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QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC.
CALCULATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES(2)
(UNAUDITED)
| Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 | | | | | | |||||||||||||
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| Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | ||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles | $ | 726 | $ | 1,051 | $ | 620 | $ | 517 | $ | (765 | ) | $ | (1,706 | ) | |||||
Add: estimated fixed charges | 896 | 1,180 | 1,253 | 1,327 | 1,653 | 1,678 | |||||||||||||
Add: estimated amortization of capitalized interest | 10 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | |||||||||||||
Less: interest capitalized | (10 | ) | (21 | ) | (16 | ) | (14 | ) | (13 | ) | (12 | ) | |||||||
Total earnings available for fixed charges | $ | 1,622 | $ | 2,225 | $ | 1,869 | $ | 1,842 | $ | 889 | $ | (27 | ) | ||||||
Estimate of interest factor on rentals | $ | 76 | $ | 90 | $ | 98 | $ | 104 | $ | 152 | $ | 135 | |||||||
Interest expense, including amortization of premiums, discounts and debt issuance costs(1) | 810 | 1,069 | 1,139 | 1,209 | 1,488 | 1,531 | |||||||||||||
Interest capitalized | 10 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | |||||||||||||
Total fixed charges | $ | 896 | $ | 1,180 | $ | 1,253 | $ | 1,327 | $ | 1,653 | $ | 1,678 | |||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.4 | nm | nm | |||||||||||||
Additional pre-tax income needed for earnings to cover total fixed charges | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 764 | $ | 1,705 | |||||||
nm—Negative ratios or ratios less than 1.0 are considered not meaningful.
- (1)
- Interest expense includes only interest related to long-term borrowings and capital lease obligations.
- (2)
- We have reclassified certain prior year amounts to conform to the current quarter presentation.
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. CALCULATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES(2) (UNAUDITED)