Subscriber Acquisition Costs definition

Subscriber Acquisition Costs means for any period all sales and marketing expenses, including without limitation, all direct and indirect sales person compensation and benefits, commissions, customer activation expenses, advertising and promotion expenses and net equipment expenses (i.e., calculated as the sum of the cost and related handling fees of handsets sold and less revenue received from handsets sold in connection with acquiring new Subscribers), but exclusive of fees paid to Sprint Spectrum L.P. and its Affiliates.

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Subscriber Acquisition Costs means the costs of the Company and its Subsidiaries to acquire new consumer subscribers, as calculated by the Company in the preparation of its audited consolidated financial statements in accordance with Section 3.5;

Subscriber Acquisition Costs for any period, the aggregate costs incurred by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the generation of Subscribers during such period consisting of sales commissions, rebates on equipment (including chipsets), and equipment subsidies, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that "Subscriber Acquisition Costs" shall exclude the aggregate amount of marketing and selling expenses (including, without limitation, advertising and promotional expenses, revenue sharing and residual payments and expenses) incurred by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the generation of Subscribers during such period.

Examples of Subscriber Acquisition Costs in a sentence

Pegasus Satellite Development Corporation, a Delaware corporation wholly owned by PSTH and formed for the sole purpose of reimbursing the DBS Subsidiaries for Subscriber Acquisition Costs.
For any period, Capital Expenditures incurred by the Companies during such period, excluding any portion of Subscriber Acquisition Costs which would otherwise be capitalized in accordance with GAAP.
For any period, Subscriber Acquisition Costs divided by Gross Subscriber Additions.
For any fiscal year, the sum of (a) capitalized Subscriber Acquisition Costs for such fiscal year, (b) Total Debt Service for such period; (b) Capital Expenditures made by the Companies during such fiscal year and (c) taxes paid or payable by the Companies during such fiscal year in respect of income and profits, including without limitation payments owed under the Tax Sharing Agreement.
For any period, Net Income for such period minus Subscriber Acquisition Costs, to the extent capitalized during such period, plus depreciation and amortization deducted in determining Net Income which is related to such capitalized Subscriber Acquisition Costs.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Credit Agreement, the undersigned Banks hereby waive the limitation on Gross Subscriber Acquisition Costs set forth in Section 8.10 of the Credit Agreement for the Fiscal Quarter Ended March 31, 1999.
The Borrower will not permit the ratio of (a) Cash Flow, minus, (a) the sum of (i) all amounts attributable to depreciation and amortization expense of the Borrower as reflected in the Borrower’s statements of cash flow for such period, minus, (ii) all amounts attributable to the amortization of deferred Subscriber Acquisition Costs, plus, Rental Expense to (b) Interest Expense, plus, Rental Expense to be less than 2.00 to 1.00 (the “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”).
A Subsidiary formed and wholly owned by the Special Purpose Subsidiary, (a) to which the Special Purpose Subsidiary contributes all SAC Commissions received in exchange for its financing of Subscriber Acquisition Costs for the DBS Subsidiaries, and (b) all shares of capital stock of which the Special Purpose Subsidiary dividends to PSTH immediately after such contribution.
For any period, Subscriber Acquisition Costs divided by Net Subscriber Additions.
For any period of four (4) fiscal quarters, the sum of (a) Subscriber Acquisition Costs for such period, (b) Total Debt Service for such period; (c) Capital Expenditures made by the Companies during such period; and (d) all other distributions and other payments made to the Parent under Section 5.05 or otherwise.

More Definitions of Subscriber Acquisition Costs

Subscriber Acquisition Costs means for any period the remainder of (I) the sum of (a) the amount of all payroll expenses of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for such period in respect of employees or agents engaged primarily in sales and marketing, (b) the amount of all sales commissions paid by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period to employees or agents for services and/or equipment sold, (c) the amount of all expenses paid by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period for marketing and promotional activities conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to promote services and products, and (d) the excess, if any, of (i) the sum of (x) the amount equal to the Borrower's and its Subsidiaries' cost of equipment and products and (y) the amount equal to the Borrower's and its Subsidiaries' expenses incurred in generating installation revenue, minus (ii) the Borrower's and its Subsidiaries' equipment and installation revenue for such period minus (II) Subscriber Acquisition Costs relating to the MDU Business.

Subscriber Acquisition Costs means, for any period, the subscriber acquisition costs paid by the Borrower during such period consisting of (a) incremental sales compensation, (b) fringe benefits, and (c) sales referral fees paid to third parties in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower and deferred in accordance with SFAS 91.

Subscriber Acquisition Costs for any period, those marketing and selling expenses and capitalized costs incurred in the generation of Subscribers during such period, including, but not limited to, sales commissions, advertising and promotional expenses, rebates on equipment and other equipment subsidies.

Subscriber Acquisition Costs means, at the time of measurement, the aggregate marketing, telemarketing and other acquisition costs associated with acquiring new Subscribers (including, any commissions paid to third parties) during the relevant fiscal quarter divided by the total number of new Subscribers added during such fiscal quarter." In addition, the definition of "OCF" in Article 9 of the Original Credit Agreement is hereby amended to add the following provision to the end thereof: "NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, (a) the following items deducted in the specified periods from the calculation of net income MAY BE ADDED-BACK in the calculation of OCF during the relevant periods: (1) $168.7 million goodwill write-offs in the last three fiscal quarters of 2001, and (2) $2.5 million restructuring charges associated with the Ft. Lauderdale facility (TTM at 12/31/01), and (3) $2.4 million unrealized losses on increases in fair value of contingent redemptions, and (4) $36.8 million cumulative effect of accounting changes for contingent redemptions (Implementation of EITF 00-19); AND