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Exhibit 12

UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

(Dollars in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes1

$

93 

 

$

411 

 

Add (deduct):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities

 

(110)

 

 

(110)

 

 

Distributions from unconsolidated entities

 

55 

 

 

45 

 

 

Amortization of capitalized interest

 

5 

 

 

4 

 

 

Income attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries

  that do not have fixed charges

 

 

 

 

(6)

 

 

 

 

 

$

43 

 

$

344 

 

Add fixed charges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated interest expense2

 

84 

 

 

61 

 

 

Interest portion (1/3) of consolidated rent expense

 

40 

 

 

38 

 

 

 

 

 

$

167 

 

$

443 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED CHARGES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated interest expense2

$

84 

 

$

61 

 

 

Capitalized interest

 

1 

 

 

3 

 

 

Interest portion (1/3) of consolidated rent expense

 

40 

 

 

38 

 

 

 

 

 

$

125 

 

$

102 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

 

1.34 

 

 

4.34 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Includes Gain on sale of business and other exit costs, net of $114 million in 2015.  Additionally, includes $16 million and $147 million of Gain on license sales and exchanges, net in 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

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