September 18, 2019
Mark A. Wallace
Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Uniti Group Inc.
10802 Executive Center Drive
Benton Building Suite 300
Little Rock, Arkansas 72211
Re: Uniti Group Inc.
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018
Filed March 18, 2019
File No. 001-36708
Dear Mr. Wallace:
We have reviewed your filing and have the following comment. In our
comment, we
may ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand your
disclosure.
Please respond to this comment within ten business days by providing the
requested
information or advise us as soon as possible when you will respond. If you do
not believe our
comment applies to your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in your
response.
After reviewing your response to this comment, we may have additional
comments.
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2019
Item 1 Financial Statements
Note 2. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Straight-Line Revenue Receivable, page 13
1. We note your disclosure that you have evaluated the collectability of the
straight-line
revenue receivable related to Windstream in light of Windstream's pending
bankruptcy.
We further note that you have accounted for the elimination of this
receivable as an
adjustment to equity as a result of the adoption of ASC Topic 842. Given
the write
off was in response to Windstream's pending bankruptcy, which occurred in
February
2019, please explain to us how you determined it should be accounted for
as an effect of
adopting a new accounting principal. In your response, please also tell
us what
consideration was given to writing off the receivable as of December 31,
2018.
Mark A. Wallace
Uniti Group Inc.
September 18, 2019
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We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for
the accuracy
and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action
or absence of
action by the staff.
You may contact Eric McPhee at 202-551-3693 or Robert Telewicz at
202-551-
3438 with any questions.
Sincerely,
FirstName LastNameMark A. Wallace
Division of
Corporation Finance
Comapany NameUniti Group Inc.
Office of Real Estate
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