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EX-21 - SUBSIDIARIES - CELLCO PARTNERSHIPdex21.htm
EX-31.2 - CERTIFICATION - CELLCO PARTNERSHIPdex312.htm
EX-32.1 - CERTIFICATION - CELLCO PARTNERSHIPdex321.htm
EX-32.2 - CERTIFICATION - CELLCO PARTNERSHIPdex322.htm
EX-31.1 - CERTIFICATION - CELLCO PARTNERSHIPdex311.htm
EX-10.48 - EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT - CELLCO PARTNERSHIPdex1048.htm
EX-10.49 - AMENDMENT TO PROMISSARY NOTE - CELLCO PARTNERSHIPdex1049.htm

Exhibit 12

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

Cellco Partnership (d/b/a Verizon Wireless)

 

(dollars in millions, except ratio data)    Twelve Months Ended
December 31, 2009
 

Earnings:

  

Pretax income from continuing operations

   $ 15,481   

Equity in income from unconsolidated entities

     (68

Noncontrolling interests

     (286

Interest expense(1)

     1,141   

Portion of rent expense representing interest

     551   

Amortization of capitalized interest

     70   

Distributions from unconsolidated entities

     67   
        

Earnings, as adjusted

   $ 16,956   
        

Fixed Charges:

  

Interest expense(1)

   $ 1,141   

Capitalized interest

     356   

Preferred return requirement of a consolidated subsidiary

       

Portion of rent expense representing interest

     551   
        

Fixed charges

   $                         2,048   
        

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     8.28   
        

 

(1)

As permitted, under the accounting standard relating to the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes (see Notes 1 and 9 of the consolidated financial statements), we classify interest expense recognized on uncertain tax positions as income tax expense and therefore such interest expense is not included in the Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.