Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013

Commission File Numbers: 333-72440

                                                         333-82124-02

 

 

Mediacom Broadband LLC

Mediacom Broadband Corporation*

(Exact names of Registrants as specified in their charters)

 

 

 

Delaware   06-1615412
Delaware   06-1630167

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Numbers)

100 Crystal Run Road

Middletown, New York 10941

(Address of principal executive offices)

(845) 695-2600

(Registrants’ telephone number)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrants (1) have filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrants were required to file such reports), and (2) have been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    x  Yes    ¨  No

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrants have submitted electronically and posted on their corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrants were required to submit and post such files).    x  Yes    ¨  No

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrants are large accelerated filers, accelerated filers, non-accelerated filers or smaller reporting companies. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filers   ¨    Accelerated filers   ¨
Non-accelerated filers   x    Smaller reporting companies   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrants are shell companies (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    ¨  Yes    x  No

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of the Registrants’ common stock: Not Applicable

 

* Mediacom Broadband Corporation meets the conditions set forth in General Instruction H (1) (a) and (b) of Form 10-Q and is therefore filing this form with the reduced disclosure format.

 

 

 


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MEDIACOM BROADBAND LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2013

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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  PART I   

Item 1.

  Financial Statements      4   
  Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012      4   
  Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and 2012      5   
  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and 2012      6   
  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)      7   

Item 2.

  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations      13   

Item 3.

  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk      20   

Item 4.

  Controls and Procedures      21   
  PART II   

Item 1.

  Legal Proceedings      22   

Item 1A.

  Risk Factors      22   

Item 6.

  Exhibits      22   

Signatures

     23   

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is for the three months ended March 31, 2013. Any statement contained in a prior periodic report shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Quarterly Report to the extent that a statement herein modifies or supersedes such statement. The Securities and Exchange Commission allows us to “incorporate by reference” information that we file with them, which means that we can disclose important information by referring you directly to those documents. Information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this Quarterly Report.

Mediacom Broadband LLC is a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mediacom Communications Corporation, a Delaware corporation. Mediacom Broadband Corporation is a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mediacom Broadband LLC. Mediacom Broadband Corporation was formed for the sole purpose of acting as co-issuer with Mediacom Broadband LLC of debt securities and does not conduct operations of its own.

References in this Quarterly Report to “we,” “us,” or “our” are to Mediacom Broadband LLC and its direct and indirect subsidiaries (including Mediacom Broadband Corporation), unless the context specifies or requires otherwise. References in this Quarterly Report to “Mediacom” or “MCC” are to Mediacom Communications Corporation.

 

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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

You should carefully review the information contained in this Quarterly Report and in other reports or documents that we file from time to time with the SEC.

In this Quarterly Report, we state our beliefs of future events and of our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify those so-called “forward-looking statements” by words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “continue,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “should” or “will,” or the negative of those and other comparable words. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or results, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those we anticipate as a result of various factors, many of which are beyond our control. Factors that may cause such differences to occur include, but are not limited to:

 

   

increased levels of competition for residential and business customers from existing competitors, including direct broadcast satellite operators, local telephone companies and other cable providers, and from more recent competition, including wireless communications companies and over-the-top video providers;

 

   

lower demand for our residential and business services products and services, which may result from increased competition, weakened economic conditions or other factors;

 

   

greater than anticipated increases in programming costs and other delivery expenses related to our products and services;

 

   

our ability to successfully introduce new products and services to meet customer demands and preferences;

 

   

our ability to secure hardware, software and operational support for the delivery of products and services to consumers;

 

   

disruptions or failures of our network and information systems, including those caused by “cyber attacks,” natural disasters or other material events outside our control;

 

   

our reliance on certain intellectual property rights, and not infringing on the intellectual property rights of others;

 

   

our ability to generate sufficient cash flows from operations to meet our debt service obligations;

 

   

our ability to refinance future debt maturities or provide future funding for general corporate purposes and potential strategic transactions, on favorable terms, if at all;

 

   

changes in assumptions underlying our critical accounting policies;

 

   

changes in legislative and regulatory matters that may cause us to incur additional costs and expenses; and

 

   

other risks and uncertainties discussed in this Quarterly Report, our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 and other reports or documents that we file from time to time with the SEC.

Statements included in this Quarterly Report are based upon information known to us as of the date that this Quarterly Report is filed with the SEC, and we assume no obligation to update or alter our forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable federal securities laws.

 

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PART I

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MEDIACOM BROADBAND LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     March 31,
2013
    December 31,
2012
 

ASSETS

    

CURRENT ASSETS

    

Cash

   $ 9,699      $ 11,796   

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,797 and $2,883

     56,225        58,544   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     11,590        11,318   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     77,514        81,658   

Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,263,793 and $1,228,186

     797,031        804,462   

Franchise rights

     1,176,908        1,176,908   

Goodwill

     195,945        195,945   

Subscriber lists, net of accumulated amortization of $39,746 and $39,744

     1        3   

Other assets, net of accumulated amortization of $18,171 and $16,809

     26,699        27,183   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 2,274,098      $ 2,286,159   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES, PREFERRED MEMBERS’ INTEREST AND MEMBER’S DEFICIT

    

CURRENT LIABILITIES

    

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities

   $ 165,958      $ 168,033   

Deferred revenue

     34,859        34,559   

Current portion of long-term debt

     16,000        16,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     216,817        218,592   

Long-term debt, less current portion

     1,928,000        1,943,000   

Other non-current liabilities

     28,243        33,890   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     2,173,060        2,195,482   

Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)

    

PREFERRED MEMBERS’ INTEREST (Note 7)

     150,000        150,000   

MEMBER’S DEFICIT

    

Capital contributions

     74,601        86,112   

Accumulated deficit

     (123,563     (145,435
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total member’s deficit

     (48,962     (59,323
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities, preferred members’ interest and member’s deficit

   $ 2,274,098      $ 2,286,159   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes to the unaudited financial statements are an integral part of these statements.

 

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MEDIACOM BROADBAND LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2013     2012  

Revenues

   $ 225,265      $ 221,200   

Costs and expenses:

    

Service costs (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

     92,236        90,309   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     44,796        43,982   

Management fee expense

     4,000        3,460   

Depreciation and amortization

     38,688        37,429   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     45,545        46,020   

Interest expense, net

     (24,906     (27,937

Gain on derivatives, net

     5,885        1,907   

Other expense, net

     (152     (326
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 26,372      $ 19,664   

Dividend to preferred members (Note 7)

     4,500        4,500   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income applicable to member

   $ 21,872      $ 15,164   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes to the unaudited financial statements are an integral part of these statements.

 

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MEDIACOM BROADBAND LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2013     2012  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

    

Net income

   $ 26,372      $ 19,664   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     38,688        37,429   

Gain on derivatives, net

     (5,885     (1,907

Amortization of deferred financing costs

     1,362        1,202   

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:

    

Accounts receivable, net

     2,319        421   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     (1,115     (3,385

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     (125     17,748   

Deferred revenue

     300        158   

Other non-current liabilities

     (25     (83
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash flows provided by operating activities

   $ 61,891      $ 71,247   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

    

Capital expenditures

   $ (31,290   $ (34,513

Change in accrued property, plant and equipment

     (541     (8,019
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash flows used in investing activities

   $ (31,831   $ (42,532
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

    

New borrowings of bank debt

   $ 57,000      $ 52,500   

Repayment of bank debt

     (72,000     (79,500

Dividend payments on preferred members’ interest

     (4,500     (4,500

Capital distributions to parent (Note 8)

     (11,600     —     

Other financing activities

     (1,057     924   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash flows used in financing activities

   $ (32,157   $ (30,576
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash

     (2,097     (1,861

CASH, beginning of period

     11,796        11,730   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH, end of period

   $ 9,699      $ 9,869   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

    

Cash paid during the period for interest, net of amounts capitalized

   $ 16,835      $ 16,111   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes to the unaudited financial statements are an integral part of these statements.

 

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MEDIACOM BROADBAND LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. ORGANIZATION

Basis of Preparation of Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

Mediacom Broadband LLC (“Mediacom Broadband,” and collectively with its subsidiaries, “we,” “our” or “us”), a Delaware limited liability company wholly-owned by Mediacom Communications Corporation (“MCC”), is involved in the acquisition and operation of cable systems serving smaller cities and towns in the United States. Our principal operating subsidiaries conduct all of our consolidated operations and own substantially all of our consolidated assets. Our operating subsidiaries are separate and distinct legal entities and have no obligation, contingent or otherwise, to make funds available to us.

We have prepared these unaudited consolidated financial statements in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). In the opinion of management, such statements include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals and adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of our consolidated results of operations and financial position for the interim periods presented. The accounting policies followed during such interim periods reported are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America and are consistent with those applied during annual periods. For a summary of our accounting policies and other information, refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that might be expected for future interim periods or for the full year ending December 31, 2013.

Mediacom Broadband Corporation (“Broadband Corporation”), a Delaware corporation wholly-owned by us, co-issued, jointly and severally with us, public debt securities. Broadband Corporation has no operations, revenues or cash flows and has no assets, liabilities or stockholders’ equity on its balance sheet, other than a one-hundred dollar receivable from an affiliate and the same dollar amount of common stock. Therefore, separate financial statements have not been presented for this entity.

Franchise fees imposed by local governmental authorities are collected on a monthly basis from our customers and are periodically remitted to the local governmental authorities. Because franchise fees are our obligation, we present them on a gross basis with a corresponding operating expense. Franchise fees reported on a gross basis amounted to approximately $6.0 million and $6.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year amounts to conform to the current year presentation.

2. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

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In July 2012, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2012-02 (“ASU 2012-02”) Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment. ASU 2012-02 expands the guidance in ASU 2011-08 to include indefinite-lived intangible assets other than goodwill. We adopted this ASU on December 1, 2012. ASU 2012-02 did not have a material impact on our financial statements or related disclosures.

In January 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-01 (“ASU 2013-01”), Balance Sheet (Topic 210). ASU 2013-01 contains amendments to balance sheet guidance. The amendments clarify the scope of ASU 2011-11 and apply to derivatives accounted for in accordance with Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging. An entity is required to apply the amendments for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. An entity should provide the required disclosures retrospectively for all comparative periods presented. The effective date is the same as the effective date of ASU 2011-11. We adopted ASU 2013-01 on January 1, 2013. ASU 2013-01 did not have a material impact on our financial statements or related disclosures.

In February 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-02 (“ASU 2013-02”), Comprehensive Income (Topic 220). This ASU contains amendments to the guidance surrounding accumulated other comprehensive income. The amendments do not change the current requirements for reporting net income or other comprehensive income in financial statements. However, the amendments require an entity to provide information about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component. In addition, an entity is required to present, either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or in the notes, significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by the respective line items of net income but only if the amount reclassified is required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified to net income in its entirety in the same reporting period. For other amounts that are not required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified in their entirety to net income, an entity is required to cross-reference to other disclosures required under U.S. GAAP that provide additional detail about those amounts. For public entities, ASU 2013-02 was effective prospectively for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2012. We adopted ASU 2013-02 on January 1, 2013. ASU 2013-02 did not have a material impact on our financial statements or related disclosures.

3. FAIR VALUE

The tables below set forth our financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using a market-based approach at March 31, 2013. These assets and liabilities have been categorized according to the three-level fair value hierarchy established by ASC 820, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value, as follows:

 

   

Level 1 — Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

   

Level 2 — Observable market based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.

 

   

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.

As of March 31, 2013, our interest rate exchange agreement liabilities, net, were valued at $51.2 million using Level 2 inputs, as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

     Fair Value as of March 31, 2013  
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets

           

Interest rate exchange agreements

   $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —     

Liabilities

           

Interest rate exchange agreements

   $ —         $ 51,171       $ —         $ 51,171   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interest rate exchange agreements - liabilities, net

   $ —         $ 51,171       $ —         $ 51,171   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2012, our interest rate exchange agreement liabilities, net, were valued at $57.1 million using Level 2 inputs, as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

     Fair Value as of December 31, 2012  
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets

           

Interest rate exchange agreements

   $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —     

Liabilities

           

Interest rate exchange agreements

   $ —         $ 57,057       $ —         $ 57,057   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interest rate exchange agreements - liabilities, net

   $ —         $ 57,057       $ —         $ 57,057   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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The fair value of our interest rate exchange agreements is the estimated amount that we would receive or pay to terminate such agreements, taking into account market interest rates and the remaining time to maturities. As of March 31, 2013, based upon mark-to-market valuation, we recorded on our consolidated balance sheet, an accumulated current liability of $24.0 million in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities and an accumulated long-term liability of $27.2 million in other non-current liabilities. As of December 31, 2012, based upon mark-to-market valuation, we recorded on our consolidated balance sheet, an accumulated current liability in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities of $24.2 million and an accumulated long-term liability in other non-current liabilities of $32.8 million. The amounts of assets and liabilities have been reported on a gross basis. As a result of the mark-to-market valuations on these interest rate exchange agreements, we recorded a net gain on derivatives of $5.9 million and $1.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

4. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):

 

     March 31,
2013
    December 31,
2012
 

Cable systems, equipment and subscriber devices

   $ 1,943,143      $ 1,914,933   

Furniture, fixtures and office equipment

     44,533        44,206   

Vehicles

     39,136        39,624   

Buildings and leasehold improvements

     28,960        28,833   

Land and land improvements

     5,052        5,052   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, gross

   $ 2,060,824      $ 2,032,648   

Accumulated depreciation

     (1,263,793     (1,228,186
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

   $ 797,031      $ 804,462   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

5. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):

 

     March 31,      December 31,  
     2013      2012  

Accounts payable - non-affiliates

   $ 26,802       $ 32,433   

Accrued programming costs

     25,801         23,270   

Liabilities under interest rate exchange agreements

     23,971         24,234   

Accrued taxes and fees

     17,899         18,301   

Accrued payroll and benefits

     15,171         17,828   

Accrued interest

     13,144         7,580   

Advance subscriber payments

     10,048         9,141   

Accrued service costs

     9,008         7,954   

Accrued property, plant and equipment

     6,249         6,790   

Accounts payable - affiliates

     5,041         5,992   

Bank overdrafts (1)

     3,435         4,581   

Accrued telecommunications costs

     688         1,774   

Other accrued expenses

     8,701         8,155   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities

   $ 165,958       $ 168,033   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Bank overdrafts represent outstanding checks in excess of funds on deposit at our disbursement accounts. We transfer funds from our depository accounts to our disbursement accounts upon daily notification of checks presented for payment. Changes in bank overdrafts are reported as part of net cash flows from financing activities in our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

 

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6. DEBT

As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, our debt consisted of (dollars in thousands):

 

     March 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 

Bank credit facility

   $ 1,644,000       $ 1,659,000   

6 3/8% senior notes due 2023

     300,000         300,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total debt

   $ 1,944,000       $ 1,959,000   

Less: current portion

     16,000         16,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total long-term debt

   $ 1,928,000       $ 1,943,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Bank Credit Facility

As of March 31, 2013, we maintained a $1.749 billion bank credit facility (the “credit facility”), comprising:

 

   

$216.0 million of revolving credit commitments, which expire on December 31, 2016;

 

   

$750.0 million of outstanding Term Loan D borrowings, which mature on January 31, 2015;

 

   

$583.5 million of outstanding Term Loan F borrowings, which mature on October 23, 2017; and

 

   

$199.0 million of outstanding Term Loan G borrowings, which mature on January 20, 2020.

As of March 31, 2013, we had $93.9 million of unused revolving credit commitments, all of which were available to be borrowed and used for general corporate purposes, after giving effect to $111.5 million of outstanding loans and $10.6 million of letters of credit issued thereunder to various parties as collateral.

The credit facility is collateralized by our ownership interests in our operating subsidiaries, and is guaranteed by us on a limited recourse basis to the extent of such ownership interests. As of March 31, 2013, the credit agreement governing the credit facility (the “credit agreement”) required us to maintain a total leverage ratio (as defined in the credit agreement) of no more than 6.0 to 1.0 and an interest coverage ratio (as defined in the credit agreement) of no less than 1.75 to 1.0. The total leverage ratio covenant was reduced to 5.5 to 1.0 on April 1, 2013, and will be further reduced to 5.0 to 1.0 commencing on April 1, 2014. For all periods through March 31, 2013, we were in compliance with all of the covenants under the credit agreement and, as of the same date, our total leverage ratio and interest coverage ratio were 4.7 to 1.0 and 2.7 to 1.0, respectively.

Interest Rate Exchange Agreements

We use interest rate exchange agreements (which we refer to as “interest rate swaps”) with various banks to fix the variable portion of borrowings under the credit facility. We believe this reduces the potential volatility in our interest expense that would otherwise result from changes in market interest rates. Our interest rate swaps have not been designated as hedges for accounting purposes, and have been accounted for on a mark-to-market basis as of, and for the three months ended, March 31, 2013 and 2012. As of March 31, 2013:

 

   

We had current interest rate swaps that fixed the variable portion of $800 million of borrowings under the credit facility at a rate of 3.3%. Our current interest rate swaps are scheduled to expire in the amounts of $600 million and $200 million during the years ending December 31, 2014 and 2015, respectively; and

 

   

We had forward-starting interest rate swaps that will fix the variable portion of $300 million of borrowings under the credit facility at a rate of 2.6%. These forward-starting interest rate swaps are scheduled to commence during the year ending December 31, 2014.

As of March 31, 2013, the average interest rate on outstanding borrowings under the credit facility, including the effect of these interest rate swaps, was 4.6%, as compared to 4.5% as of the same date last year.

Senior Notes

As of March 31, 2013, we had $300 million of outstanding senior notes, all of which comprised our 6 3/8% senior notes due April 2023. Our senior notes are unsecured obligations, and the indenture governing our senior notes (the “indenture”) limits the incurrence of additional indebtedness based upon a maximum debt to operating cash flow ratio (as defined in the indenture) of 8.5 to 1.0. As of March 31, 2013, we were in compliance with all of the covenants under the indenture and, as of the same date, our debt to operating cash flow ratio was 5.8 to 1.0.

 

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Other Assets

Other assets, net, primarily include financing costs and original issue discount incurred to raise debt, which are deferred and amortized as interest expense over the expected term of such financings. Original issue discount, as recorded in other assets, net, was $9.6 million and $10.0 million as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

Debt Ratings

MCC’s corporate credit rating is B1, with a stable outlook, by Moody’s, and B+, with a positive outlook, by Standard and Poor’s. Our senior unsecured credit rating is B3, with a stable outlook, by Moody’s, and B-, with a positive outlook, by Standard and Poor’s.

There are no covenants, events of default, borrowing conditions or other terms in the credit agreement or indenture that are based on changes in our credit rating assigned by any rating agency.

Fair Value

As of March 31, 2013, the fair values of our senior notes and outstanding debt under the credit facility (using Level 2 inputs based upon indicative trading levels provided by certain financial institutions) were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

6 3/8% senior notes due 2023

   $ 310,500   
  

 

 

 

Bank credit facility

   $ 1,652,803   
  

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2012, the fair values of our senior notes and outstanding debt under the credit facility (using Level 2 inputs based upon indicative trading levels provided by certain financial institutions) were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

6 3/8% senior notes due 2023

   $ 307,500   
  

 

 

 

Bank credit facility

   $ 1,666,265   
  

 

 

 

7. PREFERRED MEMBERS’ INTEREST

In July 2001, we received a $150 million preferred membership investment from Mediacom LLC. The preferred membership interest has a 12% annual dividend, payable quarterly in cash. During each of the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, we paid $4.5 million in cash dividends on the preferred membership interest.

8. MEMBER’S DEFICIT

As a wholly-owned subsidiary of MCC, our business affairs, including our financing decisions, are directed by MCC. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, we made capital distributions to parent in cash of $11.6 million.

Capital contributions from parent and capital distributions to parent are reported on a gross basis in the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Member’s Deficit and the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Non-cash transactions are reported on a net basis in the supplemental disclosures of cash flow information in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

9. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

MCC manages us pursuant to a management agreement with our operating subsidiaries. Under such agreements, MCC has full and exclusive authority to manage our day to day operations and conduct our business. We remain responsible for all expenses and liabilities relating to the construction, development, operation, maintenance, repair, and ownership of our systems. Management fees amounted to $4.0 million and $3.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

As compensation for the performance of its services, subject to certain restrictions, MCC is entitled under each management agreement to receive management fees in an amount not to exceed 4.0% of the annual gross operating revenues of our operating subsidiaries. MCC is also entitled to the reimbursement of all expenses necessarily incurred in its capacity as manager.

Mediacom LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MCC, is a preferred equity investor in us. See Note 7.

As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, there were no amounts due from related parties.

Accounts receivable – affiliates and accounts payable – affiliates represent amounts due from, or amounts due to, MCC or its subsidiaries (other than us).

 

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10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Legal Proceedings

We are involved in various legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations, cash flows or business.

11. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

In accordance with ASC 350 — Intangibles — Goodwill and Other (“ASC 350”), the amortization of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets is prohibited and requires such assets to be tested annually for impairment, or more frequently if impairment indicators arise. We have determined that our cable franchise rights and goodwill are indefinite-lived assets and therefore not amortizable.

We have evaluated the qualitative factors surrounding our Mediacom Broadband reporting unit as of October 1, 2012, which has negative equity carrying value. We do not believe that it is “more likely than not” that a goodwill impairment exists. As such, we have not performed Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test.

The economic conditions currently affecting the U.S. economy and the long-term impact on the fundamentals of our business may have a negative impact on the fair values of the assets in our reporting units. This may result in the recognition of an impairment loss in the future.

Because we believe there has not been a meaningful change in the long-term fundamentals of our business during the first three months of 2013, we have determined that there has been no triggering event under ASC 350, and as such, no interim impairment test was required as of March 31, 2013.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our unaudited consolidated financial statements as of, and for the three months ended, March 31, 2013 and 2012, and with our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Overview

We are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mediacom Communications Corporation (“MCC”), the nation’s eighth largest cable company based on the number of customers who purchase one or more video services, also known as video customers. As of March 31, 2013, we served approximately 558,000 video customers, 520,000 high-speed data (“HSD”) customers and 196,000 phone customers, aggregating 1.27 million primary service units (“PSUs”).

We provide our residential and commercial customers with a wide variety of products and services, including our primary services of video, HSD and phone. We also provide network and transport services to medium and large sized businesses, governments, and educational institutions in our service areas, including cell tower backhaul for wireless telephone providers, and sell advertising time to local, regional and national advertisers. We believe our customers prefer the cost savings of the bundled products and services we offer, as well as the convenience of having a single provider contact for ordering, provisioning, billing and customer care.

We expect we will continue to increase revenues through growth in our business services and, to a lesser extent, residential revenues. Business services revenues are expected to grow through HSD and phone sales to small-to-medium sized companies and greater sales of cell tower backhaul and large enterprise class services. Revenues from residential services are expected to grow as a result of HSD and phone customer growth, with additional contributions from customers taking higher HSD speed tiers and more customers taking our advanced video services.

Our performance has been affected by significant video competition. We also believe the slower than expected economic recovery in the United States has largely contributed to lower sales and connect activity for all of our services and negatively impacted our residential customer and revenue growth. A continuation or worsening of such trends may adversely impact our results of operations, cash flows and financial position.

Our video service principally competes with direct broadcast satellite (“DBS”) providers, who offer video programming substantially similar to ours. For the past several years, DBS competitors have used aggressive marketing campaigns, including deeply discounted promotional packages, and offered to consumer more advanced equipment and exclusive sports programming, which we believe have contributed to video customer losses in our markets. At the same time, our video programming costs on a per-unit basis have risen well in excess of the inflation rate in recent years, a trend we expect to continue. Given these factors, we have generally limited our offering of discounted pricing for video-only customers, as we believe it has become uneconomic to offer a low-priced, low-margin video-only product in an attempt to match the competition’s pricing. While the reduction of discounted pricing has positively impacted per-unit video revenues, we believe that it, along with soft economic conditions, has contributed to video customer losses. While we expect to mostly offset such declines through higher average unit pricing and greater penetration of our advanced video services, if such losses were to continue, we may experience future annual declines in video revenues.

Our HSD service competes primarily with digital subscriber line (“DSL”) services offered by local telephone companies or local exchange carriers (“LECs”). Based upon the speeds we offer, we believe our HSD product is generally superior to DSL offerings in our service areas. As consumers’ bandwidth requirements have dramatically increased in the past few years, a trend we expect to continue, we believe our ability to offer a HSD product today with speeds of up to 105Mbps gives us a competitive advantage compared to the DSL service offered by the local telephone companies. We expect to continue to grow HSD revenues through residential customer growth and more customers taking higher HSD speed tiers.

Our phone service mainly competes with substantially comparable phone services offered by local telephone companies and cellular phone services offered by national wireless providers. We believe we will grow phone revenues through residential phone customer growth, which may be mostly offset by unit pricing pressure.

Our business services of video, HSD, and phone, and network and transport solutions, including our fast-growing cell tower backhaul business, largely compete with LECs in our service areas. Developments and advancements in products and services by new, emerging companies may intensify competition. We have experienced strong growth rates of business services revenues in the past several years, which we believe will continue.

We face significant competition in our advertising business from a wide range of national, regional and local competitors, including local broadcast stations, national cable and broadcast networks, radio, newspapers, magazines, outdoor display and Internet companies. We may experience a decline in advertising revenues in 2013 due to such competition and the strong contributions of political advertising in 2012 during a national election year.

 

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For the three months ended March 31, 2013, video programming represented our single largest expense, and we expect the rate of growth in programming costs per video customer to continue to increase in 2013 at similar levels to our experience in 2012. In recent years, we have experienced substantial increases in video programming costs per video customer, particularly for sports and local broadcast programming, well in excess of the inflation rate or the change in the consumer price index. We believe that these expenses will continue to grow due to the increasing contractual demands of large programmers, who each own or control a significant number of popular cable networks, including sports programming, and increasing retransmission consent fees charged by large television broadcast station groups, including certain large programmers who also own major market television broadcast stations. While such growth in programming expenses can be partially offset by rate increases, we expect our video gross margins will continue to decline if increases in programming costs outpace any growth in video revenues.

Revenues

Video

Video revenues primarily represent monthly subscription fees charged to our residential video customers, which vary according to the level of service and equipment taken, and revenue from the sale of VOD content and pay-per-view events. Video revenues also include installation, reconnection and wire maintenance fees, franchise and late payment fees, and other ancillary revenues.

HSD

HSD revenues primarily represent monthly subscription fees charged to our residential HSD customers, which vary according to the level of HSD service taken.

Phone

Phone revenues primarily represent monthly subscription fees charged to our residential phone customers for our phone service.

Business Services

Business services revenues primarily represent monthly fees charged to our commercial video, HSD and phone customers, which vary according to the level of service taken, and fees charged to large businesses, including revenues from cell tower backhaul and enterprise class services.

Advertising

Advertising revenues primarily represent revenues received from selling advertising time we receive under our programming license agreements to local, regional and national advertisers for the placement of commercials on channels offered on our video services.

Costs and Expenses

Service Costs

Service costs consist of the costs related to providing and maintaining services to our customers. Significant service costs are for: video programming; HSD service, including bandwidth connectivity; phone service, including leased circuits and long distance; our enterprise networks business; technical personnel who maintain our cable network, perform customer installation activities and provide customer support; our network operations center; utilities, including pole rental; and field operations, including outside contractors, vehicle fuel and maintenance and leased fiber for our regional fiber networks.

Programming costs, which are generally paid on a per video customer basis, have historically represented our single largest expense. In recent years, we have experienced substantial increases in the per-unit cost of our programming, which we believe will continue to grow due to the increasing contractual rates and retransmission consent fees demanded by large programmers and independent broadcasters.

Our HSD and phone service costs fluctuate depending on the level of investments we make in our cable systems and the resulting operational efficiencies. In June 2011, we completed a transition to an internal phone service platform, which greatly reduced our phone service expenses.

Our other service costs generally rise as a result of customer growth and inflationary cost increases for personnel, outside vendors and other expenses. Personnel and related support costs may increase as the percentage of expenses that we capitalize declines due to lower levels of new service installations. We anticipate that our service costs, with the exception of programming expenses, will remain fairly consistent as a percentage of our revenues.

 

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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Significant selling, general and administrative expenses are for: our call center, customer service, marketing, business services, support and administrative personnel; franchise fees and other taxes; bad debt; billing; marketing; advertising; and general office administration. These expenses generally rise due to customer growth and inflationary cost increases for personnel, outside vendors and other expenses. We anticipate that our selling, general and administrative expenses will remain fairly consistent as a percentage of our revenues.

Service costs and selling, general and administrative expenses exclude depreciation and amortization, which is presented separately.

Management Fee Expense

Management fee expense reflects compensation paid to MCC for the performance of services it provides our operating subsidiaries in accordance with management agreements between MCC and our operating subsidiaries.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

“OIBDA” is not a financial measure calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States. We define OIBDA as operating income before depreciation and amortization. OIBDA has inherent limitations as discussed below.

OIBDA is one of the primary measures used by management to evaluate our performance and to forecast future results. We believe OIBDA is useful for investors because it enables them to assess our performance in a manner similar to the methods used by management, and provides a measure that can be used to analyze value and compare the companies in the cable industry. A limitation of OIBDA, however, is that it excludes depreciation and amortization, which represents the periodic costs of certain capitalized tangible and intangible assets used in generating revenues in our business. Management uses a separate process to budget, measure and evaluate capital expenditures. In addition, OIBDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies, which may have different depreciation and amortization policies.

OIBDA should not be regarded as an alternative to operating income or net income as an indicator of operating performance, or to the statement of cash flows as a measure of liquidity, nor should it be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. We believe that operating income is the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure to OIBDA.

 

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Actual Results of Operations

Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2012

The table below sets forth our consolidated statements of operations and OIBDA for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 (dollars in thousands and percentage changes that are not meaningful are marked NM):

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
             
     2013     2012     $ Change     % Change  

Revenues

   $ 225,265      $ 221,200      $ 4,065        1.8

Costs and expenses:

        

Service costs (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)

     92,236        90,309        1,927        2.1

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     44,796        43,982        814        1.9

Management fee expense

     4,000        3,460        540        15.6

Depreciation and amortization

     38,688        37,429        1,259        3.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     45,545        46,020        (475     (1.0 %) 

Interest expense, net

     (24,906     (27,937     3,031        (10.8 %) 

Gain on derivatives, net

     5,885        1,907        3,978        NM   

Other expense, net

     (152     (326     174        (53.4 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 26,372      $ 19,664      $ 6,708        NM   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OIBDA

   $ 84,233      $ 83,449      $ 784        0.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The table below represents a reconciliation of OIBDA to operating income, which we believe is the most directly comparable GAAP measure (dollars in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
             
     2013     2012     $ Change     % Change  

OIBDA

   $ 84,233      $ 83,449      $ 784        0.9

Depreciation and amortization

     (38,688     (37,429     (1,259     3.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

   $ 45,545      $ 46,020      $ (475     (1.0 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Revenues

The tables below set forth our revenues and selected customer and average monthly revenue statistics as of, and for the three months ended, March 31, 2013 and 2012 (dollars in thousands, except per customer and per unit data):

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
              
     2013      2012      $ Change     % Change  

Video

   $ 113,618       $ 118,051       $ (4,433     (3.8 %) 

HSD

     60,366         55,389         4,977        9.0

Phone

     16,519         16,520         (1     (0.0 %) 

Business services

     23,441         19,385         4,056        20.9

Advertising

     11,321         11,855         (534     (4.5 %) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 225,265       $ 221,200       $ 4,065        1.8
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     March 31,      Increase/
(Decrease)
    % Change  
     2013      2012       

Video customers

     558,000         591,000         (33,000     (5.6 %) 

HSD customers

     520,000         489,000         31,000        6.3

Phone customers

     196,000         189,000         7,000        3.7
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Primary service units (PSUs)

     1,274,000         1,269,000         5,000        0.4

Average total monthly revenue per video customer (1)

   $ 134.57       $ 124.23       $ 10.34        8.3

Average total monthly revenue per PSU (2)

   $ 59.43       $ 58.68       $ 0.75        1.3

 

(1) 

Represents average total monthly revenues for the period divided by average video customers for such period.

(2)

Represents average total monthly revenues for the period divided by average PSUs for such period.

 

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Revenues increased 1.8%, primarily due to greater HSD and business services revenues, offset in part by lower video revenues. Average total monthly revenue per video customer increased 8.3% to $134.57, and average total monthly revenue per PSU increased 1.3% to $59.43.

Video revenues declined 3.8%, mainly due to residential video customer losses, offset in part by higher unit pricing. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, there was no change in video customers, compared to a loss of 5,000 in the prior year period. As of March 31, 2013, we served 558,000 video customers, or 37.3% of our estimated homes passed. As of the same date, 62.0% of our video customers were digital customers, and 34.7% of our digital customers were taking our DVR service.

HSD revenues grew 9.0%, principally due to a greater residential HSD customer base and higher unit pricing. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, we gained 15,000 HSD customers, compared to 21,000 in the prior year period. As of March 31, 2013, we served 520,000 HSD customers, or 34.8% of our estimated homes passed.

Phone revenues were essentially unchanged, largely as a result of a lower residential phone customer base, substantially offset by higher unit pricing. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, we gained 6,000 phone customers, compared to 9,000 in the prior year period. As of March 31, 2013, we served 196,000 phone customers, or 13.1% of our estimated homes passed.

Business services revenues rose 20.9%, mainly due to a larger commercial HSD and phone customer base and greater revenues from enterprise class services, primarily for cell tower backhaul.

Advertising revenues were 4.5% lower, principally due to lower levels of political advertising resulting from the comparison to a national election year, offset in part by greater revenues from automotive advertising.

Costs and Expenses

Service costs increased 2.1%, principally due to greater programming and field operating costs. Programming costs increased 1.9%, mainly due to greater retransmission consent fees and, to a lesser extent, higher contractual rates charged by our programming vendors, offset in part by a lower video customer base. Field operating costs grew 12.6%, largely as a result of the comparison to a favorable insurance claim experience in the prior year and, to a lesser extent, greater fiber lease and customer equipment repair expenses. Service costs as a percentage of revenues were 40.9% and 40.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Selling, general and administrative expenses were 1.9% higher, largely as a result of greater bad debt expense, employee costs, taxes and fees and marketing expenses. Bad debt expense grew 7.4%, principally due to allowance adjustments related to the aging of certain customer accounts and, to a lesser extent, lower recoveries compared to the prior year period, offset in part by a lower number of written-off accounts. Employee costs increased 1.1%, largely as a result of greater commissions associated with business services marketing employees, offset in part by lower customer service employee costs. Taxes and fees grew 1.4%, principally due to higher property taxes in certain of our service areas, offset in part by lower franchise fees. Marketing costs increased 1.3% mainly due to greater spending on online advertising our business services, offset by lower costs associated with marketing to residential customers. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues were 19.9% for each of the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.

Management fee expense increased 15.6%, reflecting higher fees charged by MCC. Management fee expense as a percentage of revenues was 1.8% and 1.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Depreciation and amortization increased 3.4%, largely as a result of depreciation of shorter-lived customer premise equipment and certain investments related to our internal phone service platform and the transition of certain of our cable systems to an all-digital platform.

 

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OIBDA

OIBDA grew 0.9%, due to the increase in revenues, offset in part by greater service costs and, to a lesser extent, selling, general and administrative expenses and management fee expense.

Operating Income

Operating income decreased 1.0%, as higher depreciation and amortization was mostly offset by the growth in OIBDA.

Interest Expense, Net

Interest expense, net, fell 10.8%, principally due to a lower average cost of debt and, to a much lesser extent, lower average outstanding indebtedness during the period.

Gain on Derivatives, Net

As of March 31, 2013, we had interest rate exchange agreements (which we refer to as “interest rate swaps”) with an aggregate notional amount of $1.1 billion, of which $300 million were forward-starting interest rate swaps. These interest rate swaps have not been designated as hedges for accounting purposes, and the changes in their mark-to-market values are derived primarily from changes in market interest rates and the decrease in their time to maturity. As a result of changes to the mark-to-market valuation of these interest rate swaps, based upon information provided by our counterparties, we recorded a net gain on derivatives of $5.9 million and $1.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Other Expense, Net

Other expense, net, was $0.2 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, other expense, net, consisted of $0.1 million of revolving credit commitment fees and $0.1 million of other fees. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, other expense, net, consisted of $0.2 million of revolving credit commitment fees and $0.1 million of other fees.

Net Income

As a result of the factors described above, we recognized net income of $26.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, compared to $19.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our net cash flows provided by operating activities are primarily used to fund investments in the capacity and reliability of our network and the further expansion of our products and services, as well as scheduled repayments of our indebtedness and periodic contributions to MCC. As of March 31, 2013, our near-term liquidity requirements included scheduled term loan amortization of $12.0 million during the remainder of 2013 and $16.0 million during the year ending December 31, 2014.

As of March 31, 2013, our sources of liquidity included $9.7 million of cash and $93.9 million of unused and available revolving credit commitments. We believe that cash generated by or available to us will meet our anticipated capital and liquidity needs through the year ending December 31, 2014.

In the longer term, specifically 2015 and beyond, we do not expect to generate sufficient net cash flows from operations to fund our maturing term loans and senior notes. If we are unable to obtain sufficient future financing on similar terms as we currently experience, or at all, we may need to take other actions to conserve or raise capital that we would not take otherwise. However, we have accessed the debt markets for significant amounts of capital in the past, and expect to continue to be able to access these markets in the future as necessary.

Net Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities

Net cash flows provided by operating activities were $61.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, resulting from OIBDA of $84.2 million, the $1.4 million net change in our operating assets and liabilities and $1.4 million of amortization of deferred financing costs, offset in part by interest expense of $24.9 million. The net change in our operating assets and liabilities was primarily due to a decrease in accounts receivable, net, of $2.3 million and a decline in deferred revenue of $0.3 million, offset in part by an increase in prepaid expenses and other assets of $1.1 million and a decrease in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities of $0.1 million

 

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Net cash flows provided by operating activities were $71.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, resulting from OIBDA of $83.4 million, the $14.9 million net change in our operating assets and liabilities and $1.2 million of amortization of deferred financing costs, offset in part by interest expense of $27.9 million. The net change in our operating assets and liabilities was primarily due to an increase in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities of $17.7 million, offset in part by an increase in prepaid expenses and other assets of $3.4 million.

Net Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities

Capital expenditures continue to be our primary use of capital resources and comprise substantially all of our net cash flows used in investing activities.

Net cash flows used in investing activities were $31.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, comprising $31.3 million of capital expenditures and a net change in accrued property, plant and equipment of $0.5 million.

Net cash flows used in investing activities were $42.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, comprising $34.5 million of capital expenditures and a net change in accrued property, plant and equipment of $8.0 million.

The $3.2 million decline in capital expenditures largely reflects reduced outlays for the all-digital video platform, fiber network redundancy, cell tower backhaul and HSD bandwidth capacity.

Net Cash Flows Used in Financing Activities

Net cash flows used in financing activities were $32.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, comprising net repayments of $15.0 million under the credit facility, $11.6 million of capital distributions to our parent, MCC, $4.5 million of dividend payments on preferred members’ interest and $1.1 million of other financing activities.

Net cash flows used in financing activities were $30.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, comprising net borrowings of $27.0 million under the credit facility and $4.5 million of dividend payments on preferred members’ interest, offset in part by $0.9 million of other financing activities.

Capital Structure

As of March 31, 2013, our total indebtedness was $1.944 billion, of which approximately 57% was at fixed interest rates or subject to interest rate protection. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, we paid cash interest of $16.8 million, net of capitalized interest.

Bank Credit Facility

As of March 31, 2013, we maintained a $1.749 billion credit facility, comprising $1.533 billion of term loans with maturities ranging from January 2015 to January 2020, and $216.0 million of revolving credit commitments which are scheduled to expire on December 31, 2016. As of the same date, we had $93.9 million of unused revolving credit commitments, all of which were available to be borrowed and used for general corporate purposes, after giving effect to $111.5 million of outstanding loans and $10.6 million of letters of credit.

The credit facility is collateralized by our ownership interests in our operating subsidiaries, and is guaranteed by us on a limited recourse basis to the extent of such ownership interests. As of March 31, 2013, the credit agreement governing the credit facility (the “credit agreement”) required us to maintain a total leverage ratio (as defined in the credit agreement) of no more than 6.0 to 1.0 and an interest coverage ratio (as defined in the credit agreement) of no less than 1.75 to 1.0. The total leverage ratio covenant was reduced to 5.5 to 1.0 on April 1, 2013, and will be further reduced to 5.0 to 1.0 commencing on April 1, 2014. See Note 6 in our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Interest Rate Exchange Agreements

We use interest exchange agreements (which we refer to as “interest rate swaps”) in order to fix the variable portion of debt under the credit facility to reduce the potential volatility in our interest expense that would otherwise result from changes in market interest rates. As of March 31, 2013, we had interest rate swaps with various banks pursuant to which the rate on $800 million of floating rate debt was fixed at a weighted average rate of 3.3%. As of the same date, we also had $300 million of forward starting interest rate swaps with a weighted average fixed rate of approximately 2.6%.

Including the effects of these interest rate swaps, the average interest rates on outstanding debt under the credit facility as of March 31, 2013 and 2012 were 4.6% and 4.5%, respectively.

 

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Senior Notes

As of March 31, 2013, we had $300 million of outstanding senior notes, all of which mature in April 2023. Our senior notes are unsecured obligations, and the indenture governing our senior notes (the “indenture”) limits the incurrence of additional indebtedness based upon a maximum debt to operating cash flow ratio (as defined in the indenture) of 8.5 to 1.0. See Note 6 in our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Covenant Compliance and Debt Ratings

For all periods through March 31, 2013, we were in compliance with all of the covenants under the credit facility and senior note arrangements. We do not believe that we will have any difficulty complying with any of the applicable covenants in the near future.

Our future access to the debt markets and the terms and conditions we receive are influenced by our debt ratings. MCC’s corporate credit rating is B1, with a stable outlook, by Moody’s, and B+, with positive outlook, by Standard and Poor’s. Our senior unsecured credit rating is B3 by Moody’s, with a stable outlook, and B-, with a positive outlook, by Standard and Poor’s. We cannot assure you that Moody’s and Standard and Poor’s will maintain their ratings on MCC and us. A negative change to these credit ratings could result in higher interest rates on future debt issuance than we currently experience, or adversely impact our ability to raise additional funds.

Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments

There have been no material changes to our contractual obligations and commercial commitments as previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of our financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Periodically, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to doubtful accounts, long-lived assets, capitalized costs and accruals. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We believe that the application of the critical accounting policies requires significant judgments and estimates on the part of management. For a summary of our critical accounting policies, please refer to our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

In accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification No. 350 Intangibles — Goodwill and Other (“ASC 350”), the amortization of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets is prohibited and requires such assets to be tested annually for impairment, or more frequently if impairment indicators arise. We have determined that our cable franchise rights and goodwill are indefinite-lived assets and therefore not amortizable.

In accordance with Accounting Standards Update 2010-28 (“ASU 2010-28”) — When to Perform Step 2 of the Goodwill Impairment Test for Reporting Units with Zero or Negative Carrying Amounts (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force), and ASU 2011-08 — Intangibles — Goodwill and Other (Topic 350), we have evaluated the qualitative factors surrounding our Mediacom Broadband reporting unit, which has negative equity carrying value. We do not believe that it is “more likely than not” that a goodwill impairment exists. As such, we have not performed Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test.

The economic conditions currently affecting the U.S. economy and the long-term impact on the fundamentals of our business may have a negative impact on the fair values of the assets in our reporting units. This may result in the recognition of an impairment loss in the future.

Because we believe there has not been a meaningful change in the long-term fundamentals of our business during the first three months of 2013, we have determined that there has been no triggering event under ASC 350, and as such, no interim impairment test was required as of March 31, 2013.

Inflation and Changing Prices

Our costs and expenses are subject to inflation and price fluctuations. Such changes in costs and expenses can generally be passed through to customers. Programming costs have historically increased at rates in excess of inflation and are expected to continue to do so. We believe that under the Federal Communications Commission’s existing cable rate regulations we may increase rates for cable television services to more than cover any increases in programming. However, competitive conditions and other factors in the marketplace may limit our ability to increase our rates.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

There have been no significant changes to the information required under this Item from what was disclosed in Item 7A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Mediacom Broadband LLC

Under the supervision and with the participation of the management of Mediacom Broadband LLC, including Mediacom Broadband LLC’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Mediacom Broadband LLC evaluated the effectiveness of Mediacom Broadband LLC’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, Mediacom Broadband LLC’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that Mediacom Broadband LLC’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2013.

There has not been any change in Mediacom Broadband LLC’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, Mediacom Broadband LLC’s internal control over financial reporting.

Mediacom Broadband Corporation

Under the supervision and with the participation of the management of Mediacom Broadband Corporation, including Mediacom Broadband Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Mediacom Broadband Corporation evaluated the effectiveness of Mediacom Broadband Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, Mediacom Broadband Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that Mediacom Broadband Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2013.

There has not been any change in Mediacom Broadband Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, Mediacom Broadband Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

See Note 10 in our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Exhibit Description

31.1    Rule 15d-14(a) Certifications of Mediacom Broadband LLC
31.2    Rule 15d-14(a) Certifications of Mediacom Broadband Corporation
32.1    Section 1350 Certifications of Mediacom Broadband LLC
32.2    Section 1350 Certifications of Mediacom Broadband Corporation
101    The following is financial information from Mediacom Broadband LLC’s and Mediacom Broadband Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013, formatted in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, (iv) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  MEDIACOM BROADBAND LLC
May 10, 2013   By:  

/s/ Mark E. Stephan

    Mark E. Stephan
    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  MEDIACOM BROADBAND CORPORATION
May 10, 2013   By:  

/s/ Mark E. Stephan

    Mark E. Stephan
    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Exhibit Description

31.1    Rule 15d-14(a) Certifications of Mediacom Broadband LLC
31.2    Rule 15d-14(a) Certifications of Mediacom Broadband Corporation
32.1    Section 1350 Certifications of Mediacom Broadband LLC
32.2    Section 1350 Certifications of Mediacom Broadband Corporation
101    The following is financial information from Mediacom Broadband LLC’s and Mediacom Broadband Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013, formatted in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, (iv) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Rocco B. Commisso, certify that:

 

(1) I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Mediacom Broadband LLC;

 

(2) Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

(3) Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

(4) The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and l5d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

(5) The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

 

  a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

May 10, 2013   By:  

/s/ ROCCO B. COMMISSO

    Rocco B. Commisso
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


CERTIFICATIONS

I, Mark E. Stephan, certify that:

 

(1) I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Mediacom Broadband LLC;

 

(2) Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

(3) Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

(4) The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and l5d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

(5) The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

 

  a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

May 10, 2013   By:  

/s/ MARK E. STEPHAN

    Mark E. Stephan
    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Rocco B. Commisso, certify that:

 

(1) I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Mediacom Broadband Corporation;

 

(2) Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

(3) Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

(4) The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and l5d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

(5) The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

 

  a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

May 10, 2013   By:  

/s/ ROCCO B. COMMISSO

    Rocco B. Commisso
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


CERTIFICATIONS

I, Mark E. Stephan, certify that:

 

(1) I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Mediacom Broadband Corporation;

 

(2) Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

(3) Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

(4) The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and l5d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

(5) The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

 

  a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

May 10, 2013   By:  

/s/ MARK E. STEPHAN

    Mark E. Stephan
    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Mediacom Broadband LLC (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2013 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Rocco B. Commisso, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Mark E. Stephan, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

May 10, 2013   By:  

/s/ ROCCO B. COMMISSO

    Rocco B. Commisso
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
  By:  

/s/ MARK E. STEPHAN

    Mark E. Stephan
    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Mediacom Broadband Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2013 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Rocco B. Commisso, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Mark E. Stephan, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

May 10, 2013   By:  

/s/ ROCCO B. COMMISSO

    Rocco B. Commisso
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
  By:  

/s/ MARK E. STEPHAN

    Mark E. Stephan
    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer