KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Blue Stream Issuer, LLC Series 2024-1 and Takes Other Rating Actions

KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to Blue Stream Issuer, LLC Series 2024-1 (Blue Stream 2024-1) from Blue Stream Issuer, LLC (the Issuer), a communications infrastructure securitization. Concurrently, KBRA is placing the outstanding ratings on the Blue Stream Issuer, LLC Series 2023-1 Class A-1-V Notes, Class A-2 Notes, and Class B Notes on Watch/Upgrade, and expects to affirm the ratings on the Blue Stream Issuer, LLC Series 2023-1, Class C Notes at the time Series 2024-1 closes.

Blue Stream 2024-1 represents Blue Stream Communications LLC’s (Blue Stream, the Company, or the Parent) second securitization. The proceeds from the sale of the Notes will primarily be used to repay a portion of the indebtedness relating to the Fiber Networks, repay the outstanding balance of the Series 2023-1 Class A-1-V Notes, fund various transaction accounts, pay certain expenses, and for general corporate purposes, including distributions to the parent for growth capital expenditures.

The business of the Issuer is to own, manage and operate fiber optic communication systems for the delivery of digital infrastructure services used by multi-dwelling units (MDUs) and/or multi-tenant properties. The Issuer provides certain packaged services for a bulk rate (each a Bulk Contract) to the contract counterparty. Contract counterparties include homeowners’ associations (HOAs), condominium associations (COAs), hotels, municipalities (each a Community) as well as individual residents within a Community, and individual residents under a Right of Entry (ROE) Contract. The assets consist primarily of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) infrastructure and in certain limited cases, coaxial cable, related easements, rights of use and other access agreements (collectively, Fiber Network Assets), related customer contracts and a shared infrastructure servicer agreement for use of certain shared assets necessary to operate such Fiber Network Assets. Each collection of Fiber Network Assets within a specific Community is referred to as a “Fiber Network”.

As of July 31, 2024 (the Series 2024-1 Cut-off Date or Cut-off Date), the Issuer provides internet and cable services through 254 networks located throughout Florida, which have an aggregate Annualized Run Rate Revenue (ARRR) of approximately $117.4 million and an Annualized Run Rate Net Operating Income (ARRNOI) of approximately $66.8 million.

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Related Publications

• Blue Stream Issuer, LLC Surveillance Report
• Blue Stream Issuer, LLC, Series 2023-1 New Issue Report

Methodologies

• ABS: Communications Infrastructure Securitization (CIS) Global Rating Methodology
• Structured Finance: Global Structured Finance Counterparty Methodology
• ESG Global Rating Methodology

Disclosures

Further information on key credit considerations, sensitivity analyses that consider what factors can affect these credit ratings and how they could lead to an upgrade or a downgrade, and ESG factors (where they are a key driver behind the change to the credit rating or rating outlook) can be found in the full rating report referenced above.

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Information on the meaning of each rating category can be located here.

Further disclosures relating to this rating action are available in the Information Disclosure Form(s) referenced above. Additional information regarding KBRA policies, methodologies, rating scales and disclosures are available at www.kbra.com.

About KBRA

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC (KBRA) is a full-service credit rating agency registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an NRSRO. Kroll Bond Rating Agency Europe Limited is registered as a CRA with the European Securities and Markets Authority. Kroll Bond Rating Agency UK Limited is registered as a CRA with the UK Financial Conduct Authority. In addition, KBRA is designated as a designated rating organization by the Ontario Securities Commission for issuers of asset-backed securities to file a short form prospectus or shelf prospectus. KBRA is also recognized by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners as a Credit Rating Provider.

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