 6,121 51.5 ============================== Proportionate access lines: Consolidated subsidiaries 877 850 3.2 Unconsolidated subsidiaries 2,365 1,952 21.2 ------------------------------ Total 3,242 2,802 15.7 ============================== Wireless customers at 100%: Consolidated subsidiaries 1,093 723 51.2 Unconsolidated subsidiaries 5,634 2,027 177.9 ------------------------------ Total 6,727 2,750 144.6 ============================== Proportionate wireless customers: Consolidated subsidiaries 735 402 82.8 Unconsolidated subsidiaries 1,134 515 120.2 ------------------------------ Total 1,869 917 103.8 ============================== Adjusted POPs (millions): (3) Consolidated subsidiaries 24.3 15.0 62.0 Unconsolidated subsidiaries 10.5 8.4 25.0 ------------------------------ Total 34.8 23.4 48.7 ============================== (1) Results shown with proportional adjustment for GTE's ownership interest. GTE's ownership interest in CTI Holdings was 58% during 1999 compared with 48.1% in the fourth quarter of 1998. Also, GTE completed its purchase of a 40% interest in the Puerto Rico Telephone Company in March 1999. Normalizing for these changes in ownership interest, 1999 proportionate revenue growth would have been 11.3%. (2) Operating statistics reflect reclassifications for the deconsolidation of BC TELECOM, consistent with 1999 reporting. (3) Represents population covered times GTE's ownership interest. GTE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (1) (In Millions) Unaudited December 31, December 31, 1999 1998 -------------------------- ASSETS Current assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 936 $ 467 Receivables, less allowances of $551 and $395 5,058 4,785 Inventories and supplies 702 668 Net assets held for sale (2) 1,802 274 Other 945 587 -------------------------- Total current assets 9,443 6,781 -------------------------- Property, plant and equipment, net (2) 23,233 24,866 Prepaid pension costs 6,073 4,927 Franchises, goodwill and other intangibles 6,492 3,144 Investments in unconsolidated companies 3,932 2,210 Other assets 1,659 1,687 -------------------------- Total assets $ 50,832 $ 43,615 ========================== LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities Short-term obligations, including current maturities $ 9,608 $ 4,148 Accounts payable and accrued expenses 4,410 4,138 Taxes payable and other 2,317 2,069 -------------------------- Total current liabilities 16,335 10,355 -------------------------- Long-term debt 13,957 15,418 Employee benefit plans 4,418 4,404 Deferred income taxes 3,406 1,948 Minority interests in equity of subsidiaries 1,266 1,984 Other liabilities 623 740 -------------------------- Total liabilities 40,005 34,849 -------------------------- Shareholders' equity Common stock 50 50 Additional paid-in capital 8,680 7,884 Retained earnings 4,953 2,740 Accumulated other comprehensive loss (376) (375) Guaranteed ESOP obligations (453) (509) Treasury stock (2,027) (1,024) -------------------------- Total shareholders' equity 10,827 8,766 -------------------------- Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 50,832 $ 43,615 ========================== (1) Results are shown on a reported basis. At December 31, 1998, GTE had a 50.8% ownership interest in BC TELECOM. On January 31, 1999, BC TELECOM and TELUS Corporation merged to form a public company called TELUS. GTE's ownership interest in the merged company, TELUS, is 26.7% and, as such, during the first quarter of 1999, GTE changed the accounting for its investment from full consolidation to the equity method. Certain decreases in the assets and liabilities from December 31, 1998 are primarily driven by the impacts of this transaction. (2) At December 31, 1998 the amount reflects net assets held for sale associated with GTE Government Systems and Airfone. At December 31, 1998, the net book value of the approximately 1.6 million access lines was reflected in 'Property, plant and equipment, net.' Based on the signing of definitive agreements in 1999, the net book value of the access lines has been reclassified to 'Net assets held for sale'. At December 31, 1999 the amount reflects net assets held for sale associated with GTE Airfone and the 1.6 million access lines. GTE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (1) (In Millions) Unaudited Twelve Months Ended December 31, ------------------------ 1999 1998 ------------------------ OPERATIONS Income before extraordinary charges $ 4,063 $ 2,492 Adjustments to reconcile income before extraordinary charges to net cash from operations: Depreciation and amortization 3,757 3,820 Special items (1,116) 755 Employee retirement benefits (1,272) (728) Deferred income taxes 1,217 471 Provision for uncollectible accounts 597 470 Equity in income of unconsolidated companies (432) (240) Change in current assets and current liabilities, excluding the effects of acquisitions and dispositions (626) (1,053) Other - net 131 (97) ------------------------ Net cash from operations 6,319 5,890 ------------------------ INVESTING Capital expenditures (4,940) (5,609) Acquisitions and investments (3,813) (121) Proceeds from sales of assets 1,201 209 Other - net (197) 13 ------------------------ Net cash used in investing (7,749) (5,508) ------------------------ FINANCING Common stock issued 851 447 Purchase of treasury stock (1,314) - Long-term debt issued 4,637 3,934 Long-term debt and preferred securities retired (1,931) (1,988) Dividends paid (1,828) (1,807) Increase (decrease) in short-term obligations, excluding current maturities 1,521 (978) Other - net (37) (74) ------------------------ Net cash from (used in) financing 1,899 (466) ------------------------ Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 469 (84) Cash and cash equivalents: Beginning of period 467 551 ------------------------ End of period $ 936 $ 467 ======================== (1) Results are shown on a reported basis.
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