UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Washington, D.C. 20549


________________





FORM 10-Q


________________


(Mark One)





T
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2010


or


£
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the transition period from ______________________ to _______________________





Commission File Number: 0-26525


____________________





BREDA TELEPHONE CORP.


(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


_____________________


Iowa
42-0895882(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)112 E. Main, P.O. Box 190, Breda, Iowa
51436(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)





712-673-2311


(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)





N/A


(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)


______________________





Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.


T Yes    £   No





Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).


£   Yes     £   No





Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.





Large accelerated filer  £
Accelerated filer  £Non-accelerated filer  £
Smaller reporting company  T





Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).


£   Yes    T   No





Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:  26,022 shares of Class A common stock and 4,829 shares of Class B common stock, no par value, at May 1, 2010.










BREDA TELEPHONE CORP.


FORM 10-Q


For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2010





INDEX





PagePart I.
Financial InformationItem 1.
Unaudited Financial Statements
1a)
Balance Sheets
3b)
Statements of Income
4c)
Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
5d)
Statements of Cash Flows
6e)
Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements
7Item 2.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
13Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
40Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
41Part II.
Other InformationItem 1.
Legal Proceedings
41Item 1A.
Risk Factors
42Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
42Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
42Item 5.
Other Information
42Item 6.
Exhibits
43Signatures
45Exhibits Filed With This ReportRule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer
E-1Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer
E-3Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer
E-5Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer
E-6


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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION





Item 1.
Unaudited Financial Statements.








Breda Telephone Corp.


And Subsidiaries


Breda, IA








Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements


For the Periods


Ended March 31, 2010 and 2009


And the Year Ended December 31, 2009


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Contents








PageCondensed Consolidated Financial Statements:Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
3Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
4Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
5Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow
6Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
7-12


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BREDA, IOWA





CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)


March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009





March 31,


December 31,2010


2009ASSETSCURRENT ASSETSCash and cash equivalents

$
5,035,656


$
4,987,960Marketable securities


300,698



490,724Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $168,376 and $159,831in 2010 and 2009, respectively


2,230,678



1,928,483Interest receivable


69,115



62,693Inventory, at average cost


308,121



297,678Prepaid income taxes


950,875



1,310,951Other


282,561



291,977Deferred income taxes


70,955



58,8629,248,659



9,429,328OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETSMarketable securities


5,282,560



5,223,501Investments in unconsolidated affiliates at equity


8,548,737



8,537,047Other investments at cost


607,967



655,542Goodwill


918,715



918,71515,357,979



15,334,805PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT


8,269,301



8,102,372TOTAL ASSETS

$
32,875,939


$
32,866,505LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITYCURRENT LIABILITIESCurrent portion of long-term debt

$
28,494


$
14,144Accounts payable


1,443,339



2,091,609Accrued taxes


119,383



157,740Other


415,930



136,7222,007,146



2,400,215LONG-TERM DEBT, less current portion


1,531,091



1,548,575OTHER NONCURRENT LIABILITIES


2,444,405



2,468,101STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITYCommon stock, Class A - no par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, 26,032 and 26,109 shares issued and outstanding at $587 and $547stated values, respectively


15,280,784



14,281,623Common stock, Class B - no par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, 4,819 and 4,742 shares issued and outstanding at $587 and $547stated values, respectively


2,828,753



2,593,874Retained earnings


8,718,720



9,508,41626,828,257



26,383,913MINORITY INTEREST


65,040



65,701TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

$
32,875,939


$
32,866,505





The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.


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BREDA, IOWA





CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)


For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2010 and 2009





For the Three Months Ended2010


2009OPERATING REVENUES

$
2,467,594


$
2,222,641OPERATING EXPENSESCost of services


1,227,630



1,039,099Depreciation and amortization


249,930



293,276Selling, general, and administrative


581,682



635,9502,059,242



1,968,325OPERATING INCOME


408,352



254,316OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES)Interest and dividend income


146,188



162,561Loss on sale of investments


(20
)


-Loss on disposal of assets


(4,092
)


-Interest expense


(66
)


(16,424
)Income from equity investments


466,621



745,426Other, net


(2,206
)


(10,482
)606,425



881,081INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES


1,014,777



1,135,397INCOME TAXES


324,287



418,418NET INCOME BEFORE MINORITY INTEREST


690,490



716,979MINORITY INTEREST


662



1,221NET INCOME

$
691,152


$
718,200NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE

$
22.40


$
23.28DIVIDENDS PER COMMON SHARE

$
8.00


$
8.00





The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.


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BREDA, IOWA





CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED)





Common Stock, A and B Class


RetainedShares


Amount


Earnings


TotalBalance at December 31, 2008


30,851


$
15,703,159


$
8,421,630


$
24,124,789Comprehensive income:Net Income










2,505,932



2,505,932Dividends paid










(246,808
)


(246,808
)Stated value stock adjustment






1,172,338



(1,172,338
)Balance at December 31, 2009


30,851



16,875,497



9,508,416



26,383,913Comprehensive income:Net Income










691,152



691,152Dividends declared










(246,808
)


(246,808
)Stated value stock adjustment






1,234,040



(1,234,040
)Balance at March 31, 2010


30,851


$
18,109,537


$
8,718,720


$
26,828,257





The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.


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BREDA TELEPHONE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES


BREDA, IOWA





CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)


For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2010 and 2009





2010


2009CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIESNet income

$
691,152


$
718,200Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:Depreciation and amortization


249,930



293,276Minority interest


(662
)


(1,221
)Deferred income taxes


(35,789
)


157,910Amortization of investment premium/discount - net


10,139



8,716Equity income in unconsolidated affiliates, net of distributions received of $454,931 and $109,191 in 2010 and 2009, respectively


(11,690
)


(636,235
)Loss on disposal of property


4,092



-Loss on sale of marketable securities


20



-Changes in assets and liabilities:Decrease in assets


50,432



1,109,029Decrease in liabilities


(834,857
)


(422,970
)Net cash provided by operating activities

$
122,767


$
1,226,705CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIESCapital expenditures


(240,468
)


(96,028
)Proceeds from the sale of assets


149



-Purchase of marketable securities


(104,193
)


(141,484
)Purchase of equity investments


-



(90,000
)Proceeds from the sale of marketable securities


225,000



185,622Proceeds from the sale of other investments - at cost


47,575



9,386Proceeds from the receipt of principal on note receivable


-



39,012Net cash used in investing activities

$
(71,937
)

$
(93,492
)CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIESRepayment of long term debt


(3,134
)


(48,895
)Net cash used in financing activities

$
(3,134
)

$
(48,895
)Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents

$
47,696


$
1,084,319Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period


4,987,960



1,317,462Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period

$
5,035,656


$
2,401,781Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow InformationCash paid during the period for:Interest

$
16,790


$
16,424Income taxes

$
-


$
1,200





The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.


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BREDA, IOWA





NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS








NOTE 1.         CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS





In the opinion of management, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring items) necessary to present fairly the financial position as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 and the results of operation and changes in cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009.





Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted.  It is suggested that these financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s December 31, 2009 financial statements.  The results of operations for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results of the entire year.





Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2009 financial statements to conform with the 2010 presentations.





NOTE 2.         NONCASH INVESTING ACTIVITIES





Noncash investing activities included $180,630 and $8,759 during the three months ended March 31, 2010 and March 31, 2009, respectively, relating to plant and equipment additions under construction during the period, which are reflected in accounts payable at March 31, 2010 and March 31, 2009.





NOTE 3.         OPERATING SEGMENTS





The Company organizes its business into three reportable segments:  local exchange carrier (LEC) services, broadcast services and Internet service provider (ISP) services.  The LEC services segment provides telephone, data services and other services to customers in local exchanges.  The broadcast services segment provides cable television services to customers in Iowa, and provided services to customers in Nebraska through June 30, 2009.  The Beaver Lake, NE cable TV system was sold as of July 1, 2009.  The ISP services segment provides Internet access to customers within the local exchanges and the surrounding areas.





The Company’s reportable business segments are strategic business units that offer different products and services.  Each reportable segment is managed separately primarily because of different products, services and regulatory environments.  LEC segments have been aggregated because of their similar characteristics.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS








NOTE 3.         OPERATING SEGMENTS (continued)





The segment’s accounting policies are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies.





Local





InternetThree Months Ended

Exchange





ServiceMarch 31, 2010

Carrier


Broadcast


Provider


TotalRevenues

$
2,212,695


$
51,969


$
202,930


$
2,467,594Segment profit (loss)


790,781



(18,386
)


(81,243
)


691,152





Local





InternetThree Months Ended

Exchange





ServiceMarch 31, 2009

Carrier


Broadcast


Provider


TotalRevenues

$
1,891,199


$
144,080


$
187,362


$
2,222,641Segment profit (loss)


824,435



(40,679
)


(65,556
)


718,200





NOTE 4.         NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE





Net income per common share for March 31, 2010 and 2009 was computed by dividing the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding into the net income.  The weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 were 30,851 and 30,851 respectively.





NOTE 5.         STOCK VALUE ADJUSTMENT





During March 2010, the board of directors authorized a $40 increase in the stated value of each share of common stock from $547 to $587.  There were 30,851 shares outstanding at the time of the value adjustment, which reduced retained earnings by $1,234,040.





During April 2009, the board of directors authorized a $38 increase in the stated value of each share of common stock from $509 to $547.  There were 30,851 shares outstanding at the time of the value adjustment, which reduced retained earnings by $1,172,338.





NOTE 6.         PURCHASE COMMITMENTS





As of March 31, 2010, purchase commitments for the construction of the fiber-to-the-home project in Breda’s CLEC in Carroll, Iowa totaled $6,868,038.41.  Breda is financing the project with a $10,000,000 broadband loan from Rural Utilities Services.  Construction commenced on the fiber project in September 2009, and it is anticipated that it will be a two-year project.  On October 2, 2009, Breda received the first loan proceeds in the amount of $1,000,000, and this loan advance carries a fixed interest rate of 3.918%.  BTC Inc.’s second loan advance in the amount of $564,329 was received on December 11, 2009, and carries a fixed interest rate of 4.315%.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS





NOTE 7.         OTHER INVESTMENTS





INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES AT EQUITY


Investments in unconsolidated affiliates at equity include investments in partnerships, limited liability companies and joint ventures as follows:





2010


2009Alpine Communications, L.C.

$
3,448,735


$
3,389,504West Iowa Cellular, Inc.


1,688,080



1,547,040RSA #1, Ltd.


1,677,034



1,660,481RSA #7, Ltd.


597,767



594,949RSA #9, Ltd.


937,078



1,011,261Quad County Communications


30,976



14,955Guthrie Group, L.L.C.


22,332



25,529Hilbert Communications, L.L.C.


146,735



293,328$
8,548,737


$
8,537,047





The Company has a 22.27% ownership interest in Alpine Communications, L.C. (Alpine) at March 31, 2010.  Alpine owns and operates several wireline telephone exchanges in northeastern Iowa, and also provides Internet and cable television services in and around its wireline service territory.





The following is a summary of condensed financial information pertaining to the company described above as of March 31, 2010.





Alpine Communications, L.C.





2010Assets

$
24,233,209Liabilities


11,979,915Equity

$
12,253,294Revenues

$
2,112,439Expenses


1,606,000Net Income

$
506,439


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS





NOTE 7.         OTHER INVESTMENTS (Continued)





The Company’s percentage ownership interests in partnerships providing cellular telephone services within their respective service areas at March 31, 2010 are as follows:





West Iowa Cellular, Inc.,


25.0
%RSA #1, Ltd.


10.3
%RSA #7, Ltd.


7.1
%RSA #9, Ltd.


16.7
%





First quarter 2010 financial statements were unavailable for West Iowa Cellular, Inc. as of the date of this report.  Estimates of Breda’s first quarter income from West Iowa Cellular, Inc. were included in Breda’s financial statements for the three-month period ending March 31, 2010 in the amount of  $141,040.





The following is a summary of condensed financial information pertaining to the remaining  companies described above as of March 31, 2010.





2010RSA #1


RSA #7


RSA #9Assets

$
16,993,062


$
11,263,517


$
7,506,618Liabilities


1,703,308



2,914,055



1,884,264Equity

$
15,289,754


$
8,349,462


$
5,622,354Revenues

$
2,503,943


$
5,952,683


$
3,926,825Expenses


2,019,492



4,213,230



2,879,816Net Income

$
484,451


$
1,739,453


$
1,047,009


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS




NOTE 7.           OTHER INVESTMENTS (Continued)




The Company has a 33.33% ownership interest in Quad County Communications (Quad County) at March 31, 2010.  This entity owns and operates a fiber optic network.





The following is a summary of condensed financial information pertaining to the company described above as of March 31, 2010.





Quad County Communications





2010Assets

$
97,210Liabilities


4,283Equity

$
92,927Revenues

$
15,816Expenses


14,451Net Income

$
1,365





The Company has a 33.33% interest in Guthrie Group, L.L.C. at March 31, 2010.  The following is a summary of condensed financial information pertaining to the company described above as of March 31, 2010.





Guthrie Group, L.L.C.





2010Assets

$
69,587Liabilities


-Equity

$
69,587Revenues

$
3,850Expenses


44,217Net Income

$
(40,367
)


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS





NOTE 7.         OTHER INVESTMENTS (Continued)




The Company had a 6.19% ownership interest in Hilbert Communications, LLC (Hilbert) at March 31, 2010.  Hilbert provides fiber optic transport services in Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota; provides roaming services to cellular carriers on their wireless network in Wisconsin; provides cellular services to retail customers in Wisconsin; provides wireless industry consulting services to carriers at any location; and provides all services as previously provided by the wholly-owned subsidiaries.





First quarter 2010 financial statements were unavailable for Hilbert Communications, LLC as of the date of this report.  Estimates of Breda’s first quarter loss from Hilbert Communications, LLC were included in Breda’s financial statements for the three-month period ending March 31, 2010 in the amount of ($146,593).





Partnershipinvestments above with less than a 20% ownership are carried at equity due to the level of influence the Company has with respect to each investment.  Investments in limited liability companies are on the equity method if ownership is more than 3-5%.


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Item2.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.





Cautionary Statement on Forward Looking Statements and Industry and Market Data





Various discussions and statements in this Item and other sections of this quarterly report are or contain forward-looking statements that express Breda's current beliefs, forecasts, projections and predictions about future events.  All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward looking statements, and include statements with respect to financial results and condition; anticipated trends in business, revenues, net income, net profits or net losses; projections concerning operations, capital needs and cash flow; investment, business, growth, expansion, acquisition and divestiture opportunities and strategies; management's plans or intentions for the future; competitive position or circumstances; and other forecasts, projections and statements of expectation.  Words such as "expects," "estimates," "plans," "anticipates," "forecasts," "prospects," "predicts," "projects," "believes," "seeks," "should," "could," "may," "contemplates," "thinks," "future," "strategy," "potential," "possible," "intends," "hopes," "objectives," and other similar expressions or variations of those words or those types of words help identify forward looking statements.





Forward looking statements involve and are subject to various material risks, uncertainties and assumptions.  Forward looking statements are necessarily subjective and are made based on numerous and varied estimates, projections, views, beliefs, strategies and assumptions made or existing at the time of such statements and are not guaranties of future results or performance.  Forecasts and projections are also in all events likely to be inaccurate, at least to some degree, and especially over long periods of time, and in particular in a continually and rapidly changing industry such as the communications industry.  Forecasts and projections are also currently difficult to make with any degree of reliability or certainty given the uncertain regulatory environment for Breda and its subsidiaries and the difficult and uncertain credit, market and other economic circumstances in existence at the time of the preparation of this quarterly report.  Breda disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements based on the occurrence of future events, the receipt of new information, or otherwise.  Breda cannot guarantee Breda's future results, performance or business conditions, and strong or undue reliance must not be placed on any forward-looking statements.





Actual future performance, outcomes and results may differ materially from those suggested by or expressed in forward looking statements as a result of numerous and varied factors, risks and uncertainties, some that are known and some that are not, and many of which are beyond the control of Breda and Breda's management.  It is not possible to predict or identify all of those factors, risks and uncertainties, but they include inaccurate assumptions or predictions by management, the accuracy and completeness of the publicly available information upon which part of Breda's business strategy is based and the various factors, risks and uncertainties set forth in this quarterly report and in the "Cautionary Statement on Forward Looking Statements and Industry and Market Data", "Business" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of Breda's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.


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Breda may have obtained industry, market, competitive position and other data used in this quarterly report or in Breda's general business plan from Breda's own research or internal surveys, studies conducted by other persons and/or trade or industry associations or general publications and other publicly available information.  Breda attempts to utilize third party sources of information which Breda believes to be materially complete, accurate, balanced and reliable, but there is no assurance of the accuracy, completeness or reliability of any third party information.  For example, a trade or industry association for an industry may present information in a manner that is more favorable to that industry than would be presented by an independent source.  Industry publications and surveys and other publicly available information also generally state that they have obtained information from third party sources believed to be accurate and reliable, but do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness or reliability of any information.





Overview





General





Breda's principal business is providing telephone services.  Telephone services are also provided by three of Breda's wholly-owned subsidiaries, Prairie Telephone Co., Inc., Westside Independent Telephone Company and BTC, Inc.  A total of eight Iowa towns currently receive telephone services from Breda, Prairie Telephone, Westside Independent or BTC, Inc.  The towns are Breda, Lidderdale, Macedonia, Farragut, Pacific Junction, Yale, Westside and Carroll.  All of the towns are located in central and southern Iowa.  Telephone services are also provided in the rural areas within approximately a 10 to 15 mile radius of the towns, except for Carroll.  No rural customers are served outside the city limits of Carroll.





Breda and its telephone subsidiaries operate seven of their telephone exchanges as the historical or incumbent local exchange carrier.  BTC, Inc. offers its telephone services in Carroll, Iowa as a competitive local exchange carrier.  Qwest is the incumbent local exchange carrier for the Carroll, Iowa area.





BTC, Inc. also provides Internet access services in its Carroll, Iowa market area and to the customers of Breda, Prairie Telephone and Westside Independent who subscribe for Internet services.


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Breda also owns approximately 66.67% of the outstanding membership units of Carroll County Wireless, L.L.C., and the results of operations of Carroll County Wireless, L.L.C. are included in Breda's consolidated financial statements.  Carroll County Wireless, L.L.C. holds the PCS spectrum for most of Carroll County, Iowa.  PCS spectrum is bandwidth allocated by the Federal Communications Commission which can be used in the transmission of voice, data and television communications.  Carroll County Wireless, L.L.C.'s revenues are derived from fees paid to it under roaming agreements through i wireless agreements with other wireless carriers.  Breda is not actively marketing i wireless services to customers in Breda's telephone exchanges.





Breda and some of its subsidiaries also have investments in other entities which provide various communications related services in Iowa and, in some cases, certain surrounding states.





Tele-Services, Ltd. is also a wholly-owned subsidiary of Breda.  Tele-Services provides cable television services to six smaller Iowa towns.





Breda and its subsidiaries all conduct business under the names "W.I.N." or "Western Iowa Networks".





The telecommunication services provided by Breda or its subsidiaries include long distance services, dial-up and high-speed Internet services, sales of cell phone packages and related services, satellite Internet services, cable TV services, and various related goods and services.





BTC, Inc. began a construction project in Carroll, Iowa in September, 2009.  The project includes bringing fiber to the home and will allow BTC, Inc. to provide telephone services without leasing any lines from Qwest and also certain video services.  Breda anticipates that the project will be a two-year construction project, with an estimated total cost of $11,000,000.  The project will be financed primarily from a $10,000,000 broadband loan from the Rural Utilities Services.





Operating Segments





Breda organizes its business into three reportable segments.  Those segments are local exchange carrier services, broadcast services, and Internet service provider services.  Breda has organized its business into those segments because the segments are each strategic business units that are managed separately and that offer different products and services in different regulatory environments.





Local Exchange Carrier Services.This segment provides local and long distance telephone services, data services, and other services to customers in the local exchanges served by Breda and its telephone subsidiaries.  This segment also includes the revenue generated by Carroll County Wireless, L.L.C. through its i wireless agreements with other wireless carriers.


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Broadcast Services.This segment provided cable television services to customers in a total of twelve towns in Iowa and one town in Nebraska from January 1, 2009 through June 30, 2009.  Tele-Services sold seven of its southern Iowa cable TV systems and its cable system for Beaver Lake, Nebraska on July 1, 2009, and Tele-Services bought the cable television system in Breda's Macedonia, Iowa telephone exchange effective August 1, 2009. Tele-Services was therefore providing cable television services to six Iowa communities as of the date of this quarterly report.





Internet Services.This segment provides Internet access to customers in the local exchanges and the surrounding areas and in the Carroll, Iowa market area.  The Internet services are provided through BTC, Inc.





The segments in which Breda and its subsidiaries operate are as follows:





Local Exchange Carrier


Breda


Prairie Telephone Co., Inc.


Westside Independent Telephone Company


BTC, Inc.


Carroll County Wireless, L.L.C.





Broadcast Services


Tele-Services, Ltd.





Internet Service Provider


BTC, Inc.





Factors Affecting Breda's Operating Performance





Breda believes that a number of industry and company-specific factors are affecting and will continue to affect Breda's results of operations.  These factors include the following:





·
The effect on Breda's revenues of declining numbers of access lines caused by customer migration to cell phone usage only; technology advances allowing the provisioning of Internet services on the same access line as voice service; technology advances provisioning residential and business voice services over data circuits (VOIP); and the declining population base in the rural areas served by Breda.


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Breda's strategic response to these trends includes efforts to introduce and provide enhanced local services and additional services like voice mail, dial-up and DSL Internet access, long distance services, and to provide cellular services through its agency agreement with U.S. Cellular.  Breda also seeks to maximize its telecom industry offerings by partnering with surrounding telephone companies in wireless service ventures and through investment in cellular partnerships within the state of Iowa and surrounding states.  Breda has also undertaken to compete with Qwest for voice, long distance, and Internet service customers in Carroll, Iowa.





·
The effect on Breda's revenues from recent and potential future changes in access rate regulation at both the state and the federal level.





·
The effect on Breda's revenues from rate and pricing structures caused by the competition of multiple providers in the Carroll, Iowa market.  The incumbent local exchange carrier (Qwest), the local cable TV provider (Mediacom) and additional outside competitors in that market have all partnered with telecommunication providers that can bring additional service components to complete a bundled service offering to the customer in what is known in the industry as the "triple play".  Customers receive local phone service, blocks of long distance service minutes, Internet services, and broadcast services (cable TV or satellite TV) for a competitive price.





Breda has switching capabilities for the Carroll, Iowa market that allows Breda to offer another type of high-speed Internet services, in addition to its voice, long distance and present Internet services.  The switching capabilities also allow Breda to be able to bring fiber to the home, which would be an overbuild of the Carroll market, and would allow Breda to be self-reliant in providing communication services to that community because Breda would then no longer need to lease access lines from Qwest to provide services.  BTC, Inc. obtained a $10,000,000 broadband loan from the Rural Utilities Services in April, 2009 for purposes of constructing fiber to the home in Carroll, Iowa.  BTC, Inc. began the approximately two-year project in September 2009.





Breda continues to evaluate modifying its package offerings and adjusting its pricing structures in order to attempt to remain competitive.





·
The effect on Breda's revenues from decreased customer counts for dial-up Internet and for cable TV services.  Competition and bundled services, declining population bases in Breda's rural service areas, and cost of technology upgrades play a role in the competition for, and retention of, customers.  Tele-Services has consolidated its cable TV programming transmission equipment in the communities where it is geographically feasible, in order to reduce system and service costs which are incurred to provide cable TV services.  Tele-Services discontinued cable TV services in the third quarter of 2008 to 127 customers in the small Iowa rural communities of Bayard, Lohrville, and Thurman.  Breda did not have voice services in those towns and the head ends in those towns could not be consolidated.  Tele-Services sold seven of its southern Iowa cable TV systems and its one Nebraska cable TV system on July 1, 2009.  Tele-Services purchased the cable system in Macedonia, Iowa on August 1, 2009.


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·
The effect on Breda's revenues from decreased access revenue caused by a decrease in the number of long distance calls originating from, or terminating to, an access line in one of Breda's telephone exchanges.  The proliferation of wireless phone usage, and the designation of new technology by the Federal Communication Commission as data services, instead of voice services, have both decreased the "minutes of use" on Breda's networks, which results in less access revenue, and caused the access payment structure to be renegotiated by the new technology providers and wireless providers.





Some of the above factors are discussed in more detail in the following discussion.





Revenues





The following table reflects, on a consolidated basis for Breda and its subsidiaries, the approximate percentage of Breda's and its subsidiaries' aggregate revenue which was derived from the three segments described above and from investments for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2010, and March 31, 2009, respectively:





Three Months Ended

March 31,


% of Total Revenue

for the Three Months Ended

Ended March 31,2010


2009


2010


2009OPERATING REVENUESLocal exchange carrier services

$
2,212,695


$
1,891,199



89.7
%


85.1
%Broadcast services


51,969



144,080



2.1
%


6.5
%Internet services


202,930



187,362



8.2
%


8.4
%$
2,467,594


$
2,222,641



100.0
%


100.0
%





Local Exchange Carrier Services.Breda's revenue in this segment comes from the following sources:


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1.
Local Network Services.  These revenues include monthly subscription charges for basic service and enhanced calling features, such as voice mail and caller ID, which are billed to residential and business customers.





2.
Network Access Services.  These revenues are generated from charges established to compensate Breda for the origination, transport and termination of calls generated by the customers of long distance carriers and for calls transported and terminated to the customers of wireless carriers.  These revenues are received from carriers such as AT&T, Verizon, MCI, and Sprint.  Breda also receives federally administered universal service support as a result of the interstate switched access support provisions put into place by the Federal Communications Commission.  The Universal Service Fund was started as a mechanism to promote phone service accessibility for everyone at affordable rates and comparable service.  The access charges for long distance services within Iowa are based on rates approved by the Iowa Utilities Board.  Switched and special access charges for interstate and international services are based on rates approved by the Federal Communications Commission.  The transport and termination charges paid by wireless carriers are specified in interconnection agreements negotiated with each individual wireless carrier.





3.
Long Distance Services.  Breda generates revenues for providing long distance services to its customers.  This revenue category also includes fees related to the provision of directory assistance and operator assistance services.





4.
Cellular Services.  Breda is an agent for the U.S. Cellular service area in Iowa, and Breda generates commission revenue from the sale of the wireless calling plans offered by U.S. Cellular to Breda's customers.  Breda also generates revenue from the sale of phones and accessories needed to receive wireless phone service.





5.
Billing and Collection Services.  Breda receives revenue for performing billing and collection services for long distance carriers.  Breda receives a minimal percentage of the long distance call dollars that Breda receives and processes through its customer billing system.  The customer receives one bill, which includes both local and long distance charges, instead of receiving a separate bill from their long distance carrier.





6.
Miscellaneous. Phone-related services generated by Breda include revenues from directory publishing, directory advertising, inside line care, the sale and maintenance of customer premise equipment, the sale and maintenance of phone systems, and the sale of pager services.  A significant revenue source is the rental of Breda's fiber optic toll trunks to other telecommunication providers.  Breda receives roaming revenue from Carroll County Wireless, L.L.C.'s roaming agreements with other wireless carriers.


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Broadcast Services.Revenues are generated in this segment from the monthly fees charged to customers for basic and premium cable TV services.





Internet Services.The bulk of this segment's revenue is generated from monthly dial-up and high-speed Internet access services fees which are billed to residential and business customers.  Revenues are also generated from the sale of Internet equipment modems and routers, and from customer trouble-shooting and maintenance support fees.  The revenue that is generated through the offering of a satellite-based Internet service and a wireless Internet service are also included in Internet Services revenues.





Operating Expenses





Operating Expense Categories.





Breda's operating expenses are categorized as cost of services; depreciation and amortization; and selling, general and administrative.





Cost of Services.This category includes expense for salaries and wages relating to plant operation and maintenance; network access costs; long distance provisioning costs; conference bridge provisioning costs; salary, wage, equipment, training, and advertising costs for cellular and retail services; postage; utilities; Internet service provisioning costs, and wireless roaming provisioning costs.





Depreciation and amortization.This category of costs includes depreciation of the telecommunication equipment and network; Internet services equipment; cable TV programming equipment and transmission equipment; buildings; wireless tower and equipment, and amortization of intangible assets.





Selling, General and Administrative.This category includes expenses for legal and accounting services; wages and benefits; contract service payments; travel, meals and lodging; investment fees; board of director fees and expense reimbursements; insurance premiums; supplies; advertising and promotion costs; dues and subscriptions; property taxes; and all customer service operations, marketing and sales operations, and administrative operations costs.


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Results of Operations





The following table sets forth certain items reflected in Breda's consolidated statements of operations for the periods indicated, expressed as a percentage of total revenues:





Three Months EndedMarch 31,2010


2009Operating revenues


100
%


100
%Cost of services


50
%


47
%Depreciation and amortization


10
%


13
%Selling, general and administrative


24
%


29
%Operating income


16
%


11
%Other income (expenses)


25
%


40
%Income taxes


13
%


19
%Net income


28
%


32
%





Three Months Ended March 31, 2010 and 2009





The table below sets forth the components of Breda's revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared to the same period in 2009.





Three Months EndedMarch 31,


Change2010


2009


Amount


PercentOPERATING REVENUESLocal Exchange CarrierLocal network services

$
299,137


$
238,616


$
60,521



25.4
%Network access services


1,394,330



1,571,681



(177,351
)


-11.3
%Long distance services


67,001



64,496



2,505



3.9
%Cellular services


406,630



439,706



(33,076
)


-7.5
%Uncollectibles


(17,927
)


(471,095
)


453,168



-96.2
%Miscellaneous


63,524



47,795



15,729



32.9
%$
2,212,695


$
1,891,199


$
321,496



17.0
%Broadcast Services

$
51,969


$
144,080


$
(92,111
)


-63.9
%Internet services

$
202,930


$
187,362


$
15,568



8.3
%$
2,467,594


$
2,222,641


$
244,953



11.0
%





There was a increase in total operating revenues for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, when compared to the three-month period ended March 31, 2009, of $244,953, or 11.0%.


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Local Exchange Carrier Services – $321,496





Local exchange carrier services revenues accounted for 89.7% of all operating revenue in the three-month period ended March 31, 2010.  There was a $321,496, or 17.0%, increase in local exchange carrier services revenues for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, when compared to the three-month period ended March 31, 2009.





Local network services revenues increased $60,521, or 25.4%, for the three months ended March 31, 2010, as compared to the same period in 2009, because of the increased number of customers taking phone service from BTC, Inc. in Carroll, Iowa, and because of rate increases on some of Breda’s ILEC customers beginning in 2009.  While the CLEC operation shows growth in its subscriber base, Breda is experiencing declines in the subscriber bases of its rural ILEC exchanges.  Breda implemented a $3.50 per month rate increase for its customers in its Breda, Lidderdale and Westside exchanges who subscribe to local phone service.  The rate increase became effective on February 1, 2009, and the increase affected approximately 1,145 customers.





Breda's long distance services revenue increased $2,505, or 3.9%, for the three months ended March 31, 2010, when compared to the three-month period ended March 31, 2009.  Breda has experienced the industry-wide trend whereby subscribers are utilizing their package of minutes on their cell phone plans to make more of their long distance calls instead of using their long distance service through their local telephone provider such as Breda.





Network access services decreased $177,351, or 11.3%, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, when compared to the three-month period ended March 31, 2009.  This decrease mainly resulted from the netting of three factors:  1) increased terminating access revenues generated from traffic delivered to Breda’s conference bridge in Carroll, Iowa; 2) decreased intrastate access revenue caused by the Iowa Utilities Board’s 3.1 cent per minute reduction for switching revenue and the common carrier line rate elements which became effective on February 9, 2009; and 3) the almost 50% reduction in high cost loop funding from the universal service fund which went into effect January 1, 2009.





Breda has contracted with conference bridge vendors for the transport of long distance calls over Breda’s networks.  Breda initially began billing for these services in September 2006, and began billing for additional conference bridge services in March 2007.  Breda's provider of the conference bridge minutes decreased its use of the bridges in Breda’s location during 2009 while negotiations were being conducted with carriers for the payment of access revenue on this traffic, and until a new agreement was reached between Breda and its conference bridge vendor.  The initial conference bridge vendor agreement terminated on December 31, 2009.  The renegotiated agreement became effective January 1, 2010, and Breda has seen an increase of over 17,446,000 conference bridge minutes for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010 when compared to the three-month period ended March 31, 2009.  Breda has negotiated settlement agreements with its main carriers such as AT&T and Verizon, and the access rates included in the access revenue for its conference bridge traffic for the three months ended March 31, 2010, reflects discounted rates based on volume, instead of Breda’s normal access tariff rates.  The settlement rates reflect an approximate 70 – 75% discount from Breda’s tariffed rates.  Breda estimates that the increase in conference bridge minutes and the lower negotiated rates resulted in an approximate $283,989 increase in network access revenue for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, when compared to the three-month period ended March 31, 2009.


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Breda, along with all other Iowa carriers subject to the Iowa Utilities Board’s ruling that became effective on February 9, 2009, experienced a 3.1 cent per minute reduction in its intrastate access rate received on all intrastate access minutes.  Breda estimates that this reduction in intrastate access rates resulted in a $31,290 reduction for the three months ended March 31, 2010, when compared to the three-months ended March 31, 2009.





Breda also experienced a decrease in 2009 for its high cost loop support payment.  The National Exchange Carriers Association filed its 2009 Modification of the Average Schedule Universal Service High Cost Loop Support Formula with the FCC on August 29, 2008.  In this filing, which the FCC accepted and became effective on January 1, 2009, there were modifications to the formula used to calculate interstate universal service fund high cost loop expense adjustments for average schedule companies.  Breda estimates that the reduction in this universal service fund payment during the three months ended March 31, 2010 was approximately $2,924.  Breda estimates that the $2,924 universal service fund payments decrease, combined with the NECA settlement payments decrease, totaled approximately a $271,789 decrease in payments when comparing the two three-month periods.  The remaining decrease in access revenue was caused by an overall decrease in the long distance minutes of use generated by customers using Breda’s network to originate or terminate long distance calls.





Breda continues to add customers to its Carroll, Iowa, CLEC customer base, and therefore also to its long distance services customer base.  These customers generate access revenue when they use Breda's networks to make long distance calls.  However, as noted previously, more customers are using their wireless plans to make long distance calls, so Breda’s overall toll minutes on which access revenue is generated continues to decrease.





Cellular services decreased $33,076, or 7.5%, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, when compared to the three-month period ended March 31, 2009.  The overall number of customers served between the two three-month periods decreased 8.7%, and there was a corresponding decrease in the amount of commissions received on the cellular services sold and a corresponding decrease in cellular equipment sales for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, when compared to the three-month period ended March 31, 2009.  U.S. Cellular ran popular promotions during the holiday periods in fourth quarter 2009, and some new customers or customers who would have renewed contracts in the first quarter of 2010 used these incentives to made their cellular services selections in the fourth quarter of 2009 instead of the first quarter of 2010.


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Uncollectibles decreased $453,168, or 96.2%, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, when compared to the three-month period ended March 31, 2009.  The decrease is mainly attributable to the decrease in allowance for doubtful interexchange carrier accounts taken by Breda for estimated uncollectible conference bridge network access revenues.  Breda has entered into settlement agreements with some of its major carriers such as AT&T and Verizon for the payment of access revenue on conference bridge services.  These negotiated rates are discounted for volume, which decreased uncollectibles because there is no longer an estimated amount booked for the difference in Breda’s access rates versus the anticipated settlement rate. Breda had set up the allowance because historically carriers have received concessions in payment disputes, which allow them to pay only a portion of what they owe to telephone companies.  Verizon and Breda reached agreement on May 6, 2009 on their dispute regarding the payment of access charges for conference bridging services.





Miscellaneous revenue increased $15,729, or 32.9%, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, when compared to the three-month period ended March 31, 2009.  Other nonregulated services revenue increased $2,576, or 23.3%, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, when compared to the three-month period ended March 31, 2009, and is mainly attributable to the increase in the number of phone systems sold.  Roaming revenue for wireless minutes of service increased $4,519, or 82.0%, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, when compared to the three-month period ended March 31, 2009, with the increase resulting from an increase in roaming charges for data usage.  The increase in miscellaneous revenue is mainly attributable to increased tower rent revenue for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, when compared to the three-month period ended March 31, 2009.





Billing and collection revenue, which is included in miscellaneous revenue, increased $3,837, or 192.5%, for the three month period ended March 31, 2010, when compared to the same three month period in 2009.  Billing and collection revenue remains an overall decreasing revenue stream since most carriers now bill for their own long distance services instead of paying a carrier, such as Breda, to bill these services for them.


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Broadcast Services – ($92,111)





Broadcast services revenue decreased $92,111, or 63.9%, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, when compared to the three-month period ended March 31, 2009. The broadcast services revenue decrease is attributable to the decrease in the number of cable TV subscribers between the two three-month periods.  Tele-Services discontinued operations in the three small cable TV communities of Bayard, Lohrville and Thurman in the second quarter of 2008.  Tele-Services also sold its cable TV properties in the Iowa communities of Churdan and Grand Junction in the fourth quarter of 2008.  Tele-Services sold seven of its southern Iowa cable television systems and its Beaver Lake, Nebraska cable television system on July 1, 2009.  The latter sales affected approximately 1,146 customers.  On August 1, 2009, Tele-Services purchased the cable television system for Macedonia, Iowa.  This purchase added approximately 68 customers to Tele-Services’ customer base.  Most of those cable television customers already received telephone service from Breda.  Breda was providing cable TV service to 610 subscribers as of March 31, 2010, compared to 1,715 customers on March 31, 2009.





Internet Services – $15,568





Internet services revenue increased $15,568, or 8.3%, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, when compared to the three-month period ended March 31, 2009.  Breda experienced a 13.5% increase in its high-speed Internet customer base when comparing the two periods, which has helped offset the decrease in Breda’s dialup Internet customer base.  The decrease in dialup Internet customers is the result of the intense competition by multiple suppliers in the Carroll, Iowa market area, and the migration of customers to high-speed Internet because of an overall decrease in the price for high-speed Internet.  Breda is gaining high-speed Internet customers in the Carroll, Iowa area because BTC, Inc. is offering bundled services packages that include Internet services, as well as local telephone and other communication services.  In July 2009, Breda added bandwidth options between 3MB and 10 MB for its customers in Breda, Iowa.  On November 1, 2009, Breda began offering 3MB and 5MB high-speed Internet options in its ILEC communities of Macedonia, Farragut, Lidderdale, Pacific Junction and Westside, Iowa.





OPERATING EXPENSES





The table below sets forth the components of Breda's operating costs for the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared to the same period in 2009.


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Three Months EndedMarch 31,


Change2010


2009


Amount


PercentOPERATING EXPENSESCost of servicesPlant specific operations

$
634,289


$
389,112


$
245,177



63.0
%Plant nonspecific operations


116,722



93,672



23,050



24.6
%Cost of long distance


48,570



51,944



(3,374
)


-6.5
%Cost of cellular


314,804



325,783



(10,979
)


-3.4
%Cost of internet


64,639



71,439



(6,800
)


-9.5
%Cost of programming


48,606



107,149



(58,543
)


-54.6
%Total cost of services

$
1,227,630


$
1,039,099


$
188,531



18.1
%Depreciation and amortization

$
249,930


$
293,276


$
(43,346
)


-14.8
%Selling, general and administrativeCustomer operations

$
151,665


$
225,918


$
(74,253
)


-32.9
%Corporate operations


390,897



379,231



11,666



3.1
%General taxes


39,120



30,801



8,319



27.0
%Total selling, general and administrative

$
581,682


$
635,950


$
(54,268
)


-8.5
%$
2,059,242


$
1,968,325


$
90,917



4.6
%





Cost of Services – $188,531





Cost of services increased $188,531, or 18.1%, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, when compared to the three-month period ended March 31, 2009.  Plant specific operations increased $245,177, or 63.0%.  The plant specific expenditures increased for central office equipment, outside plant expense, land and building expense, distribution system expense and buried cable expense.   Conference bridge provisioning increased $237,562 when comparing the three-month period ended March 31, 2010 with the three-month period ended March 31, 2009, because of the additional transport costs added for increased capacity for additional conference bridging services.  Conference bridge marketing fees are also included in conference bridge provisioning and are dependent on both the volume of minutes and the revenue received for the minutes.  As noted previously, Breda has finalized settlement agreements with some of the carriers for discounted rates.





Plant nonspecific operations increased $23,050, or 24.6%, due mainly to increased postage, utility, testing, labor and provisioning costs.  Long distance provisioning costs decreased $3,374, or 6.5%, and reflects the decrease in overall minutes even though the rate per minute costs that Breda must pay to its brokers to provide long distance services to its customers continues to increase.





Cellular provisioning costs decreased $10,979, or 3.4%, and reflects the decreased cost of equipment and accessories to serve the 8.7% decrease in the cellular customers base during the three months ended March 31, 2010, when compared to the three-month period ended March 31, 2009.


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Internet provisioning costs decreased $6,800, or 9.5%, and resulted from Breda’s upgrade of its network and its ability to provision its Internet services over Ethernet, which not only allows Breda to provision at a lower cost, but because of its increased bandwidth capabilities, Breda can also provision many more customers on these facilities without having to expand its capacity.  Breda’s cost of nonregulated services increased $7,463, or 92.8%, which increase is attributable to the increased number of key systems sold during the three months ended March 31, 2010, when compared to the three month period ended March 31, 2009.





As noted previously, Tele-Services sold two of its cable TV communities and turned down three other cable TV communities in 2008.  Tele-Services also sold seven of its remaining cable TV communities on July 1, 2009.  The decrease in the number of cable TV customers due to those actions is reflected in the programming fees which decreased $58,543, or 54.6%, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, when compared to the three-month period ended March 31, 2009.  Even though Tele-Services is a member of an industry programming purchasing group, Tele-Services continues to see significant increases in the programming rates paid by Tele-Services in order to offer its cable TV offerings.  Tele-Services also began paying retransmission agreement fees on January 1, 2009, for local broadcast stations.  Those fees are included in the programming fees for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, and the three-month period ended March 31, 2009.





Depreciation and Amortization –($43,346)





Depreciation and amortization expense decreased $43,346, or 14.8%, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, when compared to the three-month period ended March 31, 2009.  Breda is depreciating a new OC-192 fiber optic ring and four meta-switches, which all became operational in the latter part of 2008.  Breda is also depreciating over $1,000,000 in new plant assets for a switch in its CLEC operations and for Emergency Alert Equipment in Tele-Services' cable TV operations from 2006, and for a new operating software support system, network upgrades, and new and upgraded Internet service facilities beginning in 2007 and continuing into 2009.  Many of Breda’s assets, especially its cable televisions systems and equipment, have begun to reach the end of their depreciable life, so depreciation expense is somewhat offset by the depreciation that is no longer available for those older systems or equipment.   With the sale of seven of its cable TV properties on July 2, 2009, those assets are no longer generating depreciation expense.  Many of Breda’s new capital expenditures, such as its fiber overbuild project, are accounted for as Plant under Construction, and will not generate depreciation expense until they become operational.


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Selling, General and Administrative –($54,268)





Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $54,268, or 8.5%, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, when compared to the three-month period ended March 31, 2009.  Customer operations decreased $74,253, or 32.9%, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, when compared to the three-month period ended March 31, 2009, and mainly resulted from a decrease in advertising expenses as well as decreased wages and benefits when a full time position was not replaced when it became vacant.





Corporate operations increased $11,666, or 3.1%, during the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, when compared to the same period in 2009.  In 2009, Breda hired outside consultants to facilitate the risk assessment, documentation, testing, and implementation of its SEC-mandated internal control program for both financial controls and information technology controls.  There were no corresponding internal control consulting costs for March 31, 2010.  This decrease in consulting costs was offset by a larger increase in wages and benefits due to the addition of a corporate officer in June 2009 and a full-time IT staff member in September 2009.





Property and general taxes expense increased $8,319, or 27.0 %, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, when compared to the three-month period ended March 31, 2009, and is a function of the assessed valuation and tax rate each year.





OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)





The table below sets forth the components of other income (expense) for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, compared to the same period in 2009.





Three Months EndedMarch 31,


Change2010


2009


Amount


PercentOTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)Interest and dividend income

$
146,188


$
162,561


$
(16,373
)


-10.1
%Loss on sale of investments


(20
)


-



(20
)


-100.0
%Loss on disposal of assets


(4,092
)


-



(4,092
)


-100.0
%Interest expense


(66
)


(16,424
)


16,358



-99.6
%Income from equity investments


466,621



745,426



(278,805
)


-37.4
%Other, net


(2,206
)


(10,482
)


8,276



79.0
%$
606,425


$
881,081


$
(274,656
)


-31.2
%





Interest and Dividend Income.Interest and dividend income decreased $16,373, or 10.1%, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, when compared to the three-month period ended March 31, 2009.  This decrease in interest and dividend income was due to decreased interest rates on Breda’s temporary investments and marketable securities when comparing the two three-month periods.


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Gain or (loss) on sale of investments.The $20 loss on sale of investments for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, represents the loss on the redemption of temporary investments, and for which there was no comparable entry for three-month period ended March 31, 2009.





Gain or (loss) on disposal of assets.The $4,092 loss on disposal of assets for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, resulted from the sale of cubicle walls, and for which there was no comparable entry for three-month period ended March 31, 2009.





Interest Expense.The $16,358, or 99.6%, decrease in interest expense for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, when compared to the three-month period ended March 31, 2009, is the result of the reduction to zero of the Rural Telephone Finance Cooperative loan balance on which interest was paid because of the final prepayment of all remaining principal on April 30, 2009. As noted previously, Breda’s subsidiary, BTC, Inc. is financing its fiber to the home overbuild of Carroll, Iowa with a $10,000,000 broadband loan from Rural Utilities Services.  Interest payments totaling $16,723.65 on the $1,564,239 in loan advances from the RUS have been capitalized as project costs during the three-month period ended March 31, 2010.





Income from Equity Investments.Income from equity investments decreased $278,805, or 37.4%, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, when compared to the three-month period ended March 31, 2009.  The equity investments income shown on Breda's financial statements is Breda's pro-rata share of the net income or net loss of each equity investment, based on Breda's percentage of ownership in each equity investment.  The decrease in income from equity investments reported on Breda's income statement for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010 is a reflection of the net increases and decreases in the net income of Breda's equity investments.  Most of the decrease for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, came from the investment in Hilbert Communications, LLC and from the investment in Quad Co.  Most of Breda's equity investments are in cellular partnerships.  Some of these cellular investments now receive universal service funding, which has increased their overall operating revenue.  An additional source of income from equity investments arises from Breda’s ownership interest in Alpine Communications, L.C., an operating telephone company in northeastern Iowa, and in Hilbert Communications, LLC, a telecommunications and information technology services company operating mainly in Wisconsin.





Other, net.The $8,276, or 79.0%, increase in other net income for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, when compared to the three-month period ended March 31, 2009, is mainly attributable to the change in partnership-related costs.


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Income Tax Expense.Income taxes decreased $94,131, or 22.5%, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, when compared to the same period in 2009.  The effective tax rate in 2010 is 31.96%, compared to a 36.85% tax rate in 2009.  The effective tax rate differs from the U.S. statutory rate due to state income taxes, and the proportion of income from investments which are exempt from income tax.





Net Income.Net income decreased $27,048, or 3.8%, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, when compared to the same period in 2009.





Liquidity and Capital Resources





Breda's short-term and long-term liquidity requirements arise primarily from the following:  operations and working capital requirements; capital expenditures; interest payments on any bank or other financing; dividend payments on Breda's common stock; redemption of Breda's common stock; and potential industry-related acquisitions or investments.





Breda intends to fund the operations, working capital requirements, capital expenditures, interest payments, dividend payments, and stock redemptions from cash from operations.  Breda also intends to fund any smaller industry-related acquisitions or investments from cash from operations. For the three months ended March 31, 2010 and March 31, 2009, cash provided by operating activities was $122,767 and $1,226,705, respectively.





To fund any significant future acquisitions or investments, Breda would consider the redemption of its short-term and long-term marketable securities investments; the use of its revolving lines of credit with the Rural Telephone Finance Cooperative; or the addition of long-term debt from industry lenders.  Breda presently has an unused line of credit with the Rural Telephone Finance Cooperative of $1,500,000, and Prairie Telephone has an unused line of credit with the Rural Telephone Finance Cooperative of $500,000.  Breda believes that its present revenues would be able to sustain the costs of additional debt if the need arose.  All potential acquisitions or investments will, however, be evaluated on their own merits for, among other things, potential cash and revenue production, and if the potential return on investment will be sufficient to incur the additional debt.  As noted previously, BTC, Inc. began a fiber overbuild of the Carroll, Iowa non-rural market in September 2009.  BTC, Inc. is financing that project with a $10,000,000 broadband loan from Rural Utilities Services.





Breda has historically funded its operations and capital expenditure requirements primarily from cash from operations.  The following table summarizes Breda's short-term liquidity, as of March 31, 2010, and December 31, 2009.


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As ofMarch 31,


December 31,2010


2009Short-Term LiquidityCurrent Assets

$
9,248,659


$
9,429,328Current Liabilities


2,007,146



2,400,215Net Working Capital

$
7,241,513


$
7,029,113Cash and Cash Equivalents

$
5,035,656


$
4,987,960Short Term Marketable Securities

$
300,698


$
490,724Available on Line of Credit

$
2,000,000


$
2,000,000





Current assets decreased $180,669, or 1.9%, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, when compared to the year ended December 31, 2009.  There was a $142,330 decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities, which resulted mainly from Breda’s redemption of matured marketable securities, and the subsequent use of these proceeds in payment of Carroll, Iowa project invoices.    There was an increase of $302,195 in accounts receivable, which was due to increased revenues generated from conference bridge services.  There was a $360,076 decrease in prepaid income taxes.





Current liabilities decreased $393,069, or 16.4%, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, when compared to the year ended December 31, 2009.  Accounts payable decreased $648,270, or 31.0%, when comparing the two periods, which is mainly attributable to a net decrease in the amounts owing for conference bridge provisioning costs when a new contract was finalized with Breda’s marketer for conference bridge services and amounts owing were paid in January 2010.  Accrued taxes decreased $38,357, or 24.3%, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, when compared to the year ended December 31, 2009.  The decrease in accrued taxes was primarily the result of the decrease in federal and state income taxes payable due to the ongoing decreased revenue per minute received pursuant to the conference bridge settlement agreements.  There was also an increase in other accrued liabilities of $279,208, or 204.2%, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, when compared to other current liabilities for the period ended December 31, 2009.  Breda’s Board of Directors declared an $8.00 per share dividend on March 18, 2010 to shareholders of record on March 18, 2010.  The dividend declaration is recorded in Other Payables as a $246,808 dividend payable as of March 31, 2010, and there is no corresponding dividend payable amount as of December 31, 2009.  The remaining increase in other accrued liabilities is mainly attributable to an increase in accrued payroll for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, when compared with the year ended December 31, 2009.





The following table summarizes Breda's sources and uses of cash for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009.


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For the Three Months EndedMarch 31,2010


2009Net Cash Provided (Used)Operating Activities

$
122,767


$
1,226,705Investing Activities


(71,937
)


(93,492
)Financing Activities


(3,134
)


(48,895
)





For the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, cash provided by operating activities was $122,767 and $1,226,705, respectively.





Cash used in investing activities was $71,937 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, as compared to $93,492 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2009.  Capital expenditures for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010 were $240,468, and were $96,028 for the same period in 2009.  The purchase of marketable securities was $104,193 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, and was $141,484 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2009.  Proceeds from the sale of marketable securities were $225,000 in the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, and were $185,622 in the three-month period ended March 31, 2009.





Cash used in financing activities was $3,134 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, as compared to $48,895 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2009.  Breda's outstanding RTFC loan was paid in full on April 30, 2009.  During the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, cash was used to repay $3,134 of long-term  debt with Rural Utilities Services.





Long Term Debt





As of March 31, 2010, BTC, Inc. had outstanding $1,559,585 of long-term debt with the Rural Utilities Service.  Each advance on this $10,000,000 rural broadband access loan carries its own interest rate for the term of the individual loan advance.  BTC, Inc. received its first loan advance in the amount of $1,000,000 on October 2, 2009, and this loan advance carries a fixed interest rate of 3.918%.  BTC, Inc.’s second loan advance in the amount of $564,329 was received on December 11, 2009, and carries a fixed interest rate of 4.315%.  The Rural Utilities Service advances are to be paid in monthly installments covering principal and interest beginning twelve months from the date of receipt of the first loan advance.  The principal and interest will be paid in full on all advances on April 28, 2029.  During the first twelve months after the receipt of the first loan advance, monthly payments of interest only are required.





The security and loan agreements underlying the Rural Utilities Service notes contain certain restrictions on distributions to stockholders, investment in or loans to others, payment of management fees or issuance of any new or preferred stock.  BTC, Inc. is restricted from making any distributions, except as might be specifically authorized in writing in advance by the Rural Utilities Service note holders.  BTC, Inc. may make a distribution after 75% of the loan funds have been expended as approved if after such distribution, BTC, Inc.'s net worth is equal to at least twenty percent (20%) of its total assets and the amount of all such distributions during the calendar year does not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of BTC, Inc.'s net income or net margins for the prior calendar year.


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Breda previously had long term debt with the Rural Telephone Finance Cooperative, but Breda prepaid in full its remaining long-term debt with the Rural Telephone Finance Cooperative on April 30, 2009.





Obligations and Commitments





Breda's ongoing capital commitments include capital expenditures and any debt service requirements.  For the three months ended March 31, 2010, capital expenditures were $240,468.  As of March 31, 2010, purchase commitments for the construction of the fiber to the home project in Breda’s CLEC in Carroll, Iowa totaled $6,868,038.41.  Breda’s subsidiary, BTC, Inc., is financing the project with a $10,000,000 broadband loan from Rural Utilities Services.  Construction commenced on the fiber project in September 2009, and it is anticipated that it will be a two-year project.  On October 2, 2009, BTC, Inc. received $1,000,000 of its $10,000,000 loan commitment from the Rural Utilities Services (RUS) for expenditures related to its fiber-to-the home project in Carroll, Iowa.  On December 11, 2009, BTC, Inc. received an additional $564,239 of its $10,000,000 loan commitment from the RUS.





Breda's contractual obligations as of March 31, 2010 are:





Debt Obligations2011

$
28,4942012


58,4082013


60,9892014


63,5112015


66,1372016 and After


1,282,046





Breda believes that cash provided by operations and current cash balances will be adequate to meet Breda's foreseeable operational, capital expenditure, and debt service requirements.  However, Breda's actual cash needs and the availability of required funding may differ from Breda's expectations and estimates, and those differences could be material.  Future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including, among others, the demand for Breda's services in Breda's existing markets and regulatory, technological and competitive developments.


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Other Activities and Issues





The National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) has been delegated some authority by the FCC regarding the regulation of interstate access charge rates.  The 2009 Modifications of the Average Schedule USAC High Cost Loop (HCL) support formula for companies that have less than 700 access lines per exchange were effective on January 1, 2009.  These revisions are made each year, but the 2009 impacts were much greater than previous years and had more of a negative effect on average schedule companies, such as Breda.   During each year the capped National Average Cost Per Loop (NACPL) adjusts upward because of quarterly data submissions by cost companies.  Because of this upward adjustment in the NACPL, which serves as a base to determine the HCL for average schedule companies such as Breda, the payments to average schedule companies for all months of the year are reduced.  Although cost per loop values for most of the average schedule companies were projected to increase, the payments to average schedule companies were reduced, due to the cap on payments.  The estimated HCL support paid to rural companies in 2009 was expected to decrease by $13.3 million.  Breda experienced a decrease in its HCL support payments for 2009 of approximately $225,042, or 52.04%.  Breda also experienced a decrease in its local switching support payments for 2009 of at least $17,305, or 8.16%.





New traffic sensitive switched access rates also became effective on July 1, 2009 per the NECA Tariff F.C.C. No. 5.  It was determined that rates paid to rural companies in the traffic sensitive switched access category would increase on average by 5.8%, and rates in the traffic sensitive special access category would increase on average by 6.3%.  Breda experienced a $160,082 decrease in its traffic sensitive settlements, or 15.5%, during the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2009.





These various decreases in Breda’s interstate access charge rates elements are continuing with the 2010 year as noted previously in Breda’s network access revenue discussion.





Breda and its subsidiaries are also subject to risk regarding changes in intrastate access charge rates because concerns have been raised by the Iowa legislature and the IUB regarding intrastate rates, and whether alternative intrastate intercarrier compensation mechanisms should be investigated.  Various individuals and consulting representatives have been analyzing and attempting to develop comments relating to a potential state universal service fund.  The IUB had postponed comments until October 26, 2009, because there were a number of significant details that had not yet been discussed or determined by the IUB.  On October 28, 2008, the ITA filed its comments on whether Iowa needs a state USF funding mechanism.  In its filing, the ITA linked the state USF discussion with the tariff battle that consumed much of 2008 and reminded the IUB of the severe impact of proposed access reduction.  The ITA noted that if access policy changes cause high-cost carriers, such as Breda, to be unable to recover their costs of providing intrastate services from increased local rates to the customer and reduced access charges, then a state USF would be necessary as a cost recovery mechanism.


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The Iowa Telephone Association Access Service Tariff No. 1 (ITA Tariff) mirrors the NECA tariff in many respects for intrastate traffic.  Breda concurs in this tariff and is therefore subject to the rates outlined in the ITA tariff.  Prior to July 1, 2009, the intrastate rates that mirrored the NECA interstate rates that went into effect on July 1, 2007 were still being used by Breda and the other Iowa companies that concurred in the ITA tariff because, while the ITA filed the September 1, 2007 tariff which was allowed to go into effect, it was later challenged by Sprint, Verizon and AT&T, and the intrastate rate changes were put on hold, and reverted back to the July 1, 2007 rates.





The IUB conducted a hearing on the July 1, 2007 ITA Intrastate Access Tariff on April 1 and 2, 2008.  Sprint, Verizon and AT&T asked the IUB to reduce the intrastate access rates in the ITA tariff to the NECA interstate levels.  Specifically, the interexchange carriers requested that the IUB eliminate the 1.5 cent transport interconnection charge, reduce the local switching charge by 1.9 cents, and eliminate the 3-cent common carrier line charge.  The total requested reduction would have been 6.4 cents on each intrastate minute.  The IUB issued a final order on May 30, 2008 where it directed the ITA to, within 30 days, remove the 1.5 cent transport interconnection rate element and to lower the local switching rate element to 2.4435 cents per minute to mirror the NECA interstate tariff rate.  After various delays, the IUB ruling became effective on February 7, 2009, and Breda’s access rate decreased 3.1 cents per minute for all intrastate access minutes.  Breda estimates that the decrease in intrastate access rates decreased Breda’s network access revenues by approximately $128,425 in 2009.





On May 31, 2009, the ITA received approval from the IUB to allow the intrastate access rates in the ITA tariff, and which mirror the NECA tariff, to be effective on the same date as the interstate rates in the NECA tariff, and effective on July 1, 2009, the intrastate access rates mirrored the interstate access rates, except for the 3-cent common carrier line charges as previously discussed.  On September 4, 2009, the IUB denied Sprint’s request to start a rulemaking docket for the purpose of eliminating the 3-cent, carrier common line charge.  The IUB noted that it would consider CCL in its docket on Universal Service.  The IUB also noted that it was not concluding that CCL should necessarily be related to a possible universal service fund, only that the issues ought to be considered together.





Breda believes that further changes in access charges will likely occur, and that if any of the plans known today are adopted, as currently proposed, there will be substantial reductions in access revenues.  Since access charge revenues constitute a substantial portion of Breda's total consolidated revenues, this is an area of material risk to Breda and its subsidiaries.


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Universal service funding is also an important part of Breda's consolidated revenues, and the regulation of universal service funding by the FCC is another area of material risk to Breda and its subsidiaries.  On May 1, 2008, the FCC voted in favor of an interim cap on payments to competitive eligible telecommunications carriers under the USF High Cost funding program.  Most CETC recipients are wireless carriers, and the FCC is attempting to slow the growth of payments to CETC’s. On July 2, 2008, the Federal Register published the FCC order adopting an interim cap on USF payments to CETCs.  The order became effective on August 1, 2008, and is still in place as of the date of this report.  BTC, Inc. does not receive USF high cost funding.  Since BTC, Inc. is a competitive local exchange carrier in the Carroll, Iowa market, it is only eligible to receive high cost universal service funds if the incumbent local exchange carrier receives those funds.  The incumbent local exchange carrier is Qwest, and Qwest does not receive universal service funding for the Carroll, Iowa market.





Breda believes that federal universal service fund criteria will continue to change, but Breda is unable to determine estimated time frames or estimated financial ramifications of all of the provisions as of the date of this report.  The decrease in intrastate access rates implemented by the IUB on February 7, 2009, and the changes being implemented on the federal level with the federal universal service fund, have caused Breda and its representative industry members to study the feasibility of a state universal service fund.  Given the preliminary nature of these studies and discussions, however, Breda is not able to estimate what financial ramifications, if any, could come from such a fund.





Breda believes it is likely that the discussion of a state universal service fund will need to be coordinated with emerging FCC developments.  The FCC has begun issuing additional guidance on its plans for the universal service fund since its release of its National Broadband Plan in March 2010.





The FCC distributed a summary paper within its department on March 4, 2010 which noted some proposed changes to the current universal service and intercarrier compensation regimes that would redirect investment towards broadband.  Some of the proposals that would be included in the National Broadband Plan would:





a.
Over time, transform the current high-cost USF program into a new Connect America Fund (with at most one recipient) and a new Mobility Fund, and at the end of a transition period, the fund for the current high cost fund would be eliminated,


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b.
Eliminate inefficient spending in the current high cost fund to free up resources for the new funds, which would include phasing down CETC support,


c.
Reduce intrastate access levels to interstate rates over time, and consider the lost access revenues in calculating the Connect America Fund,


d.
Expand Low Income universal service support to broadband, and


e.
Broaden the USF contribution.





The FCC delivered the National Broadband Plan to Congress on March 17, 2010, and the plan sets forth broadband goals for the nation, and reports on the current state of broadband deployment and adoption.  For the recommendations that are addressed to the FCC, as opposed to Congress or state or local governments, the FCC has published an implementation schedule and will begin or complete rulemakings, subject to normal FCC procedures.  The FCC lays out a three-stage transition away from high cost USF funding to the new Connect American Fund (“CAF”) and Mobility Fund (“MF”).  In Stage 1, from 2010 to 2011, the proposal calls for a series of rulemakings and comment proceedings that would allow the FCC to a) begin phasing out CETC funding over a five-year period, b) freeze Interstate Common Line Support (ICLS), and c) retarget some of the existing Interstate Access Support fund (IAS) provided to price cap companies towards broadband.





In Stage 2, the FCC would begin full implementation of the transition by phasing down CETC funding and freezing legacy support levels and begin to provide funds from the CAF.  The least-challenging high-cost areas unserved by broadband would be targeted first.  Stage 2 would take place between 2012 and 2016.





In Stage 3, the remaining legacy programs would phase out and the CAF and MF would be the sole high-cost mechanisms.  Funding for voice-only networks would end.  Stage 3 would take place from 2017 to 2020.





Under the broadband plan, the FCC also proposes to overhaul intercarrier compensation, by phasing all access rates down to zero over three stages.  In Stage 1, the FCC would complete rulemakings to design a plan to reduce intrastate rates to interstate levels in equal increments over a period of time.  The FCC would also adopt and implement rules to address phantom traffic and access stimulation.  Stage 1 would occur from 2010 to 2011.





In Stage 2, intrastate access charges would be reduced down to interstate access levels.  Stage 2 would occur from 2012 to 2016.





In Stage 3, all per-minute access rates would be eliminated.  Carriers would exchange traffic based on negotiated rates, such as the peering arrangements used today in the IP environment.  Carriers could still negotiate flat rates among themselves.  Stage 3 would occur from 2017 to 2020.


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As noted previously, Breda believes these proposed adjustments will affect the intercarrier compensation and universal service regimes and could have a significant negative effect on Breda’s future revenue streams.





BTC, Inc. filed a collection actions suit on October 29, 2009 against Sprint regarding payment of access revenue for conference bridging services.  BTC, Inc. continues to individually attempt to negotiate settlement agreements with carriers disputing the volume of minutes and the interstate and intrastate switched access charges billed to them by BTC, Inc.  BTC, Inc. is working with legal counsel for assistance in its collection actions against the various carriers that are withholding network access service revenues.





In an order released November 23, 2009, the FCC reversed its earlier ruling in a dispute between Qwest and Farmers of Wayland.  The October 2, 2007 FCC Order had stated that the conference calling companies were end users, and that Farmers could charge access rates.  The FCC ruled November 23, 2009 that new evidence produced in this proceeding indicated that conference calling companies never subscribed to the services offered under the tariff, and therefore were neither customers nor end users within the meaning of the tariff, and the telephone company could not charge switched access charges under the terms of their tariff.  No further updates were available as of the date of this report regarding any ensuing legal challenges to these rulings.





On September 18, 2009, the IUB filed an Order Initiating a Rule Making to consider proposed amendments to its rules to address High Volume Access Service (HVAS) and the effect HVAS can have on a telco’s revenues from intrastate switched access services.  The IUB has concluded that HVAS calls cannot be billed for access services pursuant to an association tariff, such as the ITA tariff in which Breda concurs, because of their fact-sensitive and individualized nature.  The IUB is looking to require telcos providing HVAS to file an individual tariff for that service.  The telcos would continue to concur in an association tariff for all other access services.  The IUB outlined various other provisions regarding HVAS and requested comments by October 27, 2009.  Oral presentation on the proposed rules were scheduled for December 8, 2009.  At that proceeding, the IUB allowed for additional comments to be filed by January 29, 2010.  No further updates were available as of the date of this report.





The Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005 included the digital television transition legislation.  The Act established February 17, 2009 as the deadline for broadcasters to transition from analog to digital spectrum, but in February 2009, a bill was passed that postponed the DTV transition until June 12, 2009.  All of Tele-Services' cable service systems are analog systems.  Tele-Services has installed the equipment in each of its cable TV communities to receive and convert the digital signal to an analog signal, and is in compliance with all requirements of the Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005.  If Tele-Services were to provide total digital transmission of all programming, it would require significant upgrades to Tele-Services' plant, equipment, and cables.


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BTC, Inc. utilized the Statewide Cable Franchise Bill by filing an Application for Certificate of Franchise Authority with the IUB on March 19, 2009.  BTC, Inc. received IUB approval on April 8, 2009 to provide video services to the city of Carroll, Iowa as part of its fiber-to-the-home project.  BTC, Inc. received RUS release of loan funds approval on March 13, 2009 for this project.  The construction phase of the fiber to the home overbuild project in Carroll, Iowa, began in early September 2009.  It is anticipated that the project will be completed within two years.





The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 was signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009, which included the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) and the Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP). The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Utilities Service (RUS) jointly issued a Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) and solicitation of applications on July 1, 2009, describing the availability of funds and application requirements for the broadband initiatives contained in the ARRA.  The BTOP was funded at $4.7 billion and provides grants to support the deployment of broadband infrastructure in unserved and underserved areas, to enhance broadband capacity at public computer centers, and to encourage sustainable adoption of broadband service.  The intent is for these projects to then spur job creation and stimulate long-term economic growth and opportunity per the ARRA objectives.





The requirements to determine eligibility for applications for unserved areas and underserved areas (last mile projects and middle mile projects) involved specific data for contiguous census blocks where minimum percentages of households in the proposed funded service area lacked access to minimum broadband speeds.  One of the other requirements, that there be a sustainable business plan for the proposed project, was a major obstacle for Breda as it evaluated its options under these programs.  Breda subsequently determined to stop its application processes for these funds.





On September 9, 2009, when the NTIA launched its initial, searchable database of the broadband applications, it was determined that already roughly 40 applications were filed whose project descriptions referenced Iowa or whose application listed Iowa as the applicant’s home-state address, and whose applications covered hundreds of Iowa communities, many of which are already served by telephone companies such as Breda.  Breda, along with other Iowa telcos, subsequently had to review each application with Iowa references, and to exercise their right to object to applications that were seeking funding in their existing service areas.  These objections were especially important when those applications contained misstatements or errors about whether or not broadband service was available.


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Changes were made to both the NTIA and RUS programs before the rules were announced for the second round of broadband stimulus applications due March 26, 2010.  The RUS will concentrate on last mile projects and removed the “underserved area” definition.  NTIA will focus on “middle-mile” projects.  Breda completed and filed its application for a combination grant and broadband loan request for its Breda and Lidderdale exchanges.   Breda expects to hear the outcome of this application by September 2010.





The Patient Protection and Affordability Care Act (“PPACA”) signed into law on March 23, 2010 will take eight years to be fully implemented.  The law requires all individuals to have health insurance coverage by 2014.  Those who choose not to have insurance would pay a $95 penalty in the first year, but $750 or 2% of income (whichever is higher) in 2016.





Breda has fewer than 50 employees, so Breda would not be subject to the $2,000 annual tax per full-time worker if Breda did not provide health insurance benefits to its employees.  As a small-business employer, Breda would be eligible for small-business tax credits of up to 35% to help pay for affordable employer-provided insurance.  The small business tax credits tax take effect in 2010, but the rules are still being implemented by the Internal Revenue Service as of the date of this filing.  Breda provides health insurance benefits to its employees through the National Cooperative Telephone Association (“NCTC”), and is working with its provider to implement the changes required in 2010.  Some of the changes affecting Breda’s provision of health care services in 2010 and 2011 would include a) caps on employee contributions to health-related flexible spending accounts (“FSAs”) at $2,500 per year in 2011 and beyond.  Employees would no longer be able to use FSA funds to pay for over-the-counter medications, b) all health plans must maintain dependent coverage for insured employees’ children until they turn age 26.  This rule takes effect in September 2010. Also beginning in 2010, new rules limit how and for whom insurance companies can deny coverage.  The health care reform law prohibits insurers from denying coverage to children based on pre-existing conditions, putting lifetime dollar limits on coverage, and cancelling coverage retroactively except in cases of fraud.





Breda continues to study the provisions of the PPACA for 2010 and beyond, but believes it will have minimal effect on Breda for the years 2010 and 2011.





Item3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.





This Item is not applicable to smaller reporting companies such as Breda.


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Item4.
Controls and Procedures.





Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures





The principal executive officer and the principal financial officer of Breda have evaluated the effectiveness of Breda's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of March 31, 2010, and they have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures have been effective for the objectives for which they are intended.  Breda believes, however, that a control system, no matter how well designed and operated, cannot provide absolute assurance that the objectives of the control system are met, and no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected.





No Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting





No change in Breda's internal control over financial reporting occurred during the period of January 1, 2010 through March 31, 2010 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, Breda's internal control over financial reporting.





PART II - OTHER INFORMATION





Item 1.
Legal Proceedings.





Except as noted in the following paragraph, as of the date of this quarterly report, Breda was not aware of any material pending legal proceeding to which Breda or any of its subsidiaries was a party or of which any of Breda's or any of its subsidiaries' respective property was the subject, other than ordinary routine litigation, if any, that was incidental to Breda's or the subsidiaries' respective business.  As of the date of this quarterly report, Breda was not aware that any governmental authority was contemplating any material proceeding against Breda or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective property.





As discussed in Breda's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, BTC, Inc. filed a collection action suit against Sprint Communications Company L.P. on October 29, 2009 in the United States District Court, Northern District of Iowa, Central Division.  The suit was filed against Sprint because Sprint has not paid BTC, Inc. the carrier switched access charges billed to Sprint since October 1, 2007.  The amount of unpaid Sprint access charges totaled approximately $2,771,106 as of May 1, 2010.


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Item1A.
Risk Factors.





This Item is not applicable to smaller reporting companies such as Breda.





Item2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.





Breda did not sell any shares of its common stock during the period of January 1, 2010 through March 31, 2010.





None of Breda's shares of common stock were purchased by or on behalf of Breda or any affiliated purchaser (as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of Breda during the period of January 1, 2010 through March 31, 2010.  Breda does not have any publicly announced plans or programs with respect to purchases of its common stock.





There were transfers of 151 shares of Breda's common stock by six different shareholders during the period of January 1, 2010 through March 31, 2010 with respect to which Breda did not exercise Breda's right of first refusal to purchase the shares.  One hundred seven (107) of those 151 shares were sold for $547 per share, and the remaining 44 shares were transferred without the payment of any purchase price or other consideration.  The latter transfers were to, for example, family members.





Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities.





There has been no material default in the payment of principal, interest, a sinking or purchase fund installment, or any other material default not cured within thirty days, with respect to any indebtedness of Breda or any of its subsidiaries exceeding five percent of the total assets of Breda and its consolidated subsidiaries.





No material arrearage in the payment of dividends or any other material delinquency not cured within thirty days has occurred with respect to any class of preferred stock of Breda or any of its subsidiaries which is registered or which ranks prior to Breda's common stock.





Item5.
Other Information.





There was no information required to be disclosed in a report on Form 8-K during the period of January 1, 2010 through March 31, 2010 which was not reported on a Form 8-K.


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There were no material changes during the period of January 1, 2010 through March 31, 2010 to the procedures by which the shareholders of Breda may recommend nominees to Breda’s board of directors.





Breda's board of directors declared a dividend of $8.00 per share on March 18, 2010, payable to shareholders of record on March 18, 2010.  The aggregate amount of the dividend was $246,808.





Breda's board of directors adopted a resolution at a meeting on March 18, 2010 fixing the redemption price for Breda's shares of common stock to be $587 per share.  The $587 amount was announced in a letter to the shareholders dated April 1, 2010, but was effective as of March 18, 2010.  The $587 per share price was determined based upon Breda’s 2009 financial statements, and is approximately 69% of the book value of Breda as shown on Breda's 2009 financial statements.  Breda's historical practices in this regard had been to set the redemption price at approximately 70% of the book value of Breda, but the board determined to utilize 69% of book value, rather than 70%, based on the fact that Breda experienced a decrease of approximately $370,869 in universal service and NECA pool reimbursements during 2009, and Breda believes these amounts to be permanent decreases in revenue sources that will likely continue to decrease in future years.  The prior redemption price as established by Breda's board of directors was $547 per share.





Item6.
Exhibits.





The following exhibits are filed as part of this quarterly report.  Exhibits previously filed are incorporated by reference, as noted.





Incorporated by ReferenceExhibit

Filed Herewith;

Period

FilingNumber
Exhibit Description
Page Number
Form
Ending
Exhibit
Date3.1
Articles of Restatement

10-QSB
3/31/07
3.1
5/14/073.2
Second Amended and Restated Bylaws

8-K

3.2
4/4/07




10.1
Employment Agreement dated August 11, 2009 with Jane Morlok

10-K
12/31/09
10.1
3/31/1010.3
Employment Agreement dated August 11, 2009 with Charles Deisback

10-K
12/31/09
10.3
3/31/1010.4
Employment Agreement dated August 11, 2009 with Kevin Batcher

10-K
12/31/09
10.4
3/31/10




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Rule 13a-14(a)Certifications31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer
E-131.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer
E-332
Section 1350Certifications32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer
E-532.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer
E-6








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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.








BREDA TELEPHONE CORP.May 14, 2010
By:
/s/  Charles DeisbeckName:
Charles DeisbeckTitle:
Chief  Executive OfficerMay 14, 2010
By:
/s/  Jane MorlokName:
Jane MorlokTitle:
Chief Financial Officer


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EXHIBIT INDEX





Exhibits Filed With Form 10-Q


of Breda Telephone Corp.


For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2010





Description of Exhibit.
Page31.
Rule 13a-14(a) Certifications31.1
Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer
E-131.2
Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer
E-332.
Section 1350 Certifications32.1
Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer
E-532.2
Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer
E-6






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