10-Q 1 intermetro10q093012.htm intermetro10q093012.htm


  UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

 
FORM 10-Q
 

 
x QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2012
 
o TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission file number 000-51384
 
InterMetro Communications, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
Nevada
              
88-0476779
(State of Incorporation)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
2685 Park Center Drive, Building A,
Simi Valley, California 93065
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
 
(805) 433-8000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number,
(Including Area Code)
 
Check whether the registrant (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the proceeding 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.  Yes  x No  o
 
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 (§232.405 of this Chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes x    No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated file, an accelerated file, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definition of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
Large accelerated filer   o Accelerated Filer   o Non-accelerated filer   o Smaller reporting company    x
 
 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes  o   No  x
 
State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date:
 
As of November 5, 2012 there were 80,408,321 shares outstanding of the registrant’s only class of common stock. 

 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
Part I. Financial Information
 
     
Item 1.
 
 
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Item 2.
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Item 3.
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Item 4.
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Part II. Other Information
 
     
Item 1.
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Item 1 A.
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Item 2.
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Item 3.
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Item 4.
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Item 5.
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Item 6.
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
 
INTERMETRO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in Thousands, except par value)
 
   
September 30,
2012
   
December 31,
2011
 
   
(unaudited)
       
ASSETS
       
 
 
Cash
  $ 489     $ 390  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $195 and $401 at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively
    1,886       1,637  
Deposits
    47       46  
Prepayments and other current assets
    249       338  
Total current assets
    2,671       2,411  
Property and equipment, net
    124       118  
Goodwill
    450       450  
Other assets
    4       4  
Total Assets
  $ 3,249     $ 2,983  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
               
Accounts payable net of dispute reserve of $61 at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011
  $ 2,603     $ 2,833  
Accrued expenses
    4,966       4,561  
Deferred revenues and customer deposits
    362       195  
Borrowings under line of credit facilities
    2,054       2,167  
Current portion of amount due to former ATI shareholder
    40       30  
Current portion of vendor settlements
    1,677       2,204  
Current portion of secured promissory notes, including $875 from related parties at December 31, 2011
    238       2,380  
Liability for warrant put feature
    737       737  
Total current liabilities
    12,677       15,107  
                 
Long-term vendor settlements
    854       980  
Long-term secured promissory notes and accrued interest, including $875 from related parties at September 30, 2012
    2,374        
Long-term portion of payable to former ATI shareholder
    137       170  
Total liabilities
    16,042       16,257  
                 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12 )
               
                 
Stockholders’ Deficit
               
Preferred stock — $0.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 25,000 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011
           
Common stock — $0.001 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized;70,262,798 and 74,352,728 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively
    70       74  
Additional paid-in capital
    29,307       29,089  
Accumulated deficit
    (42,170 )     (42,437 )
Total stockholders’ deficit
    (12,793 )     (13,274 )
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit
  $ 3,249     $ 2,983  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements

 
INTERMETRO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Dollars in Thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
  
   
Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended
 September 30,
 
   
2012
   
2011
   
2012
   
2011
 
Net revenues
  $ 5,524     $ 4,940     $ 14,862     $ 16,556  
Network costs
    4,207       4,126       11,261       12,727  
Gross profit
    1,317       814       3,601       3,829  
Operating expenses
                               
Sales and marketing
    188       166       511       603  
General and administrative (includes stock-based compensation of $35 and $0 for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $213 and $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively)
    782       954       2,577       2,830  
Impairment of goodwill
          450             450  
Total operating expenses
    970       1,570       3,088       3,883  
Operating income (loss)
    347       (756 )     513       (54 )
Interest expense, net (includes amortization of debt discount  of $3 and $102 for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively and $10 and $188 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively)
    (292     (317 )     (868 )     (907
Accounts payable write-off
          527       293       865  
Gain on forgiveness of debt
    216       1,087       329       3,009  
                                 
Net income
  $ 271     $ 541     $ 267     $ 2,913  
Basic net income per common share
  $ 0.00     $ 0.01     $ 0.00     $ 0.04  
Diluted net income per common share
  $ 0.00     $ 0.01     $ 0.00     $ 0.03  
Shares used to calculate basic net income per common share (in thousands)
    70,263       74,296       71,367       73,971  
Shares used to calculate diluted net income per common share (in thousands)
   
91,243
      88,270       91,129       87,660  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
INTERMETRO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
(Dollars in Thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
   
Preferred Stock
   
Common Stock
   
Additional
         
Total
 
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Paid-In
Capital
   
Accumulated
Deficit
   
Stockholders’
Deficit
 
Balance at January 1, 2012
    25,000     $       74,352,728     $ 74     $ 29,089     $ (42,437 )   $ (13,274 )
Amortization of stock based compensation
                            213             213  
Warrants issued in connection with line of credit financing
                            1             1  
Common stock cancelled on settlement of lawsuit
                (4,089,930 )     (4 )     4              
Net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2012
                                  267       267  
Balance at September 30, 2012
    25,000     $       70,262,798     $ 70     $ 29,307     $ (42,170 )   $ (12,793 )
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
INTERMETRO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Dollars in Thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
   
 
 
Net income
  $ 267     $ 2,913  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    27       37  
Stock based compensation
    213        
Amortization of debt discount
    10       188  
Provision for doubtful accounts
          152  
Impairment of goodwill
          450  
Accounts payable write-off
    (293 )     (865 )
Gain on forgiveness of debt
    (329 )     (3009 )
(Increase) decrease in operating assets:
               
Accounts receivable
    (249 )     814  
Other current assets
    88       (113 )
Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
    131       (242 )
Accrued expenses
    918       340  
Vendor settlements
    (677 )     (854 )
Deferred revenues and customer deposits
    167       (48 )
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
    273       (237 )
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Purchase of property and equipment
    (33 )     (30 )
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Principal payments on lines of credit
    (118 )     (15 )
Proceeds from exercise of warrants
          10  
Payment for put stock repurchase
          (100 )
Principal payments on notes payable to former shareholder
    (23 )      
Net cash used in financing activities
    (141 )     (105 )
                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
    99       (372 )
Cash at beginning of period
    390       428  
Cash at end of period
  $ 489     $ 56  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
INTERMETRO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
 
1 — Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Company Background - InterMetro Communications, Inc., (hereinafter, “InterMetro” or the “Company”) is a Nevada corporation which, through its wholly owned subsidiary, InterMetro Communications, Inc. (Delaware) (hereinafter, “InterMetro Delaware”), is engaged in the business of providing voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) communications services. The Company owns and operates state-of-the-art VoIP switching equipment and network facilities that are utilized to provide traditional phone companies, wireless phone companies, calling card companies and marketers of calling cards with wholesale voice and data services, and voice-enabled application services. The Company’s customers pay the Company for minutes of utilization or bandwidth utilization on its national voice and data network and the Company’s calling card marketing customers pay per calling card sold. The Company’s headquarters is located in Simi Valley, California.
 
Basis of Presentation -  The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements and information have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and in accordance with the instructions for Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, these condensed consolidated financial statements contain all normal and recurring adjustments considered necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. The results for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. These condensed consolidated statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011 which are included in Form 10-K filed by the Company on March 30, 2012.
 
Going Concern - The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and settlement of obligations in the normal course of business. The Company had a working capital deficit of approximately $10,006,000 and had a total stockholders’ deficit of approximately $12,793,000 as of September 30, 2012.  The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern will require additional financings if its ability to generate cash from operations does not fund required payments on its debt obligations.  Obligations to the Company’s debt holders include interest and principal payments to its secured note holders (see Note 7), principal and interest due on its revolving line of credit (see Note 11) and settlement payments due (see Note 6). The loan under the revolving line of credit is secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets. The Company has other significant matters of importance, including contingencies such as vendor disputes and lawsuits discussed in Note 12 that could have material adverse consequences, including cessation of operations at any time.
 
   If the Company were to require additional financings in order to fund ongoing operations there can be no assurance that it will be successful in completing the required financings, that could ultimately cause the Company to cease operations.   The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of asset carrying amounts or the amount and classification of liabilities that might result should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.  There are many claims and obligations that could ultimately cause the Company to cease operations. The report from the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm relating to the year ended December 31, 2011 states that there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

Management believes that the losses in past years were primarily attributable to costs related to building out and supporting a telecommunications infrastructure, and the requirement for continued expansion of the customer base, in order for the Company to become profitable. This resulted in the Company taking on debt and delaying payment to certain vendors.  The Company may be required to obtain other financing during the next twelve months or thereafter as a result of future business developments, including any acquisitions of business assets or any shortfall of cash flows generated by future operations in meeting the Company’s ongoing cash requirements. Such financing alternatives could include selling additional equity or debt securities, obtaining long or short-term credit facilities, or selling operating assets. Management continues to work with its historical vendors in order to secure the continued extension of credit. Management believes that cash flows from operations and additional debt conversions are integral to management’s plan to retire past due obligations and be positioned for growth.  No assurance can be given, however, that the Company will be successful in restructuring its debt on terms favorable to the Company or at all. Should the Company be unsuccessful in this restructuring, material adverse consequences to the Company could occur such as cessation of its operations.  Any sale of additional common stock or convertible equity or debt securities would result in additional dilution to the Company’s stockholders.
  
Principles of Consolidation - The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of InterMetro, InterMetro Delaware, and InterMetro Delaware’s wholly owned subsidiary, Advanced Tel, Inc. (“ATI”). All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
 
Use of Estimates - In the normal course of preparing financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.   

Revenue Recognition - VoIP services are recognized as revenue when services are provided primarily based on usage. Revenues derived from sales of calling cards through retail distribution partners are deferred upon sale of the cards. These deferred revenues are recognized as revenue generally at the time card minutes are expended. The Company has revenue sharing agreements based on successful collections.  The company recognizes revenue from these customers at time of invoicing based on the history of collections with such customers. The Company recognizes revenue in the period that services are delivered and when the following criteria have been met: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the fees are fixed and determinable, no significant Company obligations remain and collection is reasonably assured. Deferred revenue consists of fees received or billed in advance of the delivery of the services or services performed in which collection is not reasonably assured. This revenue is recognized when the services are provided and no significant Company obligations remain. Management of the Company assesses the likelihood of collection based on a number of factors, including past transaction history with the customer and the credit worthiness of the customer. Generally, management of the Company does not request collateral from customers. If management of the Company determines that collection of revenues are not reasonably assured, amounts are deferred and recognized as revenue at the time collection becomes reasonably assured, which is generally upon receipt of cash.
 
Accounts Receivable - Accounts receivable consist of trade receivables arising in the normal course of business. The Company does not charge interest on its trade receivables. The allowance for doubtful accounts is the Company’s best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in the Company’s existing accounts receivable. The Company reviews its allowance for doubtful accounts monthly. The Company determines the allowance based upon historical write-off experience, payment history and by reviewing significant past due balances for individual collectibility. If estimated allowances for uncollectible accounts subsequently prove insufficient an additional allowance may be required.  Bad debt expense amounted to $0 and $110,000, and $0 and $21,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
 
Network Costs - The Company’s network costs consist of telecommunication costs, leasing collocation facilities and certain build-outs, and depreciation of equipment related to the Company’s network infrastructure.  It is not unusual in the Company’s industry to occasionally have disagreements with vendors relating to the amounts billed for services provided between the recipient of those services and the vendor. As a result, the Company currently has disputes with vendors that it believes did not bill certain network charges correctly.  The Company’s policy is to include amounts that it intends to dispute or that it has disputed in a reserve account as an offset to accounts payable if management believes that the facts and circumstances related to the dispute provide probable support that the dispute will be resolved in the Company’s favor.
 
Depreciation and Amortization - Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment is computed using the straight-line method based on the following estimated useful lives:
 
Telecommunications equipment
2-3 years
Telecommunications software
18 months to 2 years
Computer equipment
2 years
Office equipment and furniture
3 years
Leasehold improvements
Useful life or remaining lease term, which ever is shorter
 
 Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred; significant betterments are capitalized.
 
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets - The Company assesses impairment of its other long-lived assets in accordance with the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 360, “Property, Plant and Equipment”.  An impairment review is performed whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Factors considered by the Company include:
 
 
·
significant underperformance relative to expected historical or projected future operating results;
 
 
·
significant changes in the manner of use of the acquired assets or the strategy for the Company’s overall business; and
 
 
·
significant negative industry or economic trends.
 

When management of the Company determines that the carrying value of a long-lived asset may not be recoverable based upon the existence of one or more of the above indicators of impairment, an estimate is made of the future undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. If the sum of the expected future undiscounted cash flows and eventual disposition is less than the carrying amount of the asset, an impairment loss is recognized in the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset, based on the fair market value if available, or discounted cash flows if not. To date, the Company has not had an impairment of long-lived assets and is not aware of the existence of any indicators of impairment.
 
Goodwill and Intangible Assets - The Company records goodwill when consideration paid in a business acquisition exceeds the fair value of the net tangible assets and the identified intangible assets acquired. The Company accounts for goodwill and intangible assets in accordance with FASB ASC 350 “Goodwill and Other”. FASB ASC 350 requires that goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives not be amortized, but instead be tested for impairment. FASB ASC 350 also requires the Company to amortize intangible assets over their respective finite lives up to their estimated residual values.  At September 30, 2012 management does not believe there is any impairment in the value of goodwill.

Vendor Disputes - The Company’s policy is to include amounts that it intends to dispute or that it has disputed in a reserve account as an offset to accounts payable if management believes that the facts and circumstances related to the dispute provide probable support that the dispute will be resolved in the Company’s favor.
 
Stock-Based Compensation - The Company estimates the fair value of each option award on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of a peer group of publicly traded entities.  The expected term of the options granted is derived from the average midpoint between vesting and the contractual term, as described in the SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107, “Share-Based Payment.”  The risk-free rate for the expected term of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. The Company granted options under its 2007 plan during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and did not grant any options during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 (see Note 10).
 
Concentration of Credit Risk - Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses, and short term debt. The Company maintains its cash with a major financial institution located in the United States. The balances are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to $250,000. Periodically throughout the year the Company maintained balances in excess of federally insured limits. The Company encounters a certain amount of risk as a result of a concentration of revenue from a few significant customers and services provided from vendors. Credit is extended to customers based on an evaluation of their financial condition. The Company generally does not require collateral or other security to support accounts receivable. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and records an allowance for potential bad debts based on available information. To date, such losses, if any, have been within management’s expectations.
 
The Company had ten customers which accounted for 77% and 76% of net revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  The Company had accounts receivable balances from two customers that accounted for 50% and 41% of total accounts receivable at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. 

Income Taxes - The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with FASB ASC 740, “Income Taxes,” which requires recognition of deferred tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred tax liabilities and assets are determined based on the temporary differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities using presently enacted tax rates in effect. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts expected to be realized.
 
Segment and Geographic Information - The Company operates in one principal business segment primarily in the United States. All of the operating results and identified assets are located in the United States.
 
Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) per Common Share - Basic net income (loss) per common share excludes dilution for potential common stock issuances and is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net income (loss) per share includes dilution for potential common stock issuances when the warrants, options or common stock conversion rights underlying those potential issuances are below the then fair market value of the Company’s common stock and have intrinsic value.  A total of 20,980,218 and 19,761,720 potential common stock issuances were included in the calculation of diluted net income per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.   A total of 13,974,093 and 13,688,908 potential common stock issuances were included in the calculation of diluted net income per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively.
 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements - Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards or pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
 
 
2 — Acquisition and Intangible Assets
 
On March 31, 2011, the Company was notified that the seller and the former president of Advanced Tel, Inc. (“ATI”), the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, had filed suit against the Company asserting, among other things, that the Company owed said seller certain amounts related to the agreement entered into by the parties (“Purchase Agreement”) when the Company purchased ATI in 2006.  On November 30, 2011, the parties arbitrated a settlement with precedent conditions to be performed by the Company in the first quarter of 2012, conditions that were met on March 14, 2012 resulting in dismissal of the suit on March 14, 2012.  As part of the settlement the Company voided the disputed 4,089,930 shares originally issued to the seller in 2008 as part of the stock compensation in the Purchase Agreement and the seller returned to the Company the 308,079 shares issued to him in 2006 also originally part of the Purchase Agreement.  All shares will return to the Company’s Treasury.   The Company will pay the seller a total of $200,000, of which $177,000 remains unpaid at September 30, 2012 and subject to timely monthly payments through March 2017.
 
The Company has developed an integration plan for utilizing the Company’s network to carry the ATI customer traffic. The execution of this plan is expected to result in a significant cost savings that was used in the present value of net cash flows analysis that supports the carrying value of ATI Goodwill which was $450,000 at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

3 — Prepayments and Other Current Assets
 
The following is a summary of the Company’s prepayments and other current assets (in thousands):
 
                                                                                                                           
 
September 30,
2012
   
December 31,
2011
 
   
(unaudited)
       
Employee advances
  $ 69     $ 69  
Prepaid software development
    87        
Deferred loan costs
          72  
Prepaid expenses
    93       197  
    $ 249     $ 338  
 
4 — Property and Equipment
 
The following is a summary of the Company’s property and equipment (in thousands):
 
                                                                                                                           
 
September 30,
2012
 
December 31,
2011
   
(unaudited)
   
Telecommunications equipment
  $ 3,373     $ 3,340  
Computer equipment
    203       203  
Telecommunications software
    107       107  
Leasehold improvements, office equipment and furniture
    86        86  
Total property and equipment
    3,769       3,736  
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (3,645 )     (3,618
    $ 124     $ 118  
 
Depreciation expense included in network costs was $7,000 and $9,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $20,000 and $27,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Depreciation and amortization expense included in general and administrative expenses was $2,000 and $3,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively and $7,000 and $10,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
 
In May 2006, the Company entered into a strategic agreement with Cantata Technology, Inc. (“Cantata”), a VoIP equipment and support services provider. Under the terms of this agreement, the Company obtained VoIP equipment to expand its operations. In January 2010, the Company settled a lawsuit brought by Cantata regarding the agreement for $500,000. The settlement contains a long-term payment plan and is subject to timely payments by the Company. As of September 30, 2012, the remaining amount due under the settlement agreement was $175,000.
 
  
5 — Accrued Expenses
 
The following is a summary of the Company’s accrued expenses (in thousands):
 
   
September 30,
2012
   
December 31,
2011
 
   
(unaudited)
       
Commissions, network costs and other general accruals
  $ 1,826     $ 1,374  
Accrued USF and sales tax
    1,073       878  
Deferred payroll and other payroll related liabilities
    544       554  
Interest due on convertible promissory notes and other debt
   
1,383
      1,243  
Payments due to third party providers
    140       512  
    $
4,966
    $ 4,561  

 6 — Vendor Settlements, Contingent Gains and Gain of Forgiveness of Debt

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company entered into cash payment plan agreements with vendors for amounts less than the liability recorded in accounts payable and accrued expenses.  As a result of these agreements, the Company recorded a gain on forgiveness of debt of $216,000 and $329,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.  Also, the Company has a policy, based on the statute of limitations, as prescribed by law, to write-off accounts payable with written contract more than four years old with no current activity and two years when there is no written agreement. The Company recorded a gain of $0 and $293,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, related to these write-offs which is included in accounts payable write-off.  At September 30, 2012, the balance in vendor settlements payable was $2,531,000 including $837,000 of deferred gains subject to timely payments.  The settlements will be paid in periods ranging from one to fifty one months with an aggregate current monthly payment of approximately $92,000.   The Company may continue to approach vendors to enter into similar agreements as well as continuing to write-off certain accounts payable under statute of limitations.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company entered into numerous cash payment plan agreements with vendors for amounts less than the liability recorded in accounts payable and accrued expenses and, in some cases, in exchange for the issuance of shares of the Company’s common stock.  As a result of these agreements, the Company recorded a gain on forgiveness of debt of $1,087,000 and $3,009,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively.  In addition, the Company wrote-off certain accounts payable for Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (“CLEC”) that resulted in a gain of $527,000 and $865,000 for the same periods, and is included in accounts payable write-off.  The CLEC accounts payable were written off based on a two year statute of limitations on such accounts payable balances.

7 — Secured Promissory Notes and Advances
 
2008 Bridge Loan - In November and December 2007, the Company received $600,000 in advance payments, pursuant to the sale of secured notes with individual investors, including $330,000 from related parties.  In 2008 the Company received an additional $1,320,000, including $170,000 from related parties, pursuant to the sale of additional secured notes with individual investors, for a total of $1,920,000.  The secured notes were issued on January 16, 2008 and were scheduled to mature 13 to 18 months after issuance (“2008 Bridge Loan”).  The 2008 Bridge Loan was extended in 2009 to July 15, 2010, and then modified on October 5, 2010 (“2008 Bridge Loan Modification”)  to be paid in quarterly installments, of interest, fees and principal, commencing March 31, 2011 and concluding on July 15, 2012. A partial interest-only payment of $42,600 was made on March 31, 2011 and the June 30, 2011 and September 30, 2011 installment payments on principal and interest were not made. Partial interest-only payments of $6,625, $6,411, $6,624 and $3,277 were also made on November 23, 2011, December 16, 2011, January 31, 2012 and February 17, 2012, respectively.  The 2008 Bridge Loan bears interest at a rate of 13% per annum and contains an origination and documentation fee equal to 3% and 2.5%, respectively, of the original principal amount of the note.  All amounts from the installment payment schedule of the 2008 Bridge Loan Modification that became overdue and remain unpaid, bear interest at a rate of 13% per annum. The holder of each note has the right, at any time to (i) assert a default and pursue repayment in accordance with the loan documents, or (ii) convert the entire principal plus accrued interest and origination and documentation fee, or any portion thereof, into shares of common stock by dividing the conversion amount by $0.25. The 2008 Bridge Loan is collateralized by substantially all of the assets of the Company.  Since inception, the Company has incurred $1,375,000 in interest and fees, including $101,000 and $266,000 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.
 
 
In connection with the notes, the Company originally issued two common stock purchase warrants for every dollar received or 3.84 million common stock purchase warrants with an exercise price of $1.00, (the “Initial Warrants” and the “Additional Warrants”, collectively the “2008 Bridge Origination Warrants”).  These 2008 Bridge Origination Warrants contained terms which resulted in 3.84 million shares of common stock being issued in 2009, in accordance with those terms, to extinguish the 2008 Bridge Origination Warrants.  In exchange for the first extension of the due date from July 15, 2009 to July 15, 2010, the holder received a common stock purchase warrant (“Extension Warrants”) for each dollar of principal with an exercise price of $0.50 per share that were set to expire on July 14, 2016.  The 2008 Bridge Loan Modification extends the term of Extension Warrants to July 14, 2018. In exchange for the 2008 Bridge Loan Modification the holder received a common stock purchase warrant (“2010 Extension Warrants”) for each dollar of principal with an exercise price of $0.01 per share that will expire on October 5, 2017.  The value associated with the 2010 Extension Warrants was $11,000 and was recorded as an offset to the principal balance of the secured notes and was amortized into interest expenses over the term of the notes using the effective interest method.  The warrants were valued using the Black-Scholes formula.

The “Initial Warrants” also contained a put feature which gave the holder the option to put the warrant back to the Company for $0.15 per share and had been carried as a liability in the Company’s financial statements. The put feature was eliminated pursuant to the 2008 Bridge Loan Modification and the $288,000 related liability was reclassified to equity.

2009 Bridge Loan- In November and December 2008, two related party secured note holders advanced an additional $310,000 and in 2009 there were advances of an additional $152,500 from existing note holders, including $65,000 from related parties, paying 13% interest per annum.  On June 12, 2009, the Company entered into a Short Term Loan and Security Agreement (“2009 Bridge Loan”) with the advance lenders.  Per the 2009 Bridge Loan, the maturity date of the loans was extended from June 30, 2009 to February 28, 2010, and then subsequently modified on October 5, 2010 (“2009 Bridge Loan Modification”)  to be paid in quarterly installments, of interest, fees and principal, commencing November 30, 2010 and concluding February 28, 2012.  On November 30, 2010 the note holders waived their initial installment payment for 60 days to receive their first installment payment as of January 31, 2011.  The first installment of $59,300 in interest only was made and then the February 28, 2011, May 31, 2011, August 31, 2011, November 30, 2011, and February 28, 2012 installment payments on principal and interest were not made. The 2009 Bridge Loan accrues interest at 13% per annum and contains an origination and documentation fee equal to 3% and 2.5%, respectively, of the original principal amount of the note.  All amounts from the installment payment schedule of the 2009 Bridge Loan Modification that become over and remain unpaid, bear interest at a rate of 13% per annum. The holder of each note has the right, at any time and from time to time, to (i) assert a default and pursue repayment in accordance with the loan documents, or (ii) convert the entire principal plus accrued interest and origination and documentation fee, or any portion thereof, into shares of common stock by dividing the conversion amount by $0.25.  The 2009 Bridge Loan is collateralized by substantially all of the assets of the Company.   Since inception, the Company has incurred $273,000 in interest and fees, including $21,000 and $60,000 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.
 
As was the case for the 2008 Bridge Loan warrants, the provisions of the 2009 Bridge Loan warrants included terms that resulted in the Company providing shares of common stock in lieu of exercise under certain conditions, which conditions occurred on June 12, 2009 and resulted in the issuance of 1,387,500 common stock to extinguish the 2009 Bridge Original Warrants.  In exchange for the 2009 Bridge Loan Modification the holder received a common stock purchase warrant (“2010 Extension Warrants”) for each dollar of principal with an exercise price of $0.01 per share that expire on October 5, 2017.  The value associated with the 2010 Extension Warrants was $3,000 and was recorded as an offset to the principal balance of the secured notes and was amortized into interest expenses over the term of the notes using the effective interest method.  The warrants were valued using the Black-Scholes formula.

The total expense recorded by the Company for amortization of the debt discount related to all warrants was $0 and $2,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively and $3,000 and $6,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.  The net amount of the notes was $2,382,000 and $2,380,000 as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

Effective October 12, 2012 the Company secured a new credit facility (see Note 11) and renegotiated terms with its secured note holders. The renegotiated terms included conversion of certain loan balances to common stock, the issuance of warrants and the establishment of new payment terms. The secured note holders converted $1,521,848 that the Company owed into 10,145,523 shares of common stock at $0.15 per share and the Company issued warrants with a term of seven years to purchase 1,521,843 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. The remaining outstanding balance of $2,374,281, of which $764,221 is eligible to be converted to common stock at the election of the lenders at a rate of $0.50 per share of common stock, includes $878,466 owed to related parties. This remaining balance will be paid in interest only payments of approximately $12,000 per month from January 1, 2013 through September 1, 2013 followed by principal and interest payments of approximately $69,000 per month from September 1, 2013 until September 30, 2014. Of the remaining balances $923,576 will mature on September 30, 2014 with the final payment of all principal and accrued interest at maturity on December 31, 2014. As part of the renegotiated terms with the secured note holders the Company issued additional warrants with a term of seven years to purchase 2,145,000 shares of common stock at a price of $0.25 per share and 650,000 shares of common stock at a price of $0.01 per share.  The value associated with these secured note holder warrants is $192,000 and will be recorded as an offset to the principal balance of the secured notes and, beginning in October 2012, will be amortized into interest expenses over the term of the notes using the effective interest method.  The warrants are valued using the Black-Scholes formula.
 

The renegotiated terms included, in addition to the conversion of certain amounts owed into common stock, the conversion of any remaining accrued interest into the new secured promissory notes. As a result, the $3,896,000 balance of long-term secured promissory notes reported as of September 30, 2012 includes accrued interest of $1,514,000.

8 — Long-Term Debt
 
The Company’s long-term debt consists of the following:
 
   
September 30,
2012
   
December 31,
2011
 
   
(unaudited)
       
Vendor settlements
  $ 2,531     $ 3,184  
Secured promissory notes and accrued interest
    2,612       2,380  
Note payable to former shareholder
    177       200  
Less: Current portion of long-term debt
    (1,955 )     (4,614 )
Long-term debt
  $ 3,365     $ 1,150  
 
A summary of future maturities of long-term debt for the twelve months ending September 30th are as follows:
 
2013
  $ 1,955  
2014
    1,070  
2015
    1,942  
2016
    276  
2017
    77  
    $ 5,320  

9 — Common and Preferred Stock
 
Preferred Stock - The Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation authorize 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share. On November 19, 2009, the Company filed a Certificate of Designation (“C.D.”) and designated a Series A preferred stock by resolution of the board of directors.  The C.D. authorized the sale of 250,000 shares of Series A preferred stock at $1.00 per share, with additional rights, preferences, restrictions and privileges as filed with the Nevada Secretary of State. As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, 25,000 shares of Series A Preferred stock were issued and outstanding at $1.00 per share to a stockholder and secured note holder.
 
On October 12, 2012, the Company filed a C.D. and designated a Series A2 preferred stock authorizing the sale of 1,000,000 non-voting shares of Series A2 preferred stock at $1.00 per share. The shares generally may be redeemed by the Company for $1.25 per share plus payment of any accrued but unpaid dividends.  Also on October 12, 2012, the Company sold 297,103 shares of Series A2 preferred stock together with warrants to purchase 297,103 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.20 per share in exchange for a total purchase price of $297,103. The securities were sold to accredited investors in a private placement exempt from registration under Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Series A2 preferred stock may be converted into shares of common stock at a conversion rate of 6.66 shares of common stock for each share of Series A2 preferred.  The value associated with the Series A2 warrants is $6,000 and will be recorded as interest expense. The warrants are valued using the Black-Scholes formula.
 

Common Stock - As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the total number of authorized shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, was 150,000,000 of which 70,262,798 and 74,352,728 shares, respectively, were issued and outstanding.  In the first quarter of 2012 the Company cancelled 4,089,930 shares of its common stock pursuant to the settlement of a lawsuit with a former shareholder (See Note 12). Subsequent to September 30, 2012 the Company converted certain secured note holder loan balances to 10,145,523 shares of common stock (see Note 7).
 
10 — Stock Options and Warrants
 
2004 Stock Option Plan - Effective January 1, 2004, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted the 2004 Stock Option Plan for Directors, Officers, and Employees of and Consultants to InterMetro Communications, Inc. (the “2004 Plan”).  A total of 5,730,222 shares of the Company’s common stock had been reserved for issuance under the 2004 Plan. Upon shareholder ratification of the 2004 Plan pursuant to the definitive Information Statement on Schedule 14C filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 6, 2007, the Company froze any further grants of stock options under the 2004 Plan. Any shares reserved for issuance under the 2004 Plan that are not needed for outstanding options granted under that plan will be cancelled and returned to treasury shares.
 
The Company had granted a total of 5,714,819 stock options under the 2004 Plan to the officers, directors, and employees, and consultants of the Company, of which 308,077 expired in September 2007, an additional 523,734 expired during the year ended December 31, 2008 and 429,607 options expired subsequently.  In the three months ended March 31, 2008, the Company issued 1,143,165 shares of common stock on the cashless exercise of 1,232,320 stock purchase options.  The remaining 3,221,081 are fully vested at September 30, 2012 and were originally granted with exercise prices ranging from $0.04 to $0.97 per share.  On November 15, 2010, in order to provide continued economic incentive to option holders, most of whose options were issued at prices that were “out of the money”, the Board of Directors authorized a re-pricing of all the stock options under the 2004 Plan to $0.01, the closing price of the Company’s common stock on that day.

Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan – Effective January 19, 2007, the Board of Directors approved the 2007 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan (the “2007 Plan”) for directors, officers, employees, and consultants. The shareholders ratified the 2007 Plan pursuant to the Schedule 14C Information Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission which was declared effective on May 10, 2007.   Any employee or director of, or consultant for, the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or other affiliates will be eligible to receive awards under the 2007 Plan. The Company has reserved 26,099,040 shares of common stock for awards under the 2007 Plan. The 2007 Plan specifically prohibits the re-pricing of any stock options awarded under this plan.
 
In November 2007, the Company granted 2,350,000 stock options to purchase shares of common stock under the 2007 Plan at an average exercise price of $0.25 per share to employees and directors. 1,095,000 of the shares granted were immediately vested at the date of grant. 1,050,000 of such options have expired as of September 30, 2012.  In October 2008, InterMetro granted 600,000 stock options to purchase shares of common stock under the 2007 Plan at an average exercise price of $0.25 per share to employees and directors. 30% vested at date of grant with the remaining vesting 1/12 per subsequent quarter over the succeeding 3 years expiring 5 years from date of grant.
 
On March 22, 2012, the Company granted 13,500,000 stock options to purchase shares of common stock under the 2007 Plan at an average exercise price of $0.04 per share to employees and directors. 6,750,000 of the options granted were immediately vested at the date of grant. The remaining 6,750,000 options vest 25% per quarter beginning with the quarter ending June 30, 2012.  The Company recognized $142,028 in compensation expense related to the immediate vesting of the stock option grants and an additional $35,000 and $71,000 in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively. The remaining fair value is being recognized on a straight line basis over the vesting term. No options to purchase shares of common stock were granted under the 2007 plan in the nine months ended September 30, 2011.  As of September 30, 2012 none of the Company’s outstanding stock options under the 2007 Plan have been exercised.
 
 
The following presents a summary of activity under the Company’s 2004 and 2007 Plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 (unaudited):
 
   
Number
of
Shares
   
Price
per
Share
   
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual Term
   
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
Options outstanding at December 31, 2011
    6,600,688     $     $ 0.12       4.16     $ 146,028  
Granted
    13,500,000    
0.04 to 0.044
      0.04                  
Exercised
                                 
Forfeited/expired
    (1,479,607 )           0.18                  
                                         
Options outstanding at September 30, 2012
    18,621,081     $       $ 0.06       4.16     $ 765,476  
                                         
Options vested and expected to vest in the future at September 30, 2012
    18,621,081     $       $ 0.06       4.16     $ 765,476  
                                         
Options exercisable at September 30, 2012
    15,246,081     $       $ 0.06       4.08     $ 630,476  
 
The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pretax intrinsic value (the difference between the Company’s closing stock price on the last day of the nine month period ended September 30, 2012 and the exercises price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options) that would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options on September 30, 2012. This amount changes based on the fair market value of the Company’s stock.  As of September 30, 2012 there remain 10,699,040 shares available for grant.
 
Additional information with respect to the outstanding options at September 30, 2012 is as follows:

     
Options Outstanding
         
Options Exercisable
 
Exercise Prices
   
Number
of Shares
   
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
(in Years)
   
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   
Number
of Shares
   
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
 
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
$ 0.01       1,049,141       1.25     $ 0.01       1,049,141     $ 0.01  
  0.01       154,039       1.50       0.01       154,039       0.01  
  0.01       431,307       1.75       0.01       431,307       0.01  
  0.01       123,231       2.25       0.01       123,231       0.01  
  0.01       277,269       3.00       0.01       277,269       0.01  
  0.25       1,900,000       5.00       0.25       1,900,000       0.25  
  0.04       13,500,000       4.50       0.04       10,125,000       0.04  
  0.01       338,884       3.00       0.01       338,884       0.01  
  0.01       643,880       3.25       0.01       643,880       0.01  
  0.01       110,907       3.25       0.01       110,907       0.01  
  0.01       92,423       3.50       0.01       92,423       0.01  
          18,621,081                       15,246,081          
 
As of September 30, 2012, there was $71,521 of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested share based compensation arrangements granted under the 2004 and 2007 option plans.  This cost will be amortized on a straight-line basis over the next two quarters.
 
Warrants – Historically, the Company has issued warrants to providers of equipment financing.  For a detailed description of the warrants issued in connection with equipment financing arrangements, see Note 4.

On April 30, 2008, the Company negotiated a revolving line of credit which allows the Company to borrow up to $2.4 million.  Warrants to purchase 14,233,503 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.01 to $0.05 per share were granted in connection with securing and amending this credit facility.  See Note 11 for a detail of the warrants issued in connection with this credit facility.
 

The Company has issued warrants to its secured note holders in connection with the execution of the loan agreements and subsequent amendments.  Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 4,302,500 shares of the Company’s common stock with exercise prices ranging from $0.01 to $0.50 were outstanding with these note holders as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.  See Note 7 for further details of these warrants.
 
 11 — Credit Facilities
 
ATI Bank Lines of Credit – ATI had two $100,000 lines of credit.  The line of credit with Bank of America has an interest rate of 7.13% per annum.  The line of credit with Wells Fargo Bank had an interest rate of 6.75 % per annum.   The lines of credit had been personally guaranteed by the former stockholder of ATI. On March 31, 2011 the former stockholder of ATI filed a lawsuit against the Company.  On November 30, 2011, the parties arbitrated a settlement with precedent conditions to be performed by the Company in March 2012, which resulted in the payoff of one line for $99,000 and the refinance of the other (see Note 12). Borrowing under the remaining line of credit amounted to approximately $29,000 at September 30, 2012.

Revolving Credit Facility - The Company entered into agreements, including a Loan and Security Agreement (as subsequently amended, the “Agreement”), effective as of April 30, 2008 with Moriah Capital, L.P. (“Moriah”), pursuant to which the Company could borrow up to $2,400,000 which was subsequently increased to $2,575,000. The Agreement has been amended several times (the “Amendments”) as summarized below.

 In April 2008, the Company initially entered into a convertible revolving credit agreement pursuant to which the Company may access funds up to $1.5 million.  In September 2008, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to the agreement which increased the access to $2.0 million, in November 2008 the Company entered into Amendment No 2 to the agreement which increased the access to $2.4 million and in May 2009 the Company entered into Amendment No. 4 to the agreement which increased the access to $2.55 million.  The availability of loan amounts at December 31, 2009 under the revolving credit agreement was to expire on April 30, 2009. The Company entered into Amendment No. 5 to the agreement as of January 31, 2010 that extended the expiration to April 30, 2010.  The Company entered into Amendment No. 6 on September 29, 2010, effective April 30, 2010, that extended the expiration to March, 30, 2011and Amendment No. 7 as of December 31, 2010 that lowered the amount of the principal reduction payments required as of December, 31, 2010. The Company entered into Amendment No. 8 as of March 30, 2011 that extended the expiration to June 30, 2011, Amendment No.9 as of June 30, 2011 that extended the expiration to September 30, 2011, Amendment No.10 as of September 30, 2011 that extended the expiration to November 30, 2011, Amendment No. 11 that extended the expiration to March 30, 2012, Amendment No. 12 that extended the expiration to May 30, 2012 and Amendment No. 13 that extended the expiration to August 16, 2012.  The balance that remained unpaid at the August 16, 2012 expiration date and at September 30, 2012 was carried until October 12, 2012 when, as discussed below, the Company secured a new credit facility. As of September 30, 2012, the Company is permitted to borrow an amount not to exceed 85% of its eligible accounts receivable. As of September 30, 2012, the Company had borrowed $2.025 million. The Company's obligations are secured by all of the assets of the Company.  Annual interest on the loans is equal to the greater of (i) the sum of (A) the Prime Rate (B) 4% or (ii) 15%, payable in arrears prior to the maturity date, on the first business day of each calendar month, and, per Amendment No. 13, would have been payable in full on August 16, 2012. The Agreement includes covenants that the Company must maintain including financial covenants pertaining to cash flow coverage of interest and fixed charges, limitations on the ratio of debt to cash flow and a minimum ratio of current assets to current liabilities. The Company is not in compliance with the financial covenants as of September 30, 2012.

Warrants to purchase 14,233,503 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.01 to $0.05 per share were granted in connection with securing and amending this credit facility.  The expense recognized by the Company in the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 from the amortization of the debt discount related to the Moriah warrants was $0 and $30,000, respectively. The expense recognized by the Company in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 from the amortization of the debt discount related to the warrants was $7,000 and $36,000, respectively.   The Company calculated the fair value of the warrants using the following assumptions:

   
March 31, 2012
   
December 31, 2011
 
Risk-free interest rate
    0.42 %   0.4% to 2.7 %  
Expected lives (in years)  
 
4.5 years
   
3.2 to 4.5 years
 
Dividend yield
    0 %     0 %
Expected volatility
    82.0 %     82.0 %
Forfeiture rate
    0 %     0 %
 
 
Pursuant to the Agreement and Amendments Moriah may sell certain warrants back to the Company for $437,500 at any time during the 30 day period commencing on the earlier of the prepayment in full of all loans or January 31, 2010. As noted above, as part of Amendment No. 6, the Company granted Moriah an additional option pursuant to which Moriah can sell warrants back to the Company for $280,000, subsequently increased to $400,000 by Amendment No. 10.  The Company has determined that the put options associated with the warrants causes the instrument to contain a net cash settlement feature. In accordance with FASB ASC 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity,” the put option requires liability treatment.  As a result, the put warrant liability was recorded at the warrant purchase price of $737,500 as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.  The debt discount associated with the put liability for the warrant put feature was amortized over the extended terms of the agreement.  An amount of $0 was amortized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and $70,000 and $146,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively.

The Company recognized interest expense in connection with the Agreement and Amendments of $77,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 and $253,000 and $228,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 respectively. The Company recognized amortization of loan costs of $72,000 and $36,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively and $216,000 and $96,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company recorded deferred loan costs of $0 and $72,000, respectively.

Effective October 12, 2012, the Company secured a new credit facility with Transportation Alliance Bank, Inc. (“TAB Bank”) and entered into agreements with Moriah to pay off its debt. The Company has secured a $3,000,000 senior credit facility with TAB Bank pursuant to which the Company is permitted to borrow $3,000,000 or up to 85% of its eligible accounts, at any time until the maturity date of September 29, 2014. This facility generally accrues interest at the greater of (i) 9.50% per annum, or (ii) the sum of the lender’s stipulated prime rate plus 6.25%.  The Company initially borrowed $1,338,000 from this facility.  The loan provides for interest-only monthly payments, is generally secured by all the Company’s assets but subject to certain prior liens, and includes financial covenants pertaining to cash flow coverage of interest and fixed charges and a requirement for a minimum level of tangible net worth.

The Company entered into agreements with Moriah retiring the Company’s existing credit facility by paying Moriah $1,845,000 and issuing a promissory note in favor of Moriah in the principal amount of $987,500, $250,000 of which is due September 30, 2013. The balance, issued in consideration for the cancellation of Moriah’s put option to purchase 6,008,500 shares of the Company’s common stock, becomes due on September 30, 2014. The note accrues interest at the rate of 9% per annum and Moriah may convert the balance owed into shares of common stock with unpaid principal amounts converted at the rate of $0.25 per share and any unpaid accrued interest at the rate of $0.30 per share. Any warrants that were not previously priced at $0.01 per share of common stock were re-priced to $0.01 per share and the expiration date for all warrants will be September 30, 2019.  The value associated with the re-pricing and expiration date extension of the Moriah warrants is $190,000 and will be recorded as an offset to the principal balance of the note payable to Moriah and, beginning in October 2012, will be amortized into interest expenses over the term of the note using the effective interest method.  The warrants are valued using the Black-Scholes formula.  The Company will also make 26 bi-monthly fee payments of $11,000 pursuant to the agreements.

12 — Commitments and Contingencies
 
Facility Lease – The Company leases its facilities under a non-cancelable operating lease that expires on March 31, 2013 at an annual expense of  $168,000.  Rent expense for the Company’s facilities for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 was $144,000.

Vendor Disputes – It is not unusual in the Company’s industry to occasionally have disagreements with vendors relating to the amounts billed for services provided between the recipient of those services and the vendor, or in some cases, to receive invoices from companies that the Company does not consider a vendor. The Company currently has disputes with a vendor that it believes did not bill certain charges correctly or should not have billed any charges at all. The Company’s policy is to include amounts that it intends to dispute or that it has disputed in a reserve account as an offset to accounts payable if management believes that the facts and circumstances related to the dispute provide probable support that the dispute will be resolved in the Company’s favor.  As of September 30, 2012, there were approximately $61,000 of disputed payables that were recorded as an offset to accounts payable at September 30, 2012. The Company is in discussion with the significant vendor that has sent invoices regarding these charges. Management does not believe that any settlement would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
 

The Company has periodically received “credit hold” and disconnect notices from major telecommunications carriers.  Suspension of service by any major carrier could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s operations and financial condition.  These disconnect notices were generated primarily due to the non-payment of charges claimed by each carrier, including some amounts disputed by the Company.  Service has been maintained with each carrier, although further notices are possible if the Company is unable to make timely payments to its counterparties or to resolve the disputed amounts.  Such payments would be in addition to current charges generated with such carriers.

The Company has received several notices from state and local regulatory and taxing authorities for its possible failure to file certain documents pertaining to the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary ATI.  The amounts at issue with these potential filings are de minimis.

Legal Proceedings

A Network Service Provider – On October 12, 2010, the Company was served a complaint filed by a network service provider (“NSP”) against the Company asserting various causes of action.  The NSP claimed that the Company owed various charges totaling $505,583. The Company denied that it owed this amount.  The Company and NSP settled the complaint on August 12, 2011 for $100,000, subject to timely payment through January 2013. The remaining amount due under the settlement was $30,000 at September 30, 2012.

On March 31, 2011, the Company was notified that the seller and the former president of Advanced Tel, Inc. (“ATI”), the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, had filed suit against the Company asserting, among other things, that the Company owed said seller certain amounts related to the agreement entered into by the parties (“Purchase Agreement”) when the Company purchased ATI in 2006.  On November 30, 2011, the parties arbitrated a settlement with precedent conditions to be performed by the Company in the first quarter of 2012, conditions that were met on March 14, 2012 resulting in dismissal of the suit on March 14, 2012.  As part of the settlement, the Company voided the disputed 4,089,930 shares originally issued to the seller in 2008 as part of the stock compensation in the Purchase Agreement and the seller returned to the Company the 308,079 shares issued to him in 2006 also originally part of the Purchase Agreement.  The Company will pay the seller a total of $200,000, of which $177,000 remains unpaid at September 30, 2012 and subject to timely monthly payments through March 2017.

A Network Service Provider – On October 26, 2011, the Company was served a complaint filed by a network service provider (“NSP”) against the Company asserting various causes of action.  The NSP claimed that the Company owed various charges totaling $150,926. The Company denied that it owed this amount and believes the NSP owes the Company higher amounts which offset this claim.   The Company filed a cross-complaint against the NSP on December 1, 2011 for charges owed the Company totaling $280,403. The Company and the NSP are attempting to settle the complaint and cross-complaint and the Company anticipates that the resolution of these complaints will not have a material effect on the Company..

Universal Service Administrative Company – The Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) administers the Universal Service Fund (USF).  In 2009 and 2010, the Company did not make all of the payments claimed by the USAC in a timely manner and USAC transferred these unpaid amounts to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for collection.  The FCC has transferred some of these unpaid amounts to the Department of the Treasury which worked with the Company to establish long term payment plans.   Should any of the remaining unpaid amounts with the FCC transfer from the FCC to Treasury, additional fees, surcharges and penalties will be added to the amount due.  As of September 30, 2012, the Company has recorded an aggregate $1.1 million in connection with the USF.  The Company continues to work with the FCC and the Department of the Treasury to resolve these amounts in long term payment programs.  Failure to finalize any significant proposed payment plan would likely have a material adverse effect on the Company.

Consulting Agreement – Commencing in December 2006, the Company entered into a three-year consulting agreement with an affiliate of a stockholder and debt holder pursuant to which the Company received services related to strategic planning, investor relations, acquisitions, and corporate governance.  The Company was obligated to pay $13,000 a month for these services, subject to annual increases.  In June 2008, the parties orally agreed to cancel the agreement and any future obligation.  Included in accrued expense is $182,000 at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 for unpaid amounts.

13 — Income Taxes
 
At September 30, 2012, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards to offset future taxable income, if any, of approximately $39 million for Federal and State taxes. The Federal net operating loss carryforwards begin to expire in 2021. The State net operating loss carryforwards began to expire in 2008.
 
 
The following is a summary of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities (in thousands):
   
September 30,
2012
   
December 31,
2011
 
   
(unaudited)
       
Current assets and liabilities:
 
 
   
 
 
Current assets and liabilities:
 
 
   
 
 
Deferred revenue
  $ 140     $ 78  
Stock based compensation
    85        
Bad Debt
    78       160  
Accrued expenses
    863       668  
      1,166       906  
Valuation allowance
    (1,166     (906 )
                 
Net current deferred tax asset
  $     $  
                 
Non-current assets and liabilities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
  $ 124     $ 127  
Net operating loss carryforward
    15,585       15,956  
      15,709       16,083  
Valuation allowance
    (15,709 )     (16,083 )
Net non-current deferred tax asset
  $     $  
 
The reconciliation between the statutory income tax rate and the effective rate is as follows:  
 
   
For the Nine months Ended
September 30,
 
    2012     2011  
   
(unaudited)
 
Federal statutory tax rate
    (34 )%     (34 )%
State and local taxes
    (6 )     (6 )
Valuation reserve for income taxes                                  
    40       40  
Effective tax rate
    %     %
 
Management has concluded that it is more likely than not that the Company will not have sufficient taxable income of an appropriate character within the carryforward period permitted by current law to allow for the utilization of certain of the deductible amounts generating the deferred tax assets; therefore, a full valuation allowance has been established to reduce the net deferred tax assets to zero at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.
 
The Company has applied the provision of FASB ASC 740, “Income Taxes” which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions.  FASB ASC 740 requires the recognition of the impact of a tax position in the financial statements if that position is more likely than not of being sustained on a tax return upon examination by the relevant taxing authority, based on the technical merits of the position.  At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had no unrecognized tax benefits.
 
The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to income tax matters in interest expense and operating expenses, respectively.  As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company has no accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions.
 
The Company is subject to taxation in the United States of America (“U.S.”) and files tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and California (or various) state jurisdiction (s). The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2007. The Company currently is not under examination by any tax authority.
 

14 — Cash Flow Disclosures
 
The table following presents a summary of the Company’s supplemental cash flow information (in thousands):
 
   
Nine months Ended September 30,
 
   
2012
 
2011
 
   
(unaudited)
 
Cash paid:
 
 
   
 
 
Interest
  $ 421     $ 420  
                 
Non-cash information:                                                                                 
               
                 
Fair value of warrant issued
  $ 1     $  
                 
Liability for warrant put feature
  $     $ 120  
                 
Stock and warrants issued for debt
  $     $ 8  
 
15 — Consulting Fee
 
Effective September 1, 2009, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with one of its board members to provide consulting services.  The Company was obligated to pay $6,250 per month plus out of pocket expenses for these services for the period September 1, 2009 to October 31, 2009, then $10,000 per month plus out of pocket expense and $15,000 per month beginning in February 2011.
 
The Company incurred consulting fees under this agreement in the amount of $45,000 for the three months ended September 31, 2012 and 2011 and $135,000 and $130,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
 

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
Cautionary Statements
 
This Report contains financial projections and other “forward-looking statements,” as that term is used in federal securities laws, about our financial condition, results of operations and business. These statements include, among others: statements concerning the potential for revenues and expenses and other matters that are not historical facts. These statements may be made expressly in this Report. You can find many of these statements by looking for words such as “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” or similar expressions used in this Report. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by us in those statements. The most important factors that could prevent us from achieving our stated goals include, but are not limited to, the risks and uncertainties discussed in the “Business” “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections, as applicable, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 (the “2011 10-K”) as well as the following:
 
 
(a)
our success in renegotiating and settling the terms of our indebtedness and other liabilities;
 
 
(b)
Our ability to raise additional financing to the extent necessary to continue to operate our business;
 
 
(c)
volatility or decline of our stock price;
 
 
(d)
potential fluctuation in quarterly results;
 
 
(e)
our failure to earn revenues or profits;
 
 
(f)
inadequate capital and barriers to raising capital or to obtaining the financing needed to implement our business plans;
 
 
(g)
changes in demand for our products and services;
 
 
(h)
rapid and significant changes in markets;
 
 
(i)
litigation with or legal claims and allegations by outside parties;
 
 
(j)
insufficient revenues to cover operating costs;
 
 
(k)
the possibility we may be unable to manage our growth;
 
 
(l)
extensive competition;
 
 
(m)
loss of members of our senior management;
 
 
(n)
our dependence on local exchange carriers;
 
 
(o)
our need to effectively integrate businesses we acquire;
 
 
(p)
risks related to acceptance, changes in, and failure and security of, technology; and
 
 
(q)
regulatory interpretations and changes.
 
We caution you not to place undue reliance on forward looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Report. The cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section should be considered in connection with any subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements that we or persons acting on behalf of us may issue. We do not undertake any obligation to review or confirm analysts’ expectations or estimates or to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Report or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
 
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and notes to those statements.
 
 
Background
 
InterMetro Communications, Inc., (hereinafter, “we,” “us,”  “InterMetro” or the “Company”) is a Nevada corporation which through its wholly owned subsidiary, InterMetro Communications, Inc. (Delaware) (hereinafter, “InterMetro Delaware”), is engaged in the business of providing voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) communications services.
 
General
 
We have built a national, private, proprietary voice-over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, network infrastructure offering an alternative to traditional long distance network providers. We use our network infrastructure to deliver voice calling services to traditional long distance carriers, broadband phone companies, VoIP service providers, wireless providers, other communications companies and end users. Our VoIP network utilizes proprietary software, configurations and processes, advanced Internet Protocol, or IP, switching equipment and fiber-optic lines to deliver carrier-quality VoIP services that can be substituted transparently for traditional long distance services. We believe VoIP technology is generally more cost efficient than the circuit-based technologies predominantly used in existing long distance networks and is easier to integrate with enhanced IP communications services such as web-enabled phone call dialing, unified messaging and video conferencing services.
 
We focus on providing the national transport component of voice services over our private VoIP infrastructure. This entails connecting phone calls of carriers or end users, such as wireless subscribers, residential customers and broadband phone users, in one metropolitan market to carriers or end users in a second metropolitan market by carrying them over our VoIP infrastructure. We compress and dynamically route the phone calls on our network allowing us to carry up to approximately eight times the number of calls carried by a traditional long distance company over an equivalent amount of bandwidth. In addition, we believe our VoIP equipment costs significantly less than traditional long distance equipment and is less expensive to operate and maintain. Our proprietary network configuration enables us to quickly, without modifying the existing network, add equipment that increases our geographic coverage and calling capacity.
 
We enhanced our network’s functionality by implementing Signaling System 7, or SS-7, technology. SS-7 allows access to customers of the local telephone companies, as well as customers of wireless carriers. SS-7 is the established industry standard for reliable call completion, and it also provides interoperability between our VoIP infrastructure and traditional telephone company networks.  While we expect to continue to add to capacity, as of September 30, 2012 and 2011, the SS-7 network expansion was a fully operating and revenue generating component of our VoIP infrastructure.  A key aspect of our current business strategy is to focus on sales to increase these voice minutes.
 
We are advancing our research and development efforts and are focused on producing a next-generation routing product.  This technology is currently in alpha testing and no assurances are provided.  The technology is designed to significantly reduce what we would otherwise need in capital expenditures for future revenue growth.

Overview
 
History.  InterMetro began business as a VoIP on December 29, 2006 and began generating revenue at that time. Since then, we have increased our revenue to approximately $21.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.
  
Trends in Our Industry and Business
 
A number of trends in our industry and business could have a significant effect on our operations and our financial results. These trends include:
 
Increased competition for end users of voice services. We believe there are an increasing number of companies competing for the end users of voice services that have traditionally been serviced by the large incumbent carriers. The competition has come from wireless carriers, competitive local exchange carriers, or CLECs, and interexchange carriers, or IXCs, and more recently from broadband VoIP providers, including cable companies and DSL companies offering broadband VoIP services over their own IP networks. All of these companies provide national calling capabilities as part of their service offerings, however, most of them do not operate complete national network infrastructures. These companies previously purchased national transport services exclusively from traditional carriers, but are increasingly purchasing transport services from us.
 
Merger and acquisition activities of traditional long distance carriers. Recently, the three largest operators of traditional long distance service networks were acquired by or have merged with several of the largest local wireline and wireless telecommunications companies. AT&T Corp. was acquired by SBC Communications Inc., MCI, Inc. was acquired by Verizon Communications, Inc. and Sprint Corporation and Nextel Communications, Inc. engaged in a merger transaction. While we believe it is too early to tell what effects these transactions will have on the market for national voice transport services, we may be negatively affected by these events if these companies increase their end user bases, which could potentially decrease the amount of services purchased by our carrier customers. In addition, these companies have greater financial and personnel resources and greater name recognition. However, we could potentially benefit from the continued consolidation in the industry, which has resulted in fewer competitors.
 
 
Regulation. Our business has developed in an environment largely free from regulation. However, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) and many state regulatory agencies have begun to examine how VoIP services could be regulated, and a number of initiatives could have an impact on our business. These regulatory initiatives include, but are not limited to, proposed reforms for universal service, the intercarrier compensation system, FCC rulemaking regarding emergency calling services related to broadband IP devices, and the assertion of state regulatory authority over us. Complying with regulatory developments may impact our business by increasing our operating expenses, including legal fees, requiring us to make significant capital expenditures or increasing the taxes and regulatory fees applicable to our services. One of the benefits of our implementation of SS-7 technology is to enable us to purchase facilities from incumbent local exchange carriers under switched access tariffs. By purchasing these traditional access services, we help mitigate the risk of potential new regulation related to VoIP.
 
Our Business Model
 
Historically, we have been successful in implementing our business plan through the expansion of our VoIP infrastructure. Since our inception, we have grown our customer base to include over 200 customers, including several large publicly-traded telecommunications companies and retail distribution partners. In connection with the addition of customers and the provision of related voice services, we have expanded our national VoIP infrastructure.
 
Revenue. We generate revenue primarily from the sale of voice minutes that are transported across our VoIP infrastructure. In addition, ATI, as a reseller, generates revenues from the sale of voice minutes that are currently transported across other telecom service providers’ networks. However, we have migrated a significant amount of these revenues on to our VoIP infrastructure and continue to migrate ATI’s revenues. We negotiate rates per minute with our carrier customers on a case-by-case basis. The voice minutes that we sell through our retail distribution partners are typically priced at per minute rates, are packaged as calling cards and are competitive with traditional calling cards and prepaid services. Our carrier customer services agreements and our retail distribution partner agreements are typically one year in length with automatic renewals. We generally bill our customers on a weekly or monthly basis with either a prepaid balance required at the beginning of the week or month of service delivery or with net terms determined by the customers’ creditworthiness. Factors that affect our ability to increase revenue include:
 
 
·
Changes in the average rate per minute that we charge our customers.
  
Our voice services are sold on a price per minute basis. The rate per minute for each customer varies based on several factors, including volume of voice services purchased, a customer’s creditworthiness, and, increasingly, use of our SS-7 based services, which are priced higher than our other voice transport services.
 
 
·
Increasing the net number of customers utilizing our VoIP services.
 
Our ability to increase revenue is primarily based on the number of carrier customers and retail distribution partners that we are able to attract and retain, as revenue is generated on a recurring basis from our customer base. We expect increases in our customer base primarily through the expansion of our direct sales force and our marketing programs. Our customer retention efforts are primarily based on providing high quality voice services and superior customer service. We expect that the addition of SS-7 based services to our network will significantly increase the universe of potential customers for our services because many customers will only connect to a voice service provider through SS-7 based interconnections.
 
 
·
Increasing the average revenue we generate per customer.
 
We increase the revenue generated from existing customers by expanding the number of geographic markets connected to our VoIP infrastructure. Also, we are typically one of several providers of voice transport services for our larger customers, and can gain a greater share of a customer’s revenue by consistently providing high quality voice service.
 
 
·
Acquisitions.
 
We expect to expand our revenue base through the acquisition of other voice service providers. We plan to continue to acquire businesses whose primary cost component is voice services or whose technologies expand or enhance our VoIP service offerings.
 
We expect that our revenue will increase in the future primarily through the addition of new customers gained from our direct sales and marketing activities and from acquisitions.
 
 
Network Costs. Our network, or operating, costs are primarily comprised of fixed cost and usage based network components. In addition, ATI incurs usage based costs from its underlying telecom service providers. We generally pay our fixed network component providers at the beginning or end of the month in which the service is provided and we pay for usage based components on a weekly or monthly basis after the delivery of services. Some of our vendors require a prepayment or a deposit based on recurring monthly expenditures or anticipated usage volumes. Our fixed network costs include:
 
 
·
SS-7 based interconnection costs.
 
During the first nine months of 2006, we added a significant amount of capacity, measured by the number of simultaneous phone calls our VoIP infrastructure can connect in a geographic market, by connecting directly to local phone companies through SS-7 based interconnections purchased on a monthly recurring fixed cost basis. As we expand our network capacity and expand our network to new geographic markets, SS-7 based interconnection capacity will be the primary component of our fixed network costs. Until we are able to increase revenues based on our SS-7 services, these fixed costs significantly reduce the gross profit earned on our revenue.
 

 
·
Other fixed costs.
 
Other significant fixed costs components of our VoIP infrastructure include private fiber-optic circuits and private managed IP bandwidth that interconnect our geographic markets, monthly leasing costs for the collocation space used to house our networking equipment in various geographic markets, local loop circuits that are purchased to connect our VoIP infrastructure to our customers and usage based vendors within each geographic market. Other fixed network costs include depreciation expense on our network equipment and monthly subscription fees paid to various network administrative services.
 
The usage-based cost components of our network include:
 
 
·
Off-net costs.
 
In order to provide services to our customers in geographic areas where we do not have existing or sufficient VoIP infrastructure capacity, we purchase transport services from traditional long distance providers and resellers, as well as from other VoIP infrastructure companies. We refer to these costs as “off-net” costs. Off-net costs are billed on a per minute basis with rates that vary significantly based on the particular geographic area to which a call is being connected.
 
 
·
SS-7 based interconnections with local carriers.
 
The SS-7 based interconnection services that are purchased from the local exchange carriers, include a usage based, per minute cost component. The rates per minute for this usage based component are significantly lower than the per minute rates for off-net services. The usage based costs for SS-7 services continue to be the largest cost component of our network as we grow revenue utilizing SS-7 technology.
 
Our fixed-cost network components generally do not experience significant price fluctuations. Factors that affect these network components include:
 
 
·
Efficient utilization of fixed-cost network components.
 
Our customers utilize our services in identifiable fixed daily and weekly patterns. Customer usage patterns are characterized by relatively short periods of high volume usage, leaving a significant amount of time during each day where the network components remain idle.
 
Our ability to attract customers with different traffic patterns, such as customers who cater to residential calling services, which typically spike during evening hours, with customers who sell enterprise services primarily for use during business hours, increases the overall utilization of our fixed-cost network components. This decreases our overall cost of operations as a percentage of revenues.
 

 
·
Strategic purchase of fixed-cost network components.
 
Our ability to purchase the appropriate amount of fixed-cost network capacity to (1) adequately accommodate periods of higher call volume from existing customers, (2) anticipate future revenue growth attributed to new customers, and (3) expand services for new and existing customers in new geographic markets is a key factor in managing the percentage of fixed costs we incur as a percentage of revenue.
 
From time to time, we also make strategic decisions to add capacity with newly deployed technologies, such as the SS-7 based services, which require purchasing a large amount of network capacity in many geographic markets prior to the initiation of customer revenue.
 
We expect that both our fixed-cost and usage-based network costs will increase in the future primarily due to the expansion of our VoIP infrastructure and use of off-net providers related to the expected growth in our revenues.
 
Our usage-based network components costs are affected by:
 
 
·
Fluctuations in per minute rates of off-net service providers.
 
Increasing the volume of services we purchase from our vendors typically lowers our average off-net rate per minute, based on volume discounts. Another factor in the determination of our average rate per minute is the mix of voice services we use by carrier type, with large fluctuations based on the carrier type of the end user which can be local exchange carriers, wireless providers or other voice service providers.
 
 
 
·
Sales mix of our VoIP infrastructure capacity versus off-net services.
 
Our ability to sell services connecting our on-net geographic markets, rather than off-net areas, affects the volume of usage based off-net services we purchase as a percentage of revenue.
 
 
·
Acquisitions of telecommunications businesses.
 
Long term, we expect to continue to make acquisitions of telecommunications companies. As we complete these acquisitions and add an acquired company’s traffic and revenue to our operations, we may incur increased usage-based network costs. These increased costs will come from traffic that remains with the acquired company’s pre-existing carrier and from any of the acquired company’s traffic that we migrate to our SS-7 services or our off-net carriers. We may also experience decreases in usage based charges for traffic of the acquired company that we migrate to our network. The migration of traffic onto our network requires network construction to the acquired company’s customer base, which may take several months or longer to complete.
 
Sales and Marketing Expense . Sales and marketing expenses include salaries, sales commissions, benefits, travel and related expenses for our direct sales force, marketing and sales support functions. Our sales and marketing expenses also include payments to our agents that source carrier customers and retail distribution partners. Agents are primarily paid commissions based on a percentage of the revenues that their customer relationships generate. In addition, from time to time we may cover a portion or all of the expenses related to printing physical cards and related posters and other marketing collateral. All marketing costs associated with increasing our retail consumer user base are expensed in the period in which they are incurred. We expect that our sales and marketing expenses will increase in the future primarily due to increases in our direct sales force.
 
General and Administrative Expense . General and administrative expenses include salaries, benefits and expenses for our executive, finance, legal and human resources personnel. In addition, general and administrative expenses include fees for professional services, occupancy costs and our insurance costs, and depreciation expense on our non-network depreciable assets. Our general and administrative expenses also include stock-based compensation on option grants to our employees and options and warrant grants to non-employees for goods and services received.
 

Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011
 
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the results of our operations expressed as a percentage of revenue:

   
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
Net revenues
    100 %     100 %
Network costs
    76       83  
Gross profit
    24       17  
Operating expenses:
               
Sales and marketing
    4       4  
General and administrative
    14       19  
Impairment of goodwill
          9  
Total operating expenses
    18       32  
Operating income (loss)
    6       (15 )
Accounts payable write-off and gain on forgiveness of debt
    4       32  
Interest expense
    (5     (6
Net income
    5 %     11 %
 
Net Revenues. Net revenues increased $584,000, or 11.8%, to $5.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 from $4.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011. We have continued to increase new customers and expand revenue to certain existing customers. This has been partially offset by the loss of certain low-margin customers, primarily attributable to ATI, combined with decreased revenues from existing customers.  Specifically, while the addition of new customers and increased revenues from existing customers contributed approximately $3.3 million to revenue in the three months ended September 30, 2012 these revenue gains were offset by an approximate $2.7 million decrease in revenue attributable to the loss of customers or decreased revenue from existing customers.

 Network Costs. Network costs increased 81,000, or 2.0%, to $4.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 from $4.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011.  Included within total network costs, variable network costs increased by $240,000 to $4.0 million (72.1% of revenues) for the three months ended September 30, 2012 from $3.7 million (75.8% of revenues) for the three months ended September 30, 2011. Fixed network costs decreased by $159,000 to $223,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2012 from $382,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2011.  There were reductions to fixed network expenses during the three months ended September 30, 2012 as part of streamlining the use of fixed cost facilities. Gross margin increased to 23.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2012 from a gross margin of 16.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2011.  The decrease in variable costs as a percentage of revenues and the increase in gross margin were related primarily to changes in traffic patterns during the three months ended September 30, 2012 as well as the reduction in fixed cost. 

Sales and Marketing. Sales and marketing expenses increased $22,000, or 13.3% to $188,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2012 from $166,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2011. Sales and marketing expenses as a percentage of net revenues were 3.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.  The increase is in direct relation to the increase in revenues.
 
General and Administrative. General and administrative expenses decreased $172,000 or 18.0% to $782,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2012 from $954,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2011. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of net revenues were 14.2% and 19.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Bad debt expense was $0 in the three months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to $110,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2011. A $37,000 decrease in payroll for ATI also contributed to the decrease in general and administrative expense from the previous period. General and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2012 included stock-based compensation of $36,000.

Impairment of goodwill.  The Company determined that due to the decline in revenue and operating income of ATI in 2011, the carrying value of the Company’s goodwill was not fully recoverable and took a charge for the impairment of goodwill in the amount of $450,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2011.
 
 
Accounts Payable Write Off and Gain on Forgiveness of Debt.  During the three months ended September 30, 2012, the Company recorded a gain on forgiveness of debt of $216,000 related to cash payment plan agreements with vendors for amounts less than the liability recorded in account payable and accrued expenses.  During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the Company entered into numerous cash payment plan agreements with vendors for amounts less than the liability recorded in accounts payable and accrued expenses.  As a result of these agreements, the Company recorded a gain on forgiveness of debt of $1,087,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2011.  In addition, the Company wrote-off certain accounts payable for Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (“CLEC”) that resulted in a gain of $527,000 for the same period in 2011and was included in accounts payable write-off.  The CLEC accounts payable were written off based on a two year statute of limitations on such accounts payable balances.

Interest Expense, net. Interest expense, net decreased $25,000, or 7.9%, to $292,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2012 from $317,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2011.

Results of Operations for the Nine months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011
 
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the results of our operations expressed as a percentage of revenue:

   
Nine months Ended
September 30,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
Net revenues
    100 %     100 %
Network costs
    76       77  
Gross profit
    24       23  
Operating expenses:
               
Sales and marketing
    3       4  
General and administrative
    17       17  
Impairment of goodwill
          3  
Total operating expenses
    20       24  
Operating income
    4       (1 )
Accounts payable write-off and gain on forgiveness of debt
    4       23  
Interest expense
    (6 )     (5 )
Net income
    2 %     17 %
 
Net Revenues. Net revenues decreased approximately $1.7 million, or 10.2%, to $14.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 from $16.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 Though we have continued to increase new customers, this has been offset by a reduction in offering third party low margin services and attributable to both decreasing revenues from existing customers in certain areas and the loss of certain customers. The addition of new customers and increased revenues from existing customers contributed approximately $5.3 million to revenue in the nine months ended September 30, 2012. These gains were offset by an approximate $7.0 million decrease in revenue attributable to the loss of customers or decreased revenue from existing customers.
  
Network Costs. Network costs decreased $1.5 million, or 11.5%, to $11.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 from $12.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.  Included within total network costs, variable network costs decreased by $1.1 million to $10.5 million (70.7% of revenues) for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 from $11.6 million (69.9% of revenues) for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.  Fixed network costs decreased by $402,000 to $749,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 from $1.2 million the nine months ended September 30, 2011.  Gross margin increased to 24.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 from a gross margin of 23.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The increase in gross margin was related primarily to changes in traffic patterns during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as well as the reduction in fixed cost. 
 
Sales and Marketing. Sales and marketing expenses decreased $92,000, or 15.3% to $511,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 from $603,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Sales and marketing expenses as a percentage of net revenues were 3.4% and 3.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  The decrease is primarily attributable to the decrease in ATI revenues from which agent commissions are paid.  In addition, a change in product mix resulted in a decrease in certain high percentage commissions.
 
 
General and Administrative.  General and administrative expenses decreased $253,000 or 8.9% to $2.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 from $2.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of net revenues were 17.3% and 17.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Bad debt expense was $0 in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to $152,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2011. A $101,000 decrease in payroll for ATI, a $65,000 reduction in insurance cost and a $61,000 reduction in legal fees also contributed to the decrease in general and administrative expense from the previous period. General and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 included stock-based compensation of $213,000.

Impairment of goodwill.  The Company determined that due to the decline in revenue and operating income of ATI in 2011, the carrying value of the Company’s goodwill was not fully recoverable and took a charge for the impairment of goodwill in the amount of $450,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2011.
 
 Accounts Payable Write Off and Gain on Forgiveness of Debt.   During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company entered into numerous cash payment plan agreements with vendors for amounts less than the liability recorded in accounts payable and accrued expenses.  As a result of these agreements, the Company recorded a gain on forgiveness of debt of $329,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.  Also, the Company has a policy, based on the statute of limitations, as prescribed by law, to write-off accounts payable with written contract more than four years old with no current activity and two years when there is no written agreement. The Company recorded a gain of $293,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 related to these write-offs which is included in accounts payable write-off.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company entered into numerous cash payment plan agreements with vendors for amounts less than the liability recorded in accounts payable and accrued expenses.  As a result of these agreements, the Company recorded a gain on forgiveness of debt of $3,010,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.  In addition, the Company wrote-off certain accounts payable for Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (“CLEC”) that resulted in a gain of $864,000 for the same period, and is included in accounts payable write-off.  The CLEC accounts payable were written off based on a two year statute of limitations on such accounts payable balances.

Interest Expense, net.  Interest expense, net decreased $39,000, or 4.3%, to $868,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 from $907,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
At September 30, 2012, we had $489,000 in cash as compared to cash of $390,000 at December 31, 2011.  The Company’s working capital position, defined as current assets less current liabilities, has historically been negative and was negative $10.0 million at September 30, 2012 and negative $12.7 million at December 31, 2011.

Significant changes in cash flows from September 30, 2012 as compared to September 30, 2011:
 
Net cash provided by operating activities was $273,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to net cash used in operating activities of $237,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 included non-cash gains of approximately $622,000 while the non-cash gains included in net income for the period ending September 30, 3011 were approximately $3.9 million and such gains are subtracted from net income in arriving at net cash provided by operating activities. The most significant adjustments increasing cash from operating activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were the increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses and the non-cash expense of stock based compensation.

Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $33,000 which was attributable to the purchase of computers and network-related equipment. Purchases of network-related equipment were $30,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2011.
 
Net cash used in financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $141,000 as compared to cash used in financing activities of $105,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The primary use of cash for financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $118,000 in principal payments of lines of credit. The primary use of cash for financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was a $100,000 payment for the exercise of a warrant put.
 
The Company had a working capital deficit of $10,006,000 and a stockholders’ deficit of $12,793,000 as of September 30, 2012.  The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern will require additional financings if its ability to generate cash from operations does not fund required payments on its debt obligations.  Obligations to the Company’s debt holders include interest and principal payments to its secured note holders (see Note 7), principal and interest due on its revolving line of credit (see Note 11) and settlement payments due (see Note 6). The loan under the revolving line of credit is secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets. The Company has other significant matters of importance, including contingencies such as vendor disputes and lawsuits discussed in Note 12 that could have material adverse consequences, including cessation of operations at any time.
 
 
If the Company were to require additional financings in order to fund ongoing operations there can be no assurance that it will be successful in completing the required financings, that could ultimately cause the Company to cease operations.   The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of asset carrying amounts or the amount and classification of liabilities that might result should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.  There are many claims and obligations that could ultimately cause the Company to cease operations. The report from the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm relating to the year ended December 31, 2011 states that there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

Management believes that the losses in past years were primarily attributable to costs related to building out and supporting a telecommunications infrastructure, and the requirement for continued expansion of the customer base, in order for the Company to become profitable. This resulted in the Company taking on debt and delaying payment to certain vendors.  The Company may be required to obtain other financing during the next twelve months or thereafter as a result of future business developments, including any acquisitions of business assets or any shortfall of cash flows generated by future operations in meeting the Company’s ongoing cash requirements. Such financing alternatives could include selling additional equity or debt securities, obtaining long or short-term credit facilities, or selling operating assets. Management continues to work with its historical vendors in order to secure the continued extension of credit. Management believes that cash flows from operations and additional debt conversions are integral to management’s plan to retire past due obligations and be positioned for growth.  No assurance can be given, however, that the Company will be successful in restructuring its debt on terms favorable to the Company or at all. Should the Company be unsuccessful in this restructuring, material adverse consequences to the Company could occur such as cessation of its operations.  Any sale of additional common stock or convertible equity or debt securities would result in additional dilution to the Company’s stockholders.
 
Credit Facilities
 
Revolving Credit Facility – In April 2008, the Company entered into a convertible revolving credit agreement pursuant to which the Company may access funds up to $1.5 million.  In September 2008, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to the agreement which increased the access to $2.0 million, in November 2008 the Company entered into Amendment No 2 to the agreement which increased the access to $2.4 million and in May 2009 the Company entered into Amendment No. 4 to the agreement which increased the access to $2.55 million.  The availability of loan amounts at December 31, 2009 under the revolving credit agreement was to expire on April 30, 2009. The Company entered into Amendment No. 5 to the agreement as of January 31, 2010 that extended the expiration to April 30, 2010.  The Company entered into Amendment No. 6 on September 29, 2010, effective April 30, 2010, that extended the expiration to March, 30, 2011and Amendment No. 7 as of December 31, 2010 that lowered the amount of the principal reduction payments required as of December, 31, 2010. The Company entered into Amendment No. 8 as of March 30, 2011 that extended the expiration to June 30, 2011, Amendment No.9 as of June 30, 2011 that extended the expiration to September 30, 2011, Amendment No.10 as of September 30, 2011 that extended the expiration to November 30, 2011, Amendment No. 11 that extended the expiration to March 30, 2012, Amendment No. 12 that extended the expiration to May 30, 2012 and Amendment No. 13 that extended the expiration to August 16, 2012.  As of September 30, 2012, the Company is permitted to borrow an amount not to exceed 85% of its eligible accounts receivable. As of  September 30, 2012, the Company had borrowed $2.025 million. The Company's obligations are secured by all of the assets of the Company.  Annual interest on the loans is equal to the greater of (i) the sum of (A) the Prime Rate (B) 4% or (ii) 15%, and shall be payable in arrears prior to the maturity date, on the first business day of each calendar month, and in full on August 16, 2012.  The Agreement includes covenants that the Company must maintain including financial covenants pertaining to cash flow coverage of interest and fixed charges, limitations on the ratio of debt to cash flow and a minimum ratio of current assets to current liabilities. The Company is not in compliance with the financial covenants as of September 30, 2012.   (See Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for detailed discussion.)

Effective October 12, 2012 the Company secured a new credit facility with Transportation Alliance Bank, Inc. (“TAB Bank”).  and entered into agreements with Moriah to pay off its debt. The Company has secured a $3,000,000 senior credit facility with TAB Bank pursuant to which the Company is permitted to borrow $3,000,000, up to 85% of its eligible accounts, at any time until the maturity date of September 29, 2014. This facility generally accrues interest at the greater of (i) 9.50% per annum, or (ii) the sum of the lender’s stipulated prime rate plus 6.25%.  The Company initially borrowed $1,338,000 from this facility.  The loan provides for interest-only monthly payments, is generally secured by all the Company’s assets but subject to certain prior liens, and includes financial covenants pertaining to cash flow coverage of interest and fixed charges and a requirement for a minimum level of tangible net worth.
 
 
Critical Accounting Policies and the Use of Estimates
 
Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, costs and expenses and related disclosures. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. We evaluate our estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
 
We believe that the following accounting policies involve the greatest degree of judgment and complexity. Accordingly, these are the policies we believe are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our financial condition and results of operations.
 
Revenue Recognition.
 
We recognize our VoIP services revenues when services are provided, primarily on usage. Revenues derived from sales of calling cards through related distribution partners are deferred upon the sale of the cards. These deferred revenues are recognized as revenues generally when all usage of the cards occurs. The Company has revenue sharing agreements based on successful collections.  The Company recognizes revenue from these customers at time of invoicing based on the history of collections with such customers. We recognize revenue in the period that services are delivered and when the following criteria have been met: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the fees are fixed and determinable, no significant performance obligations remain for us and collection of the related receivable is reasonably assured. Our deferred revenues consist of fees received or billed in advance of the delivery of the services or services performed in which cash receipt is not reasonably assured. This revenue is recognized when the services are provided and no significant performance obligations remain or when cash is received for previously performed services. We assess the likelihood of collection based on a number of factors, including past transaction history with the customer and the credit worthiness of the customer. Generally, we do not request collateral from our customers. If we determine that collection of revenues are not reasonably assured, we defer the recognition of revenue until the time collection becomes reasonably assured, which is generally upon receipt of cash.
 
Stock-Based Compensation.

The Company has adopted FASB ASC 718 “Compensation – Stock Compensation”.   The Company is applying the “modified prospective transition method” under which it continues to account for nonvested equity awards outstanding at the date of adoption of FASB ASC 718 in the same manner as they had been accounted for prior to adoption, that is, it would continue to apply APB 25 in future periods to equity awards outstanding at the date it adopted FASB ASC 718, unless the options are modified or amended.
 
 
For grants to employees under the 2004 plan and 2007 plan in the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company estimated the fair value of each option award on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model using the assumptions noted in the following table.  Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of a peer group of publicly traded entities.  The expected term of the options granted is derived from the average midpoint between vesting and the contractual term, as described in the SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107, “Share-Based Payment.”  The risk-free rate for the expected term of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.
 
Accounts Receivable and the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
 
Accounts receivable consist of trade receivables arising in the normal course of business. We do not charge interest on our trade receivables. The allowance for doubtful accounts is our best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in our existing accounts receivable. We review our allowance for doubtful accounts monthly. We determine the allowance based upon historical write-off experience, payment history and by reviewing significant past due balances for individual collectibility. If estimated allowances for uncollectible accounts subsequently prove insufficient, additional allowance may be required.
 
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
 
We assess impairment of our other long-lived assets in accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC 360, “Property, Plant and Equipment”. An impairment review is performed whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Factors considered by us include:
 
 
·   Significant underperformance relative to expected historical or projected future operating results;
 
 
·   Significant changes in the manner of use of the acquired assets or the strategy for our overall business; and
 
 
·   Significant negative industry or economic trends.
 
 
When we determine that the carrying value of a long-lived asset may not be recoverable based upon the existence of one or more of the above indicators of impairment, an estimate is made of the future undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. If the sum of the expected future undiscounted cash flows and eventual disposition is less than the carrying amount of the asset, an impairment loss is recognized in the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset, based on the fair market value if available, or discounted cash flows if not. To date, we have not had an impairment of long-lived assets and are not aware of the existence of any indicators of impairment.
 
Goodwill
We record goodwill when consideration paid in a business acquisition exceeds the fair value of the net tangible assets and the identified intangible assets acquired. The Company accounts for goodwill and intangible assets in accordance with FASB ASC 350 “Goodwill and Other”. FASB ASC 350 requires that goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives not be amortized, but instead be tested for impairment. FASB ASC 350 also requires the Company to amortize intangible assets over their respective finite lives up to their estimated residual values.  At September 30, 2012, management does not believe there is any impairment in the value of goodwill.
 
Accounting for Income Taxes
 
We account for income taxes using the asset and liability method in accordance with FASB ASC 740 “Income Taxes”, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts and tax bases of the assets and liabilities. We periodically review the likelihood that we will realize the value of our deferred tax assets and liabilities to determine if a valuation allowance is necessary. We have concluded that it is more likely than not that we will not have sufficient taxable income of an appropriate character within the carryforward period permitted by current law to allow for the utilization of certain of the deductible amounts generating deferred tax assets; therefore, a full valuation allowance has been established to reduce the deferred tax assets to zero at September 30, 2012 and 2011. In addition, we operate within multiple domestic taxing jurisdictions and are subject to audit in those jurisdictions. These audits can involve complex issues, which may require an extended period of time for resolution. Although we believe that our financial statements reflect a reasonable assessment of our income tax liability, it is possible that the ultimate resolution of these issues could significantly differ from our original estimates.
 
Net Operating Loss Carryforwards
 
As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, our net operating loss carryforwards for federal tax purposes were approximately $39 million and $40 million, respectively.  These net operating losses occurred subsequent to our business combination in December 2006.
 
Contingencies and Litigation
 
We evaluate contingent liabilities including threatened or pending litigation in accordance with FASB ASC 450 “Contingencies” and record accruals when the outcome of these matters is deemed probable and the liability is reasonably estimable. We make these assessments based on the facts and circumstances and in some instances based in part on the advice of outside legal counsel.
 
It is not unusual in our industry to occasionally have disagreements with vendors relating to the amounts billed for services provided. We currently have disputes with vendors that we believe did not bill certain charges correctly. While we have paid the undisputed amounts billed for these non-recurring charges based on rate information provided by these vendors, as of September 30, 2012, there is approximately $61,000 of unresolved charges in dispute. We are in discussion with these vendors regarding these charges and may take additional action as deemed necessary against these vendors in the future as part of the dispute resolution process.

Contractual Obligations
 
We have no capital lease obligations at September 30, 2012. The operating lease for our corporate offices expires March 31, 2013 with a monthly lease payment of $14,000.  There are no significant provisions in our agreements with our network partners that are likely to create, increase, or accelerate obligations due thereunder other than changes in usage fees that are directly proportional to the volume of activity in the normal course of our business operations.
 

The following table reflects a summary of our contractual obligations at September 30, 2012:  
 
   
Payments Due by Period
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
Contractual Obligations
 
Total
 
Less Than
1 Year
 
1-3 Years
 
3-5 Years
 
More Than
5 Years
 
                     
Operating lease obligations
    84       84                    
Total
  $ 84     $ 84     $     $     $  
 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
For a discussion of the impact of recently issued accounting pronouncements, see the subsection entitled "Recent Accounting Pronouncements" contained in Note 1 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements under "Item 1. Financial Statements".

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 

The registrant is a smaller reporting company and, therefore, is not required to provide the information under this item.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures
 
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As required by Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, we carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report. This evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer.

Deficiencies in the Company’s control over financial reporting have been identified based on the number of error corrections and adjustments to Company prepared schedules made by the Company as part of completing a timely reporting process.  Additionally, the Company identified significant deficiencies surrounding the financial reporting process.  Collectively, these represent a material weakness in the financial reporting process.

It was also identified that the size of the Company’s accounting staff prohibited its ability to properly segregate duties, a material weakness that could lead to the inability of the Company’s internal control system to timely identify and resolve accounting and disclosure matters.

The Company maintains a set of disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports filed under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls are also designed with the objective of ensuring that this information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
 
Based upon their evaluation as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer were not able to conclude that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be included in the Company’s periodic Securities and Exchange Commission filings is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms.  Therefore, under Section 404 of the Sarbanne’s-Oxley Act of 2002, the Company must conclude that these controls and procedures are not effective.
 
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
 
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months  ended September 30, 2012 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
 
See Note 12 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 See Risk Factors in the Form 10-K filed by the Company on March 30, 2012.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
 
None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.
 
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosure

Not applicable
  
Item 5. Other Information
 
On November 13, 2012, the Company appointed Mr. Eric Fuchs to be its Chief Sales Officer.  Mr. Fuchs has been with the Company since December 2003 serving as its Vice President of Sales.
 
 
Item 6. Exhibits
 
Exhibit
Number
 
Description of Exhibits
     
4.13+
 
4.14+
 
4.15+
 
4.16+
 
4.17**
 
Preferred Series A2 Amended Certificate of Designation
9.3+
 
10.16+
 
10.17+
 
10.18+
 
10.19+
 
10.20+
 
10.21+
 
10.22+
 
10.23+
 
10.24+
 
10.25+
 
10.26+
 
31.1+
 
31.2+
 
32.1+
 
32.2+
 
 
+ Filed Herewith
** Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 17, 2012

The following financial information from InterMetro Communications, Inc’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 is formatted in XBRL: (i) the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit, (iv) the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) the Unaudited Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text.
 
 
In accordance with the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
INTERMETRO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
     
Dated: November 14, 2012
By: 
\s\ Charles Rice
   
Charles Rice, Chairman of the Board,
    Chief Executive Officer, and President
     
Dated: November 14, 2012
By:
\s\ David Olert
   
David Olert
    Chief Financial Officer