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ATN International, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/20 – ‘XML’

On:  Monday, 3/1/21, at 3:54pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/20   ·   Accession #:  1558370-21-2145   ·   File #:  1-12593

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 3/01/21  ATN International, Inc.           10-K       12/31/20  113:21M                                    Toppan Merrill Bridge/FA

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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 2: EX-10.21    Material Contract                                   HTML     36K 
 3: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     40K 
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16: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    158K 
17: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     51K 
18: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    130K 
19: R5          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML     31K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
20: R6          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     69K 
                (Loss)                                                           
21: R7          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     32K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
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23: R9          Consolidated Statements of Equity (Parenthetical)   HTML     37K 
24: R10         Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    163K 
25: R11         Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML     31K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
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27: R13         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    272K 
28: R14         Revenue Recognition and Receivables                 HTML     91K 
29: R15         Leases                                              HTML     89K 
30: R16         Impact of Hurricanes Irma and Maria                 HTML     33K 
31: R17         Dispositions and Platform Investments               HTML     61K 
32: R18         Fixed Assets                                        HTML     71K 
33: R19         Goodwill and Intangible Assets                      HTML    143K 
34: R20         Long-Term Debt                                      HTML     44K 
35: R21         Government Grants                                   HTML     44K 
36: R22         Equity                                              HTML    185K 
37: R23         Income Taxes                                        HTML    229K 
38: R24         Retirement Plans                                    HTML    345K 
39: R25         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     52K 
40: R26         Segment Reporting                                   HTML    410K 
41: R27         Schedule Ii Valuation and Qualifying Accounts       HTML    130K 
42: R28         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    341K 
                (Policies)                                                       
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44: R30         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    189K 
                (Tables)                                                         
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46: R32         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     87K 
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50: R36         Equity (Tables)                                     HTML    188K 
51: R37         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    229K 
52: R38         Retirement Plans (Tables)                           HTML    353K 
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                and Cash Equivalents (Details)                                   
58: R44         SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Fixed  HTML     37K 
                Assets (Details)                                                 
59: R45         SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES -        HTML     36K 
                Acquired Intangibles (Details)                                   
60: R46         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Aoci   HTML     68K 
                (Details)                                                        
61: R47         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Aoci   HTML     38K 
                reclassifications (Details)                                      
62: R48         SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES -        HTML     41K 
                Revenue Recognition (Details)                                    
63: R49         SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Risk   HTML     40K 
                (Details)                                                        
64: R50         SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Fair   HTML     62K 
                value Instruments - Recurring (Details)                          
65: R51         SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Fair   HTML     80K 
                value Instruments - Narrative (Details)                          
66: R52         SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES -        HTML     43K 
                Anti-dilution (Details)                                          
67: R53         SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES -        HTML     44K 
                Stock-Based Compensation (Details)                               
68: R54         SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES -        HTML     57K 
                Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Details)                       
69: R55         REVENUE RECOGNITION AND RECEIVABLES - Narrative     HTML     56K 
                (Details)                                                        
70: R56         REVENUE RECOGNITION AND RECEIVABLES - Contract      HTML     73K 
                Assets and Liabilities (Details)                                 
71: R57         REVENUE RECOGNITION AND RECEIVABLES - Contract      HTML     39K 
                Acquisition Costs (Details)                                      
72: R58         REVENUE RECOGNITION AND RECEIVABLES - Remaining     HTML     41K 
                Performance Obligations - (Details)                              
73: R59         REVENUE RECOGNITION AND RECEIVABLES - Allowance     HTML     41K 
                for Credit Losses - (Details)                                    
74: R60         REVENUE RECOGNITION AND RECEIVABLES - Allowance     HTML     39K 
                for Credit Losses Rollforward - (Details)                        
75: R61         REVENUE RECOGNITION AND RECEIVABLES - Accounts      HTML     45K 
                Receivable (Details)                                             
76: R62         LEASES - Narrative (Details)                        HTML     62K 
77: R63         LEASES - Components of Lease Expense and Payments   HTML     66K 
                (Details)                                                        
78: R64         LEASES - Weighted average remaining lease terms     HTML     39K 
                and discount rates (Details)                                     
79: R65         LEASES - Maturities of lease liabilities (Details)  HTML     51K 
80: R66         Impact of Hurricanes Irma and Maria (Details)       HTML     44K 
81: R67         DISPOSITIONS AND PLATFORM INVESTMENTS -             HTML     82K 
                Disposition - US Solar Business (Details)                        
82: R68         DISPOSITIONS AND PLATFORM INVESTMENTS -             HTML     73K 
                Disposition - Vibrant Energy (Details)                           
83: R69         DISPOSITIONS AND PLATFORM INVESTMENTS -             HTML     37K 
                Disposition - Platform Investments (Details)                     
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86: R72         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Rollforward        HTML     44K 
                (Details)                                                        
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88: R74         GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Change In          HTML     54K 
                Carrying Amount Of Telecommunications Licenses                   
                (Details)                                                        
89: R75         GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Customer           HTML     59K 
                Relationships (Details)                                          
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91: R77         Government Grants (Details)                         HTML    127K 
92: R78         Equity (Details)                                    HTML    172K 
93: R79         INCOME TAXES - Components of Income Before Income   HTML     41K 
                Taxes (Details)                                                  
94: R80         INCOME TAXES - Income Tax Reconciliation (Details)  HTML     75K 
95: R81         INCOME TAXES - Components of Income Tax Expense     HTML    130K 
                (Benefit) (Details)                                              
96: R82         INCOME TAXES - Components of Income Tax -           HTML     69K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
97: R83         INCOME TAXES - Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details)  HTML     43K 
98: R84         RETIREMENT PLANS - Rate Assumptions (Details)       HTML     53K 
99: R85         RETIREMENT PLANS - Benefit Obligations and Plan     HTML     89K 
                Assets (Details)                                                 
100: R86         RETIREMENT PLANS - Net Assets and Allocations       HTML     70K  
                (Details)                                                        
101: R87         RETIREMENT PLANS - Amounts in Consolidated          HTML     56K  
                Financials (Details)                                             
102: R88         RETIREMENT PLANS - Net Periodic Pension Cost        HTML     53K  
                (Details)                                                        
103: R89         RETIREMENT PLANS - Expected future service          HTML     49K  
                (Details)                                                        
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105: R91         Commitments and Contingencies - Other Obligations   HTML     42K  
                (Details)                                                        
106: R92         Segment Reporting (Details)                         HTML    186K  
107: R93         Segment Reporting - Revenue and Assets (Details)    HTML     56K  
108: R94         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details)      HTML     86K  
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 5/09/18  ATN International, Inc.           10-Q        3/31/18   70:9.1M                                   Toppan Merrill Bridge/FA
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 3/01/18  ATN International, Inc.           10-K       12/31/17  113:24M                                    Toppan Merrill Bridge/FA
 8/09/16  ATN International, Inc.           10-Q        6/30/16   55:8.5M                                   Toppan Merrill Bridge/FA
 6/27/16  ATN International, Inc.           8-K:5,8,9   6/21/16    4:180K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
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 5/15/06  ATN International, Inc.           10-Q        3/31/06    6:982K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
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