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SBC and Capital Intensity Ratios

July 14, 2008 – 12:04 am

Capital Intensity Ratios used to Approve SBC

By Sandi Mays | Also posted in Other Guests | Comments (0)

MEGO

July 12, 2008 – 12:48 am

MEGO = My Eyes Glaze Over

By Sandi Mays | Comments (0)

Novation - I learned a new word

July 11, 2008 – 3:22 pm

Novation - substitution of a new contract for an old one

By Sandi Mays | Comments (0)

Should disconnects due to customer bankruptcy impact the reported net installs?

May 28, 2008 – 11:30 am

Should disconnects due to bankruptcy impact the reported net installs?

By Sandi Mays | Also posted in Churn | Comments (0)

Can I count this as a sale?

May 15, 2008 – 5:14 pm

Question from Rachelle Haid

We have a large order volume from a single customer this month.  Some of these orders are adds and some are drops.  The customer has a porting clause in their Service Agreement.   Should I count the adds as new sales and the drops as disconnects, or should I net the amounts and only […]

By Sandi Mays | Also posted in Rachelle Haid, Sales Reporting | Comments (0)

Operational Finance Definitions — a Good Place to Start

April 26, 2008 – 12:00 am

Where to start?

I thought I’d start with first page ever posted on Zayo’s Intranet. We have Lexicon built around financial definitions. We want everyone to have a reference to key business terms.

· Adjusted EBITDA: EBITDA revised to exclude non-cash/stock based compensation, transaction costs, loss/gain on sale of assets, other (non-operating) income
· Amortized Install Charges: […]

By Sandi Mays | Also posted in Financial Management | Comments (3)