10-Q 1 erf_10q-063008.htm FORM 10Q erf_10q-063008.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 June 30, 2008
OR
[  ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

ERF WIRELESS, INC.
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

Nevada
 
000-27467
 
76-0196431
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
 
2911 SOUTH SHORE BOULEVARD, SUITE 100, LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS 77573
 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (281) 538-2101
 
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to filing requirements for the past 90 days.   Yes [ X ] No [  ]
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.)   Yes [  ] No [ X ]
 
APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY
PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEEDING FIVE YEARS:

Indicated by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13, or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent tp the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. YES  o     NO  o Not Applicable x
 
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
 
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. 80,426,524 common shares issued and outstanding as of August 14, 2008.

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

Large accelerated filer  o
Accelerated filer                      o
   
Non-accelerated filer    o
Smaller reporting company   x

 




 

 
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
ERF WIRELESS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
JUNE 30, 2008, AND DECEMBER 31, 2007
($ in thousands except share data)
 
       
June 30,
         
December 31,
 
         
2008
         
2007
 
 
       
(unaudited)
       
ASSETS
                       
 
                       
Current assets
                       
Cash and cash equivalents
        $ 90           $ 2,211  
Accounts receivable, net
          575             365  
Accounts receivable other
          108             114  
Inventories
          230             118  
Cost and profit in excess of billings
          143             410  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
      430             523  
Total current assets
          1,576             3,741  
 
                           
Property and equipment
                           
Property and equipment
          4,746             3,246  
Less accumulated depreciation
          (1,059 )           (564 )
Net property and equipment
          3,687             2,682  
 
                           
Goodwill
          436             260  
Intangible assets, net
          1,368             1,541  
Other assets
          198             142  
 
                           
Total assets
          $ 7,265             $ 8,366  
 
                               
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
 
 
                               
Current liabilities:
                               
Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt
    $ 475             $ 513  
Current portion of long-term capital lease payable
      607               403  
Accounts payable
            700               1,089  
Deferred revenue
            7               16  
Accrued expenses
            916               929  
Derivative liabilities
            101               403  
Deferred liability lease
            163               164  
Total current liabilities
            2,969               3,517  
 
                               
Long-term debt, net of current portion
            3,470               2,885  
Capital leases, net of current portion
            1,365               1,009  
Deferred liability lease
            394               476  
Deferred revenue
            15               10  
Total long-term  liabilities
            5,244               4,380  
 
                               
Commitments and contingencies
                               
 
                               
Shareholders’ (deficit) equity:
                               
Preferred stock  -  $.001 par value
                               
Authorized  25,000,000 shares
                               
Issued and outstanding at June 30, 2008 and
                 
December 31, 2007, 2,650,550 and 3,311,534, respectively
      3               3  
Common stock  -  $.001 par value
                               
Authorized 475,000,000 shares
                               
Issued and outstanding at June 30, 2008, and
                 
December 31, 2007, 77,391,183 and 61,541,358, respectively
      77               62  
Additional paid in capital
            21,167               19,098  
Accumulated deficit
            (22,195 )             (18,694 )
Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)
            (948 )             469  
 
                               
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity (deficit)
          $ 7,265             $ 8,366  
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
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ERF WIRELESS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2008 AND 2007
(Unaudited)
($ in thousands except share data and loss per share)

   
For the Three Months
   
For the Six Months
 
   
Ended June 30,
   
Ended June 30,
 
   
2008
   
2007
   
2008
   
2007
 
                         
Sales:
                       
Products
  $ 3     $ 933     $ 440     $ 996  
Services
    995       1,506       2,214       1,940  
Other
    7       (15 )     26       (7 )
Total sales
    1,005       2,424       2,680       2,929  
                                 
Costs of goods sold:
                               
   Products and integration services
    156       1,279       516       1,445  
   Rent, repairs and maintenance
    105       51       196       92  
   Salary and related cost
    7       129       56       148  
   Depreciation
    211       45       407       87  
   Other cost
    105       17       244       31  
Total costs of goods sold
    584       1,521       1,419       1,803  
Gross profit
    421       903       1,261       1,126  
Operating expenses:
                               
Selling, general and administrative
    2,125       1,587       4,229       2,871  
Depreciation and amortization
    237       67       466       134  
Total operating expenses
    2,362       1,654       4,695       3,005  
Loss from operations
    (1,941 )     (751 )     (3,434 )     (1,879 )
Other income/(expenses):
                               
Interest expense, net
    (170 )     (418 )     (354 )     (662 )
Gain (loss) on sale of assets
    -       1       -       (10 )
Other income (expense)
    2       -       8       -  
Derivative income
    149       (131 )     279       (117 )
Total other income (expense)
    (19 )     (548 )     (67 )     (789 )
Net loss
  $ (1,960 )   $ (1,299 )   $ (3,501 )   $ (2,668 )
Net loss per common share:
                               
Basic
  $ (0.03 )   $ (0.04 )   $ (0.05 )   $ (0.09 )
Diluted
  $ (0.03 )   $ (0.04 )   $ (0.05 )   $ (0.09 )
                                 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
                         
                                 




 
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ERF WIRELESS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2008 AND 2007
(Unaudited)
($ in thousands)
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
             
Cash flows from operating activities
           
Net loss
  $ (3,501 )   $ (2,668 )
                 
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used by operating activities:
               
Loss on sale of assets
    -       10  
Amortization of debt discount
    15       401  
Depreciation and amortization
    874       221  
Stock issued for services rendered
    1,246       1,111  
Warrant expense
    23       36  
Derivative (income)
    (302 )     81  
Stock based compensation and stock option expense
    -       85  
Bad debt expense
    102       9  
(Increase) in accounts receivable, net
    (310 )     (63 )
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable other
    6       (14 )
(Increase) in inventories
    (112 )     (13 )
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses
    93       (296 )
Decrease in cost and profit in excess of billings
    267       409  
(Decrease) in accounts payable
    (389 )     (130 )
(Decrease) increase in accrued expenses
    (16 )     680  
(Decrease) in deferred liability lease
    (83 )     (92 )
(Decrease) in deferred revenue
    (4 )     (1 )
Total Adjustment
    1,410       2,434  
Net cash used by operating activities
    (2,091 )     (234 )
 
               
Cash flows from investing activities
               
Proceeds from sale of assets
    -       6  
Purchase of property and equipment
    (351 )     (220 )
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
    (171 )     -  
(Increase) in other assets
    (56 )     (6 )
Net cash used by investing activities
    (578 )     (220 )
 
               
Cash flows from financing activities
               
Net proceeds from line of credit
    635       403  
Proceeds from financing agreements
    25       75  
Payment of debt obligations
    (135 )     (43 )
Payment on capital lease obligations
    (249 )     (2 )
Proceeds from sale of common stock, net
    272       -  
Net cash provided by financing activities
    548       433  
 
               
Net (decrease) in cash
    (2,121 )     (21 )
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period
    2,211       393  
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period
  $ 90     $ 372  
 
               
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
               
Net cash paid during the year for:
               
Interest
  $ 156     $ 1  
Income taxes
  $ -     $ -  
 
               
Supplemental non-cash investing and financing activities:
               
   Conversion of debt through issuance of common stock
  $ 143     $ 287  
   Issuance of shares for asset acquisition
  $ 400     $ -  
   Property acquired under capital lease
  $ 809     $ 58  
   Note payable for acquisition
  $ 150     $ -  
 
               
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
               
 
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ERF WIRELESS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION
 
NATURE OF THE COMPANY
 
ERF Wireless, Inc. (the Company), provides wireless communications products and services including the Company's core focus of providing enterprise-class wireless broadband services. The Company has formed four operating divisions to provide solutions and services to different segments of the wireless industry. The Company's Enterprise Network Services Division was formed to serve enterprise customers, private entities, cities, unincorporated municipalities and the general public. The Company's Wireless Bundled Services Division was formed to provide wireless broadband products and services, including Internet, voice, data, security, and is in the early stages of building or acquiring wireless broadband networks to serve private entities, cities, municipalities and the general public. The Company's Wireless Messaging Services Division manufactures and supplies high-power infrastructure equipment for the wireless messaging industry and owns and operates a wide-area wireless messaging service (paging retail). The Company's Network Operations Services Division provides the overall day-to-day 24/7 monitoring of all wireless broadband networks that the Company constructs, acquires, maintains and administers. Please refer to segment footnote 12 for additional information regarding Company operating divisions.
 
BASIS OF ACCOUNTING
 
The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company's annual report filed with the SEC on Form 10-KSB dated December 31, 2007. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position and the results of operations for the interim periods presented have been reflected herein. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
 
PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION
 
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the company and its subsidiaries. All significant inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
INVENTORIES
 
Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market. The cost is determined by using the average cost method. Inventories consist of the following items, in thousands:
 

   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
Raw material
  $ 129     $ 49  
Finished goods
    101       69  
    $ 230     $ 118  
 
The Company has pledged substantially all the inventory of WBS of $75,000 and $39,000 as collateral against outstanding notes as of June 30, 2008, and December 31, 2007, respectively.

 
INCOME TAXES
 
Income taxes are computed using the asset and liability method. Under the asset and liability method, deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the currently enacted tax rates and laws. A valuation allowance is provided for the amount of deferred tax assets that, based on available evidence, are not expected to be realized.
 
BASIC LOSS PER SHARE
 
The Company is required to provide basic and dilutive earnings (loss) per common share information.

 
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ERF WIRELESS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

 
The basic net loss per common share is computed by dividing the net loss applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding.
 
Diluted net loss per common share is computed by dividing the net loss applicable to common stockholders, adjusted on an "as if converted" basis, by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus potential dilutive securities. For the periods ended June 30, 2008, and December 31, 2007, potential dilutive securities had an anti-dilutive effect and were not included in the calculation of diluted net loss per common share.
 
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
 
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141R, Business Combinations. SFAS 141R establishes principles and requirements for how the acquirer of a business recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree. SFAS No. 141R also provides guidance for recognizing and measuring the goodwill acquired in the business combination and determines what information to disclose to enable users of the financial statement to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. SFAS 141R is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. We expect SFAS No. 141R will have an impact on our consolidated financial statements when effective, but the nature and magnitude of the specific effects will depend upon the nature, terms and size of the acquisitions we consummate after the effective date.
 
NOTE 2 - ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
 
Accounts receivable net consists of the following (in thousands):

   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
Accounts receivable
  $ 722     $ 412  
Allowance for doubtful accounts
    (147 )     (47 )
Accounts receivable, net
  $ 575     $ 365  
 
The Company has pledged substantially all the accounts receivables of WBS as collateral against outstanding notes and capital leases.
 
NOTE 3 - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
 
Components of property and equipment consist of the following items (in thousands):

   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
Automobiles
  $ 175     $ 157  
Operating equipment
    2,958       2,123  
Office furniture and equipment
    172       137  
Leasehold improvements
    49       47  
Computer equipment
    277       214  
Building
    8       8  
Land
    28       28  
Other
    1,079       532  
Total property and equipment
    4,746       3,246  
Less accumulated depreciation
    (1,059 )     (564 )
Net property and equipment
  $ 3,687     $ 2,682  
                 

 
Depreciation expense was approximately $495,000 and $131,000 for the periods ended June 30, 2008, and June 30, 2007, respectively.
 
The Company has pledged substantially all the operating equipment and some furniture and vehicles as collateral against outstanding notes and capital leases.

 
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ERF WIRELESS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

 
NOTE 4 - GOODWILL
 
On January 11, 2008, ERF Wireless ("ERFW") completed the purchase of assets from Crosswind, Inc., and as part of the acquisition the Company acquired goodwill which was valued at $176,000, which is not subject to amortization.
 
NOTE 5 - INTANGIBLE ASSETS
 
Intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):

   
June 30, 2008
   
Weighted Average Useful Life (in years)
   
Gross Carrying Amount
   
 
 
Accumulated Amortization
   
 
 
Net Carrying Amount 
                   
Customer relationships
3.0
2,028
  $
667
   $
1,361
Workforce in place
3.0
 
125
   
122
   
3
Non-compete agreement
3.0
 
 100
   
97
   
3
Developed technology
3.0
 
20
   
19
   
1
   
2,273
  $
905
   $
1,368
                   
                   
   
December 31, 2007
   
Weighted Average Useful Life (in years) 
 
Gross Carrying Amount 
   
 
 
Accumulated Amortization
   
Net Carrying Amount
                   
Customer relationships
3.0
1,822
  $
329
   $
1,493
Workforce in place
3.0
 
125
   
101
   
24
Non-compete agreement
3.0
 
100
   
80
   
20
Developed technology
3.0
 
 20
   
16
   
4
   
2,067
  $
526
   $
1,541
 
Intangible assets are amortized using methods that approximate the benefit provided by the utilization of the assets. Customer relationships, workforce in place, non-compete agreements and developed technology is amortized on a straight-line basis. We continually evaluate the amortization period and carrying basis of intangible assets to determine whether subsequent events and circumstances warrant a revised estimated useful life or reduction in value.
 
On January 11, 2008, ERFW completed the purchase of assets from Crosswind, Inc., and as part of the acquisition the Company acquired a customer list which was valued at $206,000 and is being amortized over three years. Please see note 16 for additional details.
 
Total amortization of intangibles was approximately $379,000 and $90,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The estimated amortization expense for the next three years will be $309,000 for the remaining 2008, $586,000 for 2009 and $482,000 in 2010.
 
NOTE 6 - COMMON STOCK, PREFERRED STOCK AND WARRANTS
 
The total number of shares of stock of all classes which the Company shall have the authority to issue is five hundred million (500,000,000), of which twenty five million (25,000,000) shall be shares of Preferred Stock with a par value of $.001 per share ("Preferred Stock"), and four hundred seventy five million (475,000,000) shall be shares of Common Stock with a par value of $.001 per share ("Common Stock").
 
COMMON STOCK
 
As of June 30, 2008, the Company had 77,391,183 shares of its $.001 par value common stock issued and outstanding.

 
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ERF WIRELESS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

 
During the six months ended June 30, 2008, the Company issued a total of 2,885,703 shares of common stock in lieu of cash for professional services of $432,000, settlement expense of $167,000, other services of $94,000, conversion of notes payable of $143,000, salary and compensation of $554,000 and acquisition of assets of $400,000. The Company valued the 2,885,703 shares at the closing market price on the date of issuance of such shares.
 
PREFERRED STOCK
 
The Company has 25,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock authorized of which 2,650,550 shares were issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2008. The Series A Preferred Stock is convertible at holder's option at one preferred share for 18.676347 shares Common Stock and has a 2:1 liquidation preference. The holder of Series A Preferred Stock is required to give a 65-day notice of conversion to the company. With respect to the Series A Preferred Stock outstanding at June 30, 2008, the Company would be required to issue 49,502,591 shares of its Common Stock, subject to certain contractually imposed conversion restrictions as described herein. During the 4th quarter 2005, all of the Series A holders entered into a Series A Conversion Restriction Agreement whereby all Series A holders, as a group, are prohibited from converting more than 5% of the total outstanding (as of September 30, 2005) Series A holdings in any one calendar quarter.
 
WARRANTS
 
The Company had warrants outstanding to third parties purchase 4,084,443 common shares as of June 30, 2008.
 
Warrants for 880,000 shares were issued by the Company in June 2003. Specifically, the Company sold 120,000 shares of Common Stock for $25,000 to an accredited investor of the Securities Act and issued such a warrant to purchase 880,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.20 per share expiring December 31, 2007. The Investor has exercised all warrants as of December 31, 2007.
 
Warrants for 3,694,444 shares of common stock at $5.00 per share were issued by the Company during 2006 thru 2008. Specifically, the Company sold $1,025,000 of E-series bonds to accredited investors under the Securities Act. According to the agreement, if the Bondholder converts within one year from investment; the conversion includes a warrant to purchase one additional share of common stock at a price of $5.00 for every share of common stock that has been received from the conversion of the Bond principal, expiring at various dates from October 2011 thru March 2013. The Company has had thirty four units converted and has attributed $255,000 to warrant expense using the Black Scholes option price model in the quarter in which the unit was converted. As of June 30, 2008, the Company has attributed $23,000 in warrant expense. See Note 9 for valuation and marked-to-market activity.
 
 
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ERF WIRELESS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
The following table summarizes warrants that are issued, outstanding and exercisable.

       
Options/Warrants
 
       
Issued & Outstanding
 
Exercise Price
 
Expiration Date
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
   
2008
 
2007
 
0.20
 
Dec-07
 
-    
 
780,000
 
5.00
 
Jun-08
 
-    
 
141,670
 
7.50
 
Jun-08
 
-    
   
141,670
 
3.57
 
Sep-10
 
389,999
 
389,999
 
5.00
 
Oct-11 thru Mar-13
 
3,694,444
 
2,105,337
 
       
4,084,443
 
3,558,676
 
 
NOTE 7 - EARNINGS PER SHARE:
 
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except per share amount):

      For the three months ended June 30, 2008  
   
Income
   
Shares
   
Per-Share
 
   
(Numerator)
   
(Denominator)
   
Amount
 
Net loss
  $ (1,960 )  
   -
    $ -  
Basic EPS:
                     
Income available to common stockholders
    (1,960 )     76,018       (0.03 )
Effect of dilutive securities
    -               -  
Diluted EPS:
                       
Income available to common stockholders and assumed conversions
  $ (1,960 )     76,018     $ (0.03 )
 
                       
 
                       
    For the three months ended June 30, 2007  
 
 
Income
   
Shares
   
Per-Share
 
 
 
(Numerator)
   
(Denominator)
   
Amount
 
Net loss
  $ (1,299 )     -     $ -  
Basic EPS:
                       
Income available to common stockholders
    (1,299 )     35,350       (0.04 )
Effect of dilutive securities
    -               -  
Diluted EPS:
                       
Income available to common stockholders and assumed conversions
  $ (1,299 )     35,350     $ (0.04 )
 
                       
     
    For the six months ended June 30, 2008  
 
Income
   
Shares
 
Per-Share
 
 
(Numerator)
   
(Denominator)
 
Amount
 
Net loss
  $ (3,501 )     70,834     $ (0.05 )
Basic EPS:
                       
Loss available to common stockholders
    (3,501 )     70,834       (0.05 )
Effect of dilutive securities
    -               -  
Diluted EPS:
                       
Loss available to common stockholders and assumed conversions
  $ (3,501 )     70,834     $ (0.05 )
                       
                       
    For the six months ended June 30, 2007  
 
Income
   
Shares
 
Per-Share
 
 
(Numerator)
   
(Denominator)
 
Amount
 
Net loss
  $ (2,668 )     26,922     $ (0.10 )
Basic EPS:
                       
Loss available to common stockholders
    (2,668 )     31,136       (0.09 )
Effect of dilutive securities
    -               -  
Diluted EPS:
                       
Loss available to common stockholders and assumed conversions
  $ (2,668 )     31,136     $ (0.09 )
 
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ERF WIRELESS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
 
For the year to date ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, dilutive securities existed. The effect of the dilutive securities for the year to date ended June 30, 2008, would have been 87,680,415 shares of common stock issued assuming all debt instruments were converted, all Series A preferred stock converted and all options and warrants were exercised.
 
NOTE 8 - MAJOR CUSTOMERS
 
The Company had gross sales of approximately $2,680,000 and $2,929,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The Company had one customer that represented approximately 17% of the gross sales in the six months ended June 30, 2008, and had one customer that represented 57% of gross sales for the six months ended June 30, 2007.
 
NOTE 9 – NOTES PAYABLE AND LONG-TERM DEBT
 
Notes payable and long-term debts consist of the following as of June 30, 2008 (in thousands):

 
Terms
 
Maturity Date
 
Interest Rate
   
Gross Balance
   
Debt Discount
   
Net Balance
 
Bancleasing, Inc.
$10,660 / Month including interest
 
October-14
    11.62%     $ 587     $ -       $ 587  
Agility Capital Lease
$52,151 / Month including interest
 
Various
    18.82%       1,381       -         1,381  
Balboa Lease
$225 / Month including interest
 
June-10
    27.74%       4       -         4  
Shane Griffths, Crosswind
$13,911 / Month including interest
 
December-10
    7.50%       139       -         139  
Vangard Wireless, Inc.
$200 / Month including interest
 
December-10
    6.00%       6       -         6  
Liberty Finance
$517 / Month including interest
 
September-09
    13.97%       7       -         7  
Chase Bank
$449 / Month including interest
 
November-09
    5.89%       7       -         7  
Blanco National Bank
$3,913 / Month including interest
 
August-10
    9.50%       85       -         85  
Robert McClung, Momentum
$23,476 / Quarterly including interest
 
October-10
    7.50%       212        -         212  
George Kemper, TSTAR
$38,254 / Quarterly including interest
 
April-10
    7.50%       286       -         286  
Premium Assignment, Insurance notes
$421 / Month including interest
 
September-08
    9.48%       3       -         3  
Line of credit
2 years/ Quarterly interest (See below)
 
December-09
    6.00%       3,044       -         3,044  
E-bond investor notes
3 years/ Semiannual interest (See below)
 
Various
    10.00%       175       19       156  
Total debt
 
 
 
          $ 5,936     $ 19       5,917  
Less current maturities
                                  1,082  
Less debt discount current maturities
                                  (19 )
Long-term debt
                                $ 4,854  

The gross maturities of these debts are $616,000, $4,011,000, $815,000, $145,000, $94,000 and $236,000 for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, and thereafter, respectively.

 
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ERF WIRELESS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
 
INVESTOR NOTES
 
The following table summarizes the convertible debt activity for the period September 6, 2005, to June 30, 2008:

Description
 
Investor Notes
   
Warrant
Liabilities
   
Compound Derivative Liability
   
Total
 
Fair value issuance at inception
  $ 508,018     $ 470,702     $ 521,281     $ 1,500,001  
09-06-05 to 09-30-05 change in fair value
    18,373       2,389,132       1,012,547       3,420,052  
10-01-05 to 12-31-05 change in fair value
    78,258       (2,160,313 )     (1,090,630 )     (3,172,685 )
01-01-06 to 03-31-06 change in fair value
    90,258       (466,128 )     (276,615 )     (652,485 )
04-01-06 to 06-30-06 change in fair value
    104,943       (149,288 )     32,006       (12,339 )
07-01-06 to 09-30-06 change in fair value
    122,182       73,005       32,395       227,582  
10-01-06 to 12-31-06 change in fair value
    140,846       (118,744 )     (26,162 )     (4,060 )
01-01-07 to 03-31-07 change in fair value
    158,659       (20,503 )     (2,478 )     135,678  
04-01-07 to 06-30-07 change in fair value
    184,473       113,377       (4,843 )     293,007  
07-01-07 to 09-30-07 change in fair value
    93,990       116,109       (197,501 )     12,598  
10-01-07 to 12-31-07 change in fair value
   
-   
      52,413       -          52,413  
01-01-08 to 03-31-08 change in fair value
    -          (113,802 )     -          (113,802 )
04-01-08 to 06-30-08 change in fair value
    -          (128,524 )     -          (128,524 )
Conversions from inception to date
    (1,500,000 )     -          -          (1,500,000 )
Fair value at June 30, 2008
  $ -     $ 57,436     $ -        $ 57,436  
                                 

From inception to date through June 30, 2008, the Company recorded a net derivative income of $737,000 and for the six months ended June 30, 2008, a net derivative income of $242,000.
 
The following assumptions were used in the fair value determination of warrants liabilities at June 30, 2008:

Warrants
   
Assumptions
 
3/31/2007
6/30/2007
9/30/2007
12/31/2007
3/31/2008
6/30/2008
Dividend yield
 
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Risk-free rate for term
 
4.51%
4.89%
4.03%
3.07%
1.62%
2.91%
Volatility
 
140.00%
200.00%
177.00%
180.00%
180.00%
170.00%
Maturity date
 
3.44 years
3.39 years
2.93 years
2.68 years
2.43 years
2.18 years
               
 
A Black-Scholes methodology was used to value the warrants.
 
LINE OF CREDIT
 
During 2007, the Company amended its two-year unsecured revolving credit facility with certain private investors that provides a $3 million dollar line of credit. The terms of the secured revolving credit facility allow ERF Wireless to draw upon the facility as financing requirements dictate and provide for quarterly interest payments at a 12% rate. The loan has been extended from February 28, 2009 to now due December 31, 2009 and may be prepaid without penalty or repaid at maturity. At June 30, 2008, the balance of the credit line was $3,043,879. The lender has agreed to fund up to an additional $1 million during 2008 under the same terms and conditions. See subsequent event footnote for repayment and extension of line of credit.
 

 
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ERF WIRELESS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

 
E-SERIES INVESTOR NOTE
 
The E-Series Bonds were determined to include various embedded derivative liabilities. The derivative liabilities are the conversion feature and the redemption option (compound embedded derivative liability). At the date of issuance the E-Series Bond, compound embedded derivative liabilities were measured at fair value using either quoted market prices of financial instruments with similar characteristics or other valuation techniques. These derivative liabilities will be marked-to-market each quarter with the change in fair value recorded in the income statement. The Company uses the effective interest method to record interest expense and related debt accretion which was $15,256 for the six months ended June 30, 2008, and the estimated debt accretion for 2008 is $18,643.
 
The following table summarizes the convertible debt activity for the period May 31, 2006, to June 30, 2008:

Description
 
E-Series Bonds
   
Compound Derivative Liability
   
Total
 
Fair value issuance at inception
  $ 891,174     $ 133,826     $ 1,025,000  
05-31-06 to 06-30-06 change in fair value
 
  763       (11,750 )     (10,987 )
07-01-06 to 09-30-06 change in fair value
    5,847       (3,971 )     1,876  
10-01-06 to 12-31-06 change in fair value
    6,648       (13,213 )     (6,565 )
01-01-07 to 03-31-07 change in fair value
    9,065       5,956       15,021  
04-01-07 to 06-30-07 change in fair value
    49,060       (10,668 )     38,392  
07-01-07 to 09-30-07 change in fair value
    2,965       4,536       7,501  
10-01-07 to 12-31-07 change in fair value
    25,580       (1,274 )     24,306  
01-01-08 to 03-31-08 change in fair value
    9,146       (39,397 )     (30,251 )
04-01-08 to 06-30-08 change in fair value
    6,110       (20,468 )     (14,358 )
Conversions from inception to date
    (850,000 )     -          (850,000 )
Fair value at June 30, 2008
  $ 156,358     $ 43,577     $ 199,935  
 
From inception to date through June 30, 2008, the Company recorded a net derivative income of $90,248 and for the six months ended June 30, 2008, a net derivative income of $59,864.
 
SHAYNE GRIFFTHS, CROSSWIND, INC.
 
On January 11, 2008, the Company issued a note to Crosswind, Inc., totaling $150,000 bearing interest at 7.5% and are secured by the equipment acquired, payable in twelve quarterly payments of $13,911 plus interest.
 
CAPITAL LEASES
 
Agility Lease Fund, LLC Included in property and equipment at June 30, 2008, is $1,317,681 capitalized equipment, net of amortization. The equipment and one of the Company's bank accounts are the primary collateral securing the financing with a guarantee of repayment by ERF Wireless, Inc.
 
Banc Leasing Inc., Included in property and equipment at June 30, 2008, is $610,900 capitalized equipment, net of amortization. The equipment is the primary collateral securing the financing.

 
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ERF WIRELESS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

The following is a schedule by years of future minimum lease payments under capital leases together with the present value of the net minimum lease payments as of June 30, 2008 (in thousands):
 
Year Ending  December 31,
     
2008
  $ 444  
2009
    865  
2010
    676  
2011
    191  
2012
    128  
Thereafter
    266  
Total minimum lease payments
    2,570  
Less amount representing interest
    (598 )
Present value of net minimum lease payments
    1,972  
Current maturities of capital lease obligations
    (607 )
Long-term portion of capital lease obligations
  $ 1,365  
 
NOTE 10 – UNCOMPLETED CONTRACTS
 
Costs, estimated earnings and billings on uncompleted contracts for the six months ended June 30, 2008, and December 31, 2007, are summarized as follows (in thousands):

   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts
  $ 2,614     $ 2,284  
Estimated profit
    511       429  
Gross revenue
    3,125       2,713  
Less: billings to date
    2,982       2,303  
Costs and profit in excess of billings
  $ 143     $ 410  
 
Such amounts are included in the accompanying balance sheets at June 30, 2008, and December 31, 2007, and are summarized as follows (in thousands):

   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
Cost and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts
  $ 143     $ 410  
 
               
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts
    -       -  
 
               
 
  $ 143     $ 410  
 
NOTE 11 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
LEASES AND LICENSE AGREEMENTS
 
For the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, rental expenses of approximately $302,000 and $200,000, respectively, were incurred. The Company accounts for rent expense under leases that provide for escalating rentals over the related lease term on a straight-line method. The Company occupies office and tower facilities under several non-cancelable operating lease agreements expiring at various dates through September 2013, and requiring payment of property taxes, insurance, maintenance and utilities.
 
13

ERF WIRELESS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
 
Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases at June 30, 2008, were as follows:

Period Ending
December 31,
 
Amount ($000)
 
2008
  $ 242  
2009
    426  
2010
    316  
2011
    225  
2012
    52  
Thereafter
    12  
Total
  $ 1,273  
 
NOTE 12 - INDUSTRY SEGMENTS
 
This summary reflects the Company's current segments, as described below.
 
WIRELESS BUNDLED SERVICES DIVISION (WBS)
 
WBS provides wireless broadband products and services to commercial and individual customers throughout the wireless industry. The company is in the early stages of building and acquiring a seamless wireless broadband network throughout North America to serve private entities, cities, municipalities and the general public. All sales from external customers are located within the United States.
 
WIRELESS MESSAGING SERVICES DIVISION (WMS)
 
WMS principally provides wireless broadband system design and implementation, manufactures paging equipment, repair and maintain paging infrastructure equipment and supplies high-power infrastructure equipment to the wireless messaging industry and owns and operates a wide-area messaging service. All sales from external customers are located within the United States as well as certain international locations.
 
NETWORK OPERATING SERVICES DIVISION (NOS)
 
NOS provide the overall day-to-day 24/7 monitoring of all wireless broadband networks that the Company constructs, acquires, maintains and administers. The transactions in the NOS segment for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 were not material.
 
ENTERPRISE NETWORK SERVICES (ENS)
 
ENS provides product and service to operate an enterprise-class encrypted wireless banking network business. ENS provides the CryptoVue System consisting of software, site-based hardware devices and servers to perform network encryption; contracts for the construction, operation, monitoring and maintenance of fixed wireless networks for banking customers; trade names, equipment and software, including the software architecture and design.

For the six months ended June 30, 2008 (in thousands)
                       
 
 
WMS
   
WBS
   
ENS
   
Total
 
Revenue
  $ 568     $ 1,984     $ 128     $ 2,680  
Segment (loss) income
    190       (929 )     (836 )     (1,575 )
Segment assets
    484       5,150       1,434       7,068  
Capital expenditures
    14       773       651       1,438  
Depreciation and amortization
    7       742       92       841  
 
                               
 
                               
For the six months ended June 30, 2007 (in thousands)
                               
 
 
WMS
   
WBS
   
ENS
   
Total
 
Revenue
  $ 1,838     $ 677     $ 414     $ 2,929  
Segment loss
    359       (51 )     (542 )     (234 )
Segment assets
    505       1,119       562       2,186  
Capital expenditures
    1       168       104       273  
Depreciation and amortization
    7       87       7       101  
 
                               

    Six Months Ended  
Reconciliation of Segment Loss from Operations to Net Loss
 
June 30, 2008
   
June 30, 2007
 
Total segment loss from operations
  $ (1,575 )   $ (234 )
Total corporate overhead
    (1,926 )     (2,434 )
Net loss
  $ (3,501 )   $ (2,668 )
 
 
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ERF WIRELESS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

Reconciliation of Segment Assets to Total Assets
 
June 30, 2008
   
December 31, 2007
 
Total segment assets
  $ 7,068     $ 6,076  
Total corporate assets
    197       2,290  
Consolidated  assets
  $ 7,265     $ 8,366  
                 
 
The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in the section titled Basis of Accounting. The Company evaluates the performance of its operating segments based on income before net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization expense, accounting changes and non-recurring items.
 
For the quarter ended June 30, 2008, one customer accounts for $457,000 of Wireless Messaging Services Division revenues. At June 30, 2007, one customer accounts for $146,000 of Enterprise Network Services Division revenues and one customer accounts for $1,628,000 of Wireless Messaging Services Division revenues.
 
NOTE 13 - SUPPLEMENTAL NON-CASH DISCLOSURES:
 
During 2008, the Company issued stock in lieu of cash as payment for the following (in thousands):

June 30, 2008
 
Supplemental Non-Cash Disclosure
 
Professional fees
  $ 432  
Settlements
    167  
Salary and compensation
    554  
Other services rendered
    94  
Total for services, interest, liabilities and compensation
  $ 1,247  
 
       
Notes payable
  $ 143  
Acquisition
  $ 400  

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF ASSETS ACQUIRED RECONCILING CASH PAID:

On January 11, 2008, ERF Wireless, Inc (ERFW) completed the purchase of assets from Crosswind Enterprises Inc. The schedule below reflects the fair value of assets acquired, liabilities assumed, common stock issued and note payable issued.

       
Fair value of assets acquired
    724  
Liabilities assumed
    (3 )
Common stock issued for acquisition
    (400 )
Note payable issued for acquisition
    (150 )
Cash paid for acquisition
  $ 171  
 
NOTE 14 - EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTIONS
 
In 2004, the Board of Directors adopted a Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan under which 5,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock were reserved for issuance. In March 2007, the Board of Directors adopted a Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan under which an additional 10,000,000 shares were reserved for issuance. In April 2008, the Board of directors adopted a Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan whereby an additional 15,000,000 shares were reserved for issuance. There were 95,742 Series A preferred stock convertible to 1,788,111 common stock shares granted to certain Officers and employees under employment agreements. As of June 30, 2008, 270,135 common stock shares remain to be converted from Series A preferred stock. Also the Company has granted to certain officers and employees 375,000 stock options which are currently exercisable. As of June 30, 2008, under all Non-Qualified Stock Option Plans, 14,689,502 shares were issued and exercised by certain employees and consultants for services rendered.
 
 
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ERF WIRELESS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
 
Option activity was as follows for the six months ended June 30, 2008:

             
   
2008
 
   
Shares
   
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price
 
Outstanding at beginning of year
 
  3,302,000
  $
2.98
 
Granted
 
                   -
   
-
 
Assumed through acquisitions
 
                   -
   
-
 
Exercised
 
                   -
   
                     -
 
Forfeited/cancelled
 
   (1,570,000)
   
3.72
 
 
           
Outstanding throughout the period
 
1,732,000
  $
2.98
 
 
           
Exercisable at June 30, 2008
 
        375,000
  $
0.61
 
             
 
The weighted average fair value of the individual options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2008, is estimated at $2.98 on the date of grant. Information about options outstanding was as follows at June 30, 2008:
 
Class
   
Number
   
Remaining
Average Contractual
   
Average
Exercise
   
Number
   
Average
Exercise
 
Exercise Price
   
Outstanding
   
Life in Years
   
Price
   
Exercisable
   
Price
 
                                 
$ 0.10       225,000      
1.08
    $ 0.10       225,000     $ 0.10  
$ 1.38       150,000      
1.08
    $ 1.38       150,000     $ 1.38  
$ 2.88       750,000      
1.08
    $ 2.88       -       -  
$ 2.88       375,000      
1.08
    $ 2.88       -       -  
$ 2.27       232,000      
0.08
    $ 2.27       -       -  
          1,732,000      
0.73
    $ 2.31       375,000     $ 0.61  


NOTE 15 – BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

CROSSWIND ENTERPRISES, INC., ACQUISITION
 
PURCHASE PRICE
 
On January 11, 2008, ERF Wireless, Inc (ERFW) completed the purchase of assets from Crosswind Enterprises Inc. under the Asset Purchase Agreement dated January 11, 2008. Under the Asset Purchase Agreement, ERFW acquired the wireless internet service provider ("WISP"), which includes all of the current customers, equipment and network infrastructure equipment. The acquisition will also increase the Company's footprint in west Texas and into eastern New Mexico and may lead to additional synergy with expansion of the WiNet and US-BankNet System. At the time of the transaction, there were no material relationships between the seller and ERFW or any of its affiliates, or any director or officer of ERFW, or any associate of any such officer or director. ERFW paid $650,000 in cash, notes and securities and assumed $2,880 in current liabilities and assume $71,498 in note payables.
 
The purchase price allocation is as follows (in thousands):
 
Accounts receivable
    2  
Property and equipment
    340  
Goodwill
    176  
Identifiable intangible assets
    206  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    (3 )
Note payable
    (71 )
Total adjusted purchase price
  $ 650  

 
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ERF WIRELESS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 16 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
During the 3rd quarter 2008, through August 14, 2008, the Company issued shares in the amount of 1,323,318 for services and liabilities and issued shares in the amount of 1,828,188 for conversion of preferred stock to common stock.
 
As of August 04, 2008, the Company entered into an agreement with Angus Capital to exchange Series B Preferred in payment of a significant portion of the line of credit and the accompanying accrued interest. The Company issued 3,620,573 Series B Preferred stock for total principal and interest of $3,620,573 leaving a remaining balance of the credit line of $500,000. The Series B Preferred stock includes various provisions that relate to dividends, liquidating preferences, voting rights and the Company options to repurchase the preferred stock after five years at their option. Additionally Angus Capital extended the Company an additional $2,500,000 line of credit due December 2010.


 
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATIONS
 
This Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) should be read in conjunction with the other sections of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, including the financial statements.
 
OUR MARKETS AND BUSINESS STRATEGY
 
The Company has four operating divisions to provide solutions and services to different segments of the wireless industry. The Company's Enterprise Networks Services Division serves enterprise customers, private entities, cities, unincorporated municipalities and the general public. The Company's Wireless Bundled Services Division provides wireless broadband products and services, including Internet, voice, data and security services, and is in the early stages of building or acquiring a seamless wireless broadband network throughout much of North America to serve private entities, cities, municipalities and the general public. The Company's Wireless Messaging Services Division provides wireless broadband system design and implementation, manufactures and supplies high-power infrastructure equipment to the wireless messaging industry and owns and operates a wide-area messaging service (one- and two-way paging retail). In addition, WMS provides a turn-key implementation of a triple play voice, video, and data to residential developments internationally as well as in the U.S. The Company's Network Operation Services Division provides the overall day-to-day 24/7 monitoring of all wireless broadband networks that the Company constructs, acquires, maintains and administers. Hereinafter, all references to the Company include the operations and financial condition of the Company and its operating divisions. Subsequent to the quarter ended June 30, 2008, the company announced the formation of a new Oil and Gas Services Division to address growing customer demand in the oil and gas industry for the company’s wireless products and services.  Utilizing the resources of its rapidly expanding wireless broadband networks in Texas, New Mexico and Louisiana, the company is now actively supplying specialized products and services to oil and gas customers through this new division.
 
The Company continues to focus its initial marketing efforts at certain Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, New Mexico, Georgia, Texas and Florida banks due to the likelihood of hurricanes and wide-scale disasters in those states. The Company's business strategy is to design, construct, secure, maintain and monitor enterprise-class encrypted microwave broadband networks for the regional banking industry.
 
The Company's fault-tolerant network solutions for individual banks ("BranchNetTM systems") is currently providing 20 to 30 Mbps of encrypted microwave data communications bandwidth to six banks in three states. BranchNet provides high speed communications among a financial institution's branches spread across hundreds of miles.  The BranchNet systems address the banking industry demands for secure, fault-tolerant broadband networks, while significantly reducing the cost of the required fault-tolerant bandwidth versus traditional wireline communications options provided by the incumbent telephone carriers.
 
In addition, the Company is currently building its own nationwide fiber, satellite and encrypted wireless network for the banking industry called US BankNet. The Company leases fiber for long-haul data transmissions, builds encrypted wireless infrastructure for the "last mile", and incorporates satellite failover for redundancy.
 
The Company's strategic plan is to develop US BankNet in a series of steps. First, it sells an individual financial institution ("FI") a private encrypted wireless network ("BranchNet") to replace the FI's wireline data communications wide area network (WAN) to its branches. Six such networks have already been completed for FIs in Texas, Louisiana and Missouri. The Company is interconnecting individual FI networks into Company-owned statewide networks to provide them with high-speed access to banking service providers, disaster recovery centers, correspondent banks, the Internet and the Federal Reserve. All of the Company's Louisiana-based FI customers and the Louisiana State Police are participating in the Company's first statewide network, Louisiana BankNet. As statewide networks are completed, the Company plans to aggregate them into regional networks (i.e. "Southern BankNet") and finally aggregate the regional networks into its nationwide network, US BankNet.
 
In the U.S. there are 2,426 community banks and 431 credit unions that meet the size criteria of the Company's wireless broadband T1 replacement model. This market segment of banks and credit unions have between 5 and 19 branches with the primary target group averaging 12 branches. This represents a large potential market. There are an additional 492 large banks with 20 or more branches with an average of 135 branches representing an additional large market potential. To penetrate this market, the Company is negotiating with a Fortune 50 company to sell and support the Company's products in this segment of the market. The Company is also in negotiations with selected large core banking service providers to market and sell the Company's products to their respective customer bases.


 
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The Company also plans to expand its offering to provide wireless broadband product and service solutions to other large vertical markets where high bandwidth and secure communications are needed (such as the digital oil field, hospitals, schools, law enforcement, etc.), especially in areas where it can leverage the excess capacity in network infrastructure already constructed and paid for by its bank customers.
 
The Company has recently acquired twelve wireless broadband networks (“WISPs”) in key underserved regions to both provide local maintenance service for its BranchNet bank customers as well as to produce long term recurring revenue. The Company anticipates that it will expand its WISP footprint by both organic growth and acquisition in areas where its banking network subsidiary has sold BranchNet networks so that the Company can capitalize on the wireless network infrastructure it constructs for its bank customers. For example, the Company continues to negotiate multi-bank agreements to use the bank's network backbone on a revenue sharing basis to sell wireless broadband services to schools, hospitals, businesses, municipal entities and residential customers in the region covered by that bank's BranchNet network with little or no additional infrastructure cost to the Company.
 
RECENT EVENTS
 
During the quarter ended June 30, 2008 , the Company has continued to execute its expansion plans of construction and operation of the nationwide wireless BankNet network, acquisition of strategic WISP networks with customers, expansion of the sales staff and continued construction of various bank wireless networks. A summary of the major milestones during and subsequent to the quarter ended June 30, 2008 is as follows:
 
 
The Company announced the formation of a new Oil and Gas Services Division to address growing customer demand in the oil and gas industry for the company’s wireless products and services.  Utilizing the resources of its rapidly expanding wireless broadband networks in Texas, New Mexico and Louisiana, the Company is now actively supplying specialized products and services to oil and gas customers through this new division.
 
 
The Company announced the appointment of John Nagel to the position of CEO of the newly formed Oil and Gas Services Division.  John is an experienced ERF executive and has been leading the development of this new business initiative and overseeing the delivery of cost-effective solutions to our oil and gas customers.
 
 
The Company announced BranchNet and US-Bank Net contract with Fidelity Homestead Savings Bank, a leading Louisiana financial institution since 1908.  The Company expects to recognize the one-time revenues for this project during the 3rd and 4th quarters of 2008 and the recurring revenues from such customer agreements over their respective 7 and 10 year contracts.
 
 
The Company announced its second BranchNet contract in Texas following the completion of an agreement with West Texas State Bank to interconnect the bank’s six branches located in the greater Odessa, Texas area, including Midland, Kermit and Monahans.  The Company expects to recognize the one-time revenues for this project during the 3rd and 4th quarters of 2008 and the recurring revenues from such customer agreements over their respective 10 year contracts.
 
 
The Company announced WiNet contracts with banks in Texas and Louisiana.  These 10-year contracts with Louisiana-based Fidelity Homestead Savings Bank and Texas-based Classic Bank will bring wireless broadband and wireless infrastructure to certain rural communities in both Texas and Louisiana via the utilization of the bank’s excess bandwidth and wireless infrastructure to provide Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP) products and services to the bank’s commercial and retail customers.
 
 
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2008, COMPARED TO THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2007
 
The following table sets forth summarized consolidated financial information for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007:

   
Three Months Ended June 30,
   
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
             
($ in thousands)
 
2008
   
2007
   
$ Change
   
% Change
   
2008
   
2007
   
$ Change
   
% Change
 
Total sales
  $ 1,005     $ 2,424     $ (1,419 )     -59%     $ 2,680     $ 2,929     $ (249 )     -9%  
Cost of goods sold
    584       1,521       (937 )     -62%       1,419       1,803       (384 )     -21%  
Gross profit
    421       903       (482 )     -53%       1,261       1,126       135       12%  
Percent of total sales
    42%       37%                       47%       38%                  
Operating expenses
    2,362       1,654       708       43%       4,695       3,005       1,690       56%  
Loss from operations
    (1,941 )     (751 )     (1,190 )     158%       (3,434 )     (1,879 )     (1,555 )     83%  
Other income/(expense)
    (19 )     (548 )     529       -97%       (67 )     (789 )     722       -92%  
Net loss
    (1,960 )     (1,299 )     (661 )     51%       (3,501 )     (2,668 )     (833 )     31%  
                                                                 
 
For the three months ended June 30, 2008, the Company's business operations reflected an increase in sales for Wireless Bundled Services with an offset of decreased sales for Wireless Messaging Services and Enterprise Network Services. For the three months ended June 30, 2008, the Company's consolidated operations generated net sales of $1,005,000 compared to prior year net sales of $2,424,000. The $1,419,000 decrease in net sales is primarily attributable to $1,693,000 decrease in Wireless Messaging Services attributable to prior year sales with the El Dorado Golf and Beach Club of San Jose del Cabo, Mexico project, with no comparable sales in the same quarter 2008, a $299,000 decrease in banking network installation and services and offset with an increase of $573,000 in recurring wireless WISP services with the increased growth attributed to recent WISP acquisitions. Product sales decrease $930,000 and service sales decrease $511,000 primarily due to prior year sales in the Wireless Messaging Services associated with El Dorado Golf and Beach Club of San Jose del Cabo, Mexico project and decrease sales in Enterprise Network Services in product and services to banks. For the three months ended June 30, 2008, the Company had a gross profit margin of 42%, compared to a gross profit margin of 37% for the prior year. The increased in gross profit margin is primarily attributable to several factors: (i) Increased WISP customer base in recurring revenue with strong consistent margins on wireless broadband services and (ii) consistent margins in our Wireless Messaging Services change orders in completing the El Dorado Golf and Beach Club of San Jose del Cabo, Mexico project.
 
For the six months ended June 30, 2008, the Company's consolidated operations generated net sales of $2,680,000 compared to prior-year net sales of $2,929,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2007. The $249,000 decrease in net sales is primarily attributable to $1,270,000 decrease in Wireless Messaging Services prior year sales associated with the El Dorado Golf and Beach Club of San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, a $286,000 decrease in banking network installation and services resulting in reduced network construction revenues in 2008 and offset with an increase of $1,307,000 in recurring wireless WISP services with the increased growth attributed to recent WISP acquisitions. For the six months ended June 30, 2008, the Company had a gross profit margin of 47%, compared to a gross profit margin of 38% for the prior-year six-month period ended June 30, 2007. The increased in gross profit margin is primarily attributable to several factors: (i) Increased WISP customer base growth through acquisition in recurring revenue with strong consistent margins on wireless broadband services and (ii) consistent margins in our Wireless Messaging Services change orders in completing the El Dorado Golf and Beach Club of San Jose del Cabo, Mexico project.
 
The Company incurred a net loss of $1,960,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2008. The Company's principal components of the net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2008, included approximately $237,000 in depreciation and amortization expenses, $170,000 of interest expense, and $397,000 of other general and administrative expense, $1,139,000 in employment expenses and $477,000 in professional services expense, offset by $149,000 of derivative income.
 
 
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SALES INFORMATION
 
Set forth below is a table presenting summarized sales information for our business segments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007:

($ in thousands)
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
                               
Business Segment
   
2008
 
% of Total
   
2007
 
% of Total
   
$ Change
 
% Change
Wireless Messaging Services
 
$
         72
 
7%
 
$
    1,765
 
72%
 
$
  (1,693)
 
-96%
Wireless Bundled Services
   
       903
 
90%
   
       330
 
14%
   
       573
 
174%
Enterprise Network Services
   
         30
 
3%
   
       329
 
14%
   
     (299)
 
-91%
Total Sales
 
$
    1,005
 
100%
 
$
    2,424
 
100%
 
$
  (1,419)
 
-59%
 
                             
 
                             
($ in thousands)
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
                         
Business Segment
   
2008
 
% of Total
   
2007
 
% of Total
   
$ Change
 
% Change
Wireless Messaging Services
 
$
       568
 
21%
 
$
    1,838
 
63%
 
$
  (1,270)
 
-69%
Wireless Bundled Services
   
    1,984
 
74%
   
       677
 
23%
   
    1,307
 
193%
Enterprise Network Services
   
       128
 
5%
   
       414
 
14%
   
     (286)
 
-69%
Total Sales
 
$
    2,680
 
100%
 
$
    2,929
 
100%
 
$
     (249)
 
-9%
 
                             
 
For the three months ended June 30, 2008, net sales decreased to $1,005,000 from $2,424,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2007. The overall decrease of 59% was attributable to a decrease of $1,693,000 of Wireless Messaging Services, a decrease in Enterprise Network Services of $299,000 and an increase in Wireless Bundled Services of $573,000. The $1,693,000 decrease in Wireless Messaging Services was primarily attributable to prior year sales with the El Dorado Golf and Beach Club of San Jose del Cabo, Mexico project, with no comparable sales in the same quarter 2008. The $299,000 decrease in banking network installation and services was primarily attributable to Banks opting to construct networks in subsequent quarter. The $573,000 increase was primarily attributable to recurring wireless WISP services with recent WISP asset acquisitions including approximately 5,000 customers.
 
For the six months ended June 30, 2008, net sales decreased to $2,680,000 from $2,929,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2007. The overall decrease of 9% was primarily attributable to $1,270,000 decrease in Wireless Messaging Services prior year sales associated with the El Dorado Golf and Beach Club of San Jose del Cabo, Mexico. The $286,000 decrease is primarily attributable to banking network installation and services resulting in reduced network construction revenues in 2008. The $1,307,000 increase is primarily attributable to recurring wireless WISP services with the increased sales growth attributed to recent WISP acquisitions.
 
COST OF GOODS SOLD
 
The following tables set forth summarized cost of goods sold information for the three ended June 30, 2008 and 2007:

($ in thousands)
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
                       
Business Segment
   
2008
 
% of Total
   
2007
 
% of Total
   
$ Change
 
% Change
Wireless Messaging Services
 
$
         51
 
9%
 
$
    1,140
 
75%
 
$
        (1,089)
 
-96%
Wireless Bundled Services
   
       524
 
90%
   
       131
 
9%
   
            393
 
300%
Enterprise Network Services
   
           9
 
1%
   
       250
 
16%
   
           (241)
 
-96%
Total cost of sales
 
$
       584
 
100%
 
$
    1,521
 
100%
 
$
           (937)
 
-62%
                               

  ($ in thousands)
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2008
   
2007
   
$ Change
   
% Change
 
                         
Products and integration service
  $ 156     $ 1,279     $ (1,123 )     -88 %
Rent and maintenance
    105       51       54       106 %
Salary and related cost
    7       129       (122 )     -95 %
Depreciation
    211       45       166       369 %
Other costs
    105       17       88       518 %
Total cost of sales
  $ 584     $ 1,521     $ (937 )     -62 %
                                 

 
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The following tables set forth summarized cost of goods sold information for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007:
 
 ($ in thousands)
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
                             
     
2008
 
% of Total
   
2007
 
% of Total
   
$ Change
 
% Change
Wireless Messaging Services
 
$
       235
 
60%
 
$
    1,193
 
66%
 
$
           (958)
 
-80%
Wireless Bundled Services
   
    1,009
 
18%
   
       264
 
15%
   
            745
 
282%
Enterprise Network Services
   
       175
 
12%
   
       346
 
19%
   
           (171)
 
-49%
Total cost of sales
 
$
    1,419
 
90%
 
$
    1,803
 
100%
 
$
           (384)
 
-21%
 
                             

($ in thousands)
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2008
   
2007
   
$ Change
 
% Change
 
                       
Products and integration service
$
       516
 
$
    1,445
 
$
     (929)
 
-64%
 
Rent and maintenance
 
       196
   
         92
   
       104
 
113%
 
Salary and related cost
 
         56
   
       148
   
       (92)
 
-62%
 
Depreciation
 
       407
   
         87
   
       320
 
368%
 
Other costs
 
       244
   
         31
   
       213
 
687%
 
Total cost of sales
$
    1,419
 
$
    1,803
 
$
     (384)
 
-21%
 
                       
 
For the three months ended June 30, 2008, cost of goods sold decrease by $937,000, or 62%, to $584,000 from $1,521,000 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2008. The decrease of $937,000 in cost of goods sold is primarily attributable to product and service cost of $1,123,000 associated with prior year cost with El Dorado Golf and Beach Club project in Mexico and wireless banking installations with no comparable cost in the same quarter 2008; a $122,000 decrease in salary and related cost is due to prior year El Dorado Golf and Beach Club project in Mexico and wireless banking installations; an increase of $88,000 of other cost is primarily attributable to travel cost due to El Dorado Golf and Beach Club project in Mexico and broadband utility cost due to growth of our WISP customer base; $166,000 primarily attributable to depreciation expense associated with recent acquisitions and growth of our wireless network area to increase our WISP customer base and $54,000 is primarily attributable to rent and maintenance cost associated with acquisitions and growth of  our wireless network area to increase our WISP customer base.
 
For the six months ended June 30, 2008, cost of goods sold decreased by $384,000, or 21%, to $1,419,000 from $1,803,000 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2007. The decrease of $384,000 in cost of goods sold is primarily attributable to product and service cost of $929,000 associated with prior year cost with El Dorado Golf and Beach Club project in Mexico and wireless banking installations; a $92,000 decrease in salary and related cost is due to prior year El Dorado Golf and Beach Club project in Mexico and wireless banking installations; an increase of $213,000 of other cost is primarily attributable to travel cost due to El Dorado Golf and Beach Club project in Mexico and broadband utility cost due to growth of our WISP customer base; $320,000 primarily attributable to depreciation expense associated with recent acquisitions and growth of our wireless network area to increase our WISP customer base and $104,000 is primarily attributable to rent and maintenance cost associated with acquisitions and growth of  our wireless network area to increase our WISP customer base.
 
OPERATIONS EXPENSES
 
The following table sets forth summarized operating expense information for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007:

   
Three Months Ended June 30,
   
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
   
 2008
   
 2007
   
 $ Change
   
 % Change
   
 2008
   
 2007
   
 $ Change
   
 % Change
 
                                                 
Employment expenses
  $ 1,139     $ 910     $ 229       25%     $ 2,240     $ 1,600     $ 640       40%  
Professional services
    477       398       79       20%       971       746       225       30%  
Rent and maintenance
    94       65       29       45%       184       134       50       37%  
Research and development
    18       -       18       100%       18       -       18       100%  
Depreciation and amortization
    237       67       170       254%       466       134       332       248%  
Other general and administrative
    397       214       183       86%       816       391       425       109%  
Total operating expenses   $ 2,362       1,654     $ 708       43%     $ 4,695     $ 3,005     $ 1,690       56%  
 
 
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For the three months ended June 30, 2008, operating expenses increased by 43% to $2,362,000, as compared to $1,654,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2007. The increases that occurred, as evidenced by the immediately preceding table, are discussed below:
 
 
A $229,000 increase in employment expense. The increase is primarily attributable to growth of the company through recent acquisitions;
 
 
A $79,000 increase in professional services. The increase is primarily related to accounting expenses related to recent acquisitions and audits;
 
 
A $29,000 increase in rent and maintenance. The increase is primarily attributable to growth of the company through recent acquisitions;
 
 
A $18,000 increase in research and development expense. The increase is primarily attributable to expense in improving efficiencies of VOIP data encryption;
 
 
A $170,000 increase in depreciation and amortization; The increase is primarily attributable to growth of the company through recent acquisitions; and
 
 
A $183,000 increase in other general and administrative expense.
 
For the six months ended June 30, 2008, operating expenses increase by 56% to $4,695,000, as compared to $3,005,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2007. The increases that occurred, as evidenced by the immediately preceding table, are discussed below:
 
 
A $640,000 increase in employment expense. The increase is primarily attributable to growth of the company through recent acquisitions;
 
 
A $225,000 increase in professional services. The increase is primarily related to accounting expenses related to recent acquisitions and audits;
 
 
A $50,000 increase in rent and maintenance. The increase is primarily attributable to growth of the company through recent acquisitions;
 
 
A $18,000 increase in research and development expense. The increase is primarily attributable to expense in improving efficiencies of VOIP data encryption;
 
 
A $332,000 increase in depreciation and amortization; The increase is primarily attributable to growth of the company through recent acquisitions; and
 
 
A $425,000 increase in other general and administrative expense.
 
OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE, NET
 
For the six months ended June 30, 2008, the decrease in other (income) expense is primarily attributable to derivative income of $279,000 and interest expense of $354,000 as compared to $117,000 derivative expense and $662,000, respectively for the six months ended June 30, 2007. The derivative income represents the net unrealized (non-cash) charge during the six months ended June 30, 2008, in the fair value of our derivative instrument liabilities related to warrants and embedded derivatives in our debt instruments that have been bifurcated and accounted for separately.
 
NET LOSS
 
For the six months ended June 30, 2008, our net loss was $3,501,000 compared to a loss of $2,668,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2007. The increase in the loss for the six months ended June 30, 2008, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2007, is primarily attributable to increase in employment, professional services, depreciation and amortization and general and administrative.
 
CASH FLOWS
 
The Company's operating activities increased net cash used by operating activities to $2,091,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2008, compared to net cash used of $234,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2007. The increase in net cash used by operating activities was primarily attributable to fund an increase in the company's net operating loss $3,501,000, net of $2,260,000 non-cash charges combined with derivative income $279,000 to equal net non-cash charge of $1,958,000, combined together with $548,000 of cash used by fluctuations in working capital requirements consisting of the combination of accounts receivable, inventory, prepaid expenses, accounts payable, accrued expenses, cost and profit in excess of billings, deferred liability lease and deferred revenue.
 
 
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The Company's investing activities used net cash of $578,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2008, compared to use of net cash of $220,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2007. The increase in investing activities is primarily growing WISP capabilities through asset acquisition and expansion of our infrastructure in Texas, New Mexico and Louisiana.
 
The Company's financing activities provided net cash of $548,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2008, compared to $433,000 of cash provided in the six months ended June 30, 2007. The cash provided in the six months ended June 30, 2008, was primarily associated with the proceeds from equity financings and the line of credit, net.
 
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
 
At June 30, 2008, the Company's current assets totaled $1,576,000 (including cash and cash equivalents of $90,000). Total current liabilities were $2,969,000, resulting in negative working capital of $1,393,000. The Company has funded operations to date through a combination of utilizing cash on hand, issuing common stock to settle certain current liabilities, borrowings and raising additional capital through the sale of its securities. The Company operations for the six months ended June 30, 2008, was primarily funded by proceeds from the Company's line of credit totaling $635,000, sale of restricted common stock, net to accredited investors of $272,000, and convertible debt financing of $25,000.
 
CURRENT DEBT FACILITY
 
At June 30, 2008, the Company had approximately $956,000 available on a $4 million unsecured revolving credit facility with Angus Capital Partners, which matures in December 2009. The terms of the two-year unsecured revolving credit facility will allow us to draw upon the facility as financing requirements dictate and provides for quarterly interest payments at an annual 12% rate. The loan may be prepaid without penalty or repaid at maturity. See subsequent event footnote for repayment and extension of line of credit.
 
ISSUANCE OF COMMON STOCK
 
During the six months ended June 30, 2008, we issued to various accredited investors an aggregate of 621,000 shares of restricted common stock for net consideration of $272,000. We relied on Section 4(2) of the Act in effecting this transaction.
 
During the six months ended June 30, 2008, we issued 1,980,923 shares of common stock to employees and business consultants, for aggregate consideration of $1,088,115 of services rendered, pursuant to a registration statement on form S-8.
 
DUTCHESS FACILITY
 
On June 14, 2007, we entered into an Investment Agreement with Dutchess whereby Dutchess agreed to purchase up to $10,000,000 of our common stock over the course of thirty-six (36) months.  The Company filed a Registration Statement with the SEC covering an issuance of 10,000,000 of common stock under the equity line agreement. The Company has received comments from the SEC and intends to refile a pre-effective amendment to the registration with updated audited financial statements during 2008.
 
USE OF WORKING CAPITAL
 
We believe our cash, anticipated cash flow from operations and available credit facilities afford us adequate liquidity for the balance of fiscal 2008, although we expect to raise additional capital during this period to fund our anticipated growth for our banking and WISP network businesses if acceptable terms are available. Furthermore, we anticipate that we will need additional capital in the future to continue to expand our business operations, which expenditures may include the following:
 
 
Acquisitions of one or more companies, networks or other assets:
 
 
Investment in towers, radios, customer premise equipment and other related equipment associated with wireless broadband expansion plans:
 
 
Investment in back office systems and related infrastructure to support the Company's wireless broadband expansion plans:
 
 
Investment in laboratory facilities including test and simulation equipment:
 
 
Investment or licensing of certain intellectual property related to the Company's wireless broadband expansion plans:
 
 
General working capital purposes.

 
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We have historically financed our operations through private equity and debt financings. We do not have any commitments for equity funding at this time, and additional funding may not be available to us on favorable terms, if at all. As such there is no assurance that we can raise additional capital from external sources, the failure of which could cause us to sell assets or curtail operations.
 
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
 
The following table sets forth contractual obligations as of June 30, 2008:

   
Payments Due by Period
   
Total
   
Less than 1 Year
   
1-3 Years
   
3-5 Years
   
More than 5 Years
Contractual obligations:
 $                           
Long-term debt obligations
 
4,524
  $
695
  $  
 3,829
 
$
                 -
  $
-
Capital lease obligations
 
           2,570
   
                444
   
             1,731
   
 384
   
                  11
Operating lease obligations
 
           1,273
   
                242
   
                967
   
 64
   
                     -
Total contractual obligations
$  
8,367
  $
1,381
  $  
6,527
 
$
 448
  $
11
                             
 
The Company's contractual obligations consist of long-term debt of $4,524,000, derivative liabilities of $101,000 unamortized debt discount of $19,000 and interest expense of $459,000 as set forth in Note 9 to the company's financial statements, Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt, and certain obligations for operating leases requiring future minimal commitments under non-cancelable leases set forth in Note 11 - Commitments and Contingencies.
 
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
 
As of June 30, 2008, the Company did not have any significant off-balance-sheet arrangements other than certain office and tower facility operating leases requiring minimal commitments under non-cancelable leases disclosed in the table above.
 
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
 
GENERAL
 
We have adopted various accounting policies to prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Our most significant accounting policies are described in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report. The preparation of our consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Our estimates and assumptions, including those related to bad debts, inventories, intangible assets, sales returns and discounts, and income taxes are updated as appropriate.
 
Certain of our more critical accounting policies require the application of significant judgment by management in selecting the appropriate assumptions for calculating financial estimates. By their nature, these judgments are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty. These judgments are based on our historical experience, terms of existing contracts, and our observance of trends in the industry, information provided by our customers, and information available from other outside sources, as appropriate. Different, reasonable estimates could have been used in the current period. Additionally, changes in accounting estimates are reasonably likely to occur from period to period. Both of these factors could have a material impact on the presentation of our financial condition, changes in financial condition or results of operations.
 
PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION
 
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
USE OF ESTIMATES
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management 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.
 
 
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DEFERRED SYNDICATION COSTS
 
Deferred syndication costs consist of those expenditures incurred that are directly attributable to fundraising and the collection thereto. Upon successful collection of the funds, all expenses incurred will be reclassified to additional paid in capital and treated as syndication costs; netted against the funds raised.
 
REVENUE RECOGNITION
 
The Company's revenue is generated primarily from the sale of wireless communications products and services, including providing reliable enterprise-class wireless broadband services. The Company recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the sales price is fixed or determinable, and collectibility is probable.
 
The Company records revenues from its fixed-price, long-term contracts using the percentage-of-completion method. Revenues are recorded based on construction costs incurred to date as a percentage of estimated total cost at completion. The percentage-of-completion, determined by using total costs incurred to date as a percentage of estimated total costs at completion, reflects the actual physical completion of the project. This method of revenue recognition is used because management considers total cost to be the best available measure of progress on the contracts.
 
The Company recognizes product sales generally at the time the product is shipped. Concurrent with the recognition of revenue, the Company provides for the estimated cost of product warranties and reduces revenue for estimated product returns. Sales incentives are generally classified as a reduction of revenue and are recognized at the later of when revenue is recognized or when the incentive is offered. Shipping and handling costs are included in cost of goods sold.
 
Service revenue is principally derived from wireless broadband services, including internet, voice, and data and monitoring service. Subscriber fees are recorded as revenues in the period during which the service is provided.
 
WARRANTY
 
The Company's suppliers generally warrant the products distributed by the Company and allow returns of defective products, including those that have been returned to the Company by its customers. The Company does not independently warrant the products that it distributes, but it does provide warranty services on behalf of the supplier.
 
FIXED ASSETS
 
Furniture and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The costs associated with normal maintenance, repair, and refurbishment of equipment are charged to expense as incurred. The capitalized cost of equipment and vehicles under capital leases is amortized over the lesser of the lease term or the asset's estimated useful life, and is included in depreciation and amortization expense in the consolidated statements of operations.
 
When assets are retired or otherwise disposed of, the costs and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gain or loss is recognized as income for the period. The cost of maintenance and repairs is charged to income as incurred; significant renewals and betterments are capitalized. Deductions are made for retirements resulting from renewals or betterments.
 
GOODWILL

Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of companies acquired over the fair value of their net assets at the dates of acquisition. Under current accounting pronouncement, the company is required to annually assess the carrying value of goodwill associated with each of its distinct business units that comprise its business segments of the company to determine if impairment in value has occurred.

 
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LONG-LIVED ASSETS
 
We review our long-lived assets, to include intangible assets subject to amortization, for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such long-lived asset or group of long-lived assets (collectively referred to as "the asset") may not be recoverable. Such circumstances include, but are not limited to:
 
 
a significant decrease in the market price of the asset;
 
 
a significant change in the extent or manner in which the asset is being used;
 
 
a significant change in the business climate that could affect the value of the asset;
 
 
a current period loss combined with projection of continuing loss associated with use of the asset;
 
 
a current expectation that, more likely than not, the asset will be sold or otherwise disposed of before the end of its previously estimated useful life;
 
We continually evaluate whether such events and circumstances have occurred. When such events or circumstances exist, the recoverability of the asset's carrying value shall be determined by estimating the undiscounted future cash flows (cash inflows less associated cash outflows) that are directly associated with and that are expected to arise as a direct result of the use and eventual disposition of the asset. To date, no such impairment has occurred. To the extent such events or circumstances occur that could affect the recoverability of our long-lived assets, we may incur charges for impairment in the future.
 
CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK
 
Trade accounts receivable are concentrated with companies or entities in the regional banking and Internet services industry. Accordingly, the credit risk associated with the trade accounts receivable will fluctuate with the overall condition of the regional banking and Internet services industries. The primary component of accounts receivable relates to the Company's sales of banking wireless broadband networks and Internet service revenues. As a result, such estimates are based on the Company's historical collection experience and accounts receivable does reflect a general or specific provision for an allowance for doubtful accounts. During all periods presented, credit losses, to the extent identifiable, were within management's overall expectations.
 
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
 
In connection with the sale of debt or equity instruments, we may sell options or warrants to purchase our common stock. In certain circumstances, these options or warrants may be classified as derivative liabilities, rather than as equity. Additionally, the debt or equity instruments may contain embedded derivative instruments, such as embedded derivative features, which in certain circumstances may be required to be bifurcated from the associated host instrument and accounted for separately as a derivative instrument liability.
 
The identification of, and accounting for, derivative instruments is complex. Our derivative instrument liabilities are re-valued at the end of each reporting period, with changes in the fair value of the derivative liability recorded as charges or credits to income, in the period in which the changes occur. For options, warrants and bifurcated embedded derivative features that are accounted for as derivative instrument liabilities, we estimate fair value using either quoted market prices of financial instruments with similar characteristics or other valuation techniques. The valuation techniques require assumptions related to the remaining term of the instruments and risk-free rates of return, our current common stock price and expected dividend yield, and the expected volatility of our common stock price over the life of the option.
 
Because of the limited trading history for our common stock, we have estimated the future volatility of our common stock price based on not only the history of our stock price but also the experience of other entities considered comparable to us. The identification of, and accounting for, derivative instruments and the assumptions used to value them can significantly affect our financial statements.
 
 
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RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
 
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141R, Business Combinations. SFAS 141R establishes principles and requirements for how the acquirer of a business recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree. SFAS No. 141R also provides guidance for recognizing and measuring the goodwill acquired in the business combination and determines what information to disclose to enable users of the financial statement to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. SFAS 141R is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. We expect SFAS No. 141R will have an impact on our consolidated financial statements when effective, but the nature and magnitude of the specific effects will depend upon the nature, terms and size of the acquisitions we consummate after the effective date. We are still assessing the impact of this standard on our future consolidated financial statements.
 
INFLATION
 
The Company's results of operations have not been affected by inflation and management does not expect inflation to have a significant effect on its operations in the future.
 
ITEM 3.   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
 
We maintain controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Based upon their evaluation of those controls and procedures performed as of the end of the period covered by this report, our chief executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were adequate.
 
There were no significant changes in the Company's internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
 
ITEM 1.   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
None.
 
ITEM 2.   UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
 
The following transactions were completed pursuant to either Section 4(2) of the Securities Act or Regulation D of the Securities Act. With respect to issuances made pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, the transactions did not involve any public offering and were sold to a limited group of persons. Each recipient either received adequate information about ERF Wireless or had access, through employment or other relationships, to such information, and ERF Wireless determined that each recipient had such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that they were able to evaluate the merits and risks of an investment in the Company.
 
With respect to issuances made pursuant to Regulation D of the Securities Act, ERF Wireless determined that each purchaser was an "accredited investor" as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act, or if such investor was not an accredited investor, that such investor received the information required by Regulation D.
 
Except as otherwise noted, all sales of the Company's securities were made by officers of the Company who received no commission or other remuneration for the solicitation of any person in connection with the respective sales of securities described above. The recipients of securities represented their intention to acquire the securities for investment only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof and appropriate legends were affixed to the share certificates and other instruments issued in such transactions.
 
On January 7, 2008, an accredited investor acquired 50,000 shares of common stock at $1.06 per share.
 
On February 6, 2008, accredited investors acquired 52,615 shares of common stock at $0.65 per share.
 
On March 14, 2008, accredited investors acquired 518,987 shares of common stock at $0.40 per share.
 
On March 31, 2008, accredited investors acquired 196,850 shares of common stock at $0.38 per share pursuant to a conversion of E-series bonds.
 
On March 31, 2008, accredited investors acquired 191,571 shares of common stock at $0.13 per share pursuant to a conversion of E-series bonds.
 
On March 31, 2008, accredited investors acquired 40,783 shares of common stock at $0.61 per share pursuant to a conversion of E-series bonds.
 
On January 10, 2008, an accredited investor acquired 2,457,716 shares of common stock pursuant to Preferred A Conversions.
 
On March 14, 2008, an accredited investor acquired 28,803 shares of common stock pursuant to Preferred A Conversions.
 
On March 25, 2008, an accredited investor acquired 6,217,131 shares of common stock pursuant to Preferred A Conversions.
 
ITEM 3.   DEFAULT IN SENIOR SECURITIES
 
None.
 
ITEM 4.   SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
 
None.
 
 
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ITEM 5.   OTHER INFORMATION
 
None.
 

ITEM 6.   EXHIBITS

Exhibit 31
Certification of Chief Executive officer and Chief Financial officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14 (a) and 15d-14 (a), as adopted pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Exhibit 32
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002





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SIGNATURES
 
In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
ERF Wireless, Inc.
By:
/s/H. Dean Cubley         
 
H. Dean Cubley
 
Chief Executive Officer
Date:
August 14, 2008
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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