LAKE CHARLES, La.-Sprint PCS affiliate US Unwired Inc. provided full-year guidance excluding its IWO Holdings Inc. subsidiary, calling for total revenues of between $405 million and $420 million, which would be a drop from the $535.8 million the carrier reported last year. Customer growth is expected to increase from 59,246 subscribers last year to between 65,000 and 75,000 subscribers this year.
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization is expected to increase from $47.1 million in 2003 to between $70 million and $80 million this year, while capital expenditures will remain level with the $30.5 million the carrier reported last year.
