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Exhibit 12

TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC.

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DIVIDENDS (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes (2)

$

443,476 

 

$

(119,355)

 

Add (deduct):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities

 

(109,823)

 

 

(108,198)

 

 

Distributions from unconsolidated entities

 

45,047 

 

 

74,864 

 

 

Amortization of capitalized interest

 

5,581 

 

 

5,575 

 

 

Income attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries

  that do not have fixed charges

 

(6,094)

 

 

(633)

 

 

 

 

 

 

378,187 

 

 

(147,747)

 

Add fixed charges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated interest expense (3)

 

102,792 

 

 

83,775 

 

 

Interest portion (1/3) of consolidated rent expense

 

46,262 

 

 

47,156 

 

 

 

 

 

$

527,241 

 

$

(16,816)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED CHARGES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated interest expense (3)

$

102,792 

 

$

83,775 

 

 

Capitalized interest

 

5,578 

 

 

6,563 

 

 

Interest portion (1/3) of consolidated rent expense

 

46,262 

 

 

47,156 

 

 

 

 

 

$

154,632 

 

$

137,494 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

 

3.41 

 

 

* 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax-effected preferred dividends

$

67 

 

$

43 

 

 

Fixed charges

 

154,632 

 

 

137,494 

 

 

Fixed charges and preferred dividends

$

154,699 

 

$

137,537 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND

  PREFERRED DIVIDENDS

 

3.41 

 

 

* 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Considering, among other things, recent significant divestitures and an increasing amount of rental income in proportion to gross rent expense, TDS 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 $129.9 million and $9.1 million in 2015 and 2014, respectively.  Additionally, includes $146.9 million and $91.4 million in Gain on license sales and exchanges, net in 2015 and 2014, respectively, and Loss on impairment of assets of $84.0 million in 2014.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3)

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 by $154.3 million and Fixed charges and preferred dividends by $154.4 million.