UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 28, 2006
NII HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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000-32421
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91-1671412 |
(State or other jurisdiction
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(I.R.S. Employer |
of incorporation)
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Identification No.) |
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10700 Parkridge Boulevard, Suite 600 |
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Reston, Virginia
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20191 |
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (703) 390-5100
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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240.14d-2(b))
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240.13e-4(c))
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Amendment Number Three to the Subscriber Unit Purchase Agreement
On September 28, 2006, NII Holdings, Inc. (NII Holdings) entered into Amendment Number Three
to the Subscriber Unit Purchase Agreement (the Third Amendment) with Motorola Inc. (Motorola)
relating to its purchase of handsets from Motorola pursuant to the Subscriber Unit Purchase
Agreement dated as of January 1, 2005, as previously amended (the Handset Agreement).
In general, the following are the significant changes the Third Amendment made to the Handset
Agreement:
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revised the term of the Handset Agreement from an one (1) year term, which automatically renewed
for successive one year periods unless terminated upon 90 days prior notice to the expiration of the current term,
to a fixed, five (5) year term ending December 31, 2011; |
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added annually escalating commitments of NII Holdings to purchase a minimum number of handsets each year during
the term of the Handset Agreement; |
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added pricing mechanisms for handsets; and |
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added a commitment from Motorola to invest a certain percentage of iDEN handset units sales in the development of
iDEN technology and handsets. |
Amendment 007A to the iDEN Infrastructure Equipment Supply Agreement
On September 28, 2006, NII Holdings and each of its operating subsidiaries in Argentina,
Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Peru (Nextel Communications Argentina S.A., Nextel Telecomunicações
Ltda., Centennial Cayman Corp. Chile S.A., Comunicaciones Nextel de Mexico, S. A. de C. V. and
Nextel del Peru, S. A., respectively) entered into an Amendment 007A to the iDEN Infrastructure
Equipment Supply Agreement (the 007A Amendment) relating to its purchase of iDEN infrastructure
equipment from Motorola pursuant to the Infrastructure Equipment Supply Agreements dated as of June
30, 2000, as previously amended (the Infrastructure Agreement).
In general, the following are the significant changes the 007A Amendment made to the
Infrastructure Agreement:
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extended the end of the term of the Infrastructure Agreement from December 31, 2007 to December 31, 2011; |
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added pricing mechanisms for iDEN infrastructure equipment;
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added a commitment from Motorola to invest a certain percentage of iDEN infrastructure equipment sales in the
development of iDEN technology and infrastructure equipment and to
support existing iDEN infrastructure products. |
Other Significant Relationships with Motorola
In addition to the purchase of handsets and infrastructure equipment from Motorola, NII
Holdings has a number of important strategic and commercial relationships with Motorola, which have
been previously disclosed in our periodic reports. NII Holdings uses a transmission technology
called integrated digital enhanced network, or iDEN, technology developed by Motorola, Inc. iDEN
technology is a proprietary technology of Motorola, and there are no other suppliers of this
technology. NII Holdings purchases handset accessories from Motorola and NII Holdings and Motorola
have agreed to warranty and maintenance programs and specified indemnity arrangements. NII Holdings
also pays Motorola for handset service and repair and training and is reimbursed for certain costs
that it incurs under various marketing and promotional arrangements.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On September 28, 2006, NII Holdings issued a press release announcing Nextel Mexicos
acquisition of Cosmofrecuencias, S.A. de C.V. in Mexico for $200 million in cash, providing Nextel
Mexico with a local concession, significant operational cost savings, increased flexibility for
additional revenue generating opportunities and 50MHz of 3.4GHz spectrum nationwide in Mexico. A
copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated by
reference into this Item 8.01.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibits. The following exhibit is being furnished pursuant to Item 8.01 above. |
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
99.1
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Press Release dated September 28, 2006. |