ATN International, Inc. (ATNI)

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

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (this “MD&A”) is intended to help the reader understand the Company, our operations and our present business environment. This MD&A is provided as a supplement to — and should be read in conjunction with — our MD&A for fiscal year 2025, which can be found in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.

In addition, the following discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations are based upon our Consolidated Financial Statements and should be read in conjunction with these statements and notes thereto.

Overview

We are a leading provider of digital infrastructure and communications services with a strategic focus on rural and remote markets in the US, and internationally, including Bermuda and the Caribbean region.

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We have developed significant operational capabilities and resources that enhance the performance of our local market operations. Our operating subsidiaries benefit from this shared expertise, which allows them to deliver improved service quality and achieve greater economies of scale than would typically be possible in the smaller markets we serve. We provide centralized management, technical, financial, regulatory, and marketing support to these operating subsidiaries and typically receive a management fee based on a percentage of their revenues. The intercompany fees are eliminated in our consolidated financial results.

We use the cash generated from our operations to repay debt and increase liquidity, reinvest our network and service operations, fund capital expenditures, return value to stockholders through dividends or share repurchases, and to pursue strategic transactions. We continuously evaluate both domestic and international opportunities that align with our long-term goal of generating sustained excess operating cash flows.

For additional information regarding our reportable segments and geographic distribution of revenues and assets, please refer to Notes 1 and 13 of the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report.

As of June 30, 2026, we offered the following services to our customers:

Through June 30, 2026, we identified two operating segments to manage and review our operations, as well as to support investor presentations of our results. These operating segments are as follows:

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The following chart summarizes the operating activities of our principal subsidiaries, the segments in which we reported our revenue and the markets we served as of and for the three months ended June 30, 2026:

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Tower Portfolio Transaction

As previously disclosed, on February 11, 2026, through certain Commnet subsidiaries, we entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Transaction Agreement”) with EIP Holdings IV, LLC, an affiliate of Everest Infrastructure Partners, Inc. (“Everest”), to sell approximately 214 tower portfolio sites (representing the substantial majority of our Commnet tower portfolio and operations, the “Tower Portfolio”) to Everest (the “Tower Portfolio Transaction”) for up to $297 million in cash consideration, subject to certain adjustments and prorations (the “Aggregate Consideration”).

On June 2, 2026 (the “Initial Closing Date”), we completed the initial closing of the Tower Portfolio Transaction (the “Initial Closing”), and we currently anticipate that we will complete the Tower Portfolio Transaction in one or more Subsequent Closings (as defined below) over the next eleven months. The Transaction Agreement sets forth certain conditions that must be satisfied prior to the conveyance of tower sites at a closing. In connection with the Initial Closing, we and Everest entered into an amendment to the Transaction Agreement to waive certain conditions to the Initial Closing and restate (i) the schedule of tower sites that were conveyed to Everest on the Initial Closing Date (the “Assigned Sites”), (ii) the list of tower sites that will be managed by Everest but still subject to certain managed site conditions prior to conveyance (the “Managed Sites”), and (iii) the list of tower sites that are still subject to certain managed site conditions and consideration has not been paid to date (the “Deferred Sites”). Everest will manage the Managed Sites until the conditions to their conveyance are satisfied, and such Managed Sites are transferred to Everest at one or more subsequent closings (each, a “Subsequent Closing”). At any Subsequent Closing at which one or more Deferred Sites are transferred, Everest will pay a portion of the Aggregate Consideration that is attributable to each Deferred Site. At the Initial Closing, we and Everest entered into, among other ancillary agreements, (i) the management agreement for the Managed Sites, (ii) master lease agreements, pursuant to which the Sale Site Subsidiary (as defined in the Transaction Agreement) will lease to the applicable Commnet Party the requisite ground, tower, or other space of the Assigned Sites (the “Leaseback”) for our continued use, and (iii) a preferred backhaul agreement whereby Commnet and/or one or more of our affiliates will become the preferred backhaul provider for Everest with respect to the Assigned Sites.

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At the Initial Closing, Everest paid us $267.7 million in aggregate cash consideration (the “Initial Closing Cash Consideration”), of which $153.4 million is attributable to the Assigned Sites and $114.3 million is attributable to the Managed Sites. Of the Initial Closing Cash Consideration, $255.7 million was recorded as sale consideration and $12.0 million of such amount was deferred in advanced payments and deposits on our balance sheet as it is subject to our completion of certain conditions related to the Managed Sites. We can receive up to an additional $29.6 million of the Aggregate Consideration at Subsequent Closings for the Deferred Sites when and if closing conditions are satisfied or otherwise waived.

Universal Service Fund and Other Domestic Funding Programs

In general, all telecommunications providers are obligated to contribute to the Universal Service Fund (“USF”), which is used to promote the availability of qualifying telecommunications and broadband service to low-income households, households located in rural and high-cost areas, and to schools, libraries, and rural health care providers. We contribute to the USF and also receive various forms of USF support. We are subject to audit by the Universal Service Administrative Company with respect to our federal contributions and our receipts of universal service funding. To our knowledge, as of the date of this Report, we were in compliance with, in all material respects, applicable federal and state USF assessment and support requirements.

USF High-Cost Support. The Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC”) high-cost USF (or alternatives to former high-cost USF) mechanisms promote the deployment and operation of voice and broadband networks in areas where high costs would otherwise undermine the availability of service to consumers, including in rural, insular, and remote areas. High-cost support mechanisms generally include explicit conditions to deploy broadband to new locations and provide service meeting specified standards. We receive several forms of high-cost support, including but not limited to, as follows:

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Overview

We are a leading provider of digital infrastructure and communications services with a strategic focus on rural and remote markets in the US, and internationally, including Bermuda and the Caribbean region.

We have developed significant operational capabilities and resources that enhance the performance of our local market operations. Our operating subsidiaries benefit from this shared expertise, which allows them to deliver improved service quality and achieve greater economies of scale than would typically be possible in the smaller markets we serve. We provide centralized management, technical, financial, regulatory, and marketing support to these operating subsidiaries and typically receive a management fee based on a percentage of their revenues. The intercompany fees are eliminated in our consolidated financial results.

We use the cash generated from our operations to repay debt and increase liquidity, reinvest our network and service operations, fund capital expenditures, return value to stockholders through dividends or share repurchases, and to pursue strategic transactions. We continuously evaluate both domestic and international opportunities that align with our long-term goal of generating sustained excess operating cash flows.

For additional information regarding our reportable segments and geographic distribution of revenues and assets, please refer to Notes 1 and 13 of the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report.

As of December 31, 2025, we offered the following services to our customers:

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Through December 31, 2025, we identified two operating segments to manage and review our operations, as well as to support investor presentations of our results. These operating segments are as follows:

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The following chart summarizes the operating activities of our principal subsidiaries, the segments in which we reported our revenue and the markets we served during 2025:

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Tower Portfolio Transaction

On February 11, 2026, through certain of our Commnet subsidiaries, we entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Transaction Agreement”) with EIP Holdings IV, LLC, an affiliate of Everest Infrastructure Partners, Inc. (“Everest”) to sell approximately 214 tower portfolio sites (representing the substantial majority of our Commnet tower portfolio and operations (the “Tower Portfolio”)) to Everest for up to $297 million in cash consideration, subject to certain adjustments and prorations as set for in the Transaction Agreement (the “Tower Portfolio Transaction”).

The Tower Portfolio Transaction may be completed in one or more closings with each closing being subject to certain conditions that must be satisfied prior to the conveyance of the tower sites at that closing. We will receive a portion of the cash consideration attributable to those sites that are transferred as a part of each closing. The initial closing is expected to occur in the second quarter of 2026.

At the initial closing, we will enter into, among other ancillary agreements, (i) the management agreement for certain sites, (ii) master lease agreements, pursuant to which we will lease the requisite ground, tower, or other space of the conveyed tower site for our continued use, and (iii) a preferred backhaul agreement whereby we will become the preferred backhaul provider with respect to the conveyed tower sites.

The Transaction Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, covenants, and indemnities by each of the parties, and requires the receipt of certain consents and approvals prior to a closing. If the Transaction Agreement is terminated under certain circumstances that are not the fault of us or our subsidiaries, we will receive a termination fee equal to approximately $14.9 million.

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Carrier Managed Services

In July 2019, we entered into a Network Build and Maintenance Agreement with AT&T Mobility, LLC (“AT&T”) that we subsequently amended through March 31, 2025 (the “FirstNet Agreement”). In connection with the FirstNet Agreement, we are building a portion of AT&T’s network for the First Responder Network Authority (“FirstNet”) in or near our current operating areas in the western US. Pursuant to the FirstNet Agreement and subject to certain limitations contained therein, all cell sites must be completed and accepted within a specified period of time. The FirstNet Transaction includes construction and service performance obligations. As of December 31, 2025, we had substantially completed the build of AT&T’s network for FirstNet. Since the inception of the project through December 31, 2025, we have recorded $82 million in construction revenue and expect to record approximately $4 million in additional construction revenue and related costs as sites are completed. Revenues from construction are expected to have minimal impact on the Company’s operating income.

Following acceptance of a cell site, AT&T will own the cell site, and we will assign to AT&T any third-party tower lease applicable to such cell site. If the cell site is located on a communications tower we own, AT&T will pay us pursuant to a separate lease agreement for an initial term of eight years. In addition to building the network, we will provide ongoing equipment and site maintenance and high-capacity transport to and from these cell sites for an initial term ending in 2031.

On May 10, 2023, we entered into a Carrier Managed Services Master Agreement (the “Verizon CMS Agreement”) with Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless (“Verizon”), pursuant to which we will provide a variety of network, infrastructure and technical services that will help deliver next generation wireless services to Verizon’s subscribers in our current operating areas in the southwestern US.

Pursuant to the Verizon CMS Agreement and subject to certain limitations contained therein, we will upgrade our wireless service in specific areas and provide services to Verizon for an initial rolling seven-year term, with renewals beginning in 2030.

With respect to each of our FirstNet Agreement and Verizon CMS Agreement, our carrier partners will continue to use our wholesale domestic mobility network for roaming services at a fixed rate per site during the construction period until such time as the cell site is completed.  Thereafter, revenue from the maintenance, leasing and transport services provided is expected to generally offset revenue from wholesale mobility roaming services.

Universal Service Fund and Other Domestic Funding Programs

In general, all telecommunications providers are obligated to contribute to the Universal Service Fund (“USF”), which is used to promote the availability of qualifying telecommunications and broadband service to low-income households, households located in rural and high-cost areas, and to schools, libraries, and rural health care providers. We contribute to the USF and also receive various forms of USF support. We are subject to audit by the Universal Service Administrative Company (“USAC”) with respect to our federal contributions and our receipts of universal service funding. To our knowledge, as of the date of this Report, we were in compliance with, in all material respects, applicable federal and state USF assessment and support requirements.

USF High-Cost Support. The Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC”) high-cost USF (or alternatives to former high-cost USF) mechanisms promote the deployment and operation of voice and broadband networks in areas where high costs would otherwise undermine the availability of service to consumers, including in rural, insular, and remote areas. High-cost support mechanisms generally include explicit conditions to deploy broadband to new locations and provide service meeting specified standards. We receive several forms of high-cost support, including but not limited to, as follows:

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