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Form 10-Q for MOBILEPRO CORP


17-Feb-2009

Quarterly Report


Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

The following is a discussion and analysis of our results of operations for the three and nine month periods ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, our financial condition at December 31, 2008 and factors that we believe could affect our future financial condition and results of operations. Historical results may not be indicative of future performance.

This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q. Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States ("GAAP"). All references to dollar amounts in this section are in United States dollars.

Forward Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The statements contained in this document that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including without limitation statements regarding our expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding our business, and the level of our expenditures and savings for various expense items and our liquidity in future periods. We may identify these statements by the use of words such as "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "might," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "will," "would" and other similar expressions. All forward-looking statements included in this document are based on information available to us on the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements, except as may otherwise be required by law. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements.

Background

We are a holding company with subsidiaries in the pay telephone and online gaming industries and an affiliate in the software industry. Although classified as discontinued operations, we still own an integrated telecommunications business. We previously owned broadband wireless, telecommunications and integrated data communication services companies which delivered a comprehensive suite of voice and data communications services, including local exchange, long distance, enhanced data, Internet, wireless and broadband services to end user customers. At June 30, 2007, we marketed and sold our integrated communications services through nine branch offices in seven states and we serviced over 123,000 billed accounts representing over 211,000 equivalent subscriber lines including approximately 110,000 local and long-distance telephone lines, approximately 38,000 dial-up lines, approximately 5,000 DSL lines, approximately 25,000 fixed and mobile wireless lines, approximately 6,000 cellular lines and the remaining are other Internet-related accounts. We owned and operated approximately 22,200 payphones located predominantly in 44 states and the District of Columbia. Most of our subscribers have been residential customers.

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Historically, our revenues had been generated through three of our four business reporting segments:

           Wireless           Our broadband wireless network
           Networks           deployment efforts had been conducted
                              by our wholly owned subsidiary,
                              NeoReach, Inc., ("NeoReach"), and its
                              subsidiary, Kite Networks, Inc. ("Kite
                              Networks," formerly, NeoReach Wireless,
                              Inc.). This segment has also included
                              the operations of Kite Broadband, LLC
                              ("Kite Broadband"), a wireless
                              broadband Internet service provider
                              located in Ridgeland, Mississippi.

           Voice Services     Our voice services segment has been led
                              by CloseCall America, Inc.
                              ("CloseCall"), a competitive local
                              exchange carrier ("CLEC", which is a
                              term applied under the
                              Telecommunications Act of 1996 to local
                              telephone companies which compete with
                              incumbent local telephone companies)
                              based in Stevensville, Maryland;
                              American Fiber Network, Inc. ("AFN"), a
                              CLEC based in Overland Park, Kansas;
                              and Davel Communications, Inc.
                              ("Davel"), an independent payphone
                              provider based in Cleveland, Ohio.
                              CloseCall offers its customers a full
                              array of telecommunications products
                              and services including local,
                              long-distance, 1-800-CloseCall
                              anytime/anywhere calling, digital
                              wireless, high-speed telephone (voice
                              over IP), and dial-up and DSL Internet
                              services. AFN is licensed to provide
                              local access, long distance and/or
                              Internet services throughout the United
                              States. Davel was previously one of the
                              largest independent payphone operators
                              in the United States.

           Internet Services  Our Internet services segment included
                              DFW Internet Services, Inc. ("DFW",
                              doing business as Nationwide Internet),
                              an Internet services provider ("ISP")
                              based in Irving, Texas, its acquired
                              Internet service provider subsidiaries
                              and InReach Internet, Inc. ("InReach"),
                              a full service ISP located in Stockton,
                              California that we acquired on November
                              1, 2005. Our Internet services segment
                              provided dial-up and broadband Internet
                              access, web-hosting services, and
                              related Internet services to business
                              and residential customers in many
                              states (the "ISP Business").

           Corporate          Our corporate reporting segment serves
                              as the holding company of the operating
                              subsidiaries that are divided among the
                              other three business reporting
                              segments, provides senior executive and
                              financial management, and performs
                              corporate-level accounting, financial
                              reporting, and legal functions. This
                              segment also includes our Internet
                              gaming subsidiary, ProGames Network,
                              Inc. ("ProGames") that we founded in
                              December 2005.

Prior to January 2004, we were a development stage company. Although we were incorporated approximately eight years ago, we have undergone a number of changes in our business strategy and organization. In June 2001, we focused our business on the integration and marketing of complete mobile information solutions to meet the needs of mobile professionals. In April 2002, we acquired NeoReach and shifted our focus toward solutions supporting the third generation wireless market that provides broadband to allow faster wireless transmission of data, such as the viewing of streaming video in real time. We shifted our business strategy again in December 2003 with a new management team, expanding significantly the scope of our business activity to include Internet access services, local and long distance telephone services and the ownership and operation of payphones. In 2005, we began to invest in the business of deploying broadband wireless networks and providing wireless network access services in wireless access zones to be primarily located in municipality-sponsored areas. As indicated above, we entered these businesses primarily through acquisitions. We completed twenty-two (22) acquisitions during this period.

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Mobilepro Corp. ("Mobilepro") was incorporated under the laws of Delaware in July 2000 and, at that time, was focused on the integration and marketing of complete mobile information solutions that satisfied the needs of mobile professionals. In June 2001, Mobilepro merged with and into CraftClick.com, Inc. ("CraftClick"), with CraftClick remaining as the surviving corporation. The name of the surviving corporation was subsequently changed to Mobilepro Corp. on July 9, 2001. CraftClick had begun to cease its business operations in October 2000, and ultimately disposed of substantially all of its assets in February 2001.

On March 21, 2002, we entered into an agreement and plan of merger with NeoReach, a private Delaware company, pursuant to which we merged a newly formed, wholly owned subsidiary into NeoReach in a tax-free transaction. The merger was consummated on April 23, 2002. As a result of the merger, NeoReach became a wholly owned subsidiary of Mobilepro.

DFW was the principal operating subsidiary within our Internet services division. On January 20, 2004, we acquired DFW. After that time, we acquired nine additional Internet service businesses that have operated as subsidiaries of DFW and, on November 1, 2005, we acquired the business of InReach.

On October 15, 2004, we closed our acquisition of CloseCall. One month later, we closed our acquisition of Davel. On June 30, 2005, we acquired AFN.

In June 2005, we participated in the formation of Kite Broadband, a wireless broadband Internet service provider, resulting in an initial 51% ownership of this venture. On January 31, 2006, we acquired the remaining 49% of Kite Broadband and 100% of the outstanding common stock of Kite Networks, Inc.

On March 31, 2006, we merged Kite Networks, Inc. with and into NeoReach Wireless, Inc. and changed the name of the combined entity to Kite Networks, Inc.

On July 8, 2007 we sold our interests in Kite Broadband, Kite Networks and Neoreach. See discussion below concerning The Sale of the Wireless Business to Gobility.

On June 30, 2007, the Company entered into an agreement to sell the shares of AFN and CloseCall (the "CLEC Business") and ISP Business to United Systems Access, Inc. ("USA", and the "USA Agreement"). The closing of the ISP Business occurred on July 18, 2007. The closing of the sale of the CLEC Business to USA did not occur. See discussion below concerning The Sale of the ISP and CLEC Business to USA Telecom.

During June and September 2007 the Company entered into a series of transactions to sell the majority of its pay telephones. See discussion below concerning the Sale of the Payphone Assets.

Our principal executive offices are located at 6701 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 202, Bethesda, MD 20817 and our telephone number at that address is (301) 571-3476. We maintain a corporate Web site at www.mobileprocorp.com. We make available free of charge through our Web site our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and all amendments to those reports, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file or furnish such material with or to the SEC. The contents of our Web site are not a part of this report. The SEC also maintains a Web site at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy statements, and other information regarding Mobilepro.

Current Business Conditions

Our acquisition strategy of the last four years was executed with one primary objective being the establishment of a viable telecommunications company with sufficient credibility to be considered for selection by cities for the deployment, ownership and management of broadband wireless networks. The effectiveness of our business plan execution was initially confirmed by the selection by Tempe, Arizona, of Kite Networks (formerly NeoReach Wireless) for its network. Subsequently, we were selected by several other cities for the deployment, ownership, and management of such networks and had substantially completed citywide wireless networks deployments in Farmers' Branch, Texas, and Longmont, Colorado.

However, most of our acquired businesses experienced declining revenues. Although restructuring measures helped to control other operating expenses, we were unable to reduce the corresponding costs of services sufficiently to maintain profitability. In addition, we funded the start-up and operations of the municipal wireless networks and online gaming businesses without these companies achieving profitability.

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As a result, our business has historically lost money. Our accumulated deficit at December 31, 2008 was $96,256,134. In the nine months ended December 31, 2008, the Company had a net loss of $623,287, including a loss from continuing operations of $2,276,337. In the fiscal years ended March 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, the Company sustained net losses of $18,361,602, $45,898,288 and $10,176,407, respectively. The amount of cash used in operations during the nine months ended December 31, 2008 and the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008 were $537,433 and $3,558,996, respectively. The decline in cash used in operation was partly due to cash generated by the Company's CLEC Business and $810,215 of receipts relating to claims involving over-billings by certain telecommunications carriers of Davel in violation of regulatory rulings ("Regulatory Receipts"), including $718,314 received from Qwest in the second fiscal quarter (see Item 1. - Legal Proceedings). Future losses are likely to occur. Accordingly, we are likely to continue to experience liquidity and cash flow problems if we are unable to complete the planned sale of assets, to improve the Company's operating performance, or to raise additional capital as needed and on acceptable terms.

To date, YA Global Investments, L.P. ( f/k/a Cornell Capital Partners, L.P) ("YA Global") has been a significant source of capital for us, providing financing in several forms. During fiscal 2007, we borrowed funds under a series of convertible debentures. The total amount owed to YA Global under the debentures at March 31, 2007 was $18,149,650. In May 2007, we borrowed $1,100,000 from YA Global under a promissory note in order to help bridge our cash flow shortfall during the first quarter of fiscal year 2008. This promissory note and accrued interest were repaid in July 2007. Using shares of our common stock registered on Form S-3 in November 2006, we made principal and interest payments on the debentures that totaled $4,880,489 during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, and that totaled $1,967,908 from April 2007 through May 2007. However, the supply of registered shares available for the conversion of the debentures was exhausted. We made additional cash payments of principal and interest on the debentures that totaled $4,149,651 during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, primarily from the proceeds of the sale of the ISP Business and payphone assets discussed below. However, the Company was unable to make the weekly scheduled principal payments of $375,000 plus interest commencing February 1, 2008 and made partial payments of interest aggregating $200,000 on May 2 and June 4, 2008. Effective June 30, 2008, the Company issued a secured convertible debenture to YA Global (the "Convertible Debenture") with an aggregate principal balance of $13,391,175, replacing the former convertible debentures. The Convertible Debenture provides for monthly payments of interest at 12% with the remaining principal balance due on May 1, 2009. The Convertible Debenture continues to be secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company (see Note 5 to the condensed consolidated financial statements).

The Sale of the Wireless Networks Business to Gobility

The cash needs of Kite Networks had been substantially funded through borrowings by the Company from YA Global under a variety of debt instruments and over $5 million in equipment lease financing. Kite Networks had also been provided extended payment terms by certain significant equipment suppliers. However, we realized that sufficient funds were not available from these existing sources for Kite Networks to effectively continue the execution of its business plan. As a result, we commenced the search for capital as described below during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2007.

In December 2006, we engaged an investment banking firm to assist in evaluating strategic alternatives for the wireless networks business conducted by its Kite Networks and Kite Broadband subsidiaries. Efforts to secure investment capital for this business or to find a willing buyer resulted in the sale of the wireless networks business to Gobility, Inc. ("Gobility") on July 8, 2007. The purchase price was $2.0 million, paid with a debenture convertible into shares of common stock of Gobility. However, under the terms of the debenture, Gobility was required to raise at least $3.0 million in cash no later than August 15, 2007. This did not occur. As a result of this default by Gobility on the financing obligation under the debenture, we have the right but not the obligation to repurchase the wireless networks business with the surrender of the debenture and the payment of a nominal additional amount.

Gobility expected to raise capital for its operating purposes from Wingfield Corporation, N.V., a Brussels Belgium-based merchant bank, pursuant to a funding commitment letter that was presented to the Company at closing. Because this funding has not been obtained, Gobility has been unable to fund its operations including the payment of amounts due under a series of capital equipment leases and other equipment-related obligations. On the date of the sale to Gobility, the aggregate amount of this debt included in the balance sheet of Kite Networks was approximately $6,111,000. Because the equipment leases and other equipment purchases were co-signed by Mobilepro, if Kite Networks fails to pay the equipment leases, the Company, subject to any defenses it may have, may be obligated to pay these obligations. The Company could also be subject to late payment penalties and interest at the default rate.

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The Company is currently cooperating with Gobility in its efforts to sell the assets of Kite Networks in order to pay off the obligations relating to the equipment leases and other equipment. In September 2007, the Company was required to make equipment lease payments totaling $64,165. On March 10, 2008, Gobility sold the assets of the wireless network in Longmont, Colorado, and the Company received the proceeds in the form of promissory notes totaling $1,800,000. In addition, the Company entered into a forbearance agreement with the principal equipment vendor and agreed to pay the $1,591,978 equipment obligation, with interest at the prime rate, and a related lease obligation in the principal amount of $149,749. In March 2008, the Company also satisfied the terms of one of the leases relating to the Tempe, Arizona wireless network with an aggregate principal balance of $318,595, plus accrued interest, by paying $93,000 in cash and having the $250,000 certificate of deposit that secured the lease applied thereto. As a result of the sale to Gobility and these transactions, the Company recorded a net loss on the sale of its Wireless Networks Business of $3,433,843 that was reported in the loss on sale of discontinued operations for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008. Of this amount, the Company recognized a loss of $5,036,289 in the second fiscal quarter and a $1,602,446 reduction in the loss relating to the sale of the Longmont, Colorado wireless network that was recorded in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008.

On August 1, 2008, the Company executed a promissory note and release with Data Sales Co., Inc. ("Data Sales") in the principal amount of $330,000. The note is in full satisfaction of a $1,231,138 lease obligation for which the Company was a co-borrower with Kite Networks and reflects the impact of a sale of certain uninstalled wireless equipment by Data Sales to an unaffiliated third party purchaser that was consummated in July 2008. The Company recorded a gain of $901,138, or $0.0011 per share, in its fiscal second quarter as a result of the transaction.

The Company continues to cooperate with Gobility in its efforts to sell the remaining assets of Kite Networks. In the event Gobility is unsuccessful in its attempts to sell the remaining assets and satisfy the lease obligations, the Company, subject to any defenses it might have, could be required to make the payments on the remaining leases. At December 31, 2008, the aggregate amount recorded on the balance sheet as liabilities of companies held for sale relating to the capital lease obligations, accrued interest, note payable and the equipment obligation was $4,503,378. The Company has also recorded the certificates of deposits securing the lease obligations in the aggregate amount of $937,664 as assets of companies held for sale in its condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The Sale of the ISP and CLEC Business to USA Telecom

In April 2007, we announced that our Board of Directors had decided to explore potential strategic alternatives for the entire Company, and that it had received inquiries from potential buyers regarding the purchase of portions of its business. This initiative was undertaken with the goals of maximizing the value of our assets, returning value to our stockholders and eliminating the Company's debt, particularly amounts owed to YA Global.

We received letters of interest regarding the acquisition of the CloseCall, AFN and the Internet service provider businesses (the "Wireline Businesses") and several potential purchasers conducted due diligence activities. This process resulted in the execution of the agreement to sell the Wireline Businesses to USA. Under the USA Agreement, the total purchase price for the Wireline Businesses was $27,663,893 consisting of $21.9 million in cash and 8,100 shares of convertible preferred stock of USA (the "USA Preferred"). Pursuant to the USA Agreement, we closed the sale of the ISP Business to USA on July 18, 2007, and received cash proceeds of $2,500,000, a promissory note for $2,000,000 and 8,100 shares of preferred stock of USA convertible into 7.5% of the fully diluted shares of USA's common stock initially valued at $5,763,893. Simultaneously, we used $2,000,000 of this cash to pay down principal and accrued interest owed to YA Global under the promissory note and debentures.

The sale of the CLEC Business required the receipt of certain state regulatory approvals before it could be completed. Pursuant to a management agreement that was signed in July 2007 (the "USA Management Agreement"), USA operated the CLEC Business, retained any cash provided by the operations of these companies and funded any cash requirements of the companies pending completion of the sale of these companies. In addition, USA was required to make debenture interest payments to YA Global on the Company's behalf during the term of the USA Management Agreement based on an assumed principal balance of $17.4 million at an interest rate of 7.75%.

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On January 14, 2008, the Company received notice from USA purporting to terminate the USA Agreement with respect to the sale of the CLEC Business, but provided that USA remained interested in discussing terms upon which it would complete the purchase. The Company has been in communications with USA and disputes the validity of the claims alleged for the purported termination, which include the alleged failure to obtain certain regulatory and contractual approvals and the alleged breach of certain representations and warranties set forth in the USA Agreement. The Company believes the purported termination was in bad faith and intends to pursue any and all legal and equitable remedies available to it against USA. Despite the on-going discussions with USA, in January 2008 the Company re-assumed operating control of the CLEC Business and terminated the USA Management Agreement and USA Agreement. Following the termination of the USA Agreement relating to the CLEC Business in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008, the value of the USA Preferred was considered impaired. The Company discontinued the accretion of the discount and wrote-off the carrying value of the USA Preferred against the liability recorded for the advanced proceeds from USA. The net difference in carrying values of $56,442 was recorded as a reduction in the loss on sale of discontinued operations in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008.

Upon the close and pursuant to the terms of the USA Agreement, we expected to receive cash proceeds of $19.4 million, including payment of the $2.0 million promissory note (the "USA Note"). On January 3, 2008, the Company entered into an amendment to the USA Note. USA made payments of $500,000 each on January 4 and January 11, 2008 with the remaining balance of $1,000,000, together with accrued interest at the rate of 7.75%, due on the earlier of the date of the closing of the sale of the CLEC Business or March 31, 2008. Of the $1,000,000 of payments, the Company received $125,000 and the remaining $875,000 was used to pay principal and interest on the convertible debentures due to YA Global. USA did not pay the remaining principal balance of $1,000,000 or the accrued interest due on March 31, 2008. In July 2008, the Company revised the payment terms relating to the USA Note and received principal and interest payments totaling $200,000. The remaining principal balance and accrued interest at 12% per annum was due on December 29, 2008. USA has not paid the balance due on the note and certain other receivables and has advised the Company that USA is being indemnified for the amounts due and owing under the USA Note by its former Chief Executive Officer, L. William Fogg. Mr. Fogg, and his wholly owned company, Nationwide Acquisition Corp. are alleged to be the successors in interest to the ISP Business previously sold to USA. Mr. Fogg has disputed the amount due under the USA Note and alleges the right to certain setoffs against the amounts due and owing the Company. Mr. Fogg and Nationwide Acquisition Corp. have filed a declaratory judgment lawsuit against the Company, AFN, CCA and USA relating to various amounts owed to the Company including the USA Note. USA is in default with respect to the note, which provides for interest at a default rate of 18% per annum. During the quarter ended December 31, 2008, the Company wrote down the carrying value of the USA Note by $100,000.

The Company expected to use the cash proceeds from the sale of the CLEC Business to retire the YA Global debentures plus any remaining amounts of accrued interest. If the CLEC Business is not sold to an alternative buyer on terms . . .

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