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Exhibit 12

TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC.

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

(Dollars in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes1

$

81 

 

$

77 

 

Add (deduct):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities

 

(38)

 

 

(32)

 

 

Distributions from unconsolidated entities

 

17 

 

 

11 

 

 

Amortization of capitalized interest

 

2 

 

 

2 

 

 

Income attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries

  that do not have fixed charges

 

(10)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

52 

 

$

58 

 

Add fixed charges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated interest expense2

 

43 

 

 

42 

 

 

Interest portion (1/3) of consolidated rent expense

 

17 

 

 

16 

 

 

 

 

 

$

112 

 

$

116 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED CHARGES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated interest expense2

$

43 

 

$

42 

 

 

Capitalized interest

 

1 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest portion (1/3) of consolidated rent expense

 

17 

 

 

16 

 

 

 

 

 

$

61 

 

$

58 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES3

 

1.84 

 

 

2.00 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Amounts include $7 million and $17 million of Gain on license sales and exchanges, net in 2018 and 2017, respectively.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred dividends was also 2.00 for the three months ended March 31, 2017.