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Frontier Communications Corporation
Statements of the Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
and Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends
($ in Millions)
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Years Ended December 31, |
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2017 |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
2013 |
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Pre-tax income(loss) from continuing operations |
$ |
(3,187) |
$ |
(623) |
$ |
(361) |
$ |
163 |
$ |
163 | |||||
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Fixed charges |
1,577 | 1,588 | 1,156 | 732 | 698 | ||||||||||
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Interest capitalized |
(12) | (11) | (4) | (3) | (3) | ||||||||||
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Income attributable to the noncontrolling |
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interest in a partnership |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(2) | ||||||||||
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Total earnings |
$ |
(1,622) |
$ |
954 |
$ |
791 |
$ |
892 |
$ |
856 | |||||
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Fixed charges |
1,577 | 1,588 | 1,156 | 732 | 698 | ||||||||||
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Dividends declared on preferred stock |
214 | 214 | 120 |
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- |
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Combined fixed charges and |
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preferred stock dividends |
1,791 | 1,802 | 1,276 | 732 | 698 | ||||||||||
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Excess (deficiency) in earnings required to |
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cover fixed charges |
$ |
(3,199) |
$ |
(634) |
$ |
(365) |
$ |
160 |
$ |
158 | |||||
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |
(1.03) | 0.60 | 0.68 | 1.22 | 1.23 | ||||||||||
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Excess (deficiency) in earnings required to |
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cover combined fixed charges and |
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preferred stock dividends |
$ |
(3,413) |
$ |
(848) |
$ |
(485) |
$ |
160 |
$ |
158 | |||||
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Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges |
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and preferred stock dividends |
(0.91) | 0.53 | 0.62 | 1.22 | 1.23 | ||||||||||
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NOTE: The above calculation was performed in accordance with Regulation S-K 229.503(d) Ratio of earnings to fixed charges. |
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