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Exhibit 12

TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC.

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DIVIDENDS

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Six Months Ended

  

  

  

  

  

June 30,

  

  

  

  

  

2014 

  

2013 

(Dollars in thousands)

  

  

  

  

  

EARNINGS:

  

  

  

  

  

  

Income (loss) before income taxes (1)

$

 (7,446) 

  

$

 322,173 

  

Add (deduct):

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities

  

 (72,117) 

  

  

 (62,694) 

  

  

Distributions from unconsolidated entities

  

 65,569 

  

  

 47,635 

  

  

Amortization of capitalized interest

  

 3,301 

  

  

 1,318 

  

  

Income attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries

  that do not have fixed charges

  

 (645) 

  

  

 (5,522) 

  

  

  

  

  

  

 (11,338) 

  

  

 302,910 

  

Add fixed charges:

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Consolidated interest expense (2)

  

 56,605 

  

  

 48,247 

  

  

Interest portion (1/3) of consolidated rent expense

  

 23,126 

  

  

 27,276 

  

  

  

  

  

$

 68,393 

  

$

 378,433 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

FIXED CHARGES:

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Consolidated interest expense (2)

$

 56,605 

  

$

 48,247 

  

  

Capitalized interest

  

 3,824 

  

  

 12,062 

  

  

Interest portion (1/3) of consolidated rent expense

  

 23,126 

  

  

 27,276 

  

  

  

  

  

$

 83,555 

  

$

 87,585 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

  

*

  

  

 4.32 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Tax-effected preferred dividends

$

 39 

  

$

 57 

  

  

Fixed charges

  

 83,555 

  

  

 87,585 

  

  

Fixed charges and preferred dividends

$

 83,594 

  

$

 87,642 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND

  PREFERRED DIVIDENDS

  

*

  

  

 4.32 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

(1)

Includes Gain on license sales and exchanges of $91.4 million and Gain on sale of business and other exit costs, net of $4.3 million in 2014, and Gain on sale of business and other exit costs, net of $296.1 million in 2013.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

(2)

Interest expense on income tax contingencies is not included in fixed charges.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

*

Earnings for the six months ended June 30, 2014 were inadequate to cover Fixed charges and Fixed charges and preferred dividends by $15.2 million.