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Exhibit 12

UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

For the Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

(Dollars in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes1

$

82 

 

$

404 

 

$

(59)

 

$

258 

 

$

205 

Add (deduct):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities

 

(140)

 

 

(140)

 

 

(130)

 

 

(132)

 

 

(90)

 

Distributions from unconsolidated entities

 

93 

 

 

60 

 

 

112 

 

 

126 

 

 

84 

 

Amortization of capitalized interest

 

6 

 

 

6 

 

 

6 

 

 

4 

 

 

1 

 

Income attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries that do not have fixed charges

 

(1)

 

 

(6)

 

 

(2)

 

 

(7)

 

 

(30)

 

 

 

 

40 

 

 

324 

 

 

(73)

 

 

249 

 

 

170 

Add fixed charges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated interest expense2

 

113 

 

 

86 

 

 

57 

 

 

44 

 

 

42 

 

Interest portion (1/3) of consolidated

rent expense

 

54 

 

 

51 

 

 

51 

 

 

54 

 

 

61 

 

 

 

$

207 

 

$

461 

 

$

35 

 

$

347 

 

$

273 

FIXED CHARGES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated interest expense2

$

113 

 

$

86 

 

$

57 

 

$

44 

 

$

42 

 

Capitalized interest

 

1 

 

 

3 

 

 

6 

 

 

18 

 

 

18 

 

Interest portion (1/3) of consolidated

rent expense

 

54 

 

 

51 

 

 

51 

 

 

54 

 

 

61 

 

 

 

$

168 

 

$

140 

 

$

114 

 

$

116 

 

$

121 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

 

1.23 

 

 

3.29 

 

 

* 

 

 

2.99 

 

 

2.26 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Includes gain on sale of business and other exit costs, net of $114 million, $33 million and $247 million in 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net of $21 million in 2012.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Includes gain on license sales and exchanges, net of $19 million, $147 million, $113 million and $255 million in 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Includes gain on investments of $19 million in 2013 and loss on investments of $4 million in 2012.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

Earnings in 2014 were inadequate to cover Fixed charges by $79 million.