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Exhibit 12

TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC.

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DIVIDENDS

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Nine Months Ended

  

  

  

  

  

September 30,

  

  

  

  

  

2014 

  

2013 

(Dollars in thousands)

  

  

  

  

  

EARNINGS:

  

  

  

  

  

  

Income (loss) before income taxes (1)

$

 (119,355) 

  

$

 304,388 

  

Add (deduct):

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities

  

 (108,198) 

  

  

 (100,303) 

  

  

Distributions from unconsolidated entities

  

 74,864 

  

  

 51,879 

  

  

Amortization of capitalized interest

  

 5,575 

  

  

 2,604 

  

  

Income attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries

  that do not have fixed charges

  

 (633) 

  

  

 (5,839) 

  

  

  

  

  

  

 (147,747) 

  

  

 252,729 

  

Add fixed charges:

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Consolidated interest expense (2)

  

 83,775 

  

  

 73,208 

  

  

Interest portion (1/3) of consolidated rent expense

  

 34,456 

  

  

 38,201 

  

  

  

  

  

$

 (29,516) 

  

$

 364,138 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

FIXED CHARGES:

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Consolidated interest expense (2)

$

 83,775 

  

$

 73,208 

  

  

Capitalized interest

  

 6,563 

  

  

 17,029 

  

  

Interest portion (1/3) of consolidated rent expense

  

 34,456 

  

  

 38,201 

  

  

  

  

  

$

 124,794 

  

$

 128,438 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

  

*

  

  

 2.84 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Tax-effected preferred dividends

$

 43 

  

$

 40 

  

  

Fixed charges

  

 124,794 

  

  

 128,438 

  

  

Fixed charges and preferred dividends

$

 124,837 

  

$

 128,478 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND

  PREFERRED DIVIDENDS

  

*

  

  

 2.83 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

(1)

Includes Loss on impairment of assets of $84.0 million, Gain on license sales and exchanges of $91.4 million and Gain on sale of business and other exit costs, net of $9.1 million in 2014, and Gain on sale of business and other exit costs, net of $297.6 million in 2013.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

(2)

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

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

*

Earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 were inadequate to cover Fixed charges and Fixed charges and preferred dividends by $154.3 million.