10-Q: Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]
Published on November 5, 2025
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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GCI LIBERTY, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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GCI LIBERTY, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
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Basic net earnings (loss) attributable to Series A, Series B and Series C GCI Group shareholders per common share (note 2) | $ | ( | | ( | | |||||
Diluted net earnings (loss) attributable to Series A, Series B and Series C GCI Group shareholders per common share (note 2) | $ | ( | | ( | | |||||
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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GCI LIBERTY, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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The following table reconciles cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash reported in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets to the total amount presented in its condensed consolidated statements of cash flows:
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GCI LIBERTY, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity
(unaudited)
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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(1) Basis of Presentation
GCI Liberty, Inc. (“GCI Liberty”) consists of
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements represent the combination of the historical financial information of GCI Holdings until the date of the Separation. Although GCI Holdings was reported as a combined company until the date of the Separation, all periods reported herein are referred to as consolidated. The condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto refer to the consolidation of GCI Holdings and certain other assets and liabilities as "GCI Liberty," "the Company," "us," "we" and "our." The Separation is accounted for at historical cost due to the pro rata nature of the distribution to holders of GCI Group common stock. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the condensed consolidated financial statements.
The accompanying (a) condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2024, which has been derived from audited financial statements, and (b) interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results for such periods have been included. Additionally, certain prior period amounts have been reclassified for comparability with the current period presentation. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual combined financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2024 contained in the GCI Liberty prospectus filed on July 2, 2025 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as part of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-286272).
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. GCI Liberty considers (i) fair value of non-financial instruments and (ii) accounting for income taxes to be its most significant estimates.
The Company is primarily engaged in providing a full range of data, wireless, voice, and managed services to residential customers, businesses, governmental entities and educational and medical institutions primarily in Alaska under the GCI brand.
Separation of GCI Liberty from Liberty Broadband
GCI Liberty was formed in Nevada in December 2024 for the purpose of ultimately holding the GCI Business. On July 14, 2025, Liberty Broadband and its subsidiaries completed an internal reorganization in order for Liberty Broadband to transfer the GCI Business to GCI Liberty in exchange for GCI Liberty stock, including
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stock and Series C GCI Group common stock to complete the divestiture of GCI Liberty pursuant to the distribution (the “Distribution”) by Liberty Broadband to the holders of record of Liberty Broadband common stock, as of the record date for the Distribution, of all the shares of GCI Group common stock held by Liberty Broadband immediately prior to the Distribution. The internal reorganization, the Preferred Stock Sale, the reclassification and the Distribution are collectively referred to as the “Separation.”
In connection with the Separation, the Company entered into certain agreements, including the separation and distribution agreement, a tax sharing agreement (the “Tax Sharing Agreement”) and a tax receivables agreement (the “Tax Receivables Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, GCI Liberty and Liberty Broadband will indemnify each other against certain losses that may arise. The Tax Sharing Agreement governs the allocation of taxes, tax benefits, tax items and tax-related losses between Liberty Broadband and GCI Liberty, and the Tax Receivables Agreement governs the respective rights and obligations of Liberty Broadband and GCI Liberty with respect to certain tax matters.
For federal income tax purposes, the Separation was structured as a deemed acquisition of GCI, LLC’s assets by GCI Liberty at their fair market value. The deemed acquisition reset the tax basis in GCI, LLC’s assets to their fair market value, which resulted in a decrease to the Company’s deferred tax liability. The Separation along with an impairment led to a net deferred tax asset of $
Additionally, as a result of the Separation, the Company accrued a federal income tax payable of $
In addition, the Company entered into certain agreements, including a services agreement (“Services Agreement”), a facilities sharing agreement and an aircraft time sharing agreement, with Liberty Media Corporation (“Liberty Media”) and/or its subsidiaries. Pursuant to the Services Agreement, Liberty Media will provide GCI Liberty with public company support services, including legal, tax, accounting, treasury, information technology, cybersecurity, internal auditing and investor relations services. GCI Liberty will reimburse Liberty Media for all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Liberty Media in providing the services and will pay a services fee that will be subject to review and evaluation for reasonableness on a quarterly basis. The fees payable to Liberty Media for the first year of the Services Agreement are not expected to exceed approximately $
New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In September 2025, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2025-06, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software, which removes all references to software development project stages and requires entities to start capitalizing software costs when both of the following occur: (i) management has authorized and committed to funding the software project and (ii) it is probable that the project will be completed and the software will be used to perform the function intended. The amendments in ASU 2025-06 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted as of the beginning of a fiscal year. The amendments can be applied prospectively, retrospectively, or via a modified prospective transition method. We are currently evaluating the impact this guidance may have on our consolidated financial statements.
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(2) Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share
Basic net earnings (loss) per common share ("EPS") is computed by dividing net earnings (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding ("WASO") for the period. Diluted net EPS presents the dilutive effect on a per share basis of potential common shares as if they had been converted at the beginning of the periods presented. Potentially dilutive shares are excluded from the computation of diluted net EPS during periods in which losses are reported since the result would be antidilutive.
Excluded from diluted net EPS for both of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 are approximately
In connection with the Separation, on July 14, 2025, the Company’s common stock was reclassified into approximately
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(3) Revenue Recognition
Contracts with Customers
The Company applies certain practical expedients as permitted and does not disclose information about remaining performance obligations that have original expected durations of one year or less, information about revenue remaining from usage based performance obligations that are recognized over time as-invoiced, or variable consideration allocated to wholly unsatisfied performance obligations. The Company excludes variable consideration from its remaining performance obligations that are unsatisfied for certain of its business data contracts that have an original expected duration greater than one year. Such contracts are associated with GCI Holdings’ participation in the Rural Health Care (“RHC”) Program because the rates charged under those contracts are highly regulated by the Federal Communications Commission and must be approved annually. Beyond the variability in the rate to be determined annually, the RHC Program is also subject to funding caps that could potentially limit the amount of funding for the RHC Program, which would also reduce the amount of funding available to GCI Holdings. The RHC Program contracts typically have a term that ranges from to
The Company had receivables of $
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liability balance for the Company during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 were not materially impacted by other factors.
The Company expects to recognize revenue in the future related to performance obligations that are unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) of $
Revenue from contracts with customers, classified by customer type and significant service offerings follows:
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Government Assistance
In current and prior years, the Company has been awarded, as either the recipient or subrecipient, federal government grants to construct broadband infrastructure to unserved and underserved communities in rural Alaska. During the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company received approximately $
These grants are accounted for using a grant accounting model by analogy to International Accounting Standard 20, Accounting for Government Grants and Disclosure of Government Assistance. These grants were recorded as deferred revenue since the primary conditions for the receipt of the grant are the build out and operation of the broadband services over the established time frames, which range from
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(4) Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill and Non-amortizing Intangible Assets
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Impairments
During the third quarter of 2025, management determined it was more likely than not that the fair value of GCI Liberty and certain of its indefinite-lived intangibles assets were less than their carrying values based on the trading price of its common stock and updated long-term forecasts for the business. With the assistance of a third-party specialist, the fair value of the cable certificates, other indefinite-lived intangible assets, and the overall fair value of the Company were determined using discounted cash flow models that incorporated projections of future operating performance (income approach) (Level 3). Impairments in the amounts of $
Based on these assessments performed during the third quarter of 2025 and the resulting impairment losses recorded, the estimated fair value of the cable certificates, other indefinite-lived intangible assets, and the overall fair value of the Company did not significantly exceed its carrying value as of September 30, 2025. As of September 30, 2025, the Company had accumulated goodwill impairment losses of $
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Intangible assets are being amortized generally on an accelerated basis as reflected in amortization expense and in the future amortization table below.
Amortization expense for intangible assets with finite useful lives was $
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(5) Debt
Debt is summarized as follows:
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Senior Notes
On October 7, 2020, GCI, LLC issued $
Senior Credit Facility
On March 25, 2025, GCI, LLC entered into the Ninth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as amended, the “Senior Credit Facility”), which refinanced in full and replaced the Prior Senior Credit Facility (as defined below) with (x) a new $
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Prior to the amendment in March 2025, GCI, LLC was party to the Eighth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Eighth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the “Prior Senior Credit Facility”) which included a $
GCI, LLC’s first lien leverage ratio may not exceed
The terms of the Senior Credit Facility include customary representations and warranties, customary affirmative and negative covenants and customary events of default. At any time after the occurrence of an event of default under the Senior Credit Facility, the lenders may, among other options, declare any amounts outstanding under the Senior Credit Facility immediately due and payable and terminate any commitment to make further loans under the Senior Credit Facility. The obligations under the Senior Credit Facility are secured by a security interest on substantially all of the assets of GCI, LLC and the subsidiary guarantors, as defined in the Senior Credit Facility, and on the stock of GCI Holdings.
As of September 30, 2025, there was $
Wells Fargo Note Payable
GCI Holdings issued a note to Wells Fargo that matures on July 15, 2029 and is payable in monthly installments of principal and interest (the "Wells Fargo Note Payable"). Outstanding borrowings on the Wells Fargo Note Payable were $
The Wells Fargo Note Payable is subject to similar affirmative and negative covenants as the Senior Credit Facility. The obligations under the Wells Fargo Note Payable are secured by a security interest and lien on the building purchased with the note.
Fair Value of Debt
The fair value of the Senior Notes was $
Due to the variable rate nature of the Senior Credit Facility and Wells Fargo Note Payable, the Company believes that the carrying amounts approximate fair value at September 30, 2025.
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(6) Stock-Based Compensation
Subsequent to the Original Combination, Liberty Broadband granted restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to certain employees of its subsidiaries under the Liberty Broadband 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended, until its expiration on May 23, 2024 and then subsequently granted RSUs under the Liberty Broadband 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
Holders of Liberty Broadband RSUs who provided services primarily or solely to GCI Liberty or its subsidiaries at the time of the Distribution, received RSUs that relate to Series C GCI Group common stock (“GLIBK”) in substitution for such Liberty Broadband RSUs. The number of shares of GLIBK subject to such substituted RSUs was determined in a manner to preserve the value of the Liberty Broadband RSUs outstanding prior to the Distribution.
Pursuant to the GCI Liberty, Inc. 2025 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2025 Plan”), the Company may grant to certain of its directors, employees and employees of its subsidiaries, RSUs and stock options to purchase a maximum of
The Company measures the cost of employee services received in exchange for an equity classified award (such as RSUs) based on the grant-date fair value (“GDFV”) of the Award, and recognizes that cost over the period during which the employee is required to provide service (usually the vesting period of the Award). The Company measures the cost of employee services received in exchange for a liability classified Award based on the current fair value of the Award, and re-measures the fair value of the Award at each reporting date. Awards generally vest over
Included in selling, general and administrative expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations are $
Grants of Awards
RSUs granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 are summarized as follows:
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GLIBK performance-based RSUs, GCI Liberty CEO (3) | | $ | | |||
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| (2) | Grants vest in March 2026, subject to the satisfaction of certain performance objectives. |
| (3) | Grant vests in March 2026, subject to the satisfaction of certain performance objectives. Grant was made to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) in connection with his Employment Agreement (as defined in note 8). |
Performance objectives, which are subjective, are considered in determining the timing and amount of the compensation expense recognized. As the satisfaction of the performance objectives becomes probable, the Company records compensation expense. The value of the grant is re-measured at each reporting period.
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During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company granted
The Company did
The Company calculates the GDFV for all of its equity classified options and the subsequent remeasurement of its liability classified options using the Black-Scholes Model. The Company estimates the expected term of the options based on historical exercise and forfeiture data. The volatility used in the calculation for options is based on the historical volatility of the corresponding series of its predecessor Liberty Broadband common stock and, when available, the implied volatility of publicly traded GCI Liberty options. The Company uses a
Outstanding Awards
The following table presents the number and weighted average GDFV of RSUs granted to employees of GCI Liberty.
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Cancelled | ( | $ | | |
GCI Liberty Separation Adjustment | | $ | | |
RSUs outstanding at September 30, 2025 | | $ | | |
As of September 30, 2025, there were
As of September 30, 2025, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested Awards was approximately $
As of September 30, 2025, GCI Liberty reserved
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(7) Commitments and Contingencies
Guaranteed Service Levels
Certain customers have guaranteed levels of service with varying terms. In the event the Company is unable to provide the minimum service levels, it may incur penalties or issue credits to customers.
Litigation, Disputes, and Regulatory Matters
The Company and its subsidiaries are involved in various lawsuits, billing disputes, legal proceedings, and regulatory matters that have arisen from time to time in the normal course of business. Management believes there are no proceedings from asserted and unasserted claims that, if determined adversely, would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or liquidity, other than as discussed below.
RHC Program
GCI Holdings receives support from various Universal Service Fund (“USF”) programs including the RHC Program. The USF programs are subject to change by regulatory actions taken by the Federal Communications Commission, interpretations of or compliance with USF program rules, or legislative actions. The USF programs have also been subject to ongoing legal challenges, which could disrupt or eliminate the support GCI Holdings receives. Changes to any of the USF programs that GCI Holdings participates in could result in a material decrease in revenue and accounts receivable, which could have an adverse effect on GCI Holdings' business and the Company's financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
(8) Related Party Transactions with Officers and Directors
The Company entered into a new employment agreement with Ronald A. Duncan on August 22, 2025 (the “Employment Agreement”), which generally replaced Mr. Duncan’s prior employment agreement with GCI Communication Corp. The Employment Agreement provides that Mr. Duncan will continue to serve as the Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company and has a term that began on July 15, 2025 and which is scheduled to end on December 31, 2028. Pursuant to the Employment Agreement, Mr. Duncan is paid an annual base salary of $
Simultaneously with the entry into the Employment Agreement, GCI Communication Corp. (“GCI Corp.”) and Mr. Duncan entered into an aircraft agreement, effective January 1, 2025, which provides, among other things, that Mr. Duncan is entitled to
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(9) Segment Information
GCI Liberty’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), the CEO, assesses performance and allocates resources based on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations, as the converged network requires the CODM to manage and evaluate the results of the business in a consolidated manner to drive efficiencies and develop uniform strategies. Accordingly, key components and processes of the Company’s operations are managed centrally, including capital and new technology development and deployment, customer service, marketing and advertising, legal and government affairs. Segment asset information is not used by the CODM to allocate resources. Under this organizational and reporting structure, the Company has
As a single reportable segment entity, the Company’s segment performance measure is net earnings (loss). See note 3 for a description of the Company's disaggregated revenue by customer type and significant service offerings. Significant segment expenses that are not separately presented on the condensed consolidated statements of operations but are reviewed by the CODM are presented below:
Operating expenses
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Business direct costs consists of network distribution costs, largely to healthcare and education customers, as well as internal and external labor costs for managing relationships with business customers. Consumer direct costs consists of wireless handset inventory costs, video programming, wireless distribution costs, marketing and advertising expenses to consumer customers, bad debt expense, credit card and other transactional fees, and internal and external labor costs for managing relationships with consumer customers. Technology expense consists of field and technology operations costs incurred to manage the Company's network, including internal and external labor costs, software related costs, lease expenses, maintenance costs, as well as utility costs.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding business, product and marketing strategies; new service and product offerings; revenue growth; future expenses; anticipated changes to regulations; the Universal Service Fund (“USF”) programs, including the Rural Health Care (“RHC”) Program; the impacts of economic trends; indebtedness and the anticipated impact of certain contingent liabilities related to legal and tax proceedings and other matters arising in the ordinary course of business. You can identify some of the forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “plan,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “should,” “may” and other similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Forward-looking statements inherently involve many risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in these statements. Where, in any forward-looking statement, we express an expectation or belief as to future results or events, such expectation or belief is expressed in good faith and believed to have a reasonable basis, but such statements necessarily involve risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such expectations or beliefs will result or be achieved or accomplished and you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The following include some but not all of the factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated:
| ● | competition faced by us that may reduce our market share and financial performance; |
| ● | customer demand for our products and services and our ability to adapt to changes in demand; |
| ● | adverse economic conditions in the United States (“U.S.”) and inflationary pressures on input costs and labor; |
| ● | changes in, or failure or inability to comply with, government regulations and legislation, including, without limitation, regulations of the Federal Communications Commission (the “FCC”), and adverse outcomes from regulatory proceedings and court cases; |
| ● | the impact of a prolonged federal government shutdown on the timeliness of government grant approvals and funding; |
| ● | our ability to obtain or maintain roaming services needed from other carriers; |
| ● | our ability to stay abreast of new technology; |
| ● | our ability to obtain necessary communications equipment from third-party vendors to meet customer needs; |
| ● | natural or man-made disasters or terrorist attacks; |
| ● | failure to protect the security of personal information about our customers, subjecting us to potentially costly government enforcement actions or private litigation and reputational damage; |
| ● | our ability to obtain additional financing, or refinance or renew our existing indebtedness on acceptable terms; |
| ● | the impact of our significant indebtedness; |
| ● | our ability to generate cash to service our debt and to meet other obligations; |
| ● | our overlapping directors and management with Liberty Broadband Corporation (“Liberty Broadband”) and Liberty Media Corporation (“Liberty Media”); |
| ● | the impact of events involving the assets and business market value of the GCI Group common stock; |
| ● | the unfavorable outcome of pending or future legal proceedings; and |
| ● | the additional costs we will incur or have incurred as a result of our Separation (as defined below). |
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For additional risk factors, please see “Risk Factors” in our prospectus filed on July 2, 2025 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as part of our Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-286272) (the “Prospectus”), and Part II, Item 1A in this Quarterly Report. These forward-looking statements and such risks, uncertainties and other factors speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report, and we expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained herein, to reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto, or any other change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
The following discussion and analysis provides information concerning our results of operations and financial condition. This discussion should be read in conjunction with our accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto and the Prospectus.
Overview
GCI Liberty, Inc. (“GCI Liberty”) consists of 100% of the outstanding equity interests in GCI, LLC, GCI Holdings, LLC (“GCI Holdings” or “GCI”) and their subsidiaries (collectively, the “GCI Business”), and was formerly owned by Liberty Broadband, prior to the Separation (defined below).
GCI Liberty was formed in Nevada in December 2024 for the purpose of ultimately holding the GCI Business. On July 14, 2025, Liberty Broadband and its subsidiaries completed an internal reorganization in order for Liberty Broadband to transfer the GCI Business to GCI Liberty in exchange for GCI Liberty stock, including 10,000 shares of GCI Liberty non-voting preferred stock, and the assumption of liabilities related to the GCI Business by GCI Liberty. The internal reorganization resulted in GCI Liberty owning, directly or indirectly, GCI, LLC and the operations comprising, and the entities that conduct, the GCI Business. Following the internal reorganization, Liberty Broadband sold all of the non-voting preferred stock (the “Preferred Stock Sale”) to third parties. The non-voting preferred stock is issued by GCI Liberty, has a 12% dividend rate and $1,000 per share liquidation price plus accrued and unpaid dividends. The mandatory redemption date is July 14, 2032. Following the Preferred Stock Sale, GCI Liberty effected a reclassification of GCI Liberty’s existing common stock into a sufficient number of shares of Series A GCI Group common stock, Series B GCI Group common stock and Series C GCI Group common stock to complete the divestiture of GCI Liberty pursuant to the distribution (the “Distribution”) by Liberty Broadband to the holders of record of Liberty Broadband common stock, as of the record date for the Distribution, of all the shares of GCI Group common stock held by Liberty Broadband immediately prior to the Distribution. The internal reorganization, the Preferred Stock Sale, the reclassification and the Distribution are collectively referred as the “Separation.”
In connection with the Separation, the Company entered into certain agreements, including the separation and distribution agreement, a tax sharing agreement (the “Tax Sharing Agreement”) and a tax receivables agreement (the “Tax Receivables Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, GCI Liberty and Liberty Broadband will indemnify each other against certain losses that may arise. The Tax Sharing Agreement governs the allocation of taxes, tax benefits, tax items and tax-related losses between Liberty Broadband and GCI Liberty, and the Tax Receivables Agreement governs the respective rights and obligations of Liberty Broadband and GCI Liberty with respect to certain tax matters. In addition, the Company entered into certain agreements, including a services agreement (“Services Agreement”), a facilities sharing agreement and an aircraft time sharing agreement, with Liberty Media Corporation (“Liberty Media”) and/or its subsidiaries. Pursuant to the Services Agreement, Liberty Media will provide GCI Liberty with public company support services, including legal, tax, accounting, treasury, information technology, cybersecurity, internal auditing and investor relations services. GCI Liberty will reimburse Liberty Media for all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Liberty Media in providing the services and will pay a services fee that will be subject to review and evaluation for reasonableness on a quarterly basis. The fees payable to Liberty Media for the first year of the Services Agreement are not expected to exceed approximately $5 million.
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Update on Economic Conditions
GCI Holdings offers wireless and wireline telecommunication services, data services, and managed services to customers primarily throughout Alaska. Because of this geographic concentration, growth of GCI Holdings’ business and operations depends upon economic conditions in Alaska. Unfavorable economic conditions, such as a recession or economic slowdown in the U.S., or inflation in the markets in which GCI operates, could negatively affect the affordability of and demand for GCI’s products and services and its cost of doing business. In recent years, varying factors have contributed to significant volatility and disruption of financial markets and global supply chains. Additionally, the U.S. Federal Reserve began decreasing interest rates in 2024 after several years of higher rates, and while interest rates remained steady throughout most of 2025, the U.S. Federal Reserve further decreased rates in the second half of 2025. Mounting inflationary cost pressures and recessionary fears have negatively impacted the U.S. and global economy. Increased equipment costs, for example due to increased tariffs, could also impact GCI’s results.
The Alaska economy is dependent upon the oil industry, state and federal spending, investment earnings and tourism. A decline in oil prices would put significant pressure on the Alaska state government budget. The Alaska state government has financial reserves that GCI Holdings believes may be able to help fund the state government for the next couple of years. The Alaska economy is subject to recessionary pressures as a result of the economic impacts of volatility in oil prices, inflation, and other causes that could result in a decrease in economic activity. While it is difficult for GCI Holdings to predict the future impact of a recession on its business, these conditions have had an adverse impact on its business and could adversely affect the affordability of and demand for some of its products and services and cause customers to shift to lower priced products and services or to delay or forgo purchases of its products and services. GCI Holdings’ customers may not be able to obtain adequate access to credit, which could affect their ability to make timely payments to GCI Holdings and could lead to an increase in accounts receivable and bad debt expense. If Alaska experiences a recession or economic slowdown, it could negatively affect GCI Holdings’ business including its financial position, results of operations, or liquidity, as well as its ability to service debt, pay other obligations and enhance shareholder returns.
In addition, during 2024 and continuing in 2025, GCI Holdings has experienced the impact of inflation-sensitive items, including upward pressure on the costs of materials, labor, and other items that are critical to GCI Holdings’ business. GCI Holdings continues to monitor these impacts closely and, if costs continue to rise, GCI Holdings may be unable to recoup losses or offset diminished margins by passing these costs through to its customers or implementing offsetting cost reductions.
On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) was enacted into law. The accounting impacts from the law change were included in our third quarter results. The OBBBA did not have a material impact on income tax expense on our financial statements; however, we were able to defer cash taxes to future years as a result of the OBBBA.
On October 1, 2025, the federal government of the United States began a shut-down, which could affect the timeliness of government grant approvals and funding the Company receives.
Due to goodwill and intangible asset impairments recorded during the third quarter of 2025, the fair values of such intangible assets do not significantly exceed their carrying value. The Company will continue to monitor current business performance versus the current and updated long-term forecasts, among other relevant considerations, to determine if the carrying value of its assets (including goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets) is appropriate. Future outlook declines in revenue, cash flows, or other factors could result in a sustained decrease in fair value that may result in a determination that additional carrying value adjustments are required, which could be material.
Federal Universal Service Programs
Legal Challenges to the Constitutionality of the FCC Universal Service Support Programs. There have been a number of legal challenges to the constitutionality of the USF. The U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Sixth and Eleventh Circuits rejected such challenges in 2023, as did a panel of three judges in the Fifth Circuit. However, on July 24, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit sitting en banc ruled that the USF program is unconstitutional as currently administered, and remanded the case to the FCC. In its decision, the en banc Fifth Circuit concluded that there was an
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impermissible public delegation of legislative authority to the FCC and an impermissible private delegation of authority from the FCC to the Universal Service Administrative Company, the private company responsible for USF administration. The Supreme Court granted petitions for certiorari from the Fifth Circuit’s decision and heard the case on March 26, 2025. The Supreme Court issued a decision on June 27, 2025, reversing the Fifth Circuit and upholding the constitutionality of the USF contribution factor. There is continuing litigation, as petitioners have filed a new Petition for Review in the Fifth Circuit, on October 1, 2025, to challenge two statutory provisions that the Supreme Court did not have occasion to address, as well as to challenge the legality of the USAC, which administers that program for the FCC.
Pause in Federal Financial Assistance. On January 27, 2025, the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) issued a memorandum directing a pause in federal financial assistance pending review for consistency with presidential executive actions. On January 28, 2025, OMB clarified that this only applied to programs affected by certain specified executive actions, which do not appear to include FCC universal service support programs. OMB subsequently withdrew the memorandum, which has also been subject to preliminary injunction by two federal district courts. However, if this or another pause were to extend to federal universal service support programs, or to other infrastructure grants that GCI Holdings receives, and such a pause were to become extended, it could have a material adverse effect on GCI Holdings’ business and the Company’s financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
RHC Program
GCI Holdings receives support from various USF programs including the RHC Program. The USF programs are subject to change by regulatory actions taken by the FCC, interpretations of or compliance with USF program rules, or legislative actions. The USF programs have also been subject to ongoing legal challenges, which could disrupt or eliminate the support GCI Holdings receives. Changes to any of the USF programs that GCI Holdings participates in could result in a material decrease in revenue and accounts receivable, which could have an adverse effect on GCI Holdings’ business and the Company’s financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
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Results of Operations – Consolidated
General. Provided in the tables below is information regarding the historical Consolidated Operating Results and Other Income and Expense of GCI Liberty.
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Operating income (loss) | (488) |
| 41 | (379) |
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Interest expense (including amortization of deferred loan fees) | (12) | (13) | (34) | (36) | |||||
Other, net | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |||||
(9) | (12) | (28) | (32) | ||||||
Earnings (loss) before income taxes | (497) | 29 | (407) | 76 | |||||
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Net earnings (loss) | $ | (387) | 21 | (325) | 54 | ||||
Adjusted OIBDA | $ | 92 | 100 | 313 | 276 | ||||
Revenue. Consolidated revenue decreased $5 million and increased $31 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2024. The following table highlights selected key performance indicators used in evaluating the Company’s business.
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2 A wireless line in service is defined as a wireless device with a monthly fee for services. Small-to-Medium Business customers and promotional and suspended lines are included.
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The components of revenue are as follows:
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Consumer data revenue decreased $2 million and $6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2024. The decrease for the three months ended September 30, 2025 was primarily driven by a decrease in the number of subscribers. The decrease for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was primarily driven by a decrease in the number of subscribers, including the impact of the discontinuation of the Affordable Connectivity Program in 2024. Subscriber growth in rural areas has also been adversely impacted by an outage from a fiber break on a third-party network in which GCI Holdings uses capacity, however the network was restored during the three months ended September 30, 2025.
Consumer wireless revenue increased $5 million and $11 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2024. The increases were driven by an increase in wireless USF support for high cost areas.
Consumer other revenue decreased $8 million and $11 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2024. Consumer other revenue consists of consumer video and voice revenue. The decreases were primarily due to decreases in video subscribers. On May 5, 2025, GCI Holdings received regulatory approval to begin discontinuing video services. The Company began discontinuing service for remaining video customers after receiving the regulatory approval and as of September 30, 2025, the Company has exited the video business.
Business data revenue increased $1 million and $42 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2024, primarily due to service upgrades with existing health care and education customers.
Business wireless revenue decreased $1 million and $5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2024, primarily due to decreases in roaming revenue due to contractual changes.
Business other revenue remained flat for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, as compared to the same periods in 2024. Business other revenue consists of business video and voice revenue. On May 5, 2025, GCI Holdings received regulatory approval to begin discontinuing video services. The Company began discontinuing service for remaining video customers after receiving the regulatory approval and as of September 30, 2025, the Company has exited the video business.
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Operating expense
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Consumer direct costs consists of wireless handset inventory costs, video programming, wireless distribution costs, marketing and advertising expenses, bad debt expense, credit card and other transactional fees, and internal and external labor costs for managing relationships with consumer customers. Consumer direct costs decreased $6 million and $8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2024, due to decreases in video programming costs and distribution costs. The decreases in distribution costs were partially due to the temporary cost savings from a fiber break on a third party network in which GCI Holdings uses capacity, which was fully restored during the three months ended September 30, 2025.
Business direct costs consists of network distribution costs, largely to healthcare and education customers, as well as internal and external labor costs for managing relationships with business customers. Business direct costs decreased $1 million and $12 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2024, due to decreases in distribution costs for health care and education customers, primarily related to temporary cost savings from a fiber break on a third party network in which GCI Holdings uses capacity, which was fully restored during the three months ended September 30, 2025.
Technology expense consists of field and technology operations costs incurred to manage the Company's network, including internal and external labor costs, software related costs, lease expenses, maintenance costs, as well as utility costs. Technology expenses increased $2 million and $5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2024, primarily due to increased maintenance and software costs.
Selling, general and administrative expense consists of corporate overhead costs largely comprised of internal and external labor costs, software costs, insurance expense, property taxes and professional service fees. Selling, general and administrative expense increased $8 million and $9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2024, primarily due to an increase in internal labor costs, including higher healthcare costs and higher accrued incentive payments, as well as increased corporate expenses related to amounts allocated pursuant to the Services Agreement, partially offset by a decrease in external labor costs.
Stock-based compensation decreased $2 million for both of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, as compared to the same periods in 2024, primarily due to decreased grant activity prior to the Separation.
Depreciation and amortization remained relatively flat for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, as compared to the same periods in 2024.
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets. During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company recorded an impairment of goodwill and intangible assets of $525 million, consisting of a goodwill impairment of $108 million and an intangible asset impairment of $417 million. See note 4 to the accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.
Operating Income (Loss). Consolidated operating loss increased $529 million and $487 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2024. Operating loss was impacted by the above explanations.
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Adjusted OIBDA. To provide investors with additional information regarding the Company’s financial results, the Company also discloses Adjusted OIBDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure. The Company defines Adjusted OIBDA as operating income (loss) plus depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, separately reported litigation settlements, restructuring, and impairment charges. The Company’s chief operating decision maker and management team use this measure of performance in conjunction with other measures to evaluate its business decisions and allocate resources. The Company believes this is an important indicator of the operational strength and performance of its business by identifying those items that are not directly a reflection of business performance or indicative of ongoing business trends. In addition, this measure allows management to view operating results, perform analytical comparisons and identify strategies to improve performance. Accordingly, Adjusted OIBDA should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, operating income, net income, cash flow provided by operating activities and other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The following table provides a reconciliation of operating income (loss) to Adjusted OIBDA:
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Adjusted OIBDA | $ | 92 | 100 | 313 | 276 | ||||
Consolidated Adjusted OIBDA decreased $8 million and increased $37 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2024, due to the items discussed above.
Other Income and Expense
Components of Other income (expense) are presented in the table below.
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Interest Expense. Interest expense remained relatively flat during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, as compared to the same periods in 2024.
Other, net. Other, net income was relatively flat during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, as compared to the same periods in 2024.
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Income taxes. Earnings (losses) before income taxes and income tax (expense) benefit are as follows:
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For the three months ended September 30, 2025, the income tax benefit differs from the U.S. statutory tax rate of 21% primarily due to state income taxes, mostly offset by an impairment of goodwill that is not deductible for tax purposes (see note 4 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements). For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the income tax benefit differs from the U.S. statutory rate of 21% primarily due to state income taxes, offset by an impairment of goodwill that is not deductible for tax purposes. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the income tax expense differs from the U.S. statutory tax rate of 21% primarily due to state income taxes.
Net earnings (loss). The Company had net losses of $387 million and net earnings of $21 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and net losses of $325 million and net earnings of $54 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The change in net earnings (loss) was the result of the above-described fluctuations in our revenue, expenses, and other income and expenses.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The following are potential sources of liquidity: available cash balances, cash generated by the operating activities of GCI Holdings, dividend and interest receipts, capital market transactions and debt (including borrowings under the Senior Credit Facility (as discussed in note 5 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements)).
As of September 30, 2025, GCI Liberty had a cash and cash equivalents balance of $124 million, which was substantially held in cash. When applicable, cash equivalents are invested in U.S. Treasury securities, other government securities or government guaranteed funds, AAA rated money market funds and other highly rated financial and corporate debt instruments.
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The increase in cash provided by operating activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, as compared to the same period in 2024, was primarily driven by increased operating income (not factoring in the impairment) and timing differences in working capital accounts.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, net cash flows used in investing activities were primarily related to capital expenditures, net of grant proceeds of $152 million and $143 million, respectively.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, net cash flows used in financing activities were primarily for net debt repayments of $87 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, net cash flows used in financing activities were primarily for distributions to our former parent of $150 million, partially offset by net debt borrowings of $26 million.
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The projected uses of our cash and restricted cash are debt repayments, net capital expenditures of approximately $80 million, approximately $20 million for interest payments on outstanding debt, reimbursements to Liberty Media for amounts due under various agreements and to fund potential investment opportunities at GCI Liberty. We expect cash and other available sources of liquidity as discussed above to cover expenses for the foreseeable future.
GCI, LLC is in compliance with all debt maintenance covenants as of September 30, 2025. See note 5 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for a description of all indebtedness obligations.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are exposed to market risk in the normal course of business due to our ongoing investing and financial activities. Market risk refers to the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in stock prices and interest rates. The risk of loss can be assessed from the perspective of adverse changes in fair values, cash flows and future earnings. We have established policies, procedures and internal processes governing our management of market risks and the use of financial instruments to manage our exposure to such risks.
We are exposed to changes in interest rates primarily as a result of our borrowing and investment activities, which could include investments in fixed and floating rate debt instruments and borrowings used to maintain liquidity and to fund business operations. The nature and amount of our long-term and short-term debt are expected to vary as a result of future requirements, market conditions and other factors. We manage our exposure to interest rates by maintaining what we believe is an appropriate mix of fixed and variable rate debt. We believe this best protects us from interest rate risk. We could achieve this mix by (i) issuing fixed rate debt that we believe has a low stated interest rate and significant term to maturity, and (ii) issuing variable rate debt with appropriate maturities and interest rates.
As of September 30, 2025, our debt is comprised of the following amounts:
Variable rate debt | Fixed rate debt |
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amount | interest rate | amount | interest rate |
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dollar amounts in millions |
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$ | 372 | 6.2 | % | $ | 600 | 4.8 | % | |||
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
In accordance with Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including its chief executive officer and principal accounting and financial officer (the "Executives"), of the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report. Based on that evaluation, the Executives concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2025 to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in its reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms.
There has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended September 30, 2025 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Refer to note 7 in the accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements for changes to the legal proceedings described in the Company’s prospectus filed on July 2, 2025 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as part of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-286272) (the “Prospectus”).
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Except as discussed below, there have been no material changes in the Company’s risk factors from those disclosed in the Prospectus, which Risk Factors are incorporated by reference into this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Each of the following risk factors is hereby replaced in its entirety as set forth below.
If GCI experiences customer losses or a change in demand for our products and services, our Company’s financial performance will be negatively impacted.
GCI is in the business of selling communication services to subscribers, and its economic success is based on its ability to retain current subscribers and attract new subscribers. If GCI is unable to retain and attract subscribers, its and our Company’s financial performance will be impaired. GCI’s rates of subscriber acquisition and turnover are affected by a number of competitive factors, including the size of its service areas, network performance and reliability issues, changing technologies, its device and service offerings, creditworthiness of subscribers, subscribers’ perceptions of its services and the costs thereof, and customer care quality. Managing these factors and subscribers’ expectations is essential in attracting and retaining subscribers. Although GCI has implemented programs to attract new subscribers and address subscriber turnover, including promotional programs, our Company cannot make assurances that these programs or GCI’s strategies to address subscriber acquisition and turnover will be successful. A high rate of turnover or subscriber loss, including loss of promotional subscribers or suspended subscribers, or a change in demand for GCI’s products and services, would reduce revenue and increase the total marketing expenditures required to attract the minimum number of subscribers required to sustain GCI’s business plan which, in turn, could have a material adverse effect on GCI and our Company’s business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Any significant impairment of GCI’s indefinite-lived intangible assets would lead to a reduction in its net operating performance and a decrease in its assets, and have a material adverse effect on GCI’s results of operations and financial condition.
GCI had $812 million of indefinite-lived intangible assets as of September 30, 2025, consisting of goodwill of $638 million, cable certificates of $149 million and other intangibles of $25 million. Goodwill represents the excess of cost over fair value of net assets acquired in connection with business acquisitions and the future economic benefits expected to arise from other intangible assets acquired that do not qualify for separate recognition. GCI’s cable certificates represent agreements or authorizations with government entities that allow access to homes in cable service areas, including the future economic benefits of the right to solicit and service potential customers and the right to deploy and market new services to potential customers. GCI’s wireless licenses are from the FCC and give GCI the right to provide wireless service within a certain geographical area.
If GCI makes changes in its business strategy or if market or other conditions adversely affect its operations or the price of its common stock, it may be forced to record an impairment charge, which would lead to a decrease in its assets and a reduction in its net operating performance. GCI’s indefinite-lived intangible assets are tested annually for impairment during the fourth quarter and at any time upon the occurrence of certain events or substantive changes in circumstances that indicate the assets might be impaired. If the testing performed indicates that impairment has occurred, GCI is required to record an impairment charge for the difference between the carrying value and the fair value of the goodwill and/or the indefinite-lived intangible assets, as appropriate, in the period in which the determination is made. For example, for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, GCI recorded impairments in the amounts of $401 million for cable certificates and $16 million for other intangibles, and a goodwill impairment in the amount of $108 million. GCI will continue to monitor the Company’s current business performance and stock price versus current and updated long-
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term forecasts, among other relevant considerations, to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of GCI Liberty is less than its carrying value. Future outlook declines in revenue, cash flows, or other factors could result in a sustained decrease in fair value that may result in a determination that additional carrying value adjustments are required, which could be material, and GCI could be required to record additional impairment charges on goodwill or other indefinite-lived intangible assets assets in the future, which could have a material adverse effect on GCI’s business, results of operations and financial condition.
The testing of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment requires GCI to make significant estimates about its future performance and cash flows, as well as other assumptions. These estimates can be affected by numerous factors, including changes in economic, industry, or market conditions, changes in underlying business operations, future operating performance, changes in competition, or changes in technologies. Any changes to key assumptions, or actual performance compared with those assumptions, about GCI’s business and its future prospects or other assumptions could affect the fair value, resulting in an additional impairment charge.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
As part of the Separation, on July 14, 2025, Liberty Broadband and its subsidiaries completed an internal reorganization in order for Liberty Broadband to transfer 100% of the outstanding equity interests in GCI, LLC and its subsidiaries to the Company in exchange for Company stock, including 10,000 shares of its non-voting preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, and the assumption by the Company of certain liabilities related to the GCI Business. As part of the Separation, the Company also effected a reclassification of its existing common stock into a sufficient number of shares of Series A GCI Group common stock, Series B GCI Group common stock and Series C GCI Group common stock to complete the divestiture of the Company pursuant to the Distribution. The issuance and sale of the securities was made in reliance on the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act for the offer and sale of securities not involving a public offering.
Item 5. Other Information
On each of September 12, 2019 and September 14, 2021 (as amended on March 29, 2023),
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Item 6. Exhibits
(a)Exhibits
Listed below are the exhibits which are filed as a part of this Report (according to the number assigned to them in Item 601 of Regulation S-K):
Exhibit No. | Description |
10.1+ | |
10.2+ | |
10.3+ | |
10.4+ | |
10.5+ | |
31.1 | |
31.2 | |
32 | |
99.1 | |
101.INS | XBRL Instance Document * – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document |
101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document* |
101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document* |
101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document* |
101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document* |
101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document* |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)* |
+ | Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan. |
* | Filed herewith. |
** | Furnished herewith. |
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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.
GCI LIBERTY, INC. | ||
Date: November 5, 2025 | By: | /s/ Ronald A. Duncan |
Ronald A. Duncan | ||
President, Chief Executive Officer | ||
Date: November 5, 2025 | By: | /s/ Brian J. Wendling |
Brian J. Wendling | ||
Chief Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer | ||
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