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Exhibit 12

UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

(Dollars in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes1

$

(278)

 

$

93 

 

Add (deduct):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities

 

(101)

 

 

(110)

 

 

Distributions from unconsolidated entities

 

85 

 

 

55 

 

 

Amortization of capitalized interest

 

5 

 

 

5 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(289)

 

$

43 

 

Add fixed charges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated interest expense2

 

85 

 

 

84 

 

 

Interest portion (1/3) of consolidated rent expense

 

41 

 

 

40 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(163)

 

$

167 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED CHARGES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated interest expense2

$

85 

 

$

84 

 

 

Capitalized interest

 

 

 

 

1 

 

 

Interest portion (1/3) of consolidated rent expense

 

41 

 

 

40 

 

 

 

 

 

$

126 

 

$

125 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

 

* 

 

 

1.34 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Includes Loss on impairment of goodwill of $370 million in 2017.  Amount also includes $19 million and $16 million of Gain on license sales and exchanges, net in 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

Earnings in 2017 were inadequate to cover Fixed charges by $289 million.