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Exhibit 12

UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES (1)

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Three Months Ended

  

  

  

  

  

March 31,

  

  

  

  

  

2015 

  

2014 

(Dollars in thousands)

  

  

  

  

  

EARNINGS:

  

  

  

  

  

  

Income before income taxes (2)

$

 272,491 

  

$

 31,008 

  

Add (deduct):

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities

  

 (34,471) 

  

  

 (37,075) 

  

  

Distributions from unconsolidated entities

  

 12,985 

  

  

 12,818 

  

  

Amortization of capitalized interest

  

 1,483 

  

  

 1,788 

  

  

Income attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

that do not have fixed charges

  

 (5,611) 

  

  

 (329) 

  

  

  

  

  

$

 246,877 

  

$

 8,210 

  

Add fixed charges:

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Consolidated interest expense (3)

  

 19,964 

  

  

 14,862 

  

  

Interest portion (1/3) of consolidated rent expense

  

 12,504 

  

  

 12,365 

  

  

  

  

  

$

 279,345 

  

$

 35,437 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

FIXED CHARGES:

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Consolidated interest expense (3)

$

 19,964 

  

$

 14,862 

  

  

Capitalized interest

  

 847 

  

  

 906 

  

  

Interest portion (1/3) of consolidated rent expense

  

 12,504 

  

  

 12,365 

  

  

  

  

  

$

 33,315 

  

$

 28,133 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

  

 8.38 

  

  

 1.26 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

(1)

Considering, among other things, recent significant divestitures and an increasing amount of rental income in proportion to gross rent expense, U.S. Cellular revised its approach in the fourth quarter of 2014 in calculating the above ratios to use gross rent expense, rather than net rent expense, for estimating the interest portion of rent expense.  Prior periods have been revised to conform to this presentation.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

(2)

Includes Gain on sale of business and other exit costs, net of $111.5 million and $6.9 million in 2015 and 2014, respectively.  Additionally, includes Gain on license sales and exchanges, net of $122.9 million and $91.4 million in 2015 and 2014, respectively.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

(3)

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