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Shenandoah Telecommunications Company Announces Strong 2015 Year End Customer Results
  • Record Postpaid Wireless Net Additions in Fourth Quarter
  • Improved Churn for Both Fourth Quarter and the Year

EDINBURG, Va., Jan. 19, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (“Shentel”) (NASDAQ: SHEN ) announces 2015 year end customer results.

Wireless Segment

The Company announced that net postpaid subscriber additions for fiscal year 2015 were 24,645, an increase of 74.2% from 14,146 in 2014. Year-end postpaid customers increased 8.6% to 312,512. The Company’s 2015 annual postpaid churn rate was 1.47%.  Net postpaid subscriber additions totaled a record 8,985 in the fourth quarter of 2015, compared to 4,891 for the fourth quarter of 2014. Shentel’s postpaid churn rate in the fourth quarter was 1.48%, compared to 1.92% in the same quarter last year. 

The Company recorded prepaid net deactivations of 2,264 in the fourth quarter of 2015, as compared to 5,036 net activations in the 2014 fourth quarter, and 2,322 net deactivations for fiscal 2015, as compared to 8,115 net activations in fiscal 2014. Prepaid customers decreased 1.6% to 142,840 in 2015.    While the overall total of prepaid subscribers decreased during 2015, the Company’s more profitable product lines continued to add customers, with customer decreases concentrated in its least profitable product lines.

The following tables show selected operating statistics of the Wireless segment as of the dates shown:

  December 31, December 31,
  2015 2014
Retail PCS Subscribers - Postpaid 312,512  287,867
Retail PCS Subscribers - Prepaid 142,840 145,162
  Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
  December 31, December 31,
    2015     2014     2015     2014  
         
Gross PCS Subscriber Additions - Postpaid   22,590     21,313     77,067     72,891  
Net PCS Subscriber Additions - Postpaid   8,985     4,891     24,645     14,146  
Gross PCS Subscriber Additions - Prepaid   19,990     22,155     83,796     74,838  
Net PCS Subscriber Additions - Prepaid   (2,264 )   5,036     (2,322 )   8,115  
PCS Average Monthly Retail Churn % - Postpaid   1.48 %   1.92 %   1.47 %   1.76 %
PCS Average Monthly Retail Churn % - Prepaid   5.16 %   4.02 %   4.93 %   4.00 %
                         

President and CEO Christopher E. French commented, “We are particularly encouraged by the growth in our postpaid customer additions for the year, especially the record postpaid additions in the fourth quarter.  In addition to our organic growth, our acquisition of nTelos is expected to more than double Shentel’s wireless customer base by enhancing our presence in the Mid-Atlantic region through the addition of a highly complementary footprint.”

Cable Segment

Shentel Cable’s net additions to Revenue Generating Units (RGUs) decreased to 4,355 in fiscal year 2015 from 7,876 for fiscal year 2014. Year-end cable RGUs increased 3.6% to 126,071.  Fourth quarter 2015 cable net additions were 889, compared to 1,250 cable net additions in the fourth quarter of 2014.

The following tables show selected operating statistics of the Cable segment as of the dates shown:

  December 31, December 31,
  2015 2014
Video RGUs 50,215 52,095
High-speed Internet RGUs 55,690 51,359
Voice RGUs 20,166 18,262
Total RGUs 126,071 121,716
  Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
  December 31, December 31,
  2015 2014 2015 2014
         
Gross RGU Additions 8,856 9,144 39,196 39,402
Net RGU Additions 889 1,250 4,355 7,876
         

Additional Information

The following table shows additional selected statistics as of the dates shown:

  December 31, December 31,
  2015 2014
Local access lines 20,252 21,612
DSL subscribers 13,086 12,742
Wireless cell site towers owned 154 154
Fiber route miles 4,580 4,390
     

About Shenandoah Telecommunications

Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) provides a broad range of diversified telecommunications services through its high speed, state-of-the-art network to customers in the Mid-Atlantic United States.  The Company’s services include: wireless voice and data; cable video, internet and voice; fiber network and services; and local and long distance telephone. Shentel is the exclusive personal communications service (“PCS”) Affiliate of Sprint in portions of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.  For more information, please visit www.shentel.com.   

This release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to various risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of unforeseen factors. A discussion of factors that may cause actual results to differ from management's projections, forecasts, estimates and expectations is available in the Company filings with the SEC. Those factors may include changes in general economic conditions, increases in costs, changes in regulation and other competitive factors.

CONTACTS: Shenandoah Telecommunications, Inc. Adele Skolits CFO and VP of Finance 540-984-5161 Adele.skolits@emp.shentel.com Or John Nesbett/Jennifer Belodeau Institutional Marketing Services (IMS) 203-972-9200 jnesbett@institutionalms.com

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