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Exhibit 12

UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

(Dollars in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes1

$

20 

 

$

272 

 

Add (deduct):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities

 

(35)

 

 

(34)

 

 

Distributions from unconsolidated entities

 

14 

 

 

13 

 

 

Amortization of capitalized interest

 

2 

 

 

1 

 

 

Income attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries

  that do not have fixed charges

 

(1)

 

 

(6)

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

$

246 

 

Add fixed charges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated interest expense2

 

28 

 

 

20 

 

 

Interest portion (1/3) of consolidated rent expense

 

13 

 

 

13 

 

 

 

 

 

$

41 

 

$

279 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED CHARGES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated interest expense2

$

28 

 

$

20 

 

 

Capitalized interest

 

 

 

 

1 

 

 

Interest portion (1/3) of consolidated rent expense

 

13 

 

 

13 

 

 

 

 

 

$

41 

 

$

34 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

 

1.00 

 

 

8.21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Includes Gain on sale of business and other exit costs, net of $111 million in 2015.  Additionally, includes $123 million of Gain on license sales and exchanges, net in 2015.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

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